What is health?

Health is not merely the absence of illness. True health involves painless sound bodily movements, efficiently working vital organs, and mental faculties operating at full throttle. This is rarely experienced by humans today. The people we meet could be divided into four groups:

*People who are definitely sick.
*People who are almost sick.
*People who think they are healthy.
*People who are experiencing a high level of health.

Most find themselves in one of the first three groups. Rising to the fourth group requires seeking knowledge, personally taking charge of your own health, and making wise choices. Good health cannot be produced by unhealthy living practices. One thing is for sure, we cannot drug ourselves into health. If this were so, we would be a healthy nation by now.

Food Becomes You!

"Everything in your body was once food.

Starting with a single cell, growing to your present size, and for as long as you live, food becomes you.

Food becomes your size and strength, your energy and stamina.

Food contributes to your personality, effectiveness and emotional stability." -Ruth M. Lereton

Eating, Eating, and more Eating

Since starting this P90X program my hunger has definitely increased a bit, which makes perfect sense. The problem is that my food combining hasn't been the best lately. I'm eating my heavier meal midday and lighter meal at the end of the day. I'm ready for a change in my program and will post the changes here. I feel the need for a post-workout smoothie and a light snack afterward too. The changes that are occuring with my physique is amazing so I am even more motivated to continue with these extreme workouts.

Worlds of Good Fortune

I took two days off from my P90X workouts and did cardio both those days. I've decided to do the legs and back workout before the Yoga X workout, using the yoga DVD as a stretch after a hard leg routine. It makes more sense to do it this way and saves me from taking more days off between workouts. Today I'm sore from the legs and back workout but not nearly as sore as last week. My routine today will consist of light cardio for 20 minutes or so and the Yoga X DVD.


This afternoon I have a photo shoot with Worlds of Good Fortune, modeling their beautiful Healing Silk Scarves and another photo shoot with Joel for our website http://www.livefoodenergy.com/ . Right now I'm listening to their debut 2 CD and Gallery book, Worlds of Good Fortune - Unveiling the Gifts. It's a potent synergy of ecstatic art, poetry and music that I love listening to. It's even more powerful using the Gallery book; a living, sensuous language of color and verse, fresh and enlivening to the soul.


Today I harvest some of my sauerkraut I made last week. I'll let the other batch sit for a few days more to get even softer and more sour. The first two batches of kombucha will be harvested in two days and the next batches on April 11th. I'm excited to taste the ones I made with honey.


This morning I'm enjoying some regualr Calli tea and a NuPlus and Quinary before I head to the gym.

30 minutes of cardio was intense and I loved how I felt during it. I could have gone for 45+ minutes but I know better not to do too much.

Our photo shoot got postponed until the weather gets a little warmer. Getting ready to take a hot bath to soak my sore legs.

My meals so far today: Sauerkraut, raw bread, and a little Fiesta Mac a while after I ate the first two things. My stomach is making some funny noises and movements, no pain though.

Early Dinner: Since the weather has been warming up I've been eating my last meal between 5-6pm. I feel my best when I go to sleep on an empty stomach, sleep more soundly and feel more rejuvenated when I wake up.

'Stir Fried' veggies with 1/2 avocado

Dessert: Raw Almond-Honey Fudge

Raw & Live Food Potluck

As we are getting ready for our monthly potluck, the wind is forcefully blowing debris and furniture around the property. I doubt we'll be spending much time out by the creek today.

This morning before the gym I made a Carrot-Cabbage Crunch Salad, 'Stir Fried' mixed veggies for the coconut wrappers, a garden dressing for quinoa and a salad, and my famous Fiesta Mac, a CheeZy noodle dish that just blows everyone away. Trained legs and back today in 1 hour. It feels so good to complete a workout in such a short period of time. I worked my tail off today!

Morning: Date Banana Hemp Smoothie

Afternoon: A sampling of some amazing foods at our potluck. Bok Choy salad, Lettuce wraps, my stir fried veggie wrap and a little Fiesta Mac on the side. This was a taste explosion! Thank you to everyone who contributed such a beautiful dish!

Early Eve: Fiesta Mac with avocados and some Quantum nutritional flakes and some Calli tea

I created a drink for our little after party: fresh almond milk, apricot puree, maca, carob powder, cinnamon, cloves, orange peel, honey, a little sea salt and some regular Calli tea. It was an incredible last minute concoction.

Emotional Wholeness

Tonight Joel and I attended a potluck in Cottonwood where we listened to Judy Taylor, a cancer survivor, give a presentation about the lymphatic system. Her book is called 'It's and Inside Job! Emotional Health Secrets of a Lymphomaniac' by Judy Hiney Taylor. I highly recommend this treasure for anyone who wants to improve their health or needs a little guidance toward self-love. Judy talks about honoring ourselves, letting go of our internal critic and having compassion for ourselves, letting our feelings 'our gut' guide us, keeping our attention away from our drama and trauma and so much more about building the perfect relationship with ourselves so we could experience all the delights in our world, therefore creating a super healthy lymphatic system.

I chose to eat before I attended the potluck, something I often do before going to parties or events to make sure I feel great the next day. I noticed some people experiencing severe gas and bloating an hour after eating and complaining they were "stuffed". Poor food combining can be a major issue at events like these and some people don't wash their produce properly, or prepare their food with love and intention. I can feel it even before I eat the food. These are some things I'd like to bring up in our next events.

Date-Banana Hemp Smoothie Recipe

Date-Banana Hemp Smoothie

One of my favorite recipes I created a long time ago when I was first experimenting with after workout shakes and it's so delicious!

1 1/2 cups water
1 large banana
1 scoop regular NuPlus
1 packet Quinary
1/3 cup hemp seeds
3 large medjool dates
4 ice cubes

Blend ingredients until smooth. Pour into large glass and enjoy slowly making sure to chew the contents for maximum assimilation.