tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22538232436555318832024-03-04T22:42:54.324-08:00Body EnlightenmentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253823243655531883.post-60188955739377264702010-12-27T21:26:00.000-08:002012-01-01T23:20:10.605-08:00The PH Miracle<script language="JavaScript">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUxqPHZ7h-FePqAaweTSB-nG6FbM_aVDdG0tjdNyJ1C4E4MyJLoh8U_cMLa2cKkFpDCDeOPB3ZbllAisRaXg0XJJgzbScYsQFhASzKNYEF21UwhXuLbynLYpnmYWIynvTD7HaqgKDZBusO/s1600/PH.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555601506204101266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUxqPHZ7h-FePqAaweTSB-nG6FbM_aVDdG0tjdNyJ1C4E4MyJLoh8U_cMLa2cKkFpDCDeOPB3ZbllAisRaXg0XJJgzbScYsQFhASzKNYEF21UwhXuLbynLYpnmYWIynvTD7HaqgKDZBusO/s320/PH.jpg" style="display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a> So after all this tumor talk and chemo talk I got looking around at "cancer cure diets". Everything I read online talked about ditching the sugar and getting the blood ph level alkaline. I knew enough about acid vs alkaline to know this made sence. I found this book via YouTube and ran out and got a copy. Its not the most fun read. Alot of the same info is online as well. But, I am really glad I got the book as it has a ton of detailed info on why alkaline is the way to go when you are trying to get and stay healthy. Its also got a bunch of good recipes to get ya started.<br />
<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253823243655531883.post-28844028953751733852010-12-27T21:14:00.000-08:002010-12-27T21:26:18.913-08:00Alkaline Recipes<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGr6bh7a3MtZlZMx5jEeHqL_Z8pecY-eTKCBHw-hkoYSwFz2IM49wvzX4B4nGFlSLH7n44mHt9vqIrYwhT0bvw46TxlnlpbxOPWMYLP0Qi5KFsImW0STiY4m2mfxjUSrx4UI_JTrTyMFFo/s1600/DSCN1457.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 296px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555597383855657394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGr6bh7a3MtZlZMx5jEeHqL_Z8pecY-eTKCBHw-hkoYSwFz2IM49wvzX4B4nGFlSLH7n44mHt9vqIrYwhT0bvw46TxlnlpbxOPWMYLP0Qi5KFsImW0STiY4m2mfxjUSrx4UI_JTrTyMFFo/s320/DSCN1457.jpg" /></a> As I start to show off some of my alkaline recipes I want to first say that I am not a perfect or fancy cook. I like to keep things simple. I prefer meals in a bowl...often in bite sizes....and in soup form is my ideal. I don't do a lot of measuring. If I read a recipe I almost always alter it. I also cook based on cravings...so you will see a lot of repetition of ingredients....like tofu, tofu, tofu then collards, collards. I let my body tell me what I need. This is something that started to come easily to me after I became a vegetarian.<br /><br />Also- I am new to being alkaline. I started on Nov 17, 2010. I am trying to be 100% alkaline as I go through chemo but I am not perfect. My recipe ideas are aiming for perfect alkalinity but they may not be exact so don't just trust me on this stuff. Please do your own research.<br /><br /><strong><em>Recipe Above...</em></strong><br />Roasted green beans. Fresh green beans drizzeled with olive oil and roasted for about 10 min.<br />Quinoa (Keen-Wa). Saute can of diced tomatoes in juice w lots of garlic, onion, basil and collard greens chopped tiny.<br />This was very, very good. I made this again for a pot luck dinner and it got rave reviews. :)<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253823243655531883.post-69129901546312485922010-12-27T21:08:00.000-08:002010-12-27T21:39:05.086-08:00Quinao and kale<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLgHaOTSB9kh7Y9ExQj_fnJIqFRGkE-QdgaU1R-LekqJlfR_JoHPpU4zVbaiysOC_l5E3jvpF90Hfm0w0988-fjLYy3J9oIZSdH9cf1q2mgRNAHi8K6-3jcPnWnZqYF7NXGuAlTexshgw/s1600/DSCN1598.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555595676159745282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLgHaOTSB9kh7Y9ExQj_fnJIqFRGkE-QdgaU1R-LekqJlfR_JoHPpU4zVbaiysOC_l5E3jvpF90Hfm0w0988-fjLYy3J9oIZSdH9cf1q2mgRNAHi8K6-3jcPnWnZqYF7NXGuAlTexshgw/s320/DSCN1598.jpg" /></a> Quinoa is a complete protein. Its kind of ricey. We recently discovered it and I love it!