Dwelling by Melissa Michaels

Author:Melissa Michaels
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780736963206
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers

GARBAGE IN, GARBAGE OUT

Have you heard of the computer programming concept “garbage in, garbage out”? No doubt, if we put toxins in our mouth or on our skin or use products filled with junk, we’re going to start to feel like garbage. Whether with an immediate reaction or one we experience down the road, our health and well-being will be affected by our choices today. It’s a guarantee.

Nearly 30 years ago, when I was first diagnosed with hypothyroidism and adrenal failure, my naturopathic doctor explained that the systems in my body were being worn down by stress and the toxic overload of products I had brought into my home.

Say what? I was in my early twenties and trying to take care of myself, or so I thought. Wasn’t I too young to be worn down? It was an eye-opening and sobering revelation.

I’m so grateful for that doctor, because he made me more aware of the havoc that even common or so-called “healthy” food items or products can wreak in our bodies. I’ve carried that awareness with me ever since. Awareness doesn’t mean I always get it right, but it inspires me to pay closer attention when something seems amiss.

About a decade later, when our now nearly 19-year-old son was a little over a year old, he started exhibiting a few unusual symptoms over a period of several weeks. Luke had gone from a generally happy, contented, breastfed baby to being prone to outbursts of extreme sadness and tantrums. He also had some noticeable digestive upsets, but the most prominent symptom appeared to be emotional.

It broke my heart to see my little buddy suffering. He would sit in his high chair and cry uncontrollably after a meal. I’d wrap my arms around his head to comfort him and quietly sob myself. What was happening to make him so miserable?

When we went to his pediatrician to rule out anything obvious, I mentioned the possibility of it being a reaction to food. My son was at the age when babies are transitioning to regular table foods, so a lightbulb was going off inside my head. But I was met with a familiar blank stare I had seen from doctors when they’d considered my own weird symptoms.

Again, I was grateful my naturopathic doctor had encouraged me to consider the food we eat and the products we bring into our home as potential triggers for health symptoms. Armed with that possibility in my son’s situation, I knew where to start. While no answers were coming from my pediatrician’s office, I wasn’t going to take “there’s nothing wrong” for an answer. Without question I would be Luke’s wellness advocate and do everything and anything I could to find a solution.

Tears are flowing again as I write this, just remembering how I felt to be a mama with a hurting child. It was one thing for me to suffer mysterious ailments as an adult, and another for my baby! My heart hurts for mamas who go through

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