Welcome to my blog! I am not entirely new at blogging. About 5 years ago I had a blog, but I felt like it served no real purpose so I deleted it. This blog definitely serves a purpose! Let me give you some background...
Almost 2 years ago my husband was diagnosed with a rare, aggressive form of cancer. It was called desmoplastic small round cell sarcoma. Try saying that ten times fast! As you can imagine we were devastated by the news. My husband was only 35 at the time and this was the last thing we expected at this stage in his life. It was a complete shock to our systems. As Christians, we leaned heavily on the LORD for strength and peace. And although at times we experienced dark moments of fear, we were always aware of God's hand holding us up. Within a week of finding out my husband's diagnosis he was in the hospital receiving his first inpatient chemo...hardcore chemo. The kind of chemo that they want you in the hospital for because of all the horrific side effects. He handled the first round pretty well, but that was the only round he handled well. After that he became more and more sick. The only thing that kept us going was the fact that the tumor was actually responding to the chemo, which was rare for his type of cancer. Normally, DSRCT doesn't respond well to chemo. When he started chemo the tumor was the size of a softball, by the end (7 rounds of chemo later) it was the size of a golf ball and over 95% dead...an absolute miracle! There were many times that my husband's oncologist remarked that my husband was "very fortunate". We knew, however, that it was God's healing hand upon my husband's body. After the seventh round of chemo, the doctors finally decided that it was time for surgery, time to get the nasty tumor out of there! So, after seven hours of surgery, the tumor was removed along with several lymph nodes, his right kidney and a reconstruction of his inferior vena cava. He was then allowed to "rest" for about one month before starting more chemo. The doctors wanted to do seven more rounds of chemo on him. My husband's body was so spent and weary from all the abuse of the poisons that he decided to call it quits after two more rounds. His body just couldn't take it anymore. Instead of doing more chemo, we decided that we would follow a "nutritional healing way of life" as I like to call it. We saw the wisdom in putting healthy, whole, plant-based foods into our bodies and creating an "alkaline" environment where cancer could not grow (I will talk more about pH in my next post). I poured over books that talked about how you could heal your body through nutrition. It made so much sense. My husband was on board too and so we began our journey to health. It is something that has taken 2 years to get a handle on, and I am learning new things everyday. Our diet is not perfect, but we are doing our best and we have seen so many changes in my husband's health as well as mine through our new way of life.
The purpose of this blog is to share with you the amazing things I have learned! I know that it can be overwhelming to change the way you eat. But, I want to help you make that change as seamlessly as possible. I will give you ideas on how to shop for healthier foods, recipes for plant based meals and tips on the latest research in natural health.
There are many myths about healthy eating; like the one that it's more expensive. I will show you how it is NOT more expensive! When you begin to see that healthy eating is do-able you will be able to transition you and your family to a way of life that will make you healthier and more able to fight sickness and disease.
Ignorance is not bliss when it comes to your health. For example, did you know that one out of three American men will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime and one of four American women will get cancer? And the stats are going up. It is projected that if things keep going the way they are (and there is no indication that they won't change) about 50% of Americans will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime! It is clear that the American diet is the clear common denominator! I will talk more about the Standard American Diet (or SAD) in a future post. I will make it easy for you to change the way you nourish your body and give you the tools that I have learned along the way. When it comes to your health, you are not a helpless victim. I want to help you avoid the horror of cancer and many other disease that are a direct result of poor nutrition. Thanks for reading and I hope to see you back here! Feel free to post comments. Blessings!
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