</div><div align="center">Here I cooked the quinoa in veg broth. I tossed some tofu, carrot slivers, lots of kale </div><div align="center">around w/ some onion in a little oil....just till the kale was limp and carrots tender. Mixed it all together and served with salt or braggs to taste. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">This was very good.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253823243655531883.post-64193512443848272792010-12-27T21:05:00.000-08:002010-12-27T21:08:14.875-08:00Crackers and almond butter<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg38nhJISxuwpoI30hkZ7c-76e4DVf29Q8FXuoD7CT_Sgxfy988hnNyNnC1-0XroFAlklxWzf9Zv4m1IWS-5sbrgLccogV9FCTRJKprAn8BPws1zrgQ92DZsIKmxCGGYpoR1k8QF6oDtSQ_/s1600/DSCN1599.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555594914636460050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg38nhJISxuwpoI30hkZ7c-76e4DVf29Q8FXuoD7CT_Sgxfy988hnNyNnC1-0XroFAlklxWzf9Zv4m1IWS-5sbrgLccogV9FCTRJKprAn8BPws1zrgQ92DZsIKmxCGGYpoR1k8QF6oDtSQ_/s320/DSCN1599.jpg" /></a>A simple snack.</div><div align="center">These crackers are made of brown rice, millet, flax and quinoa I think....hmmm. They are not perfectly alkaline but are super close! Put some unsweetened almond butter on um and mmmm. Good enough!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253823243655531883.post-56809231763474328912010-12-27T21:00:00.000-08:002010-12-27T21:04:49.102-08:00Salad<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdetOZVziTScz_o7GFHXrwn9ur_CwFWlPde52ovB7EzcLrpZOyTmfhga3YSKxeCmp0-88iJu7YXWogp_mONW8ySyimfM_NDt7ft9_MNLuJCeR0H846XJPAiKFtSqlR_ddTAFdAYAVf87vk/s1600/DSCN1602.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555593741092772034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdetOZVziTScz_o7GFHXrwn9ur_CwFWlPde52ovB7EzcLrpZOyTmfhga3YSKxeCmp0-88iJu7YXWogp_mONW8ySyimfM_NDt7ft9_MNLuJCeR0H846XJPAiKFtSqlR_ddTAFdAYAVf87vk/s320/DSCN1602.jpg" /></a> Salad.</div><div align="center">When you are going alkaline its very important to eat alot of raw foods. I cannot stand cold food all the time so I have a few warm meals a day...like soup for breakfast and a quinoa dish for dinner and I aim for a raw food meal at mid day. </div><div align="center">This salad has all kinds of greens, almonds, raw garlic, olives & cucumer. I use the dressing recipe from below.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253823243655531883.post-8819666229541529102010-12-27T20:55:00.000-08:002010-12-27T21:00:22.328-08:00Cucumber breakfast<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgKdWigSY65iieHpGFVQvBgSPXJQT2Jjqfx1Ew97fEHfTL59afx5VGlaszvTccdbzRFD6Hl7VZFPQWj1mEOavBJT7dvvZRnHTo_McL9bcx8c-FFA60N1ULCRX8YQ-OHnHkYDYIUc5nSdo/s1600/DSCN1605.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555592266018108418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgKdWigSY65iieHpGFVQvBgSPXJQT2Jjqfx1Ew97fEHfTL59afx5VGlaszvTccdbzRFD6Hl7VZFPQWj1mEOavBJT7dvvZRnHTo_McL9bcx8c-FFA60N1ULCRX8YQ-OHnHkYDYIUc5nSdo/s320/DSCN1605.jpg" /></a> This is an easy breakfast or on the go lunch. </div><div align="center">Chop up cucumber, avocado, packaged sprouts and tofu. Drizzle with an easy salad dressing...</div><br />Dressing...Revised from The PH Miracle<br />About 1/3 cup lemon juice<br />1/2 cup olive oil<br />Tbs Braggs<br />a BIG pinch of oregano<br />basil<br />dried garlic<br />dried onion.<br />ShakeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253823243655531883.post-67236518393419380412010-12-27T20:51:00.000-08:002010-12-27T20:54:56.556-08:00Zucchini saute<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPfDLMswIURRgUTkYjBh2MO4rFRbF_l696uBANN0RHSMmJjA5ESqTE2JVmnfdr6ghjXi2BZpKcdx5xv6S5Zfn_1-ldK5TVyzSAuCCwE9ETx4RoWpdSlKo9nZW86mQX9FgIU0Jnqh0gMNca/s1600/DSCN1606.