{"id":324,"date":"2014-10-15T12:35:06","date_gmt":"2014-10-15T16:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/54.212.39.223\/?p=324"},"modified":"2014-11-02T20:38:37","modified_gmt":"2014-11-03T01:38:37","slug":"ohh-to-be-a-plumber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.barbettespitler.com\/?p=324","title":{"rendered":"Ohh… To be a plumber…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"fixing-a-leaky-shower-faucet_87807702.s300x300\"<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0If I was a plumber and knew my friends, family, and neighbors had leaky faucets, I would be willing to help them.\u00a0 I would shake my head in bewilderment if they didn\u2019t ask me to help.\u00a0 And I would be disappointed for them to have leaky faucets.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Because leaky faucets mean they have water to clean up or possibly water damage.\u00a0 An undetected leak would also include mold growth and damage.\u00a0 Leaky faucets also result in a higher cost in water bills.\u00a0 And it means a waste of a precious resource.<\/p>\n

I am not a plumber.\u00a0 I am a health, life and performance coach.\u00a0 My passion is health promotion and disease prevention.\u00a0 I teach people how to build a strong immune system.\u00a0 I encourage people to healthier food and lifestyle choices for better well-being and longevity.\u00a0 I help people heal themselves from illness or chronic disease.\u00a0 And I guide people to discover the connection between their mind, body and spirit.\u00a0 Like a plumber, I am willing to help others to repair their issues and improve their circumstances.\u00a0 Like a plumber, I am bewildered when people are suffering \u00a0(physically, mentally, emotionally or spiritually) and don\u2019t ask for help.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Because whether we are in a health crisis or just looking for better ways to promote our health and wellness, we can waste precious time and energy seeking information and answers.\u00a0 We look for a quick fix for the symptoms rather than a long term resolution to the initiating problem.\u00a0 It\u2019s like wrapping a towel around the leaky faucet.\u00a0 The towel will absorb the water for awhile but the leak remains.\u00a0 Eventually, the wet towel becomes part of the problem, too<\/p>\n

Symptom suppression is the same.\u00a0 While suppressing the symptoms, we are not resolving the problem.\u00a0 This means longer healing times, IF healing occurs at all.\u00a0 It means possible further damage caused by the side effects of the symptom suppression medications. \u00a0 And,\u00a0 it means the initial problem continues to produce the same or similar symptoms because it is not resolved. Symptoms are actually messages to the brain\/body that a problem exits.\u00a0 The body will continue to send the messages as long as the problem exists. That means the symptoms continue or increase in intensity or duration, which means more medication is needed to suppress them.\u00a0 It\u2019s an interesting and complex cycle which often becomes a cyclone of symptoms which leads to more and different medications to address or suppress the symptoms.<\/p>\n

Sadly, I shake my head in bewilderment wondering why anyone would want to continue on that path, especially when other options exist. Yet, I witness the journey for many,\u00a0 If I was a plumber, their continued leaky faucets would be disappointing for me to witness .\u00a0 As a health and life coach, their suffering is painful for me to witness. \u00a0 Yes\u2026 there are times I wish I was a plumber.<\/p>\n

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