Answer: Chronic illness and disease typically begin manifesting as mild symptoms that just won’t go away. When the root cause of the symptoms are not addressed, the issue often gets worse until the systemic engines in the body no longer function properly. Once this happens, the dysfunction of the organ or system in the body can often be detected in labs and a diagnosis is presented to the patient, along with a recommendation for a prescription or surgery.
Two problems with this approach of prescriptions and surgery are:
1. Nothing was done to correct the issues when you only had symptoms. This reactive approach leads people into a state of long-term suffering, both physically and mentally, because the issue was not taken care of early enough.
2. Western medicine suggests there are no cures for many chronic illnesses (which is not true), like autoimmune diseases for example. Instead patients are subjected to a protocol of prescription medication. These are not designed to cure anything. They only address symptoms (while the underlying issue continues to worsen). This approach creates CHRONIC ILLNESS AND DISEASE – meaning that the person ends up suffering needlessly for many years without answers and solutions.
EXAMPLES OF CHRONIC ILLNESSES AND DISEASES:
Chronic = you have had the issue a year or longer
· Chronic fatigue
· Joint pain
· Various types of arthritis
· Body pain
· Skin disorders like Eczema or Psoriasis
· Inability to lose or gain weight
· Type 1 and 2 Diabetes
· Hashimoto’s Disease
· IBS or other Gut issues
· Headaches
· Hormonal imbalances
· Lyme disease
· Sleep and Insomnia
· Autoimmune diseases like Celiac, Lupus, Rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren’s, Type 1 Diabetes, Psoriatic arthritis
· Neurodegenerative (brain-based) conditions and diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease
· and others…
Answer: Much like chronic illness and disease, mental health conditions typically start out as mild symptoms that over time, seem to occur more often and then one day you notice that your symptoms (like anxiety, brain fog, depression, etc.) just won’t go away.
When the root cause of the symptoms are not addressed, the issue often gets worse until the brain no longer functions properly. Once this happens, the dysfunction of the neurological system (the brain) is so imbalanced that it causes great suffering. Again, usually the first and only option for ‘treatment’ given by Western medical doctors is a prescription for medication.
While medications may ease symptoms temporarily, they never fix the root cause of brain chemistry imbalances and related mental health struggles. Sometimes, medications worsen symptoms dangerously and they may create an entire host of new symptoms like fatigue, malaise, weight gain, sleep issues, brain fog, loss of libido, loss of motivation, etc.
EXAMPLES OF MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS:
· Brain fog
· Decrease in memory (forgetting keys, where you left your phone, what you had for lunch, etc — it’s NOT your age!)
· Anxiety
· Depression
· Suicide ideation
· Mood swings (bipolar)
· Aggression/agitation
· Memory loss
· Strong ‘”negative’ emotions that get a hold of you and affect your ability to have peace, and joy (like anger, shame, grief, fear)
· Negative self talk that is affecting your daily life
· ADD/ADHD
· Defiance disorders
· Dementia
· OCD (obsessive/compulsive disorder
· Autism
· Schizophrenia
· Panic attacks