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555591404574767618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPfDLMswIURRgUTkYjBh2MO4rFRbF_l696uBANN0RHSMmJjA5ESqTE2JVmnfdr6ghjXi2BZpKcdx5xv6S5Zfn_1-ldK5TVyzSAuCCwE9ETx4RoWpdSlKo9nZW86mQX9FgIU0Jnqh0gMNca/s320/DSCN1606.jpg" /></a> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Zucchini</span> saute</div><div align="center">Easy stuff. In this case I just chopped up some left over <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">zucchini</span>, kale, onion, garlic & tofu. Tossed it all around in olive oil till tender. Served with left over butternut squash and vegan butter.<br /></div><div align="center"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253823243655531883.post-4688147102206072842010-12-27T20:47:00.000-08:002010-12-27T20:50:39.561-08:00Kale chips<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_VcJj3fXLO78HZcJECr9dcJueK2Tv8gLWiCO1rE6WvMCBVz0bGDgKwTOfKRJnYA2-WaxbC3Q3w-HGJAQTQnHgeWhDn2jvwAvCxviYmdjaIkm29whuiqTFa7RWkaf8DQWueHlkismkhQT/s1600/DSCN1607.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555590400343944242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_VcJj3fXLO78HZcJECr9dcJueK2Tv8gLWiCO1rE6WvMCBVz0bGDgKwTOfKRJnYA2-WaxbC3Q3w-HGJAQTQnHgeWhDn2jvwAvCxviYmdjaIkm29whuiqTFa7RWkaf8DQWueHlkismkhQT/s320/DSCN1607.jpg" /></a> Kale chips.</div><div align="center">I was psyched to make these and then less than thrilled with the outcome.</div><div align="center">Take pieces of kale, drizzle olive oil and salt over them and bake till crisp. They taste ok but the texture is super crisp and brittle. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253823243655531883.post-33338246161334103202010-12-27T20:40:00.000-08:002010-12-27T20:47:38.653-08:00Broccoli Cauliflower Soup<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgrI7_4m6B9v3Y7zgrjsZV9zIqCAb-rb_rWkxD-jEA3En_sTYBPfkRtLv0fjLVb2Bz-kGyORBC-qEyHpR9iSqjXSNISq4mQEvPjH_TmaOTu9bJbbD_45kZbzOiP4Ka8ImoPEJn1K1W6BH/s1600/DSCN1610.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 257px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555588635630318978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgrI7_4m6B9v3Y7zgrjsZV9zIqCAb-rb_rWkxD-jEA3En_sTYBPfkRtLv0fjLVb2Bz-kGyORBC-qEyHpR9iSqjXSNISq4mQEvPjH_TmaOTu9bJbbD_45kZbzOiP4Ka8ImoPEJn1K1W6BH/s320/DSCN1610.jpg" /></a>Broccoli Cauliflower Soup</div><div align="center">This soup was good. I used a recipe from the book The PH Miracle.</div><div align="center">Here it is....</div>1-2 C Broc<br />1-2 C Caul<br />1 cup veg broth<br />1/2 cup soaked almonds<br />1 clove garlic<br />1/4 tsp cumin<br />1/4 tsp curry powder<br />1 Tbs lemon juice<br />1 Tbs Bragg Liquid Aminos<br />Real salt to taste<br /><br />Steam the veggies in broth. Blend everything in blender till smooth. Heat and eat.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253823243655531883.post-62791640092666455502010-12-27T20:37:00.000-08:002010-12-27T20:40:40.693-08:00Barley biscuits<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikA_KM5oTzAa_3GVXLYYXtenzJ5S4mgRoS6RCjdTSSMF5HjqBtr8zaYCPmgPed-6BST0zEJkR7avGH5_PoarJ9GzDrh5zWfMZzlerHPi8-EHXaxXR3QOMDpWvXYhuSpgTMO2ibfwzyKHmU/s1600/DSCN1614.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555587724609743714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikA_KM5oTzAa_3GVXLYYXtenzJ5S4mgRoS6RCjdTSSMF5HjqBtr8zaYCPmgPed-6BST0zEJkR7avGH5_PoarJ9GzDrh5zWfMZzlerHPi8-EHXaxXR3QOMDpWvXYhuSpgTMO2ibfwzyKHmU/s320/DSCN1614.jpg" /></a> Barley <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">biscuits</span>.</div><div align="center">I took a regular <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">biscuit</span> recipe and swapped the flour for Barley and millet flour. Some of each. I used vegan butter instead of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">shortening</span>. They are very heavy on the barley flavor but pretty darn good especially when you are desperate for a bread product 30 days into an Alkaline diet.