Epiphany in the doctors office and a new girl

[Guest guest]

I just joined this group and would like to say hello. I am new to

herbal medicine and currently am working on creating a beautiful

herb garden. I just turned 30 in August and have two sons, 4 and 1

years of age, and a husband. Herbal medicine or alternative healing

has been something I have been interested in for a long time but it

seems I never put aside the time to self-teach myself or end up

getting caught up in everyday life and, it never happens.

 

Recently I went to the doctors because my face has started to break

out and everything I have tried hasn't worked. By " things I have

tried " I mean store bought over the counter cosmetic stuff for acne

or skin breakouts. Well, as I sat in the doctor's office and

listened to the doctor tell me my options for getting rid of my skin

condition, in the back of my mind something was yelling out at

me, " This is a load of crap! There has to be another way! " Also I

knew that this skin condition was only on the surface and maybe a

way my body was telling me it wasn't happy. I hadn't felt " healthy "

for a long time now. My last pregnancy had complications with pre-

clamsia and I was fed all sorts of " sign this " drugs to regulate my

high blood pressure and blood that wasn't clotting. I haven't been

exercising like I should or eating healthily and before I start

sounding like a complainer… … …I will just make this story short and

say I haven't felt in control of my own life… for awhile now.

 

As I sat in the doctors office and listened to the doctor mention

the second way we could go if antibiotics and the list of creams he

was prescribing didn't work. This second round of drugs although

possibility could be damaging to your liver, or could cause birth-

defects, or could cause depression, would work wonderfully and as he

put it " is such a wonderful medicine. " Yes- by this time I was

looking at the doctor like he was from another plant and was

thinking to myself, " I would rather keep the skin condition than

have to take that. " So far the antibiotics and creams seem to be

working as far as keeping the break outs at bay, but I think if I

was to stop taking or applying it everything will come back as it

was. Sort of like a fad diet that once you go back to your way of

eating all weight is gained back. *Ugggh* What a waste of energy.

 

I didn't want to make this post too long so I will try and bring it

to an end. Basically I am devoting myself to learning all about

herbal medicine. I hope to help my family and myself in leading a

healthier life. I want to get away from all this crap they

prescribe at the doctors that seems just as bad for you as it

is " good " for curing your illness. I would like to get some control

over my own life not only with herbs but with taking care of my

problems and stop all of this internal stress and unhappiness that

has begun to show itself on my outside. I would really appreciate

any help anyone is willing to give. I have ordered a bunch of books

from Amazon on herbal medicine, natural healing, and leading more of

a " natural " life. I have always considered myself a " problem "

solver so I hope to find a cure to my problem but also change my

life around what I learn to hopefully help this to never happen

again or at least not on the regular basis it has been. Thanks for

any help you are able to give. –Jessica K.