Here's what I am changing....

It is unrealistic for anyone to expect that we can cut out all of the bad things in our lives, but we are attempting to learn what they are and avoid them as much as we can.

Things we have removed from our diet so far.....

• Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)
• Trans Fats - Includes Partially Hydrogenated Oils
• Refined Sugars - I now use organic honey or raw blue agave.
• Artificial Sweeteners - Avoid Aspartame/Nutrasweet, Splenda, etc.  These are man-made chemicals that simulate a sweet taste.  That should be all I need to say.  Try using raw organic honey or blue agave or natural sweeteners like Stevia.
• Sodas, especially Diet Sodas - Not only do these have the bad sugars and chemical sweeteners, but they are loaded with other chemicals that are toxic to your body.  These are liquid death.
• Fast Foods - Most of this stuff is not even food anymore.  Watch the movie "Supersize Me" and you will discover that mold will not even eat a french fry from McDonald's.
• High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) - Beware....manufacturers are now listing this as just "Corn Syrup" on labels since it has become known that HCFS is so bad for you.
• White Processed Flour - I am still struggling with this (I love Chipotle Burritos), but I intend to cut this out.  We use only whole grain wheat at home.

Changes we have made....

• Drinking only filtered/purified water - Dont drink from that tap.  Get a list of the things in your water from your local water treatment plant and you probably would not even want to wash your feet in it.
• Switching to organic foods - We try to at least control what we eat at home.  Just need to make healthy choices when eating out.
• Eating Free Range Poultry and Meats - Have you ever seen a documentary on the conditions that cows  and chickens live in while they are being grown for your consumption.  I dare you watch one and then tell me that the meat they produce is okey dokey.
• No Farm Raised Fish - Same reasons as Poultry and Meats
• Avoiding the use of microwaves - I have always felt that these devices alter the structural makeup of foods and now there is research to prove that microwaved foods become toxic to the body.  Have you ever nuked a breadstick and then tried to eat it a couple of minutes later once it has turned into a rubber paper weight.
• On Day 9 of a 30 Day Colon Cleanse -  Using an herbal product named Colonix. I hope to post the results in a later post.
• Chlorine Filter for Shower Head - Water treatment plants put tons of chlorine into our water supply to poison and kill all the bad organisms in our water.  The problem is that we are also organisms and it is poisoning us as well.
• Swtiched to Organic Cleansers and Detergents - You would be astounded by all of the carcinogens that are in the detergents that you wear on your body all day long after washing your clothes.  Your skin is your largest organ and it is soaking this stuff up all day long.  Also, bath soaps are full of junk that is soaked into your skin.
• No Dry Cleaning - Dry cleaning is accomplished by dousing your clothes with chemicals.  I don't want to wear that stuff all day.
• Using Natural Deodorants - Anti-perspirants and deodorants contain nasty poisons, most notably Aluminum and Alchohol.  You are putting this directly on some major lymph glands that are absorbing it into your body.
• Eliminated Air Fresheners - We did this a long time back since they always irritated my nasal passages.  Once you look at what is in them, you understand why this was happening.

Things that we are preparing to do in the near future....

• Liver & Kidney Detox -
• Candida Cleanse - Taking antibiotics causes a candida yeast overgrowth in your body, which can cause a number of ailments.
• Wholehouse Water Filtration System - It is amazing the amount of chemicals in our water these days.  Did you know that you probably have E. Coli and Arsenic in your water?
• Replace plastic food containers - Plastics are not natural and they are full of manmade chemicals that leach into our food and drinks.  Go with glass or something similiar.
• Replace old metal cavity fillings - The old-school metals (including mercury) in your fillings is poisoning you and could be causing some of your illnesses.
• Non-Flouride Toothpaste - Still researching this one.  Flouride is a toxic chemical and toothpastes have silica (sand) in them that wear down your teeth and gums.  Also they have gunk in them that makes it hard for your teeth to rebuild enamel.
• Avoid Non-Stick Cookware - Remember when your mom used to make mashed potatoes in a teflon pan and they were a grayish color from the teflon leaching into the spuds?  (Maybe that was just my mom.)  That can't be good for you.  Look at your teflon pans......do you see scratches where the teflon coating has come off?  Where do you think it went?  It's in your family's food!

This post turned out to be much longer than I had planned (and I am sure there are several other things I have forgotten to mention), but I could not help but throw in some helpful tips to people who might think this is all a bit over the top.  You have to take this stuff seriously for you and your family if you want to live a long and healthy life together.

Some other things to be aware of are foods/drinks that say "sugar free" or "fat free".  How exactly did they remove that stuff......and what did they replace it with to make it not taste like crap?  Could the answer be chemicals and more chemicals?  I think so.