What's Worth All The Marbles?

Why are we (as a western society), taught to believe that drugs and medication will make us well and heal us of our illnesses, when the real fact is, that exercise and proper nutrition are the true medication we need?    Hippocrates himself, stated:

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”

Didn't he also create the Hippocratic Oath, that all doctors must swear by?  My, oh my.  Where have we gone all wrong?  

I've known it for years, but nutrition has been my "health insurance" since I left graduate school (and thus had no health insurance coverage for about 6+ years).  If I had to choose one program (giving up all exercise classes, marathon training, running clinics, etc that I teach), for one program that would HEAL the most people, I would have to choose the Standard Process 21 Day Cleanse.  I've been doing this cleanse myself every year since 2008, and I've guided hundreds of people through the program.  It's not a cleanse in the sense of "eat only this and that for 21 days, while drinking lemon water with cayanne pepper."  It's a purification program, based on eating real, whole foods like fruits and vegetables, select proteins, and eliminating all of the garbage that we so often consume. 

I know first hand the powerful results that can heal the body within such a short amount of time.  This is why  I wanted Paige to begin following a 21 day nutrition overhaul.

We didn't do "the cleanse" exactly as the book says, since, well, I didn't think Paige would survive it right away.  To be honest, Paige's eating habits were probably the worst eating habits I've ever seen from a client.  I knew if we went "all-in" that she'd be miserable, and most likely give up.  I had to modify the program so that it would be manageable for her, but still quite a challenge, looking at her past behavior.  

In just 21 days, Paige is really beginning to heal her health.  If I had to say so myself, Paige went from diabetic to not diabetic, in just 3 weeks.  Now, I'm not a physician, and Paige won't have bloodwork done until the 3 month point, but it's just my hypothesis.  

I could care less that Paige "only lost 8lbs" in the 21 days.  What I'm about to mention next, is worth all the marbles in the bag.  Paige's energy level went from a mere 3 (on a scale of 1-10), to a 7.5 in just 21 days.  Her sleep quality doubled from a 4 to an 8.  And her perceived stress level went from a 7, down to a 6.  

Clearly, Paige's body is beginning to work again.

IN JUST 21 DAYS!