Be Proactive with Your Health When you’ve decided once and for all that you can beat this, you become proactive. Taking responsibility for your health is the most valuable step to improving your health concerns. The best way to take bold action is to dive deep into your soul and think about what makes you feel happy and alive. Does a simple yoga or Pilates routine bring fire to your life? Or what about getting outside and feeling the sun on your skin – does this not feel great?
The main function of the immune system is to protect the body against the invasion of foreign microorganisms. It is the most essential asset for maintaining one’s overall wellbeing. A weakened immune system slowly allows invasion of foreign bacteria, viruses, and parasites, creating an environment for the propagation of a variety of chronic conditions.
Irritable bowel syndrome is a dysfunction in the digestive system that largely affects the large intestine or the colon. This is the part of the system that takes care of the bowel movements in the body including the storage and the excretion of solid waste materials. In irritable bowel syndrome, the large intestine becomes very sensitive. As to what’s the reason behind the sensitiveness of the large intestine, scientists and medical experts still cannot determine why. Research are still being made up until now to ascertain the true cause of irritable bowel syndrome.
The body removes toxins in many ways, including filtration, excretion and perspiration. Toxins can live in our bodies for many years and can remain there if your lymph is not circulating properly. The skin, liver, lungs and kidneys are all important for the detoxification process.
Chronic conditions are often very difficult to detect, and standard medical practitioners may not even know how to look for them. My digestive problems and thyroid symptoms became much worse after my unsuccessful pregnancy and no specialist that I visited was any help. I suffered from acid reflux with every meal and even suffocated at night because of it. The only remedies they could recommend were pharmaceuticals, which turned out to be ineffective. The suffocation, fear, and resulting heart palpitations (due to thyroid dysfunction) lasted for what seemed like an eternity. I was subject to countless EKGs, echocardiograms, and innumerable blood tests. The results always came back negative or inconclusive. This went on for at least fifteen years of my…