Fibro Fatigue

In the last two months I have revolutionized my eating and cooking habits, and it is having results! I am using a combination of the Body Ecology Diet and Weston Price/Nourishing Traditions-style preparation. My goal has been to eat 66% non-starchy vegetables and more raw/organic food. I feel so much more nourished and stronger! The B.E.D. allows me to eat four grains once again--hurray! I love millet best, with quinoa mixed in. I am experimenting with homemade breads and having a grand time. (No, I'm not kneading the dough--I have a KitchenAid mixer and a breadmaker that makes it possible for me to make the bread. I also use a cheap food processor to grind my soaked whole grains just prior to baking. Thank you, Lord, for such appliances in my kitchen.) I guess I finally became convinced of organic as the way to go after watching the video Food, Inc. You can download it for free from Netflix.com. I highly recommend this movie. I was very skeptical and slow to believe what I was wa...

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