Managing Chronic Illness

When you have a chronic illness it's important to be proactive. The American Medical System is based on sick care, and provides very little in the way of advice for real healing. Modern medications may cover up, or even alleviate symptoms, but do they actually heal the body? What happens when you stop taking the medication? Do your symptoms return? If so then the medications you're taking are simply covering your symptoms, they are not causing real healing to occur.

In this book, you will find solid advice on changing your diet, using supplements, understanding herbs, and finding an "alternative practitioner" to help you give your body the chance to heal. You'll learn where to find the resources to take charge of your own health and make the best health care decisions for your care.

The author of this book lives chronic illness from both sides of the fence. She started this journey as a patient diagnosed with Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis with a doctor recommendation of "find a nursing home." When that recommendation was made Yvette was experiencing serious and disabling symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis---oftentimes she was unable to talk, walk, or complete daily living skills without assistance. Yvette set out to learn everything she could about the illness that was slowly taking her life. She learned that with diet changes, herbs, supplements, Reiki, exercise and many other natural methods, she could support her body so that it would heal. Today, Yvette has no daily symptoms of MS.

As her health improved, Yvette returned to school and earned her Bachelor's degree in Natural Healing, Doctor of Naturopathy Degree, and became a Reiki Master/Teacher, and Certified Healing Touch Practitioner. She continues her path to healing and her education by studying various established diets, EFT, and other natural healing modalities that could benefit her clients, or herself.