Why do we do it? Make all these healthy choices that seem counterintuitive to what we've been taught? Bypass things we enjoy? Make choices that aren't always easy?
I'll admit, it sometimes seems like there's little benefit.
But I received a really big reminder a few weeks ago of why it is all absolutely worth it.
After a month of getting lost in the process of renovating our new house and moving in, in the three weeks I lived without a functional kitchen, I received a really harsh reminder.
I had not been drinking water like I should, and I blamed it on my Berkey water filter being packed away. I had been eating out too much and choosing drive-through too often, and I blamed it on being busy with the house or my kitchen being in boxes. I stopped taking my supplements, and I blamed it on them being packed up.
I basically stopped doing everything I knew I needed to, thinking I could get away with it for just a little longer.
And my body finally said, "Enough!" It warned me. I was mildly sick a couple days early in the week, and though I said I'd make changes, I didn't. After I ignored that warning shot, the real hit came. I spent an entire night in the bathroom with the worst digestive issues I've ever experienced and most of the rest of the day in bed recovering. The following day, I was bed-ridden again with my first migraine in probably five years.
After a bit of research, I believe I had a gallbladder attack of some sort, and that scared me. This is an organ that modern medicine doesn't think twice about removing but functional medicine knows to be crucial. I know people who've had their gallbladders removed, and they don't find it to be an excess body part that they didn't need.
Long story short – those small things we do every day actually have a big impact, but we tend not to notice until it all derails. It's human nature to not notice when things are going well, only when they aren't.
After all this, I'm recommitting ... not only to healthy choices but to this blog as well. I hope it can help you as much as it keeps me motivated.
I'd like to encourage you to learn from my lesson. Don't neglect your health until it's too late. Don't wait for a problem. Don't wait to get sick. Don't wait for a diagnosis. Do the work now to maintain your health.
Start small if you need to. What one step can you commit to making a habit that will be a positive step for your health?
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