This is
really my strongest form of inspiration behind the importance of clean eating.
I have had a powerful notion to research and learn about clean eating for
many years now. It quite possibly stems behind all the cancer in my
family. It seems like cancer seems to flourish on my mom's side of the
family. After, genetic testing between the sisters on my mom's side of the
family concluded that there was NO genetic link between the ovarian, breast
cancer, pancreatic cancer and lymphoma I began to wonder. Is this the
result of something else? I whole heartedly believe that these cancers
can be controlled through our diet and clean eating. The more I
researched, the more I read, the more this all makes sense.
Let me give you some background first. My mom's mother passed away
from breast cancer right before I was born. My mom’s father passed away in his
40's leaving 5 little girls behind from lymphoma. My mom has 4 sisters all whom
have been affected by cancer. The oldest is currently controlling one of
the slowest growing forms of lymphoma. The second oldest passed away a few
years ago shortly after a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. The middle sister is
a breast cancer survivor. The youngest sister who had been seeing this Dr. has
lymphoma. She has been able to control her lymphoma through staying on
the right supplements. She has had clear scans for 3 years now all while being
treated by this Dr. My mom had ovarian cancer and breast cancer, both which she
is clear of to this day. They went through genetic testing and they found
not one genetic link between the sisters. In a way a relief for me. I know that
there is no genetic link for me either.
One other thing I constantly worried about (especially being a
newlywed) was fertility. I know my mom had difficulty conceiving. I
always had the thought in my head that I wouldn't be able to conceive without
the help of fertility drugs, if at all. After watching an episode of Dr.
Oz, I learned that high estrogen levels can cause infertility as well as
ovarian and breast cancer. I wondered if this is the missing link between
all the cancers in my family. I also learned that through your diet you
can control high estrogen levels. Right around that same time my mom was
insisting I go to see this Dr. So being terrified of cancer and my strong
desire to have a baby (which after many tries was not happening) I decided to
suck it up and go. Maybe this would lead me to a baby. I desperately
wanted to have kids all of my life.
So needless to say, I began seeing an AMAZING woman who started my
journey of clean eating. I swear that without her I would not have my precious
little boy. Sound strange? Well let me explain...
Several summers ago, my aunt and my mom began to see a Dr. that performs muscle
response testing. She uses muscle response testing to figure out which
mineral and vitamin deficiencies you have. She can also test you for
toxic chemicals, allergens, hormones, etc.. My mom insisted that I go to her.
I was extremely skeptical! My mom finally bribed me by insisting on
paying for my visit and all of the supplements for my first visit. I after a
few months of hesitating, I finally agreed. I was really not interested in
taking more vitamins. I had tried taking vitamins for years. I always
ended up with a stomach ache and acid re-flux. I hated taking vitamins and I
was really not looking forward to this. I kept thinking, (especially with
my aunt’s death from cancer a few months ago) maybe this is my key to health
and fighting this strong possibility of cancer.
I stated using WHOLE FOOD yes whole food not synthetic chemical
vitamins. I needed support for many things, my gull bladder, pancreas,
liver, and my ovaries. Dear Lord, yes I said my ovaries. I was terrified it
meant I had or was about to get ovarian cancer. However, that was not it.
I simply had really high estrogen levels. Perhaps the reason why I was
not getting pregnant? I was also taking supplements for pain I had in my foot
from a surgery, enzyme to digest my food, (yes, I had horrible re-flux and gas
every time I ate.) something for allergies, and my immune system. After a
few months, I was definitely feeling better. However, I was still needing
the supplements and sometimes even needing more. I decided I needed a
total OVER HAUL. My mom had just completed a cleanse with her. I decided
I wanted to do this to change my life. I wanted to be on less
supplements, I wanted to be healthier, I wanted a baby, and I DID NOT want
cancer. So I finally committed. I committed to drinking shakes with every
ground up green super food you could possibly think of. Yes, at first they were
so disgusting i could hardly get them down. After time, they started
tasting good. I even started craving my once disgusting tasting shakes.
Now, drinking these shakes was not my only commitment. I committed
to eating clean. That was part of the requirements of the cleanse. I
continued to eat clean and drinking shakes even after my 21 day cleanse was
over. I never felt healthier in my entire life. I had mental
clarity and so much energy that I was practicing yoga 2x a day and going to the
gym. I finally went back for my after cleanse check up. I was clear
of needing all my supplements. The only two supplement I needed was a
multivitamin and something for my uterus. I went home feeling successful,
however I was worried. What was wrong with my uterus? Was it cancer? I
was terrified. The next night, it occurred to me that if there happened to be a
baby in there maybe that's why it needed support. There were two chances of
that. I doubted that was the case but I mentioned it to my husband. That
night I couldn't sleep and I ended up taking a pregnancy test. I only
bought a cheapy one from the dollar store because I figured my body needed
months of a change before I even had a chance of getting pregnant.
Needless to stay, after four positive pregnancy tests, I finally realized
I was pregnant. That was the moment I realized muscle response testing
really works. Clean eating really works. Eating all those super food and
eliminating foods full of estrogen (I had no idea I was consuming so many)
really works. Maybe this was not only my link to a baby but my best bet to ward
off all the cancer in my family.
I continued clean eating and shakes through most of my pregnancy.
I only used my Dr's. whole food supplements for prenatal vitamins. Boy,
did my OB have a problem with that. I held strong and went with my gut feeling.
I refused the synthetic prenatal. I wish I would have been strong enough
to refuse the glucose testing. I was eating so healthy and knew that my
body had no symptoms of the possibility of testing positive for the glucose
test. I remember sitting in the OB's office drinking that orange sugar, kicking
myself in the rear as I did it. I read the ingredients. Loads of sugar as
well yellow 5 and 6 and all those other chemicals. I started googling
yellow and orange dyes and the other ingredients. I was SO mad at myself
for ingesting all that sugar, and yellow dyes made from petroleum and crude
oil. I fought so hard to keep those things out my body and there I was at
my OB's office ingesting them. I was sick. Never again will I doubt
myself. I will trust my gut.
Anyways, I ended up having the most precious, beautiful, and TOTALLY Healthy
baby boy. He is only breastfed and he is a CLEAN EATER I am proud to say.
He just recently started on organic veggies from the grocery store.
Most of his food has been from my mom’s garden. I make all of his baby
food myself. I love knowing that I am not feeding my son genetically modified
foods or all the pesticides. My goal this year is to grow my own garden.
Have I fallen of the bandwagon from time to time? Of course!
However, my goal is to share my journey with clean eating in hopes to
change the lives of others. In hopes, that maybe, sharing my knowledge of clean
eating may possibly save at least one life from disease. My other goals are to
always feed my son, myself and my family clean foods.
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