We think ourselves healthy, yet rely on medications. We accept that some bodies “just can’t” digest fruits and vegetables—the foods nature designed for us. We believe that heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and autoimmune disorders are just genetic fate, as if we’re powerless to change our future.
But let’s stop for a second.
- What happens if I stop taking this medication—do I feel better, or worse?
- If my prescription only eases symptoms, what’s actually happening to my illness?
- Why would my body struggle to digest the most natural, nutrient-dense foods?
- Am I really a victim of genetics, or is there more to the story?
The body regenerates. It was designed to heal. Just like a plant needs sunlight, water, and nutrient-rich soil, the human body needs the right conditions to function. And when it gets them, it performs near-miraculous acts of healing.
Your liver can rebuild itself in months. Your gut lining regenerates in days. A broken bone starts healing within hours. Even your brain rewires itself.
Yet despite this, we chase new wellness trends or, worse, resign ourselves to diagnoses that don’t make sense. We accept “normal” as something that, deep down, we know isn’t right.
Why?
Because we’ve been conditioned to.
Three Metaphors to Consider:
The Frog in Boiling Water
A frog dropped into boiling water jumps out immediately. But if the water heats up gradually, the frog stays—unaware of the danger—until it’s too late.
That’s us.
We grow up in families, communities, and societies where medication is just “how it is.” Where heart disease and cancer are “genetic.” Where someone says, “I can’t eat vegetables,” and no one questions it. We absorb these beliefs not because they’re true, but because they’re everywhere.
And when we do question them? We get labeled crazy.
Decades ago, when I first sought out a naturopath, a close friend laughed at me. “You’re nuts,” they said. The pull to stay in the warm water—to believe what everyone else believed—was strong. It always is.
The Herd Mentality
Humans like to belong. We don’t just want to fit in—we need to. It’s wired into us.
And sometimes, that need keeps us stuck.
We follow trends, not because they’re good for us, but because they make us feel included. One year, kale is the superfood. The next, oat milk. We upgrade our phones, our wardrobes, our cars—all to align with what’s “normal.”
And when it comes to health? The herd mentality is even stronger.
I’ve lost count of how many times people have said, “But my family has always eaten this way.” As if that justifies staying sick. Or, “Come on, live a little,” when I turn down processed food, as if choosing health is some kind of punishment.
It’s not. It’s freedom.
But stepping outside the herd is uncomfortable. When you start making different choices, people notice. Some will challenge you. Some will mock you. Some will outright reject you.
And yet, when you’re struggling with chronic symptoms, cravings, exhaustion, brain fog—how long can you keep ignoring the truth?
Head in the Sand
We all do it.
We pretend the problem isn’t there, or that it’s not as bad as it seems. We tell ourselves, “It’s just genetics.” “It’s just aging.” “It’s just stress.”
A client once told me, “It never even occurred to me that I could stop taking my medication.” Not because they didn’t want to heal—because the idea simply wasn’t on the table.
I get it.
Thirty years ago, I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism. My doctor handed me a prescription. I took it. That’s what you do, right? That’s what everyone does. It never crossed my mind to ask if there was another way.
Until I saw a holistic dentist. He looked at me and said, “You don’t have a thyroid problem. You have an adrenal problem.”
That moment cracked something open in me. I realized I hadn’t been thinking for myself—I had been following a script written by a system that profits when I stay sick.
Most people never get that moment. They stay in the warm water. They follow the herd. They keep their head in the sand.
The Gap Between Knowing and Doing
This is the hardest part.
Because deep down, we know. We know what our bodies need. We know what’s making us sick. We know what we should change.
But we don’t.
Why? Because the gap between knowing and doing is massive. It’s the space where we fight with ourselves—where we hold two conflicting realities at once.
One part of you knows the healthiest choice. The other part resists.
You want to feel better, but you don’t want to be the one at dinner who skips the bread. You want more energy, but you don’t want to be the “difficult” one who orders a salad. You want to heal, but you don’t want to be laughed at, challenged, or excluded.
And that’s the real struggle.
Closing the Gap
This is your task.
Your health, your energy, your ability to fully live—it all hinges on whether you close this gap.
Yes, it’s hard.
Yes, you’ll meet resistance.
Yes, people will judge you.
But this is where freedom lives. This is where you stop pretending and start aligning with who you really are.
I remember when a client leaned in close, looked me dead in the eye, and said, “Eat a potato. You look terrible.”
I was sick. My face was covered in painful acne. My body was exhausted. Anxiety gripped my chest every waking moment.
And in that moment, the pull to cave—to abandon everything I’d learned—was fierce.
But the pull to reclaim my health was fiercer.
If you’re struggling right now—if you’re dealing with chronic symptoms, exhaustion, weight gain, cravings, brain fog—I want you to hear yourself in this.
Where are you? The frog in boiling water? Stuck in the herd? Head in the sand?
And more importantly—what’s it going to take to break free?
The answer to that question is your first step.
And the first step? That’s everything.
Final Thought
Viktor Frankl once wrote:
“Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”
That space is yours. What you do with it? That’s up to you.
