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I’ve had so many changes going on with my body over the past week it’s been hard to take time to post an update!! (Or to sit for very long–my lower back has had me in knots at times. Fortunately I feel much better now!) So, where to begin? I’ve had a very busy six days at Renew Integrative Health Center . . .
First, I had recommendations last week from Jonathon Dodds, L.Ac on eating lots of red foods to boost my intake of fresh antioxidants and other natural nutritional factors, along with changing my iron supplement. I immediately did both that afternoon and this week I’ve already felt some difference in my energy level and was able to reduce both the allergy and antacid medications I’m taking. Yay!! Thanks Jonathan!
I also had a meeting last Saturday with Tina Mears, MFT on the obstacles standing in my way of meeting my goals & how to overcome them. She helped me strengthen my resolve to put time for myself at the top of my daily to-do list. As a wife, mother, educator, and back-up for my husband’s business I end up at the bottom of my list unless I hold my ground and insist on time to do my exercises & prepare healthy meals (sometimes two–one for me & one for them), as well as time for my various treatments at Renew. I had already begun to carve time for myself but Tina really reinforced how necessary this is for my health–and the health of my family.
Then on Monday and Tuesday I attended two seminars at Renew: One given by Dr. Kamyar M. Hedayat, M.D. on the biological (endocrine) interactions between my mood, the foods I eat, and how these profoundly effect my overall health; The other, given by Dr. Robert Buchel, D.C. was on the importance of ridding my body of accumulated toxins from my years of over-the-counter pain medications (which I take in high doses), various prescription drugs, and (like Dr. Hedayat’s lecture) the constant cravings for sugar and simple carbs (read: pastry, cakes, bread, chocolate).
These seminars really helped me understand the chains of biological reactions that are happening within my body and gave me tremendous encouragement! Now I understand why I’ve been feeling such profound exhaustion, light-headedness, fuzzy thinking, and muscle/joint pain. But even more importantly, this knowledge has expanded my understanding of the interactions between my liver, pancreas, gall bladder, digestive system, brain/mood, hormonal/chemical reactions that drive and serve these structures & their individual processes, & much more. And this knowledge is extremely helpful in my understanding the approach of the doctors here at Renew. (I guess I need to understand the scientific basis for everything–even treatments like acupuncture have scientific language that can be accurately applied.)
So, I began my physical therapy Wednesday with Dr. Vanessa Jackson, D.P.T and Adam in the PT suite & boy, did they get my body moving! Not to say I was running & sweating–they were working hard to unlock my stiff muscles & joints, work on my posture, & go through a stretching & limbering routine for me to do daily at home. I’m sure glad they have this awesome whirlpool table (trough-shaped table filled with a warm ‘waterbed’ that has whirlpool jets pulsing underneath)–aahh! Pure heaven for the stiff body! All this helped me tremendously.
Wednesday I also had my second chiropractic adjustment with Dr. Buchel and he really worked, adjusting my joints from the base of my skull all the way down to my feet! My spine, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hands, pelvis, hips, knees, & ankles were checked & adjusted if needed. Now I was walking much better, although my body wasn’t quite sure what to do! I actually had to be conscious of my movements as my normal pattern of walking had changed & if I wasn’t careful I felt I might stagger sideways. Fortunately, my body acclimated quickly & the awkwardness passed in a few minutes.
Finally on Wednesday, I had a full history & examination with Dr. Hedayat. When finished I was so gratified & relieved when he explained that many of the destructive cycles he had spoken of (in his seminar on Monday) were ongoing in my body & causing much of my ill-health. After being told my HMO they couldn’t find what was wrong with me & I would ‘just have to live with it’, I was excited to have an actual diagnosis & to start a course of action to begin healing! The most important thing Dr. Hedayat told me was I need to rest my liver, gall bladder, & pancreas right now.
So for the next month or so I will avoid all starchy carbs like pastry, bread, potatoes, rice, pasta, & sugar. (Waa! Bye-bye chocolate!) Along with the dietary changes recommended by Jonathan & a few detoxifying supplements, I will eat animal protein with each meal, have lots of vegetables, & before I eat any fruit I will eat 3-4 almonds or walnuts to aid the digestive process. I will also snack on whole eggs (I like hard-boiled) & of course, drink plenty of water. I will miss my bread & rice especially but I can do this for a month, or even two if needed. I understand why I need to do this so I’m not seriously tempted cheat. (But I’ll be glad when I can have some Arroz con Pollo or fresh, whole-grain bread again!)
Then on Thursday I was able to get up in the morning and actually stand up straight & walk without shuffling about! I look in the mirrior–GASP! My shoulders are back, my pelvis tilted correctly–I look like I just lost 10 pounds overnight! Thanks Dr. Vanessa, Adam, & Dr. B!!
I’m so grateful–and motivated!! I’ve never before had all these issues brought together by one person, or group of people working together. Now, having concrete knowledge and a plan for action is the key to my new-found determination. Before, I was always aware that each practitioner was separate and many times their individual recommendations were incompatible in varying degrees. The lack of coordination between each modality left me with many doubts. I would have difficulty trying to pick and choose what parts of which programs to do, and my guesswork was never very useful or satisfying. Now I have a terrific group of people who are extremely well-trained, have a wealth of experience in their fields, and truly want me to succeed. Their good humor & grace has already shone through & I know they will be of tremendous help when I hit those stumbling blocks, as surely I will.
Unfortunately, on Thursday I was exhausted all day after my action-packed Wednesday (including 1-1/2 hour traffic each way!). Then, as I was feeling better, I had some sort of stomach/digestive crisis that night. Whether it was food poisoning, a 6 hour flu, or the grocery store rotisserie chicken was too greasy, I don’t know. But I ended up on the floor for 3-4 hours with pains in my right side like I’ve never felt before. After ridding myself of that which offended my body, the pain slowly subsided & I was finally able to go to bed about 3 am.
Friday I had to cancel teaching workshops after being up all night but I finally felt well enough to head down to Renew again where Jonathan gave me acupuncture which really helped soothe & calm the last feelings of pain & nausea. Then Dr. Buchel gave me another comprehensive chiropractic adjustment after a soothing heat treatment. Then, some gentle stretching on the traction table & I felt pretty good! (I did cancel my Physical Therapy session though.) But I headed over to The Broken Yolk & had a terrific 4-egg omelet with tons of veggies & herbal tea (no honey!). I did look wistfully at the yummy blueberry muffin, but I was good & took it home for my son. Then I came home & slept like the proverbial log all afternoon, night, & late this morning (Saturday, I’m just up really late–yikes! It’s 12:59 am on Sunday morning!)
But I do feel much better today. My muscles are a bit sore but nothing major. My right side is still tender inside, but I’m fine with eating from my approved list. I’m standing straighter & I did some stretches; tomorrow I’ll do my full PT routine of assigned stretches & limbering exercises. Boy, it feels great to start feeling good again!! Thanks everyone at Renew!
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