 Image by Emre Gen via Pixabay I am loathe to sound the alarm unless I need to make a point that gets through as it did not get through to me: Magnesium supplementation is a must for most people!
Magnesium is an essential element required in over 300 reactions necessary for metabolic health. Scientific, anecdotal, and user evidence overwhelmingly supports the fact that likely ⅔ of Western population is deficient - for good but sad reasons - in this 4th most common mineral after calcium, sodium, and potassium. Got Suffering? Listen up! For those on vitamin D for years, you are likely magnesium deficient! For those addicted to sugar, alcohol, or coffee, you are likely magnesium deficient! For those suffering from metabolic syndrome and similar, you are likely magnesium deficient! For those with mystery ailments, you may be magnesium deficient! For those finding arthritis or the aging process to be a problem, you may be magnesium deficient! Etc!
 The relationship environment created by authority and parental figures in our formative years - as well as our choice of response - often determines our health and wellbeing throughout our lives. There is a simple test called the ACEs questionnaire that helps to quickly identify your Adverse Childhood Experience score. The ACEs website takes time to load, so please be patient. Those who score high may have suffered trauma that make them more likely to have chronic health problems that tend to worsen with aging. It is important to note that a given incidence on the questionnaire, like divorce, is not necessarily a trauma, but how divorce is handled within a family, often is. Still, divorce is worth tracking simply because few divorces are handled well when children are involved. The goal here is not to blame but to address and learn to prevent. We can prevent future health problems of the chronic sort by becoming better parents, teachers, supervisors, etc. To become better people, we must become better at relating to others, especially those in our charge. Relating Styles
Particularly when it comes to children, but also as an adult, the will and ability of each person determines how health problems manifest over time:
We can choose to relate in ways that contribute to trauma or help offset trauma. It is our choice. Let us choose the healthier way. Healing from TraumaOur past traumas show up in our present. We cannot change the past, but we can change how we respond in the present. There are probably many ways of accomplishing this. Most people will likely find themselves in need of professional help, but it can be done, individually, as well. A good place to start may be with trauma recovery specialist, Michele Rosenthal. I don't know her, but found her serendipitously. As I found my own way to healing the past, I can tell that Michele Rosenthal is on the right path. By right, I mean she is taking an approach that more closely resembles what I know to be needed for true healing to take place. We can heal from the past and we can change the future by changing the present: How we choose to relate to every person, place, or thing, matters. Trauma creates change you don't choose. Healing is about creating change you do choose. Michele Rosenthal Originally posted 4/25/2023
 Illustration by Victoria Borodinova via Pixabay One of my education teachers was also a gifted empath. One day she said to me, "Your heart has been broken so many times that it cannot survive another." I accepted that as truth without seeing it as the medical problem it was slowly becoming.
Twenty years later a pandemic came our way forcing me to slow down, go within, and rethink my life. I began to pay attention to the myriad ways my body talked to me. I know our bodies talk, because I've become a professional at reading the bodies of my clients. Reading my own? Not so easy. But, we can learn anything we really want to learn. ...
 A leading cause and aggravator of chronic health problems is dehydration.
“Low humidity causes static electricity, dry skin and hair, increased susceptibility to colds and respiratory illness, and can allow viruses and germs to thrive. Wood floors, furniture and millwork will split and crack, paint will chip, and electronics can be damaged because of low humidity levels.” Consuming enough water through diet is the typical solution for staying hydrated. Yet, many people are drinking plenty of water and their bodies are still dehydrated. I palpate bodies for a living. Dehydrated bodies are suffering bodies. There is a second, primary source of hydration: The air we breathe. Proper humidity levels can make all the difference. Going from the chart I borrowed from Health Canada, the comfort zone is 30-55% humidity. Do you know what your humidity levels are? Do you know what's stealing the water out of the air you breathe?
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