Our health is infused with politics. From the water we drink, the quality and availability of the health care we receive, funds channelled into research, or diverted into profit margins and pollution, our age and public opinion, to the labelling on food, and the sharing of information.
Then, too, arrives the stress inherent in watching the news, the adrenaline of protests, the despair of futility, and the hope of reforms. We live by the power of the dollar, the force of no choice, and the effects of systemic violence. From pregnancy to birth, to child-rearing, to adolescence, to adulthood, our lives follow a pattern seemingly ruled by steps and consequences. Clients with personal histories ranging from wars, family abuse, poverty, privilege, addiction, and more, almost everyone struggles with some form of trauma.
Here, Lifestyle Naturopathy focuses on just that, naturopathic lifestyles that respect the unique story of each individual, honours the dreams that fuel the passion to live and be healthy and bring a realistic understanding of life on life’s terms.
Living healthy can meet every budget. Investments arrive not only in dollar amounts, but also in the time and effort given to master changes without succumbing to the greatest enemy – not those in the news, not neighbours, or family, not strangers or passerbys, but the enemy within. It takes discipline, love and connection to go within and find grace within oneself. The premise of epigenetics diverges on external factors, yes, but more specifically, internal perception and judgment. Here, equanimity holds truth; the ability to heal comes at all levels of being.
Keep it simple:
- Drink water
- Exercise
- Enjoy nature and play outdoors
- Emphasize fresh foods
- Chew your food
- Adopt an attitude of gratitude
- Love all life gently
- Hear your inner child
- Use clean skin care products
- Sleep well
- Meditate
Choosing healthy politics means choosing open-mindedness, honesty, humility, hopefulness, and humour. If you inventory your personal politics, from beliefs, to where you spend money, to how you speak, and especially how you treat yourself and others, and find a sense of joylessness, take some time to reevaluate your values, your feelings, and universal needs. When you work with politics that bring peace and serenity, then you can start on a journey of empowered, enlivened and happy healing politics.
