Hello there! This blog has been too quiet!
I am still looking forward to the Hummus class in the evening!
If you care to know what I have been up to lately you can always go to my blog
The chicken coop unless you are one of my neighbors and you see me working on a project .
I have started a sourdough starter if anyone care to read about it.
Hope to hear from more people soon!\
Cheers
Silvina
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Monday, February 25, 2013
Recipe blogs
There are a ton of bloggers out there who can be an amazing resource for recipes and ideas. I am kind of weird. I look at recipes as ideas and guidelines rather than a set way of doing things. I will often follow a recipe first then I tend to use it lightly, unless it is absolutely perfect to me. Also when I cook, I tend to throw some of this, add a pinch of that, etc. The exception to that rule is when it comes to baking. Then I follow the instructions, but even then I look for substitutions if I don't like one of the ingredients or don't have it. For those people who follow every step exactly as written, I can be a bit irritating.
Anyway, I got off track! :) This weekend, one of my co-workers introduced me to a great blog that is put together by an experienced registered dietitian, Diet Dessert N Dogs. One thing I have found, is there are several RDs who seriously study and implement plant-based eating...or strongly lean that way. This lady has a TON of recipes in several different categories that look amazing! Her website is:
http://www.dietdessertndogs.com/recipes/recipe-index/
Enjoy!
Jeanne
Anyway, I got off track! :) This weekend, one of my co-workers introduced me to a great blog that is put together by an experienced registered dietitian, Diet Dessert N Dogs. One thing I have found, is there are several RDs who seriously study and implement plant-based eating...or strongly lean that way. This lady has a TON of recipes in several different categories that look amazing! Her website is:
http://www.dietdessertndogs.com/recipes/recipe-index/
Enjoy!
Jeanne
Monday, February 18, 2013
The Power of a Song
This last holiday season, my sweet Mom introduced me to a Josh Groban song. Lately as I have been striving for total health, I find that I listen to it a lot and every time I get that sweet feeling inside that tells me that I am listening to truth. As I try to internalize the words that is matched with beautiful music I feel myself able to rise above the day to day grind.So thank you Josh Groban for this song. I want to share the lyrics and encourage you to listen to...I even have a link for you to click on to make it easy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeGJi11_HBI
Enjoy!
Thankfulby Josh Groban
Some days we forget to look around usSome days we can't see the joy that surrounds usSo caught up inside ourselvesWe take when we should give
So for tonight we pray forWhat we know can beAnd on this day we hope forWhat we still can't see
It's up to us to be the changeAnd even though we all can still do moreThere's so much to be thankful for
Look beyond ourselves, there's so much sorrowIt's way too late to say, “I'll cry tomorrow”Each of us must find our truthWe're so long overdue
So for tonight we pray forWhat we know can beAnd every day we hope forWhat we still can't see
It's up to us to be the changeAnd even though we all can still do moreThere's so much to be thankful for
Even with our differencesThere is a place we're all connectedEach of us can find each others love
So for tonight we pray forWhat we know can beAnd on this day we hope for What we still can't see
It's up to us to be the changeAnd even though this world needs so much moreThere's so much to be thankful for
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeGJi11_HBI
Enjoy!
Thankfulby Josh Groban
Some days we forget to look around usSome days we can't see the joy that surrounds usSo caught up inside ourselvesWe take when we should give
So for tonight we pray forWhat we know can beAnd on this day we hope forWhat we still can't see
It's up to us to be the changeAnd even though we all can still do moreThere's so much to be thankful for
Look beyond ourselves, there's so much sorrowIt's way too late to say, “I'll cry tomorrow”Each of us must find our truthWe're so long overdue
So for tonight we pray forWhat we know can beAnd every day we hope forWhat we still can't see
It's up to us to be the changeAnd even though we all can still do moreThere's so much to be thankful for
Even with our differencesThere is a place we're all connectedEach of us can find each others love
So for tonight we pray forWhat we know can beAnd on this day we hope for What we still can't see
It's up to us to be the changeAnd even though this world needs so much moreThere's so much to be thankful for
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Week 1
This was Week 1 of Marathon training for me! I have an 18 week training program that I plan on following religiously from Hal Higdon's website. This will be my very first full marathon. I have done 3 half marathons and feel it is time to try the big one.
