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Reflexology for the Spirit and Diabetes

If you’ve been following these blog posts, you may have noticed that diabetes is on the list of risk factors for heart disease.  Many people suffring with diabetes develop other diseases:

Heart disease,

Kidney failure,

Strokes,

Blindness.

The risk factors for diabetes are:

Obesity,

Lack of physical exercise,

High blood pressure,

High triglycerides,

Low HDL Cholesterol,

Family history of diabetes.

Type 1 Diabetes usually comes on very suddenly and strikes people 30 years and under.  It’s an autoimmune disorder.  It can be triggered by a viral infection (mumps) or by chemical toxins such as those found in meats.  A primary risk factor for Type I Diabetes is a family history of Type I Diabetes.  Type I Diabetes occurs when the pancreases produces little or no insulin.  Type I diabetics self-inject insulin and test their blood sugar levels several times daily.

WITH PROPER MONITORING, DIABETICS FEEL WELL AND ARE ABLE TO REDUCE DAMAGE TO KIDNEYS, EYES, NERVES, BLOOD VESSELS.

Diabetes is a spiritual disease affecting, at first, the endocrine and digestive systems.  It’s definitely on the rise.  Diabetes creates long term complications including heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, high blood pressure, amputations, and dental disease.

Type II Diabetes develops at a somewhat later age.  The majority of people with Diabetes suffer from  Type II.

The best luck with this disease lies in:

careful meal planning,

regular exercise,

weight loss,

close monitoring with your healthcare team.

People at risk of developing Type II Diabetes include those who are obese, have high blood pressure, have high cholesterol, do not exercise, and who are over 45 years old.

PLEASE NOTE:  THIS NUMBER IS COMING DOWN BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN DEVELOPING TYPE II DIABETES.

It’s important for people suffering from either Type I or Type II Diabetes to quit smoking, become interested in cholesterol and blood pressure control, exercise regularly,  and see their healthcare team  members regularly.  Ideally, the healthcare team consists of a primary healthcare provider (physician, nurse practitioner ),modern opthalmologist, reflexologist, periodontist, dietitian, and exercise trainer.  As the disease progresses, a cardiologist and nephrologist need to be added to the list.

Diabetics definitely benefit from routine Reflexology for the Spirit sessions.  They: reduce stress,

encourage more efficient kidney function,

help lower cholesterol and blood pressure levels,

assist the blood circulation to the feet.

It is more helpful for the client who is in the early stages of the disease so complications can be prevented as long as possible.

If you are going to offer Reflexology for the Spirit  to people suffering from diabetes, you need to learn about the  medical emergencies that diabetics have to deal with.  Also, please advise your Diabetic client partners to test their levels after every session.

ALWAYS NOTE THE CONDITION OF FEET AND TOES.   Look for thick toenails, patchy areas of gangrene.  Is the sense of touch and pain perception altered by feeling loss?

Your client-partner may not know about ulcers, sores, cracks on the feet.  Discuss your observations with him/her.

When you work the feet of Diabetic patients, work all body systems to include the endocrine, cardiovascular, urinary, digestive, immune, sense organs, liver and solar plexus.

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Thurman Greco

 

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