Wheelchair mum with chronic fatigue is walking again after a diet of milkshakes
A WOMAN who was confined to a wheelchair by chronic fatigue is walking again – thanks to drinking two litres of milkshakes a day.
Mother-of-three Jeanette Elisha-Elliss, 47, battled the mystery illness for three years but her health then dramatically deteriorated even further.
Her weight plunged, her hair began to fall out and she suffered terrifying episodes of complete paralysis. She spent four months in a wheelchair and doctors were unable to come up with an effective treatment.
At that point frustrated Jeanette started doing her own research on the internet.
She bought a Ph test and discovered that a lack of minerals and amino acids was causing her body to shut down. The former art teacher decided that her cure lay in drinking whey protein shakes.
She bought a big tub for £20 and mixed herself shakes with water every two hours, day and night.
In addition, she drank large amounts of beetroot juice, which is high in nitrates.
Her spasms of paralysis disappeared after just two days and she could walk again in a fortnight.
The science is out there. Patients are criticised for turning to the internet but I felt I had no choice. Doctors are missing vital signs of acidity in the body, hormone and neurological disorders
Jeanette said: “The hospital and doctors couldn’t help me so I had to help myself.
“I was up in the middle of the night drinking beetroot juice and protein shakes. I was pretty much overdosing on various nutrients.
“The science is out there. Patients are criticised for turning to the internet but I felt I had no choice. Doctors are missing vital signs of acidity in the body, hormone and neurological disorders.”
Jeanette, of Belstead, Suffolk, started to lose muscle control in May, shortly after her wedding to gardener husband Kevin, 51.
Her GP referred her to hospital because she was showing signs of a stroke. But blood, urine and EMG tests all came back blank and doctors were unable to offer a diagnosis. Jeanette believes she was dismissed as a hypochondriac by hospital staff in Ipswich.
She claims the self-prescribed cure has balanced her hormone levels, lowered her blood pressure, stabilised her weight and brought back her short-term memory.
Jeanette’s theory is that protein shakes corrected her lack of amino acids and beetroot maintained nitrate levels. Together they trigger receptors for the nervous system and hormone levels. She has written a book about her experience, The Eli Diet Theory.
Nutritionist Susan Hart confirmed that protein shakes and beetroot juice could indeed have helped in Jeanette’s case.
She said: “The main things we need protein for are energy and muscle mass. Without it you are certainly going to feel the effects.
“Taking protein would have had a dramatic effect in this instance. But I advise trying a natural source, eggs or grilled chicken. Supplements are high in sugar.”
Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust said: “We are aware of Mrs Elliss’s concerns and have responded.”