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Raw Vegan Spaghetti Zoodles

noreply@blogger.com (Joanne Utke) — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 08:13:00 +0000

Raw Vegan Spaghetti Zoodles

This is an easy to make Raw Vegan Version of spaghetti with red sauce that I think you are going to love! To make this dish all you need is a blender and a spiralizer. If you don't have a spiralizer than you can use a hand peeler like a potato peeler to make your zoodle strips.

I like to peel most of the skin off of my zucchini. I find that the skin makes this too tough for me to eat so I like to peel most of it as you can see in the picture. I also feel like it makes it more like a cooked noodle texture as well. So I just do a rough peel of the skin before I spiralize it.

You will need

About 2 normal size zucchinis for your Zoodles.

Spiralize or cut into thin strips with a peeler.

Set aside in a bowel. I like to peel most of the skin off first.

Makes a more of a noodle texture.

For the dressing, in a blender add...

1 fresh Roma tomato chopped

3 medium size sun dried tomato

or 5 small sun-dried tomatoes

3-5 pitted dates

Juice of half a lemon

1 clove garlic

You also need to add

Fresh or dry oregano and basil

Start with 1 tsp dry of each

or 1 tablespoon fresh herbs.

Add more if you need to.

Pinch of salt if desired.

Blend adding water as needed to achieve desired consistency. IMPORTSNT, add water slowly, little at a time, you don't want this watery. This recipe works best when the dressing is thick. I think it shows in the picture. This is a very easy dressing to make, and it goes well with the zucchini zoodles. The sun-dried tomatoes as well as the herbs give it that marinara taste without cooking.

Top your dressing on your Zoodles.

Toss and enjoy :)

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My Tom Avery inspired veggie bowl

noreply@blogger.com (Joanne Utke) — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 02:49:00 +0000

Italian Style Veggie Bowl

I did a post before this one of Tom Avery what a 71 year old raw vegan fruitarian eats in a day.

I was inspired to made a veggie/non sweet fruit meal kinda like he does in the video.

I have been struggling a bit and haven't been doing to well with my veggie and non sweet fruit meals. But his video gave me some new inspiration as well as motivation. Naturally I wanted to share that here. Today I just used what I had already at home.

In my blender I used...

I used zucchini noodles or Zoodles with one zucchini.

I had a half of a Roma tomato left and I used about four sun dried Roma tomatoes as well.

I also used half of a red bell pepper and one stalk celery.

I didn't have avocados so I used one tablespoon hemp seeds.

Of course juice of half a lemon.

I also added about 1/2 to 1 cup of water.

And for the herbs I used one clove garlic

about six basil leaves and oregano.

For some sweetness I used six pitted dates.

And after I spiralized my zucchini

I had two ends left as shown in next photo

so I threw those in too.

When you add your water don't use too much.

Use less and add as you want to come to the desired consistency.

You don't want this watery. It's marinara.

Sorry the picture quality isn't too good :)

I blended it well and tasted it to make sure I liked it. Use the flavors that you like and go for it. I decided to do this one an Italian style with the basil and oregano like Tom Avery did in his video.

For the bowl I used my spiralized zucchini, one shredded carrot and some kale that I had on hand.

Once I got my veggies and no sweet fruits together I poured my sauce over the top. I like to give it a good toss to coat everything well. This sauce or Raw Vegan Marinara was pretty good. I think the sun dried tomatoes give it a really good flavor for marinara sauce. I have made raw vegan zoodles with marinara before and love it every time. I think for this one I will do without the kale next time. Since I only had one zucchini I just used what ever greens that I had. I added the carrots for more nutrients as well as flavor.

In case you missed it.

Tom Avery and what a 71 year old raw vegan fruitarian eats

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How To Eat Clean Raw Vegan Fruitarian

noreply@blogger.com (Joanne Utke) — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 21:31:00 +0000

What A 71 Year Old Fruitarian Eats In A Day High Energy Diet

How To Eat Clean Raw Vegan Fruitarian

What an inspiration I love this video! I hope he is for you too. There are lots of great easy raw food fruit based meal ideas here in this one video. It is about spending that extra time for your health. Going that one more mile to make loving meals for yourself. I would say his raw vegan meal ideas are indeed a loving way to eat. I definitely still need to up my salad game so going to try his Italian Salad idea asap.

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Yummy Raw Vegan Bread Recipe

noreply@blogger.com (Joanne Utke) — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 01:15:00 +0000

Raw Vegan Bread and it is Yummy!

If you didn't see my post about the raw vegan bread that I made the first time, that's ok. I have made this "bread" a several times now and I came up with a variation that I love. If you wan to get the original recipe and post go to the link below.

Raw Vegan Bread and Veggie Sandwiches!

Like I said I made a variation of this that I love!

I already left out a couple ingredients from the original recipe the first time I made this.

But this last time I change it a bit more to my liking.

I love this way best myself so I wanted to share it here for you.

Maybe you will like it best this way too.

It looks the same but I think improved on the taste.

The first time I made this I liked it pretty well and ate it!

But I wanted to make it a bit sweeter and make it cleaner more hygienic.

I left out the oil all together, as well as the onion this time.

I also left out the tamari sauce because I don't like to use soy products.

It is also less sodium and that is good for me too.

So for this recipe it is basically the same as the original recipe but I added dates for sweetness.

And left out all that other stuff.

For a much cleaner product.

I loved it this way!

For this Raw Vegan Bread Recipe

1 cup raw sunflower seeds soaked and drained.

2 medium carrots

2 medium zucchini

1 cup yellow flax meal

5 pitted dates

1/2 cup water

I used the brown flax meal because that is what I always have on hand.

And it worked fine and tasted good too.

For the dates I soaked them a little bit in the 1/2 cup of water before putting it all in the food processor.

Place everything in the processor and blend to the consistency that you desire. Spread out in the thickness that you like on your dehydrator trays. I like this bread a little thick about a little less than half and inch. For detailed directions on making this in your dehydrator see original post.

I am glad that I found this recipe and was able to modify it so that I love to eat it!

Makes a great veggie meal in the form of a raw vegan veggie sandwich.

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Healthy Vegan Diet

noreply@blogger.com (Joanne Utke) — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 00:34:00 +0000

Is a vegan diet healthy?

This is the question that is on a lot of people's minds these days. I am going to try not making this a super long article and just get to the point. Like a lot of things in life the answer to this question depends on you, the individual. Like any other style of dietary systems out there, a vegan diet can be as good for you or as bad for you as you like. That part is up to you! Also there are many factors to consider when discussing whether or not someone's vegan diet is good for them or not.

Disclaimer; this is not medical advice. I am not a doctor. I am only giving my option based on my own experience and knowledge. Do what you want with it! I really don't care if you want to eat animal products or not. I do care about offering you some information that you can use to make your own choices.

Not all vegan diets are created equal!

A vegan diet is any style of diet which does not use animal derived foods. Vegans will also abstain from using animal derived goods as much as possible. Veganism in itself is NOT A DIET as much as it is a LIFE STYLE CHOICE, TO NOT HARMING ANIMALS in anyway. Not even for food. The vegan diet is just a natural result of this choice. This is why a vegan diet can be as healthy or as disease causing as you like.

After all even Oreo Cookies are vegan!

There are lots of vegan junk foods on the market for animal rights people to choose from. These highly processed packaged foods are not good for us! And certainly not better then the meat and cheese based garbage that most people gorge themselves on a daily bases.

Like I said Oreos are vegan but if you're looking to heal from disease then items such as Oreos, wouldn't be a very wise option to snack on, just because it's vegan. From what I have seen and learned in my life veganism is more about saving animals from harm then it is about health.

So, a vegan diet centered on processed food is not better than a whole food diet that includes some meat, eggs and cheese. Let me add to that. NO DIET, VEGAN OR NOT, IS HEALTHY, IF IT INCLUDES PROCESSD CONVINENCE FOODS.

Vegan diets can be just as high fat, and sugar as a diet eating fast food garbage! We need to understand this before we continue in this post. Vegan does not necessarily mean healthy. It may only mean that a person does not participate in animal abuse. They may care very little for their own health and eat like shit.

Likewise most people who eat animal derived foods also eat like shit! I have been around long enough to know this. Whether you are vegan or not, it would be wise to take responsibility for your own health right now and just admit that you ate like shit most of your life.

Every day is a new day to start eating better than you ever have in your entire life!

I don't think I have to tell you that plants, fruit, vegetables and greens are good for you. If you are reading on this blog you probably agree with that. We can also use our common sense to say that a diet too high in fat is also not the best choice.

A healthy vegan diet that is rich in nutrient dense plant derived foods is going to be your best choice for a healthy well balanced vegan diet. Anyone who will disagree with that is really not worth my time. If that is you then you may as well stop reading now. You have already made up your mind against a diet without animal products.

Plants are some of the most nutrient dense items that we can consume! These are anti cancer foods and the very thing we are designed to eat. Studies have already shown that a diet which limits animal products and includes rich plants is best for health.

We are talking a reduction in cardiovascular disease, cancer rates, and even the elimination of type 2 diabetes. There are many examples of this if you are open to see them. Check out Dr. Fred Bisci who is a 93 year old long time vegan, or Will Tuttle who went vegan in 1980.

Now that we have established what a healthy vegan diet is. Let's talk about the reasons why someone would fail while eating a healthy whole food vegan diet.

What about Ex.Vegans?

Why some people get unhealthy on a vegan diet depends on many factors; like eating enough plant based calories, stress associated with the diet, environment/quality of food, as well as any underlying health problems causing the malabsorption of nutrients if one is eating enough.

If you are following a vegan diet you need to make sure #1. that you are eating enough food. From my experience and what I see with those who claim to have gotten unhealthy on a vegan diet. Eating enough seems to be the biggest problem.

People don't seem to understand that you have to eat more food as in quantity, whole food vegan than you do with a heavy animal based meal. When it comes to eating a well balanced vegan diet you literally have to eat twice as much food as you normally did as a meat and cheese eater. Even still, if a raw or mostly raw vegan diet is what you are doing. You need to eat three times as much food quantity as you would for cooked vegan.

Why?

Because cooked food and animal derived foods are more calorically dense than raw food. They are also more filling with less food and keeps you full a lot longer. You cannot go into a vegan or raw vegan diet thinking that you will get by with the same amount of food. You will find yourself hungry and craving lots of carbohydrates. Chances are you will grab the first piece of garbage right in from of you that is full of empty calories and sugar.

It actually takes a lot of practice to prepare vegan meals every day and make sure you are getting enough of the nutrients that you need to sustain yourself on this lifestyle. And if raw or mostly raw vegan is what you are doing it takes a lot more discipline and planning as well. And if you have a family to take care of like me, it is a lot more work to stick with it too.

I believe not eating enough is the #1 reason why people fail eating vegan or raw vegan. These people don't eat enough and lose too much weight too soon. They will also lose muscle as well due to not enough calories and nutrition. Muscle needs calories and when the fat is burned away the body goes right after the muscle.

When you don't eat enough, on any kind of diet plan, you will find yourself binging on anything that is around. Especially bread and sweets! This also will lead to becoming unhealthy trying to eat a vegan or raw vegan diet. And to be honest most people on social media claiming to be an ex-vegan because it made them sick, probably was binging on junk food due to not eating enough nutrient dense foods.

Reason #2 why people fail on a vegan diet!

I think a vegan diet could make you unhealthy if you have an underlying health issue that prevents the digestion of many fruits and vegetables. In this case people need to steam and bake their veggies. As well as Watch the salt and spices they are using. These people may need to take some probiotics and other enzymes to get things working better. If you can't digest and absorb nutrients it won't matter if your diet is plant vegan or not. If going vegan and staying vegan is what you want to do I suggest seeing a plant based doctor who can help create a healthy vegan plan right for you.

Even certain nutrients like B12 which people say you can only get eating meat is actually synthesized in your gut. This requires proper digestion. Most people have a broken digestive system for lack of a better term. And actually B12 is the meat comes from their own gut too eating grass latent with B12 synthesizing bacteria. So how did the cow get B12? They eat plants and dirt . Their gut does the rest.

Another reason why meat has B12 in it is supplementation. Farm animals. Farmed animals are given synthetic B12 shots along with minerals, and antibiotics. So most of the B12 found in meat is actually put their by man anyway. The person who wants to go vegan and stay that way can always supplement the nutrients that they need. You should get blood work done so you can rule out of identify any deficiencies before changing your diet or supplementing a vegan diet.

#3 reason why people may get sicker on a vegan diet is, STRESS!

If you are going vegan and don't want to, or don't have the support at home this will cause you extra stress. Stress that wasn't there before you began a vegan journey. And if a health scare is the reason why you are going vegan this too is extremely stressful. I don't think I have to tell you that stress is a killer!

If you are consistently stressed out about your diet, no matter how healthy the diet may be, it's not going to help you much. Sure you may lose weight but as far as getting healthier stress alone is enough to create disease. I got the health problems that I have from many years of eating the standard American diet. But, I can tell you that stress was also a huge factor. Stress as well as diet is the top reasons why people develop thyroid issues like I have. Family history may also play a role but I think it's more like family learned behavior than genetics.

I recommend before you make any drastic changes to your diet like going vegan that you should take the steps to eliminate the biggest stressors in your life. Any major lifestyle change should be done during a time when you are thinking clearly and can focus on the necessary steps for success. If your illness is your biggest stressor than take the time to eliminate the problematic foods one at a time. Keep a food journal and take it one step at a time.

Any good necessary change in life shouldn't be stressful. You should want to do it and embrace every step that needs to be taken. If you believe that giving up animal products is good for you to do why stress over it?

It is also a good idea not to tell anyone about your choice to abstain from animal products. Family can make things difficult for you, especially when you go vegan. Consult your doctor and make the changes quietly. Eliminate stress and problematic foods first. Then just enjoy the process and healthy food.

In conclusion

These are the three biggest problems I see with eating a vegan or raw vegan diet. These are really not a problem with the diet itself but implementation of the diet. You need to do your own research and come up with your own answers as well. But these problems are avoidable problems that people often have with a healthy diet change. I offered some suggestions here.

To recap my points in this article;

Eating a junk food diet just because it's vegan, is not healthier than eating a whole food diet that includes meat. It is better for the animals in the sense that were are not killing them, but not healthier for your body.

Any diet which includes processed convenience food is NOT HEALTHY!

A whole food plant based diet with enough calories to sustain a healthy body is necessary if you want to succeed eating a healthy vegan diet.

Supplementation is a good idea when it's needed to meet your nutritional needs. This part is up to you and a good plant based doctor to decide. Do your research to find out what is best for you.

Yes a vegan diet is healthy in my opinion when it's done properly of course :)

Those who follow a vegan diet are more likely than meat and dairy eaters to eat lots of disease preventing fruits and vegetables. When you don't eat meat, eggs and cheese you then have to focus on filling up those calories on nutritious fruits and veggies instead.

In my opinion most people who include meat, eggs and cheese in their diet do not eat enough fruit, veggies and greens. This, I believe is part of why statistically cancer, diabetes and heart disease are so prevalent. And

I know, I never ate more fruits and veggies than I have in the last few years going vegan than in my whole life! I focus on nutrition now instead of eating filling meat egg and cheese based meals.

I personally try to stay mostly raw vegan but I allow some oats and quinoa sometimes too. I eat mostly all of my calories in fruit, veggies and greens. The rest is made up of nuts, seeds, avocado and occasionally oats or quinoa.

It has taken me a bit of practice but this year 2022 I have gotten much better with it. I honestly eat more food now on a healthy vegan diet than I ever have in my life! I also eat more notoriously then I ever have. I even lost my weight and have kept it off for years now.

I want to eat a vegan diet because I think it is the healthiest for me right now. I am trying to heal my body from a serious illness and I believe it is fruit and plants that is going to help me with that. I know I need the healing nutrition and energy from plants.

And it has been a long time coming. I first wanted to eat a healthy vegan diet since I was a young adult. I also want to eat a diet that is best for our planet and the animals who live here too. A vegan diet is the logical choice to accomplish that.

I hope this answers the question Is a vegan diet healthy for you. Like I said use your own research and maybe the advice of your doctor to determine what is healthiest for you.

A good book to help you get started is always good too.

Here is a couple charts that I found which illustrates what foods you should eat in what quantities on a healthy vegan diet or healthy raw vegan diet. I find these helpful charts to use as a guide to eating a healthy vegan diet.

Here is a video for more information.

Cure Disease With Whole Plant Based Food - Vegan Documentary 2017

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Natural Health Mucusless Diet Healing

noreply@blogger.com (Joanne Utke) — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:31:00 +0000

In this post I want to put it all together for you. Sometimes I feel like this blog isn't focused and or I am not focused. Let me explain. On this blog you will see information from Dr. Robert Morse, Loren Lockman, Dr. Herbert Shelton, Arnold Ehret, and likewise Prof. Spira. All of these men teach what is seemingly a different approach to a natural diet. So sometimes I listen to one, then the other, and the other. And find myself feeling unfocused. But the more I learn and implement the more I see the similarities and choose to focus on that.

