How's Your Soil

No one likes being sick. I know this. I used to get sick ALL THE TIME. Now I am used to people thinking I am a crazy person for eating the way I do now. But let me tell you one thing I don't get sick very often. And if I do I usually know its a reaction to a bad food I have eaten and I quickly take the steps neccesarry to get well. In this cold and flu season I highly encourage you to follow these steps if your sick. Or hey have it your way and ignore me, think I am crazy and see how you long it takes for you to get over your cold, only to get sick agian soon. I don't think I know it all, but I have been given some very valuable information I desire to pass on. Its critical to your health. You may not feel it yet, but one day you will.

1. WATER. Seriously its so important. Just by upping your water intake when you are sick you give your cells a chance to hydrate and fight off the illness. Also effects allergies a TON! I have been very allergic to cats all my life. The family I nanny for has a cat. The days I am hydrating, eating well NO symptoms. The days I eat sugar/cheese/bread. and don't drink enough water I can hardly breath there is so much mucus. Gross I know. Dehydration = mucus. Water = no mucus.

2. No Sugar. Sugar is found in so many things, your bread, your ketchup, you name if it comes in a box it probably has sugar. Sugar blocks your cells from absorbing Vitamin C and then innables your immune system. If you eat sugar you can't fight off the illness.

3. Supplements. You should be getting all your nutrients from the foods you eat, but alas this is not possible in this society. So the most important ones you should take are: Probiotics, Fish Oil, Vitamin D, Vitamin C (at leat 1,000 mgs of C when your sick)
Also I've mentioned before Dr.K's perfect Greens for health I take a scoop of this in water or a smoothie every day during Cold and Flu season.

4. Rest, turn off the Tv/computer/phone and get some sleep.

5. No Dairy or grains. Your body has a hard time processing both of these. Here is a link that helps explain why we were never meant to process this stuff.Here But at least while your sick, lay off them. Try my broccoli soup or bonfire turkey soup recipes, or smoothies and anything not from a package.


Of course the best way to prevent illness is to take care of your self before you get sick. Louis Pasture who spent most of his life defending the germ theory (germs enter your body causing you to get sick this is the idea that you "catch a cold) against Claude Bernard's idea that the environment is everything and that only when your body is broken down you are succeptable to it. After all, there are billions of microbes and bacteria inhabiting our guts, our blood, our whole body. Why do we sometimes sicken from them, sometimes not? When a bacterial or viral agent is “going around,” as we say, why do some people sicken and others remain healthy ? Louis Pasture on his death bed renouced his theory claiming " Bernard is right the seed is nothing the soil is everything!" Meaning only when the body is broken down and not functioning well does it allow the bacteria or microbe to take over. SOOOO it is important what you do. How you eat, move, think. What you put in your body is either making it more succeptable to sickness, or making it well. Think about that every time you eat something. So How's Your Soil? Is it ready to defend your body or weak and broken down?

Its ok if you think I am crazy, but hey I am feeling great!

Tune in next time as I share what is in some of the foods your feeding your kids! Scary. Check out my amazing Chiro's blog and Bonfire Health for more info. and this Post about swine flu

No Shot for me

And these are a few reasons why I will not be getting the Flu Shot:



Dr. Sanja Gupta Says He Will "Take a Pass" on the H1N1 Vaccine

6 Reasons to Avoid the Flu Shot



Instead I will be doing this:

* Getting adequate natural sunlight or Vitamin D supplementation.
* Avoiding all sugar.
* Avoiding processed foods.
* Eating natural whole foods.
* Exercising regularly.
* Getting plenty of sleep.
* Taking my supplements (Fish Oil, Vit C, Dr.K's Greens for Health,)
* Going to my chiro and getting my spine checked and getting adjusted.

You don't get well, You do well.

So we got hit with another blast of snow last night. 10 inches to be exact. I was getting used to the 57 degree weather. Oh a teaser it was. I know you folks down in Alabama even got some snow! Wow! Thats a rarity! I know I woke up this morning not feeling so great. The change in weather can be to blame, but I haven't been too diligent in the area of wellness this weekend. So I decided what better way to get on track than a detox this week! I also have some more tips for you on how to get rid of those sniffles that are hanging around. I promise if you follow these tips you will be feeling better in no time.

Now these are great rules to follow all the time but for those of you not too keen on veggies, this is at least a good idea to follow when you are sick.

1. NO Sugar
2. Drink LOTS of Water
3. Get lots of sleep
4. Eat simply and nothing out of a package
5. Take supplements

Sugar: Everyone knows that Vitamin C is important when you are sick. But if you have sugar in your system it litteraly blocks the Vitamin C from properly absorbing in to your cells. If you don't have Vitamin C in your system you can not properly break down and eliminate toxins and debris in your system. This lowers your immune system.

Water: Dehydration promotes histamine production. AKA Mucus. Yum. Drink up.

Rest: Without rest your body can not use the energy source to fight off the infection or cold. So get sleep, and stay warm!
You compromise your immune system when you are cold. So wrap up in a warm blanket and take a nap.

Eat simply:
1. No sugar
2. No refined or processed foods
3. No simple carbs
4. Reduce Animal protein
5. No pro inflammatory foods: dairy, wheats, ect.

So what can you eat you ask? WHOLE FOODS! Veggies! You must supply anti-oxidents and nutrients the body needs. The only thing you should be eating out of a wrapper is a banana or orange. You get the picture. My Kale Yum Yum recipe is a great idea minus the Yogurt while you are sick. Or the homemade Broccoli Soup recipe I will pass on to you this week. Oatmeal is also good and warm and will make you feel better, plus clean out your gut a bit. And make sure it is not the "Maple Brown Sugar" kind. That is loaded with sugar and extra sodium. Just make some plain slow cook, oatmeal, and sprinkle some cinnamon on top. You can also throw in a few almonds to crunch it up.

Supplements: If you are drinking tap water, or have ever taken an antibiotic in your life you probably are missing a lot of healthy bacterial flora in your gut. You need to take a Probiotic. Fish Oil is also beneficial to the immune system You can also take Vitamin C, and Zinc lozenges. NOT HALLS! Those are just filled with sugar.

Stay tuned this week for my detox tips and a yummy healthy Broccoli soup recipe.

What Blowing My Nose Now Feels like

Rubbed that nose raw I have.
I hate being sick :(