Oh great.....

Wow...

Once you think you know something....  You learn even more.  I started receiving some more of the books that I have ordered and fly through them just as fast as they come in the door. 

The more info I read, the more I realize that I need to go vegan.  What's that you ask?  Well, it's basically a vegetarian that does not eat any animal products, so no meat, poultry, butter, milk, eggs, or cheese.  I've noticed that I don't crave meat nearly as much when I eat so many fruits and veggies and often find myself sick to my stomach if I do decide to eat them.  Cheese and milk however, is harder to cut out than meat..

One of the books I am working on right now is the book Forks Over Knives (just like the movie that is out).  It said, "Casein, the primary protein in cow's milk may well be one of the most potent chemical carcinogens ever identified" (Campbell & Esselstyn, 2011).  The author went on to explain how there was a study done on two sets rats, one that was fed a diet with 20% casein, and the other was 5% casein.  "After 12 weeks, all of the rats eating a diet of 20 percent casein had a greatly increased level of early cancer tumor growth, while the 5 percent diet showed NO evidence of cancer whatsoever."  Then the researchers switched the rats foods.  So the rats who were receiving the 5% now had 20%.  Guess what happened??  Whenever the rats were fed 20%, the tumor growth exploded.... so the rats who were now at the 5%.... showed decreased tumor growth.  The Dr. stated, "We learned that we could turn on and turn off cancer growth -  just by adjusting the level of intake of that protein." 

Pardon my lack for better language, but WTF?????  Whats with all of the commercials that market dairy products for healthy bones due to all of the calcium?  LIES!  For one thing, milk is pasteurized, which means they heat the milk up at extremely high temperatures to kill any bacteria, or living enzymes that could be good or bad for you.  Then they add back vitamins (fortified milk).  Our bodies don't even recognized this as food and isn't able to absorb the nutrients properly.  Tell you what... if you want calcium eat leafy greens!  Did you know that spinach has as much calcium as a glass of milk?  But your body can actually absorb the calcium from spinach.

So many times when I tell people things I learn, they become frustrated and don't know what to eat, so I have decided to list alternatives to the things I am discussing.

First off, I love milk.  I don't think I want to drink it anymore, so my family has been making the transition to rice milk.  There are all sorts of milks out there (Almond, soy, rice, hemp, etc.)  Of those, the only one I do not recommend is soy milk...  Let me explain.  Soy often mimics the hormone estrogen in our body and causes issues.  Not to mention the majority of soy grown in the USA is genetically modified (cancer causing).  I have decided to avoid soy at all costs because of the previously listed reasons.  So....  out with the cow's milk... save it for the baby calves.  These milk replacements have vitamins added to them too, but if you are sad about the calcium from the cows milk blend up some spinach in your smoothies in the morning, you can't even taste it.  Herbs, sesame seeds, flax, and almonds are a great source of calcium too. 

I tell you what, I get started on one topic and I get all crazy I forget where I am going.  I enjoy reading books, but I find myself getting so angry about everything I am having to relearn.  Not only that, but when I work as a nurse I don't know that I am going to be able to refrain from telling people about a nutritional cure.  Get this.... Did you know it is illegal for a doctor to treat cancer with nutrition alone?  Yep, you have to go to another country to get educated about those options.  I'm going off on a tangent again and should just direct you to watch the movies from the previous blog...  I will add this, in the book I am reading it said that these doctors "recruited 24 patients from the clinic's cardiovascular department, people who had basically been told to go home and prepare for death, and put them on a plant based diet.  Everyone of them who followed the diet LIVED WITHOUT ANY MORE incidents of heart disease."

Think about it.... these people believed that they were going to die very soon...  Imagine the sadness in those people knowing they were going to leave their kids, grand kids, friends, family behind.  By changing their diet to a plant based diet, they lived....

I don't know what to say about that.

The doctor who was probably trusted by these people is not even required to study nutrition in medical school.  This is a huge disservice to the people in this country.  As a RN, how can I go work for one of these people??  Who knows, maybe I'll just have to write a book or even make a list of books that a person could reference and give it to people for free as their nurse....  :)

Then I'll be sued and put into prison I'm sure....  You will all come to visit me right? 

I tell you what, I need to channel this anger into being more productive.  I've decided that I want to make a menu for my family that reflects more of the changes I want to make.  I plan to start with writing down meals that are favorites around here, and then modifying the ingredients to be healthy yet still tasty.  I'll have to make a slightly different menu for myself since I eat more of the fruits and veggies that everyone else around here.  Once I do that, I'll try and post it online.

Before I end this post, I'll include a pic of yesterdays lunch....  100% raw, and 100% yum....

Guacamole (1 avocado, 1 green onion, and cilantro)
Salsa
Raw corn chips (3 cups corn, 1/2 cup onion, spices - dehydrate overnight at 105 degrees)

Thanks for listening... :)