So what I want to do here is put it all tougher for you and outline the basics of what all these men teach. That way you and myself can have a bit of a guide through it all. I will also include a list of mucus free foods both cooked and uncooked. I am all about simplicity so I am going to keep it as simple as possible. I will provide links to my other posts about these other teachers so that I can keep this post as short as possible.

Arnold Ehret and Prof. Spira

I have learned a lot from Arnold Ehret's book The Mucusless Diet Healing System first published in 1920. But also from a man of our own century, Prof. Spira who is the leading authority on Ehret's system. I highly recommend his videos and website.

What I love about The Mucusless Diet Healing System is the simplicity of it. And the variety of mucus free foods there is to choose from. You are not bound to just raw fruit. And you can eat from a wide range of cooked fruits, as well as plants. By fruits I mean all sweet, sour and savory fruits. A fruit is simple a plant based food that has seeds surrounded by the flesh, or fruit. I will go over these in the Mucusfree food list.

Arnold Ehret also has a pretty good transition diet. I think that is pretty important. If you're not used to eating a whole food, grain free, mucus free, raw or mostly raw vegan diet than a transition program is a very important step. A good transition program can save you years of cheat eating, or what I call "I don't give a fuck" moments or the "I have been doing good" rewarding your self with disease forming food moments.

A mucus free diet can consist of cooked and raw seasonal foods. The system teaches that there is a good way and a bad way of cooking foods. Fasting is also highly recommended in times when you need to be resting and not eating. Fasting can be an excellent tool in the recovery of illness. Ehret himself was cured of a so called incurable disease. It was fasting and a fruit based mucus free diet that helped him for it and was the cause of developing his system.

Ehret's system is really about the science and art of health. No fads just simplicity, common sense and getting out of the bodies way. Transitioning to a healthy plant based mucus free diet along with mastery over the art of fasting, over time.

Arnold Ehret was really one of the most influential people of the natural health movement. Like Morse and Shelton they were in a lot of way ahead of their time but right on time. So all their teachings really goes hand in hand with Ehrets work. More on Arnold Ehret and The Mucusless Diet Healing System!

Need I not forget to again mention the invaluable source of Mucusless Diet Healing System knowledge, that we get from Prof. Spira. Like I said he is the leading authority of today on Ehret's work so I recommend that you learn from him too. Especially if you really want to get into The Mucusless Diet Healing System.

Dr. Herbert Shelton

Moving on to the next century from Arnold Ehret is Dr. Herbert Shelton. After Ehret, Dr. Herbert Shelton was one of the best natural health authorities of the 20th century. He operated many fasting clinics in which he helped thousands of people get well through what he called Natural Hygiene. We could say he is the Father of the Natural Hygiene movement. Like The Mucusless Diet Healing System, Natural Hygiene is the science of health.

The principles of Natural Hygiene are very similar to what Ehret taught. Certainly Shelton was a student of Ehret's work. It's about letting the body do it's thing. The one thing that it's always trying to do, HEAL ITSELF, if only we didn't get in the way. The body is designed to heal, designed for life! And symptoms of disease are only the bodies way of communicating the dis-ease in the body.

Both of these men promoted fasting and not just a quick fast but extended water fasts when needed along with lots rest. They also both promoted a natural whole food plant based, mucus free diet. Both Shelton and Ehret taught about the art of health and fasting. Loren Lockman follows in both these men's foot steps and operates a successful fasting center in Costa Rica called, Tanglewood. If you are looking for a place like this to go away and heal, this is a place you should look into.

Other practices of Natural Hygiene include eating a raw or mostly raw, whole foods plant based diet, sun bathing, drinking pure water, pure air, staying calm and get plenty of rest. Life, God or Nature whatever you please has already provided everything we need to live a healthy well adjusted lives with no disease. It's human beings choosing to live outside of that which creates the dis-order that we experience and call disease.

Dr. Robert Morse

Like Prof. Spira Robert Morse is a man from our own century and full of natural health knowledge. I am certain that he too is a student of Shelton and Ehret's work. What Morse teaches is the same basic principles of health as what all of these men teach. And that is eating a clean mucus free diet, along with fasting when the need be. Robert Morse is a big promoter of the fruit diet to help the body heal. He understands that fasting is not a good long term plan but a fruit diet for the purpose of healing can definitely be.

Why fruit? Dr. Morse teaches us to eat a fruit diet. More specifically fruits, berries and melons! In order to help the body heal from the inside out. This is because fruit is the easiest to digest, energetic, pure water rich, and nutritious. The perfect food! Morse teaches that a fruit diet for a time will help the body heal by speeding up the detoxification process and allow the body to cleanse effectively.

A lot like what Loren Lockman teaches us to do as well. We eat a fruit diet or a fruit based diet along with greens to give the body everything it needs and nothing that it does not! Fasting is used in the short term to give the body a rest and a jump start into a clean fruit based diet.

Loren Lockman has had people at his Tanglewood retreat fast as much as 50 days! But he has stated that the typical individual will fast for about 20 days. Dr. Morse knows that most people can't go to a retreat to fast in the safety of an expert so a fruit diet is the safest and most logical step to take for most people. This is exactly what I recommend too.

Fasting certainly should be included in your day, every day but most of us can't afford or take the time to do it for 20 days. I do recommend however that you start small with one day, every week and build up to more. In the mean time eat a clean plant based diet. If you have cancer you may want to go more over to the vegetable side of things. There is some evidence that sugar, even contained in fruit may make it more difficult to heal from cancer. But Dr. Robert Morse will teach us differently.

Morse is a big promoter in a fruit diet to heal from cancer and claims to have seen it in many of his patients. Certainly both scenarios can be possible depending on the situation. I will leave that up to the individual and their own judgment. See Hippocrates Health Institute in Florida.

Loren Lockman

Like I said before Loren Lockman has a very successful fasting retreat in Costa Rica called Tanglewood. People go there to do long fasts in order to heal from a chronic disease. The principles are simple and a lot like what all of the other men can teach us. We learn from Loren how to get out of the bodies way through fasting. Removing stress, and get rest in the pristine environments of Costa Rica.

Like Natural Hygiene fresh air, sunshine, clean water, and fresh raw food like fruit and greens is all the body needs to heal. I will also add a positive mental out look on life. Loren teaches us that nothing outside the body can heal us. Our body will heal itself if given the proper environment. This principle is a common theme in the teaches of Loren Lockman as well as, Shelton, Morse, Ehret and Spira alike!

Also fruit is humans perfect and most natural food! The human diet is supplemented with the baby leaves of soft tender greens. Which are easy to digest and offer us the nutrition our body needs to heal itself. Loren has taught me that health is simple daily fasting, fruit diet along with simple salads is the perfect diet scenario for humans.

I know when I stick to this myself I feel my best. It is what keeps me going! According to Loren a simple salad is spinach, lettuce, tomato, avocado and lemon juice. If you have not had a salad like this you are missing out on the perfect simplicity. I love my salads like this!

You can learn more from Loren Lockman on his YouTube channel. I love the simplicity of what he teaches and this common sense approach to health. Anyone who can take the time and money to go fast with him in Costa Rica is indeed blessed. He also does online fasting consultations too.

Bringing it all together!

The message that all of these men bring is that of simplicity, common sense, basic scientific principles about how the body works, and good old fashion implementation. Don't knock it till you try it! Certainly these men would not agree with each other on every little thing. This article is not to point out the differences but the similarities.

The message is clear and can be customized to fit your own lifestyle and diet goals. The message is; eat a clean mucus free diet, of fruit, greens, and vegetables. Some seeds and some nuts may be added in moderation and eaten with your greens/veggies. Organic is always best if you can get it. I love homegrown best myself when it is available.

It is really the diet of man, human kind before sin and death entered into the world, Genesis 1:29. The original plant diet, that is not only cleansing but nutritious too! I also love the message of fasting daily. That is what I do. Read more about that here in What am I doing to Help my Body Heal?

I am still working on a 24 hour fast once per week. For now I am working on perfecting the art of daily fasting about 15-20 hours daily. I heard Prof. Spira say the other day that following The Mucusless Diet Healing System and fasting is really an art. I like that and it is so true. Like art we are all unique individuals, in a situation some what unique to us.

We need to find what speaks to us and fit that into our lifestyle. Always learning to techniques and improving along the way. This is why I love to learn and implement what makes sense to me in my life without compromising my health. I certainly want to fit into the standards that I have learned from these men. I believe they are right on the money with their message and I have experienced the truth in it but putting it to practice in my life.

I hope this post has helped you make sense out of what these men can teach us. If you don't know who these people are I suggest you look them up and see what it is you can learn from them. Apply this message to your life and see what can happen.

Check out my posts for Herbert Shelton. There is an audio there that you have got to listen to and it is one that I love. I have also written a lot here about what I have learned from Dr. Robert Morse. I have also posted quite a bit about Loren Lockman. All of these posts have videos in them for your convenience.

To recap what we have learned here...

Having a positive mental attitude!

Eat high water content, fiber rich, mucus eliminating plants!

Getting out of the bodies way to make room for health!

Letting the body do what it's designed to do, heal!

Eating living foods that promote life and vitality in your body.

Not death, decay, stress and trauma!

Eating in a way that can help your body heal as well as the planet!

Eating health rather than disease!

It's your choice!

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Raw Cole Slaw Sandwiches

noreply@blogger.com (Joanne Utke) — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 21:46:00 +0000

Raw Vegan Cole Slaw Sandwiches

Easy Raw Vegan Recipes

To make this see my Easy Raw Vegan Bread Recipe

The Recipe for My Raw Vegan Cole Slaw is linked there too.

I love these recipes and eating them often.

Today I am going to pick some Swiss Chard leaves and make Raw Vegan Cole Slaw Wraps.

For more Raw Vegan Leaf Wrap ideas see Raw Vegan Veggie Wraps.

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Raw Vegan Bread and Veggie Sandwiches

noreply@blogger.com (Joanne Utke) — Wed, 06 Apr 2022 01:10:00 +0000

Veggie Sandwiches with Easy Raw Vegan Bread Recipe

And No Honey Mustard Drizzle

I been looking for a good Raw Vegan bread recipe. I love to eat veggie sandwiches without being tempted to use Dave's Bread lol! The bread is the worst part for me. So I decided to try another raw vegan recipe.

I have come to see bread as one of the most addicting and worst foods out there. Certainly the better the quality the healthier it could be. I have always favored the 100% whole grain, seedy stuff myself.

But even that can be problematic for health, especially if you have sensitivity to gluten and grain. As far as where grain fits into my diet, I prefer whole oats or quinoa if I'm going to have it. Not a fan of the others which can be highly inflammatory and mucus forming.

This is the second time trying a raw vegan vegetable based bread. The first one was pretty good but it had parsnip and a different flavor than I'm used to. This one didn't have the parsnip so I wanted to try it. I got this recipe from Heather Page's YouTube Channel. I will include the video below so you can try this recipe out too.

This bread had good taste in my opinion, It was soft and easy to eat. I think I made it a little thicker than Heathers but I didn't want to spread it too thin. I think next time however I will make it thicker and dehydrate longer. I don't have a dehydrator per say but I do have the Emeril Air Fryer that my dad bought. It has a dehydrator setting and works pretty good. One day I will get a good one but this is what I have for now!

This recipe made twelve equal size pieces for me. The Emeril has three baskets and I had to use parchment paper at first until the bread set up after the first step before you flip it over. Then I flipped them over, turned temperature to 120*, and scored them to make four pieces each tray. and went to bed lol! In the morning I put in containers for the fridge, like you see in the picture.

Watch video for recipe.

The BEST Veggie Bread (Vegan, Raw, Gluten Free, Paleo)

I pretty much did this same recipe. The only thing I changed was the amount of oil and the flax meal. I don't like to eat oil so instead of the 1/4 cup of olive oil I used just a small drizzle of olive oil. Also I think avocado oil would be better and can be used too. I also used the regular darker flax meal, instead of the gold since that is what I had on hand. Other than that everything else was the same. Watch the video for full recipe and instructions.

I layered avocado, tomato, mushroom, and lettuce for my sandwiches. I also drizzled them with No Honey Mustard which was excellent! I folded to make two sandwiches and ate it carefully because it was a little messy :) I should have stuffed them with more greens but I didn't know how it was going to hold together.

To make No Honey Mustard sauce just mix mustard with a sweetener like maple syrup, agave or date syrup. For an exact recipe for this sauce see My Veggie Wrap post.

These sandwiches were soft and I ate the whole thing which means I like it. When it comes to me it has to taste good or I just won't eat it. I am definitely making this Raw Vegan Flat bread again, and again!

Tomorrow I'm going to make My Raw Vegan Cole Slaw again. And then Cole Slaw Veggie Sandwiches!

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Raw Food Diet Have A Plan

noreply@blogger.com (Joanne Utke) — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 20:45:00 +0000

My Salad and HAVING A PLAN for your raw food!

I did another short video on my YouTube today about prepping your raw food in the morning for success on a raw food diet. The message here is TO HAVE A PLAN! Your raw food health plan success is possible. It's made easier with a good plan. I know I do my best when I have a plan for my raw food. Got to take the guess work out of it!

You know how it is when you find yourself hungry with no idea what you're eating! We usually go for the easy thing in front if us to grab and shove in our mouth. If you want to succeed in a raw or mostly raw vegan diet. Then you need to know what to eat and it needs to be available when you're ready for it. I like to use my mornings wisely and prepare my raw meals. I have a family to prepare meals for as well and they don't eat the same as me. I like my mornings to be for me ❤

So, I use my mornings to prepare my salads and whatever I will be eating for the day. That way it's there for me when I'm ready for it. I can eat my meal and be assured that everyone else is taken care of too. Then I'm not tempted to eat whatever I've made for everyone else.

I love to cook vegan mostly for my family but it usually consists of beans or legumes, rice and some bread product. I've always believed in cooking fresh and home made for my family but these foods are not what I need for myself. Not part of a healing journey! I prefer to eat fruit, veggies, greens, seeds and some nuts. I'm not always raw and I am certainly not perfect but I find that having a plan, prepping ahead of time helps me to stay on track.

As far a plan for my raw food, my husband and I have a big smoothie about 1:00 afternoon. Later I will do either another smoothie or fresh fruit. And then around 5:00 I want a big salad or a veggie meal with an awesome dressing or dip. I find that if I don't spend time in the first part of the day prepping my salads and raw food then by 5:00 I'm too tired to do it. I tend to get lazy by the time evening comes around and then I just want to put my feet up. This is why a plan and spending time prepping is essential, especially if you are a busy mom like me.

For my salads, like the one you see in the picture. I want greens like lettuce, spinach and or kale. I like the spring mix too. I also want lots of nutrient dense raw foods. In this one I got two shredded carrots, shredded red cabbage, one stalk celery chopped small, and chopped broccoli. For the lettuce I used some that my dad grew in his garden. As well as the rest of spinach that I had in the fridge.

The dressing can also be prepared in the morning too. Today it's No Honey Mustard which I love! But any raw vegan dressing is good. The point is have a plan, prep your food that way it's ready when you are. Once my stuff is done I can focus in healthy meals for my family. Check out My Food and Recipes page for more easy raw food ideas that can be prepped in the morning.

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Creamy Cole Slaw No Vinegar

noreply@blogger.com (Joanne Utke) — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 00:06:00 +0000

Creamy Cole Slaw

No Vinegar Raw Vegan Recipe!

I definitely need more cabbage in my life how about you?

Now I will with this tasty dressing!

I've been trying to eat lots of raw cruciferous veggies. Cabbage is one of those veggies and it turns out pretty good for you too!

I am interested in the anti-inflammatory properties of cabbage as well has eye and heart health. Cabbage is also great to help lower cholesterol, aid in digestion, alleviate constipation and has anti cancer effects.

Certainly a plant centered mostly raw vegan diet will offer you these benefits as well. But making sure you are getting these super foods into your diet can also be important too!

Cabbage is one of the cruciferous vegetables like kale, broccoli and Brussels sprouts. I'm trying to eat more raw cruciferous veggies not only for all of the wonderful health benefits but also to lower my thyroid hormones.

If you are dealing with hyperthyroidism you may want to read my article. I go into diet a little bit as well as the herbs I am taking and more.

With that said.

Do you love Cole Slaw?

I always have and still do.

I wanted to make an easy raw vegan version that I can eat often.

Tradition Cole Slaw calls for mayonnaise, yuck! As well as vinegar. I definitely don't want to use the mayonnaise and I prefer not to use vinegar.

So...

I created this Easy Raw Vegan Creamy Cole Slaw Dressing and it turned out great!

The key to Cole Slaw Dressing I think is the sweetness as well as the creaminess. This easy raw vegan recipe has all of that and made an excellent Cole Slaw!

For this recipe you will need;

1 half head of green cabbage

1 quarter head of red cabbage

1 carrot.