<br /></div><div align="center"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253823243655531883.post-51916284228032259262010-12-27T20:29:00.000-08:002010-12-27T20:37:06.941-08:00Veggy Soup<div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555585651293620594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2jAw1BbRjbrKzm9MAqMEma6rcCkWO3T2HVLhXHuSeWixeixrXsQVOCNCh6vEE2eA8CCjUVSPxUib7kzYhsRpbYt6pEGclnX8vAG0yJ1US0oW8Vsy4sUd64S9gCc_XbY2biAQYIKXPCrOX/s320/DSCN1612.jpg" /> This is what I like to call "End of Week Soup". I make this soup every 7 or 10 days. Whenever I have an overflow of veggy ends or things are heading towards getting wilty. </div><div align="center">Its very easy. </div><div align="center">Put a box of organic vegetable stock in a pot. Add carrots, celery, onion or leaks, cabbage, & collards. You can use anything! Add broccoli, spinach, sea weed, scallions....pretty much anything. (I'd skip the tomatoes and peppers for this recipe though) </div><div align="center">Toss in some barley or brown rice too.</div><div align="center"><em>If you are keeping it alkaline- be sure to leave out potatoes, corn and noodles.</em></div><div align="center"> Simmer -preferably on the wood stove :)- until everything is tender.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253823243655531883.post-70251386969408664112010-12-27T20:18:00.000-08:002010-12-27T20:28:49.108-08:00Stuffed zucchini<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglyJA14J6FFO6ZwyPicf8TXLWg1B-2lRaGSXu27ww5JIOvOrI3sDD7be9j8_OjLEYUgystmTOCrcixKP0UJJBAHuWRcP3J6LbjWnBggEIw2CLMXlyJYKzzgIFrL81cTCWkham0I8heCjT0/s1600/food+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555582890832193810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglyJA14J6FFO6ZwyPicf8TXLWg1B-2lRaGSXu27ww5JIOvOrI3sDD7be9j8_OjLEYUgystmTOCrcixKP0UJJBAHuWRcP3J6LbjWnBggEIw2CLMXlyJYKzzgIFrL81cTCWkham0I8heCjT0/s320/food+001.jpg" /></a> Stuffed zucchini.<br />Split zucchini up the middle and scoop out seed. Cook wild rice in veg broth. Stir in extra zucchini, minced broccoli, a little basil and some sunflower seeds. Stuff zucs and broil for a moment.<br />Tofu with grilled garlic slices. Cook a slice of tofu and garlic in a skillet w/ a little oil. Salt to taste.<br /><br />I was not super impressed with this. It was fussy to make. I would have been happier to have the zucs chunked up inside the rice.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253823243655531883.post-8168469439449027622010-12-27T20:10:00.000-08:002010-12-27T20:18:23.353-08:00Quinoa w brustle sprouts<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHeroyA-7i-PjPNlv3itoM1YByOiMKf-O1qnMVao7Y2qSWvxZY6-IrNFRHjv8HqFjIJJyfpHP84IbxJYP1yRyOXDzy5xQeMbjAKNCqLLL_JvN74QK9ZjLj-_zAvcUA6MSQIjgnRemsZYc/s1600/food+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555580834696581858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHeroyA-7i-PjPNlv3itoM1YByOiMKf-O1qnMVao7Y2qSWvxZY6-IrNFRHjv8HqFjIJJyfpHP84IbxJYP1yRyOXDzy5xQeMbjAKNCqLLL_JvN74QK9ZjLj-_zAvcUA6MSQIjgnRemsZYc/s320/food+002.jpg" /></a> This is red <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">quinoa (keen-wa)</span> with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">brustle</span> sprouts. </div><div align="center">Cook <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">quinoa</span>- one part <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">quinoa</span>/ two parts water or veg broth.</div><div align="center">Saute quartered <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">brustle</span> sprouts with onions, garlic and a tomato.</div><div align="center">Butter nut squash on the side. Split squash open, take out seeds, bake face down on cookie sheet for 45 min @ 400 </div><div align="center">Vegan butter.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I just made this up. It was really good. A good way to eat <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">brustle</span> sprouts.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253823243655531883.post-48739427136199443042010-12-27T20:01:00.000-08:002010-12-27T20:10:13.587-08:00Alvacodo Soup<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykbEm2WB-9TSzIV9iW8EDpRcnjI96QUl3jMn3OqyVe_04iIltz2a_DtdEAsjay9wKZ_hqpIU62HF91UKXRAMVvnPOqKPrIn5Im7bX2Keg1jaKfbQZSg3gy2IGkO4z0Pa_Th_pueC7u460/s1600/033.