If you’ve been told there’s no cure for neuropathy, I want you to hear this loud and clear: there is hope. My name is Tammie, a 23 year cancer survivor. I lived with debilitating chemotherapy-induced neuropathy for 18 years. My doctors gave me no solutions ~ no guidance ~ no hope ~ only more prescriptions. I was told my neuropathy was permanent and would only get worse. But today, I’m living proof that neuropathy can improve. Through God’s grace, the power of nutritional ketosis, a carnivore mindset with a keto chemistry,  I reversed what they told me couldn’t be done.

What is Neuropathy?

Peripheral neuropathy is a condition where the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord are damaged, leading to symptoms like pain, tingling, burning, and numbness. Neuropathy doesn’t just cause discomfort—it can completely rob you of your life (as it did with me). Everyday tasks become a struggle. Simple movements like putting on socks and shoes feel like torture. You may find yourself dependent on medications, or worse, told to “just live with it.”

For me, neuropathy meant 24/7 pain. I needed 80-120 mg of oxycontin every day just to survive and barely walk. I couldn’t walk barefoot, but shoes and socks were miserable. A seam in my sock felt like a razor blade. A speck of dirt in my shoe was like walking on nails. I had to wear special orthopedic shoes with insoles—and even then, walking was miserable. If my pain meds wore off through the night, I often had to crawl to the bathroom on my hands and knees just to use the restroom.  The pain never stopped!

What Causes Neuropathy?

Neuropathy can be caused by several factors including:

• Chemotherapy (as in my case)
• Diabetes
• Autoimmune diseases
• Chronic inflammation
• Toxic exposures

What all these have in common is damage to the myelin sheath—the protective layer around your nerves. When this layer breaks down, the nerve’s ability to send and receive signals becomes impaired, leading to chronic, life-altering pain.  Think of it as the protective coating being worn off of an electrical wire, exposing the wire.  That wire, is the raw nerve just firing away with every sensation.

Ketosis: A Natural Healing Strategy for Neuropathy

Nutritional ketosis—(Dr Boz style) achieved by following a carnivore mindset with a keto chemistry—is what changed everything for me. When you restrict sugar and carbohydrates, your body switches to burning fat for fuel, producing ketones. These ketones are a clean, anti-inflammatory energy source that help your body heal on a cellular level. Step by step, cell by cell, we can rebuild health together.

Through this step by step process of nutritional ketosis, fasting and autophagy we are able to remove damaged cells and encourages the repair of tissues, including nerve tissue. This helps restore the damaged myelin sheath and ease the symptoms of neuropathy over time. But this isn’t a magic fix—it’s a commitment, it’s dedication and hard work.

This lifestyle is not always easy, but it is always worth it.  Living in debilitating pain for 18 years, made me willing to do anything to make the pain stop.  Chronic pain not only effects your physical life and actions, but it really takes a toll on your mental health as well.  I was tired of the constant pain. I was tired and ready to give up the fight when I decided to give nutritional ketosis a try. After all, what did I have to lose?

From Prescription Dependence to Drug-Free Living

Perhaps the most remarkable part of my journey is that nutritional ketosis didn’t just ease my neuropathy—it helped me get off the medications I was told I would need forever. Withdraw from oxycontin it brutal! But with a carefully guided ketogenic chemistry, I was able to withdrawal off of oxycontin and other medications such as Lyrica, Neurontin and so many more.  This process of nutritional ketosis gave me the power and the healing I needed to ease the pain I had lived with for decades.

It took months of deep ketosis, tracking of glucose and ketone levels, and unwavering commitment, figuring out what was and was not aiding in my health journey. Eliminating what didn’t serve my journey, and making the changes necessary. The withdrawal was brutal for sure. But as my body healed, the pain lessened. And eventually, I was free. Free from pain. Free from the numbing fog of opioids. Free to live again. Slowly but surely I regained my life and activities.

The Day I Knew I Was Healing

I’ll never forget the moment it hit me. It was during the height of COVID, at an outdoor worship service with our church. My husband and grandkids were with me, and the band was playing. We were outside, soaking up life again.

I stood on our blanket, as usual, knowing the grass around me was off-limits to my bare feet—it had always triggered severe pain. But then, without thinking, I stepped off the blanket to catch a frisbee with my kids. I froze. I looked down. I was standing on the grass. BAREFOOTED!!!

No pain. No burning. Just beautiful green grass beneath my bare feet. What a delightful feeling of years past. For this barefooted country girl, this was HUGE!  If you deal with neuropathy, you know how big this is.

I burst into tears. My husband, Lance, and our grandkids stood silently, witnessing the moment. Even my grandchildren understood what this meant. I took a picture of my feet right then, because it was the proof I needed: healing was happening.  All the work was paying off.  I had HOPE again, which fueled a new passion and purpose in my life.  Giving others HOPE and direction through this process.  THIS is why I am so passionate to coach others through this healing process.

Living with a Carnivore Mindset and a Keto Chemistry

I embraced a “carnivore mindset with a keto chemistry” to rebuild my health. This meant eating clean, animal-based protein, healthy fats, and cutting out all processed foods, carbs, and sugar. This metabolic approach reduced inflammation, promoted nerve healing, and supported my journey off of medications.  One step at a time, I regained my life.  I am still a work in progress, but much better off than I was back then.

You can read more about what this lifestyle looks like in my previous post on living with a carnivore mindset and a keto chemistry.

Track to Heal: Why Monitoring is Key

You cannot manage what you don’t measure, and you won’t change what you don’t acknowledge. Using tools like the Keto-Mojo meter allowed me to monitor my glucose and ketones daily, making the steady changes need to repair my health. I tracked my Dr. Boz Ratio (DBR) and aimed for optimal ketosis, which is where the healing happens.

Tracking gave me the feedback I needed to make adjustments and stay in a healing state. It’s not just about eating keto—it’s about maintaining the right chemistry inside your body so it can repair itself at the cellular level. This means being mindful of everything in and around your body.  Working on your stress levels, your sleep habits, and yes, your food intake.  This is where the effort of knowing your daily chemistry will guide you through this process.  Taking the guesswork out of your journey will help you reach your goals much faster and with much more understanding of WHY you are making the changes.

You Are Not Alone—And There Is Hope

I know what it feels like to lose hope. I know what it feels like to be told you’ll never get better. But I’m living proof that you can reverse neuropathy. If you’re willing to do the work—be willing to change your lifestyle, change the way you relate to food, track your progress, and commit to your healing—you can reclaim your life, too. I will be walking right along beside you every step of the way.

If you’re tired of the pain… if you’re ready for real change… if you’re done with the pills and the hopelessness— take my hand, I got you.

Not ready to jump in? Join our free Facebook Group “Healthy Families Begin at Home”.  In this group you will find many of our veterans that continue to rebuild health at the cellular level.  Jump in and ask questions, share your goals. There are so many people that started out just like you.  It’s free and it is a great place to connect.

Ready to Reclaim Your Life?

 

I offer private and group coaching classes to help guide you step-by-step through the same process that changed my life. You don’t have to walk this path alone. I’ll show you how to rebuild your health from the inside out, one day at a time. While working this right along with you building health together.

Start tracking. Start healing. Start believing again.

🩷 Coach Tammie

 

 

 

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