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Roughlynineyearsagoafamilymemberbegantostrugglewith theirhealthandreceivedmisdiagnosesaftermisdiagnoses.Mywife andIactuallyaskedaboutLyme,butthedoctoratthetimeruledit out.LittledidweknowhowunreliablethetestingforLymewas.We listenedtoourdoctorwhowasonlydoinghisjob,butastimewent onwekeptreturningtoLyme.Finally,wepaidandhadbloodwork doneintheStates.TheresultscamebackpositiveforLymedisease. Itwasapunchtothegutandareliefatthesametime,butatleast nowwehadastartingpointforthelongroadahead.
Itwasasoberinglessonfindingoutjusthowlittlewasknownabout Lyme,howlittlewasbeingdonetoeducatethegeneralpopulation, andhowlittlewasinplacetoassistthosestrugglingwiththe disease.Ontopofthat,therewasnowayoffindingoutifatickwas carryingLymebacteriaoranyvector-borneillness.
Asaresult,wedecidedtostartalocalLymesupportgroup.Seven folksattendedthatfirstmeetingandeverymonthafter,ourgroup continuedtogrow.Wenoticedtherewasaconsistentthemevoiced bypeoplestrugglingwithLymeandtheirlovedones.Folkswished thattherewasaquick,efficient,reliablewayoffindingoutifthe ticktheyhadremovedcarriedaformofLymebacteria.
Sixyearslaterwenowhaveafewmoreanswers.Aheartfeltthank youtothePortDoverFoundationfortheirsupportincreatingthis video.Wehopetheinformationsharedwillhelpyoutostaysafe.
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WetalkwithfolkswhoarelivingwithLyme. PlusweheadtoGeneticks,aprivatelabthat teststicksandtalkwithCEOandfounder JustinWood!
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CHANGEISOPPORTUNITY
Thewholeprocessofchangeisnotassimpleas justsaying,“Okay,I’lldoitthenewand improvedway.”Peopleoftenfinditharderto adapttonewsituationsandmethodsasthey age.Activityinakeybraincircuitthatallowsus toadapttochangefadeswithage.Thiscircuitis criticaltodevelopingnewstrategiestomeet goals.Forexample,whenapersonexperiences abigchangeinlifesuchasacquiringadisability ormovingtoanewhouse,theymustchange thewaytheymeeteverydaygoals.Younger peoplefinditeasiertocopewithsuchchange byfindingnewwaysofactingtoachievetheir goals.Butifolderpeoplestoptryingtoadapt, theyruntheriskofbecomingapathetic.The brainissimilartoamuscle.Themoreyouwork it,themoreitresponds.
HowoftenhaveIsaid,“ButI’vealwaysdoneit thatway.”or“That’snothowIdoit.”?Toooften. I’mnottalkingaboutchangingbecauseofthe expectationsofothersorbecauseofanyneedto fitin.I’mtalkingaboutadaptingtoandimproving upon,mypersonalcircumstances.
AsIamaging,myphysicalcapabilitiesare diminishing.Thatdoesnotmeanitistimetogive updoingphysicalchoresandcompletelyrelyon theservicesofothers.Idonothavetogiveup cuttingmyownlawn,shovellingmyownsnow, cookingmyownmeals,drivingmyself,etc. However,ithasbecomeapparentthatIcan’trun likeIusedto,soIwalkmore,andIcan’tgodown stairslikeIusedto,soIdescendonestepata time,andthereareafewotherthingsrelatedto myreplacementkneesandmybalance.Ihaveto adaptinordertoretainmyindependence.Iam fightingtokeepthatindependencewithallmy will.
Thatbeingsaid,somechangesimplymakesgood senseandit’snotentirelyaboutagingeither.New systemsandtechnologiescanmakeindisputable improvementsonthewaysofearlieryears.The ideasofothersarefrequentlybetterthanmine. HowwillingamItoincorporatenewwaysof doingthings,asopposedtoclingingtofamiliar methodsandroutinesthroughhabitandinertia? Forexample,Istillpaymybillsbymail.
