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Tune In To Your Body’s Signals

Tune In To Your Body’s Signals

by | Jan 7, 2020 | Health Tips & News, Mindset, Physical Body, Spiritual, Stress, Uncategorized

Thomas Edison – the inventor of the light bulb and – once said, “The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will educate his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.” 

Edison had a good point – prevention is the best medicine. But there’s an issue with his statement. Many don’t think anything is wrong with them until they feel unwell. As a health and wellness practitioner, I see more people that are feeling less than their best and less people who want to prevent disease. When they come to me, they are too far in their disease to bypass some sort of preventive medicine or natural intervention. 

It’s time to tune in to your body’s signals.

As someone who believes that God provided everything on this earth for our wellness, my methods include course correction and working with natural substances (or supplements), which in my experience, gives individuals a whole new life.

 

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Using Medicine for Healing

I desire to see others thriving and well – not just managing their symptoms. When I was studying to become a nurse, I never realized I would learn so much about what I didn’t like about conventional medicine. Let’s take a look at how to use conventional medicine and God’s medicine for healing.

Conventional Medicine

I realized my patients were just like me – suffering with no end in sight without some medication to mask the symptoms, surgery to explore a little further, or remove an organ that had failed. 

I knew from the very beginning this type of treatment didn’t resonate with me. 

What I didn’t realize at the beginning is that I had a choice, and so do you. 

It was when I became sick that I started looking for treatments outside of conventional medicine.

Before I go any further, please hear me loud and clear… I believe there is a time and place for conventional medicine. But I also believe that the “pill for the ill” world we live in has us in a heap of trouble. 

Did you know (at the time of this writing) the 3rd leading cause of death is medical error? That’s shocking to say the least!

God’s Medicine

Why do we continue to trust in man’s medicine over God’s medicine? Everything we need to heal our bodies has been placed on this earth in nature. The medicines we need are found on the earth, and their leaves are to be used for healing (Ezekiel 47:12). 

“And on the banks, on both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither, nor their fruit fail, but they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for healing.”

I see this type of medicine work every day of my life. 

I watch people with chronic illness transform before my very eyes – people who have been on prescription medications for 20 years suddenly heal their bodies naturally. Plus, they don’t need their prescriptions anymore. 

I’ve watched countless clients be released from their doctors care, not because I told them to, but because the numbers on their lab tests literally reversed after implementing natural healing methodologies. 

What a miracle!

If you want to kickstart your 2020 goals, I’m starting a free 5-day challenge that focuses on the area many have problems losing – the spare tire. Over those 5 days, we’ll also look at the communication signals that drive inflammation and disease your body

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Tune In To Your Body’s Signals

Think of your body as a very intelligent machine. There are many times we should simply allow it to do its job – so tune in to your body’s signals. It’s telling you everything you need to know. 

Hear me closely… If you need to see a doctor, go see one. Don’t procrastinate. I’m not telling you to stay home and avoid conventional medicine. Emergencies happen! 

What I am saying is that when we give the body what it needs and steward it well, then we can build an immune system that will fight for us. 

Every sniffle does not require an antibiotic.

In this wired and connected world, we’ve become increasingly impatient. As a result, we no longer listen to our body. 

When we have a symptom, our body is speaking to us. I encourage you to begin to listen to what your body is trying to tell you. 

Steps To Tune In To Your Body’s Signals

So, how do you tune in to your body’s signals? 

Follow these 5 steps:

1. Practice Deep Breathing or Meditation

If you are consuming foods that make you feel groggy and sleepy afterward, then begin to investigate the culprit. Maybe you’re choosing the wrong foods, or even the wrong combination of foods.

Avoid these common mistakes when removing inflammatory foods.

2. Rest to Recuperate From High-Stress Events

If you’ve been stressed recently (a divorce, a big move, an illness, or a loss), it can negatively impact your adrenal health. It’s time to slow down and rest a little to recuperate. Listen to your body. There are herbal mixtures that can bring healing to your adrenals and rescue you during those high stress times. One of my favorites is a simple amino acid called l-theanine.

3. Adjust Length of Workouts If You’re Exhausted

Exhausted after your workouts? Complete exhaustion after a workout is your body’s signal that you’re doing too much and pushing yourself too hard. 

This is especially common in individuals workout out for over an hour a day. Adjust the lengths of your workouts to shorter increments until you feel more energized.

