Some of you have asked me to talk about my own health experiences in holistic medicine. 

I thought perhaps I could tell you some stories about what I’ve been through and how I’ve managed these problems. 

During the 30 years that I was managing our chiropractic/holistic health clinic, I taught many people about diet and exercise, etc. and experienced teachings by many incredible doctors. My late husband learned a system for testing called Contact Reflex Analysis (CRA). 

It was developed by a chiropractor mainly, but others, one being a dentist, also had input. 

It is an amazing system which can identify many health issues and link nutraceutical treatments to correct the problems. I can talk about this more another time, but you can Google it to find out more. 

I mentioned this because it was integral in getting to the bottom of my problems. 

A very common problem that comes up for people are thyroid issues. Well, they might be thyroid issues, or there may be other endocrine problems behind them. 

My mother used to tell me that I would have thyroid problems because she, my grandmother and older sister had them. I refused to accept that!

In my mid 30s, we were approached to use some products from a network marketing company. The company identified your metabolic type, which was appealing, but they pushed one product in particular. Everyone loved it because they lost weight and had energy. 

However, the problem with this product was it contained Ephedra or Ma Huang in Chinese. Very soon thereafter, it was banned in Canada because it whips the thyroid into action potentially wearing the thyroid out. This is what happened to me, and I developed debilitating left sub-scapular pain. I lived with an ice pack, but I didn’t know that this was thyroid related and it went on for 10 years.

In 2005, we started using an incredible nutraceutical company. I got to know the owner of the distributorship in Ontario. She offered to fly us out to a CRA seminar in Toronto. 

A chiropractor from Detroit came to conduct it. These seminars were always fascinating because everybody at the seminar got to be tested. When my turn came thyroid showed up. 

At the end of my testing, I asked about my shoulder problem. He checked and told me, “Sorry, I can’t do a thing about that right now. That pain is referred from your thyroid.” I was shocked. The distributor had been saying, “I’m pretty sure it’s your pituitary, Susan.” She was a little disappointed that she’d been wrong. I went home with my nutraceuticals to help my thyroid. I took two products for thyroid support and after three weeks my shoulder pain disappeared forever. I was thrilled. 

Next time, I’ll tell you more about all this and a recent problem I’ve had regarding sleep related to endocrine issues. 

My purpose in telling these stories is to help people find direction in finding their own path to healing. Please contact me if you have questions. 

www.co-creativehealthsolutions.com  susanlholbrook@gmail.com

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