continuously seek the next miracle diet, potion, pill or magic formula to fix all of our problems. The diet industry and food industry knows how to appeal to our busy, stressed out lives, and our hope for a quick easy solution. But there is no quick fix. We cannot trick our bodies; the body has definite processes, and when we start working with the body instead of against it, giving it what it needs, we see and feel results.
My life’ s purpose is to show through example that whole life wellness is possible! The first step is to change our thinking. We are unfortunately conditioned in our country to be reactive instead of proactive. We wait for symptoms to appear before we pay attention to our wellness. But the truth is, by the time we experience symptoms like acid reflux, migraines, intestinal conditions, chronic fatigue, aches and pains, diabetes, auto immune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia, our bodies have already been out of balance and overrun with inflammation for a very long time. Something else I say often is that we are not‘ well’ up until the day we are diagnosed. The body is consistently doing the best it can for us with what we give it to work with, and at some point, will not be able to buffer or compensate if we don’ t give it what it needs.
Without a healthy body, we are limited to how grand our lives can be, how much we can contribute to the world, and how big of a difference we can make while we’ re alive. And, unfortunately, many lives are cut short and families lose loved one’ s way before they should, simply because the body was not cared for or given the basic tools it needs to stay healthy and free from disease.
So, here’ s the good news! We absolutely can change our thinking from a reactive to proactive! We can change the band-aid approach of treating symptoms as if they were the disease. We can begin giving the body the best tools with which to do its many physiological and metabolic processes! No matter your age, where you live, or what you do, you can start your journey now. You can begin putting all those great puzzle pieces together to build your own amazing new health and wellness picture!
As I continue to learn and live my own wellness journey, I am convinced that superior hydration and detoxification with the healthiest water is the absolute foundation, and the place to begin, to give your body what it needs to get back into balance. Water is the delivery system of nutrition and oxygen to our cells through our blood.
Stay tuned to IBA Success Magazine in the next issue, I will address healthier foods, exercise, and other wellness modalities for encouraging a lifelong positive wellness journey. It’ s never too early, and it’ s never too late to begin living a beautiful life of energy, passion, and wellness!
Lori Ellis,
Certified Fitness Trainer Nutrition & Wellness Coach
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