A few days ago a colleague of mine sent me a note saying she was disheartened. She explained to me that a majority of her life, she’d been quite healthy except for a few minor incidents and juvenile ailments.
One day, it became apparent to her that some aspects of her life were not operating in the normal, healthy way. It bothered her because, in her mind, she had thought herself to be slender, able-bodied, buoyant and good looking.
Her physician advised her that as you mature in age, starting about 40, that her metabolism begins to slow. She questioned him about the issue because she realized that she was putting on a few pounds even though she wasn’t consuming any more calories that she had previously.
She also realized that the last few years her menstrual cycles were lengthened, unpleasant and abnormal with hint of getting better. Her gynecologist advised her that hormones change as a woman nears the age of 40.
Then her absorption of food she’d always favored was becoming more difficult to digest. She asked me what happened to the rock hard stomach she had.
Then I am told that her blood pressure was persistently 140/80 or more when it was normally 110/70.
The one major affliction she had was a skiing incident at the age of 17 that injured her knee but arthritis was beginning to set in.
Her story is not unique. In fact, many of my readers email me telling me that their bodies are beginning to change drastically when the approach the age of 40. Then they start to add more pharmaceuticals about every 4 to 5 years just to combat the side effect of the medications so that they may lead a better quality of life.
She was lucky enough to have close relations with her physician and could voice openly about the transformation her body had taken on. I advised her to assert herself in regards to being an integral part of her medical care and choices and not just be a patient that takes orders.
Now, she persists in regards to choosing natural alternatives when she visits her doctor. She realizes though that a serious injury may require surgery, for example.
Her physician even accepts that she is choosing to treat her acid reflux and high blood pressure with natural treatments. She has even been able to combat her arthritis and hormones successfully.
Altering her eating habits has improved her acid reflux, high blood pressure and hormone fluctuations. This makes her very happy because she isn’t one to take a liking to pharmaceuticals. She has also included focused breaks, even though she felt she didn’t have time for it. She knew the advantages of her choices.
Considering the US healthcare reform that is in the works, she doesn’t want to even think about having to argue with the insurance companies about what medications will be paid for and which ones won’t. The amount of time that it would take to battle with them isn’t time that she has available so she has chosen to carefully plan healthy meals and incorporate exercising that the whole family can enjoy.
Maybe I should enlist her as an employee.
As you near the ripe age of 40, consider my natural alternatives for reducing high blood pressure , regulating acid reflux and sustaining a healthy weight . Those links are on the right side of the page on my blog.
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