Well, this is the time of year that everyone decides on a New Year Resolution. Why not, make this the healthiest year ever?! For me, 2011 was such a crazy year. I started the year fresh out of surgery to have a tubal ligation reversal. I had lost a few pounds before that, but after surgery, my body went wacko! I started to gain a LOT of weight. I'm talking 35lbs. That's alot! I felt terrible all the time. I went to the Dr, and he told me not to even try to conceive at all because of my thyroid. That was why I was gaining so much weight. So, to make this an even more "fun" time, I was at my parents house, when my dad pulled out his blood sugar meter. Like I said....just for "fun" I wanted to see what my sugar was. He looked at the results and told me...You have diabetes. Whoa! What happened to me? I had always been slim, trim, and active. Why was my body on strike? So again, I went to the Dr. These guys, you need to remember are not God. They are simply practicing medicine. They are not the Great Physician. They had no encouraging words for me. Just doom. Medicine, medicine, medicine. Well, that scared me. I went to my Pastor's prayer group and asked for prayer. That was the turning point for me.
After prayer, suddenly my thyroid numbers were balanced. Perfect. I wasn't immediately healed of the blood sugar, but I felt so strongly that God would provide that healing...and my part was to start being proactive in my health. Change my eating habits. Through much trial and error...I went from high to really low sugar. I felt like things were so crazy, but I kept plugging on, not giving up. I learned that my body was not responding well to meat and dairy as well, but couldn't understand the link. Your body has a perfect way of working together and if one thing is wrong, it tends to alert you in many ways, to save and heal itself.
So, long story short...I became a mostly vegan...partly vegetarian. I had some serious need of deliverance from my love of cheese! Anyways, just last month, I received a call from my Tubal Reversal Dr saying they were concerned that I had not yet conceived. I explained all of my symptoms to them....mostly my hormones just being out of control...heavy menstruation, terrible pain...they suggested endometriosis.
I made an appointment. But I became uneasy. Why should I allow an unnecessary surgery to diagnose something that may not be wrong with me. I began to pray and pray...I received this from the Lord. # 1 Fast. # 2 Vegan.
Yes Lord. I began to look up online about endometriosis. Many said there was no cure for it...but I found several people saying a vegan diet healed them. And bottom line, God knows exactly what I need. I immediately cut out the cheese, eggs, and creamer in my coffee. Would you believe...no pain.
Then I started to feel like I had the flu. We had decided to test on Christmas morning to see if we had made it that month. I was mostly happy I had lost 33lbs, no pain....and lo and behold...2 lines on that test! I have a theory. God gave me a miracle. And also cutting out the extra hormones that are used to keep our cows lactating made the swelling and inflammation go away making the journey of little baby easier! I thank God for this season in our life...and all the more reason to make this the healthiest year EVER! I've said before that it's not for everyone...but regardless of what you think...God does care about your health. That is not just a secondary issue. It's intertwined into your spiritual condition. Happy Healthy New Year!
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