Author: Chelsea

Healthcare experts estimate 30 percent of Americans are in chronic pain – it could be pain from an old car wreck, pain from diabetic neuropathy, pain from sports injuries or carpal tunnel syndrome, pain from fibromyalgia. How do Americans respond? We in the U.S. consume 80 percent of pain pills manufactured globally.

Taking a pill is easy and we Americans are experts at it! The problem is that when taking that pill doesn’t end the pain, we move into “chronic mode,” and the response most often is more pills, a different doctor and then – no surprise here – unintended consequences from taking all those pain pills (stomach upset, sleepiness, constipation, lack of appetite).

Then, we need more pills to deal with the results of the first set of pills.

Do you see a problem here?

Microcurrent seems like it’s just like those TENS units that we see on TV sales shows or at flea markets. It’s true – it’s non-invasive and no drugs at all, just like TENS. But that’s where the similarity stops.

Avazzia works on C fibers in your nervous system. These are the slow nerves – the ones that report to your brain that your body still hurts. (The A and B fibers are the fast nerves that tell you right away to get your hand off the hot stove or your leg away from the sharp razor.) TENS works on the A and B fibers. By “talking to” the C fibers, Avazzia is telling your body to stop sending the hurt message. Research also shows that microcurrent can be used like needle-less acupuncture, with the same positive effects; research also shows it helps dramatically with pain from neuropathy – something TENS doesn’t even touch.

A few days ago, I needed to go somewhere I didn’t want to go. I did it to save hundreds of dollars. I went to a metaphysical store in my area. I was looking for loose bulk herbs for a test kit I was building. I only wanted about 1/8th of an ounce of each. I didn’t need whole bottles of each and I wanted to get about 30 different organic samples. It reminds me of the “Going on a Bear Hunt” saying, “You can’t go over it, you can’t go under it… ya gotta go through it!” So, I went into a place I did not find comfortable. I was not afraid though. My God is enough. I trust Him.

What I saw was a store full of dark, of desperation, of magic for sale. Literally, things were advertised to have magical powers. Even the very herbs had magical powers listed on them instead of their natural healing attributes. Every god was represented in a statue except their very own Creator. I saw people come and go searching for hope and comfort. One was REALLY hoping to find balance with a particular stone. How sad to me was the thought that he’d find better balance being at peace with God, who made that stone. One of the employees was very knowledgeable about the theories from hundreds of men and women who operate in the metaphysical arena. He was like an encyclopedia! Nice guy, too. He loved to live in the fantasy world of Dungeons and Dragons. Then there was the grumpy old woman, who was given the nickname Granny Clampett. Oh yes, I could see why. I worked hard not to offend her. The owner of the store was introduced to me and he said hello and walked off. He was not interested in a chat with me. But I walked in with abundance and peace. My Lord was with me, and I could see need.

Granny Clampett was the one to ring up my order. It took a while documenting the herbs I had bought. My bill rang up for a little over $8.00. I giggled because I would have spent hundreds if I had avoided the place. Granny was mumbling about how she wanted to go home to be with the people who loved her and how she never had allergies until she moved down here… She was hurting. And lost and lonely. I grabbed her hand and held it for a good 5 minutes, looked her in the eyes and spoke words of love to her. From my heart, I was giving her Jesus. I was giving the Love of God intentionally. As I held her hands, she softened, and then the largest smile I have seen bloomed on her face. She was beautiful, felt hope and friendship. I left my card with her and went home.

What I learned about my visit to the metaphysical store: It is no where close to what I do. Really, I knew that. But it was obvious being in there. I’ve been teased as if I was selling “eye of newt” and I would never. I do not work in the metaphysical areas. It doesn’t even mirror it. It’s not like I took it in and ripped the label off and stuck my own on it. The way I see it, they are the ones to swap labels and claim credit. I also learned that Granny Clampett is beautiful and worth melting for.

So much of our health is tied to our hope. I shall not fear reaching out with intentional Christian love.

For my clients, you have my heart. You also can trust that I am going to serve my Lord in serving you. Redeemed by the sacrifice of Jesus, I will work to support you as He designed you. I will use His creation and be thankful for its service to us.  I will pray for you, listen to you and search the scriptures with you. I will not hand you a rock and have you place your hope in it. Your hope is in the Lord.

I get asked by well intended friends and family if I have a tip, suggestion, or remedy for (insert a disease here.) They want a healthy approach to being symptom free. I respect that desire. However, it is a health food store version of allopathy. “Treat with a herb… symptom goes away… yay me!” Green allopathy is not the job of a holistic health practitioner. It is what happens within the supplement department at a health food store, on-line searching, or maybe a friend’s recommendation.

As a BioEnergetic Practitioner/Certified Natural Health Professional, I have been trained to see the WHOLE body and it is NOT linear. The body is made of organs, glands, tissues, emotions, spirit, micro organisms, energy… Its a flow system. The symptoms your body communicates with are various and complexly intertwined with other systems. Emotions can affect organs. Organs can throw out your back. Cancer can develop when it gets deep into the cells…. You can spend a TON of money attempting to heal from green allopathy. You can also make yourself sick. Your body needs correct support and balance.

What I love about BioEnergetic testing and support is that the practitioner can eavesdrop on the client’s systems and learn what support their body needs! ALL of it, WHEN it is ready. You wouldn’t want to start a detox if your body isn’t ready. What would happen is that, yes, you may push the toxins out of the cells but if your filters are not working properly, your body will just redeposit the toxins in another place. New symptoms may arise. Toxins may go deeper.

I never “treat” disease. And I don’t diagnose. I give the body the support it needs through nutrition, sarcodes, homeopathic detoxifiers, lifestyle suggestions, emotional support and LOVE. With the right support, YOUR body will heal its own diseases. And give it time, it has some healthy healing work to accomplish. You are created with the powerful ability to heal. Put the right support on your team and you will nourish your whole self!

