Hello Loungers!
How do you all do? I hope that summer has been treating everyone well. I know that I am more than excited to be on summer holiday from school. The students were getting antsy and the last year is always more hectic than you think it will be. I am just glad that I now have some time to breathe and get other things in order. Mainly, the reason for this post, my health.
I've never really had many issues with my overall health, meaning my regular GP check-up's always
came back normal. My GP would always end our appointments with the same sentence, "You need to try to lose a bit more weight but everything is fine and in the normal range so you don't need to worry". Being told that everything was fine and that I needn't worry, I didn't worry. That is, until last summer after moving back to Canada.
My body began to act and feel differently once I had moved back to Canada and I went to the GP and was told that it was normal to experience what I was experiencing due to moving across the ocean to another country. I was told that everything would normalise after a few weeks so I went on believing what the GP told me because after all, they're the doctors and know about the human body. I couldn't possibly know my body well enough to know when something is out-of-whack since I am a mere human in possession of a body.
Now, I will be the first to admit that doctor's are people to and do make mistakes. However, it is utterly frustrating constantly returning to your GP with a complaint of an on-going issue only to be told that, A) "nothing is wrong" or B) "just lose weight". It is especially defeating when they refuse to run any tests or don't take your concerns seriously. How many people have been through this before? It makes me want to scream and pull my hair out because I know my body. I know how it feels when it's functioning properly, I know how it feels when something is not right and let me tell you, something is not right. My body has not been functioning the way it should for a little over a year now. Oh yeah, those 'few weeks' that my GP spoke of when I first went to see him about things feeling awry, have come and gone and I have made many trips since to speak with him and even get second and third opinions. I still get the two responses written above. Always A or B.
I finally decided to seek help elsewhere because I know something isn't right and I want to ensure that I take care of things now before it gets any worse. I want children, I want to be around, I want a body that is back in tip-top working order. I wanted to get down to the nitty gritty and see about determining what it is that is imbalanced and throwing my body off kilter. The way I chose to go about this was to seek a more natural option without doctors trying to shove medications and trial medications down my throat. I sought the help of a holistic nutritionist called Sandy. Sandy is working from a place of not only academics but from personal experience as well. She runs her own business over at Stepping Stones Wellness Inc. and her prices are very reasonable.
Now, when you get started it may feel overwhelming because you aren't sure what to expect and all these questions are thrown at you. However, speaking with Sandy has taken most of my stress away and actually given me a renewed hope that things may work themselves out after all. She has been amazing through this process and always responds to any questions I have as soon as possible which is a huge help given how many questions I can come up with. She took time out to actually listen and delve deeper into my test results and is helping me to understand the results as well as working with me in developing a plan to help rectify what is wrong. She has been the epitome of patient with me and explaining everything and helping me understand anything I may not understand. Working together, we've come up with a protocol for me to begin this month and have a check-up appointment scheduled for after the first month.
Honestly, I'm looking forward to seeing where this journey takes me and cannot explain how overjoyed I am that it is a natural approach. I have never been one for medications and am happy that there still is a natural option for those out there who may decide to go that route. I am more hopeful about this step working and it is all because of Sandy and the time she took to really listen to me.
Here's looking to the future and seeing how this all unfolds. I shall keep you updated every step of the way and will try to remember to include photos as well!
Until next time, Loungers!
- Lissa xx
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