Your body craves what it needs to repair and thrive: clean water, fresh air, quality sleep, nourishing food with protein, fiber, and healthy fats, and even periods of fasting to reset and restore balance. These essentials fuel your body and mind, helping you flourish.
But instead of nurturing ourselves with these basics, we’re bombarded by substances and habits that break us down—processed flour and sugar, preservatives, alcohol, nicotine, the relentless grind of overwork, endless screen time, and continuous stimulation.
Ironically, we’ve grown attached to the very things that harm us.
We cling to our captors—fried flour and energy drinks. We repeatedly choose our poisons, like sugary snacks and sodas. And we run to our enslavers—MSG-laden meals and salty, preserved junk foods—without a second thought. It’s a vicious cycle that traps us in harmful patterns.
Breaking the Cycle: A Story of Hope
The choices we make define us. Take the inspiring story of Frances Greger. At 65, she had undergone three surgical procedures for heart failure and was sent home in a wheelchair, given no hope of survival. But instead of giving up, she chose to fight.
At home, she stumbled across a TV program featuring a revolutionary approach to reversing heart disease through diet and exercise. Determined, she became a patient of Nathan Pritikin, an American nutritionist and pioneer in lifestyle medicine.
Frances adopted a whole-food, plant-based diet and incorporated regular exercise into her life. To the astonishment of her doctors, she made a full recovery. Her new lifestyle not only saved her life but gave her an additional 31 vibrant years—she passed away at 96.
This transformation profoundly impacted her grandson, Dr. Michael Greger, who witnessed her recovery as a child. Inspired, he dedicated his life to spreading the message of how wise choices can lead to a longer, healthier life.
Take Back Your Power
Frances’s story reminds us that it’s never too late to take control of your health. The road to healing and thriving starts with small, consistent steps:
Learn to listen to your body. Recognize what nourishes and sustains you versus what harms and depletes you.
Practice self-awareness and mindfulness. Develop the courage to let go of harmful habits, even if they provide temporary comfort.
Cultivate kindness, patience, and forgiveness for yourself. Change is hard, but every healthy choice you make is a step forward.
Your journey to wellness is about progress, not perfection. Day by day, choice by choice, you can reclaim your health and rediscover the joy of feeling well.
Don’t give up on getting better. Your body has an incredible capacity to heal when given the essentials it needs to thrive. Start today, and keep moving forward—you are worth it.
I speak to this and more health topics in my book SIMPLE STEPS to WELLNESS: Your personal manual for improving your immunity.
In this book, I teach you all the steps you need to reclaim and improve your health.
It can be purchased here or at my office located at Level 2 Maritime Centre, Tenth Avenue, Barataria. You can message me at 868-705-6359 for more information.
Always remember your body can heal itself and wellness is available to you.
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