Not sure if you saw the movie, but it was about this chap that lived the same day, over and over again. Every day, his alarm went off, and he lived the exact same day.
Well, just recently, that has been me. I go to the clinic, and I hear the same story over and over again.
“Well yes, I did have some bloating and yes there was some burping and the other way, some discomfort, some constipation and some diarrhoea. I went to the doctor, and s/he put me on something called Omeprazole. No, they did not test, just gave me the drug. Later I had some scans, and I had some polyps, but they got rid of them. Now they tell me I have colon cancer. How can that me? How me?”
NZ leads the world in women’s colon cancer. Numero Uno.! How very sad. Let me tell you how to change that.
Rule 1: Don’t wait for the diagnosis, listen to the signs
Rule 2: Address the signs, don’t wait for the diagnosis
Rule 3: The body is a self-healing mechanism. Just give it what it needs and take away the barriers to healing.
Your body is constantly talking to you. That dry skin, that hair loss, that pain. That…. They are all messages from your body, asking for help. Only problem is that we choose not to listen. Then the body turns up the volume. Still not listening. Then disease arrives.
You can choose to endure, or you can choose to act. You will know if your gut is not working optimally. Just listen to your body.
Let me tell you why we have the highest rate of women’s bowel cancer in the world. We have a “she will be right attitude”. Let me assure you that “she will not be right.” We also have a medical system focused on sickness. Let’s wait till you get the cancer before we act. The problem is that then it is too late.
There is a poem by Robert Frost about a person at a crossroad trying to decide which road to take. This poem went through my head as I met with Hazel.
Hazel was having “gut” issues. She had experienced periods of bloating, constipation, reflux and lately a dull intermittent pain in her lower tummy.
Her doctor had put her on a drug called Omeprazole and assured her that it was nothing serious. After 6 weeks, Hazel was no better. In fact, she was feeling even more tired than before. She was looking for a more natural alternative.
Hazel viewed her symptoms as a minor annoyance, but she had noted an overall decline in her health, with more colds, less energy, disrupted sleep and less joy. Hazel had lost her mother to bowel cancer so was understandably wary.
We ran a series of tests. Hazel was pre diabetic, was not fully digesting her foods, had nutrient deficiencies, a stressed liver, a tired immune system and a massive parasite problem.
When we had the feedback session with Hazel and explained her underlying imbalances that were driving her symptoms, she seemed relieved. She confided that her husband thought that she was making it up.
We outlined our recommendations to get Hazel to her goals. It involved a combination of diet, lifestyle, exercise and supplements. She was nervous about the cost involved and particularly about her husband’s reaction. I told her to think about it. As she was leaving, she said, “Let’s make this happen. I have some money of my own”.
Here are the words of Robert Frost that rippled through my brain
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.”
Indeed, it made all the difference in Hazel’s life. She has no reflux, is pooping two times a day (with no wiping needed – great sign), has stabilised her blood sugar, dealt to the parasites and is happy.
Did Hazel’s efforts stop her from being a horrid cancer statistic? I don’t know. What I do know is that a fine human being is living the life she wants to live, without restricting symptoms.
Want to hear something funny. I see that I have a consultation coming up with Hazel’s husband.