I've been thinking about updating this blog for a long, long time
so today, I'm doing just that!
My life has been handed some deep, heavy stuff to walk through
in the past 8 months, and I've not had time to update blogs much
or even relate to others much beyond my 'little circle',
but some very good things have happened.
Years ago, when I would sit to rock my babies,
I read gardening books. I taught myself the names
of many perennials, learned how to plant gardens
so that something would be blooming throughout much
of the summer, learned about different zones and what
plants work for that, etc.
Well now, I don't have little babies to rock.
But I do believe in 'downshifting', as they call it
in the Blue Zones Project.
So, I have been taking my 'siesta' in the afternoons
watching many, many health related documentaries
and using it as part of my training in helping
others to find wellness.
Here is a video I watched this week.
John McDougall has successfully brought
thousands of people from epic disease
to wholeness in the 45 + years that he has
been practicing medicine in USA.
The Food We Were Born to Eat
I love how John McDougall speaks simply but
passionately about what people in many cultures
already knew and still know today as their
diet that has kept them well and long-lived
with a fraction of the diseases Americans know.
It makes simple profound sense to me
that a diet high in whole plant foods,
the diet started by God and known by Daniel
in the Bible is the one that is good for ALL
humankind.
Variety? Oh my, yes. Depending where you lived
in days gone by, rice was your main staple energy food,
or potatoes in other parts of the country.
Most cultures ate beans in some form every day.
All of these people I speak of used
herbs and vegetables in their seasons, too.
America is a conglomeration of many
cultures, so we can use it all :) because we have
so many cultures to learn from who would
have known of this way of eating in their
old country.
This year, as I said, has been a really, really intense year
for my family and I. The unavoidable stress,
(yes, even a person wholly trusting God can have their
physical body stressed!) was starting to wear away
at the weaker points of my body.
In desperation, I chose to go on a
"Daniel fast" of sorts,
eating 95% plant only foods in their
whole food form as much as is possible.
One moderate cheat day a week
is what I was including in that other 5%.
The results were amazing, and are still amazing,
as I'm still doing it.
ALL the health issues I was struggling with disappeared
in the 2 months since I have been doing this.
(Keep in mind, my diet is very clean and I eat
about 85% plant based on a normal basis).
I lost and kept off 8 lb to date, something
almost unheard of for me, with the
particular disease I struggle with
(PCOS).
My energy levels are beyond what I
have known for most of my
teen and adult years.
What I try to do is eat about half my food raw.
There are living enzymes in those foods that
feed cells and cause healing to happen.
I have enjoyed so much delicious food,
I do NOT miss the animal based foods.
I like a good burger once in a while, but
I don't miss them when I am not eating them.
Speaking of the Blue Zones, I am so fascinated
with their project. Here is a video that shares
what they do and what they've learned.
I love how John McDougall speaks simply but
passionately about what people in many cultures
already knew and still know today as their
diet that has kept them well and long-lived
with a fraction of the diseases Americans know.
It makes simple profound sense to me
that a diet high in whole plant foods,
the diet started by God and known by Daniel
in the Bible is the one that is good for ALL
humankind.
Variety? Oh my, yes. Depending where you lived
in days gone by, rice was your main staple energy food,
or potatoes in other parts of the country.
Most cultures ate beans in some form every day.
All of these people I speak of used
herbs and vegetables in their seasons, too.
America is a conglomeration of many
cultures, so we can use it all :) because we have
so many cultures to learn from who would
have known of this way of eating in their
old country.
This year, as I said, has been a really, really intense year
for my family and I. The unavoidable stress,
(yes, even a person wholly trusting God can have their
physical body stressed!) was starting to wear away
at the weaker points of my body.
In desperation, I chose to go on a
"Daniel fast" of sorts,
eating 95% plant only foods in their
whole food form as much as is possible.
One moderate cheat day a week
is what I was including in that other 5%.
The results were amazing, and are still amazing,
as I'm still doing it.
ALL the health issues I was struggling with disappeared
in the 2 months since I have been doing this.
(Keep in mind, my diet is very clean and I eat
about 85% plant based on a normal basis).
I lost and kept off 8 lb to date, something
almost unheard of for me, with the
particular disease I struggle with
(PCOS).
My energy levels are beyond what I
have known for most of my
teen and adult years.
What I try to do is eat about half my food raw.
There are living enzymes in those foods that
feed cells and cause healing to happen.
I have enjoyed so much delicious food,
I do NOT miss the animal based foods.
I like a good burger once in a while, but
I don't miss them when I am not eating them.
Speaking of the Blue Zones, I am so fascinated
with their project. Here is a video that shares
what they do and what they've learned.
Blue Zones
If you have any questions or comments about how
to transition to this way of eating,
or about where I get my protein,
(one of the most common questions
people get asked if they stop eating animals),
or anything, please contact me here or
on facebook. I'll be happy to interact.
I have friends I've helped to eat this way who
are healing from diabetes, weight issues,
high blood pressure, etc. It never gets old to me to watch
their lives being transformed!
While I'm not looking to 'live to 100',
I am certainly very much interested in
living a productive life while I live here
on the Earth, tending with care the
Temple of my God, and appreciating
the gift that He gave me in good health
by eating foods that maintain good health
and reverse disease many times, too.
I am grateful.
If you have any questions or comments about how
to transition to this way of eating,
or about where I get my protein,
(one of the most common questions
people get asked if they stop eating animals),
or anything, please contact me here or
on facebook. I'll be happy to interact.
I have friends I've helped to eat this way who
are healing from diabetes, weight issues,
high blood pressure, etc. It never gets old to me to watch
their lives being transformed!
While I'm not looking to 'live to 100',
I am certainly very much interested in
living a productive life while I live here
on the Earth, tending with care the
Temple of my God, and appreciating
the gift that He gave me in good health
by eating foods that maintain good health
and reverse disease many times, too.
I am grateful.
