✓ Lab results reviewed by Dr Gayathri Rajaraman, MD (Pathology), Reg. No. 148276, on 25 October 2026.
This is one person's experience, shared with their consent. Every body is different. It is not medical advice, so please keep working with your doctor, and never change or stop medication without them.
Neha's story at a glance
- Who: Neha Vasvani, 43, homemaker from Mumbai
- Condition: thyroid since 2017, after her delivery, with early arthritis, trouble bearing the cold and burning eyes in the sun
- Program: Satvic Movement's Health Transformation Workshop with Subah Jain (February 2019)
- What she changed: no morning tea, early park exercise and yoga, green juice or coconut water, fruits at 11 am, Satvic lunch, sunset salads, no dairy or packaged food
- What she noticed: in her words, after 3 months her TSH came down from 8.25 into the normal range, winters felt easier, her eyes stopped burning and she felt light
When Neha was diagnosed with a thyroid condition, her friends joked about welcoming her to their club. She spent years trying diets and treatments, looking for something that would truly help. Then she found something that transformed her life.
“I walked on this path, searching for the ultimate solution to heal my thyroid. But what it gave back to me in return cannot be put into words.”
The first disease
I had often heard people say that a health problem that starts after pregnancy stays for life. In May 2017, right after one month of my delivery, I was diagnosed with thyroid. I was called ‘the most health-conscious person’ amongst my friends. I was the only one who did not have any disease till then. When they heard about it, they mockingly welcomed me into their gang. But I didn't want to accept that this was how it would always be.
Search for a solution
I was looking for something that could help my thyroid at its root. Even though I wasn’t interested in a temporary quick fix, because of the sheer dearth of choices I had to lay my belief in whatever came across. I tried my hands on every possible option, ranging from the most illogical suggestion by a passerby to the most complicated treatment protocols.If someone said, the Ajinomoto in Chinese food causes thyroid, I agreed and stopped eating Chinese. If someone said, dry coriander is the ultimate solution, I agreed and got its stalk the very next day. If someone said, drinking gallons of water just after waking up help in detoxification, I agreed and did exactly what they said.The search was not just for thyroid now. Some other diseases came up like uninvited guests. I was told I was in the initial stage of arthritis. I could not bear the cold winter season. The moment I stepped out in the sun, my eyes used to burn as if someone had put a handful of chilli flakes in them. Cold splashes of water was the only solution. I always carried sunglasses to prevent this situation.
Trials & errors
Hoping to get liberated by all of them. I began my trial with different pathies. Homeopathy, Ayurveda, naturopathy. I gave a try all. But with every passing trial, I found myself all the more bound, all the more dependent.On this journey, I came across yoga. After 3 months of practicing it, my doctor reduced my Thyronorm dose from 50 to 25 mcg. But I was still hoping to feel better on my own terms. Between these trials and errors, a good friend of mine, Renu Khanchandani suggested me to attend a ‘Health Transformation Workshop’ by Subah Jain. The date was 9th February 2019. I attended the session and made extensive notes. I somehow knew the number of times I would be going through this notebook in future. I bought the wet pack and enema kit from the workshop centre itself. I was sure enough to give this too, a trial.
Beginning of my journey
I was ready to do everything, EXCEPT for leaving my morning tea. No chai meant no energy. A delay of even a few hours would get me unbearable headaches. I tried various ways to get over this stubborn habit. For my regular exercise, I used to go to the nearby park hours earlier than my regular timings. This way, I was able to distract my mind. Of course, it took some time to adapt. But ultimately, it was the most successful of all measures.
Neha ji practicing yoga as part of her morning routine
After coming back, I used to drink coconut water or green juice. At around 11 AM, I used to eat a plate full of fruits, followed by Satvic roti sabji lunch at around 01:30 PM. I had a habit of sleeping for hours in the afternoon. Now, a short nap of just 15 minutes was more than enough. Packaged food and dairy products were completely stopped. The evening chai-biscuits combo was replaced with coconut slices. A strong sense of hunger, which I now felt, was hardly experienced earlier. At sunset, I used to make salads or soups as the last meal of the day. Had I to do this all alone, It would have been quite easy. It becomes challenging when you have to spend your energy both in being disciplined enough to follow the routine and in justifying it to people around you. I quickly became immune to questions and comments like, Oh! You’re leaving milk forever? How do you eat these bland vegetables?, Neha, You look so weak these days!
Neha ji practicing pranayama out in a park
Everyone saw me from the outside, no one could experience what I felt from within. I felt light. I felt flexible. I felt fresh, all day long!
I found more than what I was looking for
After 3 months, I got my blood tests done. My TSH had come down from 8.25 into the normal range. My long search had finally ended. Cold winters didn’t haunt me now. I don’t have to carry sunglasses to protect my eyes, and that burning sensation hasn't come back. I was happy to finally resign from the club. A few months back, I got a ligament tear on my wrist. The pain was intense, and my husband took me to the hospital, where the doctor wrapped a crepe bandage. Along with resting it, I ate lighter, water-rich food, and within a few days the pain had eased.
The real dharma
When someone says, ‘Neha, your thyroid is better now, you can leave all of this,’ I try to explain to them that it is not just a diet for a health problem. It is a way of life. One cannot understand the beauty of it merely listening to stories, or watching videos. Only your own experience can make this shift.
Neha ji with Subah & Harsh at Satvic Community meet at Mumbai
All my friends who welcomed me to the diseased-club are now inspired by me. They find it difficult to follow the lifestyle and often say, it is as difficult as changing your own religion, your Dharma.I wonder, what indeed is Dharma? Is it just another set of beliefs? Is it just another system of trials and errors, if this doesn’t work, shift to that one, if that doesn't work, roll on to another one? Dharma is the absolute truth. It cannot be many, because the truth is always one. We have all come out from nature and we will return back to her one day. The rules of nature apply equally to all. In my experience, nature doesn't treat one person differently from another. When I gave my body what it needed, it responded.
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