I can't tell you how ready I am for spring temperatures, road conditions and early morning daylight. Saturday was a nice day and it is a good reminder that spring is around the corner.
Every week I have a long run that progressively gets longer. My very first long run was 6 miles long. My day for that is Friday. This Friday I had a busy day planned and so I ran it at 5 am at the Orem Recreation Center. By the end of that 36 laps I was developing OCD and becoming somewhat delusional. I am someone who hates to run on tracks and can't run on treadmills, but I love running outside.
Week one down, 17 to go! :)
I can't tell you how ready I am for spring temperatures, road conditions and early morning daylight. Saturday was a nice day and it is a good reminder that spring is around the corner.
Every week I have a long run that progressively gets longer. My very first long run was 6 miles long. My day for that is Friday. This Friday I had a busy day planned and so I ran it at 5 am at the Orem Recreation Center. By the end of that 36 laps I was developing OCD and becoming somewhat delusional. I am someone who hates to run on tracks and can't run on treadmills, but I love running outside.
Week one down, 17 to go! :)
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Oh how I love my Lapacho Extract
So it has been a bad week for us , Brandon has been home for 2 days now, with a sore throat and a cough and Brenna just got picked up from school with a tummy ache and started throwing up as she got here.
Ahhh the fun times of mommyhood... lucky for me, I have my loved Lapacho Extract I use for pretty much everything.
For people who don't know much abour herbs, the Lapacho tree, mostly known here as Pau d'arco ("bow stick" in Portuguese), is a tree that grows in some countries in South America, one of those countries being mine, Argentina. The bark of this tree has certain properties that can be used to treat a great variety of illnesses.
When I was little my dad used to drink big mugs of Lapacho tea. My dad has got to be one of the healthiest people I know.
Very anti doctor himself , he helped his immune system by drinking a mug of tea a day, he had a great variety of herbs stored in the cupboard and a strong smell emanated everytime I opened it up to peek in there.
Of course being a child I thought herbal teas were yucky, but I grew to understand their properties and how to use them myself to help me with my health problems.
I am so very thankful to my dad for that knowledge. Everytime I tell him I give my kids Lapacho extract I can picture him beaming.
So it has been a Lapacho Extract week here and let's hope they are all better in a couple of days.
Here is a good article on Pau D'Arco, if you care to read it
Pau D'Arco
For those interested, I usually buy all my herbal stuff at
www.presentmoment.com
since they carry all my cleansing tea mixes I use and such.
Hoping for a healthier week ahead.
Check out what I just got in the mail!! I have a busy reading week ahead of me .
Cheers!
Silvina @ The Chicken Coop Blog
Monday, February 11, 2013
More than just physical
As I am studying different things I am so overwhelmed, and not in a bad way. I am in awe at the amazing body's we have been given, and the multitude of ways we have of taking care of ourselves.
One thing that is new to me, but is probably old news to many of you, is that taking care of our health is more than taking care of our bodies. Our spirits are directly tied to our bodies and need to be cared for as well.
Last week I tried something new. I had someone who has been trained and certified to release negative emotions work with me. (This lady happens to live in our ward and does an AMAZING job) It was a very healing, emotional, and even a spiritual experience. I wasn't even aware that I was carrying such a heavy burden until we started the process. I thought that I had worked things out when in fact I had just compartmentalized things and was still carrying that particular burden around. Since having had that experience, I feel so much lighter, happier and filled with light and love. I don't feel things dragging me down, and am less likely to be pessimistic. I am able to interact so much easier with certain people who have been hard to be around. This is something I would recommend to anyone who is open to an emotional healing.
This experience taught me an important lesson about the importance of forgiveness. When we harbor bad feelings, there is a very real and physical reaction. We are hurting our spirits. We have been told so many times in scriptures and by our prophets to forgive those who trespass against us. I have learned just how much I have a hard time letting go. I definitely need to work harder at letting go, and it is not something that I can do alone. I need to turn to my Father in Heaven for help.
Jeanne Call
One thing that is new to me, but is probably old news to many of you, is that taking care of our health is more than taking care of our bodies. Our spirits are directly tied to our bodies and need to be cared for as well.