I used a regular sized red and green heads of cabbage. Cut the heads in half each and then quarter the red cabbage. You only need a quarter red. If your cabbages are really small you may need to use both complete halves. Usually Cole slaw has more green cabbage than red and then your shredded carrots. I used a quarter red and a half green for this dressing.

If your Cole Slaw is too wet after you toss in the dressing you can always add the other quarter red. I haven't had to do that for myself.

This dressing recipe will make about 1 cup for your bowel of cabbage.

Here is what mine looks like before the dressing. I used a big bowel because it helps to toss it without losing it over the edge.

Chop both your red and green cabbage into strips.

You know slaw style! Then place your cabbage in a big bowel.

Grate your carrot and add to the slaw mix...

Set aside and prepare your dressing.

Now for the dressing!

1/2 cup raw cashews soaked over night and drained.

In a bender add...

The 1/2 cup soaked cashews.

1 clove garlic

Juice of 1 lemon

6 dates

1/4 tsp onion powder

4 tablespoons of water

Add your water gradually to reach desired consistency. You shouldn't need more than the 4 tablespoons of water. But if you do add additional tablespoons gradually. Remember not to use too much water. You want this dressing to be thick enough to coat your slaw well without water at the bottom of your slaw. I find that 4 tablespoons water added gradually works perfect for me. Makes about 1 cup of dressing for your slaw mixture.

Blend dressing well and pour over your slaw!

Toss with a fork to get your dressing mixed in well. This recipe can be made ahead of time for later. This dish makes a great make ahead meal for work or to go on an outing.

If you are preparing it ahead of time you may want to retain the dressing and pour that over when you are ready to eat. I made this and it kept in the fridge for several days. It wasn't dry and was great the next day!

This was a sweet and savory dressing for my cabbage slaw. I look forward to making it again and again. This recipe was filling and nutritious! I hope you like it too :) I love these one bowel raw meals myself. They are easy and filling.

If you like this recipe check out Raw Vegan Sesame Ginger Zoodles post from the other day. Also in the My Food and Recipes Tab at the top of this blog.

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Raw Vegan Sesame Ginger Dressing No Oil

noreply@blogger.com (Joanne Utke) — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 01:32:00 +0000

If you like sesame ginger dressings then you're gonna love this easy raw vegan recipe!

Raw Vegan Sesame Ginger Dressing No Oil with Zoodles

I have always loved sesame ginger dressings. In fact it is one of my favorites! I am often looking up recipes online to use on my own. But most recipes that I find need to be modified to meet my raw vegan dressing standards.

A lot of recipes that sound good online call for oil and vinegar. I prefer easy recipes that have whole food ingredients instead. I find that you get a much cleaner food product when you leave these out.

Instead of looking for a Sesame Ginger Dressing I just made one for myself. I am so glad that I did! This dressing is so tasty. It's going to help me eat lots of greens, veggies and non sweet fruit for years to come!

Here's another picture of this in a different lighting for your convenience.

This recipe goes as one of my go to meals!

For this recipe in particular like you see in the first picture I made a sesame ginger zoodles with carrot. But this dressing recipe can certainly be used in your lettuce based salads as well. Right now I am envisioning an oriental style salad with spinach, lettuce and Mandarin orange slices :)

For my Sesame Ginger Zoodle recipe;

I used...

1 large zucchini or spiralized

1 large carrot spiralized

I feel like the flavors of the carrot goes very well with the sesame ginger dressing as well.

I think you will love it!

Note for if you want to substitute cucumber instead of zucchini.

I did this recipe with cucumber also which tasted pretty good but it was too watery.

I suggest if you use cucumber, make sure to drain out your cucumber. Spiralizing the cucumber brought out a lot of the water. It tasted great but was too watery because I didn't drain it out. Just a note if you want to use a cucumber instead watch your water. You may have to drain it out before you put in your dressing.

Then I decided to try this dressing with the zucchini and the carrot which turned out so yummy! After I spiralized the items it was not watery for me. This is definitely going to be a normal meal for me to eat regularly. I told my son it was probably one of the best raw vegan recipes that I made!

I have the Oster Spiralizer so you have to cut the carrot and zuchini in half and then spiralize. This function will depend on the spiralizer you have. I also like to break the Noodles in a bit smaller pieces to make it easier to eat.

My Raw Vegan Sesame Ginger Dressing Recipe

For the dressing I used a small blender that I bought just to make dressings. Any blender will work fine but if you have a smaller size one it works best for small amounts of food like a sauce or dressing.

In the blender add.

No more than 1 inch piece of ginger skinned

3 tables of raw sesame seeds

Juice of half a lemon

5 pitted dates

1 clove garlic

1/4 cup of water

I say here no more than 1 inch piece of ginger because I know how over powering ginger can be in a recipe. When I make I use about a 1 inch piece of ginger but you may want more or less. I suggest you start with less than 1 inch size and go from there. You can always taste it and add the rest if you need to.

I have also added 1 tsp coconut Aminos which gives it a richer taste but is not needed. I have made it without it and love it best that way. I don't like to use processed flavor enhancers if I don't need to. This dressing what great either way!

I'm starting with 1/4 cup of water and adding a tsp at a time as needed. With the lemon juice you have enough liquid for this dressing. You don't want this dressing to be watery so add more water gradually until you reach the desired thickness. When making a good dressing you can always add more water but you can't take it out once you've blending it.

I feel the spiralized non sweet fruit and veggies go best with a thicker dressing. I like every bite to be coated. Like wise remember to pay attention to the water in the bowel with your spiralized contents as mentioned. You don't want your zoodles swimming :)

Dressing tips;

I like to let the seeds soak in my liquids for at least ten minutes for a creamier texture,

I just place my ingredients into the blender. Let everything sit together for a bit. The sesame seeds will soak into the lemon juice and water. During this time I like to prepare the zucchini and carrots before blending.

Once your dressing is blended you can pour it over your spiralized produce.

Use your fork and toss until everything is coated.

Sprinkle with an additional tablespoon sesame seeds for more texture.

Enjoy!

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Raw Vegan Veggie Wraps

noreply@blogger.com (Joanne Utke) — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 18:33:00 +0000

My Easy Raw Vegan Recipe, Veggie Wraps!

I was inspired to make a raw vegan veggie wrap. My dad grew these greens and they are big hardy leaves. My dad says it's a type of Kale.

I was already looking at a way to make vegan honey mustard dressing. So I cut up some red bell peppers, avocado, some mushrooms and radishes.

I made that honey mustard sauce and wrapped it all up in the leaves. Topped with some hemp hearts. I ate about six of these in various sizes until I was stuffed!

The sauce made all the difference. Honey mustard has always been one of my favorites! This recipe is simple and tasty. Perfect for wraps like this!

Vegan Not Honey Mustard Sauce Recipe

In a bowel whisk together.

1/4 cup organic Dijon mustard

2 tbs maple syrup

1/4 tsp garlic powder

And that's it!

Use in all of your favorite raw vegan recipes like wraps, and salads.

To make a wrap like this all you need are some big leaves. Use your choice of green leaves.

Thinly slice bell peppers, avocados, radishes, mushrooms whatever else you like in it.

This make an easy veggie meal that tasted great!

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Raw Vegan Spinach Dip

noreply@blogger.com (Joanne Utke) — Sat, 05 Mar 2022 00:23:00 +0000

AUTHENTIC Easy RAW VEGAN SPINACH DIP RECIPE!
I have been wanting to make this recipe ever since I saw Chris Kendall's video. I been meaning to make it ever since. If you read my Raw Vegan "tuna" Salad recipe post you know that I'm always looking for good dips to get me eating my veggies more often.
This Authentic Raw Vegan Spinach Dip is one of those recipes!
I decided to get on it and make at least one raw recipe every week. I do a lot of smoothies and fruit which I love. But I been trying to get more veggies and greens in my diet as well.

My dad grew broccoli and cauliflower this season so I been eating that with hummus as a dip. But hummus isn't the best option unless it's a raw vegan version of it.

So finding myself easy raw dip options is a must!

I knew when I saw Chris' video below for the first time that I needed a recipe like this in my life. I'm glad I final decided to make it. This one definitely goes down as one of my go to dips!

For this platter I used..

1 bell pepper, 4 carrots, 1 cucumber, as well as a few radishes and mushrooms.

I had my Spinach Dip with my veggies like you see in the picture. This made an nutritious and filling meal for me. I am glad I finally put this recipe to the test.

Check out the video below and Chris can tell you how to make this rawsome dip! I did add a pinch of salt for my taste. Chris didn't say to use salt in his recipe but I added a little pink salt for my taste.

Other than that this is a great raw vegan spinach dip!

Make this recipe and taste for yourself!

Did this recipe help you to eat your veggies?

It did for me!

I'm thankful to have people like those at The Raw Advantage helping us all eat healthier!

If you like this check out my Raw Vegan "tuna" Salad recipe :)

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Raw Vegan "Tuna" Salad

noreply@blogger.com (Joanne Utke) — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:50:00 +0000

Easy Raw Vegan "Tuna" Salad Recipe

One of my favorite dishes that I have made so far in my journey!

I'm always looking for a few really good raw staple recipes, to keep me eating the raw nutritious foods that I need. I love to keep it fruit based but add in some mineral rich vegetables as well. My biggest problem with eating raw veggies is that I need a good dip! Without a tasty dip forget about it I don't even try to eat raw veggies.

In the above picture my raw vegan "tuna" salad with carrots, green bell pepper, cucumber and celery.

I am looking for a few more tasty dips but this one is my current favorite. I also like this in romaine lettuce boats shown in the picture below. You can top it with what ever you like! This make a great meal or snack. Sorry about picture quality I just took them with my phone and added it here.

I found this Easy Raw Vegan "Tuna" Salad recipe on the Yummly app to start with. I did make a few adjustments. I first learned about raw vegan "tuna" salad when my friend had it with her veggie platter. I decided to make it and I loved it!

The Recipe that I use...

This was 1 cup raw sunflower seeds soaked for 2 hours.

In a food processor add the soaked and drained seeds

1/2 cup shredded carrots

1/2 cup chopped celery

Juice of half a lemon

1 good size dill pickle chopped

1/2 tbsp. agave syrup

1/4 tsp onion powder

1/4 tsp paprika

Pinch of salt (I use pink salt) and pepper

Process until you have reached desired consistency. For a dip I like to blend it a bit smoother but if you are eating this in romaine lettuce you may want it chunkier. This recipe taste just like tuna salad in my opinion but without the fishiness.

This dish tastes clean and it is filling. Sunflower seeds are packed with minerals and nutrient. I myself try to get them in for the high selenium content. Sunflower seeds are also easier to digest than some other seeds or nuts.

If you soak them they are even easier to digest. I find that my stomach is not bother by them. This is just some of the reasons why I like to have sunflower seeds on hand. Sometimes I put them in a smoothie too.

Also I should say that if you use this as a dip don't expect it to be creamy or real dip-able. This recipe has a chunky texture even when you blend it more. I didn't want to blend it too much because I thought it would take away the flavors if I did that.

So it's more of a scoop than a dip lol!

Sunflower seeds offer plenty of good fats, vitamins, mineral and plant protein. A great base for a raw vegan meal. When you add up all of the veggies too, this meal is packed with nutrition! This made me a filing and nutritious meal :)

This recipe make about 1/2 a pound of mixture. I eat nearly the whole thing with my veggies for a meal or split it up into two. I usually end up sharing some of it with others in my family. But most of it is for me :) In the picture below I have my veggies and Raw Vegan "tuna" Salad mixture ready for me to eat.

I prepped my veggies by cutting up 3 carrots, 2 talks of celery, 1 bell pepper and half of a long cucumber. It is a good idea to have food like this prepped so you have an easy meal to go for. Then you won't eat whatever is in front of you that is not too great. This is especially good for those who are also preparing for a family like me.

If your not a big eater just split this recipe up into two meals with lots of veggies and or romaine lettuce. At 24 grams of protein this can certainly be for two meals or one meal two people. But for a main meal this is great for one person.

I recently bought 2 pounds of raw sunflower seed just so I can make this recipe more regularly. I need the mineralization of eating my veggies and sunflower seeds. I don't eat them every day but I am trying to get more into doing that.

This recipe and a few others is how I am going to do it!

This recipe is also great for make ahead of time meals. I like to prep my food in the morning when I am not eating. That way when I am ready to eat my food is ready and available.

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What am I doing to help heal my body?

noreply@blogger.com (Joanne Utke) — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 04:32:00 +0000

I wanted to write about something that I started doing again. I needed something to kind of reset my diet and help get me to where I need to be. In addition to making sure I eat plenty of fresh fruit and plant based foods, I need to spend time resetting my body. My diet isn't always as clean as I like and need it to be. Even I eat stuff I really shouldn't from time to time.

The last couple of years along my journey has been really tough for me for many reasons. Have you ever been there? This doesn't change much for me because my goal is always the same. To do my best every day, even when my best is not so great. To learn along the way, and progress forward even if it is hard. If you have ever tried to do what most people will never do, then you understand.

If you are on a healing journey no matter how imperfect it may be at times, then you understand. Every day is a new day to make those necessary changes. We all need to be reminded that it's OK to not be perfect because your not going to be. You will screw up from time to time, we all do. Just stay the course

This goes for diet change, healing journey, wealth building and anything that you wish to accomplish! Another thing I want to add to this is not waiting until everything is perfect to begin. You will never be in the perfect situation needed to accomplish your goals. Life is too short not to take imperfect action towards getting what you want in life.

Every day that we practice the life and habits that we want, the easier it gets. You will still have days where it doesn't seem so easy. Move through it and past it. Also no matter what happens, DON'T BEAT YOURSELF UP OVER IT! That's not healthy either.

I'm not here creating this natural health blog to say I'm perfect and better than you in anyway. Don't look up to me because you think I'm perfect and never struggle with things. I'm like you a human being, and a member of an imperfect and dysfunctional at times family. I'm not "normal" and I didn't raise my kids to be either lol!

I am here to offer you the very same information that I'm using to feel my best every day, As well as improve on my health. Don't get me wrong I still have a lot of work to do. I am a work in progress like all of us are. I know that when my diet is clean I feel my best and when it's not I feel like shit. I know that when we are at our best we can do our best.

My prayer is that I can be a positive influence in your life. The information here can be customized to fit your lifestyle. The most important thing is just get started. Eat from nature's goodness! The fruit, berries, melons and plants that hydrate the body. I also am a big believer in fasting every day to reset the body and eliminate more waste.

This gets me back to my original plan for this post. So, what am I doing to reset my diet and get back to better management of my health?

I am going back to the basics of my first year of my healing journey. After I began this journey to improve on my health again back October 2017 I was feeling pretty good. I lost 50 pounds and had energy again on a fruit based diet with simple salads. I was also doing a 15 hour a day fast and I was doing it consistently.

So this year I decided to get back to the fasting 15-20 hours a day as well as eating a clean fruit based diet with veggies and greens. I have already been fasting daily until about 12 noon. Actually that is a practice that I got into back when my journey began in 2017. My first meal is always a big smoothie between 12 noon and 2pm.

But I got into the habit of eating until late in the day when I really need to be fasting. I really should be getting at least a 15 hour daily fast in. Fasting long enough is important for the body to correct any imbalances that it may have. When you fast long enough you trigger the body to burn stored body fat for energy. Digestion and elimination is also caught up through fasting.

When we fast long enough the energy saved that usually goes to digesting food is then used in the cleansing and healing processes. This is why it can be a good daily reset! If we adopt this lifestyle longer term we can get out of the bodies way every day and allow it to do what it needs to do.

I am going for a minimum of 15 hours daily fasting. I am already used to getting close to that with my usual 12 hours. To truly reset my body and get the results that I am looking for I need to be closer to 20 hours a day. But I am not trying to be perfect so there is a margin of 5 hours there.

With 24 hours in the day, if we fast for 20 that is a 4 hour eating window. If we fast a few less hours that is a 5 or 6 hour eating window. Just depends on where you are at along your health journey and what you need to be doing. You be the judge of that.

It is good to have a plan if you want to succeed in your goals. From experience when I have a plan it is much easier to stay on track. Take the guess work out of it. Know when you need to eat and what you need to eat. Have a plan and stick to it!

For me it is easy to fast in the first part of the day but harder in the last part of the day. That is why I have been able to fast 12 hours daily form sleep to noon the next day. This time frame is easiest for me. But when evening rolls around if I don't have a plan I find myself grabbing whatever food is easy. And this is NOT where you want to be.

So for me having a plan is key to my success and your success no matter what it is you are tying to do. I like to write my plan out and put it in my pocket. I know form experience that a plan works and if it can work for me then it will you.

Since I am a mom in a full house I am not the only one that I prepare food for. I am also not the only one bring food into the house. Being a member and care giver of a household can be a challenge for us when we are trying to change everything about ourselves. I live with teenagers and my parents who are in there 70's. Both are challenging ages lol!

Anyway, no matter what situation your in, it is probably not the perfect conditions for you to succeed with little effort. You have to work hard for what you want and having a plan that you can follow is the key!

