A Journey To Natural Living
My journey to natural living began in late 2008. It started when my husband became sick. The visit to the doctor informed him he had reoccurring mono (it is a viral infection that causes symptoms like fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, and a severe sore throat). He was a truck driver and told he needs to take a month off until this subsided.
Misdiagnosed
A month went by and he was no better, it even got worse with sleeping sixteen hours a day. Upon another visit to the doctor, he was then told he had chronic fatigue syndrome. He was told he would not get better and was told to apply for disability. My husband was doing some research on his diagnose and found he had symptoms that did not match the diagnosis. Yet another visit to the doctor he shared this with his doctor who told him those other symptoms would go away when the mono did.
We were now into two to three months of dealing with his illness. After watching the news one night a talk show came on, which he did not normally watch. There was a comedian on who suffered from mercury poisoning from eating sushi for twenty years. When he started to describe his symptoms my husband cried out, “That’s me.” Back to the doctor with this new-found information ended with the doctor laughing at him.
The Research Starts
Research began to find the cause of the mercury. After weeks of research, he started to look more closely at the amalgam fillings (amalgam fillings are the silver ones that dentists use). He had a friend who owned a health store and was sharing his findings. A visit to the health store started out with him using the foot bath ionizer to detox from the heavy metal. He also started taking broken cell chlorella, vitamin D and C.
He started getting better and found a desk job. This enabled him to pay, to have the fillings removed and replaced. After this, he continued the regimen giving to him and got better and better. After six months of being unable to drive a truck, he was well enough to go back to it.
During his research, he discovered the American Dental Association had a gag order on dentists. They could not tell their patients the amalgam fillings could make one sick or they would lose their license. We began to think, what else are they not telling us? This led us to start doing more research and Pandora’s Box flew wide open, genetically modified foods, toxins in foods, the truth about fluoride, the chemtrails, toxins in our cleaning products, formaldehyde in so many of our household items, toxins in our personal hygiene products, mercury in vaccines. I’m sure there was more, but I believe this gives you a good idea of where I am coming from.
Living A Natural Life Begins
We started looking at how we could change the way we lived in order to have a better quality of life. Our first step was to change all our food to organic. I started learning about herbs and how to make herbal preparations. This led to me formulating my own skin care products. We started using essential oils and supplements. The cleaning products were next to be replaced along with our personal hygiene products.
However, we didn’t stop there – our research continued. The more we learned the more our lives changed. Meditation now became a regular habit. Our house now incorporated an array of crystals and salt lamps. I started brewing Kombucha after I learned how important our gut microbiome was to our quality of life. We got off city water and switched to well water, which thankfully the previous owners left hooked up. We purchased a Berkey water filter and added Shungite to it as we learned we could program our water.
Where We Are Today
Today my husband and I are in our fifties. He has been able to get off of the array of meds he was taking. I myself have never been on any. When needed, we consult with the local health store owners and the local herbalist. We are strong and healthy. Now, we share our knowledge with others in hopes they may also live a better quality of life naturally.
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Joyce is a natural living researcher, writer, speaker and podcaster. She started Heavenly Bodies, her business, where she sells the skin care products she has learned to formulate over the years since 2011.
She can be found Saturday mornings in a nearby town selling her skin care products, crystal designed items, Kombucha, diffuser bracelets and necklaces. The biggest item she has she gives away to the patrons who want it, her knowledge.
At the moment she is busy starting her Natural Living coaching business for individuals and businesses.
Link for the website: https://www.hborganicskincare.com/
Thank you for sharing! I too am now going through my first diet change for health reasons and have been put on an anti-inflammatory diet. As I reflect back on my life’s ailments, this makes sense and explains a lot. I have spent the weeknd researching what I need to change and how I need to eat differently. Thank you for sharing your story.
Thank you for taking the time it read this post Anna. Inflammation is predominate in our society and one of the key reason for a lot of our societies health issues. Consider looking into turmeric and ginger, if you haven’t already, both a excellent for fighting inflammation.
We use turmeric capsules, that we make ourselves, the same way one would use Advil. When I deal with inflammation I will take 3 500 mg capsules three times a day until it is gone. I feel everyone should be taking either ginger or turmeric every day to prevent inflammation. Good luck on your journey back to health.
This is really interesting! I’ll be sure to keep an eye out for more new posts. Keep up the good work!
Thank you Audrey. Yes, I am looking to write another post I think will be interesting and helpful.
Thank you Audrey. I am looking to write another post I think will be interesting and helpful.
Thank you to everyone who commented. I posted replies to each of you, but for some reason they didn’t take. For all those making attempts at a natural lifestyle I congratulate you.
Thank u Mr. Chen 4 sharing dis post…i don’t know abt the dentist used this things…nw i m also trying to depend more on natural things….
