"Good Health Begins With Knowledge"

In the online health communities I participate in, I'm:

not really sure where I fit yet

The online health resource I contribute to most frequently is:

http://AdvancedCellTraining.com

This site is:

a community I manage/moderate

Another place where I contribute is:

http://NewEnglandWellness.com

Which is:

my personal website

I’m also on:

http://PublicHealthAlert.org

It's:

a community I contribute to

More about me (my health interests and reasons for joining WEGO Health)

My journey into alternative healthcare is a long road of physical and emotional challenges. I had always been a standout athlete and won numerous awards for sports as well as my artwork. I attended Massachusetts College of Art on a full merit scholarship. In my sophomore year at school a car accident turned my world upside down and ended a successful art career. After numerous operations I had to drop out of school. I plunged into a deep depression and I was losing the will to live. I not only lost my physical abilities to do the things I loved most all my life, but I lost my identity. Paul Callahan was the best athlete and best artist in school. Who was he now? Following the accident I was faced with not only trying to regain my health, but to also reinvent myself.

The road to wellness was met with much resistance. I put my trust and faith in my doctors and I found myself taking one step forward and three steps back. My doctors had the best of intentions, but they were limited as to how much they could help me. I soon realized that they were focusing on treating my symptoms rather than addressing the underlying causes of my problems. Out of frustration and desperation I walked away from conventional medicine once and for all. After many years of suffering I began to change my way of thinking. I knew instinctively that I had to take charge of my health and not leave it in the hands of medical doctors. I ended up diving head first into alternative therapies, a more natural way of healing. Chiropractic, acupuncture, herbal medicine, nutritional supplements and immune training, were now my vehicle to regaining my health.

What a rocky road it has been. As I look back now, it all had to happen to me to bring me to where I am today. I guess the good Lord had other plans for me other than being the artistic athlete. I can't imagine anything more rewarding than helping others with their health challenges. I get an overwhelming feeling of satisfaction when one of my clients calls me or sends an email telling me that they are recovering from their illness. Even after conventional medicine had failed, like myself they had the resolve to do what they must to get well. And with a little help from me they did exactly that. Nothing turns me on like that!

If you'd like to see how I came to recover from numerous injuries and illnesses, including Lyme Disease, click on the links to my websites. I hope you find them informative and intriguing.

All my best,
Paul Callahan