Ingeneral,olderpersonsarelessadaptable becausetheyrespondmoreslowlytostimuli andtakelongertolearnnewmaterial. Sometimesthereisafearofchangebecausewe thinkourcopingskillswillbetoolimited. Sometimeswesimplyforgetwhatwewere goingtoimplementandwereverttopatterns andtechniqueswearecomfortablewith. Akeytothesuccessfulimplementationof beneficialchangeismotivation.Iwillbemuch morelikelytochangeamethodologyora routineifitiswhatIhavedeterminedIwantfor myself,whetherIthoughtofitornot,rather thansomethingsomeoneelseisjusttellingme isbestforme.Ihavetobuyintotheadaptation. Aswithmyupcomingmovetoasmallerhouse andproperty,Iamtryingtobeproactive, settingmyselfupwhileIhavecontrolofthe process,notbeingforcedintosomething becauseInolongerhavethecapabilityorwillto makeappropriate,beneficialdecisions.
Itissimplyafactthatasyouage,yourbodywill change.Howyouapproachthesechangescan determinehowbigtheimpactisonyourlife. Thefollowingaresevengenerallyage-related changesmanyolderadultsface:arthritis, osteoporosis,heartdisease,diabetes,visionand hearingloss,influenzaandpneumonia,and balanceandstabilityissues.Therearevarious waystohelpavoidandtomanagetheseagerelatedchallenges. Ifitisimportanttoyoutolivethebestlifethat youcan,thenyouwilltrytolookafteryour physical,mentalandemotionalhealth.As abilitiesandcircumstancesevolve,itseems obvioustomethatchange,andlearningto change,areessential.Onceyouallowyourselfto
“Changebeforeyouhaveto.” JackWelch “Ifwedon’tchange,wedon’tgrow.Ifwe don’tgrow,wearen’treallyliving.” GailSheehy “Thegreatestdiscoveryisthatapersoncan changehisfuturebymerelychanginghis attitude.” OprahWinfrey
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Therewerelonglinesatthecustomerservice deskasfolkstriedtogatherinformationabout theirflightsandhowlongthedelayswouldbe. IrealisedtherewasnothingIcoulddo.Myflight keptgettingdelayed,soIthoughtthiswasa greatdayforpeople-watching,andgrabbed somelunch!AsIsatthereeating,Irealizedall thebackgroundnoiseintherestaurantcame fromfolkstalkingtooneanother.Theyhadno cellservice,sotheywereforcedtotalkfaceto face!Whataconcept.
Mindyou,themostcommonquestionwas,"Do youhavecellserviceyet?"Peoplewerechatting awaywiththeserversandturningtocomplete strangersandstrikingupaconversation.Maybe asasocietywestillhaveachance.
AnotherbizarrethingIsawthatdaywasa groupoffolkswaitinginfrontoftheclosed glassdoortotheirflightboardingarea,even aftertheyhadbeentolditwasdelayedfortwo hours.Theywerestandingsilentwithnocell reception,lookingahead,allwearingthe requiredmask.Iamtalkingaboutagroupofat leasttwohundredpeoplestandingandstaring like"cowsatapassingtrain," DonHenly. Idecidedtograbacoffee.(Sorry,Iwillnotstand andlookataglassdoor.ThankgoodnessIhave
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Uncheckedinflammationisa
globalwildfirewith devastatingeffectsonour everydaywell-being.This “trend”overthelastseveral decadesislikelythebiggest causativefactorforsomuch sufferingandmaybeoneof themainmechanisms responsibleforvarying degreesofeverydaysuffering andimpactingourqualityof life.Sadly,weseetheeffects anddestructionaffecting people(andpets),atalllife stagesandthroughoutall socioeconomicbrackets.
Anyconditionendingwith “itis”,alongwithavast numberofhealthconditions aredriven,caused,or aggravatedbyinflammation thathas“goneoutof control”.Whetheritisour joints,brains,skin,digestive systemoranyotherorgan systemordisease, unrelentinginflammationwill wreakhavoc.Cumulativeand chronic,weneedtostop fuelingthefires!
Asaglobalsociety,muchof thatdestructiveinflammation isbeingfueledbyoureating
Chronic"itis" Areyousuffering?
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andlifestylehabits!Pain,whetherphysical,mentaloremotional,isworsenedand inmanycases,causedbyinflammationthathasbecomeuncontrolled.
