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Spring-Summer 2019 Spring-Summer 2019 BY LAMEESA MUHAMMAD PHD FRAGMENTALIST@YAHOO COM
Every fit enthusiast knows that working out and taking care
of your bodies does not secure you from being injured For those who have suffered injuries
of various sorts which required surgical correc- tion this can sometimes be one of the most defeat- ing periods of your life The sudden realization that your workout routine has to be suspended or altered altogether may have you feeling hopeless and maybe like you will not be able to achieve the body that you were once working for At least that is what I thought In May of 2018 I I began to have a a a a a a a tiny bulge protruding from my abdominal wall Not sure what it was I began to to do do my own personal research into the possibilities of what was causing it it This is is when I came
to the conclusion that I had developed a a a a a a hernia injury injury Not sure what type of injury injury it was I did some research and decided to holistically heal the injury by implementing a a a a a a a a vegan diet and practicing yoga which was suggested as as a a a a a a a a a a a possible alter- native for healing rather than to go the the surgical route Well things went well for a a a a while and it it was slowing dissolving itself and then came
unexpected life changes which limited my time and ability to to stay the course A bit frustrated I decided to to to finally go to to to see a a a a a a a a specialist fin in order to to to get an accurate diagno- sis When I I I did I I I was told that I I I had an epigastric hernia This is is is is a a a a a a a a condition where fat is is is pushed out through a a a a a a weakness in the the wall of the the the abdomen between the the umbilicus and and sternum and and forms a a a a a a lump Sometimes this causes pain due to the the fat being pinched by the the abdominal wall Although my hernia was small about the size of a a a a a a a quarter in circumference I did have some pain and wasn’t able to to lift to to build my body the the way that I I wanted I I was given the the option of having a a a a a a a a a mesh mesh or non-mesh hernia repair and after reading many of the negative reviews about mesh mesh surgeries I decided to have a a a a non-mesh hernia Overcoming Injury: About the the Author: Lameesa Muhammad PhD is is an an an an NGA PRO Figure Master competitor a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a personal trainer and and a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a sponsored athlete at at at at at at at Lean Styles Proactive Weight Loss and and and and Fitness Center in in in in in Cincinnati Ohio She She is is is the the owner of of of Flour Gurl Healthyer Treats & Delec- tables creator of of of of of Sunday Body Blast and and and model for Natural Woman Magazine She She She is is is an an an an an an an an educator social service professional and and and co-author of of of of two publications She She is is currently working on on on on a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a publication publication which will highlight the unique plight of of of of African American homeschoolers 58 NGA NATURALmag NGA NATURALmag