IconHEART DISEASE
In
December 1998 I was diagnosed with coronary heart disease, high cholesterol and
arteriosclerosis, following attacks of chest pain. I was pretty shell-shocked to say the least, as I was always
fairly health conscious, or so I thought! I was given and ECG and an exercise
test, (which I failed badly!). When
I saw the heart specialist he prescribed various drugs for me and said that I
MUST TAKE THEM FOR LIFE. I told him
that as a complementary therapist, I wanted to try and find a way to heal
myself, using natural methods, but he was adamant that I couldn’t do it this
way, and must take the drugs.
Needless
to say, I didn’t, and after careful thought decided to use Nature Cure as my
main therapy with some Homeopathy in addition to Reiki healing.
Nature Cure is mainly about using diet, exercise and rest to re-energise
the body’s vital force. The
regime I have to follow was something of a culture shock for me I have to admit.
But I soon began to really feel the benefits of the new regime, so began
to enjoy the whole process. It felt
really good to be in control of my health, rather than having to take drugs.
Although I had masses of food to eat, I began to lose weight quite
quickly, which was a bonus that I hadn’t expected.
I was 2½ stone heavier than ideal.
I
visited the heart specialist about 3 months later, supposedly to decide whether
I should have an angiogram to further pin-point the problem, he was so happy with my progress, that he agreed that I might
defer the angiogram for now, and see him again in 12 months!
He was very impressed when I told him that my cholesterol was back to
normal (4.5). He is not normally
into alternative or complementary therapies but at the end of the interview
asked me if I would consider giving a talk to some of his long standing heart
patients about the methods of healing I am having.
This was an amazing change to the last meeting I had with him.
In
June 1999 I had another ECG which showed that my heart is back to 100% fitness,
all the abnormalities have disappeared. My
GP is thrilled with my progress and delighted when I told her that I now take a
brisk 2 mile walk or equivalent exercise on my trampoline or cycle machine every
day, she has agreed that I can now work full time again.
She also wants to know more about Nature Cure.
I
keep thinking about how relatively easy it has been to change my life around in
just 6 months. From being told I
must take drugs for life, to being back at work, full of energy, and feeling
empowered by doing it my way.
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