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Herbs That Fight Chronic Disease

May 11, 2022 · In: chronic illness, Lyme Disease

How Will Herbs Help Battle Your Chronic Disease?

Fighting chronic disease takes faith and fortitude. It’s time to fight for your health like a church goin’ pterodactyl in high heels. When combating chronic illnesses like Lyme, you have to think outside the biomedical and pharmaceutical box. Instead, you can use nature’s pharmacy. There are specific herbs that contain medicinal properties to fight chronic disease.

Inflammation That Aggravates and Evokes Your Chronic Disease

Inflammation serves as a code red response to invaders (microbes). The other day, I transplanted crocuses in my garden. As I knelt on the soft soil, my trowel unearthed a shard of glass that grazed my palm.

Within seconds, blood trickled down my wrist. As soon as the glass penetrated my flesh, my body’s immune response activated. That is the expected response from your body. The bleeding and pain subsided when I applied an organic ointment and a bandage. 

If your immune system gets overwhelmed, say, from illness, poor diet, stress, pharmaceuticals, inactivity, toxins, or microbes, it’s unable to switch off the inflammatory process. A study in the Ethnopharmacology Journal explains that “inflammation is basically a cellular protective response against various stimuli such as foreign pathogens, irritants or damaged cells.”

When your immune response is on overdrive, like when battling a chronic disease, it leads to chronic inflammation.

So How Does Inflammation Impact Your Chronic Disease?

Well, I am glad you asked. Lyme disease/chronic disease expert Dr. William Rawls, MD, affirms that when your immune system breaks down, it allows reactivation of chronic disease symptoms. Not what you want! 

You must manage, reduce, and eventually eradicate chronic inflammation to restore your health. 

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Why Herbs Work to Fight Chronic Disease

Herbs fight diseases. So, you want them in your arsenal. Herbs, phytochemical superheroes, contain unique and beneficial compounds:

  • Anti-inflammatory properties
  • Antibacterial
  • Antimicrobial
  • Antioxidant
  • Detoxification
  • Digestion and gut health
  • Hormone Regulating
  • Immune Boosting
  • Stress-reducing and resistance

Herbs That Fight Chronic Disease (not a complete list)

Astragalus (Astragalus propinquus) improves immune function.

Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) improves energy, lifts brain fog, is anti-inflammatory, boosts the immune system, and reduces stress.

Cat’s Claw (Uncaria tomentose) reduces inflammation and boosts the immune system.

Chinese Skull Cap (Scutellaria baicalensis) combats Bartonella and Mycoplasma, enhances sleep health, improves immune function, and supports liver function.

Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea) stimulates effective fighting immune cells and boosts the immune system.

More Herbs That Fight Chronic Disease

Japanese Knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum) is known for its anti-inflammatory benefits and supports the function of the immune system.

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) possesses highly effective anti-inflammatory properties.

Gotu Kola (Centella Asiatica) – is adaptogenic with anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antibacterial properties. 

Hawthorne Berries decreases inflammation and improves/supports the cardiovascular system.

Houttuynia (cordata Thunb.) offers therapeutic potential from inflammation and oxidative stress.

Marshmallow Root (Althaea Officinalis) – A great source of iron, magnesium, selenium, chromium, and vitamin C. The marshmallow root improves digestive dysfunction and reduces inflammation.

Reishi Mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum) nourishes and supports adrenal support and recovery while combating inflammation. It builds a robust immune system, removes toxins, and promotes restorative sleep.

Stephania (Stephania epigaea) contains neuroinflammatory inhibitors.

Turmeric (Curcuma longa) reduces inflammation.

Too often, bottles of unused herbal supplements occupy bathroom shelves, never to see the light of day again. Yet, you want the herbs to make their way into your body. Try the herbs in various forms rather than face supplement fatigue or overwhelm.

Ways to Use Herbs

Aromatherapy

Aromatherapy relies on the olfactory system using essential oils to enhance your health-wellness routine. In addition, it includes hydrosols, diffusing, and candles/incense. Essential oils benefit us physically and mentally.

Essential Oils

Typically, essential oils, which are herb extractions, work well for aromatherapy or topically with a carrier oil. When you purchase essential oils, look for the purity and quality of the product. As you research essential oil companies, find out about organic certification, third-party testing, and safety guidelines. Do your research!

It’s best not to purchase essential oils from the store you buy your groceries or household items. Typically, essential oils on the shelves of grocery stores and retail chains may not be of the highest quality. They most likely contain dilutants and possibly synthetic fragrances.

Plant Therapy

Culinary

Cooking with herbs offers flavor and nutrition. In your kitchen, stock fresh, dried, and powdered herbs. Add powdered herbs to smoothies, yogurt, hummus, nut butter, etc.

