Using Nutrition Like A Drug!
Hi! Many people today are trying to avoid using medication, either prescription or over the counter, to alleviate their symptoms. We understand that in general, medications can have serious side effects and all you have to do is listen to one of the many "drug commercials" we are bombarded with on television to know that. When you hear the list of potential hazards, you realize that "the treatment may be worse than the disease". So instead, we look for "natural approaches" to help with our symptoms, which may be joint pain, arthritis, insomnia, headaches, blood sugar issues (high or low), depression, skin problems, obesity, hot flashes, fatigue, heart or circulatory problems, the list goes on and on. And for many of us, the older we get, the longer our list of symptoms becomes. If we don't do something, life becomes unenjoyable and we find ourselves uttering the dreaded phrase; "Getting old sucks"! :-(
But, one thing many people forget, is to step back and look at their body "holistically", meaning to see ourselves as the complex, wonderful, living machine that we are, one that was designed by our creator to be a self-healing, self-regulating mechanism. We should not take the "allopathic" or Medical approach, meaning one interested only in reducing symptoms, because symptoms are actually good for us. That's right, symptoms are good, as they are the warning bell designed to get our attention. Symptoms aren't there just to be an annoyance, there are there for a good reason, like a fire alarm, to tell us that something is wrong, something is missing, something has gone askew. And using any approach, whether allopathic or natural, just to quell a symptom (or a collection of symptoms), is really like cutting the wires to the bell, while ignoring the fire that is burning somewhere. By doing so, we are just allowing our sickness, disease or imbalance to continue to worsen, to go deeper into our body, to show up somewhere else, until someday it reaches a point of no return.
So, what I am saying is, even if we are able to use nutritional supplements or herbs to help with a symptom, if we are not giving our body everything it needs to heal overall, then we are still ignoring our underlying problem. Please recognize and respect your body's ability to heal itself, and stop chasing symptoms. Instead, try giving your body what every body needs to heal, give it the 90 Essential Nutrients (60 minerals, 16 vitamins, 12 essential amino acids and 2-3 essential fatty acids) every day, in the right form and right amounts and then step back and patiently let your body to what it wants to do, what is was designed to do and that is, heal itself. And once it does that, continue to give your body the Essential 90 everyday so that it can stay well!
I ask you, which would you prefer, being symptom free or being well? I think we all would rather be well, wouldn't we? The best way to avoid sickness, disease and infirmity is to pursue and embrace wellness! And I understand it's a tough economy out there. If you are concerned about the cost of the Essential 90, believe me the "price that you pay for being sick" is much more than money alone, it's losing the enjoyment of life, the pure happiness of being alive. Once that is gone, your money means nothing. At some point, you need to decide which is more important, your money or your health? As I heard someone once say, "The richest man in the cemetery is still dead"! Invest in your health! It's the best investment you'll ever make and the dividends it pays are much more than money alone!
Thanks for reading and caring about your health! :-)
Evan R. Neilson, D.C.