My plan consists of fasting about 18 hours with a margin of a few hours just in case my plan needs to be a little flexible. It is important to allow flexibility in your plan for best results. But make sure to follow it. The best plan is only as good as the effort we put towards it.

In addition to the fasting time that I am putting in daily, I need to make sure my diet is as clean as possible each day. I want to eat mainly fruit with some veggies and of course salads. I honestly don't do salads every day but recently I been fitting in some raw veggies like broccoli and cauliflower in my diet. These veggies are great for lowering thyroid hormones so they are important in a hyperthyroid healing diet.

I want to eat between noon and 6pm or sooner. That is a 6 hour eating widow tops and if I start eating later than noon then it's less of a window. I also have the flexibility to make it the full 6 hours or less if I need to.

The foods that I choose should be plant based, fruit mostly and some vegetables. I eat mostly raw and that is good for me. Some days I eat 100% raw. It just depends on what I am doing and what I am cooking for my family.

For a good diet and fasting plan you also want to keep lots of fresh fruit on hand to eat. That way you are not going to eat something that is easier and not as good for you. I always have bananas, frozen fruit, apples and along with some greens for a salad. I can at least make a smoothie in a pinch or a salad with what I already have.

In the summer papaya and watermelon make a easy quick meal. We also have many fruit trees so in season I have lots of quick healthy food.

So far my plan is working out and it is allowing me to have more control over my diet. I have a plan and I follow it. Eat enough during the time allowed for eating. You want to eat enough food to sustain you for the day. Even though you are not eating all day it is still important to get enough calories.

This is were a plan comes in too. Plan out your meals, have plenty of quick healthy foods and eat enough. When it is time to fast you fast and that is it.

This is what I am doing and what helps me to stay on track or get back on track. My elimination is good and I feel like my system is getting a rest too.

Give it a try! Create a plan for your health. What will you eat? Make sure to have enough healthy easy to prepare foods on hand. What time of the day is best for you to fast? I like my fast to start in the evening, through my nights sleep on until about noon the next day.

Try it out for yourself. Keep a journal and find out how much time you spend fasting on a typical day. Then find out where you should be doing more and do it. Start with where you are at right now and build up to 15 hours a day.

Another thing that I noticed about following through with my plan is intentional eating. No more trying to figure out what I am going to eat. I plan it out and since I have about a 4-6 hour eating window I have to be intentional about what I'm eating and how much.

My plan is helping me to stay focused on what I am eating and when. After that I don't have to worry about it until noon the next day. Just have to stick with the plan and have lots of food to eat.

Then I can spend that time doing things for every one else and resting of course :)

To learn more about the power of fasting see The Power of Fasting to Heal the body.

If you are on a healing journey or want to be on one check out What Does it Take to Heal the Body.

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Hilde Larsen Death My Thoughts

noreply@blogger.com (Joanne Utke) — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 20:50:00 +0000

Inspired by Hilde

I write this post about a person in mind that I didn't know personally. I have been inspired by her content. I learned that She recently passed away age 56 of a stroke according to Robert Morse. She was a person who at one point in her life was very sick and on her death bed just about 10 years ago. In her past she had been a heavy smoker, and by her own testimony, ate like crap! She like most people who begins a healing journey late in life was coming from a very unhealthy lifestyle.

I only know this from her own personal account. Hilde Larsen was diagnosed with many kinds of diseases and especially Rheumatoid Arthritis. Doctors had her on all kinds of medications. After years of this she was on her death bed and had a choice to make. She remembers saying, “I will stop all medications and just lay here until i get well or die."

After this she committed herself to learning about how to heal herself or just die trying. She was already on her death bed thanks to doctors so what did she have to lose. But she didn't know exactly how to go about it. Hilde was starting from scratch and a very low point in her health. I do believe that had she not started on her healing journey she would have died a long time ago. We would have never been blessed with her experience over the past few years and her knowledge about health.

I don't know every details about her stroke but I know she will be missed. Hilde was a light in a world of negativity! I always enjoyed learning from her and I hope her videos stay up on YouTube for generations to enjoy. A friend of mine thinks that her death may have been caused by dry fasting which Hilde was a proponent of. Certainly dry fasting for more than a good nights sleep and a few hours in the morning can be Very dangerous. In Hilde's last video on her channel from one month ago. She talked about smoothies and starting her day with fresh juice. It didn't sound to me like she had been doing much dry fasting.

My mom who is an RN said that there are two kinds of strokes. One is a bleed, and one is a clot. We just don't know the details and frankly it's non of our business. Not one of us is immune to death! And very few of us are coming to this from a perfectly healthy lifestyle. I know that Hilde was eating a fruit diet with herbs and doing the best she could. She may have still had some damage done in her past unhealthy lifestyle. We know that smoking can damage the heart making people more susceptible to strokes. Only God knows what the extent of the damage that was done in her past.

To the Raw Fruity Community

I know that there is a lot of confusion among the raw vegan fruit based community over this. It's not the only death that this community has seen in the past year and it can be a confusing thing. One of the reasons why we are on a healing journey is to prolong our life and free ourselves from disease. I believe that a fruit based diet with simple greens and vegetables is the best way to go about it! Raw is always best along with pure water, clean air, exercise and sunshine.

Do not let this discourage you! Yes we can protect ourselves from heart disease stroke and all kinds of illness by eating plants and fruit. It is the best way and much better than what we were doing. I know I am on the right track but God knows how long my life will be. We do what we know to be right and leave the rest to God. No one can be perfectly healthy no matter what we do! It is naïve to think so. We live in an imperfect world with many things trying to bring us down. There are many factors that can cause someone to die or experience disease. We just got to keep moving forward doing what we know to be true. We know how food effects our bodies. We know how sick, fat and tired we were before getting on the fruit train.

It is not for us too know how long we are going to live. It is up too us to do the best we can with what we have! Eat clean and responsibly. Yes we need to use our best judgment, and act accordingly. But this lifestyle is NOT about living forever! Or being perfect, god like creatures. I feel like many people in the raw fruit based community think that it is. This is why they get confused and discouraged when one of us dies an early death. This lifestyle is not about living forever but about living our best life right now! Not waiting to feel better, not waiting for tomorrow to do what is best for yourself.

We are all coming from a different place in life and we all do what we do for our own reasons. We all have addiction or at least temptations that we are dealing with. I myself am on a healing journey because my thyroid is not functioning very well. For me the news of Hilde has not discouraged me. It has inspired me not only to keep working on my diet and lifestyle. But too live my best life right now and enjoy every precious moment that I have. About 56 million people die in the world every year. If you woke up today, you were not one of them. I have already wasted a lot of time in my life with unhealthy eating, lifestyle, stress and depression. I made the choice in 2017 to stop that and start living a life that I deserve. My Best Life Right Now!

We are all on a unique journey through this life. We should never compare our own unique journey to others. Not one of us is perfectly heathy nor can we be in this imperfect world. I know I am not. I personally am not trying to be perfectly healthy. I don't waste my time on perfection. I just do my best and improve along the way. I just want to do the best that I can and reverse my thyroid disease if that is what is possible for me. Since beginning my journey (which has be a very imperfect one I must say) I have lost my extra weight gained my energy back, improved my overall health and I have a will to improve on myself again. Even though I am a work in progress, I am going to celebrate those wins. We just got to do the best we can with what we have and from the point we are at. The rest entrust to God! We got to save something for heaven.

"Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” Revelation 21:1-4 ESV

This is Hilde Larsen's last podcast interview. I learned a lot from her as I always do and I know so many have as well. She still has a lot to offer this world and she will be missed! I am praying for her and for all of you. Do your best, eat healthy, stay fruity, and LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE NOW! I think she did that and inspired others to do the same.

Food is energy, and Hilde has taken it to a new level! (Podcast by Ronnie Smith)

Hilde - Love

Dr. Robert Morse

Update; This video was added on Feb 27th after I watched it.

Paul Nissen at The Raw Life Health Show thoughts on Hilde Larsen

If you would like to learn more about Hilde's journey go to her website Inspired by Hilde for her amazing story of how she went from death bed to healthy life enthusiast!

If you are looking to get on a healing journey or already started one check out my article, What Does it take to Heal the Body? I believe that diet is key to health no matter where you are in your journey!

We need to eat to live and not live to eat!

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What does it take to heal the body?

noreply@blogger.com (Joanne Utke) — Fri, 11 Feb 2022 17:08:00 +0000

I hear people saying it all the time "their is no cure for what I got." I feel people say this for a couple of reasons. For one their doctor told them. And why would they say anything different? Doctors don't believe in cures, they certainly don't believe in natural cures and natural health. Doctors don't cure anything! They treat symptoms. And ignore the source altogether! I mean maybe some do if they take the time to educate themselves.

But these Good doctors don't work in the medical mainstream. And most of these doctors are not medical doctors but Naturopaths or in other Holistic Health fields. Dr. Morse is one of these educated doctors who actually teach people how to heal from any disease, naturally. Not that some people aren't too far gone. I have learned a lot from him in the last few years.

Medical doctors (generally speaking) will only tell you to do what will put money in their pockets. And what pharmaceutical (major) companies tell them is the truth. Medical doctors can't make money off of you if you don't take drugs, cut out necessary body parts or get poked, injected and scanned annually.

I know this isn't a popular or worldly thing to say, especially not in a post COVI D world. But it's the truth! I am not saying that there isn't any necessary medical intervention. Certainly there are and our trauma care is one of the best in the world! I'm saying that, most are unnecessary, over prescribed and misdiagnosed as some incurable disease!

I'm talking about the majority of people who don't overcome their diseases naturally. Many people do! They are out there and when we seek them out we can find them. Many have written books and online to tell their story.

If you look at the diseases people suffer the most with you will find that these are diet and lifestyle related diseases. I am talking about heart disease, diabetes, and even cancer. Even what I am dealing with thyroid disease can be reversed with diet and lifestyle. Although the same diet and lifestyle that got you fat, bloated and sick is not going to make it any better. If you keep doing the same things you will get worst not better. Even with pharmaceutical drugs, surgery, injections and scans!

I personally don't know of one person who has a better quality of life going the medical route. Neither have I seen any improvement in overall health in those I see taking drugs, having surgery, getting injected or scanned regularly. I am talking quality of life not a life dependent on doctors and drugs for the rest of your life. If that is what you ant to do than you probably hate this post lol! But if you want to do things differently then this post is for you.

Another reason why most people believe that there is no cure for what they, "have" is because natural health requires that people to do what they don't want to do. If these people believed in a cure they would have to change literally every aspect of their life! I mean a huge turn around to get different results. If you want things to change for you, you have to change! You can't keep doing the same things over and over expecting things to go different for some reason.

Natural Health is only possible if you do, what most people are unwilling to do. Most people don't want to give up the substances they use every day. They don't want to buy fresh produce because they don't eat it and it spoils. Then they say "it goes bad too fast." You know what I'm talking about? I've been there and see it around me. But it's not the foods fault! You got to put in the work that it takes to feel your best and look your best.

People don't realize how much their taste buds will change over time. Until then we need to get creative and eat fresh produce even when we don't feel like it. Once we leave out all the other stuff and give it time we won't crave it anymore. I have wrote about that before in my last article, Addiction and the foods killing you! I talked about how we 0nly crave the substances that we have used before.

If you want to be free of pharmaceutical companies, hospitals and illness, you have to change what you are doing! You have to do what most people are unwilling to do! I always say that if you want standard American diseases eat and live like a standard American! We certainly are not looking for perfection because we do not live in a perfect world. What we should be looking for however is a better quality of life than what you got right now or will have in the future if you don't take control right now!

Even if you feel fine now, it all catches up to us eventually. How long do you think you can drink coffee, soda, energy drinks and even black teas until your adrenal glands take a dump? How about artery clogging dairy products and meat products? I have heard so many people say that they can't live without it. Yet 650,000 people are dead every year from heart disease! A preventable disease. Sure not all related to animal products alone but it all adds up. Especially of you are eating animal products and caffeinated sugary drinks as well!

Not to mention those deaths who were also smoking on top of it. I think we all know that smoking is extremely bad for us. But the problem is so are sugary caffeinated beverage products, fast food, baked goods and yet people are mostly clueless when it comes to that.

We are told smoking is bad but little is said for energy drinks! We preach to our children to say no to drugs, yet 50% of American children are diagnosed with a chronic illness and even more are on prescription drugs. Wake up parents!

Help your kids learn how to be free from drugs not dependent on them. Sorry if this message is lost on you but I've seen it so many times. If it's acceptable to take pharmaceuticals for pain, or mind/mood altering then why not something else? When the doctors stop giving it to them, they will find it on the streets especially if they have developed a dependency. Sad but true!

Ok, so what does it take to create health rather than disease and codependency?

I have touched on some already. We need to eat a clean antioxidant rich diet of raw fruit and vegetables. We need to leave out anything that causes mucus to accumulate in the body. We also need to stop eating puss and mucus itself! I'm talking about animal products like dairy which is basically mucus. This mucus accumulation builds up and clogs the system making it very difficult to eliminate waste.

We must eliminate all addictive foods! These are the foods you talk about all the time, you know the ones you say you can't live without. The foods that do nothing good for you yet you keep consuming them. The enzyme void, sugary, empty calorie dense, processed foods. The caffeinated and decaffeinated for that matter, drinks you can't go one day without! FYI; decaffeinated crap is still crap! If you want something hot or cold to drink you can do hot lemon water, herbal tea, and fresh juice. Herbal tea is naturally caffeine free. Use a natural low glycemic sugar like date syrup or maple syrup if needed at all.

Get out in the sunshine every day and move your body! Drink clean water not tap water. Get water from your food too! Eat high water content raw foods, fresh juices, simple salads and lots of fruit! When it comes to food it's quality not quantity. Eat quality and you can eat as much as you want and still lose weight. Keep fats to a minimum and focus on fats from avocadoes rather than nuts. Use nuts sparingly. It is best to reserve your fats from avocado, seeds and nuts to be eaten with your greens. You should not mix fats with sweet fruits.

Get good sleep and don't stress over stuff you can't control anyway. Think positive and use your time to change your life not keep doing the same thing over and over again. It does take time to change and you might even feel worst at first. Especially if your getting off of the addictive substances your used too. Believe me, true long lasting real energy comes from changing you diet and lifestyle. Not addictive substances like coffee and energy drinks! Try eating a fruit diet with simple salads for dinner. Leave out all the other stuff. No one will be able to keep up with you. You will also start sleeping better and thinking better too.

Start incorporating fasting into your daily routine. Find out what time frame is best for you. If you are a person who doesn't like to eat in the morning then fast until after noon time when you have your first fruit meal. If you prefer your fasting to be in the evening then stop eating in th evenings. This will give you a good fast time every day. And when we fast we reset our body, balance our blood sugar levels, improve digestion, and cleansing and healing process. Did you know that the most energy demanding activity our body does is digest food?

If you are eating a lot of hard to digest processed foods, grains and animal products no wonder you feel like you need coffee, energy drinks or soda. Eat easily digestible foods like fruit, greens and vegetables. Leave out every thing else and you will have to find more things to do with all of the energy that you will have. Of course be realistic. You have to give it time for your body to eliminate stagnant waste and bring balance to your body.

Anyway I'm going to conclude this post here. I don't want to settle for the results that most people get and are getting. I want to do different to get different. That goes with everything in my life. I want to do what most people are unwilling to do. Yes it is hard at times and even I have struggled. There are many things to work out but it is worth it. Practice makes progress and ever day, every minute is a moment that we can change everything. I have made a step by step plan for going plan based. It is easy to follow and is a six week Step by Step plan made just for you, it's FREE!

Disclaimer; I am not a doctor, nor do I want to be. I am a person with thyroid trouble that is determined to effect a natural cure or remedy for myself. I am not perfect and I do struggle with pretty much everything lol! I have learned the hard way just how important thyroid health is. I hope that I can help you figure it out too. Remember your health is your responsibility. Be your own practitioner. Fight for yourself! It's not easy but it's got to be worth it. If you're like me you don't want to be dependent on pharmaceutical companies for the rest of your life, than you may find this information useful. Natural cures take time and it requires that you change just about everything in your life.

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Hyperthyroidism and what I'm doing!

noreply@blogger.com (Joanne Utke) — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 20:01:00 +0000

What is hyperthyroidism?

And what herbs are used for a hyperthyroid Grave's Disease?

My Hyperthyroid Journey

2021 is turned out to be my hyperthyroid year. If you have seen some of my content talking about my health journey, you know that I've been dealing with thyroid issues for some time now. Long story short my nodules have brought me from a sub clinical hyperthyroid to a full blown hyperthyroid problem! FYI; at first I thought it was subclinical hypothyroid like one doctor told me. But the Endocrinologist that I talked with November 2021 called it subclinical hyperthyroidism since my TSH has been low. This actually made more sense to me so I am thankful she said that.

