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Jewel Jones is an herbalist, educator, and founder of Alkaline Academy, dedicated to helping others heal through plant-based nutrition and holistic practices. Drawing from personal experience overcoming serious health challenges, she teaches individuals how to reconnect with their bodies and reclaim their wellness naturally. Her work blends traditional herbal wisdom, spiritual insight, and practical lifestyle changes to empower communities, especially those underserved, to take their health into their own hands.

What My Body Taught Me: 13 Surgeries, One Coma, Countless Powerful Lessons

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“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” ~Khalil Gibran

I was born with spina bifida. When I was ten years old, doctors told me I might not walk again after a surgery that would change my life.

I don’t remember every word they said, but I remember the feeling, the air shifting in the room, the adults speaking carefully, the quiet that followed.

Paralysis was a possibility.

By that point, my body already knew hospital ceilings well. I had been through multiple surgeries before I fully understood what surgery meant. …