Passionately Holistic

I am not sure where to begin. I can’t quite put my finger on how I got here. Well, I guess I can but the path was longer than it seems. I started opening my eyes when I witnessed a girlfriend fight cancer naturally or I actually witnessed her health afterwards. She found a lump in her breast and had it removed. To her family’s dismay she opted not to do radiation treatment. Instead she dove head first into books, health, and changing her lifestyle. She stopped going into the office, hired a personal chef who only prepared raw foods. She juiced once an hour every hour that she was awake. She detoxed and cleansed her entire body; one organ at a time. She took supplements, iodine, vitamin C IV drips (4+ hours per treatment), and so much more. You hear people say, “it’s a lifestyle change” and she truly did change her entire style of life and way of thinking. She started meditating, and living more positively even with her horrifying circumstance. She had her entire house inspected by an environmental engineer, found the flaws and corrected them. She had a water filtration system installed for her home, not just drinking water. I specifically remember her saying there is no way to pinpoint one thing she did that in her mind cured her body. She told me all the things she did and changed. It was beyond amazing and I agree. How could you determine what exactly worked? It seems it was most likely a combination of everything. She basically cleansed and detoxed her entire life and body. What we know for sure is something(s) definitely worked.

While I was learning of this magnificent story, my own step-mother’s breast cancer had returned after years of being “cancer free”. It was devastating. The treatments, the clinical trials, the clinical trials and studies she wasn’t accepted in. The ups and downs, the false hopes, the positive trends that always seems to end with those hopes slowing growing more narrow. After what I had learned from my girlfriend I tried my best, without overstepping, to give a little insight or things/ideas for her to maybe try. It was hard and I’m pretty sure I upset both her and my father. I wasn’t trying to upset them but I did push her to possibly eat differently or try juicing or check her PH levels to see how acidic her body was…shame on me. I honestly was only trying to see if we could create a path to have her here longer. Again, shame on me. One can never understand the thought process of someone who is dying of cancer. She was tired, her hope was low and here I was talking and trying to convince her maybe she could try a few more things. I wanted to see her beat this disease that was ridding her of her body and mind. Sadly after a long battle, she passed away. She was a fighter and she really did try everything she knew to. She believed in the system we are all taught to believe in. The treatments that seem to be the only hope we have for survival when someone is diagnosed with cancer. I will never know if anything would have helped. Maybe it would not have but I am still baffled and saddened. It seems so contradictory doctors won’t ask patients to change their diet while enduring treatments. Why wouldn’t they add vitamins and minerals to help their patients suppressed immune systems? Why wouldn’t they ask their patients to change some habits? If anyone can ask a person to and have them actually consider it, doctors can. I just can’t wrap my head around it. I understand that doctors are trained specifically in the field they have chosen but why can’t nutrition be part of their treatment? Wouldn’t it make sense to have a nutritionist provide “treatment” along side with their oncologist? The questions go on and on in my head and they probably always will.

While all of this was happening we had our son who at the time was young. I started looking around. I looked in our pantry, looked at the cleaners we used on the floors our barefoot son was on all day everyday. I looked at the water we drank, the plastic bottles we drank from, the laundry detergent that literally clung to our bodies 24/7, the shampoo and toothpaste we used, and the conventional/processed food we ate. Where did this meat come from I just picked up from the grocery store, why does this box of cereal say “made with genetically modified ingredients”. Suddenly I was scared, really scared and knew in my heart I needed to make changes. A lot of changes. I don’t think I slept for 3 months. My eyes were wide open and I wasn’t sure what to do. I didn’t know where to start. It was all so overwhelming and my husband was looking at me wondering where his wife went and if she was coming back. I don’t blame him. I read books, researched ingredients, and threw tons of things in the trash. For a while it was tough, really tough and I’m not writing this to upset anyone or make people think “this is too much” but just to truthfully say how it was for me. This is what changed me and why. I had to start little by little. Baby steps, and I just kept stepping.

Today I am conscious of most everything that comes into our home or even outside of our home. I even question the lawn care chemicals and pest control sprayers. It can be challenging at times but I feel it is all worth it. All I can do is TRY. Illnesses and diseases are happening to so many and not only cancer. Maybe there is a better, cleaner, safer way to live that can help prevent disease and also keep us living a healthier happier life overall. With this I share my story, my experiences, and my WHY. My end game truly is to PREVENT illness and disease the best I can for my family and maybe even help a little with yours.