Hello KMHC patients,

Trust your gut

Do you ever get a ‘gut feeling’ about something?  Some call it intuition, others the inner voice, or voice of God.  I get these fairly often, sometimes I act on them with spectacular results.  This newsletter is an illustration of two such events that led to profound changes in my health.  Let me preface these stories with the statement that there was no scientific formula on which I based my decisions, just a sense that it was the right thing to do.  Another take home is that it’s smart to listen to your mom when she speaks. 

Case one:

Many of you know I have a severely arthritic ankle.  Generally, I can do everything I want to do without much pain, for which I am extremely grateful.  Something went horribly wrong with my ankle this spring, to the point where walking on uneven surfaces was nearly impossible.  My mom, Margaret, the B12 maven, suggested I up my dosage of this vitamin. I’ll admit I don’t always listen to her advice, but this time I did.  I took 6 sublingual B12 lozenges a day.  Within 36 hours the pain I was experiencing reduced at least 90%!  I had been dealing with this pain for at least two weeks, and had tried a multitude of different measures to no avail.  Was this a fluke or coincidence?  Maybe, but I doubt it.  Why six tablets a day?  I can’t tell you, it was just a feeling, that’s all.  I’ve been taking fewer of the tabs lately, with no return of the pain.  We know scientifically that B12 has strong effects on the nervous system.  Therefore, it could be explained biochemically how these results could take place.  However, I never would have guessed it would create the miraculous result I experienced.  Thanks mom, I’m glad I listened!

Case two: 

This one revolves around a wicked recurrence of seasonal allergies.  When I was a kid, I was plagued with a severe case of allergies in the spring and summer.  It was to the point that I needed weekly shots and a host of other medications to mitigate symptoms. 

 This spring these allergies came back with a vengeance, seemingly out of nowhere.  All the miserable sinus related symptoms were present, nearly continuously.  I was at my wits end when I had a very strong notion that I could resolve this problem by doing three things. One, taking a tablespoon of locally harvested honey.  Two, drinking a scoop of a powder called Inflameze with water.  This is basically a product that is designed to help with detox, gut repair and reducing inflammation.  Three, I took six (there’s that six again!) EPA-DHA pills a day.  This is basically fish oil. As I write this I can’t help but wonder if this even sounds believable.  The fact remains that within a few days of starting this protocol, my allergies literally disappeared.  Not 50% better.  Gone!  Again, the science is there as far as how these substances could change my biochemistry, but there’s no protocol I looked up for this allergy issue.  It was just a very strong feeling I had.  

So there you have it.  Let me be clear on something though.  I’m not recommending these protocols for anyone else, they were cooked up out of thin air, despite being founded on a strong scientific basis.  What I am saying is that natural substances have incredible power when used in large therapeutic doses.  I’m also saying that we are all born with an ability to sense what the right thing to do is.  It seems like in our culture we’ve downplayed or lost the ability to ‘feel’ our way through life.  So, do yourself a favor and set your phone down and just be still and breathe.  That voice from inside will come through.  It could be that a miracle is right around the corner for you too, if you just listen! 

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Yours in good health,

Dr. Venske and KMHC staff