From bedridden and misdiagnosed to rebuilding my health through food, nervous system support and natural healing.
I'm Beth — nurse, plant-based nutrition specialist, EFT practitioner and founder of Sunryes Health.
Everything changed overnight.
I graduated from Oxford Brookes University in 2013 with a degree in Paediatric Nursing, ready to begin my dream job as a children's nurse. But everything changed when I developed a severe inner ear infection. Within weeks, I went from being healthy, active and independent to completely bedridden.
What followed changed the course of my life.
I was misdiagnosed with a rare condition called superior canal dehiscence, which led to three major surgeries and significant damage to my inner ear. I was left with hearing loss, a ruptured eardrum and a hole in my skull.
In desperation, my brother raised £50,000 to get me to the U.S. for what we hoped would be a final surgery — only to later discover I had been misdiagnosed from the very beginning.
Over the following year, I developed sepsis twice and became so unwell I could no longer eat or drink normally. I needed central lines for hydration and was placed on TPN to survive. I was told I'd likely need a permanent feeding tube. My body began shutting down, and I spent months in and out of hospital.
Along the way, I was also diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease, gastroparesis, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and POTS. I was chasing diagnosis after diagnosis, desperate for a cure, but none of the treatments made a difference. I couldn't tolerate anything. Every treatment made me worse. In hindsight, these symptoms were my body's cry for help, not the true root cause.
Despite all the interventions, I kept deteriorating. It wasn't until years later that I finally uncovered the truth: I was suffering from vestibular migraine, a complex neurological condition that had been missed all along. I had been treating the wrong condition and inadvertently making everything worse. Because vestibular migraine can disrupt the nervous system so profoundly, nothing else could truly begin to heal until the migraine itself was addressed. That was the missing piece.
Reaching rock bottom forced me to turn inward.
I began changing my diet, environment and mindset. I started working with holistic practitioners and exploring natural approaches — nutrition, herbal medicine, EFT, neuroplasticity, meditation, craniosacral therapy, and anything that could help regulate and support my nervous system.
Slowly, I began to reclaim my life.
Sunryes Health was born from that healing journey.
I rediscovered joy in the kitchen and began creating plant-based, gluten-free and refined sugar-free treats that supported my healing. What started as something I made for myself grew into Sunryes Health — a space for nourishing food, natural healing and support for others who want to feel better in their bodies.
Today, I help women who feel exhausted, inflamed, sensitive, overwhelmed or stuck reconnect with food, their bodies and a more grounded way of living.
If you feel lost, I want you to know healing is possible.
My story is complex, but I hope it gives you hope. I know what it's like to feel dismissed, frightened and let down by the system. I know the desperation of chasing answers and quick fixes.
But true healing isn't always linear, and it's not always conventional.
Sometimes it starts with learning to listen to your body again.
Start with nourishment.
If my story resonates with you, the best place to begin is with simple, plant-based food that supports your body without overwhelm.