Hi Sara, that’s great! Credit goes to Joyce 🙂
Okies then well done Mr. Or Ms. Joyce..
Thank you Sara, we didn’t know either until the fillings led to negative health issues.
Wow its an awesome story. Thanks for sharing it.
Thank you Newtan.
great article. It is great that you took matters into your own hands and made a difference in your lives. Very inspiring to start finding natural products for myself and family.
Hi Sharmin,
Yes, start looking for natural living businesses who provide quality products and services. One of the things I did was visit all the websites of companies I was looking to do business with to find out what their practices were. Good luck on your journey to a better quality of life naturally.
Love this article, I’m so happy you all were able to change your lifestyle to help you become healthier. We too have changed a lot can’t change it all living in the city but we do what we can. Thank you for sharing.
Hi Miranda,
Yes, all we can do is the best we can, Thanks for commenting.
HI Joyce,
Excellent article ! I had all my mercury amalgams taken out, The sad part is that some dentist are still using mercury not near as many used to. Their is so much they aren’t telling us – just look now at the courts cases going on with Monsanto and the fake science they have admitted to. Sharing on FB, twitter, and pinning.
Hi Marla,
Good to see you here. Yes, there is so much we have not been told. I would not doubt that the ADA is keeping the dentists from not using the amalgam fillings.
I Love, Love, Love your article because It resonates with me. My family and I started natural health years ago, after there was an accident we visited a local nutritionist who put us on a lifestyle plan, which caused us to eliminate canned goods from our diet because of mercury levels and other contaminants, Jarred sauces because of the sugar levels, and things like peanut butter for more natural butters like hazelnut, cashew butter, eliminate dairy and replace milk with rice milk or almond milk, and a host of other valuable information. We stayed with that for years and fell off the plan, And then I got access to this magnificent bundle and back to my journey. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/294774738105847711/
Hi Bobbie,
I’m happy you found this lifestyle, but it makes me sad that the majority of us have to deal with a negative experience first. I love yogurt and ice cream and found the brand So Delicious which uses coconut milk, so yummy.
Thanks for sharing this story! Im glad you are choosing a better path for yourselves! I am trying to become healthier the natural way as well and the benefits to that lifestyle are amazing! Kuddos to you both!
AnnMarie,
Thank you for your kind words. If you like my Facebook page I post a lot of free health talks on there. We can never have too much information.
Awesome post! Healthy living is a challenge but totally worth it
Definitely!
Esmeralda,
Thank you for your comment. It was not easy to start, but now that we have been living this lifestyle for 6 years it’s easy. It is just a matter of changes habits and develop new ones.
Wow! Your story is fascinating! I had a doctor-diagnosis odyssey myself that lasted 7 years, was never diagnosed with any of the 5 doctors and specialists (but they all prescribed medicines without knowing what it was!). I finally went to a second allergist—the first one just said it was hay fever and sent me out with a prescription. I found out through this second doctor that I am pretty much allergic to EVERYTHING! While I was in shock that no one else had figured this out—with symptoms like a swollen itchy face and growing rash on my arms and neck—and starting then and there, we threw out all no hypoallergenic makeup, lotions and hand soap. I don’t go near nuts or seeds—which used to be a staple of my diet—and I watch the amount of tomatoes and wine that I consume. Like your story, life has changed dramatically for us. We are constantly reminded that you must look out for your own health, because often doctors don’t take the time to accurately evaluate what’s wrong. Thanks for sharing your journey.
Wow, Vox,
I’m sorry to hear this, but unfortunately there are many others out there like my husband and yourself. At first like you we blamed the doctor, but after talking with my step son who is an ER doctor there hands are tied in various areas. Not only that, but they are practicing the way they were taught. However, the up side is many doctors are not only incorporating western medicine, but also holistic. Meds have a place and for a time, but that time should not be a live time. Glad you are healthier.
Wow that’s an intense experience you have there. Glad that you found the right solution 🙂
I am over 40 and starting to realise the benefits of natural remedies I will bookmark this post thanks for sharing
Hi Robert,
Thank you for taking the time to read. You might also be interested in our new site Natural Bliss Podcast. It’s new, but you can subscribe to our newsletter to see what we are doing. Happy, healthy natural life to you.
That’s great Robert 🙂
Thank you for sharing this story! It’s insane how we don’t know the negative effects of so many things we use… I’m trying to use more natural products as well now, and it’s much better (and cheaper, too).
Hi Karina,
You are right, there are so many harmful chemicals in our environment that we have not been told about. Up point is as long as we continue to educate ourselves we can do something about it.
I agree! Joyce’s story is making me question everything that I have at home at the moment. Think I will do my own research on this 🙂