SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 2013 – I am keeping this journal/blog to document the journey I am going on to give my body what it needs to rebuild itself. I know to some it sounds like I also need a good therapist along with an M.D. but I assure you, my mind is in tact – a least for a woman my age. For those who know me only on Facebook and have not seen me in person, you would be shocked. I can no longer stand up straight and to say I limp is an understatement. I am in some degree of pain everyday, some days more than others, and it doesn’t go away at night. Keeping up my appearance is a hit-and-miss affair, depending on how I feel.
Even though I knew about the body’s regenerative capabilities, I didn’t have a true grasp of the implications. It was kind of a yeah-yeah-yeah thing with me, until two days ago. A new Facebook friend posted about this very thing. The article had a picture of the body and the different parts, and how long it took to rebuild those parts. It had a huge impact on me. I then went on to read several more articles on the topic of the body healing itself. I was hooked. I have a month before my first doctor’s appointment, so I thought I would test this out. Since doctors only treat symptoms and prescribe drugs – which only mask the symptoms – I thought, “What have I got to lose?”
Starting today I am changing my lifestyle and eating habits. I will stop injuring my body with bad food, and hope that it will respond by restoring me to wholeness. It won’t be easy, but anything worth doing rarely is. There is a wealth of information out there to guide me along the way. I’m trusting God to have my back on this journey and I believe he will. And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food.” (Genesis 1:29) I figure if God said this, there must be something to it. Ya think?
So, let me quit talking and get this journey under way. Wild hickory nuts and tree bark, here I come!