So how do I confirm I don’t have cancer?

I thought I would share with you an email from a client and my response. This is a young mother of 3 children who found an overgrowth of h pylori and other unwanted bacteria and pathogens in her comprehensive stool test. She was asymptomatic but had some dramatic findings. This is what we call hidden stressors. Uncovering hidden stressors is a major important part of the personalized prevention plan that I offer my clients. 

Q So how do I confirm I don’t have cancer? A. You could have an endoscopy with a biopsy of any suspicious tissue. Please know that cancer is a preventable disease that requires major lifestyle changes. See this paper from the US National Institutes of Health National Library of Medicine. I am passionate about prevention and that is what we are doing here. We taking steps to prevent cancer. Cancer often takes years or decades to develop. We all have cancer cells in our bodies, just as there are weeds in a garden. A healthy immune system will attack the cancer cells. Just like healthy plants can crowd out the weeds. A healthy environment can nourish and feed healthy cells. Soil that is stripped of vital nutrients will grow more weeds. Soil that is fed compost will have healthier and more nutritious plants. Our microbiome is the soil for our bodies to grow. It's where our b and K vitamins are made. It's where cholesterol is modulated. It's where we make our feel-good hormones like serotonin and dopamine for focus. It's where melatonin is made for a healthy gut as well as for sleep. If you have food sensitivities or dysbiosis in the gastrointestinal tract, you may likely suffer from anxiety, depression and/or insomnia.   Doing a comprehensive stool test like the GI Map uncovers these imbalances in your microbiome and gives you a healing opportunity. This will prevent the ulcer and ensure that cancer cells do not develop and overtake your stomach in the future. 

Constipation is also a risk factor that has to be addressed. We need to get you moving smoothly and easily every day. Ideally, twice a day.  Otherwise toxins can recirculate in the body creating inflammation and oxidative stress. This can lead to DNA damage which eventually may lead to cells losing their ability to die off and mutate to cancer cells for survival. My goal for you is to lower stress. This includes hidden internal stressors that we've identified with the food sensitivity and stool tests, and external stressors that may be interfering with your ability to let go and release. We have to get out of the "no pain, no gain mentality".  Sometimes we need to exercise less and sleep more. Sometimes we need to eat more nourishing fats (fat does NOT make you fat) and do less work. The body follows the mind. If you are constantly stressed or worried, your body will not relax enough to let go of fat or bowel movements.   

This is why I do what I do. My goal is to provide personalized prevention programs to remove fear. Fear is the cancer. The body follows the mind. So have no fear!  Rest assured that we are identifying stressors so they do not turn into cancer. A comprehensive stool test is not standard conventional medical care, not even for many Gastroenterologists. Standard care would be endoscopy, biopsies and antibiotics without attention to diet, lifestyle or possible root causes, or often without even rebalancing the microbiome. How many antibiotics have you taken in your life without having a comprehensive stool test done or probiotics recommended? This is a shame and could possibly prevent the development of future cancers. 

Rest assured, what you are doing is preventative. Thank yourself and celebrate that you are investing the time and money to ensure you are around to see your children and grandchildren grow and flourish. This is an act of love for you, your family and the businesses that you serve. 

It's an honor to support you. Lisa

I used to work for large corporations where I was given executive physicals. It's funny to me how they uncovered the fact that I was color blind (not sure why that was valuable) but never uncovered the root cause of my hypertension or autoimmune disease. It wasn't until I studied functional diagnostic nutrition and functional medicine that I was able to use fundamental principles of health to heal from within, and ultimately reverse my symptoms and eliminate the need for medication. 

Contact me if you are interested in your own personalized prevention plan or in creating a culture of wellness within your company.

Carpe Diem,

Lisa

About Lisa Jackson, RN, CHC, RYT-500, AFMC

Lisa is an author, functional nutrition and functional medicine trained health coach, yoga teacher, and retired Registered Nurse with the mission to "Inspire, Educate and Empower" individuals and corporations to achieve optimal health.

