Headaches? Depression? Fatigue? Irritability? Feeling Sick All Over?

This book could be your answer!

If...

you have ever taken antibiotics

you have ever used oral birth control pills

you have ever taken steroids

you have ever used Prednisone

If...

you have 'mystery' symptoms

you feel generally lousy

the doctors can't diagnose your condition

you've been told it's all 'in your head'

...this book could give you back your life!

It did for Patty Blair, the author.

Her story (chapter excerpt):

In the summer of 1997 I found a lump in my neck. It didn't hurt, didn't bother me at all, so I ignored it. Then one lump became two, and two became three. I was still ignoring them since they weren't painful. I had to go to my primary-care physician (an Internist) to renew my Prozac prescription (I've been depressed as long as I can remember, and on Prozac for 2 1/2 years) so I mentioned the lumps...

Since then I have seen nine (yes, nine!) different doctors, specialists, and physicians assistants. I've had more blood tests than I can count (I swear the doctor's have more of my blood than I do!). I had ultrasounds of my neck. I saw two endocrinologists, two surgeons, a hematologist, and none of them could even agree! Through all this I still felt NORMAL (which for me includes being tired, depressed, irritable, and having frequent headaches.).

On January 15, 1998, I had the original lump (a swollen lymph node) removed. The lab work showed it WASN'T Cancer, Cat Scratch Fever, Aids, or Psittacosis (parrot fever).

But, they still didn't know what it WAS. I was left with a two-inch scar, painful 'pins and needles' across my jawbone and down the front of my neck, and NO answers. Then I started to feel miserable. I had pain from the surgery and started sleeping 14 to 16 hours a day. I couldn't stay awake! The times I was awake I had no energy or ambition to do anything. I wasn't functioning like a person and certainly not like a mother to my five year old son.

More blood tests, more doctors...When I went back to the surgeon for a follow-up and complained about the painful pins and needles in my neck and jaw, he told me that it couldn't be from his surgery and that I must have developed arthritis. Funny, I'm 35 years old, never had arthritis before, and I was under the impression that arthritis is in joints and bones, NOT skin -- but now I had arthritis.

More sleeping. I couldn't work anymore. More blood tests, more antibiotics, more of my husband doing housework, cooking meals, and taking care of me. But still no answers.

On March 10, 1998, I had Bone Marrow Testing done by the Hematologist because all my blood numbers were off kilter. Too many red blood cells, too many white blood cells, and too many platelets. I got my period twice that month (the doctor thought that might be my body's way of getting rid of the 'extra' blood). During the procedure (which is NOT fun), the doctor hit a nerve. My leg went numb and hurt for two days. I also had internal hemorrhaging, so the pain from the procedure lasted almost two weeks instead of a few days.

When all the tests and reports came back, the Hematologist told me that I had developed allergies. Funny, I never had an allergy in my life, but suddenly they developed now, after surgery! Nothing specific, mind you, he never said WHAT I was allergic to, only that I had allergies.

I'm very skeptical of doctors who believe that side effects from surgery include arthritis and allergies! One morning I woke up with 103.2 degree fever. More blood tests, more antibiotics, more sleeping. I had big, white pus pockets on my throat but the culture came back normal! Again, nothing was diagnosed, and the fever went away in a few days. My doctor did notice, however, that the bone marrow results showed absolutely NO iron in my system (the Hematologist didn't mention this, only allergies) so he put me on an iron supplement, and referred me to an Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor.

Thank God for Dr. Deems! In just one visit he found out that I had the Epstien-Barr Virus (also known as the Yuppie Flu), and more importantly, a systemic yeast infection called Candida Albicans. The Epstien-Barr had to run its course. Since it's viral, there's no medication. The Candida can be controlled, and sometimes eradicated, with medication and diet.

Within weeks of starting the anti-Candida program (mostly a change in diet and one medicine), I was feeling better than the old me...no more tiredness, no more mystery illnesses, no more questions. The headaches were becoming fewer and farther between and I wasn't in a fog every morning when I woke up. Best of all, though, is how GOOD I have felt ever since! If you or someone you know has some, or all, of the symptoms I did, a Candida infection could be the culprit.

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Order Patty's Book

Sick and Tired of Feeling Sick and Tired?
by Patty Blair

Available through Blair House at Sick-and-Tired.info

ISBN #0-615-12386-4
Price: $7.95

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What others are saying about this book:

"Sick and Tired is a wonderfully written, easy to understand, comprehensive guide to systemic yeast problems. Forget the specialists and battery of tests---read this book, take it to your physician, and finally get better!" -- Patricia J. Kennelly, LPN

"I am somewhat surprised over the long and uncertain illness which should have been clarified a lot sooner. This sickness is well-known and well-documented (here). However, the young lady wrote very interestingly about her illness and I think she should try to get it printed." -- Prof. Dr. med. C. Spieker, Medical Superintendent, Raphaelsklinik, Munster, Germany

"After months of severe headaches, tiredness, and yeast infections I couldn't get rid of, I found Patty Blair's Sick and Tired. I started the diet right away, then talked to my doctor and within days I could feel a difference. After carefully following the anti-candida program I am now 100% again. I am so grateful for Sick and Tired!" -- Caren Callahan

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News! News! News!

Sarasota, FL - June, 2003 - Anyone who has been plagued by an illness that the doctors have been unable to diagnose or identify could find answers in Are You Sick and Tired of Feeling Sick and Tired?, a comprehensive guide written by a woman who has been there.

Patty Blair suffered for months with a variety of ills that her doctors could not figure out. She had swollen lymph nodes, constant headaches, and slept up to 18 hours a day. Worse still, while being passed from doctor to doctor, most told her it was 'all in her head.'

She saw nine different doctors, had surgery, bone marrow testing (ouch!), and over 20 different blood tests - all with no conclusive results. It wasn't until she was finally diagnosed with a systemic yeast infection that her illness was identified and brought under control, and she began to live again.

Since that time she has dedicated herself to learning as much as possible about Candida, a common but elusive ailment that had been ruining her life. In Are You Sick and Tired of Feeling Sick and Tired?, she shares this valuable information with everyone going through similar problems.

This helpful book shows how you can identify your own yeast infection, and how you can find relief from this insidious infection, which may be ruining your life.

The book is written in easy to understand, plain language. It is meant for people who may have had disappointing results from professionals. If you or someone you know is suffering from a mystery ailment, this book could point the way to renewed health.

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