Of course, one of the reasons is so that I can live a long and healthy life. However, my main reason for taking on this endevour is so that I can hopefully remedy a couple of issues that I have been dealing with for way too long. I am the type of person that hates to take any type of longterm medication because I believe that most ailments are caused by some type of imbalance in the body which needs to be addressed rather than just using drugs to cover the symptoms.
Get off of Hormone Meds:
The only longterm prescription medication that I am on currently is Synthroid, which is a synthetic thyroid used to treat hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism basically means that your thyroid gland is not producing enough thyroid hormones, which can have an effect on many other hormones in the body. I do not want to replicate information here on the causes, symptoms, and treatments since Wilkipedia already has a fantastic explanation of this issue..... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothyroidism.
Another issue that has come up recently has been that my testosterone levels have been coming in extremely low. I think that this could be tied to the hypothyroidism and I am hoping that rebalanceing my body will address this as well. Some people say that this is a natural part of getting old, but I do not buy that. My levels are off the charts low and I have been using a cypionate testosterone cream to fight the effects of low T.
Get off of Allergy Meds:
The other issue that I would love to resolve and be able to get away from are my seasonal allergies which have plagued me since I moved to TX 7 years ago. I have had both skin testing and blood testing for allergies and it appears that I am allergic to just about every grass and most trees in TX, as well as Dogs. So, rather than moving back to IL (which will never happen), I need to come up with some way of instructing my body that trees and grass and dogs are not actually going to kill me and there is not need to freak out when confronted with these allergens. I have tried accupuncture, allergy shots, nasal steroids, and many different OTC and prescription meds. Nothing seems to resolve the symptoms without causing a ton of other issues.
The third and final thing that I would like to solve is a sudden loss of taste/smell, which came on about 2 years ago. You have no idea how annoying it is to not be able to smell or taste foods or many of your favorite scents. I have had an MRI, CT Scan, and a camera shoved up my nose to try to diagnose the problem with this, but doctors have been unable to find anything wrong that would cause this. The initial theories included tumors on my pituatary gland or nasal cavities, nasal polyps, trauma to the head (which I have not had), etc., but noone has been able to find any causes. Therefore all of the doctors have said the same thing they always say when they can not figure out what the problem is..... "It must be viral....there is nothing we can do". The transalation for this is "I am too stupid or too lazy to figure this out......or there is no money in it for me to help you". Bastards!
I am hoping that I can boost my body's healing abilities by removing toxins and chemicals from my life as much as possible and feeding it with natural healthy foods, thus allowing it to heal itself instead of having to constantly fight toxins. I'll keep you posted on any changes in these three areas.
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