Expert: Suzanne Rose Lubkowski - 3/3/2010

Question
I've always been a nervous person, dealing with TONS of stress since day ONE! I've bitten my nails since I've had teeth, I "pick" at my skin, but now this new habit is really causing pain. I've been dealing with cold sore blisters frequently due to poor health and stress, and though I'm on strong meds for it, they keep reoccurring.

So I've taken on the habit of not only chewing on my lower lip so they never heal and end up as ugly white sores, but constantly and unconsciously licking my lips as well. I have no idea how to stop this. I've tried the rubber band on the wrist, yoga, deep breathing, meditation, etc. but it doesn't seem to help! I really need to get this under control ASAP!

Answer
Dear Amanda -

I'd like to make a couple suggestions and ask if you would be open to taking a good look at your health issues as the cause of these negative habits.  

Very often if not always, once our underlying health issues are taken care of, some of these things will go away naturally.   I would like to recommend a Shaklee program for you.  My suspicious is that you have major nutritional imbalances.   I would like to suggest this program.  

a detoxification program including herb lax, liver dtx (detoxifer) , lots of water (pure) and then alfalfa

To do this for 2 to 3 weeks and then building up a nutritional program including

soy protein
vitalizer
stress relief complex

Visit www.integrativewellness.myshaklee.com and www.empoweringserenity.com to learn more about the supplements and the work I do.

There are other supplements down the road if you wanted to add but this would be a very basic program to begin to build healthy cells for you.   If you would like to work with me, I would be happy to correspond with you individually and discuss how we could work on your health issues first and down the road even consider a coaching program.   Contact me directly at zannrose@aol.com.   Best wishes,   Suzanne