Hi!

[Guest guest]

Hi! My name is Meg. When I turned 50 I became concerned that heart

disease is the #1 killer of women in this country and I searched for

and found a way of eating that I thoroughly embraced after finding

Dr. Dean Ornish's books...I discovered the world of herbs, wonderful

seasonings, and low fat but tasty cooking! I am a fan of making

Seitan as I'm not much of a Tofu person...finally discovered the way

to good Seitan after many tries and baking it in the oven for a good

meaty texture for sandwiches....I love to make bean and lentil soups

and Thai food has become my fave.... As is the way in this world

sometimes my resolve weakens and I turn to unfortunate foods just

occasionally (an occasional junk cookie or a lean cuisine which are

loaded with preservatives and fat) and have a sweet tooth like most

of us...I use Stevia as the only sweetener I have in my diet and

enjoy it in my coffee..I like to stay as organic as possible and my

husband and I grow an organic vegetable garden every summer. I live

in Northeastern California, high desert country, where our growing

seasons are very short unfortunately. This next summer I want to use

a dehydrator I acquired last year but haven't used yet and find ways

to preserve our produce for longer periods of time. My weight has

crept back up and I need to shed 20 lbs..this last year I changed to

a program which was healthy but included olive oils and gourmet type

cheeses and tasted wonderful but I just ate too much...I've found my

way back to the low fat/fat free Ornish program and hope to cut down

or completely stop blood pressure medications...I used to take statin

drugs but switched to red yeast rice capsules and plant sterol

capsules to keep my cholesterol under control which is a hereditary

problem. So far I've been successful with this and my cholesterol is

under control partly thanks to my Ornish program. I look forward to

sharing some recipes and support in this group!

Best wishes,

Meg