The early 2000s were the most rewarding years of my life. A healthy heart, a happy family, a rewarding job, and a comfortable life. I had absolutely nothing to complain about. Turns out, a monster called Fibromyalgia was just around the corner patiently waiting to attack. This chronic ailment unleashed acute pain in my body with relentless fatigue, mental fog, and sleepless nights swiftly transforming me from a proud multitasker to someone struggling to ascend a flight of stairs.
I took some time off from work only to realize that even after a 6-month sabbatical, nothing would change. I was trapped like a whirlpool in a vicious cycle of sleepless nights and a string of medicines. I was desperate to break away from this pattern. While the battery of prescriptions subsided the pain for a short while, they introduced their own side effects. As the last straw, I signed up for a week of intensive Ayurvedic treatment. I saw a ray of hope that week, and soon I was back at work, managing to squeeze 4 more years there. Ongoing treatments and medications would still not allow me to focus on all parts of my life and the demanding job was the one to go!
Years later, one Google search led me to read more about the potential benefits of CBD. I read all about the science behind it and how it works with the body’s own systems. After consulting with my doctor, I started consuming small doses and applying them to targeted areas to test the outcome. To my surprise, it worked wonders.
Four years after switching to CBD exclusively, my pain is now under control, I enjoy restful sleep, feeling revitalized and active. Fibromyalgia hasn’t vanished magically, but CBD & Ayurveda guided me back to a joyful and fulfilling life. Although I sometimes manage my symptoms with some downtime and rest, I am fully functional with a hint of fragility. And I am not complaining! 😊
This is my story and I want to make you all a part of the healing through ANARTI (meaning ‘painlessness’ in Sanskrit). I am bringing the combined benefits of the science of CBD and the traditions of Ayurveda, both plant-based and from the earth, for your well-being, hoping that you too can be a warrior and deal with that monster called chronic pain!!
Alka Badshah
Founder of ANARTI Therapeutics
