Eat Well to Age Well

Keto's success and claim to fame was for seizures, and still is. It was never meant to be a weight loss program, and is extremely dangerous to use as such. Be sure to look into all the citing's and if you want to ask questions, please do. I am always happy to help.
If you feel you may have already caused damage to your health by using this or another type of fad diet, let's talk about getting your body on the right track!
So far not a single clinical study has shown a measurable benefit from a ketogenic diet for any human cancer. (1)
Ketogenic diets claim they are "diabetic safe" and able to "reverse diabetes" but what is going on inside the body tells a different story. What's happening is the symptom HIGH BLOOD SUGAR, is being confused with the DISEASE, which is CARBOHYDRATE INTOLERANCE.
People with diabetes can't properly handle carbohydrates , and this manifests as high blood sugars. Sure, if you stick to eating fat, your blood sugars will stay low, but you...

According to the New York Times, the inflation rate is a devastating 8.5% right now…  

…and it hasn’t risen this rapidly since 1981.

That means prices are CRAZY high across the board…and to make matters worse…

…the price of laundry detergent is rapidly getting more expensive.

(And you thought the gas prices were bad…wait till you hear this…)

If you use any Proctor and Gamble products (Tide, Gain, Bounty, Bounce)...

…you’re about to pay the highest price increase of detergent in 39 years.

That’s why I thought I’d post this! 

…because this doesn’t affect me at all.

Why? I use Truly Free

Not only is the non-toxic formula SO much better for my family’s skin…

…but the refills get shipped right to my door!

And because I refill it at home myself, I save SO much money…

…and also SO many trips to the store! (My favorite feature of this...

Ingredients
FOR THE SALAD:
1 15-ounce cans chickpeas, drained and
rinsed
6 oz. feta, cubed
1 English cucumber, cut into half moons
1 pt. cherry tomatoes, halved
1 orange bell pepper, diced
1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
2 avocados, cubed
1 c. chopped Italian parsley
1/2 c. torn basil

FOR THE DRESSING:
1/3 c. olive oil
3 tbsp. red wine vinegar
2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
1 grated garlic clove
1/2 tsp. kosher salt

Directions

For the salad: In a large bowl, fold together the chickpeas, feta, cucumber, tomatoes, bell pepper, red onion, avocado, parsley, and basil.

For the dressing: In a medium bowl, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, salt, black pepper, and pepper flakes until combined. Pour over the salad and gently fold to combine. Serve immediately.

Working on the hubs high cholesterol. He simply will eat like I do… well my cereal also had raspberries and pumpkin in it. I like to get all the nutrients from variety that I can, he isn’t a fan of mixing those flavors! The key to success in getting well is no cheating! The sad thing is if you get a print out from your doctor on what to eat… it has a lot of foods that either won’t make you well, or slow your progress enough to keep you on medication. Do you know who provides these food lists? Organizations that claim they have your best interest but are supported by none other than the food companies that made you sick. This is why people think they can have junk in moderation! These companies want you to think this! They win and their partner in crime big pharma wins too. So… my husband could be like most unsuspecting Americans, go on medication, change his diet a bit and in time get another diagnosis, need more medication and also risk all the side...

I love hemp hearts! Of all the seeds I consume daily, hemp hearts are my favorite.

They blend easily into my breakfast recipes, smoothies, salads, and so much more.

Here is a link for a great price on them in bulk.

And here is some real information on why you need them! 

Pumpkin and White Bean Soup

INGREDIENTS

2 ½ lbs. pumpkin, peeled and cut into 3-in. chunks

Olive oil as needed

Kosher salt to taste

Freshly ground black pepper to taste

4 tablespoons unsalted butter

5 carrots, sliced

2 ribs celery, diced

6 cloves garlic

1 Spanish (sweet) onion, chopped

10 cups chicken stock

½ teaspoon fresh sage

½ teaspoon nutmeg

½ cup brown sugar

½ cup cream sherry

½ cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese — plus additional for garnish 

2 cups cooked cannellini beans

¼ cup fresh basil, torn

INSTRUCTIONS:

Combine 3 cups pumpkin in a roasting pan with olive oil to coat, salt and pepper. Roast at 425°F for 20 minutes or until soft and brown. Melt butter in a heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Add remaining pumpkin, carrots, celery, garlic and onion; sauté in olive oil for 5 minutes. Add stock, sage and nutmeg; bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium. Simmer, covered, until the vegetables...

Happy New Year friends!

Many people start the new year with lofty fitness goals, but the key missing is making them health goals!

When we focus on getting healthy we change the dynamic entirely! We change the "why!"  We change the level of importance!

We struggle to reach this level of understanding how important our health is until we have lost it. I am speaking from experience as I most often do. You won't hear me preaching something I read in a book and didn't put to practice! 

Often when we have reached this poor level of fitness we think we can't become healthy again. We think we have to live with the diagnosis. We think we have to live on medication which will only make us worse and create the need for more medication.

It takes 10 years for a health symptom to show, so if you already have a diagnosis, or don't but don't feel energized: what are you doing about it?

Did you ask your Doctor why you have this diagnosis, how it happened, how to fix it? Many don't even...

I'm very happy to be helping people on their health journey. The more people I talk to, the more I realize there is more bad knowledge than good out there. So many misconceptions, a little of this is OK when in fact that little of something is doing damage you won't see for 10 years! Foods that are approved for human consumption do not necessarily fight and prevent disease, to the contrary MANY are disease promoting. How do we know the difference? Fortunately there is good information out there and I am devouring it and trying to share it as fast as I can!  The bottom line always, if you aren't sure: don't eat it!  Fresh fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts, seeds are all going to aid in your health. No additives in them, no need for processing. Try to use all organic and avoid GMO's and chemicals as best you can.  

I truly look at a lot of food additives like rat poison! We don't eat rat poison because we KNOW it will kill us.... right? So will these additives that...