Lisa's book, Savvy Secrets: Eat, Think & Thrive is a self-health book offering her Seven Steps to Optimal Health.

When she is not coaching, or speaking, you can find Lisa joyfully sharing Carpe Diem Dance or playing with her two grandchildren. She is the mother of four adult children and believes, "Optimal health should not be a secret."

Snow Day! Great day for soup!

One of my favorite things about our IFK is that we get freshly prepared organic soups delivered right to our doorsteps! Plus recipes for you to make your own, like Lisa's Lentil Soup. Here's what I made last night that we enjoyed with a big kale, apple, walnut and fennel salad with EVOO and balsamic dressing. Took me less than 30 minutes to prepare, was satisfying, and leftovers are for lunch today.

This is another simple solution that will yield big results. Savvy Secret? Cook once, eat twice. Super simple. Or for the first week, have an expert make it and ship it to you.  Woo Hoo!

Here's the recipe for the soup:
Red Lentil Soup
2 cups of Red Lentils (I used sprouted green, brown and red for this batch)
1 quart of broth of choice (I used beef bone broth)
1 large onion ( I like and used Vidalia or sweet onions)
1 1/2 cup of minced celery (didn't have any so used fennel instead)
2 large carrots chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup chopped cilantro (great as a garnish too)
1 T of curry powder or turmeric
1 tsp ground cumin
Juice of one lemon.

Directions: 
Place all ingredients except lemon and cilantro in a soup pot. bring to a boil. Simmer until lentils done about 20-30 minutes (less if using sprouted). Season with lemon, cilantro, salt and pepper.

I also like to add EVOO on top for extra healthy oleic acid and omega 3, essential fatty acids. Notice how I improvised when I didn't have one of the ingredients. Every meal can be slightly different. Have fun trying new ingredients to the basic soup recipe to boost your health and nutrition. Diversity and variety in food is the #1 cancer prevention strategy.

Salud and Carpe Diem!

Lisa
PS
To join us this Thursday for the IFK, click HERE 
Come tonight to Neck Back & Beyond for a Tasting  
Also Tastings at  Artius Integrative Medicine today and McLean Sport and Health tomorrow.

About Lisa Jackson, RN, CHC, RYT-500, AFMC

Lisa is an author, functional nutrition, and functional medicine trained health coach, yoga teacher, and retired Registered Nurse with the mission to "Inspire, Educate and Empower" individuals and corporations to achieve optimal health.

Lisa's book, Savvy Secrets: Eat, Think & Thrive is a self-health book offering her Seven Steps to Optimal Health.

When she is not coaching, or speaking, you can find Lisa joyfully sharing Carpe Diem Dance or playing with her two grandchildren. She is the mother of four adult children and believes, "Optimal health should not be a secret."

Did you miss out? It's not too late for an Intermittent Fasting KickStart!

Did you miss out on the first opportunity? No worries, because now you have another chance! There is always a new day, a new opportunity for a kickstart. This fall for the first time, we are offering an Intermittent Fasting Kickstart. Why? Because it's sustainable. It's easy and it's life affirming.

What does this mean? It means, it's not about dieting. It's not about deprivation. It's not about eating less. It's about eating less often. To find your own daily rhythm. A rhythm that suits your unique body the best.

It's what everybody is talking about it! Here's the "Who's Who" of experts in healthy living from the famous Cardiologist who wrote Wheat Belly Total Health to the recent book by Dale Bredesen, MD on The End of Alzheimer's: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline. Who doesn't want to have the sharpest mind, no matter what age?!

Dr Ben Lynch writes about the benefit of intermittent fasting to clean up your dirty genes. YES! You can change the expression of your genes with diet and lifestyle! You are not bound by your genes, nor are you bound by any diagnosis. This is what we will be talking about in our first online webinar that is included in your 7 Day KickStart to Wellness.

Do you want to feel and look your best? Then, please, I urge you to join us and sign up before October 25th when we will hold our first online kickstart webinar, where you will commit to a 7 day Intermittent Fasting Kickstart program. The program will officially begin on November 1st when your Tasty6 supplemental organic fresh soups, juices, nut mylks, and MCT shots with turmeric will be delivered to your home or office.  This can be shipped directly to the address given when you register.

