Herbs Warning & Disclaimer

As noted throughout this website, I, Grace Kelly, am not an herbalist, a clinician, or a pharmacist. 

Thus, the information in my website is not medical advice nor a substitute for it. 

Always consult the medical professionals in your life before starting any new herbs, vitamins, or supplements to make sure there are no contraindications for your specific health status as well as OTC and prescription drug usage; as I am not liable in perpetuity for any choices that you make regarding what you choose to try.

Just as OTC medicines can negatively react with each other and/or with prescription drugs, and both can be harmful or fatal, prudence (common sense) should be applied to your decision to start herbs. 
 
I can and do, only speak of what I know regarding my actual results from the herbs that I have used to naturally manage my chronic pain challenges and its byproducts of insomnia, anxiety and depression.

I have enjoyed great success with all that I promote on Spinal Trap for others to consider, research, talk with their doctor and pharmacist about, and try if they believe safe for them, in hopes that the billions of others who share any or all of these same health challenges, (whether injury and/or pain induced or not) may be motivated and educated to enjoy a better quality of life and get back 2 good!

Life may be short but when you live with chronic pain and its quality of life killing byproducts,

every day feels like a year! 

Hence the importance of taking control of your health and getting yourself back 2 good                                             as naturally as possible and safe for you!  

Though Western Medicine has had many God given miraculous breakthroughs, our system is so over-burdened that doctors simply don't have the time that every patient needs in order to discuss all that there is to consider,

when it comes to our best health.  

But this doesn't mean that you shouldn't try! 

YOU are the one who benefits from being tenacious about purusing your best health!  PLEASE DO!
 
I don't take any herbs for pain, nerve damage, muscle damage, anxiety, depression and insomnia that I didn't research extensively first in my two "health bibles" referenced on my "Recommended Reading" page and then, on multiple websites written by both doctors and non-medical field personnel. 

Please know that I am not anti-doctors or Western medicine. 

I will forever be deeply grateful to my phenomenal neurosurgeon Dr. Kris Webb of NeuroTexas and other fantastic docs that I

have been blessed enough to be under the care of during

the last 10 most challenging years of my life.

I am however, deeply anti close minded doctors who mock safe, healthy, alternative options such as common, safe herbs, meditation, prayer, acupuncture, etc...without merit. 

Thus, consider this warning page as a reminder to not only

be aware of doing your part to ensure that you are not taking potentially unsafe herbs, OTC meds and Rx's, but to also not

put your health in the hands of a doctor with a bad attitude

about herbs despite zero knowledge on the topic. 

That in and of itself is highly unhealthy, negative and foolish behavior which translates into telling you that you are not in the right office for good health, unbiased help and healing. 

What they need to realize is that as many miraculous advances as Western medicine as God has allowed, it is not a panacea for every chronic pain patient, depressed and anxiety ridden patient, insomniac, etc...

Though I keep an open mind anytime I read data of importance to me, I also factor in that there are (sadly) many people in all fields with an agenda who spread false and misleading data for their own selfish purposes. 

As a result, some sites can’t always be 100% trusted on a specific topic.  It just means that you have to dig deeper and try harder so that you may form your own accurate and fact based opinions. 

Hint - people with agendas, hidden or otherwise, will often use baseless fear and intimidation to keep people down and back from living their best lives. 

NEVER LET ANYONE

STOP YOU FROM LIVING

YOUR BEST LIFE,

INCLUDING CLOSE MINDED DOCTORS WHO ARE UNEDUCATED ABOUT HERBS AND/OR OTHER SAFE FOR YOU NATURAL OPTIONS.

Being fair minded I must acknowledge that

sometimes what they spout, even when negative,

isn’t necessarily incorrect. 

It can however, be unhealthy

and work against your best health. 

Please see box on lower right for an actual example

of what I mean by this.

Back to my prior point, I review all sites with an open mind and usually learn something beneficial from each; whether good or bad, I factor it into the big picture of making wise choices and most importantly, trusting my God-given instincts as to what herbs, supplements, etc...to try, in the name of enjoying my best health naturally.

I did not check with my pharmacist or docs before getting on Turmeric/Bromelain and Holy Basil, and/or Valerian Root, while I was still on my pain Rx's, muscle relaxers, anti-depressants, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety meds, etc...and it was an immeasurably successful blessing.  (To learn more, please read my “Healing with grace” home page.) 

I didn’t bother checking for a few reasons.  First and foremost, my intensive research gave me absolutely no red flags of concern; they all were noted as generally quite safe. 

Secondly, even doctors don’t know in advance which prescriptions they write will react adversely in the patients that they believed would enjoy more benefits than risks. 

Thus, when the majority of Western medical doctors still are not trained in herbs, I figured, why bother? 

Thirdly, my quality of life was so non-existent by early 2012, I believed I could only benefit from going herbal. 

When you have nothing left to lose,

any gain and every gain is an immeasurable victory. 

Last and far from least, add in deep frustration at severe chronic pain and multiple Rx’s ruining my quality of life for over 6 years by then, and all of the countless Western medicine professionals I'd seen, including but not limited to orthopaedic surgeons, neurologists, neurosurgeons, pain management, chiropractors, physical therapists, massage therapists, and a physiatrist.  (A physiatrist specializes in body mechanics, range of motion, etc...)

I felt absolutely no need

to seek anyone’s permission

to go herbal because I was sick of

being stripped of having a balanced mind, body and spirit due to the numerous mind and mood altering Rx's that are the norm for chronic pain. 

I desperately needed

relief and peace;

both of which I got in spades

on multiple levels as detailed

on the numerous pages

of Spinal Trap BACK 2 GOOD!

God blessed me with this success knowing that I would realize His plan to use me to help educate and motivate others to stop living the vicious, negative, unhealthy cycle of multiple mood and mind altering drugs that come with chronic pain, anxiety, depression, insomnia, etc...

There is an actual medical term for this mental/emotional roller coaster ride from hell, it is "emotional lability".

All of these Rx's have

so many numerous and

unhealthy side effects,

both short and long term,

that to me, they obliterated

any concerns about going herbal.

 
Because I promote prudency in your healthcare choices and decisions, I must say, don't do as I did, do I as I say and please be prudent yourself if you decide to try any of what I discuss on Spinal Trap.

Do your own research and share it with your pharmacist, doctor(s), certified herbalists and any other knowledgeable and trained professional who can competently determine if the herbs you wish to try, appear to be safe for your specific health and prescription status. 

Quite honestly, you may very well be teaching them since herbs are not as mainstream within Western medicine as they indeed, will come to be in the next decade and beyond. 

God luck!  (That's not a typo!  Read my "God Luck!" page)

Be Grateful, Be Well

Grace Kelly, CHLC, CPLC

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