I was sick and desperate for an answer.
For over 10 years, I had chronic asthma. Endless doctors and medications, yet I couldn't go more than 12 hours without an inhaler.
I also struggled with acne. More specifically, rosacea–a permanent (and uncomfortable) blushing on my face. I was prescribed a daily oral antibiotic for over 4 years (!!) for this.
All of this over-medication took its toll on my gut. I started having trouble digesting food. I had constant bloating and gas. Eating became so uncomfortable that I lost over 30lbs (not in a good way).
The image shown is a GI Map test showing a lack of good bacteria in my gut (minimal good bacteria = underlying cause of various health problems).
A toxic food environment.
As obvious as it seems in hindsight, I never knew the harmful effects of the Standard American Diet.
Everything I was eating was laden with inflammatory seed oils, artificial sweeteners, ultra-processed sugars and syrups, gums, preservatives, and stabilizers.
My radical transformation.
It still baffles me how not a single doctor ever asked about my dietary or lifestyle factor before putting me on intense medications.
I was told that my asthma may go away as I get older and that my acne was "just a part of life." I could not accept that.
I began learning about the gut microbiome and its connection to inflammation and disease throughout the body. I went down all the rabbit holes to educate myself on food, exercise, environment, and more.
Within 3 months, I healed.
The asthma and acne that had affected me for a decade vanished within a few months of cleaning up my diet. I threw away my inhalers. I could breathe.
My digestive issues healed; I put back a healthy amount of weight. I could eat without pain and stress.
The process was painful, but I wouldn't trade it for anything. It taught me that health trumps all. Without it, we have nothing.
Becoming Jacob.
Jacob represents the best of us. It's who we can aspire to be like. It's the version of yourself that keeps promises and does what your suppose to do.
It's the you that doesn't settle for less than the best. You find a solution. You make it work.
Jacob means zero compromise.
My vision is to create a world in which anyone who cares about their health never has to compromise on it.
– Jake Levy, Founder
