A Former CrossFit Gym Owner’s Quest for Wellness
At 53, Shelby Levy of Auburn, Alabama, embodies the spirit of resilience. A former lawyer who pivoted to follow her passion for health and fitness, she owned a CrossFit gym for seven years before her health challenges forced her to scale back. Today, she continues personal training from her garage gym, but her journey to this point has been anything but straightforward.
For over a decade, Shelby lived with unexplained symptoms that affected every aspect of her active lifestyle. As someone who had run marathons and competed in local CrossFit competitions and Spartan races, the gradual loss of her physical capabilities was devastating. “I just did not feel well for so many years,” Shelby recalls. Despite her dedication to health and wellness, traditional approaches weren’t providing the relief she desperately sought.
The Weight of Unrelenting Symptoms
Shelby’s primary struggle centered around severe delayed onset muscle soreness that transformed her relationship with exercise. “The muscle soreness just kind of made me feel like someone who has chronic pain. I mean, I was sore all the time, and so it just kind of made me lose my vitality for life,” she explains. The constant discomfort forced her to give up most of the activities that had defined her identity as an athlete and fitness professional.
Adding to her frustration was the medical system’s failure to listen. “Despite going to multiple doctors and being dismissed for my symptoms, I just was desperate to try anything,” Shelby shares. Her intuition about her condition proved remarkably accurate. “Five years ago, I’d even said I think I have a brain tumor, and I was laughed at.”
The eventual diagnosis revealed she had been living with a brain tumor for over 10 years, slowly growing and affecting her vestibular system, causing balance and dizziness issues. This vindication came with its own sorrow – earlier detection could have meant different surgical options and preserved her hearing. The dismissal of her concerns ultimately cost her hearing in one ear following her brain surgery.
An Unexpected Christmas Gift
Shelby’s introduction to hydrogen water came through an unlikely source – a Christmas present from her brother. “My brother bought me a hydrogen water maker for Christmas. I’d never even heard of it,” she recalls. Her family knew how desperate she was to find relief, and her brother had read something about hydrogen water that prompted the thoughtful gift.
Despite never having encountered hydrogen therapy before, Shelby approached it with the same openness that had led her to try “biotherapy, massages, saunas, vitamins, supplements, anything to try to help me feel better.” Her philosophy was simple: “I was quite desperate to do anything to feel better.”
The initial results exceeded her expectations dramatically. “I immediately felt better once I started drinking the hydrogen water.” This remarkable response led her to research the best possible hydrogen therapy options, ultimately discovering the Lourdes Hydrofix Premium Edition from Holy Hydrogen.
A Transformation in Three Days
Shelby’s experience with hydrogen water produced results that stood out among a decade of trying various wellness approaches. “There are two days I remember feeling well in the past 10 years. One of them was when I did the Whole30 diet and the other was three days after I started drinking hydrogen water,” she emphasizes.
Within just three days, the changes were undeniable. “I felt so much better. My energy levels were up. My muscle soreness and aches and pains were gone that I knew that there had to be something special about the hydrogen water.” This rapid improvement convinced her to invest in the Lourdes Hydrofix, despite it being “probably the most money I’d ever spent on trying to make myself feel better physically.”
The decision to purchase the premium machine came after listening to podcasts featuring other users. “They talked about inhaling the hydrogen, which I didn’t know that that was an option until listening to those podcasts. So when they said that’s even a better way to get the hydrogen in, I knew that I wanted a machine that would offer the inhalation.” The machine’s popularity in Japan also influenced her decision, as she felt “other countries are a little bit more open to non-traditional ways of healing.”
Remarkable Results and Renewed Hope
The transformation Shelby experienced extended far beyond her initial expectations. “My delayed onset soreness is gone. The level of inflammation in my body is lowered,” she reports. Her most recent blood work showed something unprecedented in her health journey: “the level of inflammation was normal for me, which has never been the case.”
Perhaps most remarkably, Shelby believes the hydrogen therapy played a crucial role in her brain tumor surgery and recovery. “I believe that the hydrogen water is why I had a quote-unquote easy surgery to get my brain tumor out, it being six hours instead of nine to 12 hours.” She credits both drinking and inhaling hydrogen with her faster-than-expected recovery.
The impact on her daily life has been profound. “It made me look forward to exercising again. It made me look forward to trying to challenge myself again physically, knowing that I would not have the amount of soreness that I had before hydrogen,” Shelby shares. While she acknowledges that her post-surgery life includes new challenges – particularly the loss of hearing and vestibular function on one side – she maintains a positive outlook.
“I feel like I’m living my life again, doing things I enjoy again,” she states. The hydrogen water has enabled her to return to her garage gym and continue training clients, something she doubts would have been possible without it. “I’m back working out and I don’t know if I would have been able to do that post-op if I had not been drinking hydrogen water.”
Looking back at her investment, Shelby has no regrets, even joking about keeping the cost from her husband: “I don’t think he even knows to this day. But he would agree that it helps me and it’s worth it.” Her gratitude is evident when she reflects on finding hydrogen therapy just before her diagnosis: “To finally find something that helped me, it was truly like a miracle.”
Your Journey to Wellness Awaits
Shelby’s advice to others facing similar struggles comes from a place of deep understanding and empathy. “I would want someone to know that if they have tried many things in an attempt to feel better in life and they have not tried hydrogen water, that I recommend it 100%,” she emphasizes. “I have been in their shoes, that I know what it’s like not feeling well and researching and hoping this next thing is going to be the thing that helps and the constant disappointment, not to mention the waste of money when you don’t feel any better.”
Her message is clear: “In 10 years of trying things, it is number one on my list of something that’s helped me.” For those who have exhausted traditional options and alternative therapies alike, Shelby’s story offers hope that relief may come from an unexpected source.
The Lourdes Hydrofix Premium Edition from Holy Hydrogen represents more than just another wellness device – it’s a commitment to purity, safety, and efficacy backed by Japanese engineering and medical-grade standards. Like Shelby discovered, investing in your health with the right tools can lead to transformations you never thought possible.
If you’re ready to explore how molecular hydrogen therapy could support your wellness journey, Holy Hydrogen is here to guide you with the same quality and care that helped Shelby reclaim her active life.
Shelby’s experience reflects the outcomes of one individual and should not be considered typical or guaranteed. While many people report significant improvements in their health after using molecular hydrogen, individual results may vary. Holy Hydrogen does not claim to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. The information shared is for educational purposes only and should not replace professional medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider before beginning any new wellness protocol.