Teas and infusions

Teas use fresh or dried herbs. Similar to teas, infusions dried require herbs and water. However, infusions require a longer steeping process, anywhere between 4 to 10 hours.

Tinctures/Extraction

Herbal tinctures are concentrated alcohol (typically, 20%-70%) extracts of herbs. Ideally, use fresh herbs, then immerse them in water and alcohol. However, not all herbs are readily available fresh, so use dried when needed. In addition, because alcohol serves as a preservative, tinctures have a longer shelf life (five or more years).

Tinctures, Extractions, and Decoctions

If your herbal therapy includes bitter-tasting herbs, tinctures are a great way to consume the dosage.

Professional herbalist Brittany Wood Nickerson suggests that “alcohol-based tinctures are also very quickly absorbed into the bloodstream, making them a good choice if you want an herb to have a fast-acting effect.”

One caution, alcohol causes inflammation, so you would want to use tinctures judiciously in your herbal therapy.

More Ways to Use Herbal Therapy

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Decoction/Syrup/Elixers

Herbalist and author of Making Plant Medicine, Rich Cech, recommends making syrups and decoctions for bitter herbs when using the roots, barks, or herbs seeds.

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Encapsulated

Encapsulated herbs are the most practical way to consume supplements for most people. When combating chronic disease holistically, you will take various herbal supplements. Here’s a tip for swallowing your pills: take them with your favorite dairy-free, low-sugar smoothie.

I created a Healthy Smoothie Recipe Book if you need ideas for smoothies.

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Adding Herbal Therapy to Fight Chronic Disease

Herbs offer a twofold benefit: they Keep in mind that managing chronic inflammation doesn’t have to be complicated. It takes a little detective and diagnostic work. Once you determine that chronic inflammation is an obstacle for you, then implement an herbal protocol along with:

  • an anti-inflammatory eating plan
  • a stress management plan
  • a rest/sleep routine
  • an exercise/movement practice

With the help of your holistic or integrative practitioner, design a health-wellness blueprint to fight chronic disease with herbs.

By: Denise Sultenfuss · In: chronic illness, Lyme Disease · Tagged: health, herbs, Lyme Disease

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This is so frustrating!😕 As a health-wellness This is so frustrating!😕

As a health-wellness coach, I often reach out to a client's primary care provider:

🔹️To review an herbal protocol or bioidenticals
🔹️To discuss protocol 

Rarely do I get a return call. 

Our goal as practitioners is to build a team  of devoted members who serve the patient-client.

A team could consist of:

1. Primary Dr./NP/PA
2.Health coach
3. Chiropractic care/massage therapy and other body treatments 
4. Nutritionist

Who is on your dream team?

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Experience any stress this week? The weekend is t Experience any stress this week?

The weekend is the time to allow your body to recover from stress.

It's important to be intentional about weaving in ways to disengage from the fast pace and stress of the week.

Keeping your body in a constant state of stress will incite inflammation, affect gut health and adrenals, evoke anxiety, cause brain fog...do I need to list more ?

Tips to mindfully recharge:

1️⃣ Eat nutritious foods rather than binge eat

2️⃣ Get outside in nature🌲🌳

3️⃣ Engage in movement (garden, bike, walk, sketch, etc.)🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️🚵🚵‍♀️

4️⃣ Connect with your favorite humans, your people💕

5️⃣ Journal--- reflect on the week and ask yourself what worked? What didn't work? What will you keep, improve, start, stop doing to minimize stress?

6️⃣ Explore something new or revisit someplace familiar

Need help with managing your stress? Schedule a Discovery Call and let's chat 😉

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Are you using this word incorrectly?🗣 We've mo Are you using this word incorrectly?🗣

We've morphed the word "diet" into an action rather than its original form as a noun to describe your eating plan.

When you say "diet" it triggers layers of emotion for people that involves problematic eating behaviors.🤦‍♀️

So in my practice as a health-wellness coach, I make it a point NOT to use the word diet.🚫

Many of you require a disease-specific eating plan that will help restore your health and well-being. 

🔑 So I call that an "eating life." After all, you want to cultivate a sustainable eating life that nourishes and nurtures your body back to health.

🔑 Once you reach the level of managing your chronic dusease or health crisis, an eating plan can then be modified to optimize your overall health.

🔑 Dieting is not sustainable and too often produces short-term results. Diets do not offer lifestyle and habit change.

If you need an eating plan, I design client-centered and disease-specific or health-need specific meal plans.

DM me for details or spring into action and read more https://www.denisesultenfuss.com/mealplanservices/

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Is your connection bad? Are you engaging in selec Is your connection bad?

