What Your Body May Be Trying To Tell You

Mary and Michael open up about their deeply personal journey, one that may sound a lot like yours.

For years, they dealt with fatigue, skin flare-ups, joint and muscle pain, bloating, headaches, and other mysterious symptoms that left them feeling disconnected from their bodies and from the joy they knew they were meant to feel.

In this episode, the Universe reminds us that peace, abundance, and vitality are our natural state and shares guidance on how to realign with it. They'll walk you through what they discovered, how they healed, and how you can begin reconnecting with your body’s innate wisdom and energy.

If you’ve ever wondered why your body seems to be working against you, or how to feel truly alive again, this episode is for you.

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Transcript

Michael Lannon

(0:00) Are you sick and tired of feeling sick and tired?

Mary Obana

(0:04) Yeah, what's going on and what can we do to feel better? That's what we wanted to know, so we asked the universe.

Michael Lannon

(0:10) Welcome to this episode of What's the Universe Say About That.

Mary Obana

(0:17) I'm Mary Obana, and along with my husband, Michael, we ask the universe for answers. You see, I'm blessed with this beautiful gift where I get quiet and I can connect with the loving guidance of the universe.

Michael Lannon

(0:31) So today, you'll see and hear Mary connect directly to that divine guidance, and hear the words of wisdom flow directly through her in response to questions about life and the challenges we all face at certain times. 

Mary Obana

(0:45) So welcome to our home, 

Michael Lannon

(0:46) and welcome to this now normal but always amazing part of our daily lives. So sit back, get ready, and let's hear what the universe has to say about that.

Mary Obana

(0:57) Let's do it. 

Hello there. 

Michael Lannon

(1:00) Hey, everybody.

So today, we're going to veer off from our normal kind of format and talk about something that we've experienced in our own lives that's been really, really helpful for us. And we think for some of you out there, it can be helpful as well. 

So you know, one of the messages or one of the themes that we hear a lot about is being your true self and getting your mind out of the way and things like that.

And they're very comforting messages, but I know from my personal experience, it's really hard to, it's very simple, but it's very hard to implement a lot of that advice when you've got a lot of health issues. And I did. 

In 2015, my body just crashed and I'd always been healthy, but I'd had some lingering things that I just kind of, well, it's just I'm getting older or that's just the way I'm wired or, you know, or I can deal with it.

And when my body crashed, it was, I don't know if it was the universe or it was, I don't think it was the universe. I think it was literally physically a message that my body was saying, stop something. And I didn't know what that was.

So I went off on this just crazy, I went to every doctor possible, couldn't get answers. And I just went off on this crazy exploration to try to figure out what was causing it. I mean, we lived through it, but it seems like every day I'd wake up and there was something else going wrong or haywire with my body.

And all the traditional avenues that we looked to, you know, they'd say surgery or they would say, take this medication and I did some of those things and it didn't help. So I was really frustrated, depressed, you know, it's, it's hard to experience the joy of life when you feel like you're under attack. And that's how I felt.

So I thought today we would talk a little bit about this and the solution that we found and maybe even ask the universe for how it, how it worked. 

So it turns out after all my exploration that the vast majority, 90 something percent of my symptoms, and it turned out Mary had issues as well that she had just ignored her whole life.

Mary Obana

(3:45) Yeah. And our son had it too.

Michael Lannon

(3:48) It was just kind of like the daily barrage of symptoms.

Mary Obana

(3:53) And for each of us, just to create some clarity, each of us were experiencing different symptoms.

Michael Lannon

(3:59) Yeah.  At different times.

Mary Obana

(4:00) At different times. You know, mine were all skin related. My son's, our son’s, was all kind of gastro related.

Michael Lannon

(4:09) Mine was everything.

Mary Obana

(4:10) Everything else.

Michael Lannon

(4:11) Yeah. All of the above. And sinus.

Mary Obana

And respiratory.

Michael Lannon

(4:16) Fatigue.

Mary Obana

(4:17) Yeah.

Michael Lannon

(4:17) It was just.

Mary Obana

(4:18) Joint pain. Yeah. And heart things.

Michael Lannon

(4:21) Through all of kind of my crude exploration out of desperation, it turned out that what I and our son and Mary were eating was causing the problem. Different foods, different problems. And we had food sensitivities and food allergies and intolerances that we never knew.