The day after Halloween is a perfect time to begin. Whether your goal is to prepare for the holidays, or a wedding, you want to heal from a war torn body, or you want to find your optimal weight and health.  This is the perfect program for you to get group support, education and knowledge so you can confidently create positive lifestyle change that is sustainable.  We are providing you with the best organic juices and food voted by Washingtonian Magazine, vetted tried and true simple recipes, a guidebook on eating out, group support and more.

We are really excited to be able to offer this program to you and hoping that you will join us to find your optimal health and wellness.

Carpe Diem,

Lisa

Transformational Tuesday

Fall always feels transformational to me; this Fall especially so. I took the past two weeks to literally go into the woods….by myself. I unwittingly went into my “closed for renovation” mode.

I planned to spend 2 weeks with my daughter and take a Yin Yoga teacher certification in upper Michigan. Family issues prevented me from staying with my daughter, so I made the bold move to ask a friends Father to stay with them. This was a good exercise for me.  I like many, find it easier to give help than to ask for help.

I preceded this with a weekend with a dear friend and fellow nutritionists and was labeled the “one most stressed and challenged”. By the time I drove the 14 hours, and after a brief visit with my son, daughters and grandchildren, I had 4 hours to sleep before class began.

Here’s why I made the journey:

In this beautiful little beach town in upper Michigan lays a remarkable yoga studio. This haven, Yoga4, is owned by a wonderful, creative and talented woman, Christen Landry. Our instructor, Sandra Carden, is a remarkable woman with 50 years of experience, mentoring and mentored with other top teachers around the world.

What was Sandra’s transformational message?

“We are constantly remodeling ourselves, so we might as well be conscious about it.”

Think about everyone you know who sits at a computer all day and has neck and back pain and/or hunched back and shoulders. Think of the athletes who have sculpted muscles but cannot sit on the floor, nor have the flexibility to easily bend over to pick up a fallen object. Our bodies are constantly remodeling from our minute-by-minute choices. It’s up to us whether we are conscious or not in our movements.

Since “sitting is the new smoking,” it is important to get up and move every hour or two. Opposite movements heal.

It’s easy to push ourselves and overdo, especially with a full practice when preparing to leave town. So it was with me. Two and a half to four hours of yoga a day allowed me to unwind. I planned to work the first week but found myself detoxifying with a resultant headache and congestion. The gift of dis-ease is that it forces you to stop. Instead of work, I slept, I meditated, I cried. The fact that it was damp and cold with rain and thunderstorms just added to my mood. In the end, it felt cleansing.

Through yoga, I’ve learned to weather and even honor these low periods. Through acceptance of our imperfections, allows self-discovery and growth that leads to transformation.

Often we fail to recognize how we store our “issues in our tissues”. Yin Yoga is a way to gently unwind and remodel the body from the inside out. It is the opposite of the yang Vinyasa style of yoga. It’s the necessary balance to the type A workaholic or the competitive athlete. It is complementary medicine at it’s best. I plan to teach a combination class in my studio one night a week this fall. Email me if you are interested in joining us, ljackson@carpediemwellness.org 

I also took my own 7-day Intermittent Fasting KickStart program and found it quite natural and an easy plan to do. I also felt great on it. My friend Margo came over yesterday and thought I looked like I had lost weight. I definitely remodeled myself from the inside out.

If you’d like to learn more about our new 7 day Intermittent Fasting Kickstart, join us for a free online webinar this Thursday evening at 5pm. Click HERE to Register for the Webinar  We are partnering with Tasty6 to offer amazing fresh raw juices and more, to support your optimal health. 

Here’s to your personal transformation! Carpe Diem.

Lisa

About Lisa Jackson, RN, CHC, RYT-500, AFMC

Lisa is an author, functional nutrition, and functional medicine trained health coach, yoga teacher, and retired Registered Nurse with the mission to "Inspire, Educate and Empower" individuals and corporations to achieve optimal health.