Are you engaging in selective listening? 

Western medicine treats the symptoms without investigating the cause or challenging you to change eating or lifestyle habits.

Are you clinging to a problematic health habit hoping that a prescription will bide you some time before you really have to make a change?

Often we forget the impact lifestyle choices and habits have on our bodies. 

Tips:

1. Get help with making long-term lifestyle change
2. Find an herbal protocol for your chronic disease
3. Take a whole-body approach to healing and restoring health.
4. Keep a food or wellness journal

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It's essential... for your health-wellness protoc It's essential...

for your health-wellness protocol to evolve as you progress in your recovery journey.

Staying informed about the latest research and treatments regarding your disease equips you to make informed decisions. 

One way to stay informed is to attend seminars, webinars, and worships offered by professionals who are literate about chronic disease.

Join my community to receive notices about upcoming seminars/webinars

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💣 Truth bomb A prescription typically (I belie 💣 Truth bomb

A prescription typically (I believe in miracles) do not eradicate chronic disease, especially a stealth disease like Lyme.

To effectively restore and optimize your health, it requires a multi-level, multi-faceted approach (whole-body).

🔹️Food/eating life (the greatest obstacle for most people)
🔹️Supplements and bio-identicals based upon the needs of your body.
🔹️Spiritual/faith studies show that people who have a deep faith are more resilient 
🔹️ Body therapies 
🔹️ Detoxification
🔹️Community/Support
🔹️Stress Management 
🔹️Sleep hygiene 
🔹️Exercise/movement

If you are diagnosed with a chronic disease and your healthcare provider's only solution is a prescription...

BREAK UP/DIVORCE THE PRACTICE then find a practitioner who embraces a holistic approach (for health insurance purposes many nurse practitioners support a whole body approach).

You may need to find an alternative or integrative practice.

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Relapse in your health or problematic health habit Relapse in your health or problematic health habit?

It happens.

 Reflect on  the circumstances prior to your relapse:

1.What was different?
2. What needs to change? 
3. What worked?

Maintain a journal to record symptoms and circumstances.

Keep going... in spite of an obstacle. 💕

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Reality versus fantasy or illusion. Life is like Reality versus fantasy or illusion.

Life is like that. We do our best to provide 100%, but somedays we can only offer 90% or 80%.

Remember: cultivate a practice, and it doesn't have to be perfect.

Which practice, routine, or habit are you trying to embody?

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Here's the deal... You are the customer PAYING fo Here's the deal...

You are the customer PAYING for a service who happens to be a doctor/NP/PA.

If you request a blood test for, oh say, Lyme disease, and there is ANY resistance THEN it is time to get assertive (not aggressive).

Most of the time, your insurance company will pay for the ELISA and the Western Blot which is a basic baseline. These two tests aren't totally reliable, but it starts the conversation. Gets the ball rolling.

The CDC recommends that doctors first order an ELISA to screen for Lyme disease and then confirm Lyme disease with a Western blot @lymedisease.org

So the CDC recommends...which means your healthcare provider should comply.

Then while you are asking for the Lyme test, which EVERYONE should get annually (seriously), ask for labs in any or every area that might indicate a deficiency or red flag.

If your healthcare provider doesn't comply with your request, FIRE HIM! 

Move on. Before you make an appointment at a new practice, ask if Lyme disease testing is available.

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Always start with food.

Share your testing experience in the comments.

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I know what you're thinking... Is this supplement I know what you're thinking...

Is this supplement, tincture, new habit, body therapy, routine, etc. going to work this time?

You probably have a drawer and cabinet crammed with bottles of bio-identicals and supplements that you never finished. 

It can be frustrating. I know.

Restoring your health will take time, holistic detective work, and goal setting.

Be kind to yourself. Don't give up and celebrate EVERY victory---no matter how small.

@jordan_eglis123

What has been the best supplement, resource, or practice to restore your health?

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Will you ever recover? Yep, you will. Trust me, y Will you ever recover?

Yep, you will. Trust me, you will get better.

It may not be on YOUR time frame but when you follow an evidence-based protocol, eradicate problematic health behaviors, and allow your body time to heal,

You will see results...they may come slowly but small steps lead to transformation.

One of the MOST effective practices is to chronical your journey. Write it down. 

Everything.

➡️ How your body responds to YOUR  protocol
➡️ How being ill makes you feel
➡️ List your side effects/symptoms 
➡️ Name your fears
➡️ Describe how you want to feel against the backdrop of how you feel
➡️ Record information you gather about the disease
➡️ Write about your where you see yourself 1️⃣month, 3️⃣ months, 6️⃣ months, and a year  from now. Dream and plan for the healthy YOU.

