ABOUT ME

My Mission

Hello and welcome to my website. My name is Graham Davies. I am married with three children. My background is in Teaching and Natural Health. I have Crohns Disease.
I set up THE NATURAL HELP CENTRE FOR INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE which is dedicated to helping people with Crohns and Colitis. My belief is that a great deal can be done by using Natural and often free Strategies.
I recommend a complementary approach using these Natural Strategies alongside the best of modern medicine.
Fundamentally I believe that good organic nutrition is the best way to prevent a lot of illnesses developing. You are what you eat and prevention is definitely better than cure.

MY MISSION IS TO HELP YOU TO ACHIEVE YOUR OPTIMUM HEALTH

My Story

What follows is a shortened version of my story. For an in depth account please read my IBD Self-Care Booklet.

MY CROHNS DISEASE

I have suffered from Crohns Disease for most of my life. After two resection operations I was offered early retirement from my teaching career, which I took. I was three stone underweight and was still recovering from the last operation at the time. I thought I would easily get a new job but at the age of 50 with no regular income and with one interview in two years I was unable to find work. With two young children and the same overheads as when I was working I started to get into debt.
There comes a point where you simply have to do something for yourself and this was it. I started trying natural methods to gain relief from my Crohns disease, including acupuncture and hypnotherapy. None of these worked for me but one day in 1997 a friend suggested I try drinking Aloe Vera as it had worked for her digestive disorder.
The Aloe Vera calmed down my Crohns symptoms very quickly. I have been drinking it for over eight years now and am not on any medication, except a very occasional Imodium. I take other natural products daily for my Crohns disease such as Omega 3 Fish Oil and Bee Pollen. I also suffered from Acid Reflux due to a Hiatus Hernia but since drinking Aloe Vera that has gone away never to return.
Having found the beginnings of an answer I started to look at my life holistically. I knew that I needed to change lots of the mental and physical inputs into my body. Two of the most important strategies I adopted were to cut out both dairy milk and alcohol from my diet. Feeling even better I then did a great deal more for myself over the years and continue to do so. People started to ask how I had improved my health so much and I passed on as much as I could in conversation. This led to a liaison with my local hospital. For the last five years IBD patients have been recommended to me by local NHS Health professionals. My experience of working with IBD clients led me to write my booklet. It also led to my appearance on SKY TV in a programme about dealing with chronic illnesses naturally yourself.
Now I have set up this website in order to help even more people by passing on what I have learnt.
I feel really well but I am still finding new ways to help me towards my Optimum Health. Life is a journey the direction of which I now control. You can try to control your IBD and thus your life too.

"IF YOU DON'T MAKE CHANGES TO YOUR LIFE THEN YOUR LIFE IS UNLIKELY TO CHANGE".

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