Not everyone is in a place physically that they should push to the max on a daily basis. Learn to rest when your body is telling you it’s exhausted.

When we declutter our lives, we declutter our minds.

4. Create a Bedtime Routine

If you feel wired before bed and feel like you can’t fall asleep easily, it’s time to pay attention to your bedtime routine. 

We enforce bedtime wind-down with our children, but we quickly dismiss bedtime routines as adults. Turn off technology an hour before bed, take a warm bath, read a relaxing book, and prep a healthy lunch for work for the next day. 

Do something to chill out.

5. Take a Breather

Stressed at work? Maybe you need to walk away and take a breather. Literally, walk away and do some deep breathing. I call this “box breathing.” 

Breathe in 4 counts, hold 4 counts, breathe out 4 counts, hold 4 counts. 

Repeat this for at least 1 minute and work your way up to longer periods over time. 

Work to fill your belly, not your chest, with air. This will calm your nervous system. If you do this on a regular basis, you will find that you’re naturally more calm during stressful times. 

These are a few ways you can tune in to your body to give it what it needs throughout the day. 

Stress is a driver of disease. 

As a nation, we are chronically stressed. Stress is not only emotional, but it is chemical, physical, and even goes on inside our bodies. It can be a fight with our partner, a bad work relationship, traffic jams on our commutes, eating inflammatory foods, and even illness in our bodies. 

Think about the things you come in contact with on a daily basis that your body perceives as stress. I encourage you to slow down on a regular basis.

Helpful Tips To Prevent Disease And Reclaim Your Health

Here’s some of my favorite tips to prevent disease: 

  • Start your day with meditation
  • Take breaks from the computer throughout the day and get blue light blocking glasses
  • Do some deep breathing exercises (remember “box breathing”)
  • Replace intense workouts with yoga a couple times per week 
  • Get in the sauna for a little detox session
  • Take an epsom salt and baking soda bath
  • Go for a nature walk (nature heals)
  • Get a massage
  • Take a barefoot walk in your backyard (earthing)

All these things are healing to both your body and mind. 

Are you good at giving your body what it asks for? 

What are you doing to nurture you? 

If you’re looking to improve your health but can’t seem to be able to sift through the loads of information out there, I’ve created the perfect health rebuilding program just for you. Let’s reclaim your health so you can make a bigger impact!

I’d love to hear more about your struggles and goals for 2020 in the comments below.

Are You Missing This Key Component To Success?

Are You Missing This Key Component To Success?

by | Oct 4, 2019 | Mindset, Soul, Spiritual, Uncategorized

I was at a conference last year, and was asked to write out my BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) in one sentence. This was to define who I was and what I wanted to bring to the world. As I thought about that, I was reminded that it would take effort in setting small goals if I ever wanted to come close to that BHAG that seemed so far away.

As I think back to my health journey, I’m reminded of a few things I thought about along the way as I was looking for healing.

Have you thought about what you want the “end picture” of your health to look like?

What is health to you? And… is that different from wellness?

When I began my quest to better health, I started looking at the difference between health and wellness, and I put those into my own words and thoughts before determining my end goals.

The definition of health is the state of being free from illness or injury; a person’s mental or physical condition.

My personal definition of health is being able to have energy to do what I want to do, freedom from medication, feeling good inside and out. It’s without symptoms like hair loss, pain, fatigue, acne, stomach pain, constant nausea, exhaustion (which were a few of the things I experienced on a daily basis).

How is that different from wellness?

The definition of wellness is the state of being in good health, especially as an actively pursued goal.

My personal definition of wellness is being able to enjoy my life because I’m living free from any form of sickness and disease.

But as I began my journey, I realized that my experience was taking me to a deeper level. It was more than health and wellness. I wanted to be made whole.

Wholeness means being complete and harmonious. It is a place of unity; a state of being unbroken or undamaged.

To me, this encompasses the entire person – mind, body, and spirit – bringing it into alignment. It’s having balance not only in my physical body, but in my mind and emotions as well.

So this is the goal I set out to find for myself – and this is what I want for you too.

The Basics of Goal Setting

One of the first things I did was set these goals right from the beginning. If we have no idea what we want, then how are we going to achieve it? If we can’t answer these questions then how can we ever expect to reach our fullest potential? Without goal-setting, we are doing nothing more than blindly building.