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To battle Lyme/chronic disease STRATEGICALLY...you To battle Lyme/chronic disease STRATEGICALLY...you need BOAF!

And in some cases, you will need a team of practitioners to effectively restore your health.

Once you have a diagnosis, getting a protocol is the next step.

Then, formulate a health plan designed for your specific needs.

Maybe you need to break a problematic health habit before you will begin to see progress?

Perhaps you have other side effects that need to be addressed.

Recovery is so much  more than a prescription.

Book a Discovery call to discuss your specific chronic health needs.

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3 essentials steps to take when trying to restore 3 essentials steps to take when trying to restore your health from chronic disease:

1️⃣ what you eat matters. A disease-specific eating plan help tremendously, but start with clean eating.

I find changing your eating life is an area of intense stress. Get help with your food habits.

2️⃣ making lifestyle changes propels your progress

3️⃣ recovery takes TIME

Be patient with your body while it heals. Do your part in getting help in changing problematic health behaviors.

Schedule a Discovery Call with me.

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We've made progress, but there's much more to be m We've made progress, but there's much more to be made.

It would be nice if my health insurance covered holistic treatments.

Sadly,  certain chronic disease like Lyme respond favorably to holistic treatments. But you have to.pay out of pocket. And treatments are expensive 💰💰💰

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Lyme disease skeptic: respond kindly, confidently, Lyme disease skeptic: respond kindly, confidently, and assertively not aggressively. 

Evidence-based research is on your side. Herbal protocols have been used effectively for centuries. 

Herbs, phytochemical superheroes, contain unique and beneficial compounds:

Anti-inflammatory properties

Antibacterial

Antimicrobial

Antioxidant

Digestion and gut health

Hormone Regulating

Immune Boosting

Stress-reducing and resistance

You may need to combine a carefully crafted antibiotic protocol with your herbal protocol.

Know which antibiotic works best with your diagnosis.

What are your go to herbs for Lyme or chronic disease?

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Here's the hard reality... When you are trying to Here's the hard reality...

When you are trying to restore or maintain your health, it takes a PROTOCOL not just a PILL.

The Western medicine mentality conditions you to rely on a prescription to heal you body.

That is only a fraction of the solution (if at all).

Combating a chronic disease like Lyme requires a lifestyle change that includes a multi-faceted approach to recovery.

And it will take TIME. It's not an instantaneous process.

Once you establish a rhythm with your lifestyle of healing, you will begin to see small victories.

Celebrate each one as they come! 🌼

DM me to schedule a Discovery call. 📱💻

Which chronic disease are you combating? 

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It's simple but necessary. Take a quick 15-20 minu It's simple but necessary. Take a quick 15-20 minute walk in nature to rejuvenate your mind, body, and soul.

Chronic stress adversely affects your immune system, gut health, adrenals and other body systems. 

If you combat chronic disease or manage a health crisis, it is ESSENTIAL to devise a stress management plan.

While you are walking:

🚶‍♀️Take deep breaths
🚶‍♀️ Engage your sense of hearing, sight, and smell. OBSERVE what is in bloom, what the current season showcases, what captivates your attention.
🚶‍♀️Pray a prayer of gratitude
🚶‍♀️During your walk, leave behind the issue that evokes stress 

After 15-20 minutes you will feel relaxed and ready to re-engage with your day🌻

What do you currently do when you feel stressed?

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Here's what to do to help restore your health. Pi Here's what to do to help restore your health.

Pick 1️⃣ bad habit to change.

Spend 90 days transforming the problematic health habit into a new healthy practice.

Don't try to change more than one bad habit at a time.

When you have cultivated a rhythm then move to the next habit.

What bad habit do you want to change?

#habitchange #habits #healthcoach #healthcoaches #lymiterate #lymedisease #chronicillness #chronicdisease
I've heard it so MANY times from the medical commu I've heard it so MANY times from the medical community...

That chronic disease, Lyme disease for example, and chronic illnesses can't be overcome with a holistic or integrative approach.

The science supports integrative and holistic approaches...just not the CDC or FDA.🙄

Herbs and food have been around for how long? We need to maximize there value and gifts.

There is a time and duration for pharmaceuticals but first we have to engage with the PATIENT/CLIENT and determine what works best for her health situation.

Patients/Clients are humans NOT statistics, numbers, or studies who deserve our attention (eye contact, empathy, kindness) and time (more than 15 or 30 minutes).

Yes , with lifestyle changes, a disease-specific protocol, and holistic approach YOU can feel whole again❤

You have to do YOUR part by committing to a plan and protocol, which may require you to give up problematic health  habits in exchange for healthier ones.

