For over 18 years I have worked as a natural health researcher for the non-profit organization, Aids Research & Assistance. In that job I have researched natural solutions for kids in Third World countries who have illnesses and little to no access to medical help. The job has been very rewarding and on top of that, has taught me a lot about the natural health world.
I have interviewed naturopaths, chiroractors and other researchers. I started making mental notes about their mindsets and how they view certain health issues and realized that there are significant mindset differences that on the surface, don't seem like a big deal... but viewed with long-term vision can be the difference between life and death and quality of life.
Doctors are wonderful people. Most went to school because they are compassionate and want to help heal people. The pharmaceutical industry unfortunately has a lot of corruption and questionable practices. And people tend to blindly accept the information from the medical and pharmaceutical world as fact, when I would say that the blind acceptance has gone too far. Some medical advice is truly miraculous and helpful. But what we should strive to do is become independent thinkers.
We shouldn't take any diagnosis, treatment option, or suggested medical advice as Biblical truth. We should definitely consider what we are told, but we all need to become our own health detectives. Our own health advisors. Our own "gate keepers." Ultimately, YOU are responsible for the diagnosis you accept, the medical advice you decide to act on, and the substances or treatments you put in your body.
So I like to help people gain knowledge and gain confidence in their own decision making. I encourage having a medical doctor and a naturopathic doctor that you have seen and known and trust before having a health crisis. I like to encourage people to do research and learn how to research natural ways to support weak body systems so that your body can do it's job better when it needs a helping hand. I like to encourage natural over toxic solutions as your body will fare better long term. I like to teach about the body systems so that you know what essential oils and herbs naturally support each system, so that if you develop any small symptom, you know how to support your body naturally to bring it into balance before it develops into a negative disease state.
There are 5 Natural Health Mindsets that I have identified in people who are passionate about natural health. Each one extends your life long term and supports the natural processes. The next blog posts are going to be about those mindsets and I hope you will follow along. Let's stay healthy and learn how to keep our body's doing what they already know how to do... to heal themselves.
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