My Recovery Plan

I would like to thank all those who have assisted me with advice and information in my search for a plan to address my present heart condition.

Just in case you did not know, I have been having issues with my heart since 2005. Recently, my cardiologist recommended I undergo a heart bypass procedure.

After lengthy research and consideration, I have decided to give the alternative or integrative methods a chance to work before I elect to have the bypass surgery.

I will take a six month period of time to employ a comprehensive approach to alleviate the symptoms I have from my heart condition. Even though I have made this decision, my research is ongoing.

I know that the condition I have is serious. And I know what I have proposed to do is somewhat of a gamble with time. But I would not be pleased within myself should I submit to such a drastic procedure, which in itself does not guarantee results, without first exhausting less invasive approaches that could equal or surpass the surgical results.

About the bypass surgery, Mr. Hardouin, one of the people I consulted with said, "It will add years to your life."

But as I thought about the pros and cons about getting the procedure, I was struck with the thought of what I want the outcome of my life to be. What good would it be to extend my life without it having more meaning? With that in mind, surgery or not, I have decided I need to focus on adding more life to my years.

Sometimes the routine of living causes us to take the routine for granted, as though it will always be here. But the truly tenuous nature of life is like a venomous serpent, waiting to strike. And in that moment of striking, we realize all we should have done, all we should have said and all we should have been...all, in an instant. The gift of having to consider ones mortality provides an opportunity to ponder, measure and workout what is truly important and then live it!

My approach is comprehensive in that it addresses the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of good health.

Physically there is a way that your body wants to function to achieve its optimum performance. In the final analysis, that performance is the outward result of the chemical reactions that take place inside the human body. There is no magic formula as the 'perfect balance' is different for each individual. But certainly we can say it is a matter of giving your body more of the good things it needs and less of the bad it doesn't. As simplistic as this sounds, truth is always simple.

In this physical realm I include fasting, hydration, diet, supplementation, elimination, detoxification, sleep and exercise. Oh, also a very minimal amount of prescription medication. While I believe in the efficacy of the use of prescription medications on a short term basis, I believe long term use should be limited to those pharmaceuticals that are truly essential to maintain health. The reason being is pharmaceuticals are extremely powerful whose long term use has unnatural effects on the human body.

Emotionally the plan is to surround myself and infuse into my life positive people, things and experiences. Life is too precious and short to let negativity, in any form, suck the life right out of you!

First and foremost, the passion of true love is the primary elixir of life that makes life worth living. Without passion, life is certainly futile. There is but one way to acquire such passion in true love. That is, you must give it first! Only after I have tilled the soil and planted the seed can I expect to harvest any yeild.

As stress is a major causative factor in my current condition, stress-reduction techniques will be a major part of my recovery. This primarily means more relaxation and down time. It means the spa day and the pedicure in that nice chair.

Spiritually, simply means doing the things which pertain to God that we all know we should be doing. It also means doing the things God has been calling me to do for quite some time. I think this speaks to us all. I think each of us, in our quiet time with ourselves, know what the 'right' things are we should be and could be doing with our lives. But usually, we find a way to not do them. No matter which of the myriad excuses we use, the bottom line is we never do those spiritual things God whispers to us to do. It is time I not only hear, but listen to the voice of God. It is time I not only listen, but do. In doing, I become the fulfillment of what God has intended me to be.

And wow, what could be better than that?


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@ewjjr
http://ewjtoday.blogspot.com


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