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I have been doing a lot of gardening lately. As I dig and weed in the warm, moist fragrant soil, my mind often turns to the body, and how like a garden it is. A garden, well weeded, can produce wonderful fruits, flowers and vegetables, but if left unattended, weeds will take over, and so choke out all the good seeds that have been planted. A gardener enriches the soil with minerals that help both the taste and the size of the produce, but the weeds will rob the produce of these minerals, growing bigger and stronger with them. They will effectively choke them out if not stopped in time.
That happened to my Broccoli last summer. I had paid no attention to its condition even when I picked it. Then one day I went out, and except for one weak plant it was all gone.
Also, have you ever noticed how many weeds imitate the plants they grow with. They are camouflaged and so not weeded out. Some toxins do that in our bodies. They will mimic some minerals and take over the job of that nutrient, causing damage in our bodies. A good example of this is Zinc. The Zink Finger Proteins read the DNA which can then create new cells, replicas of the old ones; however, the Zinc in our bodies can be replaced by Arsenic or Cadmium which then, mess up our cell replication and so, bad cells are created.
Our bodies require vitamins and minerals to reach and stay in peak condition, but so often we fill them with foods that rob them of the needed nutrients. White flour leaches out the minerals, coffee and tea are diuretics, white sugar and fat are a lethal combination. Roasted nuts will clog our arteries. Even fruit juices which are so full of quick-release sugar can harm our liver. Carbonated drinks are full of sugar and cause our bodies to be very acidic. Diet beverages, sweetened with Aspartame are, pure poison to our bodies. Look up Aspartame on the internet and you will never drink a Diet Coke again.
We need to fill our bodies with healthy foods in order to grow or maintain healthy bodies. So here are some foods and other conditions that alkalize us:
1. High water content foods
2. Low sugar containing foods
3. Most fresh vegetables
4. Fresh fruits
5. Foods or drinks that are rich in antioxidants such as green and white tea and red organic wines. Usually the darker a fruit is, the more of an antioxidant it is.
6. Milk, naturally fermented soy sauce, salt, miso, filtered water especially if lemon juice is added. Tap and bottled water can be filled by all sorts of toxins.
7. Sound mental health – peace of mind, contentment, happiness/joy, forgiveness of others, ie not holding grudges.
8.deep rapid breathing
I would love to hear from you and get your opinions. My next post will be about Antioxidants.
Good job Gloria. You are very clear and really “tell it like it is”. Thank you for a nice post.
Sandy
Gloria,
My Dear, this is a wonderful post. You make the healthy choices sound so wonderful that I had a kale salad tonight! YUMMY! Why do we forget how delicious these foods are and how great we feel after eating them?
I have allowed the weeds to have too much control, for too long. Time to tend to “my Garden”.
Mentor Mama
What a wonderful comment Nancy. How is the garden these days?
Gloria,
Great information here that is vital to our health. We only get one body and unless we are pro-active early we set ourselves up for long term disease. I love your fresh, direct approach!
Wendy
You are so right Wendy. And if we rely on others for our health, we will certainly fall into sickness.
Gloria,
I like your correlation between weeds and toxins. weeds can certainly have a dramatic affect on our garden, our lawn…and our mind. Toxins on the other hand are very harmful to the body. They can breakdown and destroy so much of the healthy cells and tissues we have. Tending to both will improve your garden and your over all health.
Thanks.
Brilliant post Gloria! I love the food/health blogs and yours is incredibly informative. I will most defo be stopping by every week for your as Sandy put it, ‘tell it like it is’ info. Cheers, Anna
So sorry I have not been posting for quite some time, Anna. I am trying to get back to it. Hope you will return.
Gloria,
You are so right about the toxins in the food we eat. I just recently stop
drinking diet Mountain Dew. I drank at least one, if not 4 or 5 everyday for years.
Now, I drink water and I was drinking regular tea. I didn’t know it was so bad for you. I will have to try green tea I guess.
Thanks,
Jaden
Hi Gloria, I like your explanation of how weeds do the same harm to plants, as toxins do to our bodies. Now, when I look at weeds in the garden, I’m going to start thinking about what I eat:-)
I look forward to speaking with you on Tues night Gloria. Regards from Julieanne
I feel very badly that I didn’t keep up the post and the Tribe Tuesdays, but in November I was in the middle of packing up a 5500 square foot house to move into a 2000 sq. ft. house. It has taken me this long to get semi-organized and now I am having a house built and am going through upheaval again.
I am glad you liked the analogy of weeds and toxins. And just as we weed the garden, we have to weed the toxins from our body.
aspartame is good but i think Xylitol is even better because it is natural and organic ,,
I think you must have misread my comment re Aspartame. It is very toxic and should never be ingested. Taken in large quantities, it can be deadly. I know of one case where a woman was being treated for MS and deteriorating even to the point of being in a wheelchair. She had been continuously drinking diet Pepsi and when she stopped, all her symptoms went away. Xylitol is from an alcohol in certain plants such as corn. It is only organic if it comes from an organic source. It is also toxic to pets, so be careful with it. If you want another source of sweetener, try Stevia, but the non bitter kind.
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Thank you Martire. I am so sorry that I have been so remiss in not keeping up this site. I moved and it hastaken me a while to get settled. I hope you will return for more information.
Enjoyed your article, Bev