January 14, 2023 – Saturday
Since I broke my leg in a rather significant fall two years ago (a spiral, trimolear fracture – on January 6, 2021) I live every day in extreme chronic pain [despite two years of regular physical therapy appointments through our HMO (OHSU), and daily exercises.]
I am committed to transcending/transforming this state of affairs — and I think at this point I need to find a dedicated hands-on, engaged doctor / wellness retreat / physical trainer / physical therapy program / wellness team to help me reset… to get me back to normal.
Here’s my idea…
We can file this under “dreams and wishes”. but with my awesome community here, I thought maybe you could help me make this a reality!
I really need to have my health and wellbeing guided (directed) by an in-person (hands-on, not remote) coach and/or wellness team. [FYI: My only officially-diagnosed other health issue is that I have absolutely no thyroid function (and have been taking replacement thyroid hormone for that for many years, now).]
I need someone to do physical therapy with me every day (an hour or two – like a cross between PT and a trainer), I need help restoring my health and getting back to my normal (I.e. fit, strong, flexible, & pain-free) physical condition, so I can keep doing what I do. Absent this type of help, with this additional burden, I will probably die – of something entirely-preventable – sooner than later… [this would be a bummer as I am only 53 – and there is so much work to be done yet]!
I figured y’all might know a doctor or wellness clinic that might like to take me on as a good project/case study for a few months (3-6 months); and I would (in return) write about the journey (honestly – as I do about everything) and share the experience (as it progresses) with my 1.8 million readers – which might be of interest to said doctor/practitioner/organization.
I realized today that this might be a fun opportunity for the right doctor or clinic that might be willing to donate their resources to help me [since I have no funds to take this on myself, as we are barely getting by as it is].
Do you know a doctor or clinic – anywhere in the world – with the bona fides/proven track record to possibly heal me (or at least dramatically alter my current apparent trajectory/timeline)? And that might like to be a part of my journey to return to wellness in this way?
As a mother who still has two disabled kids at home (and who works more than full-time), I don’t think I can continue to make progress without professional help! Hopefully, a super-charged multi-pronged approach will include physical therapy; massage; exercises for strengthening and improved range of motion; maybe something like Accupuncture, etc.!
Given the ongoing concern for Lead in ALL supplements (and the lack of regulatory oversight of the supplement industry), I will not consider any programs that feature supplements – I am only looking for a program that includes a diet of real whole foods and that prioritizes whole-food diet based interventions over supplements – along with the other things mentioned above [oh – and maybe juicing — I love fresh vegetable juices!]
Thanks in advance for any ideas you may have!
Tamara
www.LeadSafeMama.com
Dear Tamara, I’m so sorry to read about your health issues and I totally agree you have much more work to do! I sincerely wish you the best of luck toward recovery. Many thousands of prayers from all your fans and readers are surely streaming to you because you’re an amazing human being!
Thank you.
Godspeed on finding the resolution youre looking for for your health issues!
Please forgive me if it appears I’m hijacking the conversation but I never thought about the issue of lead in supplements before. Ugh. Not sure how to ask this but when you do get around to testing supplements I’d like to ask if Juice Plus+ could be first on your list? I’ve been a rep for them since 2010 . JP+ products carry an NSF label. Also, we are told their farmers are carefully chosen and sign strict contracts about growing practices. No herbicides or pesticides ever. Also, each batch is tested before.accepted by JP+. Would love to see your testing results to confirm or negate this info.
I would look for a homeopath and someone to help you get on a nutrient dense diet that consists of Raw milk, pastured animal fats, grassfed beef, pastured chicken supplemented with non-gmo, soy free feed, true fermented sourdough, raw milk kefir, organ meats from pastured and grassfed animals, pastured and gmo-free pork. Focus on walking and start some weight training. Westin A Price is a good place to look and often can connect you with locals. You also need to lower your toxin load from any fragrances and chemicals in cleaning products, soaps, shampoo, laundry detergents, candles, perfumes, etc. Get sun daily, when it’s available, ground your feet directly to the ground daily. Blue light blocking glasses and screen protectors for daytime and nighttime (different ones needed for the time of day). so many resources out there for free. A traditional allopathic doctor will not help with the root cause but all of the above changes I mention will drastically help. I’ve only mentioned some of what can be done. You can heal. I know you can.
TY. We keep a vegan home and we also have a 100% scent-free home.
T
Hi Tamara! I have some ideas, from a functional coaching perspective. I’d love to chat!
https://www.createcures.org/