You can do hard things. And you are not doing them alone.

Schedule a Discovery Call today to begin your health journey.

https://www.denisesultenfuss.com/soulful-health-and-wellness-coaching/

#healthandwellness #healthylifestyle #healthcoach #healthcoaches #healthcoaching #lymeliterate #lymecoach #lymetreatment #lymeprotocols #babesia #chronicdiseases #chronicillness #bartonella #borrelia #alphagalallergy #foodheals
Unexplained aches, pains, sleep issues, hormonal i Unexplained aches, pains, sleep issues, hormonal imbalances, brain fog, neuropathy---the symptom list goes on.

Here's what to do:

1️⃣ Start a symptom log (DM me for a free template)

2️⃣ Maintain a daily planner which includes: sleep patterns, meals,, mood, energy, goals, supplements (join my newsletter community for this resource)

3️⃣ Get a Lyme test and co-infections(thorough, know which testes to ask for)

4️⃣ Find a Lyme literate practitioner who approaches Lyme and chronic disease from a multi-faceted approach

5️⃣ Eat an anti-inflammatory eating plan

#lymedisease #lymeprotocol #lymetreatment #lymeliterate #chronicdisease #chronicdisease #chronicillness #healthcoach #healthandwellness #healthcoaches #foodheals #healthyliving #Lyme
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🌟Lyme/Chronic disease/health crisis coach for women to gain healing & recovery
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This is so frustrating!😕 As a health-wellness This is so frustrating!😕

As a health-wellness coach, I often reach out to a client's primary care provider:

🔹️To review an herbal protocol or bioidenticals
🔹️To discuss protocol 

Rarely do I get a return call. 

Our goal as practitioners is to build a team  of devoted members who serve the patient-client.

A team could consist of:

1. Primary Dr./NP/PA
2.Health coach
3. Chiropractic care/massage therapy and other body treatments 
4. Nutritionist

Who is on your dream team?

#herbalprotocol
#healthcoaches
#lymeliterate #lymecoinfections #chronicallyill #christianhealthandwellness #chronicdiseasemanagement #lymecoinfections
Experience any stress this week? The weekend is t Experience any stress this week?

The weekend is the time to allow your body to recover from stress.

It's important to be intentional about weaving in ways to disengage from the fast pace and stress of the week.

Keeping your body in a constant state of stress will incite inflammation, affect gut health and adrenals, evoke anxiety, cause brain fog...do I need to list more ?

Tips to mindfully recharge:

1️⃣ Eat nutritious foods rather than binge eat

2️⃣ Get outside in nature🌲🌳

3️⃣ Engage in movement (garden, bike, walk, sketch, etc.)🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️🚵🚵‍♀️

4️⃣ Connect with your favorite humans, your people💕

5️⃣ Journal--- reflect on the week and ask yourself what worked? What didn't work? What will you keep, improve, start, stop doing to minimize stress?

6️⃣ Explore something new or revisit someplace familiar

Need help with managing your stress? Schedule a Discovery Call and let's chat 😉

https://www.denisesultenfuss.com

#healthylifestyle
#stress #stressmanagement #stressedout #anxietyrelief #anxietysupport #healthcoaches #healthyliving #healthcoach #holisticliving #holistichealthcoach #lymeliterate #lymecoach #lymetreatment #chronicallyill #chronicillness #chronicdiseasemanagement
Are you using this word incorrectly?🗣 We've mo Are you using this word incorrectly?🗣

We've morphed the word "diet" into an action rather than its original form as a noun to describe your eating plan.

When you say "diet" it triggers layers of emotion for people that involves problematic eating behaviors.🤦‍♀️

So in my practice as a health-wellness coach, I make it a point NOT to use the word diet.🚫

Many of you require a disease-specific eating plan that will help restore your health and well-being. 

🔑 So I call that an "eating life." After all, you want to cultivate a sustainable eating life that nourishes and nurtures your body back to health.

🔑 Once you reach the level of managing your chronic dusease or health crisis, an eating plan can then be modified to optimize your overall health.

🔑 Dieting is not sustainable and too often produces short-term results. Diets do not offer lifestyle and habit change.

If you need an eating plan, I design client-centered and disease-specific or health-need specific meal plans.

DM me for details or spring into action and read more https://www.denisesultenfuss.com/mealplanservices/

#mealprep #mealplan #mealplanning
#healthymealplans #lymediseasemealplan #chronicallyill #chronicdiseases #lifestylehabits #healthylifestyle #lymeliterate #lymeprotocol #healthcoaches #holistichealthcoach #holisticnutrition #cleaneating
Is your connection bad? Are you engaging in selec Is your connection bad?