Lisa's book, Savvy Secrets: Eat, Think & Thrive is a self-health book offering her Seven Steps to Optimal Health.

When she is not coaching, or speaking, you can find Lisa joyfully sharing Carpe Diem Dance or playing with her two grandchildren. She is the mother of four adult children and believes, "Optimal health should not be a secret."

"Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure" Thomas Edison

Think of the advances we've enjoyed since Thomas Edison and the lightbulb. Let's bring his wisdom home. I just got off the phone with a client who is concerned about fertility. Newly married, she wants to prepare herself for pregnancy. She’s learning that a healthy baby needs healthy parents. She has rediscovered that optimal nutrition and supplementation is critical for a full four months prior to conception. Just one example of the power of prevention.

Our current healthcare model is focused on the absence of disease. We manage signs and symptoms with pharmaceutical interventions. This is not curative. This is palliative and unsustainable, for individuals as well as our country.  80% of our 3 TRILLION, healthcare-dollars is spent treating chronic disease.¹ Disease that could be prevented, and better addressed with diet and lifestyle modifications.[1]

Nutrition is critical in every stage and aspect of life - from preconception to prevention of cancer. This is indisputable.  Read cancer is a preventable disease in the National Institutes of Health archives.

If I could wave a magic wand, prevention would be a top priority in mainstream modern medicine. I currently offer my clients a Personalized Prevention Plan for wellness care. At a minimum, this functional, preventative, plan could be a complementary offering to the current corporate executive physical offered to employees. 

For individuals and companies who want to manage escalating healthcare costs and offer a true wellness benefit, please read on.

What does a Personalized Prevention Plan encompass? Functional medical testing and health coaching. Tests include: a micronutrient test, a food sensitivity test, comprehensive stool test, complete thyroid test (not merely TSH and T4), dried urine hormone tests, and complete cardio metabolic test.  These are all preventative functional medicine tests not commonly offered in conventional medicine.

Most Americans see their doctor once a year for their annual physical, or to manage symptoms. Fatigue, gastrointestinal issues, insomnia, anxiety and depression are the most common complaints seen in doctor's offices across the country. Current testing does not address the root cause of dis-ease. It often overlooks what is going on inside the body – those hidden internal stressors. To get inside the body we need to first see what is brewing in your gut (gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus). Hippocrates said that "All Disease Begins in the Gut" - and he was right; dysfunctions in the gastrointestinal system interfere with absorption of vitamins and minerals and allow unwanted pathogens into the rest of the body. 

For instance, if you have an imbalance in the gut such as bacterial overgrowth or even parasites, you may not be able to make your b vitamins, necessary for energy production and detoxification, or serotonin, your feel-good neurotransmitter, or dopamine, the neurotransmitter necessary for focus and impulse control, or melatonin, required to sleep. If you have inflammation in the gut,  you may experience signs and symptoms ranging from gas and boating to eczema, trouble focusing, anxiety, depression and/or insomnia. Do you see how everything is inter-connected?

Instead, current common conventional medicine forces you to see a different specialist for each symptom - a gastroenterologist for gas, bloating and GERD, a psychiatrist for depression, anxiety and ADHD, a dermatologist for eczema and a neurologist for insomnia. The result - a handful of prescription medications for each symptom without identifying and addressing the root cause.

Multiple specialists are unlikely to figure the unique puzzle that is YOU - not when they are looking at the individual pieces, and not at the whole. Isn’t it better to understand the root cause? Isn’t that superior to having a diagnosis and a self-limiting label?

If you are currently taking supplements, it is a good idea to do a micronutrient test to determine if the supplements are helping or hindering your progress. Nutrition is not just what you eat. Nutrition is what is absorbed. You may be eating a healthy diet but if your body is not digesting or absorbing those nutrients correctly then they are interfering with your nutrition.

