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Why Are You Waiting So Long???

Happy February Everyone!

Holistic medicine is shining now!  More than ever before! Shining in prevention and super early treatment!  But it has ALWAYS been THE WAY to go!  Who wants to be reliant on Big pHARMa for anything, right?!

But here’s my biggest concern – WHY ARE PEOPLE WAITING TOO LONG TO TREAT THEIR SYMPTOMS? 

Seriously!?!?

I’m in my 18th year of practice and I have tried to instill into everyone I meet that you have the most power to turn around an illness FIRST by PREVENTING IT!  And second by getting on a holistic protocol AT THE FIRST SIGN OF SYMPTOMS.  I mean that first sniffle, the first unusual cough, the first gut rumble, that first sign of feeling run down.  I’ve been teaching this for years!

BUT it’s not just about taking a bunch of supplements and still running yourself into the ground, getting cruddy sleep, eating poorly and keeping stress levels crankin’.

However, many people still wait to do something hefty even when they are running fevers, having coughs, major diarrhea, chest tightness or shortness of breath, etc.

OMG!  WHY?!?!  I’ve heard too many say – “well, I just want to see where this goes”!!!! 

Are you kidding me?  Why do you want to just be sick when you don’t necessarily HAVE to be?

This is a training for any illness – so WHY ARE PEOPLE WAITING SO LONG??? 

If you are paying close attention to your body (and many are not) you know when you’re feeling “off” or “run down” or extra sleepy or maybe you’re sneezing or have some digestive “distress”.  Those are your first signs that your body is starting to fight something.  That is precisely when it is the most vulnerable but also most receptive to herbal immune boosters, antimicrobials, etc. 

But it’s also the time for you to SLOW DOWN, eat well, take a nap, drop the alcohol and sugar, etc.  Natural treatments are 100% more effective when you also change damaging lifestyle habits that lowered your immune system in the first place!

I’d say there’s a solid 85% chance to stop an illness in its tracks right then and there.  But do YOU do that?  Or do you keep pushing and continuing to do the same things?

When you have that very first sign of illness, when you know you are burning the candle at both ends or you have been exposed is EXACTLY when you need to get on heavy herbal treatment and listen to your body – Get better rest, SLOW DOWN, eat well and light, breathe IMMEDIATELY.

This is precisely where herbs and vitamins and lifestyle changes have their power!  They are not nearly as powerful once you reached low oxygen stats!

I’ve given you PLENTY of research on early herbal treatments and prevention and many have reached out to say that they were able to prevent likely, impending illness when exposed or felt onset.  THAT’S FANTASTIC!  Keep up the good work!

Many illnesses can be truly mild, truly preventable and truly treatable but even more so if you get on them in at the EARLIEST signs.  But you must be paying attention and know YOUR BODY’S earliest signs of imbalance.

Are you?        Do you?

Stay sane out there!  xoxo          

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For many years and counting – so many people are getting diagnosed with “Depression”.

I covered this before but thought it was worth bringing up again.  Not only are so many practitioners labeling their patients but so many patients are “owning” their diagnosis without question. 

I get it – they feel it gives them an “answer” to why they don’t feel “right”. 

But is it the “answer” for most?

I am in no way saying there aren’t those that are “depressed” but what I AM saying is that not ALL people who get diagnosed with depression are depressed in the classic sense.  But honestly “classic depression” has been found predominately to be a disorder based in gut and hormones imbalance.

About 2 years ago we learned though a meta-analysis research study that there was NO correlation with depression and low serotonin levels and that taking anti-depressants (SSRIs) actually made serotonin even lower – SEE HERE.

If you go to your conventional (or even holistic) practitioner and report feeling “blah” or have a lack of zest for life then it is likely that you will walk out with the diagnosis of depression and some pills. 

But if the practitioner took a moment to really listen to (and HEAR) what this person is saying you would hear that there’s so much more at play than a simplistic “depression” diagnosis.