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555578844035657362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykbEm2WB-9TSzIV9iW8EDpRcnjI96QUl3jMn3OqyVe_04iIltz2a_DtdEAsjay9wKZ_hqpIU62HF91UKXRAMVvnPOqKPrIn5Im7bX2Keg1jaKfbQZSg3gy2IGkO4z0Pa_Th_pueC7u460/s320/033.jpg" /></a> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Avocado</span> soup. </div><div align="center">This is a really good, simple soup to make. Saute some onions in a little olive oil. Throw in blender with a couple of ripe <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">avocados</span>. Heat and eat with a little real salt. I like this one for breakfast. <br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253823243655531883.post-72777173237091514262010-12-25T18:14:00.000-08:002010-12-25T19:25:13.668-08:00Nutrition what?<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Hqeg7vZrjA6nfUy-9qfdtIluAijECFc_JCdUx9N0u5sscScTVIyEN5MJTV9DH5bLNkdNTYIqucx_BkuARNn2UuaSZGWYDFKDmjNU5pt87tlK17Yl3JNhwdZQV_BcUS-Z8m_tYWb8chM7/s1600/TOXIC%252520CARTOON.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 222px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554809141910607586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Hqeg7vZrjA6nfUy-9qfdtIluAijECFc_JCdUx9N0u5sscScTVIyEN5MJTV9DH5bLNkdNTYIqucx_BkuARNn2UuaSZGWYDFKDmjNU5pt87tlK17Yl3JNhwdZQV_BcUS-Z8m_tYWb8chM7/s320/TOXIC%252520CARTOON.jpg" /></a> With all this "C" talk what about nutrition?</div><div align="center">According to the doctors nutrition has nothing to do with any of this. They all say visit the American Cancer Society website. Well the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">ACS</span> site says something like 2/3 of all cases are due to nutrition issues.Yet, no one will acknowledge that nutrition may have an effect on cleaning this mess up. As a matter of fact the morning after they hacked a hunk of my colon out the first thing they offered me was coffee. Coffee? Um.....not so much! </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I did my own research and have made some big changes in eating. I have gone totally alkaline. As of today I have gone 36 days without sugar, dairy, meat (well I have been a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">vegetarian</span> for 2 yrs actually). Being alkaline feels great. I have found and made up several recipes. (see above)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253823243655531883.post-13094148682870221762010-12-25T18:04:00.000-08:002010-12-25T18:14:51.455-08:00Power Port in.<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIWqlRo3K2XUAdrxZfTCSRouMHaCnWfhRF7fxTi1IkKkq1H9PDhAI71H-0sok4hLboKnZyf5mI52y-o6GtKEgup4hDZpaJkWM6m3UCa21lNtNc8DQRlRBMnkn2gh8fsgtulajy1wfMPtge/s1600/DecBlog+029.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554807622508949442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIWqlRo3K2XUAdrxZfTCSRouMHaCnWfhRF7fxTi1IkKkq1H9PDhAI71H-0sok4hLboKnZyf5mI52y-o6GtKEgup4hDZpaJkWM6m3UCa21lNtNc8DQRlRBMnkn2gh8fsgtulajy1wfMPtge/s320/DecBlog+029.jpg" /></a> In <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">preparation</span> for chemo next week I went in the other day and had yet another operation. </div><div align="center">Ouch. The power port is in. This port is a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">convenient</span> spot for the chemo docs to insert the needle.<br /></div> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554807619002502930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2kzcX1dllY2WYiolwgaanU94ATRscTnEgp5-8zOAYhRiZGU8HjmqOH5aQMofPULw2ALMe9UR6OnjHu6Ers4SYYJDXUBqaGN9CYvfQmG5l_q7kOnQb2vfoyZ2wCf5XbsReYvQG9WzEeAMN/s320/product-powerport.jpg" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253823243655531883.post-57363212447759279032010-12-25T18:01:00.000-08:002010-12-25T18:04:23.563-08:00Now what?<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijuxXskf4wWdlF5CExD4-EyG_gF0iu5-o-SJEDy6rOo1fF5AYJb65i1XpUDlNEHIOnY9scK1ckkhkcmJdWGa3T4uihrERyBtYwLgVrXbYqqTFLzeP6EgdiFafn0ehKwhQIPenfmVhSleTn/s1600/TOXIC%252520CARTOON.