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Twenty-six year old Janelle Nicolo is a National Fitness Competitor placing 9th in the Fitness Universe Competition
in Miami, FL. last summer. Along with her accomplishments on stage she's been featured in Oxygen Magazine (three times), Muscular Development, Fitness & Physique Magazine.
Janelle is the model example of
a proactive Hemochromatosis patient.
When Janelle discovered that she had Hemochromatosis, her response was to take full responsibility for her illness and address
it as quickly as she could.
It all started when Janelle was feeling tired all the time, having joint pain and digestive problems at the age of 11, her mother feared something was wrong. She was an active pre-teen, participating in sports and not overweight. She went to many doctors and specialists and a year later learned she had Hemochromatosis (iron overload).
Since Janelle's diagnosis, she and her family members have been able to monitor their iron levels, receive phlebotomy
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treatment, but only since turning to a completely healthy and active lifestyle has she been able to ease her symptoms she had suffered from for many years.
Janelle is happy to join Iron Disorders Institute in order to help aid in the fight for Hemochromatosis Awareness by launching her 'Calories For A Cure' campaign on her website. People can download a form on her website www.janellenicolo.com and make a direct pledge to her goal of burning 9,000+ calories a month on an ongoing basis.
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