I learned about pH in Highschool. The “power of Hydrogen” or the “potential of Hydrogen” were chemistry terms. I wasn’t taught that pH was a big part of our biology as well. Maybe I just didn’t listen. It had no impression on me whatsoever. Until this year. This year, I learned about The Mineral Chart of Acceptance and it rocked my world! The VERY first question that came to my mind was, “Why aren’t doctors even looking into this?!?” IT IS ESSENTIAL TO OUR WELL BEING!

I appreciate doctors. I really do! They saved my husband’s life and have performed a total of 17 surgeries between the two of us. In an emergency, I’m at the hospital. At home, I work to PREVENT needing doctors. Prevention, well, avoiding healthcare, is why I wanted to start my studies to be a naturopathic doctor. Doctors are trained to treat SYMPTOMS. It is the Western model of medicine. If you want to AVOID SYMPTOMS, you will need to search up-stream for causes. Your urine pH is a fantastic indicator of health and healing ability. It is also a valuable indicator to your body’s vulnerability.

Bugs prey on the weak. Let me illustrate as if I were a farmer. Soil pH is critical to a healthy crop. If the pH is off, the plants grow weak, small, get diseases, and get attacked by predatory bugs. If the soil pH is at its optimum level, the plants take in all the nutrients to grow beautifully, resist diseases, and bugs just don’t think they are very tasty. The need for pesticides goes down and the human consumption value goes up exponentially! It’s the same with you. Maybe it’s because we came from the dust of the earth. I like to think that way, at least.

The blood MUST maintain a pH of 7.4. Your life is in your blood. It has highest priority when it comes to your body’s automatic maintenance. And it’s a thief. A Robin Hood kind of thief. It steals from the other organs and systems in order to keep you alive. When you get blood work done, it isn’t a strong indicator of your body’s struggle to maintain homeostasis because it steals and fakes us out. Your URINE pH is the tattle teller. It is the mirror image of what’s going on in your body and reveals the price your body is paying to keep your blood pH within its critical range. Urine pH can very greatly. Test strips that measure pH in urine generally go from a pH 5.5-8. Your goal is for your urine pH to be 6.4-6.6.

The pH of 7 is neutral. Any number below 7 is acidic. And number higher than 7 is alkaline. Your urine, at a pH of 6.4 can take in every nutrient. The first nutrient to lose and not be used by the body is iodine! Thyroid problems much? It falls off the body’s ability to accept it at a pH below 6.3 or higher than 6.6. Moly and silver fall off the ability to take in at below a pH 6.25 to higher than pH 6.7. Next is  below 6.2 or higher than 6.9 with the loss of germanium and selenium. Below 6.1 and higher than 6.8 you lose copper and zinc. Below 6.0 and higher than 7.0 you lose chromium, manganese, iron and cobalt. Below 5.8 and higher than 7.2 is a large group! Vitamins A, B, E, F, K and minerals sulfur, chlorine, potassium, calcium, titanium, and vanadium! Below 5.6 and above 7.4 you lose sodium, magnesium, silica and phosphorus. And in the last group, as you will see why, you lose hydrogen, carbon, lithium, beryllium, boron, nitrogen, oxygen and fluorine.

The Standard American Diet is SAD. And it is highly acidic! It’s no wonder we are so needy for supplementation. Until we can get our diet, digestion, transportation, absorption, and elimination tweaked, we will always be DEPENDENT on supplements and treatment for symptoms.

A simple search on the internet will provide excellent information on the foods to eat that will balance your pH. It’s a topic and list I will get to soon. So, test the first urine of the day after 6am. Do the same just before bed. Take saliva samples as well. Keep a record. Your body is talking to you, so pay attention.

I do want to offer a warning about supplements: We can’t eat rocks. Plants “eat” rocks and we eat plants. Always buy plant-based supplements that have graciously done the rock digesting for you.

I was having a heart to heart with my sister today. It was about our bodies, how they are designed to heal, and keep us alive in spite of our terrible stewardship skills. My body’s appearance is far from ideal. It’s also far from healthy. That’s why I started this journey into natural health in the first place. I have a LONG way to go to reach my health goals. One goal is to lose a billion pounds and to NOT be paralyzed by the process. Like many women, and probably many men, we often feel “stuck” and our weight won’t come off no matter what we try. Well, this post isn’t about a weight loss plan. I’m still looking to master that one. It’s about looking into your ‘sick’ body to see that it’s really your hero and best friend. Your body has not betrayed you. It has protected you!

When I began studying the body systems and diseases, I began to notice that ‘disease’ was created by the body in order to maintain homeostasis in the blood. It MUST maintain homeostasis in the blood or it will die. When there is a deficiency, excess, or injury, etc., the blood will do what ever it can to keep you alive. That may mean leaching calcium from your bones to balance the rigid pH requirements. It may mean raising your blood pressure to try to prevent cancer. It may cause diarrhea to pass unwanted microbes faster. It may store every bit of fat because it cannot properly digest fats, proteins, and/or carbohydrates! Oh! And the body can use fat to help store toxins away from vital organs. Hmm….

The day I realized that my body was doing a FANTASTIC job of working with what I have and what I give it, was the day I set my self image conversations down. I began to THANK my body. I saw my diseases as tools and temporary. If I work WITH my body, the way it was designed, it heals. If I force it, it resists. It’s smarter than I am. If I suppress symptoms, I create new challenges for my body to problem solve.

So be gentle, love your body, fat, lumps, wrinkles and scars. Take care of your buddy. 

 (Note: I am not suggesting you don’t seek emergency or medical care! I am simply saying you create cause and effect in every action. Use good judgement.)