Heading home from work, eyes closed, headphones on, Jose Martinez looks like a typical bus commuter. But the 47-year-old isn’t just listening to music on his iPod—he’s healing himself.
Martinez has suffered from irritable bowel syndrome for more than a decade, often leaving him in severe pain and vulnerable to depression and fatigue. Like many IBS sufferers, medication alone has not helped.
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