Testimonials

When I first contacted Brenda, I was quite fatigued and stressed. My migratory joint paint was uncontrollable. I was nauseous after heavy meals, and I had other symptoms that just made the day feel like a burden. I felt like I was in a hopeless ditch, but then Brenda had opened up my eyes that the body can truly heal itself with the right ingredients and lifestyle. She went above and beyond going through specific needs that were unique to my body. I soon started to feel the difference after following her guidance and instructions. My skin cleared up, I barely have joint pain now, and my energy went up. It is not every day you meet someone who can change your life for the best. I want to say thank you, Brenda—truly, for giving me hope again.      Alycia B

Brenda, when I found out I had chronic Lyme for 15 years I followed your blog. Here I’m today 6 months later “Lyme FREE” healthy and happy… Thanks to you♡♡♡
Detox, paleo diet, herbs, and gentle exercise worked for me I was very strict about it!    Nancy

After 23 years of Morgellons lesions consistently on my body Brenda CURED me! I have been symptom-FREE for several weeks now. No more bumps, lesions, sudden electrical shocks or creepy skin crawling feeling etc. I have endured 23 years of this nightmare disease and after only 3.5 months with Brenda, it’s GONE. Do the diet….take the supplements…listen to her( I am a consult client) and you too can HEAL!  Laura W

Brenda’s ability to assess underlying health conditions is uncanny. Her guidance was a critical step in my recovery from a debilitating EBV infection. Her diet and supplement recommendations were instrumental in my healing. But so was her way of holding space, filled with active listening and compassion.   GF 

Amazing and very effective protocol, using Brenda’s herbal de-wormer. I also picked up Wahls Paleo along with a few supplements, and the difference is drastic. I am very grateful and I feel like I don’t have to look any further for any mystery cure. Brenda’s protocol has been my answer and her consulting has been a game changer.   Erna K

Brenda is a SERVANT for good in the world. Her blog has played a huge part in my healing. Both the information and the inspiration. Faith, moving out of my moldy house, anti-parasite/ Lyme herbs, filtered water, and soooo many vegetables have already returned me to a functional level of health (after not being able to make it to the grocery store and having seizures), and I’m continuing to improve every month!! Thanks, Brenda for the hope that you are.   Amory W

I have been greatly improved by following many of Brenda’s precepts over the last year. All of my family saw my health improve and commented on how much it made a difference to my physical well being. Brenda is kind enough to share so much useful information for no charge on her website and her posts. Many people wouldn’t be so generous but she has a true compassion for others who feel poorly.   Natalie R

Once again, thank you so much. Your dewormer literally saved my life. I was sick my entire life. I am 46 now and never before I felt as good as I am feeling now. You are my Angel. I hope so much that you will be able to help my son as well.  Kindest regards,  Nadia Z

Brenda put me on a path to cleanse for worms, candida and introduced me to the Paleo Diet and genius Stephen Buhner’s Lyme Protocol. Thank you for sharing your journey, Brenda! You are doing important work.    Chelsea A

Hello Brenda, I am writing to tell you that you saved my life, literally. On January 10th, 2018 I wrote love letters to my husband and 2 teenage daughters because I thought I would not wake up the next day. I had just had my second blood clot in my PICC line that day from IV antibiotics that I had been on for 4 months and was in excruciating pain and my body felt like it was on the verge of a seizure 24 hours a day. In the middle of the night after I wrote my love letters I was searching the internet and stumbled on to your website. You gave me HOPE, the hope that I desperately needed because all along I have felt that my traditional lyme treatments were not working for me and I don’t agree with pharmaceuticals so it went against everything I stood for. I had been making my own kombucha and fermented vegtables and even drinking home grownwheat grass to give my body anything natural that could possibly help. I had my PICC line removed last Thursday due to continuing problems with it. I just ordered all of my herbs to start the Bowel Cleanse next week. I would love to get a consult from you. Our stories align in so many ways, you are my soul sister and I thank god that I found your website. Thank you for sharing your experience and giving people with late-stage chronic Lyme hope. I have been eating Wahls Paleo for 4 weeks now and I feel better just from that alone. I just turned 46 yesterday and I want my life back. Thank you from the bottom of my heart Brenda for sharing your life so that others can heal.  I would love to do a Skype session. Please sign me up!  Heather M

Hi Brenda, I just wanted to reach out and thank you for taking your time to blog your experience, and for also helping me directly in our few sessions .    I kept following the program that you laid out for me, and was able to have my own healing.  Although my adventures are not quite like yours yet, because my kids are still at home, I am happy to say that I am able to go on mini adventures with my family.   So you didn’t stop hearing from me because the program didn’t work, but because it did work.    I still read about your adventures (and follow the program) and now as an avid hiker myself, maybe someday our paths will cross. With heartfelt thanks, Kim G

I have had the pleasure of working with Brenda Cosentino of Real Food Rebel since August 2018. At the age of 34, I was bitten by a tick in June 2015 and developed Lyme disease and babesiosis symptoms within a month. I went from being in great health (running frequently, rarely sick) to feeling constantly fatigued and short of breath, along with swiftly developing a wide array of strange and scary symptoms.  I took a range of antibiotics over 1.5 years, then continued with herbal treatments (Byron Whites and the Cowden Protocol) for the following 1.5 years. Most, if not all, of my tick-borne disease symptoms had cleared up by mid-2018.

