I look forward to drinking my morning smoothies every day. I guess it’s just that sweet, delicious creaminess that keeps me addicted! Sometimes I’ll blend them a bit thicker so it’s almost like an ice cream consistency or a little thinner like a milkshake. This smoothie in particular tasted like straight up dessert…but for breakfast!!
Hey guys!! My good friend Abby Lai, just posted her newest podcast on her site: http://www.primephysiquenutrition.com/
In this one she interviews Joy McCarthy a Holistic Nutritionist in the Canada area. They cover a whole lotta great information with the focus on how digestion, food allergies and nutrition affect eczema… something that if you’ve been checking out my blog you know I’m very passionate about.
Please take a listen/watch and make sure to check out Abby’s blog for more info and her past podcasts!
Stay strong warriors! This too shall pass ❤
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“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”
-Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
I love the feeling of “new beginnings” and “a clean slate”. I actually like to look at my birthdate as my New Year. 🙂
Although we don’t need a specific date on the calendar to tell us that we can start fresh, it’s nice to have a date where everyone celebrates together at the wonderful new beginnings of the future. When you really think about it, we can choose any second of any day to start anew. It’s just a conscious decision to change it up and work on ourselves.
2014 had its ups and downs for me, but I’ve made a conscious decision to let those things that I wasn’t able to accomplish or the rough times that I had went through health wise (and are continuing to go through) not get me down. I’ve decided to keep on looking forward and let go of all the opportunities I may have missed out on, the people who may have disappointed me, and all the negative energy and bad vibes that may have came my way.
2015 will be a year of complete healing! I can feel it that this is truly the end of this healing process and I won’t be going through this at all this time next year! I like to “call things into existence” and I’m definitely calling this one in. I want to be in the best health of my life, fully living my life and enjoying new experiences and opportunities this year.
I usually like to say that right now I’m 90% of the way there in my healing with just my feet left to restore. The rest of my body from my ankles up is so much better from where it was years ago. My natural oils are coming back, the thickness is smoothing out, the discolouration is evening out, I’m rarely itchy on the rest of my body, my face is insanely smooth and clear… even the wrinkles under my eyes are fading away! I’ve seen the transformation of my skin, and I know that my body is recovering and healing! I have nothing but gratitude for this rough journey, because it has taught me so much about myself, that our bodies are amazing at healing themselves, and has made me more spiritual with a closeness to God.
I mention that I like to say 90% of my body… but if I’m going to speak things into existence then I should say, “I’m completely healed! 100%!”. I’ve learned that we must “CALL THE THINGS THAT AREN’T AS IF THEY ARE”. So I’m claiming complete healing, and by this time next year, when I post my overview of 2015 on the first of Jan 2016, I’ll have nothing but awesome things to say about the past year!
I’m wishing everyone a blessed New Year of strength, healing and love! ❤
-Jen
I love checking out food documentaries and I’m always finding out something new with each one I check out. It was Food Inc. that really started it all… I can honestly say my mind was BLOWN when I saw this film. It completely opened my eyes to our food industry and showed me many things that I never knew about. It’s so important to really pay attention with what we put into our bodies, and the practices that are being done to our foods. We truly need to know where our food comes from, and the journey that it took to get onto our plates. These four are currently streaming on Netflix, and there are many, many more out there just like them also streaming on Netflix and some you can probably check out on YouTube.
Food Matters also has great information on healthy living, tips and videos. Their film Food Matters is also another good flick to check out!
Make sure to check out What the Health as well as Cowspiracy they are both by the same director and are incredibly powerful & informative.
Which food docs have you all watched and enjoyed?
-Jen
***Update: Just saw this link from this site takepart.com for the 5 Films That Will Change the Way You Look at Food . Definitely some good flicks in there worth checking out!
Check out this documentary on how 6 people lessened and some reversed their diabetes with whole foods! Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days
I like to check out Joel Osteen’s sermons often to keep me inspired and encouraged. Today, in the late morning hours as I was trying to fall back asleep, I decided to listen to one of his recent sermons. Most days I sleep fairly well, but the itchiness on my feet was taking over, and it had been keeping me up for a while. Time continued to pass and by this time it was 10 am and everyone else was awake, so of course the outside noises were also halting my sleep.
It always seems that whenever I check out one of his messages, it always hits home, and seems to fit perfectly for my life. I’ve been going through topical steroid withdrawal for a while now, with breaks off and on, and as positive as I can be, weariness can set in from time to time. I’ve accepted a long time ago that healing from eczema would take some time, and it gives me solace to hear sermons like this one… to make me feel that it will all be for my benefit in the end. I know that my body has been transforming, and I’ve become healthier and healthier. And I know that when I am in those “dark places” that there will be light, and that what I’m going through is only temporary and will ultimately make me a stronger, healthier person.
I hope that this sermon can give you inspiration to keep on pushing through, and to know that this struggle, or any struggle for that matter will turn you into a stronger person. 🙂
-Jen
Cracked open this awesome read not too long ago, and these pages pertaining to skin health really stuck out at me. It further affirms that detoxification and changing your lifestyle to a healthier more nutrient dense one is the only way to go to heal up the gut, internal organs and in turn, the skin. I’m still in the middle of it, and will follow up with more key points that stood out to me. This book is such an oldie (published in 1965!) but such a goodie! Definitely a must read!
Henry Bieler, MD, in his book “Food is Your Best Medicine” said that he always explained to his patients that their pain and illness is the result of their dietary mistakes and intake of drugs. He said that when the normal chemistry of digestion is upset because of unhealthy living habits, toxins are stagnated in the blood which can impair the filters and eliminative organs, chief of which are the kidneys, liver, bowels, and skin. He explained that skin problems like eczema is a “terrific attempt” by the body to get rid of toxins since the normal channels of elimination such as the liver are no longer functioning normally. If the bile poisons in the blood come out through the skin, we get the various irritations of the skin and itching is one of these irritations. The itching is necessary so the poisons can come out of the skin. “Thus, the skin is substituting for the liver, or a vicarious elimination is occurring through the skin” (Bieler, pg. 43).
He describes eczema as a hyper secretion of the thyroid gland. “This gland, located at the base of the neck, controls all functions of the body’s three layers of skin: the outer skin…, the inner skin… and the middle skin. The normal function of the outer skin is to exhale gases, sweat out water and certain toxic salty substances and oil itself and its hair with special oil glands. The vicarious elimination, which results from forcefully exuding gases, acid sweat, and toxic oils and greases through the outer skin has supplied names to enough diseases to fill a large dermatology text book. Chronic eczema, ichthyosis and psoriasis are common examples. Skin diseases, which are really signs of toxic irritation, respond well to a treatment, dietary and local, directed to the neutralization and elimination of the offending poisons. This brings the hyperthyroidism under control.” (Bieler, pg. 46).
I love me some beets! They have this wonderful earthy, naturally sweet flavour. I use them chopped up raw in my daily salads and sometimes make a little tasty slaw out of them with carrots and onions with a marinade of apple cider vinegar, tahini or avocado and fresh herbs. I also love to have them sometimes roasted with carrots, potatoes, onions and garlic with dry herbs and baked on parchment to keep it oil free. It was only until recently that I started using them in my smoothies. They are super fibrous, so when adding them raw to green drinks, I just put a small amount. When they are lightly steamed or boiled, they become even sweeter and the consistency is quite smooth. I love this recipe because it’s so delicious and naturally sweet, you feel like you’re drinking a milkshake for breakfast, but it’s actually healthy for you!
Eczema Holistic Healing 