So, we must dig deeper always!

One of the first things I ask my clients who say they have been diagnosed or think they are depressed:  How is your energy?

99.5% of them respond “horrible”.

Then I ask – “If your energy was good then would you still feel down or depressed?” And almost all said they wouldn’t.

So, what does that tell us?  The issue isn’t depression – the issue is fatigue – physical and/or mental.

The new focus then becomes addressing fatigue.

There is also the possibility of grief at play.  Some that are depressed are dealing with grief and too many practitioners put a timeframe on grief.  There should never be a timeframe on grief.  And this can be addressed through so many different types of modalities.

So overall I find most depression diagnoses to be yet another way to lump people together that might share a certain set of superficial symptoms which allows practitioners to quickly “prescribe something”.

Then where might this fatigue be coming from/WHY is it present?

Some places to look:

  1. Thyroid Imbalances
  2. Poor Nutrition
  3. Inflammation
  4. Gluten Intolerance
  5. Fighting Infection/Parasite/Lyme, etc.
  6. Cancer
  7. Adrenal Burnout/Stress
  8. Sex Hormone Imbalances
  9. Genetic mutations

In other words – demand that your practitioner look for a deeper cause instead of simply medicating you for “Depression” (convention or holistic).

If your practitioner won’t search beyond the diagnosis of depression, then find a new one that will!

 

Never Give Up!

Dr. K

 

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For many years and counting – so many people are getting diagnosed with “Depression”.

I covered this before but thought it was worth bringing up again.  Not only are so many practitioners labeling their patients but so many patients are “owning” their diagnosis without question. 

I get it – they feel it gives them an “answer” to why they don’t feel “right”. 

But is it the “answer” for most?

I am in no way saying there aren’t those that are “depressed” but what I AM saying is that not ALL people who get diagnosed with depression are depressed in the classic sense.  But honestly “classic depression” has been found predominately to be a disorder based in gut and hormones imbalance.

About 2 years ago we learned though a meta-analysis research study that there was NO correlation with depression and low serotonin levels and that taking anti-depressants (SSRIs) actually made serotonin even lower – SEE HERE.

If you go to your conventional (or even holistic) practitioner and report feeling “blah” or have a lack of zest for life then it is likely that you will walk out with the diagnosis of depression and some pills. 

But if the practitioner took a moment to really listen to (and HEAR) what this person is saying you would hear that there’s so much more at play than a simplistic “depression” diagnosis.

So, we must dig deeper always!

One of the first things I ask my clients who say they have been diagnosed or think they are depressed:  How is your energy?

99.5% of them respond “horrible”.

Then I ask – “If your energy was good then would you still feel down or depressed?” And almost all said they wouldn’t.

So, what does that tell us?  The issue isn’t depression – the issue is fatigue – physical and/or mental.

The new focus then becomes addressing fatigue.

There is also the possibility of grief at play.  Some that are depressed are dealing with grief and too many practitioners put a timeframe on grief.  There should never be a timeframe on grief.  And this can be addressed through so many different types of modalities.

So overall I find most depression diagnoses to be yet another way to lump people together that might share a certain set of superficial symptoms which allows practitioners to quickly “prescribe something”.

Then where might this fatigue be coming from/WHY is it present?

Some places to look:

  1. Thyroid Imbalances
  2. Poor Nutrition
  3. Inflammation
  4. Gluten Intolerance
  5. Fighting Infection/Parasite/Lyme, etc.
  6. Cancer
  7. Adrenal Burnout/Stress
  8. Sex Hormone Imbalances
  9. Genetic mutations

In other words – demand that your practitioner look for a deeper cause instead of simply medicating you for “Depression” (convention or holistic).

If your practitioner won’t search beyond the diagnosis of depression, then find a new one that will!

 

Never Give Up!

Dr. K

 

SCHEDULE A FREE 15 MIN ZOOM APPT WITH DR. KELLEY

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