Those were the words I said to Petra, a new client at our clinic when she was contemplating how long it may take for her to regain optimal health. She had plethora of questions and as I was answering each one of her questions, I told her about another client.
Fernando, had been dealing with very high cholesterol levels that refused to respond to prescribed medications from his conventional medical practitioner. Two separate cholesterol medicines had only put a dimple in the levels and he sought out other ways to improve his health. When he found us, at the recommendation from another client who has found success with her health concerns with our multimodal natural health approach, we recommended specific dietary and targeted supplementation and exercise protocols that will support the medications and help him get the results he desired.
Perturbed by the changes he would need to make, Fernando exclaimed, “How on earth am I going to be able to keep all of this together and do everything every day!”
It’s not a statement we haven’t heard before. As a matter of course, it is a regular utterance from many people we see as they realize the changes they need in order to truly get well. I had said to Fernando, “I only want you to add one thing for now and do this one thing every day.” Rather than focusing on the changes, I encouraged Fernando to follow the “Add To” principle and continue to do everything he was already doing and just add one thing to it. Within a short time, Fernando had consistently replaced one artery clogging meal with artery opening meal and he did it daily. He also did minimal exercises two times a week and took his supplements and drank more water.
In one year, after retesting, Fernando’s cholesterol dropped by 60 points and he weighed 12 pounds less! He was astonished!! Surprised by the results, he said, “Wow! I probably would have dropped double the points if I had done everything you recommended.” I agreed and said, “Well sir, half ass is better than no ass! You can now see how small changes can be significant. So let’s kick it up by half a notch for the next year, what do you say?”
Fernando agreed; you see, he didn’t just lose 12 pounds and 60 points off the cholesterol that was silently and quietly snuffing out his life. He reported he was less stressed, he felt happier and more content, and he was more productive at work. The second year that he kicked it up just a notch, he lost an additional 15 pounds of excess weight, dropped another 30 points off his cholesterol, greatly reduced the small density lipoprotein particles in his blood stream, and was taken off one of the cholesterol medicines. He is still gradually achieving his goals and getting better every day.
When Petra heard this story, she thanked me and informed me she is now ready to get her results. Although she laughed a lot as I answered her questions and told her about Fernando, she reflected she understood my intentions and was grateful for letting her know she needn’t be perfect on her way to optimal health. Working together, Petra has joined the ranks of many of our clients who are adopting my philosophy of living perfectly flawed and normally dysfunctional in the achievement of our goals in all areas of our lives.