Are you engaging in selective listening? 

Western medicine treats the symptoms without investigating the cause or challenging you to change eating or lifestyle habits.

Are you clinging to a problematic health habit hoping that a prescription will bide you some time before you really have to make a change?

Often we forget the impact lifestyle choices and habits have on our bodies. 

Tips:

1. Get help with making long-term lifestyle change
2. Find an herbal protocol for your chronic disease
3. Take a whole-body approach to healing and restoring health.
4. Keep a food or wellness journal

Sign up for a health coaching Discovery call: www.denisesultenfuss.com👩‍💻

#lymeliterate #lymecoach #lymecoinfections #lymeprotocol #borrelia #bavesia #alphagal #chronicallyill #christianhealthandwellness #chronicdiseases #herbalprotocol #healthcoaches #holistichealthcoach #holistictreatment
It's essential... for your health-wellness protoc It's essential...

for your health-wellness protocol to evolve as you progress in your recovery journey.

Staying informed about the latest research and treatments regarding your disease equips you to make informed decisions. 

One way to stay informed is to attend seminars, webinars, and worships offered by professionals who are literate about chronic disease.

Join my community to receive notices about upcoming seminars/webinars

#lymeliterate #lymelife #lymeprotocol #chronicdisease #chronicdiseaseawareness #chronicallyill #healthcoach #holistichealthcoach #integrativehealthpractitioner
💣 Truth bomb A prescription typically (I belie 💣 Truth bomb

A prescription typically (I believe in miracles) do not eradicate chronic disease, especially a stealth disease like Lyme.

To effectively restore and optimize your health, it requires a multi-level, multi-faceted approach (whole-body).

🔹️Food/eating life (the greatest obstacle for most people)
🔹️Supplements and bio-identicals based upon the needs of your body.
🔹️Spiritual/faith studies show that people who have a deep faith are more resilient 
🔹️ Body therapies 
🔹️ Detoxification
🔹️Community/Support
🔹️Stress Management 
🔹️Sleep hygiene 
🔹️Exercise/movement

If you are diagnosed with a chronic disease and your healthcare provider's only solution is a prescription...

BREAK UP/DIVORCE THE PRACTICE then find a practitioner who embraces a holistic approach (for health insurance purposes many nurse practitioners support a whole body approach).

You may need to find an alternative or integrative practice.

To join my newsletter community and receive resources, products, challenges, coaching opportunities, etc to help restore and maintain your health

https://www.denisesultenfuss.com/

#lymeliterate #lymecoinfections
#lymecoach #lymetreatment #lymeprotocols #chronicallyill #christianhealthandwellness #chronicillness #chronicdisease #chronicdiseasemanagement #healthylifestyle #herbalprotocol #healthcoaching
Relapse in your health or problematic health habit Relapse in your health or problematic health habit?

It happens.

 Reflect on  the circumstances prior to your relapse:

1.What was different?
2. What needs to change? 
3. What worked?

Maintain a journal to record symptoms and circumstances.

Keep going... in spite of an obstacle. 💕

#Lyme #lymedisease #chronicillness #chronicallyill #healthcoach #lymeprotocol #Powassanvirus #babesia #bartonella #borrelia
Reality versus fantasy or illusion. Life is like Reality versus fantasy or illusion.

Life is like that. We do our best to provide 100%, but somedays we can only offer 90% or 80%.

Remember: cultivate a practice, and it doesn't have to be perfect.

Which practice, routine, or habit are you trying to embody?

#Lyme #lymeliterate #lifestylechanges #habitchange #healthcoach #healthcoaches #integrativehealthpractitioner #holistichealth #holistichealthcoach #chronicillness #chronicdisease #chronicallyill
Here's the deal... You are the customer PAYING fo Here's the deal...

You are the customer PAYING for a service who happens to be a doctor/NP/PA.

If you request a blood test for, oh say, Lyme disease, and there is ANY resistance THEN it is time to get assertive (not aggressive).

Most of the time, your insurance company will pay for the ELISA and the Western Blot which is a basic baseline. These two tests aren't totally reliable, but it starts the conversation. Gets the ball rolling.

The CDC recommends that doctors first order an ELISA to screen for Lyme disease and then confirm Lyme disease with a Western blot @lymedisease.org

So the CDC recommends...which means your healthcare provider should comply.

Then while you are asking for the Lyme test, which EVERYONE should get annually (seriously), ask for labs in any or every area that might indicate a deficiency or red flag.

If your healthcare provider doesn't comply with your request, FIRE HIM! 

Move on. Before you make an appointment at a new practice, ask if Lyme disease testing is available.

