Pros and Cons of Natural Healing Options

Anti-inflammatory Diet

·   Eliminates pain naturally

·   Relatively easy if work with Joanna

·   Feel the difference within a few weeks or months

·   Increases mobility and recovery

·   Proven system
·   Uses real food first, sometimes supplements

·   Can take several weeks to notice full effect depending on where you are to start.

·   Need to commit to an almost daily routine

Essential Oils

·  Can have instant pain relief

·  Available in therapeutic grade!

·  Smell good!

·  Made from plants so work well with human body

·  Easily available and easy to use
·  Use topically, some internally

·  Can only apply a few times per day or may develop a rash

·  May only last several hours

·  Need to commit to regular use

Physical therapy

·   Improves alignment

·   Improves muscle imbalances

·   Reduces pain as a result of muscle and movement imbalances

·   Includes manual massage and trigger point therapy as needed.

·  Can take months or years to correct imbalances depending on where you are when starting

·  Can be a slow process unless you do it daily

·  Can be frustrating to do the homework as needed

·  Need to commit to regular visits and daily exercises to be done

Chiropractic

·  Assists in optimizing proper body alignment

·  Can provide instant relief depending on where you are in cycle

·  Is easy to implement

·  Can feel relaxing

·  Releases impingements in body structure (connective tissue) to body’s healing process

·  Can take several weeks to years to correct imbalances depending on where you are at start.

·  Need to get treatments several times per week – can get expensive

·  Not always covered by insurance

Yoga/ alignment

·   Helps to ground you into your body

·   Helps alleviate stiffness

·   Increases range of motion

·   Improves mood and outlook

·   Focuses on breathe and range of motion

·   Relaxing and energizing

·  Can take months or years to correct imbalances

·  Can be a slower process

·  Requires a regular practice

Energy Work/ Trauma
release

·  Immediately reduces stress, calm

·  Helps increase your resistance to stress and negativity

·  Aids in reframing situations so you can see them with eyes of love.

·  Can experience instant pain relief

·  There is no homework

·  Easy, fun and enlightening

·  Assists in making self-care a priority

·  Connects you to your inner healing abilities and Divine presence.

·  Inspires hope and optimism.

·  Helps you be present and reframe situation into an opportunity for growth

·  Can take several sessions to correct emotional injury leading to pain.

·  Requires some patience and inner work between sessions

·  Can be expensive if you require weekly sessions for a prolonged period of time.

Self-Care

·  Choose what brings you joy

·  Your needs are a priority

·  Brings a sense of peace and accomplishment

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·  Can make others mad or disappointed.

·  Can take time and feel unproductive but it’s not

Recovery Movement Therapy

·  Easy to do activities in ‘recovery’ mode – 65% of Max HR/ exertion

·  Stimulates blood flow to improve innate healing ability

·  Improves mood and outlook

·  Requires a shift in mindset to healing vs training

·  Needs to be limited to 20-40 minutes depending on activity

·  Can be a slow process

·  Can be frustrating to go so slow

·  Requires ‘proper’ movements to avoid further damage

·  Depression or anxiety

Supplements

·  Easy to use

·  Easy to find

·  Generally thought to be safe

·  Somewhat effective depending on which

·  May need a combination of several to get the effect wanted

·  May take up to a month before notice any improvement

·  Can be expensive but less costly than medications

·  May not work with your body chemistry

·  Need an expert to know which is right for you

·  May not be high quality

·  Body toxicity if take too much

·  May not work well if eating high inflammatory foods

Acupuncture

·  Can reduce symptoms quickly or over course of several appointments

·  Easy to administer

·  Not painful and usually relaxing

·  Can activate body’s natural ability to heal

·  Can take a really long time depending on severity of situation

·  Can get expensive over course of time depending on frequency of visits

Prayer/ meditation

·  Non-invasive method

·  Easy to implement

·  Focuses on intention and calming mind of fearful thoughts

·  Uses faith in higher power to assist in healing the pain

·  Can provide insight as to what steps need to be taken (from above) and can change over time

·  Helps you be present and reframe situation into an opportunity for growth

·  Can take a long time (except for spontaneous healing occurrences)

·  Usually takes several weeks or months to notice improvement