10/23/2026
A year apart.
The woman in the first photo felt like she was losing her own body. We’re supposed to know all the things and show up in the best of health, not struggle with weight or hard feelings about our own bodies. But a year ago, demoing bodyweight exercises in class hurt. I had never had joint pain in my life, and suddenly a simple squat caused me pain. My weight kept creeping up even though I taught 18 classes a week and ate well, and I felt like my body was failing me, or I was failing it.
On my 45th birthday I had enough. This was not just getting older; something wasn’t right. Blood work showed I had Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism, and I started working with a nurse practitioner who takes a holistic approach to healing. We started with my gut, removing gluten and dairy, and I was put on NP Thyroid. I felt less bloated and puffy, but my weight was still creeping up, so I tried microdosing tirzepatide for eight weeks. The weight started to drop, but I still felt awful. So I went down the rabbit hole of peptides to heal my gut, BPC-157 and KPV, poking myself every day, willing to try anything to feel like myself again. And even with all of that, I still had so much inflammation in my body.
Then one of my amazing personal training clients told me about bioactive peptides that were changing how she feels. She’s on her own journey of healing autoimmune issues, too. At first I was skeptical. No way oral peptides could actually work. But watching the changes in her, I decided to try them.
Almost two months later, I feel better than I have in a long time. All my markers have improved: my HRV, my stress, my sleep. I’m back to doing all the things I love without causing more inflammation. It wasn’t just one thing, and it wasn’t easy, but these peptides really moved the needle for me when I felt like nothing was going to work. I’d feel selfish not to share my journey with as many people as possible.
So here I am. My name is Cami. I’m a personal trainer, a group fitness instructor, and a mother of two, and today I turn 46, feeling more like myself again. This journey is exactly why what I’m sharing next week comes straight from my heart. ❤️