The thyroid is a very complex thing and is easily misdiagnosed, although I had symptoms of hypothyroid. For those who don't know, subclinical means there is not enough symptoms for a doctor to label it anything, or give a medical diagnoses. Namely if the T4, T3 hormones are in range or not. Either way the cure is the same and that is what I'm trying to do.

A diagnoses is not what I am interested in anyway. Honestly I really don't care what a doctor calls my set of symptoms. The only reason why a proper diagnoses is needed is when proscribing drugs, herbs and foods for controlling symptoms. And actually curing the problem if that is what you want to do. Some herbs and foods can actually elevate the thyroid hormones creating hyperthyroidism, where as some can lower them. So knowing which to use is an important step in treating your condition better and eliminating your disease.

FYI; medical tests that use iodine contrast like CT scans can force you into a hyperthyroid state. So be cautious before consenting to this type of test especially if you already have thyroid issues.

I first noticed the major symptoms of hyperthyroidism in the middle of 2020. But I realize that there were warning signs for years prior that I or my past Endocrinologist didn't catch. I have been actively involved in elimination of my nodules and the improvement of my thyroid itself since October 2017. Although an ultrasound showed nodules back in 2015.

But trial, error and struggle has enlightened me a lot these days. I'm writing this to share with you, the person reading this and anyone who has thyroid trouble. My prayer is that my suffering, my journey, my research will help you figure something out. Even if just one bit of information here helps you that is a plus.

Disclaimer; I am not a doctor, nor do I want to be. I am a person with thyroid trouble and nodules. A person that is determined to effect a natural cure, treatment or remedy for myself. I am not perfect and I do struggle with pretty much everything lol! I have learned the hard way just how important thyroid health is. I have learned from doing the right things as well as wrong things. I hope that I can help you figure it out too for yourself. Remember your health is your responsibility. You need to be your own practitioner if elimination of this disease is what you want. Even if you are seeing a doctor I want to encourage you to fight for yourself and do your own research. Even doctors make mistakes, misdiagnose and mistreat patients.

It's not easy to take responsibility for yourself but it's got to be worth it. If you're like me you don't want to be dependent on pharmaceutical companies for the rest of your life. If this is you then you may find this information useful. Natural cures take time and it requires that you change just about everything in your life.

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What is Hyperthyroid?

A hyper active or over active thyroid occurs when the thyroid gland produces too much thyroid hormone, causing your thyroid to run "hot" or fast. When your thyroid runs fast it over produces the hormones called T4, T3. And T4 converts into T3, so too much of one can lead elevated levels of both. The thyroid stimulating hormone TSH is regulated by the pituitary gland and tells the thyroid how much T4 to make.

The thyroid gland is actually like the computer system for the entire body, regulating everything from heart rate, metabolism, calcium utilization, brain and many more important functions. Usually when the thyroid gland is effected other glands are also not functioning properly. This is why when the thyroid malfunctions it effects every other body systems. I'm learning that first hand in my own system.

And since all disease begins in the gut, digestion and elimination are also effected and actually the beginning of the problem. The thyroid is one gland in an entire system of glands, your glandular system as a whole. This is not something that a doctor will consider! They will treat only the symptoms of the over active thyroid and not ask what other glands are contributing to the problem.

Nor will they address the cause of the dis-ease in your body. Doctors will only treat the result of the malfunction and not the malfunction itself. It is like treating a flat tire by buying a buss ticket lol! They just miss the mark completely. And don't even get me started on how they completely ignore diet and lifestyle implications in this disease or any disease for that matter.

Diet and lifestyle change is key in overcoming any disease, including hyperthyroidism!

Symptoms of hyperthyroid include fast heart rate, feeling hot all the time, irritability, anxious, and also a feeling of being high strung can occur. Since the metabolism is effected you may also lose lots of weight for no reason or just be hungry all the time. Likewise you may be eating more and still losing weight.

Someone in a hyperthyroid state may also have frequent diarrhea or just more frequent but normal bowel movements. Just another sign that your digestive system is effected. And also if you are eating more and your metabolism is fast you will naturally have more bowl movements. Thyroid hormones T4 and T3 will also be high in blood tests when you are diagnosed with hyperthyroidism. Mine were sky high last time I checked around May 2021. My plan is to get more at the end of 2022 and possibly see another Endocrinologist for monitoring.

And like I mentioned before you may most likely also have a low TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone. A low TSH indicates that the thyroid is producing too much hormone so the TSH stops working, why? Because it doesn't need to tell the thyroid to make more hormone if there is already enough or too much being produced already.

In the past my TSH was low but my T4 and T3 were always in range. Some doctors may interpret a low TSH to mean that the thyroid will produce less hormone not more in the future. But I have learned that a low TSH most likely indicates a hyperthyroid condition not hypo. That is why the Endocrinologists I talked with in 2012 and 2015 told be that It was subclinical hypothyroid. I know now I was subclinical hyperthyroid the whole time. In the doctors defense I only saw them a couple time each and thyroid disease is easily misdiagnosed. I believe the Endocrinologist I talked with in November of 2021 is correct and my symptoms do also confirmed this. These days my TSH is not only low but not functioning and my T4, T3 are sky high.

Because the body is running hot or fast burning lots of calories, weight loss, as already mentioned can occur. Also because a hyperthyroid causes a fast heart rate, it also brings about high blood pressure and heart problems. FYI: Enlarged heart and or congestive heart failure can occur if your hyperthyroidism goes untreated.

High BP can result in the eye bulging associated with hyperthyroidism called thyroid eye disease, or TED, which I have developed unfortunately. I also personally have experienced muscle weakness while being hyperthyroid. I actually started experiencing muscle weakness long before the heart palpitations started. I at least didn't notice it then.

Prior to my doctors and Nurse Practitioner telling me I was hyperthyroid, I experienced a calcification of my shoulder joint. I later learned that this frozen shoulder was a symptom that my thyroid or para thyroid was not functioning well. Both the muscle weakness and frozen shoulder were early symptoms of hyperthyroidism long before the heart palpitations told me something was wrong.

Of course anything that effects your calcium and mineral utilization will also effect the teeth. Therefore it is common for people experiencing thyroid disease to also have problems with teeth. Getting the body, and glandular system functioning well is a must to keep your teeth and bones healthy. Years back I had an Endocrinologist order a bone density test but didn't understand why. Now I know that he was checking to see if my thyroid was effecting my bones, which it most definitely can. At that time I was not showing many symptoms and my thyroid hormones were in range. My bone density test was normal then, and I do not want to find out where it is at now lol!

I'm telling you all of this so you may be able to understand better what is going on with you or someone you care for. In my own journey there have been signs and symptoms all along. The human body is very good at communicating what is wrong or going wrong with it. It's just that we are very bad at reading the signals.

With practice we can all learn to listen to our body better and understand what it is trying to tell us. Then we can adjust our diet and lifestyle to remedy it.

Parathyroid, I bet you didn't know you had one? The parathyroid is a tiny part of the thyroid that controls calcium utilization and many other functions. And why thyroid issues can cause problems in bones and teeth. Make sure you educate yourself about this part of your thyroid that goes unnoticed. See diagram below.

Because digestion is effected some hyperthyroid bodies will experience diarrhea or frequent bowel movements, as already mentioned. This is not always a problem like the doctor may say it is. If you are on a healing program you need to get the bowels cleared out anyway, and being hyperthyroid may save you in purchasing expensive bowel cleansers.

Of course diarrhea may be more problematic if it's happening too frequently. But if you are taking the right herbs and eating the right foods you will see much improvement in this area too. You can add oats into your mostly raw healing diet, #1 for the selenium content and to bulk up your lose stool.

I will go into more about my symptoms below. See images for more information on the common symptoms of this imbalance of the thyroid gland. As with anything do your own research and do the work yourself that it will take to free yourself of this condition.

So for the past many years my TSH has been very low. In 2012 it was .05. To illustrate how low this is the low normal range is .40. That's the first indicator of hyperthyroidism and looking back it was for me. Mine has been low for a long time, even with normal T4, T3 levels. And then the nodules were discovered by ultrasound in 2015. That's the second indicator that my thyroid was not functioning properly.

I have learned that nodules form when the thyroid is working too hard. it's the bodies way of protecting the thyroid from acids that will destroy it quickly. But my T4 and T3 were still in range then and I had no other symptoms of hyperthyroidism. Until my Endocrinologist apt in 2021 my symptoms weren't bad enough for me to notice. According to the doctors I was subclinical. That just means the T4 and T3 is in range, and no diagnosis of either hyper (over active) or hypo (underactive) thyroid can be made.

I know I am repeating myself a bit here, just trying to help you understand how it all works. So, I do apologize :)

Well sure enough at the beginning of 2021 it hit me hard and my thyroid hormone was quite elevated. Off the charts in fact! Then in May 2021, I went to the emergency room for heart palpitations, per my husband's request to go and get checked out. At the hospital they did more blood work and both my T4 and T3's were elevated. I wasn't surprised. I felt horrible! My heart rate was in the 120's even when resting. Confirmation that I was hyperthyroid!

I thought that it was my thyroid, but my iron had been low since 2019 as well and I thought that maybe it was that too. That's why I went to the hospital to get checked out. But they said that it was my thyroid over acting. Later the next week I talked with my NP and she also confirmed hyperthyroidism. Turns out from my own research that low iron is also an early indicator of hyperthyroidism, so it was all making a lot of sense now.

Now my body it jacked up enough to get a diagnosis. Not that I wanted one nor was I looking for one. But I have known that my thyroid isn't functioning that well for years. And my nodules is the main reason why I started on a healing journey back in 2017 in the first place. So, I kinda been trying to do that the last few years. Although my first year was excellent! The next year's not so much.

That first year on my healing journey I did a mucus free diet of 95% raw fruit diet, with sweet potato, simple salads with avocado. After that I had a few set backs, and started eating more cooked foods like grains, legumes and beans. I was also using some herbs that were not appropriate for hyperthyroidism. With some adjustments and getting off the mucus forming foods, I am well on my way back to detoxification and healing.

Remember when I said "trial and error"? Well I've learned a lot by not doing what I should and by doing a few things that may have caused my thyroid hormones (T4 & T3) to pass the sub clinical stage. I will talk about that here. Maybe I should have done a bit more research on the herbs that I was using. I know for sure that I should not have added in those high mucus forming cooked foods back into my diet. I was using some great thyroid herbs, it's just that they are best for hypothyroid and not hyperthyroid. If you search for information about thyroid disease you will see that the vast majority of the information out there is for hypothyroidism.

I thought I was subclinical hypothyroid because I did have some of the symptoms like low energy, and being overweight. But I have learned that you can have these symptoms and still be hyperthyroid. This is why it is often difficult to get a proper diagnoses, especially when the T4, T3 are still in range. Also the first Endocrinologist I saw told me that I was subclinical hypothyroid. Actually he didn't really know because he called me a mystery. he said that because the TSH was low but T4, T3 was in rang and I didn't have any other symptoms.

Because I thought I was subclinical hypothyroid some of the things I was doing may actually have caused my thyroid to produce more hormone, which is obviously not what I wanted. If I was hyperactive but only sub clinical then what I was doing would have pushed it over to the clinical side and me becoming symptomatic. This is where the herbs and foods that we choose to use are so very important.

What was I doing?

I mentioned that my iron has been low since 2019 another sign of hyperthyroidism. I decided to raise it naturally with food. In addition to eating more iron rich greens like spinach which is a great thing to do. I was adding molasses to my salads and some other things that I was eating. With further research upon becoming symptomatic, I learned that molasses is not good for hyperthyroid and should be avoided. Who would have thought? So I quickly cut that out and have not had it since.

Another thing that I was doing for the last two months prior to my very noticeable symptoms like fast heart rate, was taking kelp. I thought it was good, and it is for hypothyroid conditions. The reason is that sea vegetables like kelp contain iodine, and iodine actually causes the thyroid to produce more thyroid hormones. Since I'm obviously hyperthyroid it didn't help and may have hurt. So I stopped taking it as soon as I knew this! For those with hyperthyroid a low iodine diet is a must! This means you need to avoid foods with iodine. Why? Because you want your thyroid to produce less hormone so that the YSH will begin to get the message. Bringing balance to the thyroid and stopping the production of nodules.

The same thing goes for the Ashwagandha tincture that I was using on and off. It can be very helpful for hypothyroid conditions but certainly not hyper thyroids. I did stop it a few months back and used it on and off so it may not have done too much damage. But it still may have contributed to my hyperactive thyroid along with the other things. So, no more of that either. Just not right for my situation but it's a great herb to use if you need it. Just do your own research and make sure it is contraindicated for your situation.

What is good for hyperthyroid?

Now that I'm off the stuff that wasn't appropriate for my situation, I can focus a bit more on what herbs may actually help me with my symptoms. And focus on eating clean and keeping myself out of the hospital.

One of the supplements that I started taking right away June 2021 that worked well was L-Carnitine. I read that it may help with the symptoms of hyperthyroidism. L-Carnitine is an amino acid that is produced by the body normally. It's safe and I certainly needed to do something asap, to calm my symptoms down a bit.

The L-Carnitine did help with my heart palpitations and I am thankful to have had that available to me. I took three bottles, which lasted me about two months and got me feeling like I could go for a long walk again.

L-Carnitine dose

I started with 500 milligrams and then moved to 1,000, which the higher dose helped much better, and it doesn't hurt anything to take that much. I used this amino acid until I was able to get on the herbs appropriate for hyperthyroid. You can certainly use both responsibly if you can afford it. Also the L-Carnitine is derived from the heart muscle of bovine animals and that is technically not a vegan product so I wanted to move towards the herbs anyway. As with anything you decide to take, please do your research and find what is best for you, your self.

Vitamin supplements

I also want to make sure to take a whole food Vitamin D supplement and get enough sunshine. Vitamin D is so important for proper immune function. And often hyperthyroidism is considered an autoimmune issue called Grace's Disease, so it doesn't hurt to make sure to get enough of it.

I also started taking a wholefood sourced vitamin containing Iron, B12, with Vitamin C. I have been low on iron, so I just wanted to make sure I'm getting my levels up. And it doesn't hurt to take a bit of B12 daily as well, and extra Vitamin C. Both are very important for proper function of the body, and brain. I also started again, taking an extra vitamin C suppliment for proper immune function and to help treat my thyroid issues as well.

Remember that supplementation is good to do if you need it. It's always best to get all of your nutrients from the food you are eating. I believe in practicing a whole foods, plant based diet, which consist of mostly raw fruit, greens, as well as some soaked seeds and nuts. As always do your own due diligence and use what is best for you.

What herbs are used for hyperthyroidism?

Upon my further research I found three herbs that may be helpful for minimizing some of the symptoms mentioned above, especially the fast heart rate and anxiety.

I actually been taking these herbs for a full year as of June 2022. I can say that they do and are helping me. My heart rate is stable in the high 90's to 100 BPM. A big improvement from the 120's at rest that I was experiencing. My anxiety is also much improved as long as I am in normal situations that are not too stressful.

These herbs are BUGLEWEED, MOTHERWORT, and LEMON BALM. After I finished with the L-Carnitine I got myself on two of the three herb for starters. The reason why I started with the L-Carnitine is because I had not yet known about these herbs and the L-Carnitine was the quickest most available supplement to get started on at the time.

I then started taking the bugleweed and motherwort in liquid form 3X per day for three months as much as I could. Then I decided to try a motherwort powder in capsule form since getting the liquid was getting a bit difficult. I should have just bought the bulk herbs and made my own tincture at the start since it takes six weeks to make. But I didn't and opted to just buy the ready made products from my local health food stores.

I took these two herbs while using some of the liquid tinctures and capsulated herbs that I bought. I was still searching for a good herbal blend that would be easy to take regularly throughout the day that contained these two herbs at least.

When it comes to using herbs, you have to use them consistently for a long period of time to really see the benefits. It is important to get up to a therapeutic level if you want to have it actually work for you.

During my discovery of the bugleweed and motherwort, I also read about lemon balm. I had learned that lemon balm was also a good herb to use for hyperthyroid. So, I was open to adding this herb into my protocols as well.

The three herb blend that is helping me alot!

While looking around at thyroid supplements that was appropriate for my situation, I came across one on Amazon that contained all three of the hyperthyroid herbs that I just mentioned above. At this point I hadn't taken the Lemon Balm yet but read that it could help. I am so glad I decided to give this particular product a try. I have yet to find a thyroid support supplement like this one! You can get this from Walmart.com but I have found Amazon to have the best deal. I will tell you more about this product below. Keep reading...

FYI; THYROID SUPPORT SUPPLIMENTS; most of the thyroid support products on the market are only appropriate for HYPOTHYROID conditions and NOT HYPERTHYROID. Those products contains iodine, and herbs which will cause the production of more hormone and not less. I mentioned this above a bit. The products that I am using contains only the three herbs best to use for hyperthyroid.

