It may seem like I always have it together. My kids think I am perfect (when they like me), my peers and friends always compliment me, but remember, you can’t judge a book by its cover! It doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from, we all have lots to deal with. Especially when it comes to our health!
Throughout my 30s I often felt achy and not like myself. I could never put a finger on what it was, and neither could any doctor. As a young, active woman, I wasn’t sure what was going on, but I knew I had to make a change. I took on a tremendous amount of stress which thankfully was hidden behind some savvy techniques I learned in the lifestyle industry. I started to look back even further, and I can remember being 10 years old coming home from a overnight school trip and having a tick on me. After that I got colds more often, developed Raynaud’s (a condition resulting in discoloration of fingers and toes after exposure to changes in temperature and emotional events) and had a brief period of Bell’s Palsy (paralysis of the facial nerve causing muscular weakness). My older brother would joke that I looked like Popeye — not funny!
I finally found out that I had an autoimmune disease. Since then, I’ve been able to regulate my health in a more stable way by incorporating vitamins A, C, E and D into my diet and health routine. When I was younger, traditional doctors weren’t able to find where the issue originated. Now in 2017, we have so many more healthcare services that can help us with our problems from head to toe, inside and out.
Don’t suppress your sluggish feelings, soreness or exhaustion. Pay close attention to your body, as it’s trying to get your attention and send you a message. I would never feel as good as I do today if I had given up trying to figure out where the problem originated. All I had to do was trust my gut and find the right doctor for me.
DASHA®’s preventative services and 360’ approach to wellness can help you find solutions for problems that haven’t occurred yet. I urge you this year to take control of your health, instead of letting it control you.