Mary Obana

(4:45) Even though we had been to. Food allergists. Allergy testing.

Michael Lannon

(4:49) We had done all that stuff. And so this breakthrough came as Mary was getting deeper and stronger in her connection to the universe.

We used to have these, these kind of like light bulb moments where you'd say, well, I wonder if we could ask.

Mary Obana

(5:08) Yeah. Because until that time, I had just been kind of receiving, what is it I'm to know? And so I would just receive these messages.

They were kind of, they weren't prompted messages other than that I was asking for what I'm to know. They weren't specific questions. So with all of the struggle each of us had been going through without any relief, we kind of said, well, can I ask the universe?

Michael Lannon

(5:33) Yeah. What do we got to lose basically?

Mary Obana

(5:35) For maybe some, some insight here.

Michael Lannon

(5:37) Yeah.

Mary Obana

(5:37) And what came through was, I mean, mind boggling.

Michael Lannon

(5:43) Mind bogglingly specific as well.

Mary Obana

(5:45) Yeah. What we learned was that each of us were taking in things that were fundamentally incompatible with our bodies. And what we've learned is that each of us have unique bodies and what we need to operate them at their best can vary.

And so I was taking in dairy and specific types of dairy. It wasn't sheep, it wasn't goat, but it was cow and so forth that were actually creating my eczema. And I kind of thought I was just born with eczema. That's what you just do. And that's what you live with. And my life is just creams and ointments and, you know.

Michael Lannon

(6:24) And gloves at night.

Mary Obana

(6:26) And gloves at night. 

Michael Lannon

(6:26) So she doesn't scratch herself. 

Mary Obana

(6:27) And managing all the skin symptoms again and again and again.

I just thought that was just the way my body was. And what I learned was that isn't the way my body is. That it’s a function of something I'm taking in that my body doesn't like.

And despite all the allergy testing I had, it didn't come through.

Michael Lannon

(6:47) Yeah, it was dairy. It was specific dairy. But she's not lactose intolerant, so none of the tests worked for you.

Mary Obana

(6:54) Yeah, exactly. And then for you...

Michael Lannon

(6:56) And it's kind of funny. I don't know if it's coincidental or connected in this way, but you're the number one milk advisory board hero. You love cheese and so you would eat cheese all the time. 

For me, anything that's baked, and that usually includes anything that has wheat in it, was really mine.

And, you know, it's funny. You read these general things about, well, wheat is bad generally for the population or milk is bad generally for the population. But what we learned is it really comes down to a body-by-body choice. You know, what's compatible and what's not. 

So there's probably some logical, obvious things like, you know, eating lots of fried foods at McDonald's is probably not good for you.  But this goes much, much deeper than that, is a lot of, quote-unquote, healthy foods, recommended foods, can be incompatible with our bodies, with specific bodies.

So we did this with no other intention than to get to the root cause of our problems. And it did.

Mary Obana

(8:15) And the specificity that we came up with, I mean, mine was dairy. Michael's was really interesting because it wasn't just an extensive... How many items did you have?

Michael Lannon

(8:27) It was about 50, and it kept growing. 50 items. We were down to specific food additives that I had never heard of.

Not general categories of food, but very, very specific foods and elements. Granular ingredients. Our son, it was also dairy, but as we said, it manifested very different in him.

But then there were specific food additives and other ingredients that gave him the same symptoms. Even when he didn't eat dairy, he thought, like, what's going on here? I gave up dairy and I'm still having problems.

So we went through this process for us. It worked.

Mary Obana

(9:02) And it's honestly, it's changed our lives. It's completely transformed our lives.

Not living with these symptoms that had been nagging at us our entire lives.

Michael Lannon

(9:15) And we were kind of doing to ourselves. Completely. Which drove me crazy.

Mary Obana

(9:20) Self-inflicted!

Michael Lannon

(9:21) Yeah, self-inflicted. And while we were kind of coming out of that black hole of all these physical symptoms, we were also hearing messages about being your best self or living your authentic life and all these really positive messages. And it kind of dawned on us and me, which is this kind of notion of it's really hard to be your best if you don't feel your best.