Many times we don’t get what we want because we simply don’t know what we want. We’ve never defined our life goals or what success looks like. Many times we dream about things and they turn to wishful thinking because we never back them up with a plan.

I believe that vague goals bring us vague results. Are your goals so vague that you really have no way of knowing whether or not you’ve achieved them? Sometimes it’s our lack of faith in ourselves that prevents us from going out on a limb and laying our truest desires on the line. Maybe we’re afraid we won’t achieve them, but if we don’t lay them out, we never give ourselves a chance.

Get Specific When Setting Goals

The more faith we have in our ability, the more specific we will be. And the more specific we are, the more likely we will achieve. If our goals are not specific, then we are robbed in the end. We never know if the result could or would have happened. Well defined goals give us an opportunity to envision our future. When we envision our future, we can work to bring it to pass.

Your goals should be very specific and measurable. They should have beginning and an end. You should have a clear picture of what the result will look like in your mind. Sometimes the end looks a little different than we imagine, but change will come, and many times it’s even greater than we imagined.

What Are You Going To Do?

So I ask you today, what are you willing to do for you? You need to answer that question and clearly spell it out. If you can’t answer that question, stop reading. Quiet yourself and get an answer. The cool thing is, as we grow, this answer will change. If you’ve been chasing the same goals year after year, then you’re not growing. Eventually, your goals should look like a moving target, but you have to start somewhere. Why not right here, right where you are, right now? Define your dream, spell out your goal, claim your victory.

So many times we don’t get what we want because we don’t know what we want.

Then there comes the big question. Why? Why do you want to even achieve these goals?

When we answer the what and the why, the how will likely come to us.

If you’re struggling to reach your goals, then I encourage you to take action today. Truly sit down and begin to ask yourself the hard questions. Why are you truly stuck? You may be shocked to find the truth. But in finding the truth, you will find Freedom.

Leave me a message. Let me know what your BHAG is, or one simple goal you’re setting to help you reach that Big Hairy Audacious Goal. And do yourself a big favor — Make Today Amazing!

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What’s in a Name?

What’s in a Name?

by | Aug 9, 2018 | Soul, Spiritual

As I was reading the Word of God today in Isaiah chapter 13,  I came across the names of Sodom and Gomorrah.  My eyes stopped there as if I could not move forward.  I knew God had more to say.  I immediately thought of Saddam Hussein.

When something out of the ordinary like this happens, it is a great time to ask God,  ”what does this mean? ”  And that’s exactly what I did.

He started talking to me about the importance of a name.   He told me about two years ago the meaning of my name, but I never had a full understanding of what it meant specifically for me.

My name is Chelsie and its meaning is “shield.”  I  have understood for some time that shield means protection.  I just never realized what I was to protect, or if I was the one to do the protecting.

Names are very important to God.  Think back to the old testament where God dedicated much of the Bible to make sure we understood who certain men were.  He didn’t just tell a story about a certain man, but he let us know that man’s name, and what it meant.  He even changed the names of many men in the Bible to reflect who they had become.

It is just the same for us today.  God designed everything about us, even down to our name.  He knew it before we were even placed in the womb.  It was to become part of our DESTINY. It’s “Who” we are.

Maybe you share the same name as me.  Even if that’s true, the meaning of shield could be different for you than it is for me. After many years of searching exactly what God meant when he named me Chelsie, he revealed the truth to me today.

My purpose is to act as a shield for the body of believers.  I am to protect the physical body from the attacks of the enemy by educating believers on how to stay healthy physically.

I am also a shield of protection where the soul is concerned. Many times the mind, will, and emotions are attacked and need quiet intercessions.  Other times those attacks need to be revealed to the person under attack so they can take authority over who they are in Christ.  This is also a part of who I am.  As a shield, I am here to reveal those truths.

Acting as a shield of protection for the spirit is one of the most important roles that I carry.  In this way, I am here to edify and encourage others to be who Christ has called them to be.

“Now it’s YOUR turn”

You have an assignment that comes along with your name as well. I encourage you to search for your name and the meaning of it. You can find a Name book online to find out what your name means and the scripture that’s associated with it. You may not understand its meaning fully in the beginning, but as you seek God and truly understand who he is and who he has destined you to be, then you will gain a better understanding of what it is that your name exactly means. Then you can go out and live the destiny which he has called you to.