Image via WikipediaI have been fascinated by the workings of my digestive tract, ever since I was about a year and a half old and conducted an experiment of swallowing a penny to see how long it would take to land in the potty. Fortunately it did not get stuck anywhere on its way down and I believe it was a day and a half later when it was delivered to the "designated location."
When over the last few months my stomach felt bloated and the digestive process seemed sluggish, I consulted my physician who drew blood and gave me a clean bill of health. Still, looking at my profile in a mirror and seeing that I looked pregnant, and now I was experiencing pain after imbibing alcohol, I knew something was amiss. As if that weren't enough to inspire me, my younger brother died in December of coronary arterial sclerosis. And our good friend, the magician, Steve Dacri, just passed in February from colon cancer.
I pulled out some old nutrition books I had up on the shelf by Dr. Norman Walker, about colon cleansing and juice fasting. I knew that there must be some toxicity in my system and that in order to heal myself, I would have to start from scratch.
I decided to eliminate sugar, salt and white flour from my diet. I decided to eliminate alcohol and denatured foods (those found in cans, boxes and in the frozen foods department). And I decided to eliminate dairy and meat. What's left??? Well, in making this radical decision to eat living foods, a whole new world has opened up to me. I pulled out my 40-year-old Champion juicer which still works like a champ, and started to make juices with carrots, apples, cucumbers and leafy green veggies. I voraciously gobbled the book, "Green For Life" by Victoria Boutenko, bought a Blendtec blender - you know, the one in which someone blended a cell phone and it went on ticking, and went to our local Farmers' Market, picked up some fresh organic fruits and veggies, and have been going to town on green smoothies. When I get hungry in the afternoons I munch on organic raw nuts and dried fruits. At the moment I am sipping a green smoothie that contains grapefruit juice, orange juice, bananas, blueberries, strawberries, apple, and a variety of greens and sprouts. (And it tastes awesome.)
I feel better than I have in a long, long time. My elimination process is going swimmingly. I get up a couple of hours earlier than I used to - voluntarily and happily. I have more energy. Yesterday (Easter Sunday) I climbed to the top of a mountain and looked out over a beautiful valley featuring pines, manzanita, yucca and a singing stream, far from civilization. Oh yeah, and I've lost seven pounds. I no longer look nor feel pregnant, after only about three weeks.
ICover of Green for Life
t makes so much sense! These green smoothies are the best way to deliver protein and necessary nutrients to your system. Your stomach and intestines don't get so clogged and bogged down as they do with meat and white starchy foods. And these smoothies taste delicious. Of course the dairy and meat industries do not want you to stray off their products. They really have a stranglehold on people, and I believe that fast-food joints are the downfall of humanity. If you decide to explore the pleasures of eating living foods, I'll bet you'll be happy that you did.
2 comments:
Hello.
I started to write blog in English.
I will write about everything, will be a lot of pictures, reviews of books, films, songs etc.
So it would be nice if you visit my blog sometimes :)
(Sorry for mistakes, I'm still learning English)
http://bianchii.blogspot.com
Hello Bianchii,
Nice start to an interesting blog. I enjoyed your photos and your practice of English. Thanks for coming by.
Post a Comment