jessirose
09-19-2007, 04:05 PM
As many of you probably know it's a very lonely world being quite this health conscience!!! Even my friend who first referred us to her beloved Naturopath can't imagine how I could want to eliminate meat/cooked food. I say want because this is the goal, I'd say I'm about 90% there. I've done tons of research over the last 2 years, and know it's the right way to go, it's just very hard, especially when you're all alone trying to do it, and your husband is a meat and potatoes kind of guy!!! He does work out of town, and we only see eachother on weekends, so I do well for 5 days a week.
My research began 2 years ago when my daughter was diagnosed with Russell Silver Syndrome (form of primordial dwarfism - proportionate - not typical dwarfism) which includes metabolic problems with blood sugar, severe digestive problems, food wouldn't digest and she had reflux so bad she would throw up the few meals or drinks I could get in her, so she needed a g-tube (feeding tube) surgically placed at age 2 where she received a special broken down formula. They put her on Prevacid, and after reading the insert front and back, there was NO WAY! I was giving that to her. Shortly after that we saw a Naturopath, and after a detox program, and putting juiced veggies and natural foods through her tube, she doesn't need the tube anymore!! It's still there, so we continue to put supplements through it, (mostly spirulina and aloe vera) but she eats and digest foods normally now. A huge testament to the power of nature! So I became a full believer, but didn't adapt everything into my life because I had been so focused on maintaining her health, and now that she's well, I can focus on the rest of the family! I have 4 lovely children ages 1-8, so I have a lot of energy to learn as much as I can, and also hopefully can share some of what I've learned over the last 2 years. Looking forward to actually having what has been the core of my life in common with others, look forward to getting to know some of you and learn a lot more!!!
My research began 2 years ago when my daughter was diagnosed with Russell Silver Syndrome (form of primordial dwarfism - proportionate - not typical dwarfism) which includes metabolic problems with blood sugar, severe digestive problems, food wouldn't digest and she had reflux so bad she would throw up the few meals or drinks I could get in her, so she needed a g-tube (feeding tube) surgically placed at age 2 where she received a special broken down formula. They put her on Prevacid, and after reading the insert front and back, there was NO WAY! I was giving that to her. Shortly after that we saw a Naturopath, and after a detox program, and putting juiced veggies and natural foods through her tube, she doesn't need the tube anymore!! It's still there, so we continue to put supplements through it, (mostly spirulina and aloe vera) but she eats and digest foods normally now. A huge testament to the power of nature! So I became a full believer, but didn't adapt everything into my life because I had been so focused on maintaining her health, and now that she's well, I can focus on the rest of the family! I have 4 lovely children ages 1-8, so I have a lot of energy to learn as much as I can, and also hopefully can share some of what I've learned over the last 2 years. Looking forward to actually having what has been the core of my life in common with others, look forward to getting to know some of you and learn a lot more!!!