Last week I tried something new. I had someone who has been trained and certified to release negative emotions work with me. (This lady happens to live in our ward and does an AMAZING job) It was a very healing, emotional, and even a spiritual experience. I wasn't even aware that I was carrying such a heavy burden until we started the process. I thought that I had worked things out when in fact I had just compartmentalized things and was still carrying that particular burden around. Since having had that experience, I feel so much lighter, happier and filled with light and love. I don't feel things dragging me down, and am less likely to be pessimistic. I am able to interact so much easier with certain people who have been hard to be around. This is something I would recommend to anyone who is open to an emotional healing.
This experience taught me an important lesson about the importance of forgiveness. When we harbor bad feelings, there is a very real and physical reaction. We are hurting our spirits. We have been told so many times in scriptures and by our prophets to forgive those who trespass against us. I have learned just how much I have a hard time letting go. I definitely need to work harder at letting go, and it is not something that I can do alone. I need to turn to my Father in Heaven for help.
Jeanne Call
Sleeping at the right time.
On my quest to health this past year, I realized that eating a plant based diet wasn't the only thing to achieve good health and prevent disease.
There are many other aspects of life we tend to ignore that are just as important.
One of them being sleep. Now coming from a latin country I had never in my life gone to bed before midnight and much less acquire 8 hours of sound sleep.
I am a firm believer that our bodies are syncronized with the earth and the time zones with live in ( thanks dad). And when we eat out of season foods, eat late or stay up until midnight, it affects us a lot. But I was too busy to follow this belief.
This theory, was confirmed by one of the Andreas Moritz books I read. He explained that melatonin, the sleep hormone we release when it is dark, is essential to our health, aging and stress levels.
He said that if we go to bed around 9:30 or 10:00 when our melatonin levels get higher, we will indeed fall asleep faster and easier ( hello insomniacs!) than if we ignored these gentle promptings we get when the hormone starts to peak.
Now I had to put this to the test because like every child, I did not believe my dad and like I said before, I had never gone to bed that early, not even when I had to be at work by 5:00 AM.
I started going to bed at 9:45 or so, and it worked!! I fell asleep in about 10 minutes and the next day I was a new person. I kept doing this and it kept working like a charm.
Much to my amazement, I feel better than I did my entire life of sleep craziness.
I don't know about the antiaging, but I guess we will see.
Mind you, if you go to sleep at this time you will wake when the earth wakes (dawn) and your body will keep it's syncronized pace with the earth. Ayurvedic medicine refer to these as Vata, Pitta and Kapha times of the day. Here is a nice article about it, if you care to read it.
Vata, Pitta, Kapha times of day
Now I know there are people who work at night like my husband and I wondered how will they get this special sleep?
Well, doing some research I found an article by Doctor Mercola ( alternative physician) and he says that if you sleep in a completely dark room, melatonin will be released and benefit the person the same way. Here is the article .
Melatonin Natural Hormone
Anyway, I just thought I would share this important fact I discovered on my quest to health.
Cheers!
Silvina
www.thechickencoopblog.blogspot.com
There are many other aspects of life we tend to ignore that are just as important.
One of them being sleep. Now coming from a latin country I had never in my life gone to bed before midnight and much less acquire 8 hours of sound sleep.
I am a firm believer that our bodies are syncronized with the earth and the time zones with live in ( thanks dad). And when we eat out of season foods, eat late or stay up until midnight, it affects us a lot. But I was too busy to follow this belief.
This theory, was confirmed by one of the Andreas Moritz books I read. He explained that melatonin, the sleep hormone we release when it is dark, is essential to our health, aging and stress levels.
He said that if we go to bed around 9:30 or 10:00 when our melatonin levels get higher, we will indeed fall asleep faster and easier ( hello insomniacs!) than if we ignored these gentle promptings we get when the hormone starts to peak.
Now I had to put this to the test because like every child, I did not believe my dad and like I said before, I had never gone to bed that early, not even when I had to be at work by 5:00 AM.
I started going to bed at 9:45 or so, and it worked!! I fell asleep in about 10 minutes and the next day I was a new person. I kept doing this and it kept working like a charm.
Much to my amazement, I feel better than I did my entire life of sleep craziness.
I don't know about the antiaging, but I guess we will see.
