Homemade milk was accidentally published. It’s coming later.
Author: ladypbwiggins
Eating Raw 1
Raw?!!! For how long? That was my initial reaction when told Carl had to go on a raw diet. We just got here and all my expectations to enjoy Cajun cooking especially gumbo went right out the window. How will I survive without my salmon and catfish? I asked again, “How long?” Dr. Montgomery calmly said 30 days. Okay, I can do that. It’s like a Daniel fast on steroids. Do we just eat salads and drink smoothies?, I asked. He said let me introduce you to our Garden Kitchen. He gave us samples of meals they had prepared. They weren’t bad.
The first 3 or 4 days Carl lost 40 lbs of fluid. This was causing heart failure. After that, weight decreased almost a pound a day for a week. We completed the 30 days. I was so excited that we would get to eat food. I saw a catfish dinner in my near future. When the doctor finished his examination he said 2 more weeks. I cried. Not because I couldn’t have it but because Carl couldn’t and I didn’t want to eat it in front of him.
Forty-seven days later we were still eating raw . I must admit I cheated a few times with cooked beans and my son-in-law’s gumbo. Oh yes, I had a catfish dinner.
If this was going to be our life I had to learn raw meal preparations. That process is continuing. More on that in Part 2 of Eating Raw.
We both have lost more weight and his heart is getting stronger. The detoxification process is not enjoyable. It would probably have been worse if we had not stopped eating red meat and chicken years ago. But the journey goes on and I will take you on it with us.
Montgomery Heart and Wellness Center
Isn’t it frustrating when the doctor tells you to eat healthy or you need a healthier meal plan but doesn’t explain what he/she means? Or even more so, they give you a list of foods you should or should not eat and that’s eat. Many of us look at the lists and realize we already eat those foods. We make the bake or broiled versus fried substitutions and think we are eating healthy. some of us go to the extreme and replace beef and pork with chicken and turkey. We must be on the right track with that sacrifice. Maybe but could it be better?
Dr. Baxter Montgomery didn’t just tell us to eat healthy He introduced us to his Heart and Wellness Plan; a six week detoxification plan complete with recipes. Also available to us was the Center’s Garden Kitchen (GK). His kitchen staff prepares raw vegan meals for purchase by Center patients and the public. Meal plans are available for those who choose to have the GK prepare all of their meals. These freshly made raw/vegan meals are delivered daily. There is also a steady stream of health conscious foodies in the GK. This was wonderful for me because I had no clue how the dishes were suppose to taste. The GK gave us the opportunity to try the foods we were asked to eat. From juice to desserts it was available. A must try is the Avocado Key Lime Pie. HMMMM. The first 6 weeks were easy preparations because they were juices, smoothies and a variety of salads. Later “cooked” meals were added to the menu. Not everything is raw. Hot soups, beans, and vegan gumbo are cooked. I am told there is a cornbread recipe but I haven’t had it yet. It’s not in our plan, yet. If you are in the Houston, TX area give it a visit.
Video – Dr. Montgomery Explains
Montgomery Heart and Wellness Center
Why Texas?
Recently, we decided to move to Texas. We thought we were being led here to be near our daughter and to enjoy a lower cost of living. It is good to be near our daughter and her family but for us the cost of living has not changed. In some respects it is higher. Housing coast are lower than California but we are paying about the same. The electricity bill is greatly reduced and that’s about it.
I expected our food cost to go down but that was not realized. In fact it might be more. Houston area is an organic, non-GMO wasteland. The produce and products exist but are not in the abundance that I am accustomed to in California. The funny thing is most of the certified organic food here comes from California. But here is the good, no, the awesomely, miraculous thing. In a round about way through a conversation with some people we had just met we were led to a renowned cardiologist/electrophysiologist named Dr. Baxter D. Montgomery. His philosophy is to cure the cause of the illness not treat the symptoms. He holds to the statement made by Hippocrates,
“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”
Plant-based meals were Carl’s prescription. He did not remove him from his medications initially. He uses pharmaceuticals when needed. His plan was to eliminate them as Carl’s heart improved. After 3 weeks of eating a raw plant-based diet
- No Soltilol (Heart rhythm medication)
- Blood pressure in normal range
- No diuretics
- Physically stronger
- Mental clarity improving
- No breathing problems
- Weight loss (40 lbs mostly fluid)
This is why we moved to Texas.
Homemade Turkey Andouille Sausage
To those who know I am not eating meat, I wrote this some time back and never published it. Hope my meateating friends will enjoy it.
I love New Orleans inspired gumbo but I don’t eat pork and I am allergic to shrimp. I decided to make a seafood gumbo but I really wanted the sausage flavor. I thought what better to do than to try my hand at making andouille sausage with ground turkey.
I added these spices, compliments of allrecipes.com and the foodnetwork.com:Emerill Lagasse, to the ground turkey.
- 1/4 cup minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 tablespoon ground paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed bay leaf
- 1/4 teaspoon dried sage
- 5 teaspoons hickory-flavored liquid smoke
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 3/4 teaspoon chili powder
- 3/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Finding the seasonings to begin was simple process but turkey is not as fat as pork. What to do about that? My first thought was to add olive oil or coconut oil. Then a light bulb flickered. Bake some turkey thighs and use the dripping from that. The added bonus is meat prepared for another meal.
