I cannot believe the new year is yet again upon us. It has been a really full year. Each year that passes brings a new set of unique experiences with it and transforms this process. Interstitial Cystitis is something that is so very difficult to fight through as are other types of chronic inflammatory disorders. Refining our own techniques as the days and weeks and months pass is something we are doing constantly, endeavoring to ease this difficult process. However, there is no magic bullet. 

We get many questions referring to the work that others are doing with related aspects of this condition. Many practitioners out there make things sound so simple and easy. But, that's like saying a person who is 100 pounds over weight can lose that weight in 2 months. Of course they can't. When something is grossly imbalanced, as is the case with IC and other "chronic" conditions, it is time that is necessary to undue what has slowly over the years preceding it, cumulatively changed your internal eco system. It is so unfortunate and yes, it seems so unfair. But, it is the case.

I think as women, we have a tremendous ability however, to not only change ourselves, but to change the lives of our children, educating them on diet and lifestyle. All of those young daughters who would have otherwise been eventually taking birth control pills hopefully will not be. Our children will hopefully be drinking clean water and eating clean food and living down to earth lifestyles. This in turn will keep their internal ecosystems well balanced and clean.

I cannot remember if I have siad this before but when I was young, I used to smoke. When I think of it now, it seems implausible. But, it is true. I was so addicted, I literally could not imagine life without cigarettes. It is funny to think of now. My health for that reason but for many more that I have spoken of before was in the trash can. I remember looking at myself in the mirror and thinking,

OMG, I am going to be one of those elderly people in the hospital hooked up to a respirator gasping for my next breath. And, for sure, I am too much of a chicken for that so, I better stop smoking now. I looked AWFUL-way beyond my years. I remember being in my 20's and someone thought I was 40. That was not fun! My skin was a mess, I was a big puff ball of inflammation and edema, and really nothing about me was attractive. I took one las long hard look at myself and said, I am going to change my health and change myself.

Well getting through that first day was torture, as was the next month. But, after about a month, it became more doable. And eventually, I hope my lungs have repaired themselves. My health is a far cry from where it was when I was younger-between the problems I was born with, the terrible things I did to it not knowing, and my intentional self abuse with the smoking. 

The great thing about life to me is that you wake up and every day is a new day. There is this incredible potential for change. And since you are in charge of your own life and your own body-you can change things anyway you want. The changes I make in my own life were many times over. The evolution of my health came in many steps and stages. I think it is really difficult to make one big step all at once because there is a huge learning curve and layers of unwellness that need to be peeled away from and within your own being-physically and even emotionally.

Just as I am physically quite different today than I was back then. I am also emotionally different. I think we shed negative emotions as we shed our unhealthy cells. I do not know why any of us are given the challenges we are given in our lives to go through. We could spend all of our time focusing on that question and never come up with an anser that would satisy us. But, I do know that the challenges we are given are an invitation for contemplation and change.

We CAN change ourselves and our realities. We can be all the things that we want to be. Each day that passes represents a space of time that we can put healthy food in our bodies and make things move differently inside of us. This is not an easy road. Mine was not easy either. But, just like that obese person who took their weight off slowly and healthily-inflammation can be slowly reduced as well. And once it is off-you will be a new person that you can take care of with the new principles of health you have acquired through that process.

And for those new babies that are being born-they are really blessed to have mothers that are so much more the wiser. They won't go down the path that you have gone down because you have the knowledge to pass on to them and they will pass it on to their children and together we all made a tremendous change for the better! THAT is why Boaz and I do what we do. Changing one life at a time helps in turn to create a cumulative effect that change have an incredibly positive impact on the world.

So Happy New Year-we wish you Health and Safety, and Happiness and of course Love

Dr.M & B