When you think about your health issues or chronic symptoms, do you ever consider them in a positive light?
Have you ever associated fatigue, aches, pains, brain fog, weight gain, gas, bloating, hormone imbalances, or thyroid issues with something positive?
You want them gone fast… like yesterday…if you could, right?
I love it when my pants are so tight the button is digging into my abdomen and if I bend over I could pass a loud one that would rattle the ground a mile away… said no one ever!
Toxic positivity does nothing for you, I even find it laughable at times.
I couldn’t dream of telling someone with cancer, let alone chronic pain or hormone imbalances, to “enjoy the journey.”
That statement alone makes me want to barf.
Despite all that, I’m still drawn to the idea that minor and mysterious symptoms have value and lessons.
So how does one keep their energy up while sleuthing out what has them feeling like crap?
You get to know yourself and your patterns.
Today’s podcast is a solo one where I dive into symptoms and possibilities.
I ask the “could this be connected to that?” kind of questions, all in the hopes of exploring health in a different way and seeing it in a new light.
The health system drives you toward getting a diagnosis because that’s how insurance classifies and pays doctors for treating you.
But does having a diagnosis truly help you get better?
Sure, if it’s an infection that needs a specific medication, or you’re critically ill in a life-or-death situation.
But what if it’s not life or death, yet your symptoms are still impacting your life?
It’s likely not a medication you need. It’s a lifestyle, behavior, or habit change. Or a shift in energy or circulation.
You are an energetic being, full of ions like sodium and potassium that help your nerves fire, and calcium and magnesium that support metabolic signaling and muscle contraction and relaxation.
You have more voltage within you than a lightning bolt strike! (Look it up, I’m serious.)
What if there were a way to explore your symptoms that opened you up to new possibilities in life?
Perhaps those symptoms are lessons for your body, clues as to what it would like instead. Preferences, distinctions, even discernments.
The energetic types always say, “You’re a soul having a human experience.” I’ll take it one step further:
You’re a soul who wants an epic human experience and isn’t getting what it wants.
It’s okay to want things, and it’s even better to have the security of knowing you have choices.
One of my mentors says, “Every emotion you choose to hold onto and every struggle is a choice.”
Yet you’re stuck in a world that often looks for solutions outside of yourself. You’re inundated with information and opinions from every direction and it’s no wonder people are sicker than ever.
Health confusion is real, and I’m sure I’ve contributed to it too. (Cringe.)
Information overload is no different than a toxic overload in the body.
You don’t need another health guru. You are the guru.
I will repeat this over and over again.
The “health gurus” out there were taught in the same world, with the same paradigm of finding something outside of yourself to find a solution.
I proved this in my talk last Friday to fellow NDs when I said, “Your patients are their own gurus, and we’re here to guide them” and many of the faces looking back at me looked baffled.
If I’ve learned anything in my 19 years of practicing, it’s that symptoms are clues to what’s off in life. Not just physically, but energetically and emotionally.
This is why cookie-cutter advice and even really expensive programs that worked for the developer and maybe 50–60% of their students, ultimately fail.
You’ve been programmed to think you need to find the right supplement, herb, protocol, or guru to help with your symptoms.
What if your symptoms and the patterns around them are clues to possibilities you haven’t thought of yet?
Listen to today’s podcast to start thinking about your health in a new way. Not one that shames you for your choices, one that gets you using your own brain, not AI or someone else, to solve your health mysteries.
Yes, I’m challenging you to do the work when it comes to your health. But if you’re here, I’m guessing you’re sick of bandaids and ready for real solutions.
Click HERE to listen into the podcast, and please share it with anyone you think could benefit.
Here’s to thinking outside the box when it comes to your health,
Dr. J
PS: Tomorrow, 4.30.26 5:30p PST/7:30p CST, I’m hosting a masterclass: Not Just in Your Head: The Emotions-Aging Connection – register to get a replay!
