We told our good friends last night. That was very stress relieving. It seems that when we talk about it, the whole picture becomes much more clear. The kids were told, as were my brothers and sisters. Kept it from my dad - more on that later.
This morning, I called my chiropractor's office, Dr. Ty Casey Wade. The receptionist Lindsay listened as I gave her the details. She asked me a few questions, and then told me she would talk with Dr. Wade and his team, a nutritionist and a CMT Massage Therapist. I made an appointment to see him on Thursday afternoon, and again on Friday morning. She said by then, they would have lots of information for me and how to fight this from the inside out.
You might be thinking to yourself, why would someone with cancer call a chiropractor. A few years ago, I would have thought that too.
Back in early January, I hired a professional photographer to take family pictures. I wore the standard slimming black pants and long tummy tucking top. It's amazing what a good photographer will do for you. Oh wait, check that. No. The pictures were beautiful, but...
I knew I was heavy, but always thought I hid it well with my 5'9" frame. I tipped the scales at my highest at 263 pounds. After getting regular chiropractic adjustments for an old back injury that flared up, I learned about a health and nutritional product from of all people, my chiropractor.
Late in 2011, Dr. Wade offered a class on health and nutrition. It was held weekly for four weeks. There were about 16-18 people who came to each session. We all crammed into a room, and listened to Dr. Wade give the same speech, week after week. That was a good thing, because by Week 4, I could repeat the speech word for word. And it made sense.
Here's my version of the story. Everyone is born with mutant cells. A small percentage of people - there is nothing you can do about them. They will take hold, cause you illness, possibly death. But the rest of us - we can fight the mutant cells with healthy choices. There are external toxins everywhere. The car exhaust, the factory fumes, the bathroom cleaner, the personal hygiene products. Air. And there are toxins that we give ourselves. Liquor, smoking, processed foods, processed sugars, processed dairy. Processed.
So, here you are. You, and your good cells and your mutant cells. When you are born, for most of us, everyone is getting along in there. Your mother nurses you. Then as you age, you are introduced to baby foods, cereal in a cup for the car ride, a couple cookies because you were a good little kid, candy because it was Halloween or Christmas, school lunches, college starve and study. Well by the time you are in your 20's, your mutant cells and healthy cells are not getting along so well. All that crap you put in your body for the past 20 years is causing havoc. The good cells are like a little Pac Man, traveling along, eating up the toxins and processed crap that you've ingested for the past 20 years. While the mutant cells are loving the fat, mucus, sugar and toxins. Pretty soon, one is going to overtake the other.
On the Whole Food Supplement website, it reads:
"As a nation, we eat poor-quality foods that have been stripped of nutrients. We do not consume enough fresh fruits and vegetables. Many of us get our whole grains from instant rice, refined wheat breads, pastas, and cereal. We eat a tremendous amount of prepackaged, pre-made meals. One-quarter of Americans eat at fast food restaurants each day. Americans are overfed and undernourished.
Given the proper nutrition, the human body has an amazing ability to heal itself. To do so, we need to eat a healthier diet, exercise and take high-quality supplements made from whole foods. Whole food supplements supply our bodies with nutrients we are not getting from our diet, all the vitamins, minerals, trace minerals and phytonutrients that foods possess in a way that nature intended, in a whole food form."
So on January 18, 2012, I started the new healthy way of living with a week long cleanse. That was rough. By Day 3, my body was screaming at me "WHERE ARE MY CARBS???!!!" I drank lots of water, and continued on the cleanse. I drank a whole food shake every morning, and had fruits and vegatables - no meats.
After the first week, I went with fruits, vegatables, chicken and fish. I would throw in the occasional beef or pork, but for the most part, FVCF was my standard diet. I stayed away from ALL processed foods, and by June, my weight was down to 220. That's over 40 pounds! That's more than four ten pound bags of sugar.
I was feeling good, no more aches and pains, and the best part - I was now sleeping sound the entire night. No more waking up every hour and a half. No more tossing and turning.
Well, I knew that plan worked. So now came the cheating. I had a donut here, a cookie there, couple candy bars. Have you ever had the creme filled coffee cake? Yum. And who can resist the custard filled donut slathered with chocolate frosting. Then came the rational, "well, if I'm going to eat a donut, I might as well have two in one sitting." So with that cheating, my weight went back up to 228. In very short order too - about 30 days.
Oh my goodness - what am I doing???
What does this all have to do with getting Breast Cancer? I'm getting to that.
More to follow, tomorrow.
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