Sharanya Abishek, an entrepreneur from Chennai lost her vision in the left eye overnight when her daughter was just one year old. She was immediately admitted in the hospital and after a week of IV steroids, recovered her eyesight. But a series of tests showed the diagnosis as an auto immune disorder called ‘Multiple Sclerosis’. She and her family had never heard of this before and were shocked and helpless. Her neurologist explained that she should not be exposed to heat whatsoever. Living in Chennai, she confined herself to an AC room. She felt her life was doomed. She could not cook in the kitchen, take her daughter to the beach or to the park, or even play with her. She felt like a vegetable in the fridge.

After several rounds of IV steroids, she was put on oral steroids and then on immunosuppressants. These medicines took a toll on her body and her mind. She could not walk straight, felt hungry and disturbed all the time. The costly immunosuppressant had to be imported from the US once in 3 months at the cost of Rs. 30,000 per month. The doctor’s visits, MRI scans and 15 other tablets added to the bills. All this with no guarantee of a cure. Her neurologist warned that without this she might lose her eyesight or end up in a wheelchair all her life.

A one hour phone consultation with Dr Nandita Shah changed her life. Though she did not know what to expect she followed everything to the T.

In 3 months, she saw results. She stopped her sleeping pills and started to sleep better. She was able to be more active, the umpteen boils all over her body vanished. She was finally able to take care of herself, her family and most importantly her daughter. All tablets, other than the immunosuppressant, were stopped. In 7 months, she was ready to taper this too. Finally, even this medicine was tapered and stopped in just 2 months.

In January 2021, 3 years since she stopped her medicines, she joined the SHARAN team in order to spread this message. She is now living her dream life of taking care of her 6 year old daughter. Having seen the immense benefits of the WFPB diet, her entire family is also following this lifestyle with her and reaping extraordinary health benefits. – Sharanya Abishek