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Thirty & Purtty As of 12:01am today, I officially have crossed the border into my 30th Birthday. To be completely honest,…

The 1st Day of the Rest of my Life Today, I opened my eyes to two sleeping cats and thought “wow….today…

New Year, New Life It’s officially the start of the new year and I’ve got a lot to say about how…

Prepping for a colonoscopy is not necessarily the most enjoyable thing in the world. Sure, you get feeling that you have…

Have you ever found yourself in a REALLY important meeting and, all of a sudden, feel the insane urge to leap…

Go from processed to plants in no time If there is one thing that has been a constant obstacle in my…

Struggle & Healing always exist together Living life with any chronic illness has its ups and downs. However, there are also…

Everyone needs someone on their team When someone you love tells you about their IBD (Irritable Bowel Disease), it can be…

Calm the fire within What Is A Flare-Up? A flare-up is a sudden intensification or outburst of hostile symptoms that indicate…

Seeing the world has always been a dream of mine but when IBD came along, those dreams suddenly seemed to be…

Over the years, my relationship with food has ebbed and flowed into all types of places. Growing up, I couldn’t get…

So much of our lives we are told what we are supposed to do. We are supposed to go to school,…

Part 1 What is the Plant – Based Diet? Thanks to our friends on Wikipedia, the plant-based diet can be easily…

8 Steps from Pain to Progress Everyone can relate to having bad days. Regardless of your status, position, state of mind,…

Baby steps count too. Before you know it, you’ll have come a long way It’s more often than not that we…

You’re not alone and there is a way to heal Dear fellow IBD or IBS CHAMPION, So, you’ve been diagnosed with…

Hello world! My name is Jake and I am on a mission. My mission is to help people heal themselves and…

Part 3 New Treatments After I hit my low, I knew it was time to do something about it. I quickly…

Part 2 The Bomb I am officially diagnosed and don’t know what to do. I still barely understand what Ulcerative Colitis…

Part 1 Life Before UC The year was 2008 and I was just finishing off my sophomore year of High School…