Mind you, if you go to sleep at this time you will wake when the earth wakes (dawn) and your body will keep it's syncronized pace with the earth. Ayurvedic medicine refer to these as Vata, Pitta and Kapha times of the day. Here is a nice article about it, if you care to read it.
Vata, Pitta, Kapha times of day
Now I know there are people who work at night like my husband and I wondered how will they get this special sleep?
Well, doing some research I found an article by Doctor Mercola ( alternative physician) and he says that if you sleep in a completely dark room, melatonin will be released and benefit the person the same way. Here is the article .
Melatonin Natural Hormone
Anyway, I just thought I would share this important fact I discovered on my quest to health.
Cheers!
Silvina
www.thechickencoopblog.blogspot.com
Joining in!
Jeanne, thanks again for starting this! I think this is a great resource to learn more about each other and share ideas about health. We can all be more educated by finding new perspectives than what we have through our own experiences.
Here is my story (well, not really a story, but my "experiences" so far!):
I haven't really had many health issues in my life yet, but Tony and two (maybe three) of my children are at very high risks of having cancer. After Tony's bouts of tumors, and Emma's tumor "spot," we have tried really hard as a family to make changes to our eating, sleeping, and exercising habits. I agree with Jeanne about how the medical world and the natural world all have different perspectives and research for their findings; it can all be so confusing! I have met with a dietician at Huntsman Cancer Institute and with many doctors about the lifestyle choices we can make to best prevent cancer, and there isn't too much of solid findings yet. So, with lots of researching and evaluating how we can make healhty living fit for our family, we came up with a few ground rules, but also allow a bit of wiggle room on occasion. Generally, we eat aobut 80% plant-based food with the remaining 20% as lean meats or fish and dairy, with the occasional treat. I've tried really hard to have our children get the sleep as appropriate for their ages (about 12 hours!) and Tony and I aim for at least seven hours, preferrably eight. Getting adequate sleep has been our biggest challenge. As for exercising, I have found this to be the easiest change for my kids. It's easy and fun to get some heart-pumping play in, even indoors (although it gets a bit crazy), and when I do my weight-training, my kids think it is funny and love to join in. Although I only get 20 minutes of exercise a day, it has made a big impact on my energy levels and my mood. Out of these three levels of health, I'd most like to improve this area and need new ideas.
After reading Jeanne and Silvinia's posts, I would love to learn more from both of you. I am really interested in training as a runner, but do not know the best way to begin. Also, I've been curious about yoga and would love to learn more about its benefits. Just a suggestion- but we should all team up and "trade" excercise tips and know-how.... Just a thought :)
Excited to hear from more of you!
Erica
Friday, February 8, 2013
Educational resources--truth vs. not
I have a confession...I am a research addict. It's a good thing my time is limited! So if I bore anyone, just skip my posts that bore you! :) Also I have absolutely no desire to rub anyone wrong. If you don't like what I write, my feelings won't be hurt.
I was talking with a friend yesterday about where amino acid like tryptophan come from when eating strictly plant based. She had a really good question, and I didn't have the answer. To my understanding, tryptophan is necessary for making serotonin and dopamine. When we are deficient in these, we have problems with depression. The sources she had studied said that animal products are the source of this amino acid.
Can I say I love the internet? There is a lot of junk, but there are so many resources. I found a blog that addressed this topic. Normally I wouldn't turn to a blog, but I started reading the post and I was impressed. Then I read about this lady and she is VERY credible. She even has a couple books she has written that went on my wish list immediately! :)
So the answer to the question, is yes, if you are eating plant based properly, you will get the necessary tryptophan.
The link to this lady's blog is:
http://www.theveganrd.com/
Being medically trained, I am finding it can be difficult to find educational resources. I am finding that the medical community has some presumptions that I disagree with. There are some practitioners who are passionate about the plant based life style, but they are the minority. So it takes a restructure of my thinking and figuring out where to look for information. The medical journals aren't quite cutting it! It takes strength and understanding to read two contradictory premises and figure out which works for you. The medical community says it is impossible to get certain essential nutrients without animal sources. The natural community says it is. Who to believe? What a conumdrum!
It's an adventure, that is for sure! :)
I was talking with a friend yesterday about where amino acid like tryptophan come from when eating strictly plant based. She had a really good question, and I didn't have the answer. To my understanding, tryptophan is necessary for making serotonin and dopamine. When we are deficient in these, we have problems with depression. The sources she had studied said that animal products are the source of this amino acid.
