SHARAN associate Shalini Goenka probably suffered from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) since childhood but didn’t figure it out until much later. It was only few years ago that she experienced relief.
“Since my teens, I had to rush to clear my stomach after nearly every meal. This caused a lot of anxiety and I would think ten times before stepping out of my house. Later on, the condition hampered my professional life too. After marriage, I developed asthma because of my lifestyle and unhealthy eating habits. I would easily develop stomach cramps and feel gassy. My life actually revolved around this condition. In 2005, I even lost my voice due to ulcers.
Regardless, I consumed three glasses of milk every day, until I decided to stop dairy completely a few years ago. Doing so brought relief to some extent but the problems persisted. In 2017, I attended a seminar led by Dr Nandita Shah. The session was an eye-opener. I realized that although I had stopped dairy, I was not having the right combination of foods. After the seminar, I switched to whole, plant-based, organic foods. Particularly, I increased my consumption on raw foods and eliminated gluten from my diet. The change that I have experienced since then is nothing short of miraculous. My allergies have reduced, steroids and nebulizer doses are stopped, and I have lost 20 kilos of weight! My confidence has been truly restored.
Changing my diet has helped me so much that I now wish to empower others. That is the reason I decided to join the SHARAN team. Whole food plant-based is really the right way to eat.” – Shalini Goenka, Mumbai.