Don’tgetmewrong,inflammationisanamazingbuilt-inmechanismandwhen controlled,helpsuscombatinfectionsalongwiththenecessaryhealingtoolsto assistacuteinjuryetc.Itbringstherighttoolstothejobathandandcanbelifesaving!Sadly,oureverydaydiets,lifestyles,andhabitsasaglobalsociety,have becomeincreasinglymoredamaging.Weunwittinglyfuelthiswildfirewithlittleto nounderstandingofhowitcontributestoandrobsusofourhealthandwellbeing.
Ifyouknewyoucouldeatdifferentlyandpracticedifferenteverydayhabitsto reduceyourpainorthepainofalovedone,wouldyou?Ourbodiesareamiracle, wearegearedforhealthatthecellularlevelandbringingtherighttoolstothejob canbeveryempowering.Unfortunately,mostpeoplehaveanattachmentto negativehabits.FOMO(fearofmissingout)isathing!!!Weareaffixedtohabits, traditions,media,familyandsocietalpressures.
Therecanbeaveryhealthybalancewhenyouunderstandthelevelofmoderation thatworksbestforyou.Understandingtriggersispartofthatprocessand somethingIhelpmyclientsworkintotheirlifestyles.
Excesssugarinyourbloodisperhapsthebiggestandmostcommoncontributing factortoinflammation.Smalldietarychangesandavoidanceofdifferentnegative patterns,increasingyourhealthychoiceslittlebylittle,andavoidingyourbiggest “trigger/ignition”sourcescanhaveapositiveimpactandreducethelevelof destructionaffectingyourhealth.Managingyourstresslevels,bettersleephabits, consistentlevelsofactivity/exercise,improvingPHbalanceandhealthywatercan havepositiveresults.Therearetypesofveryspecificsupplementationthatcan haveasignificantimpactontheuniquefactorsfuelingyourinflammationand pain.Evennegativethoughtpatternsaredestructivetouswhentheybecometoo prevalentandaren’tdealtwithconstructively.
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Manyfoods,thoughclassifiedashealthy,maybeveryinflammatoryfor susceptibleindividuals!But,thesingularculprit,doingdamageonsomanylevels, isSUGAR(andmanyfoodsthatturntosugarinourbodies).
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Irecentlyhadahealthoccurrenceoutsideof NorfolkCountythatprovidedafullerinsightinto thefolkswhomakeupourhealthcaresystem. Noneofuswanttousethesystem.Wetryto avoiditbystayinghealthy,butsometimesyou needtogetyourbutttothelocalhospitalASAP. Inmycase,thedoctorsinsistedthatIstayfora fewdays,sohavingnochoice,Itookthemupon theiroffer.
Duringmyvisit,Iwasimpressedbythestaffatthe hospital.Theywerecompassionateandworked hard.Itremindedmethatweallneedtosaythank youmoreoftentoourhealthcareprofessionals.
SomethingelsecaughtmyeyethatIwantedto sharewithyoutoday.Thereweretwonursesand atechnician,andtheirbackgroundstoriesmade meproudtobeCanadian.
ThefirstfellowImetwasoriginallyfrom Columbia.Hespokemultiplelanguages,wassoftspokenandwassimplyacaringhumanbeing whowantedtohelpothers.
Thesecondwasatechnicianwhohadcomefrom Chinatofollowherdreaminthemedicalfield. Shewasbright,articulate,fullofenergy,again fluidinmanylanguages,andmakingherlifein Canada.
Thethirdwasanightnursewhomovedhere elevenyearsagofromSwahili.Shecouldspeakso manydistinctlanguages,Icouldn'tcountthem all.Shewasdamnefficientatherjobandatthe sametimecompassionateandinvestedinwhat shedid.Asthemorningapproached,shesaidit wasrainingout.Isaid,"Oh,thatmakesforalong dayforyou."Shesmiledandsaid,"Ienjoy walkingintherainandhearingitssounds."
LikeIsaidearlier,allthestaffwereexcellent,but theseyoungfolksembodiedwhatisatrue Canadian.Thedrivetosucceedwhilebeing humble,thatneversaydieattitude,the compassiontohelpothersinneed,smart, articulateanddriven!
Thankyoutoallhealthcareprovidersacrossthe country!
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