Motsa jiki ya Ajiye Rayuwata: Daga Mai haƙuri na MS zuwa Elite Triathlete

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Shekaru shida da suka gabata, Aurora Colello-yar shekara 40 mai yara hudu a San Diego-ba ta taba damuwa da lafiyarta ba. Kodayake dabi'unta na da shakku (ta kama abinci mai sauri a kan gudu, saukar da kofi mai zaki da alewa don kuzari, kuma ba ta taɓa shiga cikin gidan motsa jiki ba), Colello bai yi kama da rashin lafiya ba: "Na kasance ina tunanin hakan saboda ina da fata, Ina lafiya."

Ba ta kasance ba.

Kuma a wata rana bazuwar a cikin Nuwamba 2008 yayin da take yin abincin rana ga 'ya'yanta, Colello gaba ɗaya ta rasa hangen nesa a idonta na dama. Daga baya, MRI ya bayyana fararen raunuka a duk kwakwalwarta. Kumburi na jijiyar gani ta sigina Multiple Sclerosis (MS), cuta ce mai raɗaɗi da rashin warkewa. Likitoci sun gaya mata kalaman da babu wata mace da ke tunanin za ta taɓa ji: "Za ku kasance a cikin keken guragu cikin ƙasa da shekaru biyar."

Mafari Mai Kyau

Alamu masu ban tsoro kamar zafi, raɗaɗi, rashin iya tafiya, rasa ikon hanjin ku, har ma da makanta gaba ɗaya ta farkar da Colello ga salon rayuwarta: "Na gane cewa komai girman tufafin da na sa, dole ne in sami lafiya." tana cewa. Wata babbar matsala? Colello ya yi taka-tsan-tsan da magungunan da likitoci ke matsa mata don ta sha-da yawa suna da illa mai yawa. Wasu ba su yi kusan tasiri kamar yadda suka yi alkawari za su yi ba. Don haka ta ki yarda da magani. Sauran zaɓuɓɓuka sun kasance siriri, kodayake. Colello ta yi magana da sauran masu fama da cutar ta MS game da hanyoyin da za a iya magance su har sai da ta gamu da wanda ba ta taɓa ji ba: “Wani mutumin gida da na haɗa da shi ya gaya mini game da wata cibiyar magani a Encinitas, California,” in ji ta.

Amma shiga Cibiyar Magungunan Ci gaba a Encinitas, Colello ya firgita. Ta ga mutane suna zaune a cikin masu kwanciyar hankali, suna karanta mujallu ba tare da yin hira ba-tare da manyan bututu na IV suna fitowa daga cikin su-kuma ta ci karo da wata mace wacce ta gaya mata ta kwanta a kan tebur don tausa matsalolin ta. Ta ce "Na kusa fita. Ina tsammanin ana raina ni," in ji ta. Amma ta zauna ta saurari kamar yadda likitan ya bayyana: Massage zai motsa jijiyar gani da ke ratsa wuyanta kuma ya taimaka mata ta dawo hangen nesa. Canje -canje na abinci, kari, da sauran hanyoyin halitta na iya taimakawa sarrafa cutar ta hanyar dawo da nakasa da taimaka wa jikin ta shan abubuwan gina jiki da ta rasa, ya gaya mata.

Tare da buɗaɗɗen hankali, ta ɗauki waɗannan abubuwan kari na farko. Bayan kwana biyu, ta fara ganin tabon haske. Bayan wasu kwanaki 14, hangen nesanta ya dawo sosai. Har ma da ban mamaki: Ganin ta inganta. Likitoci sun gyara mata magani. "Wannan shine lokacin da aka siyar da ni dari bisa ɗari akan madadin magani," in ji ta.

Sabuwar Hanya

Tushen kowace alamar MS shine kumburi-wani abu mara kyau halaye na cin abinci na Colello ya ba da gudummawa sosai. Kuma Cibiyar Magungunan Magunguna ta tunkari cutar daban-daban: "Ba su kula da ita a matsayin cuta ba, amma a matsayin rashin daidaituwa a jikina," in ji ta. "Madadin magani yana duban ku gaba ɗaya. Abin da na ci ko ban ci ba kuma ko na motsa jiki yana da tasiri kai tsaye kan lafiyata da MS."

