Let me just start by saying that I am not against western medicine or medical doctors in general. Now that we have that out of the way let me just say that medical doctors are trained to prescribe medication. So if you are going to them for any other reason (other than a diagnosis) then maybe seeing a different type of practitioner as well is advisable.
It is not uncommon for people to be prescribed medication that they do not need. Doctors are really good at prescribing medications. If you go to them with a symptom they will likely have a medication that they think may help alleviate that symptom. After all, that is why you are there, right? What if you could achieve the same or better results without burdening your body with yet another substance to work the liver? Then would still take that medication? You would still say that you NEED it?
Let me share a few examples with you...
I have a client who is suffering and her specialist cannot seem to figure out what is wrong. They have not been able to find anything out of balance (in the places that they are looking) so he suggested my client try this ‘treatment’ to see if it would make a difference. The treatment he recommended is costly (£10,000 per treatment) and requires that she be in the hospital for 6 hours being infused with this drug to “see if it makes a difference” and has multiple severe side effects. Is it just me that thinks that this sounds crazy?
Another client had minor surgery recently and came home with 5 different medications, two of which were needed and three to combat the potential side effects of the first two. So, take a body that has been through trauma and a liver that is trying to process the general anaesthetic and add 5 more medications to the toxic load — three of which the person may not even need! Is this okay? Where is the advice on supporting the body for healing?
A third client was diagnosed with cancer and was about to start chemotherapy. The nutrition advice given to her was to eat everything and anything she could stomach as she was going to need the calories to get through the chemotherapy. She was told to eat cake, cookies and drink milkshakes. I am sorry but shouldn’t an oncologist know that sugar feeds cancer?
A fourth client was prescribed PPIs to combat chest pain and heart palpitations. That didn’t sit right with her so instead she dug a little deeper with me and discovered that she had a nutrient deficiency and admitted that she needed some stress management techniques.
I am not saying all doctors are the same — I love our family GP he is a wise and educated man who gives us fabulous advice and recommends reading and places to research so we can educate ourselves. What I am saying is that we have got to take control of our health. We have to have personal responsibility for what advice we blindly follow and what we question. We have got to at least read the medication inserts before we put these things in our body. If it doesn’t sit right with you, research it. If you do not know how or where to turn to research it find someone who will, like me. I thrive off of doing this type of research for people and helping to find them an alternate or complementary solution.
Client number one did not go for the experimental treatment with hideous side effects, client number two only took two of the five medications without any side effects and client number three fuelled her body with high nutrient delicious food and sailed through her chemotherapy while client number four feels better than ever and never filled that PPI prescription. It is incredible what your body can do when you give it what it needs and just get out of the way. Your body does not do anything by mistake so maybe we should be listening to our symptoms and get curious as to what our bodies are trying to tell us.
If you have a newly prescribed medication, are having to add new medications to your list due to side effects of other meds or have a symptom that you are curious about, get in touch. I would welcome the opportunity to help you unpick what your body is trying to tell you.
To Wellness!
April
*It is important to note that I never recommend that a client come off any medication without permission from their prescribing doctor.
