I was talking to a friend yesterday about some chronic health issues he's been working on. It seems that the western medical model doesn't have any answers for him. I asked if he minded me butting my nose in on his business before I started firing questions at him. You see, he's always tired, and it turns out, can fall asleep just about anywhere, doing just about anything-like driving. YIKES!! I really care about this person, so that's why I decided to be a butt-in-skee. I asked all kinds of questions about oxygen levels, and caffeine, and history. I made some suggestions that may or may not be helpful. Only time will tell.
What I did not get to tell my friend, is that when we start working on our chronic health issues, it can take some time to see the benefits. And more important is that it can take a long time to heal something that has been out of balance for so long. It took me a couple of decades to have a gallstone attack, and it might take me a few years to rid myself of them, which I intend to do-slowly. Healing work takes patience, perseverance, and determination. There is no magic pill that will fix a chronic illness, at least I am not aware of one.
I'd like to think that paying attention to what got us into this mess will help us get out of it, in the long run. Part of what got me into this mess is thinking that a diet of processed foods, inhaled instead of chewed would sustain my well-being for all of time. Actually, it was my lack of thinking that really got me into this mess, and knowing that is helpful. So now I get to think about what food I eat, and maybe someday I will focus on how much I chew my food. I shall strive to master one thing at a time, on the slow but steady road to wellness.
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