PO - I'm Converted Now

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

What about genes being more robust when not tampered with? GMO interferes with diversity. Natural plants handle drought, fungus invasions and insects much better than a plant altered and having reduced genetic diversity.

They also haven't proven to be safe. Studies have shown that rats ingesting GMO products clearly show organ deterioration.

Chronic disease is on the rise, because everything begins in the gut.

Yeah, what she said.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

Yeah, what she said.

I am an enabler. I'm making Alfredo Chicken Pizza for dinner. I had yogurt and blueberries this morning, so I can have this bread today. Organic, unbleached flour.

The only problem is you have to stand in one spot for, at least, 15 minutes stirring the sauce. It's a rather claustrophobic experience and one reason I rarely make pudding/meringue pies.

[Pressing-On]

On my second cup of coffee today.

Renda, Report in - what have you eaten for breakfast and lunch? We are your accountability partners!

[ILG]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Accountability.... Hmmmm...that never means anything for me. I'm going to do whatever I am going to do, even if it hair lips the devil.

I also found, for me, any decision I make is like fasting. If I talk about it, I won't do it. If I keep it too myself, I keep on the mark. And that is the same as taking a break from AFF. If I say I am going to take a break openly, I usually don't. If I don't say anything and just take the break, I actually take it. But, that's just me. Don't know what that means about my personality. lol

Hey, PO, you and I are alike here. I generally don't talk much about what I do, but just for the record a number of years ago, I took an 8 months sugar break. My body chemistry changed and I did not even WANT sugar, but it made socializing hard. And I do enjoy it too. I do eat sugar now but what happened when I gave up sugar is that I found myself craving fruits a lot. Now, even though I eat sugar I still eat a lot more fruit than I used to. So that is good. The people that say don't eat fruit......I don't listen to that. I figure fruit is very good for you. Beyond that, I have changed a lot in recent years. I use almost exclusively coconut oil for oils, I do use some butter. But coconut oil is very good for cooking as it does not produce trans fats like regular oils do. I use xylitol regularly for my teeth. I use sea salt instead of table salt. I use almond milk instead of dairy. I use psyllium husk every day. I do a lot of things and I feel better than I used to. I have implemented these things slowly over the years. It feels very good to be able to take control of ones own health. And I lost 20 pounds a couple years ago too.

[ILG]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Good for you!!!! I very rarely drink a soft drink, but when I did, I noticed that the diet drink would make me profusely hungry an hour or two later.

I was putting together a wedding shower Saturday before last and didn't have time to get something to drink. They didn't have filtered water in the facility and so I grabbed a Coke! I was sick for four days. Man, it sure tastes good when you haven't had one in a long while, but the after effects are horrible.

I would drink a sugar soda before a diet one. Aspartame and those artificial sweeteners are worse for you than sugar. But I don't drink much soda anyway.

[ILG]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Oh, sorry. Probably so, but it taste so nasty, I wouldn't have chosen that.

My husband drinks almost a gallon of sweet tea per day. I have been making a gallon of tea every day of our 26 years of married life. I drink a glass or two about two or three times per year. Just can't handle the sugar. It gives me a very HUGE headache for days. And I only use 3/4 a cup per gallon. Most people use one cup.

Tea will leach iron out of your system....so if he gets tired easily....

[ILG]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Lots of reasons, but I will start with the most important for me, they require a good amount of pesticides, herbicides and fungicides. The simple fact is that this is poisonous and shouldn't be allowed to drain off into our water supply.

Let me come back and add that I find it very strange that Monsanto and this Administration don't want our products "labeled" as being a GMO product? Why would that be if they don't have something to hide? The European Union has banned GMO products in their countries - Japan, Australia, the UK and many others.

That's what I always wonder. What are they trying to do?

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by ILG

Hey, PO, you and I are alike here. I generally don't talk much about what I do, but just for the record a number of years ago, I took an 8 months sugar break. My body chemistry changed and I did not even WANT sugar, but it made socializing hard. And I do enjoy it too. I do eat sugar now but what happened when I gave up sugar is that I found myself craving fruits a lot. Now, even though I eat sugar I still eat a lot more fruit than I used to. So that is good. The people that say don't eat fruit......I don't listen to that. I figure fruit is very good for you. Beyond that, I have changed a lot in recent years. I use almost exclusively coconut oil for oils, I do use some butter. But coconut oil is very good for cooking as it does not produce trans fats like regular oils do. I use xylitol regularly for my teeth. I use sea salt instead of table salt. I use almond milk instead of dairy. I use psyllium husk every day. I do a lot of things and I feel better than I used to. I have implemented these things slowly over the years. It feels very good to be able to take control of ones own health. And I lost 20 pounds a couple years ago too.

So true!! It makes socializing very hard. It's even harder when your husband argues about it. I keep telling him, "I don't care if all of this junk doesn't affect you, it effects me."

I follow all that you stated above.

Having a Vitamix really helps, but there are some things you can mix in a regular blender effectively.

I've shared this story before, but I wanted to tell you again. My husband told the guys at work, when he was working (argh!), "My wife bought a $500 blender." They were, like, "WHAT?!!!" Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by ILG

That's what I always wonder. What are they trying to do?

Well after listening to Bill Gates, which is available to anyone on YouTube, talking about population control via vaccines, I think we see where this is going. And that is not a tin-foil hat proclamation.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by ILG

Tea will leach iron out of your system....so if he gets tired easily....

Yes, and I read that when iron is depleted, it affects your calcium as well.