Inspirited Wellness Podcast — Episode 10
We’ve been through a lot this year, and the constant fear, anxiety, and anger has been wearing us down — physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Because stressful events like what we’ve all endured for the past several months will often lead to lowered immunity, I invite you to begin rebuilding and restoring your immune system now if you haven’t already been doing so.
Take time every day to do something that nourishes your body and soul. Something that brings some peace and comfort into your day and soothes your frazzled nervous system.
Something as simple as moving your body can help calm your nervous system. It doesn’t have to be anything super hard or strenuous. Go for a walk, dance, do joint mobility exercises — whatever gets you moving and the blood pumping and lubricating your joints.
The important thing is to support your emotional, as well as your physical immunity. If you need help rebuilding your immunity, gemmotherapy rocks when it comes to restoring and maintaining the emotional and physical immune systems. Yes, you have 2 immune systems!
Susceptibility and Terrain
Many people believe that it’s viruses and bacteria that are attacking us and must be eradicated, but this is completely untrue. The actual issue is the susceptibility of the organism to disease – in short, it’s the terrain. We must make sure that the terrain, or our ecosystem, is healthy so that all of our bacteria and microorganisms are in balance and working for our benefit.
Having a healthy, robust immune system is what keeps harmful bacteria and viruses from propagating unchecked in our bodies. We are exposed to trillions of bacteria, fungi, and viruses every day. They are on us and inside of us. They are an important part of our ecosystem and we have more of these cells than we do human cells.
Question Beliefs
The first step when it comes to changing a habit or shifting your perspective around an issue like this one is developing awareness around your thoughts and beliefs.
Ask questions. Why do I believe what I do? Where did I learn this? Is this belief really true, or is it something I was taught and never questioned?
Most of us are simply conditioned to believe something because this is what we grew up with, it’s what our parents believed, and what most of the people around us believed. This is especially true when it comes to our health.
How many times have you heard that the best way to stay healthy is to go to the doctor for a checkup? (This makes no sense to me!) Is this really the most effective way to stay healthy? Doesn’t a doctor simply find something that’s already wrong? What does a doctor do to keep us healthy? Do they actually prevent disease? Should we unconditionally do whatever the doctor tells us to do?
Many people will, even when their intuition tells them that something is not quite right.
Going against the grain
When you make decisions that go against collective thought it brings up a lot of fear and uncertainty, not only in yourself, but in the people around you. I speak with many women and they often confide that they worry about the reaction of a disapproving family member — often an extended family member. This person doesn’t understand why you’re not doing what the doctor has instructed. They’re coming from a place of love and concern, but their understanding of health and healing comes from the limited beliefs of conventional medicine. Unfortunately, conventional medicine is more reactionary when it comes to disease — it doesn’t actually prevent disease.
This is why doing the work to develop your intuition and learning to follow the leading of your inner compass is so important. Building confidence in yourself and your abilities will help strengthen your resolve in the face questions and concerns from well-meaning family members. When you’re confidently rooted in the way true health and healing works, it will be okay if that person doesn’t understand what you’re doing, and their fear won’t have the same impact on you.
Resorting to conventional medicine isn’t losing. Getting a doctor’s opinion isn’t losing. We all need to do this occasionally, but you may do it more often, especially when you’re at the beginning of your gemmotherapy or homeopathy journey. Getting advice from a doctor doesn’t mean you have to act on that advice. But if you do, simply regroup, learn from the experience, and keep going. Don’t give up!
Practice builds confidence
I promise that the more you use gemmotherapy and homeopathy, the more you take the actions to support natural immunity, the more skilled you’ll become, the more successes you’ll have, and the more confidence you’ll gain.
If you don’t take the time to do this mental work, you’ll simply fall back into what you’ve been conditioned to do your entire life. You’ll resort more often to suppressive medications that work against the body’s innate wisdom and desire to be whole.
Manage your brain
Our brains don’t like to be uncomfortable or scared. Our brains like what’s easy — they will fight for the status quo. Recognize this and learn to take those thoughts captive.
Another thing I recommend is being a part of a community of like-minded people for support and encouragement. Having a support system is invaluable and a necessity in your natural healing journey. Going it alone will almost guarantee that you’ll give up.
You can join study groups or get together with other moms in your local area and be a resource for each other.
You’ve got this, mama!
The information contained in this blog is for educational purposes only and not a replacement for medical advice. Any questions or concerns regarding your specific health-care needs should be addressed to your health-care provider. The author is not a medical doctor and will not be held liable for any outcomes linked to this information. The user takes full and complete responsibility for all outcomes to yourself or any other party as a result of any information contained or linked on this blog.