Trying New Mobile Editor
I have been away quite awhile but I didn’t stop thinking or writing. I have questioned many things and I have learned much. I am making serious lifestyle changes. I am excited to see out future unfold.
Just “Wow!”
Sometimes that’s all you can say. Sitting here watching the sun rays penetrate the room through the window blinds an overwhelming presence engulfed me. Today we celebrate the resurrection of Y’shua. It occurred to me that God raised His Word from the dead tomb of religion to life everlasting. Life to live in His freedom with ALL power just as Y’shua did while on earth. Like the sun rays, the power of His resurrected Word is penetrating the blinds of my spirit. Sometimes the only thing to say is “WOW! ”
#Resurrectionday #He is risen #Jesus #Y’shua
March 27, 2015
Two years ago today my husband had a massively fatal heart attack. I experienced that sinking feeling that a part of me had been cut out. In the moments that passed while waiting on the paramedics a calm dispatcher help me perform CPR. When they arrived and took over I heard one say, “He is not breathing.” I asked God to take him if it was his time because I didn’t want him to linger and suffer, but if it wasn’t to heal him completely. He began to breath on his own. For me that was God’s answer that he would heal him completely. I sat in his hospital room and the first part of a Psalm kept crossing my mind. “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. ” I decided to read Psalm 91 in its entirety and was blown away by a section that I know I had read but wasn’t impacted. It read ”
“Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation.”Psalms 91:14-16 NKJV
All of the “I wills” screamed at me. For 7 months I had no evidence that he would live with a measure of quality except these promises.
We’ve gone through several moves forward and then setbacks since then. We have learned a lot about nutrition, pharmaceuticals, hospitals, and rehab facilities. I could probably right a book.
Most of all, we, I have learned you can’t fence God in. How and when He fulfills His promises is His business. My part in this partnership is to continue to “abide in His shadow” and to continue “to set my love on Him and know His name.”
Our journey continues.
http://bible.com/114/psa.91.14-16.NKJV
Researching
Hi y’all. Just letting some of my southern come out. 🙂
I have been silent for a while now but I have not been idle. I have had a lot of life things to take care of. However, I have been doing a lot of research regarding our western, especially American food supply. For those who say we are controlled by the matrix, whether that’s true or not, it is a closely accurate description. I will be sharing what others and I have found. It definitely sheds light on why we have so many new illnesses and need so many new drugs to treat their symptoms.
I may not begin this discourse until after the holidays. I don’t want to ruin anyone’s Christmas celebration. I really don’t have the time either to do it justice. So enjoy your families and I will be talking to you in 2017.
May the Lord God richly bless you. Merry Christmas and let’s welcome a safe, peaceful 2017.
The Medicine Matrix
If our western diet is so healthy why are we so sick? Diabetes is rising, Obesity is epidemic, heart disease is #1 and we are a developed nation. In the last year I have become more aware of how our medical system works. We treat symptoms not illnesses. Think about it. You have a pain. You are given a pill to get rid of the pain. But what about, what caused the pain in the first place? I have some personal experiences that speak to this.
A few years ago, I went in for a physical. The doctor said I had high blood pressure. I didn’t agree but I took the medication anyway. Big mistake. I took a couple of doses. I felt worst after taking them than I did before. They dropped my blood pressure so low I could not function. I stopped taking them but continued to take the diuretic. I later discovered that the diuretic lowered blood pressure also. I stopped taking them. I increased my vegetable intake and reduced the sodas and fried foods. Every check up for a year showed I did not have high blood pressure. The symptom- high blood pressure, the cause- bad eating habits. Recently, I went through the same thing with a different doctor. I said no pills. I started eating fast food again. Not all the time but just enough to have an affect. I stopped. Pressure decreased. Had I not taken charge and convinced them to try regulating my pressure with a change in my eating habits, I would be stuck taking pills that are hard to get off of. Their pills would not have fixed the problem.
I had another doctor tell me recently that she was delighted that I didn’t want pills. She said it was rare to find patients who didn’t want pills but wanted to find the problem and solve it. Most people wanted what they thought was a quick fix. the pill. It is just a band-aide.
Don’t get me wrong, doctors have their place and so do pills. But a healthy body is not provided by pills. Getting to the source of the dis-ease and treating it does. Most of our dis-ease is caused by eating this western diet that is meat, fast food convenient, low vegetable and low fruit, high sugar based.
I am also convinced had we continued more diligently to eat a high plant, low meat diet my husband would not have had this last heart attack. We have not been eating as well as before but we are returning to our whole vegetable and fruit juices, no soda and minimal fast food. I am continuing my laboratory (kitchen) visits. Real minimal. I can’t say none because sometimes life will get in the way of good plans.
I am returning to Hippocrates’ declaration.
Let medicine be your food and food your medicine.
This is my focus and intent. Modern medicine is the emergency plan.
Breaking out of the Food and Medicine Matrix as much as possible. My education continues.
"Black Soil" Living 