At 14 I began experiencing many health issues. By 19 I was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (constipation dominant). Both syndromes, by definition, are ruled out by objective diagnostic testing. When tests come back normal time and time again, and specialists are unable to find anything suspicious, the doctor may give you these diagnoses. I suffered from poor blood sugar regulation (delayed uptake), headaches, back and knee pain, bunions, severe PMS and menstrual cramping with very heavy and extended bleeding (clots and a cycle that lasted upwards of 7 days). Cancer was brought up on one occasion and I suffered with extreme fatigue, malaise and a lot of abdominal discomfort and pains. The only question my doctor ever asked regarding diet and lifestyle was if I ate healthy (that's mighty subjective) and exercised. Later I found out from a friend who's daughter is a surgeon, that she and all other doctors she knew recieved ZERO nutritional training.
This blew me away but as I began to think about it, it made perfect sense. Medicine is crisis care, not prevention. There's BIG money in crisis care versus
prevention. We wait until we are in crisis and THEN treat the symptoms or mask the issue by aggressively dealing with the symptom. For example, we have a headache and take a pill to rid the pain instead of listening to our body's signals that something is amiss. We BURN the nerves in our back when we have severe back pain to effectively kill the pain instead of treating the underlying issue.
We are brought up to believe we can pop a pill for every ailment. Headaches, flu, sore tummy, sore legs, a cold, antibiotics for infection, reflux and heartburn, poor attention and hyperactivity. The list is endless. It begins very early, my youngest being given medication to stop stomach acid production because he was suffering from reflux. After 4 months of frustration and being up 6x a night and a baby I couldn't even lay down without him arching and screaming in pain most of the time, we began to see the side effects of reduced stomach acid. Poor digestion and undigested food, bloating, a baby that was sick with every illness that breezed through the wind... stomach acid is there for a REASON- to digest food and kill bacteria/pathogens that get into the stomach among many others. We decided to look into CAUSES and treat it naturally and within 3 days, over the weekend, saw a good 60-70% improvement. Dramatic and very clear. His specialist told us it was a "placebo" effect.
Properly prescribed drugs and other health care errors are the THIRD leading cause of death in the USA today. The risks go far beyond masking your body's signs and signals.
I'm a registered nurse. I DO believe in and use medicine when needed, it is VERY critical in acute and life-threatening situations. Absolutely. BUT I do believe our culture is "a pill or every ill" and we are lacking this preventative care, treating the CAUSE and educating instead of jumping right to medications. Natural remedies without a long list of potential and guaranteed side effects when used correctly.
Dare the CHANGE your thinking, to RE-think health care (sick care) and take proactive steps to learn about natural options when possible. If your primary source of information is the news, magazines, articles or your doctor I would highly suggest starting to do your own research on specific relevant topics to you.
I offer monthly online natural health and lifestyle seminars open to everyone. Educate yourself. Empower yourself. The difference it can make in your health is astounding. STOP masking the problems with bandaid solutions. <3
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