I spent a lot of time with my cousins growing up. They were like siblings to me. Sleepovers, all day play dates, and lots of meals. My Aunt and Uncle just added me to mix like it was nothing. Knowing now how labor intensive it is to constantly feed children all day, I can really appreciate this now. I donāt recall the exact year, but my Auntās Mother became very ill. Her name was Pearl. During Pearlās illness, I noticed a change in the food my Aunt was preparing for us. It was different, but I tried it. For the most part I liked it! She also changed her shampoos, her toothpastes, sunscreens, almost everything. I was fascinated. Why was she doing all of this? She didnāt really get into too much detail, but said that it was healthier. I wasnāt even 10 years old when this was going on, but I can vividly remember it. I watched her drink her tea infusions and asked her about it. I saw the strange new things she was eating and asked her about it. She ate NO sugar. My Aunt was following a Macrobiotic diet. I read some of her books when I was older to see what it was all about. It was a diet that could possibly help prevent cancer. I wasnāt aware until shortly after Pearl passed away, but she had died of breast cancer.
Fast forward to me at 37 when my Father was diagnosed with cancer. Stage 4 Pancreatic cancer. I frantically looked up diets, remedies, anything that could help him. There was nothing I could do. Three months later he was gone. I now knew how my Aunt felt. I did not want anything that I ate, or used on my skin to contain anything that could possibly cause cancer. Nothing. I didnāt want my two daughters (and the new little one growing inside me) to be harmed by chemicals.
Three and half years and two babies later, here I am. Trying my best to keep my family and I as healthy as possible. Constantly analyzing what products we use, what foods we eat. I may be a LITTLE fanatical about it, but these are my babiesā¤ļø This the only body I have been given. I want to make it last!
Very well expressed, Leslie!
You are doing a great job
In feeding your family.
What a challenge!
It is a challenge, but worth it!š
Great story Leslie, being a nurse I started to be alarmed at how sick people were and the foods and meds they were taking. This big lightbulb went off! 2 years of changes and itās still a work in progress. Kathy
Thanks Kathy! Itās totally a lightbulb that goes off! Youāre doing a great job! We are all a work in progress. One step at a time š