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INGRID C DURDEN's avatar

The fact that none of these illnesses existed 200 years ago should say enough. 'Modern' life, 'Western' food (and to some extent, western clothing), allopathic meds, bring it on. Recently I saw people load a container with donated fabrics for African missions - all of them polyester, acrylic, and fabrics that people should not wear in the tropics. There is a reason for what African people wear!

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I was diagnosed with Graves Disease, supposedly the hyperactive thyroid attacking something, making my heart race. "The heart has only so many beats" says the doctor. Therefore, my condition is terminal as heart failure will ensue! I was skeptical of the entire pronouncement but those close to me at the time, urged me to "get treatment." Refusing to have my thyroid irradiated or surgically removed, I took some pill. I had to go in periodically to have its level checked in my blood. That was the final determiner for me to stop the entire process. Sticking needles into my veins to draw blood became very old, very fast.

Instead, I decided to breathe, calm down & assess what was going on in my life that had me so "wound up." Excessive fear became apparent. I identified my internal triggers to some aspects of my current situation. I began to find ways to ease those while at the same time following calmness offered by Aruveda health principles. Changed my diet accordingly. In about a year, all was much better & improving.

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