My name is Joseph Tomsha and nutrition has always been a part of my life.  As I was getting older, I somewhat made wiser choices, but only the basics is what I knew; protein for my muscles, vitamins were good for you, "an apple a day keeps the doctor away".

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   It was October 24th 2009 that i had my life altering experience. I was leaving my house to work at a Halloween party for some friends as a bartender. At my first stop light a legally sober man who blew a ".07", ran his red light and hit the front left side of my motorcycle. Thankfully i was wearing a very good leather jacket and a great helmet. I was taken to the emergency room at a Tustin hospital, where my girlfriend found me. I was unconscious when they took me to the hospital. They immediately put me on life support. I was in an induced coma for about four weeks. I was not able to breath on my own, so the doctors decided to put a trach and feeding tube. They also fixed my shattered cheek bone, broken wrist, and two broken collar bones. After a month of staying in Tustin hospital, they had to move me to Park Anaheim Health Care Facility which was a lot cheaper than a normal hospital. I had to stay there three months till I got rid of my trach and feeding tube. When I was leaving Park Anaheim Health Care Facility to a rehab center in Tustin, I was down to 148 lbs from a ripped 220 lbs. I wasn't able to hold my head up on my own and my bones were sticking out, I looked scary.

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   I stayed in Tustin rehab for about two months. They were miraculously able to help me gain weight, stood me up, made me walk with a lot of help. In that period I lost my youngest brother Jeff to meningitis. The sad thing is I have no memory of him.

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   I was finally home after a long struggle. I thought everything would go back to normal in a short amount of time; however my journey to a long recovery was just starting. My next recovery place was St. Jude where I practiced speech and occupational therapy for my hand. I continued going there for about two months. It was exhausting as I had a fresh brain injury and my head was unable to hold basic information. I used take long naps after St Jude. As I started to get stronger, I needed to find a therapy place where i could practice walking. After my moms persistent phone calls. I was able to get into High Hopes (therapy place). They made me practice walking and balancing. I was getting stronger. Then we discovered a wonderful gym for disable people called Good Will Gym. I would go to High Hopes for two days then my grandmother and my girlfriend would take me to the gym for 2-3 days a week, where I started lifting again. 

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   After doing the same routine for a year and a half I was ready to take the placement test at the wonderful one and only ABI program at Coastline College. To get into this program was my ultimate goal. I remember feeling nervous and excited at the same time. The placement test was long and difficult. It took me three days to complete. I was finally inn!

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   As I'm getting closer to my graduation date in anticipation, I feel like the next chapter of my life is opening itself up with a great mystery. I'm excited about my future and enjoying the present moment, which is all that we have. The past is history and the future is a mystery. Life teaches you lots of great lessons (ready or not). Be prepared.

cheers to all... 

 

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Lifestyle Changes that matter...

Diet

Stress

Exercise

Meditation

Sleep

Emotions

Results to look for... Digestion improves, Upset stomach and/or heartburn decreases, Constipation or diarrhea is no longer a problem, your body feels lighter, you feel a growing sense of inner peace and calm, you think sharper and more alert, you are loosing weight without dieting, signs of aging slow down, signs of aging actually reverse- you feel younger, life seems less stressful, and you can handle stress better, moods even out, no longer going up and down, you have a sense of pleasent well-being, minor anches and pains lessen or vanish, hunger pains lesson or vanish, a natural cycle of hunger and satiation returns, headaches decrease or go away, bad breath lessens or vanishes, sleep becomes regular and uninterrupted, allergies improve, etc, etc.

Evolution didn't prepare us to consume over one hundred pounds of refined sugar a year; add prebiotics with soluble fiber to your breakfast. Add anti-inflammatory foods to your diet; fatty fish, berries, tree nuts,seeds, whole grains, dark leafy greens, garlic, olive oil, ginger, turmeric, tomatoes, beets, peppers, low fat dairy products, mycoprotein (mushrooms, other fungi).

Antioxidant micronutrients; (dark chocolate,blue berries, green tea) to fight free-radical damage in the brain.

Deepak Chopra MD

Rudolph E. Tanzi Ph.D.

 

I almost forgot, If your looking for a magic potion to fix your ailments your in the right place but the wrong demension. You must fix your diet then maybe your life will fix itself.

 

 

 

 

 

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