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgFTyzZAbolHsRMsH5zIluAUFCKpU2XsfgECmXpXyQBFxKINfmzu0SLtAVFl02jJybzD8pZTE8ecAxuU-C0lBUG8ztzZG3aP5drx-hd0HAXS2QZuB7mZcDf5BB7X2dJFlun1IyrSTNIMk/s1600/medical_cartoon.gif"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 242px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554805549366041906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgFTyzZAbolHsRMsH5zIluAUFCKpU2XsfgECmXpXyQBFxKINfmzu0SLtAVFl02jJybzD8pZTE8ecAxuU-C0lBUG8ztzZG3aP5drx-hd0HAXS2QZuB7mZcDf5BB7X2dJFlun1IyrSTNIMk/s320/medical_cartoon.gif" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijuxXskf4wWdlF5CExD4-EyG_gF0iu5-o-SJEDy6rOo1fF5AYJb65i1XpUDlNEHIOnY9scK1ckkhkcmJdWGa3T4uihrERyBtYwLgVrXbYqqTFLzeP6EgdiFafn0ehKwhQIPenfmVhSleTn/s1600/TOXIC%252520CARTOON.jpg"></a>So here I am. Home after having my colon hacked up TWICE!!! I feel fantastic but the docs say that in order to avoid a "recurrence" I have to do 6 mo of chemotherapy. OK. Well, I gotta do what I gotta do, right? Well this leaves me twisted. If they "got it all" then why do I have to dump chemicals in my body to fight what is gone? I guess the answer is "just in case". Just in case they tossed some cells around when they were stirring up my guts. </div><div align="center">So that's whats next. 6 mo of chemo. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253823243655531883.post-51982329116358920942010-12-25T14:30:00.000-08:002012-01-01T23:21:56.563-08:00Sexy scar<div align="center">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTLsmfsmvI2emJJKUNOXVk1xz82h7LFJd-43e1fmOlcINTAaeB0H_EAvJrn1RE2aNvshi8p28nF-94fPYb70_13xzM2WVtVpP99Jb08z1pm3pcL4c8U8PoYDcGudxW3VQuz1Lasju_Pd82/s1600/Scar.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554758397916594370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTLsmfsmvI2emJJKUNOXVk1xz82h7LFJd-43e1fmOlcINTAaeB0H_EAvJrn1RE2aNvshi8p28nF-94fPYb70_13xzM2WVtVpP99Jb08z1pm3pcL4c8U8PoYDcGudxW3VQuz1Lasju_Pd82/s320/Scar.jpg" style="display: block; height: 198px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a> Here is the wound all healed up. It runs from my belly button to my pubic bone.</div>
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The dots are from the first surgery and the big ol line is mostly from the second.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2X8fo77yF4zeANRtz433YXvliusALgj_1hGVCKRJYrZp58AscTeBV-RsZ6080JRWK8oB8s-h3bVXmaf1PCtdagpk4ZraJiZw2ZjTWdAxCKrK2iDNaZ844vtpa4uJRrd6T-ifYFer-Isu/s1600/TOXIC%252520CARTOON.jpg"></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253823243655531883.post-9113130722751950822010-12-25T14:21:00.001-08:002010-12-25T14:30:13.433-08:00I lived!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiro6H8WpXX_lMMsMujruOG8_QFlfcb5rqc6jXcKCfheyB7TmtR4UJu8cpS6j3qx_OSHu8rp9SNjcBFZ44InbDeFIHQhAwrFBF9-0U40CAhQRZNpv4izL8a6aR2McU0u-hBmsIkKOyGyJ6f/s1600/draft_lens11889591module108540281photo_1278036352woman_hospital_icecream_m.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 283px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554748810083610898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiro6H8WpXX_lMMsMujruOG8_QFlfcb5rqc6jXcKCfheyB7TmtR4UJu8cpS6j3qx_OSHu8rp9SNjcBFZ44InbDeFIHQhAwrFBF9-0U40CAhQRZNpv4izL8a6aR2McU0u-hBmsIkKOyGyJ6f/s320/draft_lens11889591module108540281photo_1278036352woman_hospital_icecream_m.jpg" /></a> I lived! </div><div align="center">The emergency surgery revealed that the resected colon had popped open, leaking all of its contents into my belly. :( NOT good. I nearly died! </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">But- I did not :)</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">This time I ended up all patched back together. I had 2 drains a catheter and sadly for me- an ostomy. After my 9 day stay this time...bringing me to the end of Oct... I was sent home with the lovely ostomy and a wide open wound. It took about 2 months for the wound to heal with the help of a wound care clinic and a wound vac. After a lot of tears and several weeks of virtual depression I decided to get my head on straight and get back to real life. </div><div align="center">Now I am fine...well, considering :)<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253823243655531883.post-18427640683702199782010-12-25T14:15:00.000-08:002010-12-25T14:21:25.554-08:00Back I go!