Bamboozled

It’s been a LONG day.  My poor li’l brain has been taxed beyond its meager capabilities, and the drive was grueling.  The short version is, the nutritional counselor thinks she can help me.  But to say that I’m a tad on the skeptical side would be an understatement of epic proportions.   

After testing my urine and saliva, she informed me that my adrenals are stressed, my pancreas is weak, my liver is congested, I’m not digesting protein well, and I have a sick colon.  Oh, really, is that ALL???

She also said several times that I have "severe digestive issues".  (Um, yeah.  I think GERD, gastritis, and IBS certainly meet those qualifications.) 

Also, a blood test revealed low blood sugar at 61.  Of course, I had been fasting for these tests, so I hadn’t had anything to eat besides water since 8am (this was 3pm).  Still, she insisted that 61 was far too low, even though I hadn’t eaten in so long.  After my tests, she gave me pretzels to munch on so I wouldn’t faint dead away.  Pretzels made with spelt flour, that is.  ‘Cause gluten is the antichrist, dontcha know. 

Also, based upon nothing more than my blood type, she provided me with a list of foods to avoid and a list of foods that are particularly beneficial, as well as a copy of this book to borrow.

She spent most of the meeting telling me repeatedly that she wants to get my digestive tract working and that she is going to get me healthy.  It turned out, the way she plans to accomplish this monumental task is by recommending a slew of supplements that, you guessed it, she sells out of her office.  Hmmm.  Wonder what the mark-up is on those. 

Against my better judgment, I left her office laden down with
a heavy bag full of nutritional supplements and a much lighter wallet.

Upon arriving home, I went right to my friend Google, where I was horrified to find this. 

YES, gullible IS in the dictionary.

What I’m wondering is, even if the method is questionable, could the supplements she recommended still be helpful for what ails me?  Since I invested half my life savings in their healing powers, I think I might just go ahead and give them a try for the heck of it.  What do I have to lose?

I welcome any thoughts you dear internets might have for me.  I know some of you are much more informed about a holistic approach to healthcare than I.  Which isn’t saying much, seeing how my knowledge of such matters could fit on the head of a pin.

So have I been totally bamboozled or not?

By the way, here’s a list of the supplements she sent home with me.  What bothers me more than taking pills is that these are pills I have never heard of.  I was expecting a multi-vitamin, and maybe some common supplements like fish oil or St. John’s Wort.  But this stuff doesn’t seem like your run-of-the-mill homeopathic supplements.  Has anyone heard of any of this stuff?

PaleoFiber, BioDophilus-FOS, IAG, Cat’s Claw, Pan-Ox-5, Chaste Tree, and Adrenal Desiccated.

Phew!  That’s quite a list, isn’t it?