Can I say I love the internet? There is a lot of junk, but there are so many resources. I found a blog that addressed this topic. Normally I wouldn't turn to a blog, but I started reading the post and I was impressed. Then I read about this lady and she is VERY credible. She even has a couple books she has written that went on my wish list immediately! :)
So the answer to the question, is yes, if you are eating plant based properly, you will get the necessary tryptophan.
The link to this lady's blog is:
http://www.theveganrd.com/
Being medically trained, I am finding it can be difficult to find educational resources. I am finding that the medical community has some presumptions that I disagree with. There are some practitioners who are passionate about the plant based life style, but they are the minority. So it takes a restructure of my thinking and figuring out where to look for information. The medical journals aren't quite cutting it! It takes strength and understanding to read two contradictory premises and figure out which works for you. The medical community says it is impossible to get certain essential nutrients without animal sources. The natural community says it is. Who to believe? What a conumdrum!
It's an adventure, that is for sure! :)
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
I'm on!
Hello! I made it to the blog and I am so excited about this!
This is Silvina Bowman by the way and like Jeanne, I am also on a quest for health!
I started with all this a year ago, after suffering from digestive issues for the last 10 years.
I had my gallbladder removed in 2008 thinking it would fix things and I could have never been so wrong.
I always try to avoid doctors and taking medication, but at that point in my life the pain was so unbearable I did not think twice and I did it.
Fast forward to 2012 and I was in so much pain ( liver) I could barely eat.
I figured if I went back to the doctor, he would give me some kind of pill and send me home. So after a 4 day"gallbladder" attack, I started looking for some hope in the holistic medicine websites I usually visit.
I found some great books by Andreas Moritz on preventive ( alternative) medicine and I started with some cleanses right away, the pain got better and so did my hope of ever feeling normal again.
He adviced a vegan diet to prepare the body for the cleanses ( 1 week) and I followed it, gradually I started dropping things from my diet and I became a vegetarian ( plants and cheese)
I gave up milk and eggs and I eat cheese here and there, hopefully this year I can kick it for good.
7 liver flushes later I feel much better that I did a year ago , I also did a kidney cleanse since my family has a history of kidney problems.
After researching for the right exercise aproach for me, I adopted yoga and began doing the asanas that help with organ function, gradually I started with Hatha yoga and I love the uplifting feeling I get by just doing a couple sun salutations when I need it.
I also started researching Ayurvedic medicine and have introduced quite a bit of their practices into my lifestyle.
So far so good, my kids get down with me in the morning when they see me doing easy poses, and even ask for vegetarian meals here and there.
I am excited to see what everyone does to keep healthy and sane!
Cheers
Silvina
www.thechickencoopblog.blogspot.com
This is Silvina Bowman by the way and like Jeanne, I am also on a quest for health!
I started with all this a year ago, after suffering from digestive issues for the last 10 years.
I had my gallbladder removed in 2008 thinking it would fix things and I could have never been so wrong.
I always try to avoid doctors and taking medication, but at that point in my life the pain was so unbearable I did not think twice and I did it.
Fast forward to 2012 and I was in so much pain ( liver) I could barely eat.
I figured if I went back to the doctor, he would give me some kind of pill and send me home. So after a 4 day"gallbladder" attack, I started looking for some hope in the holistic medicine websites I usually visit.
I found some great books by Andreas Moritz on preventive ( alternative) medicine and I started with some cleanses right away, the pain got better and so did my hope of ever feeling normal again.
He adviced a vegan diet to prepare the body for the cleanses ( 1 week) and I followed it, gradually I started dropping things from my diet and I became a vegetarian ( plants and cheese)
I gave up milk and eggs and I eat cheese here and there, hopefully this year I can kick it for good.
7 liver flushes later I feel much better that I did a year ago , I also did a kidney cleanse since my family has a history of kidney problems.
After researching for the right exercise aproach for me, I adopted yoga and began doing the asanas that help with organ function, gradually I started with Hatha yoga and I love the uplifting feeling I get by just doing a couple sun salutations when I need it.
I also started researching Ayurvedic medicine and have introduced quite a bit of their practices into my lifestyle.
