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Food to Live

It's been a long minute since I have blogged and for good reason. I really don't want to blog just to blog because words get lost in the meaning. Today just felt right! For the past week I have been thrashed with various mediums about food and how our choices affect us. Now some might say duhh! But hell, I pride myself on eating healthy, yet I realize I still have so much more to learn and change. But the great part is that I am eager to do it. Here are my recommendations, if this doesn't inspire you, make you cry, and really contemplate your choices I don't know what will:

Food, Inc. Documentary (http://www.foodincmovie.com/)

Food Revolution: Jamie Oliver from Foodnetwork(Oh while you are there you may as well sign the petition for Jamie :)
www.abc.go.com/shows/jamie-olivers-food-revolution

Changes in eating can seem overwhelming when you think about all you have to watch: organic, labels, ingredients, pesticides, BPA, etc. Its most important to start SOMEWHERE, small changes make the difference. They say it takes 2 weeks to make something a habit, so choose one thing, do it for 2 wks, and move on to the next thing. We are eating to live remeber that. Today I chose to make these changes:

1. Buy more organic, local, farm products
2. Go to u-pick non pesticide ridden farm this summer
3. Find a way to get my children to eat from the earth
4. Get ride of processed foods in the house

Natural Iron Supplement

Unlike most iron pills, Floradix does not cause constipation and is an all natural source. I highly recommend it for pregnant moms needing iron increased.

Iron Gate

Many pregnant women battle the increasing need for iron and often gag at the thought of taking the ever constipating iron pills. I am a firm believer that the best way to get nutrients, especially iron, is to eat a WHOLE diet as a WAY OF LIFE. Sometimes we need a supplement to help. Black Strap molasses (BSM) is a great natural supplement, a byproduct of sugar. BSM is a great source of Iron (needed for energy), Calcium (bones, teeth, digestion), Potassium (heart and muscle function) and Vitamin B6. 2tsp a day is perfect! For all those pregnant mommas that love coffee, here is my substitute recipe:


BSM Mocha
2tsp BSM
Boiling water
Soymilk
honey/sugar to taste (optional)

Measure BSM into a coffee mug and fill the mug half way with boiling water and stir. Then fill the rest of the mug with soymilk and stir. Enjoy!

Eating to Live

Hi, my name is Tia and I am a sweet tooth addict. The first step is always admitting your addiction and weakness. The 2nd step, usually the hardest, is actually stopping the addiction. Why in the world would anybody want to stop eating sweets you ask? I have dealt with candida and bacterial vaginosis off and on for years. It is one of the most uncomfortable feelings ever, not to mention embarrassing. In its worst conditions, I literally want to cut off my va jay jay! This might be TMI for some, but I share my experience for other women that might be suffering just the same and not understand it.

BV and candida are grossly under researched for some strange reason. Doctors prescribe Flagyl for BV, but most women I know have the BV come back over and over again. My midwife recommended flushing with 3% hydrogen peroxide for 5days, which I did along with taking L. acidophilus orally, and it clears up the classic symptoms: fishy odor, itching, and burning, BUT it always seems to come back. So what is a girl to do I ask? I mean I am not a fan of prescriptions, pills, etc. but when you are on "fire" you will do anything to find relief.

A mentor of mine found an article researching the correlation between Vit D deficiency and BV, especially amongst African American women. It was very profound, although more research is still being done. During my 2nd pregnancy my midwife told me to read a book on Yeast and to stop eating sugar (refined, high fructose syrup, etc.). It was HELLA hard for me and I didnt completely stop BUT i did greatly reduce my intake and not only did my yeast go away I felt much better. With pregnancy #3 I developed BV AND yeast all together so you can imagine the torture I suffered. During that time I was craving sugar and junk food like no other. All of this inspired me to look at my diet because diet is one of the main factors of major health factors in America.



The proof is in the pudding right? I dont know that I can do a raw food diet right now, not unless I had a personal chef. So today I am pledging to myself to start making moves to cut out the sugar and eat a more whole foods diet. This is much easier said than done. I have to take baby steps first and that is to clear my kitchen of any temptation. Then I plan to create a meal plan with the following goals:

1. eat a salad every day with the works
2. take L. acidophilus, cod liver oil, black strap molassess, folic acid
3. drink a gallon of water daily

Whoooo let me stop there because my heart is already getting tachycardiac at the thought of it all LOL. Pray for me yall!