Stay Solution Focused: Nourish, Replenish Detoxify!
 

By Renee Osterhouse
     
Banish the Phrase ‘Will Power’! I don’t believe in ‘will power’… somewhere along the way, someone put those words together, innocently enough and no doubt to motivate us. However, they lead to a guilt-ed existence for many. If we aren’t ‘healthy’ enough, ‘thin’ enough, we don’t have enough will power! If we don’t follow a strict exercise regimen, we don’t have enough will power. Forget ‘will power’! Literally throw the phase out of your memory bank. Replace it with Nourish, Replenish, Detoxify!
     
 I am Renee Osterhouse and my husband and I discovered our daughter had Asperger Syndrome (or an Autism Spectrum Disorder) about 3 ½ years ago. In the path we chose to control my daughter’s symptoms of was a gift. The gift of knowing I had the power to heal my own body through dietary intervention.

 This gift not only freed my daughter from ongoing and physically painful symptoms from her ASD, but freed me of my belief that aches and pains were the natural progression of getting old and managing my weight was the result of no will power. Daily headaches, well, it’s just something I’d have to live with. I guiltily accepted this as my inevitable journey into mid-life. This was confirmed by many, too many, friends and family, that had been duped into believing that, this was the way it is when you approach your 40s.

 I’m here to tell you there is another way! Nourish your body with nutrient rich, antioxidant dense foods. Replenish beneficial microorganisms. Detoxify your personal environment by green living and avoiding toxins in products that you put in and on your body. Avoid common triggers in hard to digest proteins. Add simple to follow healthy activities you enjoy and you’ll have a very well rounded solution based, healthy life.

 Eliminate stressful patterns that cause us to focus on the problems. Forget about your weight, forget about training for a marathon, stop pressuring ourselves and focus on the solution! Nourish, Replenish, Detoxify! Keep those goals at a distance in your mind, plant the seed knowing, given the right conditions, the seed will sprout and will grow into a flourishing tree.

 I received a new life when I began following my daughter’s dietary intervention. Really, just to be supportive of her, I had no other agenda. Peripherally I noticed changes, spike in energy, clarity of mind, I made better choices, my weight started to drop, I started to walk every day, something I enjoy tremendously. Digestive symptoms I had learned to live with along with the daily headaches disappeared. Cravings for empty foods stopped, and were replaced by a desire for nutrient dense foods.

It isn't about will power, it's about what is being provided to us on the store shelves. It is inferior to what our bodies were designed to consume. Once we realize that this has been done to us, and not something we did to ourselves it will give us real power! This is by no means a concept meant to enrage the masses, by far, my intent is for you to acknowledge that we are not to blame, instead focus on the solution. Take control over what we purchase. Real whole foods, free from certain proteins, toxins and preservatives. Learn about green living and embrace healthy activities. Bond with people of like mind and don’t forget a healthy spiritual life. Being thankful to God and remembering how blessed we are can fuel your new found inspiration.

It is my belief that we are all pre-disposed to certain conditions that are often 'triggered' by certain proteins in the diet, environmental factors, stress, as well as our culture's sedentary existence. These conditions may manifest over time or seemingly over night. I believe I’ve stumbled on the right formula for me and my family. Starting with the core solution, ‘Nourish, Replenish, Detoxify’ I believe everyone can design a life style where mind, body and soul all flourish.

Be Blessed & Flourish!
Renee Osterhouse
www.NourishToFlourish.net 
NourishToFlourishRenee@gmail.com 

Nourish To Flourish is a food intolerance and allergy group whose members have access to events, workshops, "weekly walks", monthly meetings, and more.  Contact Renee to sign up for the Nourish To Flourish free newsletter, or to inquire about membership or francise opportunities.

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