Georgina-Sweeney on Squidoo

A natural weight loss, skin care and image consultant with a passion for helping people look and feel fabulous (without resorting to surgery, injections, or toxic chemicals.)

For more information, please see my website: Imagine You.

It all started with a migraine. A migraine that became progessively worse over the course of several weeks, that left me totally incapacitated, in severe pain, with blurry...

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A natural weight loss, skin care and image consultant with a passion for helping people look and feel fabulous (without resorting to surgery, injections, or toxic chemicals.)

For more information, please see my website: Imagine You.

It all started with a migraine. A migraine that became progessively worse over the course of several weeks, that left me totally incapacitated, in severe pain, with blurry vision and no end in sight to getting rid of it. Tests were done, doctors remained puzzled. I had never been ill, had never experienced more than a mild headache once in a blue moon, had no eyesight or dental issues (I had both checked out). Test results showed that I did not have any food or other common allergies. I eliminated some of the more common triggers of migraines, such as chocolate and caffeine, just in case, but the pain remained. So, what could be the cause?

Well, since no-one could pinpoint one, the proposed solution was for me to take migraine medication - FOR LIFE! Apparently, that was a common course of action for people in my state. I must admit, the thought of ending the pain was very tempting, especially since I was now off work, couldn't drive, and couldn't really function. But I knew that popping a pill every day wasn't a solution for me, especially since I was only 30.

So, true to my nature, and armed with my enquiring mind and background in marketing, I began to do my own research. The medical profession had drawn a blank. It was up to me to find my own answers, to get to the root cause of the headaches and not simply mask them with medication.

To cut a long story short, a friend of mine recommended I work with her chiropractor. Not for adjustments but to undergo some alternative testing regarding food sensitivities, as opposed to food allergies. Bingo! Within a couple of days, after finding and eliminating from my diet the foods that didn't agree with me (in my case, dairy, sugar, wheat, yeast, processed foods and anything containing mold e.g. vinegar), I was once again migraine-free!

This was the first major AH-HA! moment in my life. By simply changing what I put inside my body, I could improve my health dramatically. I continued with this elimination diet for 3 months and looked and felt better than I had in years. My eyesight improved, my weight dropped, my skin glowed and my energy levels skyrocketed. All because I chose to no longer eat certain foods that didn't agree with my body (note: all bodies are different, so it is important to listen to your body and discover what works for you).

And so began my journey into natural health. I read voraciously, attended seminars, learned as much as I could about natural food, natural skin care products and the mind/body/spirit connection - and, most importantly, listened to my body. Soon I found myself sharing my new-found knowledge with friends and colleagues, who all wanted to know the secret to my weight loss and vibrant health.

Through this, I still maintained my successful 16-year career as a marketing executive for a Fortune 500 company, until 2 years ago when I resigned to truly follow my passion for nutrition and skin care. I enrolled in the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York, which is affiliated with Columbia University Teacher's College, and attended a top skin care school in Maine, as well as the Impression Strategies Institute in Virginia.

I am now qualified as a licensed aesthetician, certified total image consultant and board-certified holistic health counselor. I maintain a private skin care, image and health counseling practice in Camden, Maine. For more information or to work with me to customize a health solution for you, please see Imagine You.

My lenses are the culmination of over 12 years of first-hand experience and research in natural health, as well as several years of professional training. They are also the vehicles through which I am excited to offer you news and reviews regarding organic skin care, natural beauty and optimal nutrition.

Feel free to leave a comment or contact me if there are topics of particular interest to you, you would like to work with me to customize a health solution for you or you simply want to share your story.

Here's to looking and feeling fabulous - naturally!

All the best,
Georgina

p.s. Throughout my lenses, you will find references to information, products and companies not only in the USA but also from around the world. Born in Ireland, fluent in French and Spanish and having lived and worked in the UK, France, Spain, Canada and the USA, I enjoy checking out what advances other countries have made in the realm of natural health and beauty. I hope you enjoy reading about them also.