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Living With Seasonal Affective Disorder in Canada — and Why I Had to Leave

February 7, 2026 Brenda Cosentino 4 Comments

I didn’t leave Canada because of politics. I left because my body couldn't function well in that climate. Seasonal Affective Disorder is a biological response to prolonged light deprivation, and in Canada it shaped my life far more than I wanted to admit. Looking back, the … [Read more...]

Detoxification, Featured Post, Lyme Disease & Co-infections, Mental Illness Chronic Fatigue, Leaving Canada, light sensitive, Lyme Disease remission, Seasonal Affective Disorder, winter depression

Ten Years of Complete Lyme Disease Remission

March 26, 2025 Brenda Cosentino

Ten Years of Complete Lyme Disease Remission Turning 62 has left me feeling nostalgic and profoundly grateful. I am celebrating 10 years of complete remission from all chronic diseases since November 2014. This recent photo was taken on a catamaran in sunny Huatulco, Mexico. … [Read more...]

Featured Post, Lyme Disease & Co-infections Chronic Fatigue, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, Lyme Disease remission, mineral deficiency, parasites, Stephen Buhner, Wahls Paleo diet

5 Ways Intermittent Fasting Can Help Lyme Disease and Chronic Illness

March 4, 2024 Brenda Cosentino

It takes a lot of hard work to create health. It takes even more work to reverse a serious chronic illness. Intermittent fasting was one of the most powerful adjunctive therapies that helped restore my health after a 20-year journey of chronic illness. I believe it is one of the … [Read more...]

Detoxification, Featured Post, Gut Health, Lyme Disease & Co-infections Chronic Fatigue, fibromyalgia, lyme coaching, Lyme Disease remission, natural treatment for lyme disease, natural treatment for parasites, weight loss

6 Years of Complete Lyme, CFS and Fibromyalgia Remission

February 22, 2021 Brenda Cosentino

What a miracle to have had 6 years of great health after being chronically ill for over 20 years. It is possible to heal yourself by changing your diet, fixing your microbiome, detoxifying and making lifestyle changes. You can read about everything that I have done in this … [Read more...]

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Super Healthy Green Smoothie

March 8, 2020 Brenda Cosentino

This was the game-changer for me while fighting Lyme and Co-Infections, CFS/Fibro and 20 years of chronic illness. My hair tissue analysis revealed several minerals that were very low despite eating a conventional Paleo diet for the first few years. This is the most … [Read more...]

Detoxification, Featured Post, Gut Health, Lyme Disease & Co-infections, Nutritional Deficiencies, Paleo Diet Chronic Fatigue, chronic illness, green smoothie, green smoothie recipe, lyme disease, nutrient deficiency, Paleo, parasites, Wahls Paleo diet, weight loss

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Hi! I’m Brenda Cosentino, Nutritional Therapy Consultant (NTC), chronic illness warrior, digital nomad and mother of three gorgeous children. read more.

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