Saturday, February 18, 2012

Vegan is NOT a four letter word

So, in an effort to change our lives for the good, and improve our health, we have been reading and researching about how our diets in this country affect our overall health. After lots of research, and too much time spent on the internet, we have decided to make some major changes in our home and our lives. 


Change #1:
NO MORE CHEMICALS! We got rid of all of our traditional household cleaners, pesticides, and personal products. We will be replacing them with all natural oil soaps, and cleaners made from basic ingredients like vinegar, salt, lemon, and backing soda. 


Change #2:
ALL ORGANIC! Pesticides have a very strong link with Neuroblastoma in particular. They can also carry compounds that can have a profound impact on overall health. Avoiding them (and GM products) as much as we can is our goal here. 


Change #3:
WHOLE FOOD/PLANT BASED EATING! For a very full description on this concept, and the science behind it, see the documentary "Forks Over Knives."(ps: it's now on Netflix!) We are trying to prevent cancer in particular, but the benefit of having healthier hearts, and better overall health makes this lifestyle worth the little bit of extra effort at the grocery store. 


Change #4: 
EAT LOCAL! This one will take a little time for us to adopt. We have signed up for a CSA this year through the Farm Direct Coop. We are very excited to get some amazing local, organic produce over the majority of the year. We will be growing our own garden too, and will be putting a lot of effort into gathering enough produce over the season to hopefully can and freeze for the winter months. I think the most difficult thing to track down will be local beans and nuts, but we will be looking into that over the coming months, and hopefully work something out. We are still loving our local, organic produce being delivered to us each week by The Fruit Guys, and it's so great to know we have that to rely on. 


Some major life changes, but all for the better. It will be tough at first, but so far we are determined to make important changes like this to help our family grow strong and healthy in the future! 

6 comments:

  1. Wow, that is great! Thanks for sharing with us:)

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  2. There'a a book called "Animal, Vegetable, Miracel: A Year of Food Life" by Barbara Kingsolver that you might like. I found it to be very informational and inspiring.

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    I order all my dried herbs, spices, essential oils and carrier oils. They have exceptional quality organic products which I buy in bulk to make my own spice mixes, skin and hair care products, and I add essential oils to my natural cleaning products.

    I only use organic olive oil and organic coconut oil for cooking and eating. They are both wonderful to use in the kitchen and as skin care products.

    I order Nutiva organic extra virgin coconut oil from Amazon. I use the coconut oil for everything...I keep a little bottle in my bathroom and use it as a moisturizer. There is a wonderful book The Coconut Oil Miracle that is so informative and you would be so surprised at the information in the book.

    Another book I would recommend for you is The Complete book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy. Both books I ordered from Amazon.

    I stumbled upon your blog several months ago and have faithfully followed your postings. My heart is with you in your struggles and loss of your precious child. Please don't hesitate to contact me if I can help you or answer any questions.

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  5. I am so sorry for the tragic devastating loss of your beautiful baby girl. I happened across your blog on the Circle of Mom's webiste. Rockstar Ronan precious life was ripped away by NB in May of 2011 after a fierce and brace battle. His Mommy is amazing and she is doing EVERYTHING she can to change the face of childhood cancer. Check her blog out, if you haven't already. www.rockstarronan.com

    Melissa V.

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