However, from mid-2017 to late 2018, I was dealing with a whole new set of issues: Recurring strep throat, and a very weakened immune system. In addition, in spite of being sugar-free and gluten-free for 3 years, my tummy was always bloated, and I had continuous candida symptoms from long-term antibiotic use. When I came to Brenda, I basically had a constant sore throat, and felt very fatigued, like I was continually fighting an infection. I felt my only recourse was a tonsillectomy since my body wasn’t handling the infection.

Now, 7 months since starting to work with Brenda, my immune system has improved drastically. I am down to 1 week of fighting the sore throat each month, and the rest of the time, I have energy, I sleep well, I don’t have weird blood-sugar highs and lows, my skin is clear, my stomach isn’t bloated, and I no longer have brain fog. I know I am healing, and I believe that I will get back to full health!

Brenda has excellent suggestions for diet, supplements, and natural medicines. I have been following her advice very closely, and feel incredibly blessed to be making such great progress. I feel that my body is finally starting to work again the way it’s supposed to. Thank God for Brenda and her wonderful insights! In the world of health, in which there are many nutritionists offering advice, I feel that Brenda is truly one in a million: Her goal is not just to help you “get by” with illness, but to actually make you FULLY healthy again. I have met too many practitioners who no longer believe that vibrant health is a possibility; with Brenda, her belief is that with the right diet, supplements, and lifestyle, you CAN fully reclaim your energy and vitality. I highly recommend consulting with Brenda to improve your health and your life!   Jamie G

Brenda’s program really works and I look forward to our consults. The diet itself does a lot of the heavy lifting in clearing out and healing the body. I’ve completed a month of it and my energy level is through the roof. If you are suffering I highly recommend reading ALL of Brenda’s online material and hiring her if she is taking on new clients.   Laura W

I found your site online. I have Lyme disease and was misdiagnosed 20 years. I was drugged unnecessarily got a psyche label and fibromyalgia. I am an RN and it disabled me. I am in my fifth year of treatment and slowly healing. 14 months all drug-free. I am on a paleo gluten-free low histamine diet. Your story is so much like my own. I love Cancun and when I saw that you lived near there had the blog and page here it so gave me hope.  You also opened my eyes to how I could live comfortably on a low income in another country. I so miss the sun so I was just so drawn to your website. I plan to follow it and learn all I can. So happy for you you are a survivor and a hero. Keep giving us all your inspiration and hope. Your site is great! Thank you !!   Jackie M

 Brenda started my journey to get out of the disease. She was the one who made it clear and was eloquent enough to bring to my understanding in ways no one had until that moment brought to my mind. It was like an epiphany. I have consulted with her as well on Skype finding that an extremely useful tool once some time had passed and I had specific questions that I needed her to address. I also did the hair analysis Brenda had recommended at the time I felt was right for me. That was amazing and helped streamline my supplementation. Brenda is among the most giving human beings. I believe those of us who have greatly suffered are those who are most generous with their help to others. Brenda has the best of both: knowledge through trial and error and success, and compassion because of her past. I personally thank the Lord Who gave my desperate prayers an answer through Brenda and her program. And may God bless you abundantly, Brenda!!   Natalie R

Hi, Brenda!  I think your story is such an inspiration to so many people and I have been sending a stream of folks to your site.  Because of you, I have started to make huge changes in my diet and lifestyle, and I mean just in the last ten days, but I am already feeling better.  I think that many of us in our journey with this illness have “Aha” moments that steer us towards better health.  Finding your site and reading what you went through was one of those moments for me.  I may be back in touch at another time,     John M

We spoke on skype once before and you told me to add meat because I was withering away lol I did and it helped. Yes, it helped and my energy is back to about 95% just experiencing a little brain fog still.  Jess R

Brenda Cosentino, YOU WERE/ARE SOO INSPIRATIONAL and gave me soo much strength. You and one other gal that I felt led to, were my go-to’s for information. I don’t know how I could’ve kept going without constantly referring to your website, even just to remember that healing was possible… I’m going to use some of the herbals she used when I start treating for Babesia, which I likely have.  Maureen L

The information in this site has been life-changing for me. Very grateful you share your findings with all who are interested. Now need to start the Buhner protocol…thanks again.    Sylvie D

Brenda is an amazing source of inspiration for my healing journey. She is the one I think when I feel down and she was the reason I started the Buhner protocol and a clean diet. Her example is very convincing. Thank you, Brenda, for being here for us!   Judit H

Brenda, I appreciate you and all you do.   Paula C

Brenda is an amazing woman with a lot of courage. She is a very honest and caring individual. I am so grateful to call her my friend, spiritual sister, and family. Love her!    John M

She’s personal and encouraging to us all for this journey of healing.   Marisa M