Another Year Younger
As my 38th birthday approaches, I actually feel like I am getting younger! I can honestly say that ten years and two children ago I didn't feel this good. While I was relatively fit, having danced and modeled professionally, my diet was only average (although back then I thought it was great) and its effects were beginning to take a serious toll on my health.
Fast forward a few years, circa 2011. My health was a hot mess. Hormone imbalance, gluten sensitivity, hives, adrenal dysfunction, and more - I was in the middle of a crisis I never saw coming. With a hubby and toddler in tow, I knew something was "off" but I couldn't describe it. I just felt like I was coming up short in the happiness and fulfillment departments, every day. Luckily, I remembered that one of my customers was a holistic health practitioner. After meeting with her, she thought she could help me get to the bottom of things. Desperate for help without going the conventional route, I "let go and let Dani." Dani is a large reason I do the work I do today. [The other part of the equation is my Dad who read natural health and healing books for as long as I remember. Although it wasn't on my radar then, now we often sit and talk about herbs!]
Long story short, I learned from Dani that finding the root cause of everything is the only way to understand the big picture. If your body responds with symptoms, it is telling you that something is out of balance. During this time, I learned how to have my saliva, urine and stool assessed by a laboratory to identify hormonal, bacterial, viral, and metabolic imbalances.
After being put on a lengthy but necessary protocol to restore balance in these areas, I was literally a changed person. Actually, within the first few DAYS of being on the hormone-balancing protocol, I woke up and realized I wasn't depressed or sad anymore - it was TRULY. AMAZING.
Today, I realize that I passionately enjoy and am really good at what I do. And I'm good at it because I know what it felt like to be on the other side. With every vitamin, hormone or lab test I recommend, I am confident and hopeful that the person on the other end of the phone or the other side of the table will experience the sheer joy and gratitude I did - not just for the practitioner leading the way, but also the researchers, scientists and other trailblazers who have made what I do possible. Most importantly, I'll always be indebted to my Creator, who has blessed us all with the many natural vitamins, herbs and other medicinal foods that have the power to restore health, emotionally, spiritually and physically.
Fast forward a few years, circa 2011. My health was a hot mess. Hormone imbalance, gluten sensitivity, hives, adrenal dysfunction, and more - I was in the middle of a crisis I never saw coming. With a hubby and toddler in tow, I knew something was "off" but I couldn't describe it. I just felt like I was coming up short in the happiness and fulfillment departments, every day. Luckily, I remembered that one of my customers was a holistic health practitioner. After meeting with her, she thought she could help me get to the bottom of things. Desperate for help without going the conventional route, I "let go and let Dani." Dani is a large reason I do the work I do today. [The other part of the equation is my Dad who read natural health and healing books for as long as I remember. Although it wasn't on my radar then, now we often sit and talk about herbs!]
Long story short, I learned from Dani that finding the root cause of everything is the only way to understand the big picture. If your body responds with symptoms, it is telling you that something is out of balance. During this time, I learned how to have my saliva, urine and stool assessed by a laboratory to identify hormonal, bacterial, viral, and metabolic imbalances.
After being put on a lengthy but necessary protocol to restore balance in these areas, I was literally a changed person. Actually, within the first few DAYS of being on the hormone-balancing protocol, I woke up and realized I wasn't depressed or sad anymore - it was TRULY. AMAZING.
Today, I realize that I passionately enjoy and am really good at what I do. And I'm good at it because I know what it felt like to be on the other side. With every vitamin, hormone or lab test I recommend, I am confident and hopeful that the person on the other end of the phone or the other side of the table will experience the sheer joy and gratitude I did - not just for the practitioner leading the way, but also the researchers, scientists and other trailblazers who have made what I do possible. Most importantly, I'll always be indebted to my Creator, who has blessed us all with the many natural vitamins, herbs and other medicinal foods that have the power to restore health, emotionally, spiritually and physically.
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