I will get into that herbal blend product that I'm taking to calm down my thyroid in a minute. First let me talk a little about each of those herbs and how they can help a hyperthyroid. I first learned about these herbs while researching my condition. I hadn't known about these herbs before and you probably never heard of them either. I will just list them below and tell you what they are for and how I am using them. I have found these three herbs to be helpful in calming down my thyroid, lessening my heart palpitations and remedying my anxiety. I am thankful to be adding this into my diet and lifestyle changes.

FYI ABOUT USING HERBS; using these herbs without the necessary datary changes may not help you. I have found that eating a mucus free fruit based diet, with simple salads to be key in the potential recovery of this illness. I will do a separate post on this blog about hyperthyroid diet as well as the typical treatment options another time. But I will say that a diet that is very low iodine is key to lowering thyroid hormones. A diet rich in raw plant based foods like fruit, and greens is also an extremely important element in healing the thyroid. Did you know that goitrogenic vegetable like broccoli may actually cause your thyroid to produce less hormone? So these foods are great for a hyperthyroid but not a hypothyroid.

Hyperthyroid diet quick run down

Here is a quick run down of a hyperthyroid healing diet; avoid all high iodide containing foods like dairy, sea food, see vegetables, basically anything out of the ocean or a cow lol! Avoid hard to digest foods like meat. Avoid mucus forming foods like rice, and bread products. Like wise your diet must be gluten free. Eat high water content foods like fruits and greens. Raw is best and you may include vegetables that help to lower thyroid hormones like cruciferous veggies; broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and leaks. If hard to digest the these in the raw form you may steam them. These veggies do well in salads and can add lots of nutrient to your salads.

Hyperthyroid appropriate herbs

Bugleweed (Lycopus virginicus) is commonly used to treat hyperthyroid Grave's Disease conditions. It is an herb that helps with the hyperthyroid by lowering the thyroid hormones. It originated in Europe but can be found and is native to North America. Bugleweed is part of the mint genus. The family of Lamiaceae, but lacks the minty smell of other mint varieties. Its deep purplish-blue colored flowers bloom from May to September (depending on geographic location) and the seeds ripen from July to September.

Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) is also in the mint family. It is used as a remedy for female reproductive disorders. For example it is purported to help regulate menstrual periods, especially with anxiety. Motherwort is also used as a tonic for the heart (especially heart palpitations), as the Latin word cardiaca ("for the heart") indicates. I have found this herb to be helpful or my hyperthyroid related heart palpitations. Before I started on this herb I didn't go for walks much and my heart was very fast. Since taking the herbs for many months now I am going for our usual walks again and my anxiety is calmed way down too. My heart rate went from being around 115 at rest and in the 120's with very little activity to a manageable 90's! I have even seen in in the 80's when resting! And that is a great improvement from where I was.

Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) yet another member of the mint family, is considered a calming herb. It was used as far back as the Middle Ages to reduce stress and anxiety, promote sleep, improve appetite, and ease pain and discomfort from indigestion, gas and bloating. Some studies have found that lemon balm blocks attachment of antibodies to the thyroid cells that cause Grave's disease (hyperthyroidism). The brain's signal to the thyroid (TSH) is also blocked from further stimulating the excessively active thyroid gland in this disease. Making this herb great for hyperthyroid Grave's Disease!

I have yet to get updated blood work since getting on these herbs and the blend that I am using. I want to give it until the end of the year. I am also using diet as mentioned in this article and just all around improving on all areas of my health. I can say that using these herbs has helped me stay out of the hospital and off of the thyroid meds. I know with diet, life style and these herbs I will over come this! I have not experienced any adverse side effects, and they do not irritate my stomach. But I can't tell you that. Do your own research and give it a try for yourself.

So what am I using to get these herbs in me?

The herbal blend that I am using is called Thyroid Support by Terra Vita. This product contains all three of these herbs appropriate for a Grave's Disease Hyperthyroid condition. I have found Amazon to have the best deal. You get 3 bottles here for around $70. I have seen this on WalMart.com but you only can get one bottle. I got the 3 bottle bundle since longevity on these herbs is key to getting to a therapeutic level. And you really need the three bottles to really give it a good try and see if this is something that will help you like it has helped me.

Thyroid Support Bugleweed Motherwort and Lemon Balm

450 mg 100 Capsules 3 Pack

In conclusion I have found these herbs to be very helpful and it has allowed me to feel better and avoid medication. I do not make any claims here. I am not using medication and do not give medical advice. This information should not be taken as medical advice. I am only talking about what I am doing to overcome my hyperthyroid condition. Like I said it will take diet, lifestyle and herbs! I am only sharing what is working for me. Please do your own research. I trust you to make your own health decisions.

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Addiction and the foods killing you!

noreply@blogger.com (Joanne Utke) — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 23:39:00 +0000

Addiction and the foods you are eating

Did you know that the very "food" you are addicted to and can't stop eating is the very substances destroying your health? We are addicted to the very things killing us, This is a problem!

Warning! blunt truth contained here. This message may offend some people...

Below is a video! This is one doctor I actually enjoy listening too lol! He is a Cardiologist and speaks the truth about the food people eat and how it effects our bodies. I found this video about addiction to be specifically important because I see this addiction every day in my life. I have personally been dealing with some food addiction. In fact before I decided to go without certain foods, I never considered myself addicted to anything! Now I really can see just how foods effect me and just how addicted I was to them throughout my life. I also see it in members of my family and from people everywhere.

Little do we know that we are addicted to the drugs in foods and the drug foods like coffee, sugar, dairy. This is the real epidemic out there in this world, and it's just as real as a meth addiction. And it's just as damaging as a heroin addiction. The worst part is no one even realizes it or seems to care! In fact when you change to a clean fruit/plant based diet you will most likely be ridiculed and shamed. People (generally speaking) are so addicted to their "foods" that they feel threatened when you suggest eating any different. Even in people who are sick, fat and tired. They just don't see through the addictions and just how much they need to change. Believe me, I know lol! It's like the meth head saying they don't have a problem but consistently trying to get others to do it with them. Misery loves company and addicts do too!

This type of addiction to processed aka, drug foods is destroying people at a rapid pace! They are blinded. and blind sided by it! When we eat these foods we are so numb and dumbed down. It blinds us to what we really need to be healthy. It makes people look down on those who want to do differently, and make those changes. I am speaking from my experience. I can also say that many people t I know have been a big support. I thank you if you are one of those people :) Sure it is easy to think that meth head over there is addicted. But no one wants to point that finger back at themselves and see their coffee addiction, cheese addiction, bread addictions. The fact that they can't even go one week, or one month in their life without it should prove enough!

From my experience the only way to stop this addiction is to STOP consuming it and effectively detox the body so that you never want it again. Why? Because we we can only crave what we have consumed before. If you never used heroin, you will never crave heroin, right? If you have never been a cigarette smoker you will never crave cigarettes. It is that simple but like any addiction it may be difficult to kick. Unfortunately if you have ever ate pizza, French fries, donuts, etc.. you will definitely crave it at some point in the day, week or month. And no amount of those foods are healthy for you. But you can detox the body from all of these drugs and eliminate your desire to ever have them.

Addiction begets addiction, disease begets more disease, remember that!

Not one natural food, eaten in a natural way is addicting. Once you are on the journey you will see this for yourself. I certainly have learned this lesson from experience. I have seen the difference between eating clean and eating addictive substances. You can go off track so easily just like any other addiction. You just got to keep practicing it! Need to keep staying on track with your goals of freedom from addiction and you will get there.

Health is more important than anything you are addicted too!

If you don't believe that you are addicted to the processed foods you eat, try going without them. You will feel and see that you are in fact addicted to it. For example if you think that you aren't addicted to bread products for example, stop eating it! If you think that you are not addicted to coffee, try going without it. What about the cheese that people tell me they cannot live without? If you can't go without it, even though it is better for you not to have it, you are addicted! These substances offer nothing in the way of nutrition or anything good for your body, yet you consume them every day. You are tired, and bloated every day! Yet you still put these things in your mouth! YOU ARE ADDICTED so wake up about it and start making changes every day to free yourself from it.

Try eliminating these things from your diet and you will see just what a junky you are! Like wise after some time off the stuff you will see how much better you can feel.

It will take some will power at first, and you will need to remove all of the old waste from your bowels. You will need to eat a clean or cleaner diet. You will even need to get rid of candida and parasites from your body too. Once you bring balance to your body with fasting, eliminating waste and right eating, you will over come any addiction! Watch the video below for motivation and more information. Then you will need to do the work eliminating your waste and eliminating all drugs in any form from your life! And come back here for more information about how to actually do this.

You can check out my step by step plan to wean yourself off of addictive animal based foods and all processed foods. And just get going on this! Your life depends on it and you are most definably worth more than the drugs you are eating. Isn't your life worth more than pizza? Than why do you trade your life for pizza? Why are you feeding drugs to your kids? These are things I think about all the time. It keeps me going. I want to be a great example to my children. I want to show them that there is a better way.

By the way eating clean and feeling your best is NOT about living forever. I get that objection all the time from people. God knows how long you have. I am 42 years old and if I die at 80 I am half way through my life right now. Eating clean is about feeling your best now, living your best life now! Being free NOW from addiction and a dependency on Industry garbage! Life is short and you don't want to make it shorter. Don't you want to have a better quality of life? Because that is what this is all about. When it comes to food it is quality, not quantity! The same good go for life. Certainly we want to live 100 years, but most people do not. What about having the best quality of a life that you can no matter how long that ends up being?

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My Green Goddess salad | Raw Food Recipes

noreply@blogger.com (Joanne Utke) — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 02:27:00 +0000

I decided to try the Green Goddess salad!

I saw it first on My Healthy Dish YouTube channel.

This is an Easy Raw Vegan Recipe that you are sure to love.

I am always looking for ways to eat more raw green foods. I looked up a few versions of this salad but decided to make my own version out of what I already had in the fridge. I think it turned out pretty good so I am documenting it here for those who want to try. You can customize it to what you like and to what you have in your fridge. Bottom line is use what you have, make it taste good and eat it lol!

First I made my dressing;

I used my small blender that I bought for making dressings. I have a Vitamix but it is too big for my dressings. If I was making a larger amount I would use my Vitamix. In this case I was only making enough for one meal. See the Kitchen Ware Must Have Items page for the blender the I use.

In a blender use; 1 clove garlic, about 3 tablespoons worth of chives, 1 stalk of celery, and a little bit of ginger. When using garlic and ginger use what you like, both these herbs can be very overpowering. And, 1/2 cup soaked cashews, the juice of 1 lemon, 2 dates and a bit of water to thin it out a little. Use water carefully so that you can add it as needed.

You can make it as thick as you want!

Make sure to soak your raw cashews for about 15 minutes before using. This will make a creamier dressing for your greens and easier to digest. Blend and set aside :)

For the salad I used;

1 cucumber, 1 zucchini, a decent handful of spinach, 1 stalk celery, a little over 1 cup raw broccoli chopped and and 1/2 cup some chicory we had growing in the garden. Honestly the chicory was very bitter so I didn't use too much. Some romaine or iceberg lettuce would have been better. You can use lettuce, and whatever else you like. For the amount of dressing that this recipe made, it was about six cups of salad material in my bowel.

I then poured the dressing over the salad and mixed it up well. I like it when it's all mixed together.

I like my salads coated well with the dressing. So it turned out to make about 1 cup of dressing and like I said the salad material was a out 6 cups. This dressing was pretty good for me and a fat based dressing is the best when you are eating greens. I feel like the fat helps the greens go down and make it more palatable for me. It also breaks up the acidity of the lemon. For those who are watching your sugar you may omit the dates in this recipe. I did not use any salt or additional spices.

It took me about an hour to eat this since I took my time and was creating this blog post. But it was a satisfying salad and I didn't need to run to the store to buy anything. If you don't have cashews on hand try hemp hearts, soaked walnuts or even avocado will do. There is certainly many ways to make a green goddess salad. Look up some recipes and use what you have.

You can always substitute lemon or lime juice for vinegar, and whatever fat that you want to use. I personally avoid oils and find it much better to use a whole avocado instead. I also avoid salt so I didn't add any of that, since the celery is a great salt substitute. I liked this salad pretty well, and I was able to get these greens in me. It was also very filling and I did not feel a craving for anything else.

A win, win for sure!

This day I fasted until noon as usual, with the exception of lemon water first thing in the morning, then at noon I ate a good sized 6 banana and 1 tablespoon cacao smoothie. Until early evening when I made this salad. I took my time eating it and other than a few oranges will be my last meal. I try to keep things simple and light. The cashews was my fat for the day but I try not to eat that much fat every day. Like I said it does help with eating greens quite well, and I do need to eat more greens.

When it comes to a successful raw diet adding greens in the form of smoothies, juices, and salads is a must for satisfying meals that you don't find yourself wanting anything else. Green vegetable and fruits like I made here in this salad will give you many nutrients that you need. Not to mention filing!

I hope that you liked this post and it inspired you to make your own Green Goddess salad. Let me know what you think in the comments below. For more content like this you may subscribe with your email using the form on the side bar. You may browse this blogs content by going to the Welcome page, the search feature at the top as well as the topic links on the side bar. For more of the recipes that I like to use check out my Recipe page.

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Dr. Herbert Shelton | Natural Hygiene | Natural Health | Fasting

noreply@blogger.com (Joanne Utke) — Sun, 10 Oct 2021 20:48:00 +0000

I have been listening to Dr, Herbert Shelton audio tapes from the 1950's. They are available on YouTube and I have also saved them to my Odysee account for archival purposes, that way they can be enjoyed for years to come. For those who don't know Herbert Shelton was one of natural health pioneers of twentieth century. He was a modern man who spoke to the modern age.

He was a speaker on health. He also owned and operated many fasting healing clinics in which many people found their health. He is a man who doesn't beat around the bush, telling it exactly how it is. If you listen to his invaluable audio recording you will see just that. We are blessed to have this information at our finger tips where we can take a listen. We are even more blessed when we implement what he is teaching us.

In this day and age as well as in his own, we deserve and desperately need this information. It is a shame that this knowledge of Natural Hygiene is not the standard in the medical care industry. It was Dr. Shelton's dream that everyone could find healing following the natural mode of living outlined in his talks. Herbert Shelton is also a published author of books like The Science and Fine are of Fasting, Natural Hygiene; Man's Pristine Way of Life, Fasting Can Save Your Life, and many more excellent books that we would be blessed to own and read.

A blog about Natural Health is incomplete without mentioning and recommending Dr. Herbert Shelton. if you are as interested in learning about and implementing natural health techniques in your life style as I am, than you will also love Shelton's work. The quote above is one of my favorite things he has said. He said "the biggest room is the room for improvement." That is a lot like what I have always said, my mantra "today I will be better than I was yesterday.!" We should always strive to be better, we can always eat better, exercise more often, or have a better attitude. Don't you think?

I think that is what makes life interesting and how we are able to grow as human beings. Life is about learning and implementing. Finding a better way to do things. When we stop doing that we stop growing and becoming a better version of ourselves. Sure it would be great if we were perfect without all of the work. That is just not how it goes with us. So keep moving forward and keep improving on yourself. Don't beat yourself up when you don't just keep practicing a better way and you will get there.

To get you started on learning from Shelton's work I have imbedded one below. I have also included a link to more of his wonderful work. These audios are from the 1950's, so the quality is not what you would get from the same audio produced today.

With patients or a quiet room you will have no problem listening. I often listen to the same audio multiple times. These audios are usual more than an hour long so I like to bring it up on my cell phone and use my ear buds so I can listen while I am doing something else.

Take notes, listen often and start implementing everything that you learn.

How To Get & Stay Well - Dr. Herbert M. Shelton (Clearer Audio) - Natural Hygiene

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A Step by Step Eating Plan Made for You!

noreply@blogger.com (Joanne Utke) — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 18:27:00 +0000

Allow the body to cleanse and heal itself.

A STEP BY STEP PLAN for My friend Nicole and anyone who wants to know exactly how to transition to a plant based diet, and begin the healing process for themselves.

First a few things to remember!

Change your mindset and forget about what you think you want.

Focus on what you need to do to achieve your goals.

Keep moving forward!

Don't beat yourself up for not being perfect.

Practice makes perfect!

Focus on cleansing natural food.

Nutrient dense, not calorically dense foods.

Good food water, air, sunshine, environment, thoughts and habits goes a long way!

Only you can provide yourself with these vital ingredients for a healthy life.

I realize there is a lot you may need to change.

I have included them here in order of what I feel is the most important.

The goal here is to achieve the health goals that you desire.

There is no quick fix or magic pill.

You can do this!

You may do each step in a one day or one week, or what works for you. You decide for yourself how much time you are going to need to put into each step. So for example step #1 can be your first week, and then #2 your next week, etc.. Remember that each week you are giving up something or making a necessary change like eating legumes instead of meat. Eating your proteins with greens and veggies and NOT grain, and grain products which modern diets are accustomed too. FYI; this is a general guide that I feel most people would be happy with. It is a great start and you will be well on your way to transitioning to a fully raw or mostly raw fruit based diet with simple salads if that is what you want to do. Remember your success is up to you. You are the only one who can do it for yourself! I am not a doctor, nor do I want to be.

