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I was so sick and trying to work everyday helping others who
were in pain. Massage Therapy is hard work, it is physically
demanding. A Massage Therapist needs to be in good health to
survive the everyday stresses to the body. I had been sick for a long time and now it seemed to be getting progressively worse. I had been to the doctor and at first was put on Bentyl for IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) when the Bentyl seemed to stop helping I was changed to Librax, one a day or as needed. Now I was taking 5 Librax per day and eating Imodium AD like it was candy and I was still suffering from chronic diarrhea and now I was beginning to have unbearable pain in my right side. Everything I would eat would go right through me, I had lost 20 lbs and now weighed only 85 lbs. The doctors wanted to do more tests. It was time to say "Enough!" One of my clients was talking to me one day during her massage and was telling me of her health challenges. They were not the same as mine although she was still diagnosed with IBS. She said that she had started eating organic foods, nothing with hormones, steroids or pesticides. She had read Jordan Rubin's book "The Maker's Diet" and suggested I read it. Jordan Rubin had Terminal Crohn's Disease when he was 19 years old and had overcome the disease with natural medicine and organic foods. She also suggested I read the book: The Yeast Connection. It was my discovery upon reading the material she had advised me to read that Yeast plays quite a detrimental part on our health if not treated and allowed to overgrow into our bloodstream. I knew I had a problem with yeast but I thought I was doing the right thing to get rid of it with prescription creams, etc. It was my discovery that the treatments only suppressed the yeast and did not actually get rid of it. I had been going to a chiropractor for many years and she mentioned a doctor she used who studied natural medicine. This doctor, she was also the only one I could find even remotely close to where I lived, was an hour and a half drive from home. Despite the drive, I made an appointment and went to see this doctor. After an initial consultation, it was her opinion that I had an overgrowth of yeast that was causing my IBS and that if we could get the yeast under control, the IBS would subside. It was worth a try. Unfortunately, when you pursue natural medicine, you are on your own. Insurance does not recognize this as a true medical treatment. After much time and treatment and many dollars later I could agree it is not a medical treatment, it is a source of healing! The doctor prescribed an organic diet consisting of certain ORGANIC foods which my body seemed to thrive on and avoiding the foods that my body did not do well with (determined through testing), Whole food supplements consisting of probiotics (Good bacterial the digestive system needs which can be destroyed by too many antibiotics), and IV therapy. It was not easy to avoid sugars, yeast, and white flour, but I did it. I was so sick I felt I had no other choice. Healing began. It has been a year since I first stepped foot into Natural Doctor's office and I am happy to say that I no longer take Librax or Imodium AD. As long as I don't overdo the foods that I am not suppose to eat and only use them as a treat, I am healed of all digestive ailments. I also discovered that the IV treatment helps me to avoid colds and flu. UPDATE 2009 - I sought help through IV therapy (medical grade hydrogen peroxide) and natural supplements and Organic Foods. I stopped going to this natural doctor because it was beginning to get difficult for the nurse to get an IV in . When I first started going he could get it on one stick. The last time I went he stuck me 8 times before getting a vein, in my foot! He moved to my foot because the veins had gotten smaller in my arms and he could not get a vein, and if he when he finally did get one, the IV would not run. At this point looking back I would not recommend IV therapy for any length of time - I did IV therapy for a period of approximately 3 years. Starting out twice a week, then moving to once a week, then once a month, then once every 3 or 4 months. I believe it destroyed my veins. I used to have large veins which were very easy to stick. Now I have small, very hard to find veins. I was told by a phlebotomist and medical doctor that it was due to the IV therapy I had. Medical Grade Hydrogen Peroxide is very hard on the veins, which I was NEVER told by my natural doctor. There are other treatments for Candida (yeast Overgrowth) through natural healing that DO NOT include Medical Grade Hydrogen Peroxide. At the time I thought I was doing something beneficial for my body but did not know the side effects as I was told there were NO SIDE EFFECTS. I also met a lady who introduced me to Kefir and also Cultured Vegetables, which are both a great source of natural probiotics. You can purchase starter packets from Body Ecology. These were both a taste I had to acquire. I can trace the beginning of my battle with yeast back to 1987. Little did I know as a young adult that an admission to the hospital and several pain medications and antibiotics later I would begin a battle that I was totally unaware that I was fighting. I began to have yeast infections for the first time in my life. In 1990 I began having digestive problems and boughts with diarrhea. In 1992 I became pregnant and had a difficult pregnancy, being put on bed rest at 31 weeks. I had several yeast infections while pregnant and after my daughter was born she had them also as an infant. All the time never knowing that I had yeast overgrowth nor how to heal myself of the problem. I can't help but wonder, when I left the hospital in 1987, after I had been prescribed such strong medications and antibiotics if I had been put on a probiotic at this time, would my health have been better over the past 19 years, would my children have been born yeast free? Would I have avoided the agony of IBS? I believe the answer is yes. I have discovered the importance of eating Organic foods. Research it for yourself and do not take my word for it. Did you ever wonder why 8-year-old girls have breasts? Can become pregnant? Is this normal? Have you ever heard of pesticide poisoning? What causes Cancer? It is my opinion hormones, steroids and pesticides are detrimental to our health and that we are killing our families and ourselves when we choose to put these things into our bodies. Many complain that organic food is more expensive, and it is, but to me it is worth the investment when I consider the long-term effects on my family's health. I have written this in hopes that it will help others to realize there are other alternatives to our health, Natural is best. There are times we need antibiotics and other medications, but be informed always follow up with a probiotic after a round of antibiotics to replace the natural flora of the digestive system. Be informed not conformed. Original Posting Date: 2004 |
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