Wednesday 15 January 2014

Recommendations for One Battling Cancer

   First, put your trust in God. He loves and cares for you and knows what you are going through. Tell him of your fears and worries. Lay every care on him and trust that he will see you through. You are free to ignore this advice if you which but I strongly suggest you do not.
   Remember that there is a war going on inside your body, your bodies defenses against the cancer. You should do everything you can to make the battlefield, your body, as inhospitable to the enemy as possible. Cancer, like disease in general, thrives in an acidic environment therefore you want to promote an alkaline environment as much as possible. Fruits and vegetables are alkaline promoting in general so eat a lot of them. Grains and legumes are slightly acidic so eat less of them. Meats, eggs, and dairy products, very acidic, so eat very little, preferably none at all!!
   Since your body is a battlefield realize that that means there is a lot of destruction going on with a lot of ensuing toxins/waste. Do not hinder your waste elimination systems, the bowels, kidneys, and sweat glands. Drink plenty of water (1 o.z per 2 pounds of body weight per day) to help with elimination through the sweat glands and kidneys. Eat plenty of fiber in its natural state, i.e. whole grains with their fiber intact, to keep the bowel moving and clean. Go to the toilet when your body says it needs to. Holding feces in the bowel may lead to the reabsorption of toxins contained in the feces. Also the longer the bowel walls are exposed to toxins the greater the risk of developing bowel cancer. Eating at regular times helps to maintain regularity and thus minimizes likelihood of constipation and the ensuing risks of toxin reabsorption and exposure. Ideally you should have one bowel movement per meal. Fast once a week to give your body that extra time and energy (since it won't be digesting food) to eliminate waste/toxins.
   Keep you army, your immune system at its peak. Do this by supplying it with the best nutrition. Give it lots of fruits and vegetables which are full of vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals, which are needed to keep your immune system strong but also many of which are cancer fighters themselves. Avoid refined sugars which paralyze your immune system. Avoid processed "white" foods which have had much of their vitamins and minerals removed making them empty calories that steal your much needed vitamins and minerals from other foods. Get plenty of rest, sleeping earlier rather than latter. Much of your bodies regenerating occurs early in the night. Trust in God. There is nothing like stress to weaken the immune system so give that stress to God. Take contrast showers to increase the number of white blood cells in the body. A contrast shower consists of 30 secs of hot followed by 10 secs of cold and repeating this alternation three times. Take one day off from work a week. Exercise. Juice which supplies your body with nutrients in an easily absorbable form.
   Minimize the toxic load on your body, and thus the needless expending of your energy in eliminating it, by avoiding the intake of external toxins as much as possible and the needless creation of them internally. Use as much organic food as possible. Get as much outdoor fresh air as possible... outdoor country air if you can. |Eat at regular times, separating meals by 5-6 hrs, don't drink during meals, less than 20 mins before one or less than 2 hrs after, and don't snack between meals. Digestion is semiautomatic meaning your body remembers when you eat regularly. It will prepare the necessary digestive juices for the meal before hand so that when a meal comes around, food is digested optimally leading to fewer toxic waste products. Meals generally take about 4-5 hours to leave the stomach. Snacking puts food into a stomach who's contents have not fully digested. The added snack food causes the stomach to restart the digestion process and a lengthened digestion beyond the normal 4-5 hrs means fermentation takes place and with it the formation of toxins.
Eat more raw food. Raw food has its enzymes intact thus reducing the energy requirements for digesting. 

So in summary:
1) eat more fruits and vegetables
2) eat organic foods as much as possible
3) eliminate animal foods or at least reduce their consumption
4) eat at regular times, with 5-6 hrs between meals
5) don't snack between meals
6) don't drink during meals, less then 20 mins before or less than 2 hrs after
7) get plenty of sleep, earlier rather than latter
8) get plenty of fresh air
9) trust God
10) contrast shower
11) drink plenty of water
12) eat whole foods, avoid processed foods and refined sugars
13) don't hold off on going to the bathroom; have regular bowel movements, ideally one per meal
14) exercise
15) fast once a week
16) eat more raw
17) juice

Sunday 12 January 2014

Sweet Pea Hummus

Sweet Pea Hummus

3 c. fresh or frozen sweet peas, thawed
6 cloves garlic
2 tsp sea salt
2 tblsp cumin
1/2 c. lemon juice
1/4 c. olive oil
1 large avocado

Blend together until smooth.

Saturday 11 January 2014

Basic Whole Wheat Bread

Basic Whole Wheat Bread

1 c. warm water
1 tsp sea salt
1 tblsp blackstrap molasses
1 tblsp olive oil
1 tblsp yeast
2-3 c. whole wheat flour

Note: I usually double this recipe for a loaf of bread

Instructions:
Assuming yeast is active, mix all ingredients except flour. Mix in 2 c. flour. Add in more flour, while mixing, if needed,  until dough balls up in the center of the bowl. Flour surface and hands and knead bread for approx. 15 mins. Place in a warm bread pan and place in a warm place until dough doubles in size. Bake for 30 mins. at 350 F.



Tuesday 7 January 2014

Oil: Organic or Not?


When choosing an oil, always, if possible, choose organic. In plants, as in animals, many toxins, such as PCBs, are stored in the fat. Thus, it is safest when using a concentrated plant fat, such as olive oil, to use only those which are organic otherwise you not only get the fat but also, potentially, a source of concentrated toxins.

Monday 6 January 2014

Simple Salsa Raw Wrap

Simple Salsa

4 c.    diced tomato
1/2 c. diced red or white onion
2 jalapeno peppers, seeds removed, diced
2 tsp. salt


A delicious meal (well, part of one) idea... a cabbage and Simple Salsa!

Take a cabbage leaf...


add some Simple Salsa...


roll it up and enjoy!


So delicious!! Try it! You will like it!

Saturday 4 January 2014

Today... Rest!

Today is the Sabbath. That means 'rest' in Hebrew. And in this world of ever increasing stress, ever increasing demand for higher productivity; ever increasing demand for greater speed, we need that... rest... more than ever. But we need not only rest but peace too. True peace can only come from our Creator; from getting to know him. So, turn off and tune out. Disengage yourself from the world for a moment.
Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath [rest] of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work [...]:  For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Exodus 20:9-11
Get out in nature and unwind. Take a good long look at the beauties of this world and forget the rush of life for 24 hours. Get to know the Creator through his creation. Spend time with family and friends building up those relationships too. You will not only feel rested but you will be blessed too!

Friday 3 January 2014

Avocado Tree

One of the avocado trees I am growing. The other side of health, gardening!


Thursday 2 January 2014

Another New Year, Once Again...

Another new year has come once again and with it those new year resolutions that we always find so hard to keep. Perhaps one of those resolutions, that you have made this year, has to do with health... If so, then, I would like to help you to reach your goal(s). Daily we are bombarded with new health fads vying for our attention and hard earned cash and with the multitude of information out there, how do we sort through it all? In the days to come I shall share with you the principles that I have learned which will not only help you to sift through this abundance of information but will also give you the health and happiness you seek. So to our future journey together... and a Happy New Year!

James