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Grain-Free and Happy

Since reading Undoctored and Wheat Belly, by cardiologist, Dr. William Davis, John and I decided to stop eating all grains!  If you read his books, you’ll understand how the human body wasn’t made to process grains. It just made total sense, and as you all know, I am into keeping my body and immune system strong …

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What is Progurt? – Human Probiotic Isolates

Staying on top of all the current health information has been a huge part of my life since having cancer – twice.  I do quite a bit of reading and there is always new information coming out on healing cancer or keeping it at bay.  Of course, be watchful of who is touting the information.  …

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Spice it up!

I’ve always loved spicy foods, but it wasn’t until I was trying to find a way of beating cancer with nutrition that I really educated myself on using organic spices and herbs for healing.  Daily, I do my best to incorporate the following into my meals.  Some days I do better than others, but always …

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Where to Find Fresh Organic Food?

Finding organic food is tough going if you don’t live close to a health food store. When I first moved from NYC to Florida, I was aghast at what a food desert I had moved to.  You would think Florida would have the freshest produce available, but back in 2000, when I arrived, it didn’t.  …

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“Hara Hachi Bu”

The cultural practice of mindful eating is one of the many reasons why Okinawa, Japan has a higher percentage of centenarians than anywhere else in the world.  This 2500-year-old Confucian mantra and simple Japanese phrase, “Hara Hachi Bu”, is said like a prayer before each meal—it’s translation means—stop eating at 80 percent full.  I read …

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A “Lifestyle Change” After Having Cancer Twice.

The definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing and expecting a different result.  That’s what I did and that’s why I believe my cancer returned the second time. My initial Endometrial/Peritoneal Cancer was stage 4 and I was pretty much given a death sentence.  The original doctors weren’t giving me much hope …

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My 6-month cancer checkup is clean!

My 6-month cancer checkup is clean! Though I am going into my second year of being cancer free I still get awfully nervous when going for my routine MRI and blood work.  These diagnostics from a well-known hospital give me my first line of defense at beating cancer.  Once again, yesterday was filled with emotions …

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