Give the Gift of Health
November 13th, 2006 by Cindy Hebbard
We are certainly a culture of people that like to have lots of ‘things’. But some of the best things in life aren’t things at all. Take, for example, good health. Many people have lots and lots of very nice items like cars, boats and homes, but they experience poor health. Did you ever wish you could give your loved one a gift of vibrant health, energy and vitality? Now you can! Here’s how…
I’m a Community Herbalist with more than thirty years of study and practice using healing foods, herbs and supplements to heal myself from several serious chronic health conditions that the medical community often says cannot be recovered from. I have raised my daughters, now bright, vibrant young adults, using organic whole foods and holistic practices (with the exception of medical emergencies). Over the last twenty-five years, I have taught whole foods cooking classes and health promoting practices so that the participants could also learn to heal themselves from chronic health conditions or life-threatening illnesses.
I currently provide this instruction through Wellness Consultations. A Wellness Consultation is an educational service where the recipient is taught how to use safe healing foods, herbs and supplements to regain health and vitality, find freedom from chronic or acute pain, lift the spirits and be released from the grips of anxiety, mood swings and irritability.
Wellness Consultations may be received in person in the New England area or by telephone from anywhere in the world. They do not interfere with medication, but I urge consultation recipients to check with your healthcare provider(s) before starting any new health regimen. If you are on prescription medications, this might be even more important to follow, and please be sure to visit your doctor about two months after beginning to make the healthier choices as outlined in your Wellness Consultation, as your doctor may find it prudent to reduce or eliminate your medication at that time. (I do not discuss reduction or elimination of medication with consultation recipients, as this is a conversation between you and your healthcare provider.)
Wellness Consultations are usually about one hour long, but may be shorter or extended in increments of fifteen minutes, if desired. Wellness Consultations may be experienced by individuals, couples, sisters or brothers, entire families or a pet’s person.
Too often, when a person becomes ill or experiences chronic pain, their doctor puts them on a medication or two, and pretty soon, they have a few minor side effects, and they need more medication for that. Although there are certainly instances where medication is necessary, too often it is used to mask the symptoms rather than getting to the root cause of the problem.
An example of this scenario is described in the following story. My friend’s uncle had a bit of a heart problem, nothing serious according to his doctor. He went on one medication, then two, and a few months later he needed another. Now, ten years later, he takes thirty-one prescription medications every day!
I recently spoke to a local pharmacist about this who stated that, after three or four medications, it is impossible to know what the interactions are going to be and how those combined medications are really affecting the body. He felt it may be unsafe for doctors to place a person on more than three or four medications at one time, and certainly not a senior citizen on thirty-one! Unfortunately, this is more often the norm than the exception for our elders in this society. But it certainly doesn’t have to be this way!
Using healing foods and herbs is a gentle healthful way for us to address the cause of the imbalance that often leads to illness, chronic conditions and serious disease. Many of the greatest health concerns that plague our society today are considered to be caused by nutritional deficiency or toxin overload or both. When we detoxify the organs, cells and tissues, then supply the body with easily absorbed and utilized whole food nutrients to repair the damage, we regain our health, vitality and happiness. Life begins to feel good again!
If you know someone that deserves to find their path back to good health from illness; vitality from exhaustion; happiness from despair, then it is the time to give them the greatest gift of all; the Gift of Health. Why wait? Contact Cindy today to set up an appointment for a Wellness Consultation, and see your loved one(s) feeling fantastic again!
