yesterday i had an enlightening and comforting appointment at a holistic health and wellness center. as i’ve discussed before, i’ve been to a naturopath a few times this year, but since i have suspicions about a returning cyst in my ovary, i decided to get a second opinion just to make sure i’m covering all my bases in treatment and healing.
this time, instead of seeing a holistic practitioner operating on her own, i decided to visit a “center” that employs several different holistic/complementary therapy people. the center also employs a true M.D., so they offer TONS of tests/labwork that can be done to help zoom in on your own specific biological needs and so they can get a true picture of your health.
i chose to have a nutritional balance done, which is also what i had previously with my naturopath, but this center does it a little differently and more comprehensively. after talking to one of the staff members (whom i was acquainted with before this appointment), i decided this was a good place to start!
two practitioners performed the balance. i lied on a table with my feet slightly hanging off the end. while one applied a magnet with a light touch to every the major organ area and energy meridians all over my body, the other practitioner, at each stop, held both of my feet under my heels with equal pressure and lifted lightly. if the magneted area was weak, my right foot would rise quickly and higher than my left. it was really weird—but you can tell they are not making it move. you’d be able to tell if they were pushing it!
after the initial testing, they collaborated and decided what supplements may help my body find balance. at this point they retested each area, lying the actual supplement on my stomach so my body’s energy fields could sense them. now this is where i have struggled in the past with having a true belief that this method works, so i flat out asked them to explain it to me! LOL!
what they described is that our body is made up of energy fields—essentially and scientifically, electromagnetic fields. this is how our heart beats, how we have circulation, how our synapses work, everything! those energy fields are outwardly sensitive as well—even moreso than our sense of touch with feeling hot or cold. for example, you know how you can walk into a room or building or group of people and just “have a feeling?” like a vibe if you may…whether it be bad or good…we’ve all had them in one way or another.
acupoints for energy meridians.well, this is the same “sensing” your energy fields do during the nutritional balance. the balancing procedure encouraged my body to tell them whether it has a “good vibe” or a “bad vibe” about the supplement. then they experimented with the dosage until my body responded “YES! that’s it!” to me this makes perfect sense! (tho honestly, my explanation does the experience no good! LOL! its hard to explain if you cant be there to feel it!)
at one point near the end, when most all of the supplements i’d needed were lying on me, they started testing me with some essential oil blends. they layed the unopened bottle on me—there was no scent. but suddenly i started feeling dizzy and i told them. it was almost kinda freaky! i wasnt hungry, or nervous, or anything like that. they smiled and reassured me that it was normal, and actually very good—a sign that my body’s energy fields were attempting to balance.
but then shortly thereafter, i felt like crying! it was like that one time in yoga class when i just couldnt hold back the tears and there was absosmurfly no reason to cry! i told them, and they nodded to each other in agreement that the essential oils they were testing on me were the ones i needed. they handed me some kleenexes and told me to cry away! heehee! my body was literally crying out that this was something i need. they reassured me that i shouldnt hold back the tears—it’s part of healing, not just mentally, but physically, too.
after everything was complete, they showed me a book that lists connections between the essential oils, a certain emotion or feeling, and areas/organs of the body. i cried again and asked, “how can you know this??” over the years, i have had unexplained pains in certain areas of my body in addition to the pain endometriosis has brought. all 4 essential oil blends coincided with the areas i’ve had those pains.
and then when i saw the emotions that were attached—loss of identity, fear of rejection, disappointment, need of recognition, just to name a few—i lost it. it just made perfect sense, and i was at the same time comforted that i now have a way to release these emotions i’ve been harboring and that have been contributing to my ill health! mentally AND physically!!
the flower of cananga odorata, or ylang ylang, the mother of one of my favorite essential oils. negative emotions we hold inside our hearts and minds not only
effect our attitudes, but directly effect our health as well. i now sincerely believe this! a build-up of those negative emotions eventually leads to illness and disease. of course its not the only factor; there are environmental and nutritional factors, too. but the emotional one is the one we most forget about because we just stuff things down and try to forget about them!
i truly believe working with our bodies and how they were made to find homeostasis is really where we should start. today i am starting on my new supplemental program to help my body heal! i am also re-evaluating my diet and making some changes again. i’ll update you on that soon :)
if you’re curious…what they found during my balance is that not only do i have emotional baggage to free, but i have a HUGE toxin overload in my organs, especially my liver and gall bladder. they were shocked that a 33 year old woman could be as toxic as i am. LOL!! i am NOT proud of it! ;)
there were several supplements my body needs to balance, but because of the high level of toxicity i cant even process it. it would make me pretty sick. my poor gall bladder and liver are coughing and sputtering and crying out for help! and my adrenal glands are shot from pumping out cortisol like crazy (from anxiety and stress), and in turn its whacked out my thyroid and pituitary glands as well.
the adrenal glands also use B vits to function…and ive had this horrible crack in the corner of my mouth off and on for over a decade, which now i know is a sign of B vit deficiency. i’ve been deficient for THAT LONG! and my adrenals have been exhausted for THAT LONG! that’s a long time for someone who’s as young as i am. its scary!
im glad to know these glands can be nourished and healed—i have begun to wonder if i have the beginnings of senility! LOL!! i struggle a lot finding the right words when i talk…i forget things a LOT…and its not “natural aging.” it frustrates me quite a bit. im way too young to be senile yet! LOL!! improperly functioning endocrine glands make ya feel like you are losing it—literally!!
we really have no clue how horribly we treat our bodies, and we expect them to stay healthy. yikes.
i venture to guess that many people of my generation are headed toward the same toxic overload if they havent already. we’re the fast food generation, and the one that uses more chemicals in anything and everything than any so far. but to our advantage, we’re curious and intelligent, and we want to be healthier, and many of us are willing to be open-minded to natural methods of restoring our health.
wow, i guess i’ve blabbled on forever, eh?? ;) hehe! well, yesterday’s experience honestly hit home with me. i feel like i’ve got a new path to blaze and that there’s hope. there’s TONS more to my new plan, but to avoid more novel-length posts, i’ll spread it out a little. ;) *hehe*
so i suppose in a nutshell i’ve learned:
poor nutrition + negative emotions = ill health
and
balanced nutrition + stable emotions (and removing negative ones) = good health!
i’m on my way to good health, and i’m glad you’re joining me by stopping by my blabby blog :) i appreciate it.
~josey~
