Thursday, January 29, 2009
Stevia: The Alternative To Sugar
I like what this site has to say about stevia. Of course, I believe Sunriders is the best, but it's pretty expensive. It is super pure due to the way they process it. Otherwise, I like using Sweetleaf Plus. You get the FOS needed daily (fiber). The one that doesn't have plus is uckey. The site is www.chetday.com/stevia.html
Monday, January 19, 2009
Getting Better, Feeling Great Journal of Mel Norton
Today is Monday, January 19, 2009. I've been feeling like I'm going to die or get seriously ill because of many symptoms that have gotten worse. So over the years, I've tried a few times to go "raw" in my diet (no or very little cooking and no meat), but I always end up "off the wagon." I've always been a believer of raw eating, just haven't been strong enough to follow through. Why raw? Because I've monitored how I react to food, and I feel the best when I juice and get away from anything "white" i.e., flour, rice, potatoes, pasta and sugar, and also pork and chicken. When I eat "white" or things with preservatives or those meats, I swell up, get sleepy or sometimes get heart palpitations. My son, RC is eating raw too. Actually, he's doing a lot better than me. He doesn't eat ANY meat. He's helping me stay on track. I'm going to taper into this. Why? Because I know that my hypoglycemia has turned into diabetes. I don't have medical insurance or extra money floating around, so I'm doing it the best way I know how, and that's going raw. I know I have diabetes cuz I now have seriously blurred vision, constant peeing, heart palpitations, light headedness and dizziness. I've lived with hypoglycemia for years but my symptoms are far worse than those I had before. As soon as I eat the right kind of protien, I come back to earth.
Not only do I have symptoms of a diabetic, but I have fibromyalgia pains everywhere, candida everywhere, allergies and my knees are going bonkers and my arthritis is getting worse. I know that many of these symptoms would go away with weight loss, but I'm beyond wanting to lose weight. I want to live. Besides, for years I've always believed that the Standard American Diet is so bad for us Americans! S.A.D. That's why they call it SAD. I have also been around and have read hundreds of testimonials of people who are alive and better than ever due to a raw diet. I think the reason why I haven't been worse than this before now is because I eat Sunrider. Right now I'm eating very little, but I think (in the past) it's been enough to keep everything "at bay". (Sunrider Foods are whole regenerative food/herbs taken in their whole form and nourish and strenthen the body where it needs it most.) Regeneration is what happens when proper diet and Sunrider are combined.
So, what I'm going to do is commit to myself and "the world" a journey to self improvement. I'm going to prove it to myself and to skeptics that this can be done. I'm going to prove that raw food eating works, as well as eating Sunrider. I'm not positive at this point if I'm going to be 75% raw or more. Hopefully I will be 100%, but how I feel will be a big determining factor. I don't want to kill myself doing this. At this time, I believe that I need to have injections for diabetes, but I can't do that right now, so that's why I won't be a 100% raw eater, yet. Since some meats keep me somewhat level, I will taper off of them as my body shows improvement.
Can't wait to see how things go! Through all of this, I really hope this will help someone else in their quest for health.
XOXO's
Mel
Not only do I have symptoms of a diabetic, but I have fibromyalgia pains everywhere, candida everywhere, allergies and my knees are going bonkers and my arthritis is getting worse. I know that many of these symptoms would go away with weight loss, but I'm beyond wanting to lose weight. I want to live. Besides, for years I've always believed that the Standard American Diet is so bad for us Americans! S.A.D. That's why they call it SAD. I have also been around and have read hundreds of testimonials of people who are alive and better than ever due to a raw diet. I think the reason why I haven't been worse than this before now is because I eat Sunrider. Right now I'm eating very little, but I think (in the past) it's been enough to keep everything "at bay". (Sunrider Foods are whole regenerative food/herbs taken in their whole form and nourish and strenthen the body where it needs it most.) Regeneration is what happens when proper diet and Sunrider are combined.
So, what I'm going to do is commit to myself and "the world" a journey to self improvement. I'm going to prove it to myself and to skeptics that this can be done. I'm going to prove that raw food eating works, as well as eating Sunrider. I'm not positive at this point if I'm going to be 75% raw or more. Hopefully I will be 100%, but how I feel will be a big determining factor. I don't want to kill myself doing this. At this time, I believe that I need to have injections for diabetes, but I can't do that right now, so that's why I won't be a 100% raw eater, yet. Since some meats keep me somewhat level, I will taper off of them as my body shows improvement.
Can't wait to see how things go! Through all of this, I really hope this will help someone else in their quest for health.
XOXO's
Mel
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