I have been experiencing a lot of new ways of living, specifically being around people who’ve used prescription medications more than I’ve seen in many years. For those who were not part of the journey of my motherhood to children, I had a child who was on prescription medications for a short time in his younger years.
I was that mom who believed the professionals and thought medication was necessary to help him “be more normal”, but as he grew. I met more people and started to realize that what others define as “normal” wasn’t quite suitable for my household. The medications were abandoned, and I (with guidance) transformed who I was as a mother.
I then spent many years raising my trio based on gut instincts, except for a couple of years’ period where I felt some sort of spell was over me that caused me to think that the “love” of another person and their way of thinking was once again, what I should be doing.
Even though those ways felt wrong on some level, and my gut was to get out of this situation, I put that person’s feelings at some level higher than the importance of being a good Mom. I honestly only realized this later, as they say – hindsight is 20/20.
All of this to say that I believe we can heal ANYTHING with a lifestyle change. Yup, you read that correctly! I absolutely believe we can heal anything with a lifestyle change.
I believe it will be harder for some people to swallow that belief system than others, and that is okay. I am not here to say your belief system or choices are wrong; I am merely sharing to invite you to a new way to think about your habits, life choices, and current “illnesses”.
This includes mental and physical “illness”.
Do you feel like your prescription medications are truly helping you? I know that most people who pop a supplement, allergy medication, or even prescription medications often still have some level of symptoms from said “illness”, yet they continue to pop that medication or supplement.
They don’t consider pausing to see if this medication or supplement hasn’t changed the symptoms fully. What is it that I can do beyond this choice? Now, don’t get me wrong, I believe doctors can be rather helpful, but only when they are open to creative options beyond “just popping a pill”.
I’ve been blessed to know quite a few awesome doctors who do respect my belief system of wishing to work harder on habit changes before even considering popping a pill for anything. I believe you can transform your entire body, and it will heal itself over time, if you:
- Believe that your body was made to heal itself.
- Make one change at a time.
- Focus on both mindset changes, habitual thinking pattern changes, and eating behaviors, as well as physical activity levels.
- Be mindful of what you consume that can shift you out of that mission to think, feel, live, and eat better.
I have known people who will show me that they’re on medications for one illness, and then a line up of other medications for the side effects of another medication, and yet they don’t even think to pause for a different option to come to them.
They think that this is the only way, and it breaks my heart to know they truly feel this way. There are options for each of us, but the key is to slowly change.
A complete shock to your mind and body is not the path to healing! One tiny change at a time, at the capacity that you can handle, is how you teach your body to heal itself through the rebuilding of trust in your mind, body, and spirit.
The thing is, why is it that some people, maybe even YOU, are okay with taking some pill for healing of this, that, or the other thing and taking more for the side effects that arrive from this, that, or hte other thing yet you don’t consider the ultra processed, fake, dyed foods you eat as possibly being any part of the creation of your illnesses?
Why?
What is it that makes YOU think that we must pop some sort of supplement or medication prescribed by a doctor or advised by a doctor instead of adjusting our diet towards more natural foods?
I can honestly say that it was my kids who helped me get to this questionable point. From my experiences with my firstborn looking drugged up on cough medications at her Dad’s house to the middle who “lost his spirit” during the times I opted to try prescription medication to the younger kiddo who studied to become a boxer, thus learning more about foods with his brother, and every experience in between that hepled me have an awakening to how upside down our Western Culture is.
We are a culture built on consumerism. I mean, being a consumer is not awful, but consuming things or foods that are better for our growth is what we should pay attention to. We can shift our addiction of consumption to consumer heart-healthy foods, healthy physical activities, and confident thought patterns.
In raising kids to question things, because they forced me to question things, I started what I now realize was/is my own spiritual journey. I started with the habit change of quitting smoking as shared in my Habits = Life book. From there, I branched out to use the same method to transform my life.
From physical activity to diet changes to mindset shifts, all with some training with others, including my sons and sometimes my daughter, I became a new person. I became lighter, and I mostly trusted my guidance from Source.
You too can become lighter. You, too, can heal your body again. You too can feel less anxiety. You too can eat better. You don’t have to pay for or have others pay for the synthetic medications or supplements you think you must consume to heal.
You can become a new person, and you can train your body and mind to be healed without overwhelming yourself. I know the trick, I know the pace, or so I can help you understand your pace, and provide the guidance and love I had from others in my lifetime, so you can wake up one day, look back, and realize that the seed planted today has sprouted into a completely new person!
Please do not read this and think you must immediately toss the medications or supplements in the trash. I am not a doctor. I do not know your specific situation. I am merely sharing a story and guidance from my life to help you pause and consider a new path (if you’re open to trying it, and clear to try it at a pace and level that is safe for you).
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