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Brandi’s Story: Finding Freedom from the Pain

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Brandi struggled with pain, fatigue and swollen joints for years before she discovered the root cause of her issues.
She discovered that she had variants in her FHL3, CXCR5, and PAD14 (to name a few) that increased her risk for joint pain problems.
Fortunately, she found targeted personalized health recommendations from SelfDecode that helped to address the issues at the root cause.

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START A NEW HEALTH JOURNEY, TOGETHER.

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Many people think that arthritis is just about joint pain.

It’s not.

Arthritis can cause other seemingly unrelated issues like brain fog, fevers, and a loss of appetite. And this myriad of symptoms can make the condition hard to diagnose.

That’s what happened to Brandi.

It all started with what Brandi saw in the black and white photo.

Up until then, she had struggled for years with mysterious and debilitating symptoms.

Fatigue that made it hard for her to get out of bed, brain fog so bad she couldn’t think straight.

And pain. Excruciating pain.

Some days she felt like someone had lit a match to her hips and she was walking on glass shards.

She’d gone to endless doctor’s appointments. They either just scratched their heads or, even more maddening, told her it was all in HER head!

And then she found the photo.

And she saw it–her grandmother’s hand, swollen and twisted into the shape of a claw, a cardinal symptom of rheumatoid arthritis.

Brandi had read about rheumatoid arthritis and had wondered if she had it.

Well, in that moment she looked down at her own swollen, bent knuckles and she knew. She just knew she did.

It turns out that Brandi has several genetic mutations for rheumatoid arthritis. She has variants in her FHL3, CXCR5, and PAD14 genes to name a few.

Armed with this genetic knowledge, Brandi found a rheumatologist who listened to her and was able to confirm what was in her DNA—

Brandi had an inherited form of rheumatoid arthritis. This was the cause of her agonizing pain and other symptoms.

Finally, she was able to get the proper medical treatment.

It wasn’t enough to just take a general approach to addressing her arthritis. She needed to address her problem at the genetic level. For example, she needed to do something to decrease her overactive FHL3 gene that was leading to an excess of prostaglandin E2, a hormone-like substance linked to inflammation.

That’s why Brandi upped her Omega 3 intake, to counteract the overproduction of those pesky inflammation-causing prostaglandins.

She also began implementing other natural strategies based on her unique genes to reduce the inflammation in her joints like eating more garlic, and taking water aerobics classes a couple times a week.

And then…Brandi started walking without pain.

And then…she had the energy to play with her kids. And think clearly at work.

Brandi is now free of the arthritis symptoms that kept her trapped in an inflamed body for years. She is FREE.

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Want to learn how to get rid of any pain or stiffness associated with arthritis?

SelfDecode’s Joint Inflammation DNA Report analyzes nearly 400,000 genetic variants so you can get your answers!

Plus, it gives you prioritized supplement, diet and lifestyle recommendations that will counteract any negative genetic variants you have.

You’ll unlock how to keep YOUR joints healthy and keep YOU free from pain!

Once you’ve had your genes tested with SelfDecode’s DNA kit (or upload a DNA file you already have), you’ll instantly be able to check out your own report to see which genes are a problem for you.

Discover whether you should be upping your Omega 3 intake like Brandi, or if you should be looking at something else entirely.

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