Symptom Treatment is Not Fixing Anything: Controlling your symptoms could be making you sicker.
By: Dennis O'Connor
Tags: Wellness Coaching, Disease Prevention, Chronic Illness, Wellness, Wellbeing

From working in mainstream health for over 20 years, I am becoming more and more convinced that major parts of medical treatment which we should be addressing are simply being ignored or missed.

Chronic conditions are those that last for a significant period of time. They include depression, anxiety, diseases causing pain and degenerative diseases.

When we have symptoms we immediately rushed to the doctor and we have tests. We are given a diagnosis and almost invariably we are given some form of medication to treat the symptoms. Sometimes the diagnosis is not correct and the medications are changed when they appear to be doing more harm than good.

Some observations around lifestyle may be made and sometimes changes are blandly recommended but the weight given to making these changes over the treatment of the symptoms is generally sorely lacking.

So how can controlling the symptoms make us sicker? Every single medication has a side effect. For some people they can be more severe than others. This observation is fairly straightforward.

But how about if we have a condition which by its nature tends to get worse unless the underlying problems are addressed? Have you considered that by treating the symptoms you are simply allowing a problem within your body to get worse and worse?

We seem to be bombarded with this idea that our bodies are these masses of meat which are loaded with infections and bacteria and are about to break down at any instant.

What if we were given a different narrative and told that our bodies were these incredible examples of complex machinery which are always trying to heal themselves and to make us better? What if we were to then realize that every symptom were merely our body screaming at us that drastic changes are needed in order to address problems and prevent a spiral into serious illness?

There are elements which I see continually being given almost no in depth consideration. The science behind these elements is overwhelming and compelling but yet they are mostly just briefly mentioned in passing.

We can just about guarantee that the majority of people have significant nutrients deficiencies due to a diet high in processed food and mass produced vegetables which are grown in quite a toxic soil. Compared to hundreds of years ago, our exposure to the sun has dropped dramatically and we know that Vitamin D is vital for just about every function in our body. Modern societies are incredibly static compared to those of their ancestors. This brings with it posture problems and a miss aligned spine that sends corrupted messages to our vital organs and leads to a whole host of chronic disease issues.

What if we could focus on starting with addressing many of these underlying issues before we jump streets to medications? Isn’t it possible that by properly addressing them we may be able to reverse a whole host of medical issues?

More and more people are starting to venture into this area of health in order to deliver Solutions which the mainstream medical system appears to be liking. My friend and ex -nurse, Roseanne Reilly, has been in the alternative healing and movement for close to eight years and recently started an online business relating to movement and chronic health conditions.

I think solutions such as this need to be the focus in a population which appears to be getting sicker and sicker.

We have absolutely nothing to lose with this approach. Maybe you do not have to live with depression, anxiety or chronic pain.

Eliminate toxins from your environment. Eliminate processed foods and try to only consume an organic diet which is much more nutrient dense. Filter your water. Use movement to restore your bodies alignment. Get Sunlight. Have sleep as a priority. Engage with other people. Go on a dramatic social media and screen diet.

There are a plethora of changes which you might be able to make which could have a dramatic effect on your life before you decide that you have a chronic illness or condition and you are one of the growing group of people from all around the world with one or more chronic diseases.

Reach out and contact me for more details. I may have a program that suits you.

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