Day 206 - Friday, April 3

Cellercised for 20 minutes

Pre breakfast:
Fresh Carrot/apple juice

Breakfast:
Berry, banana, spinach smoothie
1 oatbran muffin (I cooked a new batch yesterday and it tasted so yummy!)

Snack:
Orange
Mixed nuts

Lunch:
Taco salad
Sliced fresh strawberries w/agave

Dinner:
2 small whole wheat corn bread (I found when I cleaned out the freezer)
Samples from the whole foods class I attended

Amanda invited me to attend a whole foods class with her tonight in Spanish Fork. Whole foods is another name for raw foods. Raw foodism is one of the things I have studied a little about for about a couple of years now. Every person I have met that eats this kind of diet just glows and looks so YOUNG and HEALTHY. It is a place where I would like to be one day, but I need to take it baby steps at a time. Cutting meat out of my diet was a bit bigger that a baby step, but it is a step in the direction I am aiming for. I loved the class and am amazed at the great (normal type) of food that can be made with soaked nuts. Last night we had cheese cake and French onion dip made with no dairy, and only raw ingredients, the main one being raw soaked nuts (cashews, almonds, sunflower). She also made fresh juice and fresh green smoothies. I wish there were monthly meetings here in the county for raw foodists like there is in other parts of the country. It would be such a support for someone who wants to incorporate more raw in their diet. As with anything that a person wants to do, it is easier with moral support.

The whole foods class was at the office of a dentist who incidentally knew Dennis growing up (ran with him in high school)and is a more natural dentist. He says there are some things he would like to try that he thinks will help my sore jaws, ringing in the ears, and earaches. I can't believe how quickly my prayers were answered, as earlier this week I prayed asking for help in this area, explaining that I had done and tried everything I knew of and didn't know where to turn to for help. I am excited to at least try another avenue, and to get these silver/mercury fillings out of my mouth. They are so bad for the body which I knew, but had forgotten about.