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtFZPUMI_JsJSN7RsBu6Wv4OIQ3hrTmsHNo3Hpvt6UMeOWoTQivBacEF5W5KfQRwYRODUsI2m_GNFIK0AUUzRru5agURUJfqEo_kozPEmsX21QAX2T3W7Dd72DiKqPDMbgIgRJ6P_1Go9/s1600/woman_hospital.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 211px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554747437897768482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtFZPUMI_JsJSN7RsBu6Wv4OIQ3hrTmsHNo3Hpvt6UMeOWoTQivBacEF5W5KfQRwYRODUsI2m_GNFIK0AUUzRru5agURUJfqEo_kozPEmsX21QAX2T3W7Dd72DiKqPDMbgIgRJ6P_1Go9/s320/woman_hospital.jpg" /></a> After the Oct 12 surgery I was sent home looking and feeling fine. After being home just 36 hrs I started to vomit. My mother (who had come from Florida to help me after the surgery) took me back the hospital for "fluids". Well it turns out fluids is not what I needed. What I "needed" was an emergency surgery. :(<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253823243655531883.post-62901503562236002472010-12-25T13:41:00.000-08:002010-12-25T14:14:46.520-08:00Colon Surgery<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tvKu3vyTdthQ690sSz0qvoocOHgHlSTvgzT-RFy3pcS0EkTpdiB_qh-aBlBZsQj58_1L15qmvuexXFQLHiHqqldmOEyV_nwbqcd6WCuI7YNrGQru6SmrUiXNLLHwEdO_Os54bLtN8hh9/s1600/Reluctant2_tnb.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 317px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554743959962525618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tvKu3vyTdthQ690sSz0qvoocOHgHlSTvgzT-RFy3pcS0EkTpdiB_qh-aBlBZsQj58_1L15qmvuexXFQLHiHqqldmOEyV_nwbqcd6WCuI7YNrGQru6SmrUiXNLLHwEdO_Os54bLtN8hh9/s320/Reluctant2_tnb.png" /></a><br /><div align="center">On Oct 12 I went in for colon surgery. This was a planned surgery and it went well. They removed the tumor, a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">fallopian</span> tube, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">ovary</span> and 37 lymph nodes. They tested the mess and said they got it all. "It" being stage 2 colon cancer. The lymph nodes were all clear and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">that's</span> a really good sign. I stayed in the hospital 6 days and then I was sent home all stapled up and good to go....</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Or so we thought!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253823243655531883.post-43521686983215039682010-10-11T00:14:00.000-07:002010-10-11T00:20:04.186-07:00Adventure<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOiXXe0U-j45cG3aFgonToldYOMUM7qnwWBESKBiXfKuJ5Ub_wkAhky69hJRIvqWT4hZ6nsjkA6fKmAMCDm2wn1SRTTBrbrS3hy_p89IxAmyDx4Un8k1jwatAfzszJXJAHEXSYoHNN3Pww/s1600/Adventure-Life-202x300.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 202px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526683674872236562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOiXXe0U-j45cG3aFgonToldYOMUM7qnwWBESKBiXfKuJ5Ub_wkAhky69hJRIvqWT4hZ6nsjkA6fKmAMCDm2wn1SRTTBrbrS3hy_p89IxAmyDx4Un8k1jwatAfzszJXJAHEXSYoHNN3Pww/s320/Adventure-Life-202x300.jpg" /></a> Life is an adventure. A journey. "A trip man!"<br />Its nuts.<br />Twists, turns, crazy corners and cliffs.<br />Can you find the joy around every bend? Can you find a way to serve around every turn?<br />Is that the lesson? <em>I think so</em>.