Chaparral....hmmm, I ordered some, but on the bag it says not to be taken internally. Is this just another scare tactic? I have read up on this, and it seems as long as you don't have too much.....I'll make some tea according to the directions, a weak tea, and give it a shot. It's been used for years by the natives as a cure for cancer, along with other natural items. Still, I am a little apprehensive now. I am going to go with my gut on this one. I know already that I have won this battle, but to find maintenance herbs and teas are something I need to figure out at this point. I will continue with the vegies and cutting out sugar, meat, preservatives, hormones and keep it simple. This may seem simple enough, but its so hard to keep everyone in the family happy and eating. It does take a lot more to prepare a meal which everyone is benefiting from.
I have to go for another blood test tomorrow, and will find out all the results next week. I'm getting butterflies because am excited about these results. If by chance they are the results I am not wanting, I'll have to dig in a little deeper. I'm not sure what else I need to do, but will worry about that when and if the time comes.
I was reading some statistics, and was shocked to read that a chemo patient and a patient who doesn't take that route have exactly the same chances of life....what the hell? The more I read about, the more I wonder about our system. How can we be sure and what can we do to be heard. I have more questions than answers. I just want to be disease free, and if this works, I swear I'll share the information with whoever wants it.
On a lighter note, it will be a beautiful couple of days, and the best therapy for me is getting out there, doing some mowing, and plant some more in the garden. My onions are coming up and I planted some more peas. Seeing seeds coming up and starting to grow is just the best!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Spring....'tis the season
Well here I am again, sitting here thinking about all the work I should be doing! Tis the season! I've been trying to get things planted in the garden, but it has been slow going. It will get done, I just do what I can. It's so exciting when I go out and see that the peas are up, so now it's time to put in another batch. I'm going to try to get my spinach in, and beans. That's my goal today. Hopefully the wind dies down enough to put the spinach seeds in without blowing all over!
I had all my tests done, and the doctors want me to do them again. I believe that they need them done again because they are coming up negative. Ha Ha...I win...
that doesn't mean that I will ever stop doing what I am doing! I've never felt so good (maybe when I was a kid, but that was a few years ago)! I've had comments on how healthy I look, and it makes me want to stick to this new eating plan. The water itself is amazing, and can never thank Gail enough for introducing me to Lila!
A dear friend of mine is involved with a product called Monavie, it is the acai berry juice, and sounds very interesting. I am going to order some from her to try. She has noticed a difference in her sleeping habits already after one week, she explained that her back aches kept her from sleeping the whole night through, and now she wakes up in the morning thinking "is it morning already"! I know a few people with joint aches that it would benefit!
It's quite overwhelming to see the changes people are willing to make for their health...but I still wonder why it took me so long to figure it out for myself. We've all heard 'you are what you eat', but that should have said 'eat to stay healthy, and alive'. The Canadian food guide is a crock as far as I'm concerned. I was looking at that the last time I had to sit in the waiting room at the oncology clinic. I think that is why it took me so long to realize what "Healthy" eating really is!!! By those standards, everyone is over eating...and it doesn't show or say how many preservatives, hormones, or pesticides you ingest every time you eat one or more of these groups! Why isn't water a food group? Without it we would die...so what's up with that? We are just not given the right tools for the job. Thank goodness for the Internet, and the people around us to give us that "kick in the ass" to get us going to motivate, and support!
I had all my tests done, and the doctors want me to do them again. I believe that they need them done again because they are coming up negative. Ha Ha...I win...
that doesn't mean that I will ever stop doing what I am doing! I've never felt so good (maybe when I was a kid, but that was a few years ago)! I've had comments on how healthy I look, and it makes me want to stick to this new eating plan. The water itself is amazing, and can never thank Gail enough for introducing me to Lila!
A dear friend of mine is involved with a product called Monavie, it is the acai berry juice, and sounds very interesting. I am going to order some from her to try. She has noticed a difference in her sleeping habits already after one week, she explained that her back aches kept her from sleeping the whole night through, and now she wakes up in the morning thinking "is it morning already"! I know a few people with joint aches that it would benefit!
It's quite overwhelming to see the changes people are willing to make for their health...but I still wonder why it took me so long to figure it out for myself. We've all heard 'you are what you eat', but that should have said 'eat to stay healthy, and alive'. The Canadian food guide is a crock as far as I'm concerned. I was looking at that the last time I had to sit in the waiting room at the oncology clinic. I think that is why it took me so long to realize what "Healthy" eating really is!!! By those standards, everyone is over eating...and it doesn't show or say how many preservatives, hormones, or pesticides you ingest every time you eat one or more of these groups! Why isn't water a food group? Without it we would die...so what's up with that? We are just not given the right tools for the job. Thank goodness for the Internet, and the people around us to give us that "kick in the ass" to get us going to motivate, and support!
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