One of the most important requirements for me to heal is to have a spiritual anchor at all times. This anchor roots me and grounds me into the 3D world while opening me up to divine guidance at all times. I visualize my root chakra with roots extended into the earth and I also visualize my crown chakra at the top of my head open to the divine. Everyone has different beliefs around what they believe is assisting them from the higher realms…believe what you believe. Visualizing this anchor while being open to higher level guidance helps me feel safe and expansive. Focusing on appreciation and gratitude for all my blessings keeps me in a space of receptivity. Focusing on love vs fear keeps me moving forward in a spirit of faith. Healing requires faith. Doing a meditation every day is important for my ongoing healing. Currently I am doing the Love Your Body Meditation from the www.drjoedispenza.com collection. You focus on your heart to create a unified field of healing. Then project your unified heart field to heal parts of the body that need healing. I aim to do this meditation twice a day. To book in with me for naturopathic medicine or EFT and counseling go to www.robinvinge.com and click on the contact me button for a link to my Jane booking site. Much love, Dr. Robin

Reference: www.drjoedispenza.com

Knowing yourself can be enhanced through genetic testing. I have read so many books that have taught me about genetics that I have not tested myself. One example that I recommend is reading Dr. Ben Lynch’s book Dirty Genes. This book helped me understand many things about the way my body handles stress. I am a highly sensitive individual that is very sensitive to the effects of stress. I need to exercise to manage stress and I need to meditate to handle my stress.

I have a Slow COMT based on his self tests. This makes absolute sense to me. I feel best when I avoid caffeine in the form of coffee. I drink a home-made Matcha Latte daily which feels much more calming and energizing to my body. Matcha which is green tea powder has theanine in it which helps calm down the nervous system. Coffee revs me up too much and interferes with my sleep. I occasionally will go out for coffee with people early in the day. In that case, I would drink an oat milk latte and might use raw honey to sweeten it.

I have been an athlete my whole life. I understand how important that was to manage my stress hormones my whole life and why I needed a high degree of directed exercise to maintain my calm demeanor. I jogged my whole life until the past few years when I had a bad MS flare. I do hope I can run in my future but in the meantime, I walk, swim and do Pilates for exercise. It is a must for me to regulate my stress hormones and I derive great joy from being active.

With a Slow COMT, it is recommended to watch how much protein you eat at your evening meal. He recommends eating protein earlier in the day so it does not keep you up at night digesting it. Pay attention to how you feel. If you eat a higher protein meal at night and have no issue sleeping then carry on. Developing self awareness if the key here. Trust your intuition and follow it.

To book in with me for telemedicine go to www.robinvinge.com click on the contact me button to link to my Jane booking site. Have a great holiday and be well!! Dr. Robin Vinge, ND

Reference: Dirty Genes, Dr. Ben Lynch, ND

 

One of the most important things that you can do, for yourself, in terms of your health is to know yourself. I have been on that journey for my whole life. The more you know yourself, the more you can tap into unbridled joy, for love and acceptance of self. Then, you are fully present for other people around you, with your heart wide open to bless those you love, around you.

So, looking through the lens of health, start with your diet. Do you feel better eating a diet higher in protein or not? I eat mainly a vegan diet (free of dairy products but am flexible to eat chicken, turkey, fish, free range eggs or even red meat on occasion). I try to consume wild fish twice a week to get omega 3 and also supplement with omega 3 oils daily. I am eating more servings of vegetable protein in the form of beans. I cook them in my pressure cooker to get rid of the lectins as per Dr. Stephen Gundry’s advice. I do watch when I eat more protein in the day. If I eat a higher protein meal, I eat it earlier in the day so it digests well before I go to bed (3 hours). When I mention genetics, this will make more sense.

Having MS necessitates that I eat a diet low in saturated fat. I keep my level of saturated fat under 25 grams a day. I am quite liberal with using raw flaxseed oil. I use it on my toast instead of butter and I use it on air popped popcorn along with nutritional yeast. I use some olive oil in cooking but it is minimal. I make homemade vegetable broth and sauté with that on occasion.

I am strict with elimination of dairy and gluten and eat sugar only on occasion, if at all. This keeps me the healthiest. Sugar, I do not miss as I feel it ruined my health in my past. I know because I am in remission from MS doing this. I feel vital and strong, tapped into my intuition about my daily food choices.

I eat a lot of vegetable servings. I aim for 6 to 10/day. I make one or two servings a day be leafy greens, in the form or organic kale, gailan greens, organic collards, or organic lettuce. I eat about five servings of fruit daily and try to get a variety when it comes to my food choices.

I notice how much my gut health has improved over the years. I used to see a lot of undigested food in my stools. That has completely gone away. I believe that is due to the amount of fiber I am consuming on a daily basis and how long I have been working on my gut health (years). I do not feel my gut is leaky like in my past. I eat grains that are gluten free as mentioned but not as much as in my past. I still enjoy rice and gluten free pasta, quinoa, gluten free oats when I choose to eat grains.

If you need more help with your help, please book in with me. Go to www.robinvinge.com and then click on the contact me button to be led to my Jane booking site. Hope you had a good holiday! Dr. Robin Vinge, ND