Choosing to Live a Healthy Life

I have not felt well for pretty much the whole year. I have not taken care of myself at all. I am too busy to care about what I eat, so that was what I thought. I would eat just to relieve stress. Yes, I do have a very stressful life but that is no excuse.

Three years ago I was very healthy. I was fit and trim from working out with a personal trainer 3 times a week but all that changed when we moved to the Mid-West. Brian did make an exercise area in the basement but I have not used it much. I feel like I don't have the time for me anymore. I run a high demanding business, homeschool, try to cook, clean the house, run errands, and many other tasks. Sometimes I wonder how I get it all done.

I have known that I needed to change things but I kept putting it off. Brian would always talk to me about my eating habits but I would say, "yes, I will change someday." You see I have been addicted to sugar big time. I just did not think about what I was eating because I was so busy.

Well now my body is out of balance. I found out through some tests on October 5th that my liver, heart, and lymph system is not doing well. The doctor thinks my heart is not doing well because of stress. My liver is over tasked and is not functioning right. The doctor is very concerned about my lymph system.

When one organ in your body is not doing well, it causes your other organs to work harder and therefore start showing problems. God has designed our bodies to function as a team. I never really thought about that way. Our body needs water, vitamins, and minerals to run at an optimum level. We need to see food as vitamins & minerals. How many of us just put anything in our mouth and really don't think about what vitamins and minerals are in it.

I sat in the doctor's office and said, " I guess I would change if the doctor told me it was a do or die case." The doctor looked at me and said, "This is a do or die case." She was very serious. She gave a regime to follow, vitamins and minerals. I have to see her at the end of November to get retested again. She would like me to do a liver cleanse in about a month or so.

I am trying to get balance back in my body through prayer, juicing, organic food, and exercise. Our family plans to go back to eating vegetarian. We will still eat some dairy and eggs. We will actually eat some meat. I plan to make my own kefir cheese out of goats milk. I am not into cows milk much because it really causes alot of mucous in my body.

For the past 5 days I have been juicing. This is the start of my road to wellness and balance. This is a way to kick start me into change. I found these things documentaries helpful Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead and FoodMatters I found these websites helpful too Mercola and Ultimate Daniel Fast.

I plan to blog about my progress, so I will keep you posted.