Just ​because ​you're ​not ​conscious ​of ​something ​doesn't ​mean ​you're ​not ​responsible ​for ​changing ​it. ​What ​do ​I ​mean ​by ​something? Well, ​for ​the ​purpose ​of ​this, ​I'm ​talking ​about ​our ​habits, ​​the ​things ​that ​we ​do ​day ​in ​and ​day ​out ​that ​lend ​​our ​bodies ​to ​go ​down ​a ​path ​of ​health ​and ​wellness ​and ​aging ​​gracefully ​or ​go ​down ​a ​pathway ​that ​creates ​inflammation, ​​destruction ​in ​the ​body, ​deterioration ​in ​the ​body, ​and ​makes ​life ​really ​uncomfortable. ​I'm ​talking ​about ​those ​things. ​

​What ​do ​I ​mean ​by ​unconscious? ​Well, ​most ​likely ​those ​things ​that ​you're ​doing ​or ​not ​doing ​to ​take ​care ​of ​yourself ​or ​not ​take ​care ​of ​yourself ​are ​being ​driven ​by ​unconscious ​patterns ​that ​have ​been ​habituated ​over ​time. ​​Things ​that ​you ​practiced ​and ​learned ​and ​did over ​and ​over ​again. ​So ​now ​they're ​automated ​and ​​you ​don't ​even ​think ​about ​them. ​They ​happen ​completely ​outside ​of ​your ​conscious ​awareness. This ​is ​what ​I'm ​talking ​about ​about ​unconscious. ​But ​here's ​the ​thing. Just ​because ​things ​are ​happening ​outside ​of ​your ​awareness ​doesn't ​mean ​you're ​not ​the ​one ​who's ​responsible ​to ​change ​those ​things. ​So ​if ​there's ​something ​that's ​not ​going ​well ​in ​your ​health ​or ​your ​life, ​that's ​on ​you ​to change.

Of ​course, ​I'm ​happy ​to ​support ​you ​to ​change ​those ​things. ​But ​the ​first ​step ​is ​to ​recognize ​that ​you're ​the ​one ​in ​charge. ​ ​And ​yes, ​shit ​might ​have ​happened ​to ​you ​in ​the ​past ​​that ​made ​those ​​programs ​easier ​to ​become ​habituated, ​and ​life ​might ​be ​really ​stressful ​right ​now, ​and ​so ​it's ​more ​convenient ​to ​stay ​and ​what's ​comfortable? ​But ​I ​always ​ask ​myself ​this ​question. ​What's ​more ​convenient? ​Me ​taking ​20 ​minutes ​to ​prepare ​a ​meal ​for ​myself, ​or ​me ​being ​inebriated ​by ​arthritis, ​diabetes, ​hypertension, ​obesity, ​cardiovascular ​disease, ​and ​the ​risk ​profile ​that ​comes ​with ​that. ​When ​I ​just ​stop ​and ​get ​something ​convenient ​and ​gross ​and void ​of ​nutrients ​​at ​the ​drive ​through, ​I'm ​in ​charge. ​I'm ​in ​charge, ​and ​you're ​in ​charge. ​I'm ​in ​charge ​of ​my ​body ​and ​therefore ​my ​results. ​And ​you're ​in ​charge ​of ​your ​body ​and ​therefore ​your ​results.

​Now, ​​I ​know ​change ​is ​hard ​and ​can ​be ​really ​uncomfortable, ​which ​is ​why ​I'm ​really ​advocating ​for ​people ​to ​come ​in ​for ​IV ​nutrient ​therapy. ​Is ​it ​about ​changing ​your ​habits? ​No. ​But ​I ​find ​most ​people ​are ​so ​depleted ​and ​so ​exhausted ​that ​they ​don't ​have ​the ​mental, ​emotional ​capacity ​or ​bandwidth ​to ​think ​about ​changing ​their ​habits, ​to ​think ​about ​getting ​in ​charge ​and ​changing ​these ​things ​that ​are ​automated. ​And ​nutrient ​IV ​therapy ​allows ​us ​a ​little ​bit ​more ​room ​inside, ​a ​little ​bit ​more ​energy, ​space, ​a ​little ​bit ​more ​mental ​​clarity, so ​those ​changes ​become ​a ​bit ​more ​accessible. ​And ​that's ​why ​I ​often ​suggest doing ​that ​first. ​Getting ​your ​tanks ​filled ​up, ​getting ​fueled ​up. ​It's ​going ​to ​be ​way ​easier ​to ​drive ​your ​car ​with ​gasoline ​in ​the ​engine.

Let's get you nutrified with intravenous IV nutrient Therapy by me, Dr. Tonia Winchester, a Nanaimo Naturopathic Doctor, and certified IV nutrient therapist.

This is all taking place at Knead Therapy in Nanaimo, BC, central Vancouver Island.

Learn more at: https://ivtherapynanaimo.com/