It's kind of like your body's pulling in this direction and energy and your mind and everything is pulling in this direction. And you've got to get both moving in the same direction. 

And so the idea that we had, it was actually our son's idea, he said, you should do this for other people.

(10:10) It's a service to help other people figure out, find the root cause of their symptoms. So then they have the choice that they can take that out of their diet and feel and see the changes that we did. And so then to kind of clear, get the fallen trees out of the way of this kind of spiritual path, which is really the big ticket here that we all want.

Mary Obana

(10:41) I mean, there's nothing worse than having someone that you love just struggle and not be able to help them, and each of us feeling yucky. And so to be able to actually help with that has been really amazing. And we've had the incredible blessing of being able to help many, many, many people with a wild host of conditions and symptoms that they've been living with.

Michael Lannon

(11:12) And no two are the same.

Mary Obana

(11:13) It's amazing. And no two are the same because each person is unique. And so anyways, through this work and through this connection with the universe, we're able to get incredibly granular on what it is that your unique body is incompatible with.

What is it that you're taking in that your body doesn't like? And once you have that, it's almost like you're getting an operating manual for your body. It's like, oh, what?

Those are the things that my body doesn't like, and therefore it's... Because what we always say is that our body is always in communication with us. And so when we have those symptoms, it's basically saying, hello?

Michael Lannon

(11:49) Yeah. Those are messages.

Mary Obana

(11:50) Those are messages. And so how do we decode those messages? Right? So instead of just kind of managing the symptoms

Michael Lannon 

Taking pills…

Mary Obana

And creams and all that stuff, just the symptoms, getting to the root cause of those symptoms changed everything and has allowed us all to live symptom-free, which has been an incredible blessing.

Michael Lannon

(12:10) And I think me more than you, I'm an example of what not to do. The universe, the message, excuse me, the body will continue to send you messages. And if you're not getting the signal with one symptom, it doesn't go away.

And even if you're taking pills, I found this out much later in life, but your body is just going to keep knocking on the door saying, stop this, stop this. And okay, sinus isn't getting your attention? Let’s start affecting your hair, or let's start affecting your joints.

Not getting the attention? Let's go after the digestive system.

Mary Obana

(12:46) Or your heart palpitations.

Michael Lannon

(12:48) Your heart palpitations. I mean, I had things that I had no, I thought food allergies were you sneeze. (12:53) You never thought skin issues were allergies.

Mary Obana

(12:56) And people have had things like this persistent cough, things like EOE. I mean, it's crazy the things that can be created by incompatibilities. So anyway, we're filled less to be able to do this.

Michael Lannon

(13:10) That would be kind of interesting today.

Mary Obana

(13:12) To hear what the universe has to impart on this?

Michael Lannon

(13:16) Yeah. So the idea of how does this, how did this work for us? I'd like to kind of hear, now that they've seen, they implemented and kind of got this whole ball rolling. How do they see it?

Mary Obana

(13:30) Okay.

Michael Lannon

(13:31) All right.

Mary Obana

(13:31) Let's see.

Michael Lannon

(13:31) We'll just do a kind of a quick message there.

Mary Obana

(13:35) Great.

Michael Lannon

(13:35) Yeah. All right.

Mary Obana

(13:37) Go from there.

Michael Lannon

(13:37) Let's go from there.

Mary Obana

(13:38) Great. Here we go.

Michael Lannon

(13:44) And I want to say thank you.

Mary Obana

(13:53) You are welcome. 

The human body is an exquisite form. It has so many brilliant features, so many brilliant ways of interacting.

There are so many things happening within the body that are not recognized, but this exquisite intricate body requires proper loving care. Your world has an abundance of food and an abundance of new ingredients that your body isn't always used to taking in. It is true each and every one is unique in every way down to the cellular level.

You are here in this human experience to give of yourself, to be yourself, to live as the highest expression of yourself. And yet we recognize that doing so is difficult when you are plagued with symptoms that make it hard to focus on all the light because you're burdened with all these things that are difficult to ignore. Your body is always in communication with you and it is often difficult to understand what it is that it's saying.

