The “occupy movement” is really popular up here, so I had to chuckle when I thought of the title of this blog. Several years ago I probably would have been on board with this whole thing, but God really has humbled my heart and this once liberal is fairly conservative now. This blog is not about the occupy movement but 51% is important…
In the last few days I have been really getting into the film Food Matters, which in my last blog I said you could sign up and watch the first 40 minutes (of an 80 minute movie) for free. The same company that put out Food Matters is coming out with a new film on March 21 through March 31 you can watch it for free. I love free! Nutrition has really been my passion for the past few years. I have been doing a lot to learn about things that I wish I had known my whole life. My body would probably not be in the shape it’s in (hormone imbalance, insulin resistant, over weight) had I learned these things a long time ago. But, I didn’t and I’m not going to let that hang over my head anymore, I’m learning it now and I’m grateful.
I used to go to a naturopathic doctor, she was giving me homeopathy to help with my PCOS and my symptoms. I saw her for two years and paid every cent out of my own pocket, my health insurance didn’t cover her because she is not a MD. I since learned that homeopathy is really not of God, in fact it’s opposite of. I won’t get into that here if you want to read more about it you can go here or simply search “homeopathy and Christianity/God.” When I quit seeing her I went to another ND who did an ultra sound on me to discover my ovaries are COVERED in cysts! It was very traumatic to see, this guy wanted to put me on Metformin, which I was totally opposed to, I never went back. Then I got to feeling that God wanted the credit to getting me healthy. Sure the doctors could have probably done something for me, and I probably would have been better by now, but I truly feel that God wants to heal me and when I am healed by His way, then I can shout it from the roof tops!
A side note on PCOS, when I was diagnosed (by a saliva hormone panel) I did a lot of research on how to reverse this. There wasn’t a lot out there, pretty much Metformin was the answer, just not my answer. I did find a lady on youtube with a channel, she posted a video about how she reversed PCOS. I was not at the time ready for the diet she suggested, which was a raw food diet, and how she reversed her PCOS. Times change though…
Now, I think I have figured out what it is that He wants me to do in order to heal my body. After watching the first half of Food Matters, it was like the light went on. Eureka! I got it! What I learned in the first half of Food Matters is that basically our bodies see cooked food as an invader, not only does it cause our bodies to go on the defensive and white blood cell counts climb, but cooking also makes food lose nutrients. 50% of protein is lost when meat is cooked, did you know that!? I didn’t. Am I advocating eating raw meat? No. Although a rare steak is quite tasty, we also have chickens and I am not afraid to eat a raw egg from them. In fact I’ve made raw eggnog with raw milk and some of our home grown chicken eggs and it is FANTASTIC! There was a study done that people who ate 51% of every meal, raw, were healthier and the body didn’t go into defense mode after they ate. So the first major thing to change in our diet is to eat 51% of each of your meals in raw food. I showed Hubby the first 40 minutes of Food Matters and he also was changed by it. Every morning since we have woke up and had a green raw smoothie for breakfast. The smoothie is filled with stuff we already had, banana, raw milk, stevia, kelp powder, dulce powder, protein powder (we have pea protein), carob powder, wheat grass powder, and a super food spirulina powder. I am a coffee-aholic. This week I have had coffee one time, which happened to be today because of two really rough nights of sleep. I actually woke up this morning, turned of my alarm thinking it was Saturday… reality was not my friend this morning.
Have I been perfect this week? Absolutely not! Every meal (other than breakfast) has been cooked for the most part. Although I have been eating a lot of salads for lunch. I make a conscious effort to eat more raw food though, a banana as a snack, some pineapple, some nuts. Last night I made raw “ice cream” with frozen bananas some raw milk, a bit of stevia (and I added a bit of maple syrup, the real stuff) cinnamon and vanilla. It was a tasty treat! The next goal is to add fresh juice daily. We have a juicer…somewhere that I need to pull out and put in a prominent place in our kitchen. I am not to a place where I am giving up meat, we are having a slow cooked roast for dinner, oh yum! I do feel though that adding a large portion of raw foods to each meal is a good place to start. Especially in the morning starting out with our smoothie, anyone can start the day with a fresh smoothie it’s actually faster than cooking eggs. I haven’t added a raw egg to the smoothie yet, but I am going to now. I eat my own eggs raw, I don’t advocate eating store bought eggs raw, because you never know where they are coming from and what went into raising them. Read more about the health benefits of raw eggs here.
As I sit here at work sipping my morning smoothie, with a banana and pineapple on my desk, I’m ready for the raw day. I don’t know what’s up ahead, but I do know I feel like I’m on the right track. I highly recommend you take the 40 minutes out of your day and go to http://www.foodmatters.tv/ simply add your name and email address to have instant access to the first 40 minutes, I intend on paying $4.95 today to finish the video. And on March 21-31st you can watch the whole new movie they have out called Hungry for Change by going here you can sign up to be invited to watch the movie for free during those days. They have some teaser videos on the website too so you can get your interests sparked like I did mine. I promise it will change your life if you allow it to.
When you commit, you really commit! You really do your research, Corri, and I truly hope you discover some real relief and remedy in your natural approach. I am praying for you. I really am. Debra
LOL I’m certainly not perfect, Hubby and I shared a Burgerville burger yesterday, but justified it because it was Oregon grown beef and we split it. LOL I think it’s about moderation and adding as much fresh food to our diet as possible, certainly something I haven’t tried before. Thanks for your prayers that means a lot!
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