When I started writing this blog I asked myself why anyone would read or want to read my writing, so I decided to introduce myself and let you know of my natural health remedies background.
Life for me started in Ireland and at 8 we moved to Canada. In Ireland when you got sick your mother took care of you and used the home remedies that her family had taught her. When we moved to Canada we pretty much did the same thing. Unless you were really sick you did not go to the doctor. As one of 11 children I learned how to take care of minor ailments with the remedies that my mother taught me. My mother had a very common sense approach to taking care of us including things like cod liver oil and gargling with salt water. I am betting that some of you can relate to these treatments. I can even remember poultices with bread and mustard or some such concoction if we ever got a boil. The amazing thing was that it worked and we were all healthy. Where did all of this health wisdom go?
Since I did not grow up thinking that doctors were the only answer, I carried this attitude into my adulthood. For many years I have been practicing preventative medicine such as acupuncture, Chinese herbals, meditation and yoga. I have expanded my knowledge over the years by attending workshops and extensive reading. Whenever I hear someone with a physical complaint I usually have a couple of suggestions for them to try. I love knowing that Nature has provided us with most of what we need to heal ourselves and that that is how we have survived these thousands of years. One of the other side benefits is that it is reasonably priced and readily available, sometimes right in our kitchen cupboard.
I have a good selection of natural treatment books and newsletters and use the information in them regularly for my family and friends. I am always interested in the latest discoveries, some of which are not really new but rediscovered from our past but with more scientific information supporting the claims.
What a wonderful time to be alive. We have access to all of the natural health information at our fingertips and can get just about anything delivered to our front door. More and more people are taking their health and wellness into their own hands. I am fully supportive of this and I understand that many doctors are also supporting more natural remedies. When you get a sore throat check the Internet for a remedy or start by gargling with salt water and allow your body to rest to allow it to heal itself. Our bodies are capable of healing themselves if we give them nutrients and rest.
So from this article you can get a feel for why I am so passionate about being of service to others who may not have had the same natural health background.
I wish you great health and a long and happy life. Maria
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