To get a free copy of my Lyme meal plan, go to denisesultenfuss.com

Always start with food.

Share your testing experience in the comments.

#lyme #lymedisease #healthandwellness #healthcoach #chronicdisease #borrelia #babesia #foodsensitivities #neuropathy #lymecoinfections #mcas #moldtoxicity #chronicallyill #foodheals #holisticlibing #holistictreatment #healthcoaches #lymeliterate #healthgoals
I know what you're thinking... Is this supplement I know what you're thinking...

Is this supplement, tincture, new habit, body therapy, routine, etc. going to work this time?

You probably have a drawer and cabinet crammed with bottles of bio-identicals and supplements that you never finished. 

It can be frustrating. I know.

Restoring your health will take time, holistic detective work, and goal setting.

Be kind to yourself. Don't give up and celebrate EVERY victory---no matter how small.

@jordan_eglis123

What has been the best supplement, resource, or practice to restore your health?

#Lyme #lymeliterate #chronicdisease #healthcoach #protocols #lymeproticols #chronicallyill #recovery #borrekia #babesia #moldtoxicity #mcas #guthealth
Will you ever recover? Yep, you will. Trust me, y Will you ever recover?

Yep, you will. Trust me, you will get better.

It may not be on YOUR time frame but when you follow an evidence-based protocol, eradicate problematic health behaviors, and allow your body time to heal,

You will see results...they may come slowly but small steps lead to transformation.

One of the MOST effective practices is to chronical your journey. Write it down. 

Everything.

➡️ How your body responds to YOUR  protocol
➡️ How being ill makes you feel
➡️ List your side effects/symptoms 
➡️ Name your fears
➡️ Describe how you want to feel against the backdrop of how you feel
➡️ Record information you gather about the disease
➡️ Write about your where you see yourself 1️⃣month, 3️⃣ months, 6️⃣ months, and a year  from now. Dream and plan for the healthy YOU.

#Lyme #lymedisease #lymeliterate #borrelia #lymeprotocol #babesia #chronicillness #lymecoinfections #chronicdiseasemanagement #chronicdisease #healthandwellness #healthcoach #healthcoaches #holistichealth #holistic #integrativehealth #integrativepractitioner
To battle Lyme/chronic disease STRATEGICALLY...you To battle Lyme/chronic disease STRATEGICALLY...you need BOAF!

And in some cases, you will need a team of practitioners to effectively restore your health.

Once you have a diagnosis, getting a protocol is the next step.

Then, formulate a health plan designed for your specific needs.

Maybe you need to break a problematic health habit before you will begin to see progress?

Perhaps you have other side effects that need to be addressed.

Recovery is so much  more than a prescription.

Book a Discovery call to discuss your specific chronic health needs.

#lymeliterate #lymecoach #lymecoinfections #lymetreatment #chronicdiseases #christianhealthandwellness #chronicillness  #chronic #herbalprotocol #healthylifestyle #healthcoaches #healthcoach #integrativehealth
3 essentials steps to take when trying to restore 3 essentials steps to take when trying to restore your health from chronic disease:

1️⃣ what you eat matters. A disease-specific eating plan help tremendously, but start with clean eating.

I find changing your eating life is an area of intense stress. Get help with your food habits.

2️⃣ making lifestyle changes propels your progress

3️⃣ recovery takes TIME

Be patient with your body while it heals. Do your part in getting help in changing problematic health behaviors.

Schedule a Discovery Call with me.

#Lyme #lymeliterate #chronicdisease #chronicillness #healthcoach #holisticpractitioner
#borrelia #babesia #lymeprotocol
We've made progress, but there's much more to be m We've made progress, but there's much more to be made.

It would be nice if my health insurance covered holistic treatments.

Sadly,  certain chronic disease like Lyme respond favorably to holistic treatments. But you have to.pay out of pocket. And treatments are expensive 💰💰💰

#lymedisease #chronicdisease #chronicillness #healthcoach #holistichealthcoach #healthandwellness
Lyme disease skeptic: respond kindly, confidently, Lyme disease skeptic: respond kindly, confidently, and assertively not aggressively. 

Evidence-based research is on your side. Herbal protocols have been used effectively for centuries. 

Herbs, phytochemical superheroes, contain unique and beneficial compounds:

Anti-inflammatory properties

Antibacterial

Antimicrobial

Antioxidant

Digestion and gut health

Hormone Regulating

Immune Boosting

Stress-reducing and resistance

You may need to combine a carefully crafted antibiotic protocol with your herbal protocol.

Know which antibiotic works best with your diagnosis.

What are your go to herbs for Lyme or chronic disease?