The work that these two have come to is all part of helping others on their path of being and living as the highest expression of their self. Removing the things that are standing in each one's way paves the way for that full life of light and freedom. So yes, each body is unique and being in communication, working closely with it, it is remarkable what it is capable of.

Allowing your body to do what it is designed to do, that's what each of you are meant for. We are delighted to work with these two in this way so that each can live their life to the fullest. Each can live in that light and give that light.

It is beautiful to see. So thank you. Thank you.

Michael Lannon

(17:50) That's a great explanation. Thank you. So that really, that does my heart good as well. It's just, that's kind of how it works is get the obstacles out of the way.

Mary Obana

(18:18) Yeah.

Michael Lannon

(18:18) So, so the reason we did this is a lot of times we can stand out of pride or ego or acceptance, not a positive acceptance, but just accepting life as it is instead of growing and expanding. We can accept things that we don't need to. And we just want to help if it's something that you find yourself kind of like we did, which is asking yourself, what's going on?

Why do I feel this way? What's happening to me?

Mary Obana

(18:58) And you can't, and all the traditional medicine solutions don't seem to be getting at the root cause. And we're big, I mean, fans of medicine, honestly. I mean, my family are all surgeons and so forth.

And so there's certainly a place for that. And I think it's when you can't get beyond that, you can't get to the root cause. Sometimes it can be really what you're taking in to your body.

So anyway, if we can help you.

Michael Lannon

(19:29) And just to definitely go check out, the service is called The Food Whispers, Whisperers.

Mary Obana

(19:39) And we'll leave links and everything.

Michael Lannon

(19:41) Yeah, we'll put links in so you can check out our website and see if it's something that you're interested in pursuing. But it's unconventional. It's a combination of, it's kind of the yin and yang here.

We ask guidance for guidance of literally over what, 800? Our list is growing all the time, but it's over 800 different foods and ingredients and additives and things like that. But it can expand.

And it does. How many, there's what, over 10,000?

Mary Obana

(20:14) Over 10,000 food additives alone. 

And so what happens is we, you know, I connect and I understand what it is that this individual we're working with is taking in that's incompatible with their body. And inevitably, there are things that come through that many, I've never even heard of, that turn out to be an additive or something that happens to be in something that you're taking in.

Michael Lannon

(20:37) And I go off and do the research on each item. So it's one thing to say that, you know, A, B, C are your issues, but I go off and do the research of what are they? What kind of symptoms do they cause?

Mary Obana

(20:53) Where can they be found?

Michael Lannon

(20:54) What foods are they found in?

Mary Obana

(20:54) Where are the sneaky places they live? 

Michael Lannon

(20:57) Yeah.

Mary Obana

(20:57) And a whole process for going through the process of removing them. And it is a process because, as Michael knows better than anyone, to go about it the right way for success.

Michael Lannon

(21:12) Yeah. It can be overwhelming for, you know, I couldn't take out 50 things out of my diet right away.

Mary Obana

(21:17) Yeah.

Michael Lannon

(21:17) It had to be a program and a plan to do it. You know?

Mary Obana

(21:19) Yeah. It's interesting. I always feel like our lives and our experiences, they, you know, why did we have all these things? It's led us to this place where we can help other people. So I always think it's interesting how the little thread, right? 

So anyway, it's changed our lives so much and we just want to be able for everyone to feel the way we've come to feel.

(21:46) So if it's something we can help you with, we'd be delighted to.

Michael Lannon

(21:50) And if it's not something you need because you're healthy and no symptoms- Oh my God. God bless you. It's great!

Mary Obana

(21:57) Be so grateful.

Michael Lannon

(21:57) Be so grateful.

Mary Obana

(21:58) That you're in sync with your body. Be so grateful because it is such a, oh my gosh, such a gift.

Michael Lannon

(22:04) When you lose it, it's a problem for sure.

Mary Obana

(22:07) Yeah, exactly. So anyway, we wanted just to share that with you folks and if we can be of help, The Food Whisperers, we would be delighted and honored to try to help you.

Michael Lannon

(22:18) And we'll get back to our regularly scheduled programming on the next episode. Yeah, so, thank you for hearing this. Hopefully, it can be helpful for some and look forward to seeing you again.

Mary Obana

(22:29) Take it easy. 

Michael Lannon

(22:30) Bye bye.