My Personal StoryBack to the Land of the LivingMy Personal Story: I would prefer not to focus on my past history, for my life and future are much more exciting. But for those who ask, here is a brief story of my regaining health and joy.
I spent a lifetime, almost 40 years with much illness and "unhealth." I am now 50. I've lived with severe IBS, systemic candida, pre cancer in the liver, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic acne, 20 years of back pain, arthritis, allergies, bulimia, hypoglycemia, diabetes II and migraines….to name a few. It took way too long to restore my health, because I DID NOT KNOW that my body was toxic and overrun from the accumulation of years of antibiotics, junk food and depression. (All a breeding ground for toxins, which as we age multiply, weakening our immune system allowing for overgrowth of cancer cells, candida, bacteria and fungus. Eventually we end up at our physicians office with a diagnosis that frightens us.) With all that I knew and tried, it never seemed enough. When I changed my diet to organic food, took herbs, vitamins and homeopathic remedies, I was still always tired and ill. All of these were very good things to do, but not very effective at the time, because my body was so toxic and weak it was unable to digest, absorb or assimilate the foods and supplements etc. So, I nibbled on bits of chocolate throughout the day to keep myself "perky" enough so I could work, raise my children and appear successful to the rest of the world…until I was too weak and tired to get out of bed. A few years ago, I found myself in the hands of a wise, experienced holistic medical doctor who knew how to get to the root of my health crisis. Using many diagnostic tools, including microscopic dry and dark blood analysis, I began an intense detoxification process to cleanse out the massive load of toxins in every organ and then the rebuilding of my body. The road to recovery took over 1.5 years and many, many, many thousands of dollars later, my energy, vitality and enthusiasm for living had returned. I also gained a wonderful education (self-taught) on how I got into such a physical mess in the first place.
At this time, I also realized I was broke, still had the back pain, BUT I was motivated. I took a part time job at an upscale resort/spa, started yoga (which was painful at first since my body was so stiff), continued eating high quality food to nourish my body and began to further look for the highest quality supplements and foods to maintain my health and eliminate the 20 years of back pain.
All of this led to creating this website. I've used and use everything on this website to contribute to maintaining beautiful health. I check my pH often, the back pain is greatly reduced (read my note below). My blood sugar stays regulated much better. I think clearly and I rarely get sick - Although I occasionally get things out of balance when working too many hours.!
Nowadays, to maintain my health, I eat organic for the most part with a focus on foods that are alive, some raw foods as well as drinking "good" water. I cannot rely on our food supply to provide all the nourishment
my body needs to maintain optimum health, so I include supplements. I am determined to maintain the wellness that I have. For the most part I use my intuition to guide me as to what my body needs every day. For those who often ask, here is an idea of some of the products I supplement with. IntraMax - 1 tbsp (vitamin/mineral supplement)
I eat organic fruit and raw, green veges, nuts and seeds adding in Alkalive green powder, ground flax and sesame seeds as well as Nutrex spirulina throughout the week as needed - for I am not one who enjoys preparing food - I just keep it simple.
So, I share my story. I will say my childhood was very, very bleak and abusive, which lead to the breakdown of my body. I have a brother who did not live very long from all that he endured during this abuse. I successfully survived by first restoring my physical health so I would have the strength to heal the layers of emotional and mental challenges I was holding onto. It took much focus, time and money...lots of money initally to turn my life around.... and now I am having more fun and I smile a lot. My passion is to help those that I can. Back pain which had been a chonic problem for me is now a memory. I have tried many alternative healing modalities available to relieve this pain, and nothing has ever been permanent. I knew there must be deep seated issues going on which was allowing the physical body to still be in pain...with all that I had done, it still was not enough. I prayed for help and help found me. Please note: What is most important in searching for answers to life's challenges is to open our consciousness beyond the limited belief systems we were raised under. I was raised strictly Catholic. At age 18, I knew I had to find for myself what "God" is - for something inside of me knew what I had been taught did not resonate with me. Much to my fathers horror I left the church on my spiritual journey many, many years ago. Spirit, God, Higher Power etc. - (whatever word describes who you pray to) is whispering to you all the time. Consider that you may be blocking your ability to hearing the messages which are answers to what you are praying for, because the answers are not coming in the package you expected. (That is all I will say for the moment -later I will write a book along these lines.) I met someone in the Spring of 2006 who was able to work with me on clearing and removing deep seated beliefs, programs, experiences, traumas, inner conflicts and beliefs I was holding onto at my soul level which was causing my physical body pain. After numerous sessions, (mostly over the phone) doing this clearing work - the intense pain in my back, hips, nerves and muscles began to subside significantly. My back has become more relaxed, and is staying in better alignment. The frequent trips to the chiropractor have ended. I knew I was NOW getting to the core causes held within my conscious and subconscious, and blockages were dissolving. What a shift these session brought into my life picture - beyond the physical. Once again, lots of time, energy and money was spent, for my intention was to manifest a perfect expression of physical health. The continued work cleared layers of anger, fear and frustration, deeply imbedded at the soul level. For 25 years or so it had become a habit, a pattern to think about "how bad my body felt each day... sometimes thinking about it hour after hour during the most difficult times." This pattern was a habit - a habit only I could change. Not wanting to re-establish all the work I had cleared, I have begun to re-programm my conscious thoughts. No sessions - no one could do this for me - this was the part that was MY work. The beautiful soul I worked with to help me in many of these clearing sessions is Bernadine Goldman. She is in Tucson AZ - 520.575.5092. Also, Beth Richardson in Washington state 360.923.4711 is absolutely excellent at this work. I would not recommend Bernadine or Beth if I had not had my own personal experience with them. I find their work to be subtle, deep and profound. Sometimes when we feel we've tried everything - and yet we know there is something more - a few sessions with Bernadine or Beth might be the missing link to facilitate the needed changes.
Many blessings to everyone on their journey. No
matter what has happened to you, you have what it takes within to be Perfectly Healthy again.
I wish everyone a life filled with love, laughter and joy and Peace. You deserve it. If you have a quick question, feel free to phone. With e-mails, we receive so many, we can only occasionally respond and briefly to these.
Maryanne & Paul Maldonado
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