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5 Steps to Take Charge of Your Health

Health“When you take charge of your life, there is no longer need to ask permission of other people or society at large. When you ask permission, you give someone veto power over your life.”  ~ Geoffrey F. Abert

As I’ve mentioned in the Introduction of More than Enough, depression plagued me on and off over the years. Often I felt listless and even unable to cry out for help. On occasions, I had thoughts of suicide. Although I didn’t want to take pharmaceuticals, it became a medical necessity. My doctor and good friend helped and guided as best she could.

One morning, I loaded the kids into my new minivan for a quick drop-off to grade school. But, strangely, my new van wouldn’t start. Nothing. Almost immediately frustration rose inside me. My children watched in horror as my head repeatedly hit the steering wheel and window. I had a seizure causing my body to shake and jump uncontrollably. Thirty minutes later, I awoke in the house, vomiting. My seizure was a reaction to a prescription antidepressant.

As I look back at that episode, I see it was a turning point in my life. It was clear to me immediately that God and his angels protected us that day by not allowing the van to start. Had I ventured out on the road even thirty seconds later and then had the seizure, we probably would have ended up in the community retention pond. I am ever thankful to the Heavens for help that day. Fear for my life and my children’s lives became the catalyst to get well.

I’ve heard it said, “The greatest wealth is health.” I do believe this— wholeheartedly. Health can be described as the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor. Isn’t that what we all seek? A thyroid/adrenal nutrition expert, one of my nutrition mentors and a bundle of energy, Andrea Beaman, wrote in her latest book, Health is Wealth: Make a Delicious Investment in You, “Health is wealth literally means it’s possible to have a rich life without compromising ourselves in the process. We need to learn to invest in our health on a daily basis.”

Last winter, Andrea coached me through a difficult period, assisting me to heal my thyroid and adrenal issues. Although we laid a fabulous foundation for nutritional healing, I was most surprised by her focus on self-love. Her encouragement to be gentle with myself and practice self-love allowed me to Take Charge of my health in a loving and kind way.

Here is some take charge advice from Andrea:

We all have an innate healing wisdom that lives within us. I often hear it when clients sign up for health coaching. During a session they’ll say, “I know I need to eat better, I know I need daily exercise, I know I need to quit my job, I know I need to end my dead-end relationship, I know…” Most of us know exactly what we need to do to help ourselves, but we don’t take action on it.

Why not?

I believe it’s because we haven’t been taught to make our self and our health our number one priority, and to understand that we are responsible for our life.

Self-care is not on the agenda at our schools and it’s not taught in our homes or workplace. So where the heck are we supposed to learn this valuable information?

For me, experience was the best teacher. I learned about self-care and the body’s natural ability to heal through my own sickness. I was programmed dysfunctionally like many other humans on this planet, to wait until disease came and knocked me to the floor before I made an effort to do something.

The “something” I did was not recommended by my doctors. It was considered radical and unconventional. Within fourteen days of taking responsibility for my health and incorporating self-care, I noticed improvements; clear skin, better sleep, regular bowel movements, and increased energy. Very quickly, I made the connection that within me lives an innate healing power. All I had to do was nourish it with the proper physical, emotional and spiritual food it needed to thrive.

It’s been over sixteen years since making that initial commitment to self-care, and today my vibrant health (as well as the health of many clients and students) is proof that Thyroid disease, and other diseases, is curable.

Here are some simple steps to activating your body’s innate healing wisdom:

STEP ONE – Take responsibility for your illness. This may sound harsh, but whatever the condition is, own it. It is yours.

STEP TWO – Become aware of your physical body and notice how it “feels” on a daily basis:

  • Is it aching?
  • Is your skin irritated?
  • Do you have vibrant energy?
  • Are you struggling to get through the day?
  • Are you sleeping well?
  • Is your digestive system functioning properly?

If your body is not functioning properly it’s time for serious self-care. Hire a health coach for gosh sakes!

STEP THREE – Eat clean and get off the crap! Our daily food becomes our cells, our blood, our organs, our body, and our mind. We are what we eat. And, I mean that literally! If we eat food filled with indigestible chemical substances that impair the immune system, we cannot create vibrant health. Stop spending money on healthcare that doesn’t create health and put your money where your mouth is. Purchase local, seasonal food that is naturally grown and lovingly prepared. It’s as simple, and as hard, as that.

STEP FOUR – After getting “clean” dig deeper into the emotional body (the chakras). It’s here you can begin recognizing behavior patterns that may or may not be health-supportive. It’s time to discover who you are and what your relationship is to the world around you. If I had simply changed my diet and my lifestyle, without working on my emotional body, self-healing may not have been quite as effective.

STEP FIVE – Incorporate ancient healing techniques or use any modern healing practice that works with the body, mind, and spirit, not against it. Some healing methods I use include acupuncture, massage, reflexology, aromatherapy, chiropractic, shamanic drumming, chanting, chakra healing, meditation, and many others.

Of course, there are many more steps to healing, but these are the basics. Remember, as long as you are alive and breathing you can improve any condition. When we become aware of our situation and take full responsibility for what we have created, we can flip the switch from disease − promoting to self-healing at any time.

The ability to heal an imbalanced or diseased condition takes patience, persistence and hard work, but you are worth it. It’s time we learned how to put our health first and incorporate self-care as an option for our health-care.

©2017. Lara Jaye. An excerpt from More Than Enough: Discover Your Limitless Potential and Live Your Bravest Dream. www.LaraJaye.com

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Lara Jaye

As a soul-inspiring thought leader, intuitive executive coach, international best-selling author, sought after speaker, and podcast host, Lara Jaye works with clients worldwide who want to live a more purposeful joy-filled life. The outcome is a profound inner satisfaction and reignited clarity of their own higher purpose. Learn more at www.LaraJaye.com and be sure to claim your FREE GIFT

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