Sushmita Sen shares how she overcame Addison's disease through nunchaku
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Sushmita Sen was diagnosed with the said adrenal gland disorder in September 2014.
Miss Universe 1994 Sushmita Sen revealed that she was diagnosed with the autoimmune condition called Addison's disease back in 2014, in a vlog posted on her YouTube channel, Saturday, May 16.
The former beauty queen also noted some of the challenges she had to endure while battling the disease.
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“After I was diagnosed with an autoimmune condition called Addison's disease in September 2014. It left me feeling like, I had no fight left in me: A fatigued body filled with immense frustration and aggression.
“The dark circles under my eyes can't even begin to explain the dark times I endured for four long years.
“To have steroids substitute cortisol and to live with its innumerable side effects took its toll.
“There is nothing more tiring than to live with a chronic illness,” she said.
But upon announcing the disease, the former beauty queen then noted that she has already recovered in 2019 by maintaining a proper mindset and a healthy body.
“Enough was enough, I had to find a way of strengthening my mind, allowing my body to follow suit. I meditated with nunchaku.
“Aggression out, fight back in and pain turned into an art form. I healed in time, my adrenal glands woke up, no more steroids, no withdrawals and no autoimmune condition as of 2019,” she added.
Sushmita also reminded the public to always believe in themselves and to never give up when faced with difficulties.
“No one knows your body better than you, listen to it. There is a warrior in all of us, never give up!” she noted.
Nunchaku is a traditional Okinawan martial arts weapon consisting of two sticks connected at one end by a short chain or rope.
Watch Sushmita's nunchaku healing remedy here:
