As I complete my studies in Nutrition in the next 2 weeks
(well, it’s really just the beginning) I have become MOST fascinated by the
evidence of the correlation between what we eat and drink and diseases.
I’ve made RADICAL changes to my diet following my scare with
breast cancer, the start of arthritis in my knees, and then my back going out
so bad I had to virtually lay flat for 2 weeks, and that was about a year &
a half ago now.
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| Brunch on a 5:2 fast day - tho its a total treat First time Ive included egg & smoked trout as I usually keep these days vegan & antioxidents |
I can honestly say that I THANK my body for giving me these
warnings & for telling me that there was definitely going to be worse to come if I continued living
the same way. Symptoms are warnings that
if we heed them, can be life affirming instead of a death sentence or a
decline.
My trajectory has been up, up, up as I grow healthier and
stronger beyond what I had achieved in my whole life previously. And I give credit this change from my time
laying flat on my back reading The China Study
by Dr T Colin Campbell as this book opened
my eyes and mind to a whole new way of looking at food and nourishing my cells
rather than damaging them.
Dr Campbell wrote The China Study with his son, also a Doctor
who writes:
“A growing body of interventional research showing that the
superior power of plant foods, or components of plant foods, extends even to
disease treatment and reversal. Most impressively, this varied research has now
demonstrated benefits for a wide range of diseases. We have seen advanced heart
disease and diabetes, and their risk factors, reversed.
We have seen promising
interventions with rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and prostate
cancer. We have seen evidence of plant-based benefits for kidney, bone, eye,
and brain health. Anyone looking honestly at the data of the past hundred years
cannot be but impressed by the overwhelming leaning towards the benefits of
eating whole plants over other types of foods.” Thomas M. Campbell, MD (read full article)
And I truly believe that
my good health now is related to me giving my cells healthy nourishment so that
the diseases in their early stages could be reversed.
It recently stunned me
that my own family really don’t get me, and the way that my son and I now
eat. It just blows their mind and is so
challenging for them. They simply haven’t
been able to get their heads around what it is that I’m doing, let alone put
thoughts to what THEY are doing to themselves.
It’s not to say that they won’t, but so far they don’t want to listen.
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| My 4 yr olds lunch - home made nonGMO wholegrain bread Hummus, & Choc slice made from organic cocao, coconut oil, cranberries & little maple syrup, plus organic corn chips & veg. |
It’s a revelation to me
though that I too don’t “get them” and find it mind blowing the food that I see
them eat and feed their children – white bread with margarine and sausages, compressed
lamb & chicken cubes on sticks all soaked in sugary sauces. In small doses they MAYBE can get away with
it, but there is hardly EVER any inclusion of ANY “living” food. And now I don’t get them. I could not do that to myself ever again.
As Dr Campbell says the
message is pretty simple: “Eat more whole, unrefined fruits, vegetables,
legumes, tubers, and whole grains. Eat less animal foods and processed foods.”
And of
course add to that exercise, drink clean water, get safe amounts of sunshine
and rrrreeeelllllaaaaxxxxx your mind and body regularly.
I love the perspective in
India when you look at a restaurant menu and see first the Vegetable section,
then at the back, there’s a smaller “non-vegetarian” section. This is how we should be thinking – veg first,
meat as a treat.
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| Ditch the sugar laden tomato sauce for this delicious sun-dried tomato sauce that's high in iron |
So since there is so much information out there on what NOT to eat, I’m going to start to publish my
own Max/Min
Club e-Book Meal Plans on what you CAN eat to give maximum nutrition to
your cells and maximise your health and minimise disease.
You can be assured that I’ve
invested extensive research into all ingredients that I will recommend. I will have created my own recipes plus tweeked
other people’s so they are full of nutritious ingredients that will advance the
nutrient intake of your body’s cells – and I will have veg and non-veg options.
Never to be one who will shy
away from a good time, some of my Meal Plans will be just in time for Xmas so
you can also do some minimal cell damage by eating and drinking naughty stuff
(eg sugary treats and alcohol) but I will also be giving some tips on how to
boost your cells and minimise inflammation the next day so you recoup faster.
Our bodies are amazing,
and with the right tools our cells will regenerate and give us the love back
that we give to them.
So stay tuned for some
exciting Max/Min Club Meal Plans.
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