Last Saturday, Mark & the kids ran the DrumStix Dash with many classmates from their school. The kids ran 1.5 miles and Mark did 5K. Luke came in 3rd, Peter 4th and Lois had a strong finish, too. All 3 will run again on January 16 for the PF Chang's Kids Rock.
We value and are committed to an active lifestyle. But for me it's even more important than ever. It's all about oxygen. In 1931, scientist Otto Warburg won a Nobel Prize for the connection he made between oxygen and cancer. He determined that cancer cells are anaerobic, which means they thrive in an oxygen-depleted environment. Thus, they cannot live in an oxygen rich environment. Exercise floods the body with oxygen & rids it of toxins via the lymphatic system. The blood gets circulated by our heart. However, the lymphatic system depends on exercise for circulation. If exercise does not happen, our tissues drown in their own acidic waste products. YUCK! And you wonder why so many people are sick and obese!! It's pretty simple.....exercise & eat healthy. Just as I'm crazy about exercise, I'm also a crazy label reader. Again it's back to oxygen and pH. A body that is too acidic provides a wonderful host for cancer cells to grow. An alkaline (above 7 on pH scale) environment floods our bodies with oxygen. A diet high in oxygen is needed to choke out cancer cells. The best way to do this is with a vegetarian diet that includes mostly raw foods. Every week I get closer to that ideal diet, but it's certainly not easy. I've been successful at eliminating the "white stuff".....white sugar, white flour & white salt. White table salt is bleached, refined, highly cooked and stripped of minerals. Try Redmond Real Salt and you'll never go back to Morton. I use Agave Nectar to sweeten my baking. It does not spike my blood sugar level like other sweeteners. Give it a try. Cancer loves sugar, so I don't. I use various types of flours....wheat, spelt and oat. I do love bread & dark, bitter chocolate. Those are hard to give up. I'll get there.....my motivation is huge. Happy Healthy Eating!!! Love, srb
That's great information to know- one more reason to exercise and eat right. Hope you're enjoying your trip!
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ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you are done with your treatments! I just found out about this whole thing at a mini "SCP reunion" lunch we had before Thanksgiving! You've hung in there beautifully! I wanted to let you know that last year I went raw and maintained it for a year. It was hard at first but got easier, though still very time-consuming. Now that I'm back in school (working on my M. S. in Exercise and Wellness at ASU!) my time is even more crunched than before so I've reintroduced some cooked foods like whole grain breads and legumes just for convenience sake. If you've never been there, you should try the Raw food at The Blue Nile in Tempe (SE corner of Rural and University). It's an Ethiopian restaurant and they have a Raw/vegan menu on Sundays and Mondays. Chef Abel does amazing things with raw vegetables!
Merry Christmas to you and the family!
Gina Gervae