Wellness vs. Sickness

When I first started my doctorate in Naturopathy, something didn't feel quite right to me. I felt that I would be too much acting like a Western medical practitioner. I couldn't quite put my finger on what it was that felt "uncomfortable" to me. Was it just my insecurities poking their ugly heads? What I have since discovered is that there are two kinds of industries out there, the sickness industry and the wellness industry. Where I was headed was into the sickness industry and where I wanted to go was the wellness industry. Only there weren't many models to guide me. Much has changed for me since that time so I just want to share with you the difference:

Sickness Industry - Products and services provided reactively to people with an existing disease, ranging from a common cold to existing cancerous tumors. These products and services seek to either treat the symptoms of a disease or eliminate the disease.

Wellness Industry - Products and services provided proactively to healthy people (those without an existing disease) to make them feel even healthier and look better, to slow the effects of aging, or to prevent diseases from developing in the first place.

Finally!!! i found my niche. What I truly wanted was to help in some way to PREVENT people from getting sick instead of trying to put a band-aid on it, whether that be pharmaceuticals, herbs, etc. Why suffer first? There is much we can do on so many levels to improve where we are, to enjoy our lives. Have fun, be happy, be joyous, be loving FIRST!! and LAST!!

Til next time,

NancySue
P.S. God Bless those who choose the Sickness Industry, as there is a need for both at the present time!!! However, if you consider the Law of Attraction. What we focus on expands. Wouldn't it be much easier to focus on the joy, the love, the fun, first?