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I used to always say if I could have just one wish it would be to never have a migraine ever again. It has now been almost 10 years since my wish was granted and I’ve been (relatively) migraine free ever since. But before I tell you about this amazing discovery let me give you an insight of what it was like to live with migraines…

I had had migraines for as long as I can remember being on painkillers from a very early age. So many missed days of school, work and life in general. If you’ve never had a migraine you probably have no idea what I’m really talking about. Imagine an axe being split through your scull over and over again or knives being poked through your eyes. It is a debilitating pain and one that is extremely hard to live with. The only thing you can do is go to bed in a very dark room, take copious amounts of painkillers and ride it out. Then add a few more days to get over all the drugs and your zombie-like state.

As time went by I grew immune to all the medication (they actually starting having an averse effect on me) so the Dr’s just upped the anti and started giving me pethidine injections instead. Then I grew immune to them too. After a car accident back in 94 my migraines hit with vengeance and the Dr’s then prescribed epilepsy tablets as a preventative medication. Of course I followed their orders – who was I to question a Dr, they’d been helping me all my life or so I thought. The new drugs didn’t do a thing and only made things worse – I became someone I didn’t really like very much. They totally messed with me and I turned into a bit of a monster. Anyway, a few years later I got to the point where I’d had enough – I’d become addicted to my painkillers and life was pretty shit!

Enter my quest for an alternative path…

After hitting my turning point, I spent the next few years trialling different therapies from physiotherapy and acupuncture to natural substances (of the legal type of course). All of which gave some relief but nothing was long term. Then one day in 2001 a friend of mine recommended I go see her Chiropractor who was also a Kinesiologist. I had never even contemplated it before as I had a fear of Chiropractors and I didn’t even know what a Kinesiologist was. But I plucked up the courage and booked in. I was on a mission!

My first appointment with Justin was truly life changing and it was more about the Kinesiology side of things more than the Chiro side. He asked my body a whole bunch of questions and it suitably responded with the answers. It was like being in a counselling session but without having to say anything. He got to the root cause of my migraines within minutes and I was shocked, literally!

He unlocked a fear that I had deep inside of me that sent me into a massive emotional reaction. My palms were sweating and I was holding back the tears. And I still hadn’t said anything – how did this guy know all this stuff about me? Because my body had been holding onto it for years and finally someone was listening. I cried my eyes out all the way home and for the next few days or so – just letting out all of what I had been holding onto.

That day was like a miracle for me – it was an instant release. For the first few months afterwards I was seeing Justin every week then we gradually cut down our sessions from there.  The only time I now get migraines is if I am completely run down, seriously hung-over, totally overstressed or I just haven’t been taking care of myself. I have gone from having weekly episodes to only a few a year if I’m unlucky. Actually I’ve had a few in the past 12 months purely through the stress of starting a business (scary stuff!).

I have found an amazing Kinesiologist in Sydney (Lyn – who is just gorgeous) since moving from Perth who has helped me get through chronic shoulder pain that my Chiro just couldn’t quite fix. Don’t get me wrong I absolutely love my Chiro who usually keeps me on the straight and narrow but sometimes it goes a lot deeper than that and Kinesiology is just a voodoo kinda magic that works for me.

Yours in health & happiness!

Dicko xx

Ps. I am grateful every single day that I no longer have to go through the pain of migraines like I used to.

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I’ve been having some really interesting conversations of late with both clients and friends covering health related issues, which I seem to have had a lot of experience with.  From polycystic ovaries and endometriosis to chronic digestive problems, bowel disease and migraines.  Actually come to think of it, in my last 11 months of being a personal trainer I have also had the pleasure of helping clients with both depression & bulimia both of which I have also had personal experience with first hand. So I thought I really should start a blog about my experiences and how I have overcome all of them purely through diet, exercise, changing the way I think and a whole lot of friggin hard work!

So, welcome to Dicko’s Diary where I intend to share my journey to better health through natural healing and trying to chill the fuck out!

I’m not ashamed to share my story, it is who I am and I wouldn’t be where I am today without having gone through all of this. And if I can help just one person with this then it’s all worth it.

You will never here me use the word struggle – I HATE that word. I used to use it all the time. Oh poor me, I struggle with migraines, I struggle with depression, I struggle with this, I struggle with that. I’m always sick. Not anymore. And when you give in and let your illness define you then you are no longer a victim you are a volunteer.

After experiencing a lot in my life I now know from the depths of my soul that everything is connected and that many illnesses (if not all) whether mental, physical or emotional that they can be managed through diet, exercise, emotional intelligence & spiritual healing.

After spending years in Dr’s surgery’s and hospitals & swallowing copious amounts of drugs and then further years of personal research into selfcare I truly believe that medical research for illness and disease is a waste of money. This money would be better spent on educating people on how to keep healthy but unfortunately that’s not going to make a very powerful industry any money. Yet we are brainwashed into thinking that Dr’s know best. They don’t! They experiment and they are paid good money for it. I know my body best and I never ever have to go to the Dr’s anymore.

Now, I didn’t do this journey all on my own – I found some really amazing people to help through each and every step. When you starting looking outside the box you’ll be amazed at what you find, you just need to start looking in all the right places.

It’s time to start listening to your body people, it talks to you every single day. It starts off very very quietly and if you ignore that sucker it will just get louder. So stay tuned and find out how me and a whole bunch of other people have overcome illness and disease through lots of natural & real stuff.

Yours in health & happiness! (you can now see why I always sign off like this).

Dicko x