Guest guest Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Hi, I have been in the group for 12 months, but tend to sit on the side lines. I have been vegetarian for 12 months, before I started I was on tablets for high blood pressure and cholesterol, my blood sugar was high, I had IBS and was overweight. I read " Kamikaze Cowboy " by Dirk Benedict who used food to cure himself of prostate cancer. This book totally changed the way i thought about my health and life, it inspired me to take control of myself. One year later, my blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar are normal,( I am tablet free), the IBS is gone as are the joint pains. I have lost 50 lbs, my husband has lost 20 lbs and my daughter who was very thin has actually gained weight. Dirk follows a strict Macrobiotic regime, which was way to difficult for us to follow so I adapted it to suit my family. This has been a joyful and painless way to regain our health. I hope this is of interest to someone. Cheers Kerry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 I am very interested. Can I get more information on this? Kirsten trooblooemu [kerry] Tuesday, January 25, 2005 11:04 PM Healthy at last Hi, I have been in the group for 12 months, but tend to sit on the side lines. I have been vegetarian for 12 months, before I started I was on tablets for high blood pressure and cholesterol, my blood sugar was high, I had IBS and was overweight. I read " Kamikaze Cowboy " by Dirk Benedict who used food to cure himself of prostate cancer. This book totally changed the way i thought about my health and life, it inspired me to take control of myself. One year later, my blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar are normal,( I am tablet free), the IBS is gone as are the joint pains. I have lost 50 lbs, my husband has lost 20 lbs and my daughter who was very thin has actually gained weight. Dirk follows a strict Macrobiotic regime, which was way to difficult for us to follow so I adapted it to suit my family. This has been a joyful and painless way to regain our health. I hope this is of interest to someone. Cheers Kerry. _____ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Kerry. I am VERY interested - I have been suffering from IBS with C for years and all the various health problems that come along with that .... I really want to go vegetarian, but my cravings are strong and that makes my confidence level small - but if you have any advice on specific foods etc, or anything - in relation to IBS and being a vegetarian, I'd love some advice and support...thanks! -susanna cummingsinmexico http://cummingsinmexico.blogspot.com " Levantate, resplandece; porque ha venido tu luz, y la gloria de Jehova ha nacido sobre ti. " " Arise, shine; for your light has come! and the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. " ISAIAH 60:1-3 Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. Learn more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 My cravings greatly diminished once I started cutting out the junk and replaced it with more fiber rich foods. It kept my blood sugars level. Kirsten Jonathan Cummings [cummingsinmexico] Wednesday, January 26, 2005 11:10 AM Re: Healthy at last Kerry. I am VERY interested - I have been suffering from IBS with C for years and all the various health problems that come along with that .... I really want to go vegetarian, but my cravings are strong and that makes my confidence level small - but if you have any advice on specific foods etc, or anything - in relation to IBS and being a vegetarian, I'd love some advice and support...thanks! -susanna cummingsinmexico http://cummingsinmexico.blogspot.com " Levantate, resplandece; porque ha venido tu luz, y la gloria de Jehova ha nacido sobre ti. " " Arise, shine; for your light has come! and the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. " ISAIAH 60:1-3 Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. Learn more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 I cut out processed foods such as white bread, pasta, rice and flours, sugar, anything with chemicals and substituted them with brown rice, wholemeal pasta. Once I cut out the chemicals and processed foods the cravings vanished. It is probably a good idea to do this slowly as you can have withdrawals. We eat wholegrain rolled oat porridge with soy milk and sultanas for breakfast. Brown rice or pasta with salad or vegetables for lunch Dinner might be with tofu or legumes with either brown rice or pasta and vegetables. locally grown fresh fruit. As a treat I would have one square of 70o/o dark chocolate. When I first started, I would have fish 2 times a week, then gradually cut that out as well. Calcium can be found in dried seaweed which can be boiled up with the rice. Bancha tea also has calcium. Hope this helps If you want anymore info Email me Kerry , Jonathan Cummings <cummingsinmexico> wrote: > > Kerry. > > I am VERY interested - I have been suffering from IBS with C for years and all the various health problems that come along with that .... I really want to go vegetarian, but my cravings are strong and that makes my confidence level small - but if you have any advice on specific foods etc, or anything - in relation to IBS and being a vegetarian, I'd love some advice and support...thanks! > -susanna > > > > > cummingsinmexico > http://cummingsinmexico.blogspot.com > " Levantate, resplandece; porque ha venido tu luz, y la gloria de Jehova ha nacido sobre ti. " > " Arise, shine; for your light has come! and the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. " > ISAIAH 60:1-3 > > > > > > > Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. Learn more. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 thankyou so much kerry - all that stuff is really helpful!!! *Susanna cummingsinmexico http://cummingsinmexico.blogspot.com " Levantate, resplandece; porque ha venido tu luz, y la gloria de Jehova ha nacido sobre ti. " " Arise, shine; for your light has come! and the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. " ISAIAH 60:1-3 Read only the mail you want - Mail SpamGuard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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