Turning Over a New Autumn Leaf

I know, I am terrible about blogging.  I just can't seem to find the time to properly dedicate to the blog, but I am trying and I am hoping this will be the new beginning, a new leaf per se.

With this new beginning I would like to explain why my time has been so consumed so that I have not given proper attention to the blog, or to you my dear followers.  Let's start at the beginning, shall we?

Several years ago, I was in a life altering car accident.  Up until that point I had been a healthy, active woman.  I was a massage therapist, focused on healing my clients, mostly Fibromyalgia and Neuropathy sufferers.  I loved what I did.  I worked in the school system, but performed massage on the side.  Then the car accident.

For a few months I was shuttled between doctors and physical therapy sessions, my condition only worsening until I slept at most 15minutes solid a day, and mostly that was in a recliner.  Finally, a doctor noticed that a vertebrae in my neck had collapsed and he performed surgery the following week.  Immediately upon waking, the terrible weight and pain I had been experiencing was gone.  I was elated, I was going to have my life back!  Unfortunately, that was not the path I was on.

I knew the signs, it was what I specialized in, but finding a doctor to correctly diagnose me took several more years.  Finally the not in the least shocking diagnoses was given, I had Fibromyalgia.  I cried, to finally have a diagnoses, to finally have someone believe me and to know it was not all in my head (my fellow invisible disability or chronic illness sufferers can all understand this feeling).  But, I also cried because I knew that the life I once lived would never return to me.  I was now on a forever altered path.

Fear not, this is not a sob story!  Nay, this is a story of reinvention, of indomitable will and perseverance. I have been able to get myself off of all of my Fibromyalgia medications by a change in diet and working with herbs and essential oils.  This has taken me on a path where my love of helping others and a need to find meaning to all of this, to a return to school.  I am now taking courses in Herbology and Master Level Aromatherapy all within a Naturopathy program.  This is why my time has been so short.

But I am excited to share what I am learning to help others, not only hands on, but through the great wide web.  So I ask you to please keep following and invite your friends, family and anyone you may know who suffers with any sort of condition, or just wants to learn to live a more basic, natural lifestyle.  I want this to be a safe haven, a site of understanding and fellowship as well as a wonderful source of information to help you and others with any condition life may throw at you.  I will have guest speakers as well as links to helpful sites I find on my internet travels.  I will provide recipes, and in time a web store of products, to help you holistically and naturally.  This is my goal...for me, and for you.

So until next time I wish you all bright paths and safe journeys!

Kim

SPRING HAS SPRUNG!

Yes, Spring is finally here. It is a time for renewal and growth, so what better time to change our habits and embrace a cleaner lifestyle? Let me start by saying my research has been seriously pursued since 2003. Different events in my life have steadily pushed me to seek a cleaner, more natural lifestyle. Don't get me wrong I love the convenience of modern life, but with that convenience come harmful pollutants that are steadily destroying our health and vitality.

Case in point, look at all of the GMO fields and how many of those products go into EVERYTHING that we buy. Do some research, it is scary! It is better to buy organic produce and products to make sure you are avoiding all of those harmful pesticides and genetically modified foods. Farmer's Markets, Whole Foods and local produce stands are a safe alternative.

Did you know that our skin is the body's largest organ? That being said when you stop to think about the lotions, soaps, air pollutants and everything else that comes into contact with our skin doesn't it make you wonder what ill effects it is having on our overall health? Take a moment to read the ingredient list on some of your everyday products. I promise you will be amazed at what you are not only putting on your body, but what you are putting into your body.

What I will be sharing with you through this site are basic, natural, healthy alternatives for everyday use. I will share recipes for food, beauty and health, as well as products and articles, so that together we can improve our BODY, SPIRIT and SOUL!

Bright Paths!

Kim