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myself, and to take care of this precious to acknowledge my sadness, depression, How do you balance the two
body I have, for as long as I have it. and even rage at times.Today, the blues approaches to health?
don’t last as long, especially when I check
Were you always as in and see what’s really going on. Being I don’t believe that health is an either
determined and optimistic as compassionate with ourselves is the key or approach. It should be “and.” Because
you are today? to nurturing that optimism and joy.When there is no treatment for my disease, I
new issues arise, we can do best to be as don’t really have any traditional options,
I think I am a pretty optimistic, glass supportive and loving as possible. but I have an incredible doctor who tracks
half-full person. But that’s not to say that me. If my disease becomes aggressive and
I don’t have my down days.When the Although you recommend a new treatment options become available,
emotional darkness rolls in, I allow myself plant-based lifestyle to maintain I would absolutely consider them.While I
to feel my feelings deeply and fully express health, you also acknowledge think it’s really important to find the best
what’s going on so that I can move through the role of traditional medicine. doctor for your particular challenge, don’t
it. In the early days, it was very important stop there. I also have wonderful functional
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body I have, for as long as I have it. and even rage at times.Today, the blues approaches to health?
don’t last as long, especially when I check
Were you always as in and see what’s really going on. Being I don’t believe that health is an either
determined and optimistic as compassionate with ourselves is the key or approach. It should be “and.” Because
you are today? to nurturing that optimism and joy.When there is no treatment for my disease, I
new issues arise, we can do best to be as don’t really have any traditional options,
I think I am a pretty optimistic, glass supportive and loving as possible. but I have an incredible doctor who tracks
half-full person. But that’s not to say that me. If my disease becomes aggressive and
I don’t have my down days.When the Although you recommend a new treatment options become available,
emotional darkness rolls in, I allow myself plant-based lifestyle to maintain I would absolutely consider them.While I
to feel my feelings deeply and fully express health, you also acknowledge think it’s really important to find the best
what’s going on so that I can move through the role of traditional medicine. doctor for your particular challenge, don’t
it. In the early days, it was very important stop there. I also have wonderful functional
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