In the case of my fertility client she had food sensitivities including a 4+ severe IgG antibody response to peas. Although on a clean diet, her morning protein shake was made from pea protein. She was drinking this 4 days a week - no wonder she wasn’t feeling as well as her husband with the positive dietary changes they both made. Bingo! The simple action of switching to a hemp protein powder improved her overall health and boosted her energy.

Often, it’s the little things we do everyday that can make a big difference.

Do you have chronic colds, infections, viruses that you can’t seem to shake? Perhaps your immune system is so busy dealing with food sensitivities (that it sees as a foreign body) that it can’t do its job of fighting viruses, bacteria or cleaning up rogue cancer cells?  What you don’t know can and may just kill you.

In a perfect world we wouldn’t need supplements, but most of us do not live in a world without stress, crap food, and toxins.  (I have a whitepaper I wrote on how to maximize nutrition.  If you’d like a copy, just send me an email and I’ll send it to you.)

You may be aware of your external stressors,

but are you aware of the hidden stressors that could be a root cause of your zapped energy?

Do you want to be your best? Do you want more energy? Let’s look at hidden sources like sensitivities to foods you are eating every day. Or consider a comprehensive stool test to look at the microbes in the gut that could be zapping your energy. If you’re a lover of sushi as I am, perhaps there’s a parasite in your gut that is eating up your nutrition.  How would you know without a comprehensive stool test?

If you have toenail fungus or frequent urinary tract infections or vaginitis, you may have an opportunistic overgrowth of candida, a yeast fungus in the gut that thrives with sugar, alcohol, bacterial overgrowth, parasites, and /or heavy metals. This is identifiable with testing.

What’s in your gut? How do you know what probiotic to take? Or is your probiotic doing any good? It’s good to test for it. Do you have adequate stomach acid and/or pancreatic enzymes to thoroughly digest your food? A comprehensive stool test can give you clues to answer these questions.

I’ve personally witnessed this after working with hundreds of patients and clients. Heal the gut and the symptoms go away.

We all have stress and stressors. But how is your vital reserve? Are your adrenals stressed or do they need rest and/or nourishment? Is your cortisol and DHEA at optimal levels?

How are you metabolizing your hormones? Are they going down the right detox pathways so you can prevent estrogen related breast, ovarian or prostate cancers? I am so passionate about this! Let’s catch this and prevent cancers before you get a diagnosis. Worried about a relapse? Let’s test your detoxification pathways to ensure you are adequately clearing estrogens and support you with aromatase inhibiting food.

Cancer, heart disease, diabetes, autoimmune disease, fatigue, depression, anxiety, insomnia…80% of our healthcare dollars are spent on chronic disease that can be better treated through diet and lifestyle modifications.

Let’s look at you from a functional viewpoint so you can make small, obtainable changes to create sustainable optimal health and well-being.

Let’s create a culture of wellness and breed leaders with more true strength and energy so we can get back our competitive advantage in our corporations. According to the World Health Organization the United States spend more on healthcare and is at the bottom of the list for longevity and healthy outcomes.  We currently spend more and receive less. This affects productivity in the workplace and affects quality of life and well-being. This will bankrupt our country.

"When health is absent, wisdom cannot reveal itself, art cannot manifest, strength cannot fight, wealth becomes useless, and intelligence cannot be applied."  Heophilus, Greek physician 335-280 BC

How do we reverse this? It’s called prevention. No two of us are alike so why do we tolerate a “one size fits all” healthcare model?  Work with a functional medicine trained coach to create a personalized preventative plan for your unique body.

Carpe Diem,

Lisa

About Lisa Jackson, RN, CHC, RYT-500, AFMC

Lisa is an author, functional nutrition and functional medicine trained health coach, yoga teacher, and retired Registered Nurse with the mission to "Inspire, Educate and Empower" individuals and corporations to achieve optimal health.

Lisa's book, Savvy Secrets: Eat, Think & Thrive is a self-health book offering her Seven Steps to Optimal Health.

When she is not coaching, or speaking, you can find Lisa joyfully sharing Carpe Diem Dance or playing with her two grandchildren. She is the mother of four adult children and believes, "Optimal health should not be a secret."

