- Few people know it, but the ground provides a subtle electric signal that maintains health
- We don’t all have the ability to sing out over a racing train, but we do have the power
- In looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities:
- It is nutrient-rich food the places a sparkle in the eye, luster in the hair,
- The desire that guides me in all I do is the desire to harness the forces of nature
- To be free from pain through an injection or a pill has nothing to do with
- We live and boast of what we own; We die . . . and only get a stone.
- The superior doctor prevents sickness; The mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness;
- Constipated despite a real food diet, detox, exercise, water (and more)?
- A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools.
Sugar Addiction or Compulsive Behavior?
Earlier this month I stayed 11 days covering for my friend while she visit her friends in New York. Aside from making sure the homeowner eat, I rabbit and garden sat. Such joy! What wasn’t, was seeing first hand the impact sugar (in the form of ice cream) had on this woman with Huntington’s disease (HD). I spoke with her daughter about it, but she stated HD was the cause. A condition that come with compulsive behaviors.
“Huntington’s disease is a disorder passed down through families in which nerve cells in certain parts of the brain waste away, or degenerate.” ~National Library of Medicine~
I don’t disagree with that – I just know what sugar does to people of all ages and levels of health. The gods know I had my own addiction to it! To give you an idea of her addiction… my first night there, I gave her ice cream for dessert (per my duties) after dinner. Lo and behold, she continued to eat more, for a total of TEN that night. She also slept in (the next day) more than any other morning. Like a kid getting caught with their hand in the cookie jar, she continued to sneak more. I knew because I’d see it all over her face. She didn’t deny it, and her being found guilty was cute.
I was told she would make faces on eating her meals and to simply move on to dessert (after breakfast, lunch and dinner). Sure enough, she’d ask if she could save or throw away her food. I simply said throwing away food was not a good habit to get into and that it was rather sinful (this from a non-religious person). So, as she ate through her 4 boxes of ice cream bars (in less than a week), I weaned her off of them.
Having had the addiction myself, I knew she could overcome hers. She’s smart, tells me often (often being an HD trait) that she doesn’t want to go to her next doctor’s appointment. I simply say, if you eat all your food and less ice cream, you won’t need to see the doctor as often. She understands, but this addiction (like any other) can get the best of a person – even moreso for someone with HD.
I realize this disease comes with the need to eat a lot of calories. I also know the healthier and more balanced they are, the less they (or anyone) will graze/crave. I also told her daughter that we crave what’s in our blood, then I said perhaps she may have parasites wanting sugar TWENTY-FOUR/SEVEN. We all (more than likely, sooner or later) will have parasites, but feeding them only aggravates the addiction AND the symptoms of Huntington’s disease, let alone any dis-ease.
“It is hard to understand addiction unless you have experienced it.” ~Ken Hensley~ and overcome it
As if cravings and parasites weren’t bad enough, sugar is also an inflammatory, causing inflammation from head to toe. This is why Alzheimer’s has been referred to as Type 3 Diabetes. IT EFFECTS THE BRAIN (AND VICE VERSA)! My mention of inflammation on the brain was a serious one, though perhaps not realized and certainly not taken as such.
Being that HD is passed down, perhaps there is no way to avoid. However, forty years since my father and ten since my mother passing, my 6 siblings and I remain cancer free. My point is… just because a disease runs in your family DOESN’T mean you will get it. If you think you can (prevent or heal), you will. We mustn’t underestimate the power of our mind. Sure time will get the best of us at some point, but why not prolong it? Or get control over it, before it control us? Diet has a huge impact on healing and/or dealing with dis-ease. A clean body also has a positive effect on body, mind, spirit, AND VICE VERSA.
One site I looked at prior to meeting this woman earlier this year brought me insight on the disease. Like any other ailment or disease, diet and detox can do wonders. Since this is so overlooked, pHARMaceuticals and diet keep many sick and under caregiver supervision.
That was my second time spending time with this dear woman. Last time she had control over her dessert, this time the dessert had control of her. I’m not trying to change what they’re doing, but… I know WITHOUT A DOUBT, this diet is making more work for them. It went against what I believe – like when I cared for my mother the last 6 months of her life. I was GUNG HO to help her heal naturally, instead I drove her for radiation (M-F) for six months AND helped inject the chemotherapy. There comes a time when we just gotta respect and honor the wishes of another and love and care for them anyway.
A bonus in spending time with this woman was hearing her play the piano and turn me on to Frank Sinatra (and the like via Pandora). Loved it – though it made me want to dance something fierce!
“Dance is the hidden language of the soul.” ~Martha Graham~
A week into my stay, I was happy to see my dear friend rest. She watched an entire movie with me without ever saying a word. This has been unheard of for as long as I’ve known her. Usually every few minutes she asks the same questions, tells the same stories, fidgets and/or she follow me. My decision to wean her off worked! I wasn’t about to have her go cold turkey, so I did it with extra creamy organic milk and cookies. I also gave her honey pretzels with yogurt for snack. Not only did she finish every meal I prepared for her (from the get go), she ate a raw chocolate bar one night for dessert. My goal was to give her nutrient dense food with high quality fat (for her brain and to slow release of sugar). Giving her a few more snacks also kept her from grazing on anything and everything. One thing I did NOT do was offer her dessert after every meal – she also did not ask for any. To this I added water between meals. Her new lil diet kept her full, her brain hydrated and the compulsive behaviors/sugar addiction at bay. Something I learned over the years.
More than a decade ago I was addicted to ice cream. I decided I would gain control by simply buying bars over a pint (or more). This did not do the trick – one night I ate the entire box of EIGHT chocolate/vanilla bars. This, WITHOUT an illness. I was in my 30’s, and learned firsthand the power of a sugar addiction. There’s no secret that some cravings are emotional. I believe this woman’s cravings are part emotional but more addictive. Heal your emotions, heal your addictions (and vice versa). Many moons ago I read how a sugar craving can be the yearning for mother energy (in Traditional Chinese Medicine). This has been the case for me off and on, but it is still no excuse! Detox has helped me, my emotions, and my addictions. Aside from structural injury, I feel better at 50 than I did in my 20’s.
A few final words on diet and behavior…
one is for the parents – this works on children! In 2008 I had custody of 4 lil ones (ages 1, 5, 8, 10). It took me less than one week to tame their taste buds. We must never underestimate the power of food! Second is for those who know someone with Alzheimer’s – a woman I know healed her husband of Alzheimer’s at the age of 85 (and made a documentary about it). I met them both in 2006, and based on an email I got from her earlier this year, both are doing well. One food she mentioned as not being brain friendly was cheese. So you know, not all dairy is created equally (this being my thoughts). In seeing what just ONE day of no ice cream did for my friend with HD, I would LOVE to give her some raw milk – not only would the fat be beneficial to her brain and body, the probiotics would have a cleansing affect and help heal her gut.
Much light has recently been shed on the gut and brain connection. Raw milk was used in the 1920’s by Mayo Clinic forerunners’s because of its powerfully healing effects. Lastly, the only other change I made was in giving my friend organic, gluten-free, brown rice bread (over white bagels), with lotsa butter because overall her diet is quite good. How could it NOT be with my friends garden and her good cooking!
Having seen my dear friend with HD in such peace as she watched an entire movie warmed my heart. Not only did she look and behave differently, she was anxiety free. Not surprising, but still amazing.
“One of the secrets of inner peace is the practice of compassion.” ~Dalai Lama~
and a REAL FOOD DIET!
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