#Lyme #chronicdisease #chronicillness #lymecoinfection #lymedisease #herbs #herbalprotocol #herbsheal #healthcoach #integrativehealth
Here's the hard reality... When you are trying to Here's the hard reality...

When you are trying to restore or maintain your health, it takes a PROTOCOL not just a PILL.

The Western medicine mentality conditions you to rely on a prescription to heal you body.

That is only a fraction of the solution (if at all).

Combating a chronic disease like Lyme requires a lifestyle change that includes a multi-faceted approach to recovery.

And it will take TIME. It's not an instantaneous process.

Once you establish a rhythm with your lifestyle of healing, you will begin to see small victories.

Celebrate each one as they come! 🌼

DM me to schedule a Discovery call. 📱💻

Which chronic disease are you combating? 

#lymetreatment #lymeprotocol #lymedisease #chronicdisease #chronicillness #lifestylehabits #newhabits #healthcoach #healthcoach #foodheals #detox #stressmanagement #sleephealth #supplements #mcas #ebv #coinfections #lymecoinfections
It's simple but necessary. Take a quick 15-20 minu It's simple but necessary. Take a quick 15-20 minute walk in nature to rejuvenate your mind, body, and soul.

Chronic stress adversely affects your immune system, gut health, adrenals and other body systems. 

If you combat chronic disease or manage a health crisis, it is ESSENTIAL to devise a stress management plan.

While you are walking:

🚶‍♀️Take deep breaths
🚶‍♀️ Engage your sense of hearing, sight, and smell. OBSERVE what is in bloom, what the current season showcases, what captivates your attention.
🚶‍♀️Pray a prayer of gratitude
🚶‍♀️During your walk, leave behind the issue that evokes stress 

After 15-20 minutes you will feel relaxed and ready to re-engage with your day🌻

What do you currently do when you feel stressed?

#stressrelief #stress #stressmanagement #stressreliever #antistress #chronicdiseases #chronicillness #chronic #lymediseaseawareness #lymeliterate #lymediseasewarrior #lymediseasehealing #lymeprotocol #healthandwellness #healthcoaches #healthcoaches #christianhealthcoach #christianhealthandwellness
Here's what to do to help restore your health. Pi Here's what to do to help restore your health.

Pick 1️⃣ bad habit to change.

Spend 90 days transforming the problematic health habit into a new healthy practice.

Don't try to change more than one bad habit at a time.

When you have cultivated a rhythm then move to the next habit.

What bad habit do you want to change?

#habitchange #habits #healthcoach #healthcoaches #lymiterate #lymedisease #chronicillness #chronicdisease
I've heard it so MANY times from the medical commu I've heard it so MANY times from the medical community...

That chronic disease, Lyme disease for example, and chronic illnesses can't be overcome with a holistic or integrative approach.

The science supports integrative and holistic approaches...just not the CDC or FDA.🙄

Herbs and food have been around for how long? We need to maximize there value and gifts.

There is a time and duration for pharmaceuticals but first we have to engage with the PATIENT/CLIENT and determine what works best for her health situation.

Patients/Clients are humans NOT statistics, numbers, or studies who deserve our attention (eye contact, empathy, kindness) and time (more than 15 or 30 minutes).

Yes , with lifestyle changes, a disease-specific protocol, and holistic approach YOU can feel whole again❤

You have to do YOUR part by committing to a plan and protocol, which may require you to give up problematic health  habits in exchange for healthier ones.

You can do hard things. And you are not doing them alone.

Schedule a Discovery Call today to begin your health journey.

https://www.denisesultenfuss.com/soulful-health-and-wellness-coaching/

#healthandwellness #healthylifestyle #healthcoach #healthcoaches #healthcoaching #lymeliterate #lymecoach #lymetreatment #lymeprotocols #babesia #chronicdiseases #chronicillness #bartonella #borrelia #alphagalallergy #foodheals
Unexplained aches, pains, sleep issues, hormonal i Unexplained aches, pains, sleep issues, hormonal imbalances, brain fog, neuropathy---the symptom list goes on.

Here's what to do:

1️⃣ Start a symptom log (DM me for a free template)

2️⃣ Maintain a daily planner which includes: sleep patterns, meals,, mood, energy, goals, supplements (join my newsletter community for this resource)

3️⃣ Get a Lyme test and co-infections(thorough, know which testes to ask for)

4️⃣ Find a Lyme literate practitioner who approaches Lyme and chronic disease from a multi-faceted approach

5️⃣ Eat an anti-inflammatory eating plan

#lymedisease #lymeprotocol #lymetreatment #lymeliterate #chronicdisease #chronicdisease #chronicillness #healthcoach #healthandwellness #healthcoaches #foodheals #healthyliving #Lyme
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