I have made this plan as simple and as easy as possible for most people who really want and need to make a change for their health. Remember when you are suffering form body breakdown, toxemia, the dis-ease of the body, nothing will change if you don't change! But you will get worst if you don't make the necessary changes! Notice that for this plan we will be following proper food combining rules as well. I will include a food combining chart below. Eating proper foods in the right combinations is important for the digestion and elimination of the foods you eat. Please let me know what you think about this in the comments below.

Remember each step can be done in a day or a week, or even a month. You may also mix up the order to fit your needs. Feel free to print this out if you can. Take notes, highlight key points, especially the steps that you most need to work on. Most important in your transitioning to a truly healthy plant based, raw or mostly raw diet is patience, and the will to be at your best health. Once you have mastered a step move on to the next one and so on. If totally vegan is not your goal then just make sure to follow the proper digestion tips for eating proteins.

Step 1. Avoid grains, grain products. These are very damaging to the GI, mucus forming, INFLAMMATORY and clog up the system like glue!

If you must have a grain like rice once in awhile please choose long grain brown rice, quinoa and gluten free oats. That way you get fiber and nutrition that you need while transitioning to a more mucus free diet of mostly fresh raw foods. Organic is always best of course. In the case of brown rice and quinoa eat it with a lot of veggies, and greens NOT A PROTEIN, for proper digestion and elimination. Oats can be included with lots of fruit for, and a bit of honey or agave for a sweet and filing meal.

Step 2. Give up dairy products, and eggs. These items are highly mucus forming, acid producing, and cell damaging.

Eat real food instead. Fruit for breakfast ALWAYS, avocado instead of cheeses, and home made nut based salad dressings, instead of the milk and soy based variety. if you want a breakfast that is filling and healthy choose fruit only, or the oatmeal with lots of fruit. If you must eat yogurt, learn how to make it yourself from oat milk, cashew milk, or coconut milk. Obviously it is best to make these items yourself too. YouTube and a Google search can help you with that.

Step 3. Give up energy drinks, soda, and coffee. These items are addicting, acid forming, and very damaging to the body especially the GI tract.

Include green tea with honey or agave, hot lemon water or herbal tea instead. You may also make lemonade sweetened with a good quality natural sweetener. And don't forget that pure water is also a good option lol!

Step 4. MINIMAL PROTEINS, like fish or chicken and soaked well cooked beans/legumes are good for transitioning. You must eat proteins with a salad and or vegetables ONLY! DO NOT EAT RED MEAT AT ALL! Especially if you are suffering from any kind of bowel issues. It is a bad idea for diverticulitis especially, because it's not easily digested and sits in the GI tract for a long time causing putrefaction and bacteria that can eat away at the intestinal lining.

You should use whole beans, legumes as a meat substitute, which is better. Soak them over night and use a slow cooker for easy preparation in the morning. Beans are great on top of salads too! Proteins such as beans, legumes, meats must be eaten with vegetables and greens ONLY for better digestion and elimination. Eating proteins with grains, bread products is a bad idea and will not help the digestion of these hard to digest foods, and cause proteins to sit in the intestines to long.

Step 5. Eat mostly fruits of all kinds, greens, vegetables, as much as possible.

Remember beans, legumes and certain meats are fine for transitioning and a few times per week but only eaten with greens salads and or vegetables. The bulk of your diet should consist of FRUIT, AND EASILY DIGESTED GREENS AND VEGGIES. An optimal cleansing and healing diet consists of at least 75% fresh, ripe raw fruit, greens and vegetables. For cooked options; you may steam your veggies if you have a problem digesting them raw. Also simple salads with lots of raw water rich greens is best. You may use baked or steamed veggies for a salad topping also. Choose a fruit based or nut based dressing that you make at home. Stewed fruit in a bit of lemon juice is a nice cooked fruit option as well.

A diet that consist of only raw and cooked fruit, greens, vegetables, some seeds, and minimal nuts is a healthy mucus lean healing diet. Omit the nuts for easier digestion and mucus free diet. I find that easily digested seeds like sunflower seeds, chia seeds are best for a raw and mostly raw plant based diet. (IMPORTANT) those who have been diagnosed with diverticulitis/diverticulosis must avoid foods with small seeds like strawberries or chia seeds until intestinal lining has healed from pitting and your doctor gives you the OK. Talk to your doctor about what seeded foods you should avoid. Nuts like almonds, cashews, walnuts etc.. can be hard to digest and must be soaked and blended for best results. This is why I say use nuts soaked and blended as a salad dressing.

Step 6. Avoid spicy veggies like hot peppers and spicy salsas.

If you are like me and have GI issues, then you will understand why I mention this step. Spicy foods may taste good but they are not good for your Gastrointestinal Tract at all, especially if you already have digestion issues. Spicy veggies, foods can prove to be a real pain in the ass on your next bowel movement, if you know what I mean. It's just better to avoid foods that literally burn your insides. Choose healing herbs instead, turmeric is a great one to add into your diet daily. If you want a little spice that won't burn you, choose garlic and ginger instead.

This last step is in addition to all of the progress you have already made. If you need to lose weight or just want to give your body a break from all of it's hard work everyday.

Step 7. Practice intermittent fasting. GIVE YOUR BODY A BREAK!

Breakfast at noon is a great place to start, that is what I have been doing for a few years. Also stop eating by the evening like 7 or 8pm. Adjust times to fit your schedule of course, but make sure there is about 15-20 hours of the day, including sleeping when you are not eating. Activity is fine during intermittent fasting just not for a long term fasting session of more than a day. Rest during long fasts for best results. The point of fasting is to simply give the body a break. Consider that the most energy demanding activity that the body performs is digestion. When the body is digesting all the time, especially while sleeping it uses up available energy that the body needs for the healing process. This is why sleeping on a full stomach is not a good idea, because that is when the body does most of it's healing. You should stop eating a couple hours before going to bed. Likewise get enough sleep too!

I hop this guide was helpful for you. Pay attention to the links below for more information.

From Joanne :) God bless you and your family!

If you liked this post you will probably also like these...

Diverticulitis | Stomach and Bowel Issues

Here is a helpful chart for using proper food combinations. You should print one out and keep it with you.

Dr Herbert M. Shelton - Natural Hygiene & the Theory of Food Combining

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My Healing Journey update 2021 | Hyperthyroid stuff and more

noreply@blogger.com (Joanne Utke) — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 18:34:00 +0000

Keeping it real and not hiding anything about my journey. My prayer is that my mistakes and set backs can be a lesson learned for you as it is for me.

A message to those on a healing journey and who take the time and read this. Thank you in advance for the support! For those who have followed me and read about my journey. You know that I have been into natural health since I was a young adult. Unfortunately not to the extent that I believe now or to the extent that I need to be. In the last few years I have been actually practicing for the most part, or at least trying to practice an extreme (by societies standards) form of natural health, a Genesis 1:29 inspired diet. Please don't look at my content and think that I am a master of this diet! That I haven't struggled with it. I write and have this blog to share my journey with those who it may help. And possibly inspire others to embark on a healing journey as well.

I AM NOT, NORE DO I WANT TO BE A GURU OR A DOCTOR! I am only sharing what I've learned, experienced and and believe with you. Take it or leave it. I hope that you can learn from my experiences. Do not think that I have not struggled with my diet, and in my life! Do not assume that the people on YouTube, or anyone online for that matter doesn't struggle just like you do, like I do. There are certainly conditions and situations that make the struggle harder or easier depending on the situation.

My Journey!

The first year starting in Oct of 2017 I was practicing what is known as a fruitarian diet, mostly or all fruit, with the exception of a few transition items like sweet potato, or steamed veggies, to get me through the holidays with my family. Not ideal but I was 99% of the way their that first year. I was also using Dr. Morse herbal products with some good result, especially the stomach and bowel formula. I absolutely loved the stomach and bowel formula. I felt like I got a good clean out and it helped heal my stomach a little bit from all of the years of wrong eating, and stomach trouble. And I only took it for a month or one bottle.

That year I felt really good energized, healthy and two of my major problems, at the time was relieved during and after that first year. Getting on a fruit diet and beginning to clean out my system was just what my body needed! I have no regrets about that first year and I am glad I did it. I could have done it better but it was my first time and no regrets. The two major problems that I had prior to embarking on this journey was chronic yeast infections and recurrent UTI symptoms. For some background information, I was suffering from a 20 year long chronic yeast infections, that started when I took hormonal birth control at about 19 years old. I only took it for 3 years but that was enough to set me up for chronic yeast infections for the next 20 years! I literally had an infection every 3 months on average that whole time. And the medications only offered me temporary relief. By the time I was in my 30's however it was more like every month. So ya, a big problem!

I was also experiencing frequent UTI symptoms which a few years earlier from 2017 got me into a half year long pharmaceutical trap! I thankfully knew enough to recognize it and got out of it. Long story short that trap or vortex as I like to call it, of antibiotics and antifungals was extremely damaging to my body. Thankfully I got myself out of that trap. But I was left with an even more toxic and very damaged state. In addition to the discovering of my thyroid nodules, this state I was in helped me to make the decision to do something that by societies standards is drastic.

But then chronic depression, family trouble, etc.. got to me... I was also still cooking for my family, and people were consistently pushing food in my face so that makes it very hard to stay on track. I can't, at this time afford to see a Naturopath or get a coach to help me through it. I have to be my own practitioner! Don't get me wrong I know that ultimately, I have the power to make wise choices for myself. I really don't blame anyone but me. It is hard to change, especially when you are consistently told not too. FYI; you probably won't get much support for doing this. Don't count on your doctor or your family to support you. But do it anyway!

I was also experiencing leg cramping, muscle fatigue, and a blood test in 2019 reveled that my calcium and iron was low. I do not attribute this to my fruit based diet, but to the fact that my GI wasn't cleaned out good enough yet, and the digestive issues that I have had for a long time also contributed to this. But later I learned that it was my thyroid that was causing these deficiencies. Low iron is associated with hyperthyroid, as well as the other things that was going wrong with me. Also just not eating enough fruit calories to give my body everything that it needed. Fruit diet rule #1 EAT A LOT OF FRUIT! And get the GI cleaned from the inside out asap. I can say that the hardest part for me was eating enough food. And not eliminating waste effectively as I could. Even still I managed to overcome the yeast and the UTI. But please keep reading...

Even though I was still fruit based after that first year and so on, I started adding in more of that cooked comfort food again, but only in the evenings. I ate fruit for a first meal ÷ snacking, or second meal until evening and I would eat whatever plant based foods that I had prepared for my family or that was available, or easy for me at the time. I feel like I was being lazy and I figured what the hell! Maybe it will help bring my iron up, so I ate lentils, vegan split pea soup, rice, and unfortunately my bread addiction crept right back up. We humans have a way of justifying why we do things that we know may harm us. And just not giving it my all. Not fighting hard enough for myself. That is typically for me actually.

If you read part 1 of this post about my health journey and The Mucusless Diet Healing System you will get a bit more information on how food addiction works. And hopefully you will have a better understanding of what I have been going through. Please take a look tat that too if you can and thank you!

Unfortunately that lasted until April of this year 2021. Not only did my eating of beans, legumes, pea soup, rice, nuts, seeds and bread NOT lead to the improvement of my iron levels it actually made it worst! My most recent blood work 2020 indicated that my iron levels were even worst than the first time I tested low a year before, after that first year of a fruit diet. Although my calcium did go back to a normal range thankfully. In addition to my iron NOT improving on a plant based diet, some other things got worst too. One of those things being hemorrhoids, digestive and elimination issues. And another one of those things being that my biggest complex nodule went from a 4.3 to a 4.9! 😬 And so began my hyperthyroid journey.

I started having trouble with hemorrhoids back in my early adult years when I was diagnosed with the H Pillory ulcer creating bacteria. In those days I did have an ulcer and I was experiencing horrible acid reflux. I was treated with the Prev. Pack which is a lot of drugs taken twice daily for a couple weeks. Well it got rid of the bacteria creating my ulcers, but it left me with constipation. Constipation that created hemorrhoids. So not a new problem! And definitely not a problem created by eating fruit, but cooked plant based protein foods.

That's when I started paying more attention to what I was eating and tried to add in more high fiber foods, fruit, and veggies, even back then! Unfortunately, but not surprisingly the doctors were not helpful in that, so I was on my own, as usual. I was still eating cheese and meat sparingly but by societies standards I was a health nut! And got shit for it all the time.

I regret not listening to Dr. Lorain Day more in those early days. She promoted a mostly raw, vegan diet for the elimination of disease and healing the body. That's why I have several of her tapes. I loved to hear her speak but just didn't get the vegan part back then, and it just didn't register with me then. Oh, how I wish I had listened to her more and implemented everything she said. I would have avoided hemorrhoids, yeast, UTI, and thyroid nodules all together.

I really believe that!

Going back to not only did adding in cooked plant based foods like beans, legumes, peas, rice and bread NOT HELP ME, but it made my colon issues much worst! I already was having some elimination problems even eating only, or mostly fruit that first year. But I didn't have hemorrhoid flare ups and I only had to eat more fruit, or add in a meal of boiled sweet potatoes for a solution. So for about 2 years now of eating a lot more cooked plant based foods than I believe that I should, I am left with a bad issue, or a pain in my ass I should say!

I am worried that the damage is done and colon cancer is in my future, apparently both colon cancer and hemorrhoids have similar symptoms. I don't really think so but it is on my mind. And actually these nodules are probably my biggest concern. I am determined to finish what I started back in 2017. I believe that natural healing is possible for me not only for this pain in my ass, but also for eliminating my thyroid nodules. I so much want to succeed in this! I know that I need to fast with Loren Lockman at his beautiful Costa Rica place but that is just not an option for me right now. I will have to settle for good old fashion will power, strength, divine help and determination despite anything or anyone that may be a stumbling block for me in my life.

No this life of natural health is not easy, don't believe anyone that tells you it is! If you want to heal yourself naturally you must change everything about yourself. You have to become a person with a mind for health and healing, not for a magic pill! You have to not care what anyone thinks about you, or what anyone says to you. You have to be in your mind and body always! It can be done but it is difficult because it's not the way the world wants you to be, it's not the way society wants you to be, it's not the way your government wants you to be. People will tell you that you are killing yourself and that you are crazy. But we have to look past all of that, and keep our eyes on the prize of true and natural health! And a better quality of life.

I am writing this to show you that I am only human and have struggled in the past few years to make my goals, and do what I set out to do three years ago. I am determined but it is not easy and I am suffering because of my lack of control, or my desire to be more acceptable to my family members who I know care about me. I believe with out a doubt that eating in accordance with Genesis 1:29 is the key to health, both physically and spiritually. But like I said in my video, I do have some odds against me. And I need to get these amalgams out of my mouth. I need to stay stress free, and I need to stay on track.

I know that I can heal my body if only I can take control of my life, my emotions and my food choices. I wish this post was a complete success story but it is not even though like I said those two major issues are better. And I lost the extra weight that I was carrying around. Click link for video. I am thankful for the progress that I have made in the past few years, but I know that in a lot of ways I have just begun. There is still so much for me to do and accomplish.

Natural health is a life long commitment. It's not a quick fix, a magic pill or a one time thing. You can't just take a pill, change nothing, and expect things to just get better. Disease doesn't just happen, it is created in your body by the choices you have made and the foods you have eaten. This is something that we will work on and towards our entire life. THERE IS A TRANSITION PERIOD THAT YOU NEED TO GO THROUGH TOO. That is why I call it a journey. It is a journey to rediscovering your true self, a healthier, happier self that is not dependent on doctors, pharmaceutical companies or the government. Another reason why I am writing this is because if I die of thyroid or colon cancer I do not want a fruit based, plant based diet to be the blame. Because IT'S NOT! It is my standard American diet to blame, and my struggle to do everything that I need to in order to help my body heal. And God knows it may be too late for me to achieve complete natural health at age 41 years old.

I honesty don't know how this journey will end. God willing I will do what it takes and heal! God willing I will live a long time. But only God knows that! What I do know is that I am determined to do what it takes, I am willing to do what it takes, it is hard to do what it takes, but I am up for the challenge. And boy did I underestimate the challenge! It would be easier if I lived alone but I don't. It would be easier if I could fly away to Costa Rica and hide out for a few months in order to make more progress. But I can't do that right now!

I want to be an inspiration to others and I don't want to die not trying either. My message is clear, eat a clean Genesis 1:29 diet, incorporate fasting, learn everything you can to help yourself and just do it NO MATTER WHAT OTHERS THINK OR SAY TO YOU! This is your life and your body! Take care of it! I wish I had done what it takes a long time ago. I wish that I was stronger, happier, more productive. I vow to do my best, but I am not sure that will be good enough.

I have said before that I will heal myself naturally or die trying! Just don't blame the plan, the system if I don't, just blame me. Systems don't fail, people do! I don't want people to think that natural healing is not possible, or some pie in the sky. I want people to fight for themselves, even more than I ever did for myself. Don't be sad or depressed and eat food that you know won't help you reach your goals. No matter who is telling you otherwise!

