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Ouch That Hurts

I have been in pain this past week after pulling some muscles in my shoulder blade. As the mother of a 1 year old healing this injury is not easy when you are picking up your 24lb son dozens of times a day. “Ouch that really does hurt.” But I started to think of all my clients and those of you out there who are parents and in pain. This is NOT FUN….

But now I am thinking of all the conditions my clients struggle with everyday, especially my Fibromyalgia Clients.

Back Pain,

Neck and Shoulder Pain,

Joint stiffness,

Headaches and Migraines

Dealing with pain without children is one thing but with children must be awful. In fact, Heather Maidment who shares her story of recovering from Fibromyalgia at 2011-01-30_14-08-41_560.3gp dealt with that very thing. Can you imagine being in so much pain that it hurt if your children hugged or even touched you? I can't.

My professional career has been spent treating and teaching people to get out of pain since 1999. Yet it took me 3 days to remember to do that for myself. Don't wait any longer. Try something that is simple and safe. I used Deep Relief Roll on. I rolled it on my neck and shoulder and the pain diminished by 60% in just 2 minutes. A couple hours later I needed it again but this time it worked even better. Compare this to my husband rubbing my shoulder for 20 minutes and the oils did much better.

At the Total Wellness Doc we offer many solutions that may reduce or eliminate your pain. Here is a story that came in this week from Yanina Rivera who used Panaway essential oil.

“These oils have me speechless…wow! I forgot this was part of my Young Living Essentials everyday oils… I used it on my arthritic ankles (horrible flare up this weekend) and unexplainable swollen red bump on between knee and ankle… swelling went down, improved circulation and pain.” Satisfied customer once again.

When I was first learning and experimenting with Therapeutic Essential oils I had a Landlord come to me with terrible knee pain. He told me he had been taking Celebrex for over 6 months and it was really “tearing up” his stomach. So I asked him if I could try the Panaway oil. I applied 6-10 drops all on the knee and then behind the knee, and down the leg. A month later I got an email from my landlord telling me he has been out of knee pain since that day and he got rid of his Celebrex and his stomach was doing much better.

Research and Safety

Thousands of dollars have been poured into research of the develop and quality preparation of these essential oil blends. Although more costly that an aspirin the benefits and safety are worth it! Both Panaway and Deep Relief essential oil blends are great to keep in your arsenal of health products. I'd even suggest to keep them on you or near by.

If you struggle with pain every day these blends are safe to use daily. We know many pain drugs when used long term have damaging or addictive side effects. Even over the counter Tylenol, Aspirin and Ibuprofen have been shown to stress or damage the liver, kidneys or stomach with daily use. Hundreds of our clients have used these oils with no side effects because they are safe.

How do you use Deep Relief or Panaway:

Deep Relief comes in a Roll on so you can simply roll on the area of pain and rub in with your hands or not. The oil will absorb into the skin within a minute or two.

Panaway can be applied straight or put into a base of pure vegetable or olive oil and rubbed into the area of pain.

With both oils You will start to feel the deep penetrating tingly action which can last up to 30 minutes. Even after the cooling sensation is gone many times the pain levels will remain decreased.

I suggest you combine the oils with a light massage, Chiropractic or if you are getting any other from of therapy. The combination should enhance your results.

If you would like to try Panaway or Deep Relief visit www.orderoils.com or call our office directly at 315-883-1943. Good luck and let us know your stories of getting out of pain in our comment section below or post it on Facebook at Mary Starr Parmley Carter .

Thank you,

Dr. Mary Starr

We publish newsletters and blogposts twice a week for our readers for general education purposes only. We cover topics that are related to achieving and maintaining total wellness which includes our emotional, physical, spiritual and financial health.

One Woman’s Journey from 310 lbs to 130 lbs

by Jay Carter 2 Comments

Gastroplasty including lap band surgery or stomach stapling is a restrictive operation for weight control. Both a band and staples are used to create a small stomach pouch so you physically can not eat large quantities at a time and it slows down the passage of food.

Here is part of one women's journey of 180lb weight release with this.

Interview with Karen Twomey

In 1987 a 310lb Karen Twomey had stomach stapling and released 110lbs in a year. In the next 21 years she would release a total of 180lbs. In the 24 years since the surgery Karen has been through more than most would want in their life. Including divorce and care-taking for her second husband until his death.

“At first I used the Stomach stappling as a tool to release the bulk of my weight. It's been 24 year long journey and I have learned a lot about myself through the journey. At first I used exercise to keep the weight off. Later I started lifting weights to lift my husband when I was caring for him when he was ill. After many years on this journey I realized that weight lifting and exercise are keys for keeping off the weight but also other things.” Today Karen says she also uses good outlook, no dieting just common sense to maintain her weight.

What would you say to someone who was considering stomach stapling, gastric bypass, lapband surgery?

“50% of of people who get gastroplasty succeed. That means 1 out of 2 are failing. That is a big number.“ Even though gastroplasty creates a physical limitation allowing the recipient to eat only a small amount at a time. Karen says, “ People find a way around the limitation and can gain back the weight.” Finding out what her eating triggers were was a key to Karen's success.

Understanding Why you Eat

Karen says; “I learned what triggers me and what I can do to stop a trigger. I was an emotional eater not a food addict there are definitely two differences. I remember I had a friend who passed and I went out and bought all the foods I used to eat. Sweet, salt for comfort. Then I looked and realized I was trying to fill the pain. This was the first time I realized I was an emotional eater.”

One Addiction for another

For me exercise became an addiction until I would find balance in it. Karen is right many gastoplasty patients transfer their food addiction to something else.

October 24^th 2006 episode of Oprah Winfrey showed 30% of this addiction transfer to alcohol. This is why it is so important to find root causes of our food addiction. At www.thetotalwellnessdoc.com we are committed to helping you find root causes.

Support Groups

When you are off track you slip into old patterns. Patients are now told prior to surgery that gastroplasty is just tool. That diet, exercise and lifestyle changes are the key to success but Karen highly recommends those who have this procedure to be in a local gastroplasty support group for at least 6 years. Support groups have helped Karen and 24 years later she still attends meetings.

Determination

Karen was determined she would not fail. She had baby and says for her, “it was life or death.” I believe it is that determination that encouraged her to not give up, to learn about herself, and solutions for wellness. She is an example to any of us who are on the path to better health through her constantly learning and growing.

“It has been a journey. Every year I am learning more about myself and my relationship with food. To make it a healthy one not a destructive one. Food is something we need to exist. You have to maintain a good relationship with food.”