Me duele mi cabeza....

Translation: My head is killing me, give me some pills!!

Well, ok, literally it just means 'my head pains me' en espanol, but you get the idea. And yes, in years past, the option of harmless looking little pills to ease the throbbing pain in my temple seemed like a great option.

Until I learned that meds like Advil, Tylenol and Aspirin are the leading cause of kidney and liver failure. And taking them for 6 months or more doubles your risk of heart disease and stroke.

There are always risks and negative side effects when something un-natural is introduced into our bodies. And since God didn't leave us hanging in the face of adversity, it's good to know there are plenty of natural cures and preventions for something as common as a headache.

Beef....It's What's for Dinner

I’ve never been scared of eating red meat. I love it actually. Never crossed my mind that red meat was bad for my heart. Never paid much attention to studies done by the government or the FDA. Guess it’s all well and good at any rate, cuz all those silly studies done about red meat killing those rabbits had one minor flaw…..

…..rabbits are vegetarians by nature.

There goes that theory!

Granted, when consuming red meat, it’s good to know what else is in there. Growth hormones? Antibiotics? Pesticides from eating sprayed corn crops? Yes, yep and uh-huh. (By the way, all those tasty sounding poisons are found in the milk of the cow as well, and no, the pasteurization process does not remove them. More on that later….)

So what’s a girl to do? Give into scare tactics and avoid red meat like the plague? Far from it! Clean, healthy red meat is chock full of an essential fatty acid called conjugated linoleic acid (CLA from here on out). CLA is an amazing substance that our bodies definitely need.

I had to buy new pants.

I wasn’t even trying, but I had lost a few inches around my middle and my thighs. So when it started to become obnoxious to hike up my pants all day (but let’s face it, who wouldn’t prefer to have that problem instead of having buttons popping OFF their pants?), I bit the bullet and went to the store in search of new clothes. (Of course, being the bargain shopper I am, this required scouring the clearance racks for a while!)

My body was just responding naturally to changes in my diet (simple changes really, but ones that required an overhaul of our kitchen cabinets and a complete change in perspective). My family and most of my friends think we’re crazy (ok, they found us out. ha!), but I’m not complaining when I slide on pants that used to be tight on me, only to find they are now saggy and baggy. Kind of a nice feeling with bathing suit season just around the corner……just a thought.

I realized that the food most of us eat really isn’t food at all.

Coming Home

First post. A rather daunting task.....I'm wanting to say something incredibly witty and clever to set the tone and make you come back and visit again. But i figure this post will eventually get lost in the archives anyway and we can move onto more important things...

...like living a thriving, vibrant life to 120 years old.

...like how to afford to eat organic.

...like why it's so cold in my apartment.

I tried. I really did. I put on another pair of socks, another blanket on the bed. But I just had to turn on the heat today! I complain (often) about being cold in the winter (ask my husband. or my co-workers. or anybody really), but when the weather makes one turn toward spring and the unit goes off, i like to keep it off. The thought of saving a zero or two on the utility bill inspires me to suck it up and just keep shivering.

But I know that in the end, being able to feel my fingers to type out this post is worth the few extra bucks. After all, I have big plans to spread the Truth about our health, our food, and all the other things that go along with that.

So I'd love it if you'd follow me on the journey. I'll even turn the heat on for you....