Six years ago, Adene Nieuwoudt became sick overnight. ‘It was like a light switch from one day to the next! I was only 38, but suddenly I couldn’t walk 200m without a rest. I felt hungover and weak. And I developed histamine intolerance – I couldn’t eat cheese or cured meat or drink wine without feeling terrible.’
Doctors were perplexed. One eventually had her tested for Graves’ disease, an autoimmune disorder that affects the thyroid gland. ‘It came back positive. But on treatment my symptoms grew worse.’
Adene read up about autoimmune diseases and turned to integrative doctors, who combine conventional