Dangane da haka, abincin Colello ya sami babban canji."Duk abin da na ɗauka a cikin shekarar farko ya kasance danye, Organic, abinci mai lafiya don barin jikina ya warke," in ji Colello. Ta guje wa alkama, sukari, da kiwo, kuma ta rantse da cokali takwas na mai a rana-kwakwa, flaxseed, krill, da almond. "Yarana sun fara cin tsiren ruwan teku da santsi don kayan ciye-ciye maimakon Fruit Roll-Ups. Na tuka goro na iyalina, amma na tsorata har na mutu."

A yau, Colello yana cin kifi, nama mai ciyawa, har ma da nadin abincin dare na lokaci-lokaci, kuma dalili yana da sauƙi: yana kallon ta a fuska. "Lokacin da na ke zamewa cikin abinci na na wani lokaci, na fuskanci zafi mai zafi a duk fuskata-alama ce ta MS da ake kira cutar kashe kansa saboda yana da ban tsoro. Yanzu, ba na jinkiri, ko ta yaya. da wuya."

Colello kuma ta sake sabunta tsarin motsa jiki-ko rashin sa. A shekaru 35, a karon farko a rayuwarta, ta shiga dakin motsa jiki. Ko da yake ba za ta iya gudun mil ɗaya ba, kaɗan kaɗan, jimiri ya inganta. A cikin wata guda, tana yin agogo biyu. "Maimakon rashin lafiya da rauni kamar yadda likitoci suka gaya mani da farko, na ji daɗi fiye da yadda nake da rayuwata gaba ɗaya." Ci gabanta ya ƙarfafa ta, ta haɗu tare da shirin horo na triathlon, kuma a cikin 2009, ta kammala ta farko-watanni shida kacal bayan gano cutar. An kama ta a kan high-ta yi wani da wani. A farkon rabin Ironman (wasan ninkaya na mil 1.2, hawan keke na 56-mile, da gudu mil 13.1) shekaru biyu da suka gabata, Colello ta gama matsayi na biyar a cikin rukunin shekarunta.

A Ofishin Jakadancin

Wani lokaci tsoro na iya zama malami nagari. Shekara daya bayan gano cutar ta, Colello ta sami kiran rayuwarta daga likitan jijiyoyinta: Kwakwalwarta tana da tsabta. Kowane rauni ya tafi. Duk da yake ba a warkar da ita ta hanyar fasaha ba, cutar da ta kamu da cutar ta koma koma baya/sakewar MS, lokacin da bayyanar cututtuka ke bayyana nan da nan.

Yanzu, Colello yana kan sabon manufa don taimakawa wasu tare da MS. Ta ba da mafi yawan lokacinta yin aiki tare da ƙungiyar sa-kai, Kalubalen Fitness na MS, wanda ke haɗin gwiwa tare da gyms na gida suna ba wa mutane membobin cutar kyauta, masu horarwa, da jagorar abinci mai gina jiki. "Ina so in ba wa mutane irin wannan fata: Akwai wani abu da za ku iya yi don inganta rayuwar ku, komai ƙarancin kuzarin da kuke da shi bayan an gano ku. Wani abu mai sauƙi kamar zuwa gidan motsa jiki na iya yin irin wannan bambanci."

Colello ya yi bankwana da kasala (har yanzu tana da fata), macen da ta kasance shekaru shida da suka gabata. A wurinta? Fitacciyar 'yar tseren tseren tseren tsere bakwai da aka jera a wannan shekarar, 22 a ƙarƙashin belinta, kuma tana fatan Kona Ironman na 2015-ɗayan tseren ƙalubale a duniya-a nan gaba.

Don ƙarin koyo game da labarin Colello da Kalubalen Motsa Jiki na MS, ziyarci auroracolello.com.

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