Category: Healthy Living

Another great documentary about one mans journey to improving his health by consuming freshly made juices.

You don’t  have to be overweight to be unhealthy though… If a person continues to make improper food choices the chances are much higher that their health will be compromised. Since I know that, it makes it easy for me to forgo meals processed/prepackaged meals.

I find documentaries like this to be extremely inspirational. It’s always nice to see people making positive changes in their eating habits.

 

From the Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead website…

Juicing Out Obesity

Joe Cross was just an average man with a huge problem. He was obese. As the doctors could no longer help him and with an urge to be completely off of all his medicines, he decided to create his own diet plan – before losing his life.

Joe considered his options and he set off for a trek of 3,000 miles – carrying only a generator and a juicer. His goal was to be on the road for sixty days; through rain and sun; consuming nothing but juice. His triumph, in the end, was a massive loss – of weight, that is. His loss is our gain as he had the entire journey filmed for an audience to later partake of.

This week, I’ll start drinking most of my meals.

 

I must say, that I’m actually looking forward to taking a break from solid foods. I consume liquid only meals throughout the year. I would say the results are definitely worth it. At my last eye appointment my eye doctor kept commenting on my eye health. I’d thought that my eyes had improved, and the appointment confirmed that.

I have a Green Star juicer which receives a lot of attention. It’s a workhorse and blasts through whatever I toss into its chute. I’ve had it for over eight years and use it often.

A few moments ago, I stumbled upon the above movie and so I thought I’d share it here. Enjoy!

As  I mentioned before, the garlic enemas have been very helpful in eliminating the candida symptoms I was experiencing. I’m sure candida is still lurking, but the annoying symptoms such as; Small rash on my back, itching, constipation, and a few other “lovely side effects” have been eliminated.

From my research I’ve learned that turmeric can aid in reducing candida symptoms. While turmeric is something I use with my dishes regularly, I’ve been specifically adding it to the first glass of water I drink during the day. I must say that has been effective, at least for me,  since I no longer have a white tongue.

Perhaps part of the reason that I’m experiencing such wonderful results is that I am still following a whole foods diet. The major addition to my lifestyle were the garlic enemas and now… apple cider vinegar enemas.

A few hours ago, I realized that I hadn’t made bean soup in a long time.

Initially I thought about making some type of bean soup this evening, but I knew that wasn’t happening…

My nephew is staying with us for a few days. He and my daughter have been keeping me busy.

Even though I’m not making the soup today, I can still prepare right? I decided to soak the beans overnight (even though you don’t need to with a pressure cooker) and pressure cook them tomorrow morning. Soaking the beans will reduce the cook time by about five minutes?

While I’m unsure of the type of bean soup I’ll make I know it’s going to be creamy and definitely spicy. Garlic and ginger will definitely be added to the bean soup, but it’s open season to what else will be tossed into the mix.

 

Even though I’m physically ready for a water cleanse, I thought I’d do a bit more preparation to make sure I’m mentally ready for my upcoming water cleanse.

I’m actually looking forward to the water cleanse. I haven’t done one in a while and I think it’s time. Based on the wonderful experiences I’m seeing with candida, or should I say, the reduced symptoms I’m experiencing now? The white coating on my tongue has drastically reduced. The small rash I developed because of candida is going away. I’ve also seen candida expelled when I have had bowel movements. Much of that reduction I can definitely attribute to the garlic enemas. Naturally, I think I’ll see even more results with a water fast since I’ll be starving the candida.

I’m unsure how long the water fast will be, but this one won’t be longer than seven days. I’m slowly easing into the cleanse by eating mainly raw foods. I’ve taken a few pictures of what I ate, yesterday evening and this morning, hopefully I’ll get a chance to post the pictures some time today. After the raw foods I’ll transition to freshly juiced vegetables and fruits before moving into a water cleanse.

Water cleanses are nothing new to me. A few members within my family, such as my grandmother and great aunt, did them throughout their life.  They’re both dead now. My grandmother died when she was 93 and my great aunt passed away at the age of 98.

One of my friends, when she first met me, was shocked at the amount of alternative things incorporated into my daily lifestyle. She mentioned that most people within Westernized cultures tend to shy away from trying approaches that are centuries old. I smiled and told her that I’m not most people.

I do a lot of research about whatever I do to my body. Additionally,  I’ve have amazing examples of people who actively incorporated ‘alternative remedies’ into their lifestyle.

The past few days I’ve been thinking about doing a water fast…

 

And while some will recommend prepping yourself by setting aside days to ‘eat healthy’ before going on a water fast. Well, there’s really no reason for me to wait, since the only things I mainly consume is whole foods.

I’ve done a few water fasts. I don’t do them for weight loss. I’m not overweight. I have found that liquid fasts have been a nice way to give the digestive system a break and in some cases, they’ve been very effective at healing minor ailments. I’ve also read accounts of them used to heal major issues. 

 

 

Of course I’m including one of April Goodwin’s videos. She’s very informative and I love her energy.

 

I’m also including one of lifegenerators videos, not necessarily for his talk about water fasting. I just really enjoy hearing him talk about how he deals with negativity. I agree with him, negativity directed at you can be a chance to grow. I also agree, that at times, we can bring a lot of negativity on us.

 

Will I be doing enemas while water fasting? You better believe it! Most likely my enema of choice will be a simple water enema. I will add a few teaspoons of sea salt to ensure that my body’s electrolyte balance stays normal.

I’ve done water fasts before, I remember a few times some the third or fourth day wasn’t so great, but afterwards it was smooth sailing.  I now wonder if some of the discomfort I felt could have been eliminated if I’d included enemas into my fasting routine. Enemas would have definitely added my body in flushing out the toxic waste that my body was dumping as I gave my digestive system a break. It’ll be interesting to see if the first few days will be different since I’d be adding enemas. We’ll see…

Will I start a water fast within a few days? Oh, I might… physically I’m definitely ready, I just have to make sure I’m prepared mentally.

Where does my food come from? The majority of it’s grown in our acre garden. Yes, I’m truly blessed.

Anyone that knows me, or checks out the foods I write about online
knows that I mainly eat whole foods. I try to eat as close to a foods natural source as possible.

 

In many ways it would be much easier for me not to do this, but I figure a few extra minutes is worth the effort. When I watch the video, I don’t view this as ‘progress.’

For the record, I’m definitely not against animal consumption but I do think the level it’s done today is unnatural. I say the same thing about vegetables and fruit. Don’t even get me started on the empty calorie food items that are passed off as ‘food.’ But you know what, for those who want to eat that way, that’s there choice.

I must say that I’m fortunate that I do have the ability to purchase animal products from small local farms.