12/31/2025
This is a longer post, but it explains how I got here.
Twenty-nine years ago, I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, and my health unraveled fast. More testing was done, more medications were prescribed — and the reality was, I just kept getting worse.
I didn’t go looking for this path.
I had to be pushed into it.
At first, it was the tap on the shoulder. I ignored it because there wasn’t any belief.
Then came the 2×4 over the head — stress, loss, and everything unraveling at once. I had been trained to believe the only way forward was to follow everyone else and keep looking outside myself for answers. I tried to find help locally, but no one could help me. So I started reading — constantly — because something in me knew there was more happening than what I was being told.
After that intense stress, I experienced healing the first time — which made no sense, because I had been told stress would only make things worse. I couldn’t explain it logically, but I knew there was more happening beneath the surface. About a year later, everything came back with a vengeance. I was ready to go back to the doctor, but they couldn’t get a hold of me in time. My health was getting worse, I wasn’t going to be able to work anymore, and I was desperate.
Fasting felt like too much, and taking drugs at the same time didn’t feel right. But I wasn’t getting help when I needed it, and I had no choice. So I fasted while waiting for an appointment. The healing I experienced in those five days was unbelievable — and that was the start of the journey. I canceled the rest of the appointments because I knew they were no longer necessary.
That’s where things started to unravel, in the best way. Not overnight, but enough that I could feel my body again and begin to understand how my body responds when given the chance.
That experience put me on a four-year journey to understand how all of this works — not just intellectually, but through sensation and response. Early on, I even gave a talk at a medical center, sharing my story as I understood it at the time. A couple of years later, after more fasting and learning, I saw there was a scholarship at Dr. Christopher’s School of Natural Healing. I applied and sent in my story, and they didn’t charge me a dime to become a Master Herbalist.
That’s where the circle closed for me. Not because I owe anything, but because none of this would exist without every step that came before it. Healing came first. The schooling came after.
What I’ve learned most is this: cleansing is the foundation. Without it, nothing else truly works the way it’s meant to. And this isn’t just for humans — animals respond the same way, because the foundation is the same.
I’m sharing this here because I know many are still searching — and sometimes the body knows the way long before the mind catches up. Natural healing isn’t complicated, but it does require a decision and a desired dedication. You have to make up your mind about what you’re willing to change and what you’re willing to consume. Once you do, the process itself can actually be very gentle and even pleasant. The hardest part is simply getting over that first hump.
— Gina Brady
Gina’s Corner | Beat MS Beyond