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253823243655531883.post-44929598071547306192010-10-10T23:50:00.000-07:002010-10-10T23:59:36.076-07:00The irony<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXmbp3Fhur4Yt2MgUJ0pFN2_AbSJJFPxTz3V3fa7Fkb2Oo42vBLb71lW3PO8L7AxFExYTa3aVRrAOO157bIpIcuULkTctKZK3IbSJs7w0EiqhViNcLUwse8HSSgIAecXCqqcgEsSCWH_O/s1600/Flower_feelingGood_RGB.gif"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 183px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 174px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526677674339642818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXmbp3Fhur4Yt2MgUJ0pFN2_AbSJJFPxTz3V3fa7Fkb2Oo42vBLb71lW3PO8L7AxFExYTa3aVRrAOO157bIpIcuULkTctKZK3IbSJs7w0EiqhViNcLUwse8HSSgIAecXCqqcgEsSCWH_O/s320/Flower_feelingGood_RGB.gif" /></a> The irony that doesn't escape me is just how great I feel.</div><div align="center">I am so over the 'empty nest' issues of the winter. I am past the house moving & moving & moving again blues from last winter. I have reestablished a little homestead here on our property. Since spring I have been very happy and have had limited stress....really to the point of often being bored. Life has been really great. </div><div align="center">Then this abscess thing happens and whammo~ I am faced with a medical mess. Yet, as this ugly thing is festering in my gut.....I feel freakin fantastic! I have all the energy in the world & my body is working fine as far as anyone can tell.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">What is that? A blessing? A joke? Certainly irony!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253823243655531883.post-92200917831440237572010-10-09T22:47:00.000-07:002010-10-09T22:57:42.137-07:00Surgery<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCFgTLT3xp2PkboxM7UQa9QLsSODhQojlQt1Q-jF9K6yWjq8OdtbBk-n2gfY43DRGSd_C2sAVAgFv5tlP5iKF1xV7ahucepAeqnpZWyoOoestdgiT6i2w3_HaBq4Kd58-vRPkDoSmdJBg/s1600/Awake-Brain-Surgery.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526290978593772722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCFgTLT3xp2PkboxM7UQa9QLsSODhQojlQt1Q-jF9K6yWjq8OdtbBk-n2gfY43DRGSd_C2sAVAgFv5tlP5iKF1xV7ahucepAeqnpZWyoOoestdgiT6i2w3_HaBq4Kd58-vRPkDoSmdJBg/s320/Awake-Brain-Surgery.jpg" /></a> Well folks~ here's the deal. I went in for a follow up colonoscopy after the abscess. They found a tumor. So on Oct 12 I am going to have colon surgery. They will be removing a section of the colon along with veins and lymph nodes. What comes after that is to be seen. </div><div align="center">Please keep me in your prayers! </div><div align="center">Of course this is huge. I am less than thrilled. It was said that it is very unusual for a tumor to put out an abscess like that. I guess we have to see the previous hospitalisation as a blessing. Had it not been for that abscess we would have never known of the tumor till it was too late.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Strangly wrapped gifts huh?</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253823243655531883.post-63929576882303502302010-09-29T16:54:00.000-07:002010-09-29T17:49:53.351-07:00Admitted to Cayuga Medical<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9P__48RuZn46voqkxI9cv38WkH9T6YjtBPxW49FaUrnqdDR8hYdhZZBw6i-sJa_cQtWMG2hZI5DKTipV-okJ-6T4fwelIhIel0ql0KR0O12FlZDB5lT23s9nLRIX2y7VDtIR8N1VEFW7u/s1600/cmcoverview.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 203px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522489335537307202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9P__48RuZn46voqkxI9cv38WkH9T6YjtBPxW49FaUrnqdDR8hYdhZZBw6i-sJa_cQtWMG2hZI5DKTipV-okJ-6T4fwelIhIel0ql0KR0O12FlZDB5lT23s9nLRIX2y7VDtIR8N1VEFW7u/s320/cmcoverview.jpg" /></a> Sigh....back in the beginning of July our entire family contracted a stomach bug. </div><div align="center">Everyone got past it within several days. I however, did not. I suffered for 35 days. I did go to the doctor but that led me in circles. I was having alot of pain and finally Jody quietly demanded that I go to the ER.</div><div align="center">I finally gave in. They admitted me that night. In the end I stayed 6 days and ended up going home with a cathider coming out of my stomach. The issue was an absess.</div><div align="center">The entire experience was traumatising. I felt so scared and trapped.</div><div align="center">In the end I healed fine- thank God! I am feeling GREAT now. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0