So far so good, my kids get down with me in the morning when they see me doing easy poses, and even ask for vegetarian meals here and there.
I am excited to see what everyone does to keep healthy and sane!
Cheers
Silvina
www.thechickencoopblog.blogspot.com
Important Exchanges
I was talking with a friend about healthy lifestyles last night. One thing that stood out to me is the need for a change of perspective. Instead of feeling like we are punishing ourselves by doing without the things we grew up loving, we need to exchange new things, replacing the old. We also need to realize that we are important too. So often we as women take on the caregiver role and get so involved taking care of others that we neglect ourselves. The common example of filling our pitchers comes to mind.
Another thing we need to exchange is the occasional sweet treat. Here are some simple healthy treats I have discovered recently that get me through that overwhelming urge for going bananas on something that will hurt my body (I am finding those urges are getting less and less the better I eat):
Nutbutter fudge:
Take a big spoonful of your favorite nutbutter--make sure it has no added ingredients--add a spoonful of cocoa powder and a touch of natural sweetener (honey, high-quality agave, stevia) to taste. It really doesn't take much on the sweetener. Then just mix it all together. Play with it to figure out what you like. This gives a nice rich chocolatey treat that is clean and good...in small amounts!
Dates:
At Costco, they have a package of Medjool Dates that I love. Dates have a small seed in the middle that you take out. This gives me the instant sugar treat I need, but it also has nutrients and an added benefit, is it helps keep you regular! 2-3 of these makes a really good treat. If you want to try it before you buy it, I am happy to share! Oh and if you soak dates they also can make a good sweetener substitute when cooking raw.
Apple Crisp
Here is a single/double serving method.
1 granny apple cut into pieces. Take 1/4 c oats and blend it to a flour. Mix it with 1/4 c unblended oats and 1-2 T sweetener, some cinnamon and vanilla and salt to taste and put over top the apple pieces in a small baking dish (It is a dry and you can add some water or whatever to moisten it a little). Then I put 4-5 small dabs of coconut oil on top and bake at 375 until apple pieces are cooked...usually 20-30 minutes.
Enjoy!
Another thing we need to exchange is the occasional sweet treat. Here are some simple healthy treats I have discovered recently that get me through that overwhelming urge for going bananas on something that will hurt my body (I am finding those urges are getting less and less the better I eat):
Nutbutter fudge:
Take a big spoonful of your favorite nutbutter--make sure it has no added ingredients--add a spoonful of cocoa powder and a touch of natural sweetener (honey, high-quality agave, stevia) to taste. It really doesn't take much on the sweetener. Then just mix it all together. Play with it to figure out what you like. This gives a nice rich chocolatey treat that is clean and good...in small amounts!
Dates:
At Costco, they have a package of Medjool Dates that I love. Dates have a small seed in the middle that you take out. This gives me the instant sugar treat I need, but it also has nutrients and an added benefit, is it helps keep you regular! 2-3 of these makes a really good treat. If you want to try it before you buy it, I am happy to share! Oh and if you soak dates they also can make a good sweetener substitute when cooking raw.
Apple Crisp
Here is a single/double serving method.
1 granny apple cut into pieces. Take 1/4 c oats and blend it to a flour. Mix it with 1/4 c unblended oats and 1-2 T sweetener, some cinnamon and vanilla and salt to taste and put over top the apple pieces in a small baking dish (It is a dry and you can add some water or whatever to moisten it a little). Then I put 4-5 small dabs of coconut oil on top and bake at 375 until apple pieces are cooked...usually 20-30 minutes.
Enjoy!
Sunday, February 3, 2013
What I am working on...
So I thought I would let you know what I am trying to do. Some people might think it is extreme, but I am getting some really good results so far.
I have fought health issues (PCOS first and just recently got the diagnosis for Hashimoto's thyroiditis) for the last 12 years or so. Doctors just want to give me pills to take care of the symptoms. They don't seem overly concerned about nutrition and exercise. I have gotten a long way by changing those habits gradually. I continue to take my pills, but I am still working on increasing my level of health. Recently I have gained some hope that there is a chance I can even start weaning some of my medications off. We will see...
