Alex Bilodeau’s Gold an Inspiration to Us
By Marilyn Zink
Like many people, I have been watching the Olympics and was thrilled to see the first gold won by our Canadian freestyle skier Alexandre Bilodeau.
But what really put a lump in my throat is when Alex gave his older brother Frederic a big hug. That’s because his brother has cerebral palsy.
Alex said his brother inspired him to keep training, even when he didn’t feel like it, especially since his brother was told at an early age that he would never walk. Now 29, he does walk and that courage inspired Alex, 22, to shoot for Olympic gold.
The world saw a sincere, humble Canadian who accepted his Olympic gold medal.
The Bilodeau family, who live in Rosemere, Quebec, are an inspiration to everyone who has a health challenge.
The inspiration is that you should not give up, that there is hope for a better life, a healthier life. I can’t speak for him, of course, but I’m sure Frederic would say something like that.
I also like to say that there is hope for healing, a healing that can be found in the natural health world.
I continue to be amazed and inspired by people who are healed by herbs, or by other natural healing methods.
I interview those people who have experienced dramatic healing and publish their stories in the pages of the Herbal Collective magazine.
One such story is about a healing method for asthma, known as the Buteyko Breathing Method. It seems simple, yet this method is very effective for healing asthmatics, chronic snoring, anxiety and more. You can find more in the March/April issue of the Herbal Collective, soon to be published, and will also be available online at Herbguide.
Marilyn Zink is the publisher of the Herbal Collective magazine, www.herbalcollective.ca