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[1] Are you Confused About what to Eat? Here’s Why Mark Hyman, MD https://drhyman.com/blog/2018/01/24/confused-eat-heres/

Grow Hope

I continue to be graced with awe and hope. Last night I was at a women's Goddess Gathering hosted by my good friend Rosalie Grazzini where she shared wisdom from her recent trip to the Himalayan Institute. She shared,

The main sources of motivation are  "Power, Pleasure, and Survival" all constitutes of the mind.  

In order to hear the healing motivations from the heart and soul, we have to quiet the mind and find a tranquil state. "The voice of the Divine, comes to us in a whisper." The tools of yoga and meditation, allow us time and space to hear this inner voice of wisdom.

Most of us spend so much time consumed with seeking personal power, pleasure and survival that we are disconnected from this powerful source of healing energy.

This week I sat down with Deanna Won who shared her journey from being a hospice patient with 1 month to live, to being a vibrant healthy and sought after speaker and health coach. When she was in her deepest moment, she prayed and then listened. She heard, "Ask to see the cytology report".  She didn't even know what a cytology report was. This wisdom, ended up giving her an opportunity to save her life.

Dr. Eben Alexander,  a highly trained neurosurgeon explained his own experience of meeting the Divine when he was in a coma. He explained it as feeling like he was stuck deep in the mud and then seeing and following the light.

This is similar to a baby in the womb, or the seed for this beautiful daffodil, and the lotus flower. All need time to incubate. All of us have the seed within us to become the full expression of ourselves.

This can be the gift of disease. This can be a wake up call and an opportunity to slow down. Like a snow day. A totally unexpectant deep wet blanket reminding us of the power of nature. One of my clients said, "Snow days make me feel like I'm in a safe cocoon."

We have a choice every minute of every day on how we not only spend our time, but how we react to the stressors presented.

Deanna also shared with me how, as a scientist, she looked at her diagnosis with curiosity. Why did she contract ovarian cancer? This is so important for two major reasons. First, it turns fear into curiosity. Fear keeps us stuck in "fight or flight" the sympathetic nervous system which is counterproductive to healing.

Second, it allows you to be the witness (and realize that you are not just your physical body) and to take personal responsibility for your healing. This is empowering! 

How do you get to this point? Here's a three part strategy:

1. Take time everyday for simple movement to music. Breathe and move into any areas of tension felt in the body. Emotions are just energy in motion and easily get stuck in the body. Do you carry the weight of the world on your shoulders? Could this contribute to your headaches or digestive issues? Get in touch with the deep wisdom within your body. Start with your feet and work your way up.
2. After you've removed physical tension, sit quietly and develop a relationship with self. Start with a simple 5 minute meditation focusing on the breath. You may want to download a 20 minute guided meditation.
3. For 3 days, spend 20 minutes writing a narrative journal written in the third person. Describe the beginning of the dis-ease, the middle and the end. This is important for you to write, commit and visualize where you want to go. Otherwise, it's too easy to stay stuck in the mud. As an example, I might write about life for Lisa before hypertension and autoimmune disease, what it's like in the middle of the scariest times where Lisa realizes how close to a stroke or heart attack she was and what that would mean, then committing to and prioritizing self, and how Lisa becomes a stronger, healthier version.

To commit to yourself takes practice and it takes courage. 

Most of all, you must have hope. Hope and belief that you have the innate ability to heal from within.  Daffodils and Springtime is a great reminder of the cycle of life. When we forget that we are one with each other and with nature, we suffer.

Also this week, a dear friend and loved one described the passing of her soulmate, best friend and husband. As painful as it was for her, the ability to sit and be with him through his passing was both "beautiful and magical".  We all suffer, we all have pain. Remember and trust that beyond the pain is a light that is also beautiful and magical. The pain allows us to fully appreciate the love and joy that also surrounds us. 

May you find connection to self and others, nourishment, peace, joy, and love this holiday season. 

With Love,

Lisa

About Lisa Jackson, RN, CHC, RYT-500, AFMC

Lisa is an author, functional nutrition and function medicine trained health coach, yoga teacher, and retired Registered Nurse with the mission to "Inspire, Educate and Empower" individuals to heal from within.