I am eating plant-based which basically means vegan, gluten-free and mostly raw fresh foods. It is more than just salads, carrot sticks and apples. I am just beginning to scratch the surface of the pure yummy-ness that I can do that I never even thought of. I will share my experimentation with you as I go.
I started this strictly raw, plant-based eating about a week and a half ago and I am already seeing amazing results. Also, as I sit here, my husband eating my favorite ice-cream flavor (I swear he bought it to break me) doesn't even phase me. That is a first!
My family is very reluctant about changing their eating habits, but slowly they are making efforts. It will be much more gradual with them, and I guess that's ok.
I also have picked up serious running in the last year. Now when I say run, some might disagree with my use of the word. I go between 5 and 6 miles per hour. Pretty slow. However, I have the turtle as my example! This year I am going to run my first marathon ever (26.2 miles).That is in June. I start training for that next week. I am so excited! I would love to motivate or work with other people who are trying to do similarly.
So in a nutshell that is what I am working on.
Jeanne Call
I have fought health issues (PCOS first and just recently got the diagnosis for Hashimoto's thyroiditis) for the last 12 years or so. Doctors just want to give me pills to take care of the symptoms. They don't seem overly concerned about nutrition and exercise. I have gotten a long way by changing those habits gradually. I continue to take my pills, but I am still working on increasing my level of health. Recently I have gained some hope that there is a chance I can even start weaning some of my medications off. We will see...
I am eating plant-based which basically means vegan, gluten-free and mostly raw fresh foods. It is more than just salads, carrot sticks and apples. I am just beginning to scratch the surface of the pure yummy-ness that I can do that I never even thought of. I will share my experimentation with you as I go.
I started this strictly raw, plant-based eating about a week and a half ago and I am already seeing amazing results. Also, as I sit here, my husband eating my favorite ice-cream flavor (I swear he bought it to break me) doesn't even phase me. That is a first!
My family is very reluctant about changing their eating habits, but slowly they are making efforts. It will be much more gradual with them, and I guess that's ok.
I also have picked up serious running in the last year. Now when I say run, some might disagree with my use of the word. I go between 5 and 6 miles per hour. Pretty slow. However, I have the turtle as my example! This year I am going to run my first marathon ever (26.2 miles).That is in June. I start training for that next week. I am so excited! I would love to motivate or work with other people who are trying to do similarly.
So in a nutshell that is what I am working on.
Jeanne Call
Ground rules
So here is our blog! The potential is really exciting! This is a private blog, by invitation only. The purpose of this blog is to connect us as we work at improving our health. When we take care of our bodies, there is that much less of a barrier for us to receive guidance from the Spirit. We feel better and are more able to reach out of ourselves and serve others. There is nothing selfish about that, but sometimes it is easy to put off taking care of our own selves because of everything else we need to do.
So what we write here, stays here. We are all at different levels and trying the best we can to live the best lives possible. This is a place we can share what we learn, what we are trying to do, what works, what doesn't work. It is a place to share recipes, books, success and frustrations and even really good deals we find if we so desire. It a judgement free zone and the main goal is to support each other.
A few technical thoughts:
--With the invitation to the blog you get the access to be able to write posts as well as read other posts.
--When you end your post be sure to put your name, it isn't always clear who is writing.
-- I believe there is a way to sign up on receiving alerts from your email. If you need help figuring that out let me know and I will try to figure it out.
--Gmail accounts are easiest to connect to blogger, but it is possible to connect from other servers. I can ask my brother if needed on how to do that.
-- Again if you need help figuring out how to use the blog site, let me know.
Jeanne Call
So what we write here, stays here. We are all at different levels and trying the best we can to live the best lives possible. This is a place we can share what we learn, what we are trying to do, what works, what doesn't work. It is a place to share recipes, books, success and frustrations and even really good deals we find if we so desire. It a judgement free zone and the main goal is to support each other.
A few technical thoughts:
--With the invitation to the blog you get the access to be able to write posts as well as read other posts.
--When you end your post be sure to put your name, it isn't always clear who is writing.
-- I believe there is a way to sign up on receiving alerts from your email. If you need help figuring that out let me know and I will try to figure it out.
--Gmail accounts are easiest to connect to blogger, but it is possible to connect from other servers. I can ask my brother if needed on how to do that.
-- Again if you need help figuring out how to use the blog site, let me know.
Jeanne Call
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