Stressful Times and Eating Healthy

What a month it has been for my family. My husband is entering his fifth month of a layoff. If you add these five months to the layoff he had had two years ago, he has spent one year out of three years in North Carolina laid off. We are moving, as we can’t afford to rent the house in which we are living, and even with the move we may or may not be able to pay all of our bills, which would be a first for me. So much for the house that we were about to buy before the layoff. We are now going full tilt trying to find jobs, any jobs, but the job market is overrun with applicants, even for the simplest jobs. This week Ryan has shoveled mulch for two days and installed shelves in someone’s garage.

I got distracted from the job hunt mission by my almost six month old nephew, whom I believe is vaccine injured and the injury was almost fatal. I spent incredible hours researching and learning about the mistakes the medical industry made regarding him and then finding the healers he needs to begin his recovery. I believe he will live and recover in spite of the tunnel vision doctors who live in denial and make terrible diagnoses even though their medical tests do not support the diagnoses. Amazing how desperate folks get to deny that vaccines cause injury.

Add to all of this the time it takes to homeschool our son. Luckily, he is a smart boy and he does a lot of self-schooling, making it easy for all of us during these demanding times.

Finally, Ryan is fully off of coffee in an effort to recover his exhausted adrenal glands and body. He has taken a remedy prescribed by our homeopathic physician, and we expect continued improvement. Our doctor rarely misses on a diagnosis and remedy.

Speaking of great doctors, our homeopath, our doctor of Oriental medicine, and a wonderful chiropractor and member of Holistic Moms Network have all provided their expertise free of charge to help my nephew. True healers don’t care about the money, they care about the healing. They are the ones who give me hope.

We are surviving these stressful times very well, partially due to having been through a severe layoff before, but also because we have been recovering our health by eating healthy food. It is amazing how much the body can take when you feed it well. The body and psyche are grounded and steady, as opposed to erratic and declining.

If you are going through some stressful times, ditch the caffeine, sugar, and fake food. Eat broth (see the Recipes section of this blog) and other real foods. Broth is the foundation, though. It is easy to make and incorporate into your food.

Breathe deep and run, walk or move in other ways when you get overwhelmed. And feed yourself well. You will conquer the obstacles facing you.