Lisa's book, Savvy Secrets: Eat, Think & Thrive is a self health book offering her Seven Steps to Optimal Health.

When she is not coaching, or speaking, you can find Lisa joyfully sharing Carpe Diem Dance or playing with her two grandchildren. She is the mother of four adult children and believes, "Optimal health should not be a secret."

Olympic Thoughts.

Fundamentally what do you believe? Watching the 2018 Winter Olympic athlete makes me believe that anything is possible. They are passionate, they believe in themselves, their common message is don't ever give up. The USA silver medalist Chris Mazdzer exclaimed he was in a good place mentally, physically and emotionally. He had been through tough times and felt confident to do his best. He had the love and support of family and friends, no matter the outcome. He believed in his own abilities.

To make great jumps and leaps, one must have confidence in one's abilities.

So, as the author of the Healing From Within Blogpost, I must ask:

"Do you believe in your own innate ability to heal from within? If you cut your finger, will it eventually heal on its own?" 

What are your beliefs? Do you believe the multi-million-dollar advertising campaigns that dis-ease is the absence of a synthetic chemical that your body is lacking? Do you believe the television and radio ads that you will be happier and healthier drinking coca cola and eating artificially manufactured chips, and if you get heartburn, no worries, just take the latest pharmaceutical drug for the latest ICD 10 diagnosis code GERD for gastrointestinal esophageal reflux disorder?! Do you believe in your man-made diagnosis?

OR do you believe the message from the latest Functional Forum/Evolution of Medicine Conference in the UK where the message from the Medical Doctors was,

"The Doctor of the Future, is the Patient."

What do you believe? Do you believe that your symptoms are a sign that you are flawed and that you need a pill for every ill? 

OR are you ready to begin to believe in yourself? Are you ready to take personal responsibility for where you are today? I'm not saying that it's your fault that you've received a cancer or other chronic disease diagnosis. Perhaps you were unaware of the toxins in your food, water, air, or thoughts that may have contributed to the dis-ease. Perhaps you are unaware that most of what you are eating is void of necessary vitamins, minerals, enzymes and cofactors for healthy mitochondria (cellular) function. Perhaps you are unaware of the toll that chronic hidden stressors have, and the role it plays in dis-ease. Maybe you never thought of creating a different medical mantra; focusing on love and self-care rather than the "war on cancer".

What I am saying is that we all have a choice now, and every day, how we react to these challenges. No matter the current course or the defeat, you can choose to feel beaten, trodden, depressed, and discouraged...Or

You can believe in your innate ability to heal from within. 

You can stay paralyzed in fear and believe the naysayers, or you can rise to discover newfound inner strength and wisdom. 

To discover Olympic Thoughts.

Do you have the courage to take an honest personal assessment to explore what might be at the root cause of dis-ease?  Do you have the confidence in yourself to seek a health coach to co-create a personalized plan for yourself? Will you make this commitment to self?

Marketing myths attempt to convince us of the quick fix, of instant gratification.

Instead, these athletes inspire us. They demonstrate the power of consistent, holistic, dedication to their goal; touching all areas of their lives.  Consistency, commitment, perseverance, even when the first US Gold Medalist 17-year-old Gerard admits that he didn't feel like getting out of bed this morning.  Food for Olympic Thoughts...

With Love & Gratitude,

Lisa

About Lisa Jackson, RN, CHC, RYT-500, AFMC

Lisa is an author, functional nutrition and function medicine trained health coach, yoga teacher, and retired Registered Nurse with the mission to "Inspire, Educate and Empower" individuals to heal from within.

Lisa's book, Savvy Secrets: Eat, Think & Thrive is a self health book offering her Seven Steps to Optimal Health.

When she is not coaching, speaking or advocating reform, you can find Lisa joyfully sharing Carpe Diem Dance or playing with her two grandchildren. She is the mother of four adult children and believes, "Optimal health should not be a secret."