In a lot of ways for me eating damaging foods is kind of a suicidal thing to do. Not that I am suicidal in the sense that I would directly do something to kill myself. I love God and my life. But I know what foods hurt me and which ones help me. So when I get depressed I either don't eat at all (which is better than binging on mucus forming, constipating foods) or I just eat what society calls comfort food. Comfort food offers a temporary numbing down of emotions but in the long run creates disease. It's what I do when I just don't care anymore. Maybe some of you reading can relate. I am just being honest about my struggles. And determined to stop that destructive cycle in my own life.

On the other hand fruits, berries, melons, greens may not offer much in the way of numbing you down of your emotions, and comforting you in a stressful situation but it will enhance your good feelings, give you energy, and help your body eliminate toxic disease creating waste and heal your body! DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED. Learn more, do more, eat better! I know that my first fruity year I felt pretty good, and had lots of energy.

I had to work through my depression by focusing on myself but honestly that only lasts so long. I can't stress to you enough how much an over all life style, mind set, change is needed to make Natural Health work for you. Like I said before you literally have to change everything about your life!! And you need to be surrounded by people who support you 100% on your journey. Surrounding yourself with others on the same journey is best if possible. Certainly not possible for me. Although my husband does a good job trying to support me and work on his own health challenges as well.

I am going to end this very honest update of my journey. Keep in mind that I am in no way giving up! I am continuing to improve on my diet, eat a clean fruit based diet with greens/herbs/some veggies according to Genesis 1:29. with a focus on the fruit. I also need to do some water fasting and some juice fasting as well for best results.

It's just at 41 years old at the time of writing this update, I am not sure that I have enough time and energy to achieve my goals. I am however hopeful that I will! If that makes any sense lol! I am determined to master The Mucusless Diet Healing System aka Genesis 1:29. There are still a few things I have to work out. One thing being my mind! I have been experiencing very depressive thoughts and most of the time I just don't care anymore.

I was taking whole food iron supplements and avoiding the synthetic stuff the NP gave me. So for starters I got Garden of Life Blood builder supplement with iron, B12, Vitamin C and probiotics to help in my iron levels and digestion goals. But I did wait too long to get started on it. My iron first checked low in 2019. FYI: my B12 was fine it's just that this supplement comes with it and I figured it wouldn't hurt to take it. If I feel like I need a higher dose iron then I will get that too but I am trying to keep it whole food sources. My goals have stayed the same. Eat a clean Genesis 1:29 inspired diet, fast, juice, build up my muscle with calisthenics, and have a positive attitude.

I also have been taking a whole food Vitamin D which is important for hyperthyroid, as well as selenium but my selenium levels were in range when we checked it. A for herbs I am taking making a tea out of licorice root, nettle, dandelion root and leaf. I am also taking Bugleweed and Motherswort to manage my hyperthyroid symptoms a bit. The Bugleweed is supposed to lower the T4, T3, as well as help the heart palpitations and the Motherswort also helps the heart palpitations. I have been taking these two since mid June 2021, and may or may not continue. I do feel like it helps the heart palpitations but my blood work still showed elevated thyroid hormone as of the beginning of August. So I am looking at Dr. Morse endocrine formula and pituitary formula if that will help. And also the lymphatic system formula too, which I did take a bottle back a couple years ago. Morse says that nodules are a lymphatic stagnation problem so definitely need to keep it moving, especially in the thyroid area.

I need to stay on fruit, and simple salads for proper elimination. I also need to eat more, that is a hard one for me. I am going to work on some easy vegetable recipes cooked or not, that way I can try and eat more mineral rich foods, just to get more plant foods in me. I also have to FINALLY GET MY GUT CLEANED OUT better. Like I said I want to get back on Dr. Morse Stomach and bowel formula. And just keep moving forward! No more beans, legumes, pea soup, white potatoes, rice, or bread, even the whole wheat seeded Dave's bread which is a hard one for me to say no to if I have it at home. I have learned the hard way, but I do have a better understanding of how food, even "healthy" food by societies standards effects my body.

I am once again reminded of my goals and what I need to be doing.

Anyway, God willing, and God bless!

From Joanne

Here is some more information for those who need it and want to watch like I have many times.

Dr. Morse Thyroid Nodule, Blood Types, Electro Sensitivity

A little video I made showing you how to make that herbal tea that I mentioned in this post.

By the way if you would like to support me on my journey please like and subscribe to my YouTube Channel, as well as click on my Amazon links before you buy stuff on Amazon. I highly recommend The Detox Miracle Source book by Dr. Robert Morse as well as The Mucusless Diet Healing System both located on the side bar of this blog.

For part one of my 2021 journey see this article.

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No more Facebook, IG, Twitter for me!

noreply@blogger.com (Joanne Utke) — Sat, 17 Apr 2021 17:47:00 +0000

The title says it all! Yes I deleted my social media trio and will continue to make some changes. I just don't want to be apart of the system, the world that they are creating anymore. By "they" I mean big pharma, our government, and social media dictators and the like! They think that they can own our lives, and the freedom of speech that we are supposed to have. They don't want us to question the world that they are creating, or anything that they are dong for that matter. I am not ok with that! This is why I am rethinking my use of their platforms and making a few changes to my online presence. For now I am keeping up my bloggers but I am working on hosting my own sites and email. Obviously YouTube and Google will be the last to go. For now I am working out from my blogs and my Odysee channels. Join me on Odysee by the way by clicking that link and getting a free anonymous, decentralized, free market account. All you need is an email! Please come back here to my blog for more information on health. Remember to stay strong in your journey. Remember that Health doesn't come from a pill or a needle. Health comes from you! Your body, the food you choose to eat, the choices that you make. And the thoughts in your head. Health can't be mandated, or coerced, it can't be bought or sold. It is something that is given to you by Nature, and is your right to have. But you have to do the work to get it. You can't win if ur not in.

You have to change!
I have to change!
We have to change!
Genesis 1:29

Deactivating my Facebook IG Twitter. Why have I deactivated? Here's the gist if it...

As of April 17th after being off of Facebook for Lent I decided to just go ahead and deactivate my accounts. I thought for a long time about it. One thing that kept me in it was thinking about all of the time I have spend posting content, talking to people over the years, etc,, Seriously a lot of time spent! I know many people can relate. I have been on some sort of "social" media for a very long time and was kind of attached to it. I had pages for vaccine safety information, My Fruit Thing (Natural Health), one for my pro life beliefs, and even one for my Catholic beliefs.

I pretty much had a Facebook page for everything. I enjoyed posting to them and discussing these topics with whom ever was willing to take the time out of their day to say something. Plus I needed a place to share links to my blogs, so I probably hung on a bit to long. I didn't even care that most people, even my own friends and family paid very little if any attention to it. In fact over the 20 years that I have been on some form of social media online I have found that 95% of all your friends and even family on with you will NOT even care one iota about it! Truth!

Even if it is a topic or article that I am extremely passionate about. Nope, most people don't care about it or even see it! I began to wonder what I was even doing using such platforms if the people I care most about don't even see it. But I kept on posting and hoping for the best. I had even been treated badly by my own family member just for sharing Natural Health information that I thought could be helpful with someone that I care very much about.

I learned a long time ago that people want you to know what is on their mind, or what they have to offer, but not what you have. I learned that the world of Social Media is often very one sided, argumentative, news oriented, controlled, and not to mention not very private. Although I never posted much about my own personal life, just my own thoughts/opinions on things.

Enter 2020; the 'pandemic" hit in early 2020 and I don't think I have to tell you but the media began with the most impressive fear campaign I have ever lived through! I had thought the 2009 H1N1 was bad but this one (Covid19) takes the cake. But I kind of seen it coming after the whole Disney measles fiasco and the "you better get your measles shot" propaganda crusade that we witnessed happening a year or so earlier.

But in early 2020 I had no idea that the news was going to become an even bigger problem. You see I gave up watching the news 23 years ago, and also canceled our cable television subscriptions. I didn't want to subject myself and support that anymore. Such lies, misrepresenting of the truth, leaving out of critical information only to push a specific narrative and get folks to believe a certain way. Not to mention cable television with all of it's filth and mind altering programming..

I always thought of social media the way they wanted me too and continued to use it while making those excuses that justify why it was a good idea and something that I should be spending my time doing. I am also by nature a social person and did want to meet new people. I enjoyed making content to post and I felt like I was "speaking my mind" and "expressing myself," even helping people educate themselves.

But sometimes it felt like Gossip or like News even. Remember I gave up the news a long time ago and somehow I didn't think social media was like the news. But the 2020 pandemic showed me, and confirmed a lot about the world, media, news, government and many of my social media acquaintances. I quickly learned just how controlled social media actually was, and how quickly most people fed right into it and I saw/see how bad it got.

They literally censored and continue too censor anyone that disagrees with the news narratives that were being pushed on the American people faster than you can say "corruption." I then realized that I was being bombarded with the one thing I had been avoiding for the last 23 years, the News! I also noticed something else, Gossip! I realized that social media like Facebook is just a Gossip outlet. As a Christian I know that Gossip is wrong and not a productive way to create meaningful relationships.

It is also very addicting and from my experience things that are addicting are not good for us. Addictions separate us from the people that need us the most, those closest to us. And we can think of a dozen examples of a relationship that were hurt by a Facebook or Twitter post. In fact Twitter posts have ruined careers and even severed trustful relationships.

I honestly believe that we are not meant to share every aspect of our lives and thoughts on public platforms. Don't get me wrong I get the usefulness of social media for businesses, networking, and finding like minded folks to learn from. But I now think that the bad out ways the good. There are other ways to communicate, Network and share ideas with people. It's called real life! And good old fashioned face to face conversations. lol!

Going back to my pandemic level social media experience of censoring what is supposed to be free speech, social media giants acting like communist dictators, while they bow to the state, and push what I am calling "the mark of the state." I have just seen, heard and had enough! Just not for me and not in line with the person that I want to be and the kind of people I want in my life.

I already had a good friend that I met on FB deactivate her account and I honesty admired her for that. She is also a Christian woman and her example has spoken to me. I also have another good friend who is also a Christian woman who has always stayed away from Social media, and never really got into it for good reasons. I always respected that. I also want to mention my own son who has taught me that privacy is most important and that we need to protect it before it's too late.

I am constantly proud of his example of being anti government, privacy motivated, add blocking, self driven, and how he has successfully stayed away from the social media bull shit. I am always learning from him and being inspired to think a bit differently. I have and I know I will continue to learn from him. Their examples have had an impact on me and I am thankful God has worked through them to help liberate me from what I now accept as very worldly, government controlled, addictive, mind altering and not very productive activity. Just like the news lol!

In my life I have spent a lot of time not listening to Jesus's Word, and pretty much just doing the opposite of what I believe is right. In the last many years of my life however I have just desired to live a life more in line with what He has told us through Sacred Scripture. Because honesty doing it my way just didn't work for me spiritually and emotionally. I find the most comforting thing about life is the fact that He is here with us and that He loves us. He desires that we live His Word, and conduct our lives in a worthy manner. I hear His Words in my mind so often,

"Love not the world, nor the things which are in the world. If any man love the world, the charity of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, is the concupiscence of the flesh, and the concupiscence of the eyes, and the pride of life, which is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the concupiscence thereof: but he that doth the will of God, abideth for ever." (1 John 2:15-17 DR)

He teaches us to be in the world but not to be of the world! I think that means not participating in all of those things that cause suffering, promote sinful behavior, unhealthy habits, division in families, friendships, gossip and worldly ideas. I also believe that includes the support of many Politian's, government policies, certain laws, the news and now social media like Facebook. I am not saying that social media is all bad, I am just calling it like I personally see it. I feel like Jesus would rather meet a person face to face where they are at and not on some screen.

As a Christian I know that mixed up with every lie is a bit of truth. And the father of lies (you should know who that is) is also the father of deception. Certainly we must take the good with the bad in many situations but I want to live my life on my terms, in accordance with the life principles given to us by Christ. My decision to deactivate my Facebook, IG, Twit etc.. is a way for me to do that. To live a life that is focused on those around me, my family, my friends and my God. I feel like this is one step towards living my life on my terms. And honestly it was making me hate people, and I certainly don't want that.

"There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers." (Prov 6:16-19)

Now, what does that sound like! Many of our Politian's, social media CEO's, greedy corporations, big pharma, CDC, the news, etc. I personally try to live a life separate from all of that and using Facebook, IG, Twitter, etc. only put my life right in with all of that propaganda, deception, programming and I am just done with it! In my life for the last few years I have been practicing what I am calling the liberation diet of Genesis 1:29. A diet that liberates us from the major Industries that control our world. Well, I feel like stepping away from social media is a logical next step in that. I don't want to live my life on a governments terms, social media CEO's, or big pharma's terms!

I want to think for myself, and inspire others to do the same. Live a life focused on God and a Natural way of life to the best of our ability. This is why I am big on growing our own food and eating a liberation diet. Of course these are things that I had to learn and develop along the way through out my life. And I am still learning these lessons too! In a lot of ways I had to and am learning these lessons the hard way. But I am glad that I am learning them. May God's Will be done!

Before I deactivated I didn't really post about it like most people do. Although I have posted about privacy and how I was thinking about ways that I can reclaim it. Deactivating social media was obviously a part of that. I honestly just want to see who will notice, if anyone even notices. I am keeping up my blogs, and I will continue to write content when I am inspired to. I want to also focus on writing more informational eBooks for Amazon and adding content to my Odysee channels.

I do want to continue to make some educational Natural Health videos to be posted on YouTube, and definitely my Odysee platforms. Eventually I would like to have all of my content on my own membership site that way I don't have to use Google/YouTube or Amazon anymore. But not sure if I will be doing that any time soon. For now I want to focus on myself, my family, my Natural Health goals, financial goals and gain more experience before I decide to do all of that. One of the main reasons why I have my blogs is so that I can direct folks there/here for more information when I find myself having a conversation about a topic of interest.

The reason why I started on Social media in the first place was to try and help people. But I want to take a much simpler approach to that and I want to save my time and energy for meaningful real life conversations with people who want it. And spend my time on those who actually want to help themselves and actually respect what I have to say to them. Not that there weren't a few good friends on FB, IG that didn't. I am thankful for those few good friends that I have made along the way.

I no longer want to just post stuff often in everyone's face, fulfilling a need that I have to "express myself." Or to say how I really feel, which often left me feeling bad, sad, anxious, angry, and even hateful towards others. Those who care know that I have these blogs, videos, and even e books for when they really want to know whatever it is I have to offer them, content wise. Not to mention those who got my number can call me if they actually want my advice or to just see how I am doing. I also know that I can and probably should call some people more often. I know that if my time and knowledge is valued by anyone they will ask me, and have a real conversation about it with me. I am not trying to be condescending here, just honest and real with who ever can appreciate it.

I am happy with my decision and feel that it is a good positive step towards taking my life back, and doing what I believe that I need to do. For the last few years of practicing a Genesis 1:29 liberation diet, I have learned that health, and liberty should be most important in life. That is not only the health of body, but also of mind, soul, and life in general. I know for myself over the years that social media was no way of practicing a healthy mind. It also effected my body and with all of that my soul. Certainly not the only things but a contributing factor for sure. I can't even begin to tell you about the heart pounding anxiety that I have felt just logging on to Facebook/social media to see what the latest reply was to something that I had said to someone, or posted to my page.

I know that I will be a healthier person for this decision. I am not writing this to tell anyone reading what to do. I am just offering up my own personal thoughts and experiences. My prayer is always the same, that God's Will be done in my life, your life and in this world. I wasn't even sure I was going to post this article to my blogs. I am a private person but I hope that my thoughts and experiences can in some small way help someone, God willing.

For now I am keeping my blogs up and will try and share to them from time to time. I hope that this article finds you well. Feel free to leave a friendly comment below. I don't think many people will see this. But it's going to be here for those who would like to read it or find it in the search engines. Most people I know probably haven't even realized that I have blogs even though I have posted links and stuff about them countless times on social media lol!

I may share this link with those who reach out to me about the deactivation, or who I feel would want to know. That might be why you are reading this now lol! So I really just wanted to get my thoughts down for those who care about it. There is much more I can say but I think I will keep it to myself for now.

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The truth about hand sanitizer! | Triclosan dangers

noreply@blogger.com (Joanne Utke) — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 23:53:00 +0000

WATCH THIS IMPORTANT VIDEO!

Our body is made of bacteria. What good do you think we do when we are consistently killing bacteria that should be going into our body? I am not saying don't wash your hands when it is appropriate to do so. But why use chemicals that may cause more harm than good. I personally don't use hand sanitizer and will not! I wash my hands when needed and trust in the natural process. I just think it is better do use at little products as possible! I don't need a major company to be healthy. I rese to believe that. In fact I believe the opposite!

Today is the first day of the rest of your life! What are you going to do with it?

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