The New Lifestyle

After my dad died, my sister, my mom, and I decided to take our health seriously. Not that we want to cheat death but more on eventually make our lives lighter and when the time comes that we will follow dad, it would not be difficult for those who will be tasked to take care of us until we "kick thebucket".

So we started consulting on a herbalist (well, she would rather call herself an western doctor with the influence of eastern medicine). Whenever she opens her mouth, you hear nothing but positive responses; hope, ika nga. Dra. Edna Lao is the best!!

We were doing well until Chezka introduced us to a Nutritional Doctor, Dr. Richard Arceo (a Baguio based doctor who holds his Manila clinic every Sunday and Monday in Xavierville, QC.

No, he is not a nutritionist but a Nutritional Doctor. This is his philosophy: The body naturally produces nutrients to keep itslef "running". What better way to treat an illness than by giving it substances that it naturally produces. Ergo, easier consumption. Makes complete sense.

This is how the medical heriarchy of medicine should be:
Nutritional Medicine --> Botanical (Herbal) Medicine --> Chemical (Traditional) Medicine

The risk of traditional medicine, ex. Antibiotics, is that it does not only attack the bad cells, but the good cells too. Otherwise they'd be known as Anti-evil-biotics, right? Now, herbal medicine works by giving your body a stronger immune system so that traditional medicine can take its time and not affect the rest of the body. Makes sense so far, right?

Now, nutritional medicine. Its task is to make sure that your body can heal on its own so that you will not need to go through herbal medicine to help traditional medicine. With Nutritional medicine, you cannot OD on that. (well, with the meds I'm taking so far, you can't OD on them.)

For the past 3-4 weeks in it, I've lost a significant amount of weight.Well, no numerical value yet but I am now starting to wear the pants I wore a year ago. So that must say something, right?

Generally, every ailment you have (though traditional doctors say it's irreversible, herbal doctors say it is by helping traditional medicine, nutritional doctors say that your body should naturally heal itself given the right nutrition.) My sister, for the longest time, has skin asthma and she's been treating it with creams and "make up" to cover it. Then Dr. Arceo says it can be healed and it is only caused by a hormone imbalance. Whapak! What does that make you say, huh?

My mom was diagnosed with diabetes is now a week or so close to being classified as having a normal sugar level.

I was classified as a borderline diabetic but now have a blood sugar count of 100.

Nutritional Medicine is the way to go. Try it. No risk. Everything to gain.

After 3/11

109 days after my dad went to heaven, I can say we are pretty much "awesome". The family is slowly picking up the pieces and pretty much picking up where we left off.

I, for one, have a better appreciation for money. My job ain't paying well so I learned to budget and scrimp out the unwanted expenses.

I don't know. I might leave for better pay.

Bahala na...

Oh well, videoke na!!