tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post5623237657094786549..comments2023-12-18T17:32:03.325+00:00Comments on Kindred of the Quiet Way: Just bits and piecesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-65040249027961486872015-09-03T11:34:55.132+01:002015-09-03T11:34:55.132+01:00Thanks Pen. I meant to say that I too cannot foll...Thanks Pen. I meant to say that I too cannot follow a vegan diet it really does make me ill so I buy meat as and when I can within the budget x Sandra Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16260644073051470011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-64260630228563582015-09-03T06:30:25.792+01:002015-09-03T06:30:25.792+01:00Yes, I have serious problems with Facebook - I con...Yes, I have serious problems with Facebook - I connect with some dear friends made online there, and there is much that is beautiful and good to inspire, but the relentless doom-mongering, bitching and complaining gets me down and is hard to avoid.<br /><br />May you be well, may you be happy, may you be at peace. May the black dog come to heel. xxPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-86650581655891850522015-09-03T00:46:43.335+01:002015-09-03T00:46:43.335+01:00Thanks for the reading list fibro flare at this en...Thanks for the reading list fibro flare at this end coupled with peri menopause symptoms and that drafted black cloud that appears from nowhere ... And I'm not talking meteorology here 😀<br /><br />San x <br /><br />Will catch you here as I'm taking a break from FB also known as face ache in our house! To much noise in cyber space 😁Sandra Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16260644073051470011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-47273894329877686322015-09-02T06:18:43.083+01:002015-09-02T06:18:43.083+01:00Hi Asta - lovely to hear from you. May angels watc...Hi Asta - lovely to hear from you. May angels watch over you father and give him safe passage in peace.<br />I have very, very few ambitions in life - one of them is to meet a raven.<br />Hooray for your improved health - the vegan way is a path of blessing.<br /><br />For anyone else reading, Asta knows I've had a good shot at being vegan, and I love the concept. However the diet doesn't work for me, and can make some people positively ill - though many manage fine eating vegan.<br />I believe strongly in animal welfare, and what goes around comes around. Factory farmed meat is bad news for the health of those who eat it and hell on earth for the animals. For the good health of one's body and the planet one should eat loads of veg and fruit, nuts, herbs, spices, and then a restrained amount of eggs, fish, meat. The eggs I eat are organic and laid by hens free to roam. The fish I buy is sustainably sourced and either wild or organic. I get my meat from Eversfield Farm. It's either wild or pasture-fed, and is humanely slaughtered. They also sell organic cheese from cows husbanded along similar principles.<br />We buy organic milk for our household. <br />An important aspect of organic animal products is that the organic standards mean the animals have to be reasonably happy and free, because unhappy animals in unnatural surroundings get sick often, and their medication disqualifies them from being organic produce. So buying organic ensures both a higher standard of health for the animal and the person eating it, and better welfare standards.<br />I believe animals are people just as humans are, with souls, intelligence, complex lives and relationships. That I cannot manage a vegan diet saddens me greatly. On the other hand, without the demand for their bodies for meat, farm animals would not be born in the first place and I am glad they are in the world - noble, delightful, a source of joy. Everything that lives has to die, so in a way it's natural and not a tragedy that they die for us to eat - only I think the quality of their lives and the manner of their death is important. They give their very lives to nourish us, and we should honour that, taking care of them, eating sparingly and wasting nothing.<br /><br />Eversfield Farm is here ~<br />http://www.eversfieldorganic.co.ukPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-63449127593518478462015-09-02T02:33:00.731+01:002015-09-02T02:33:00.731+01:00Hi Pen! I have missed seeing you around. I am sorr...Hi Pen! I have missed seeing you around. I am sorry to hear that a loved one is nearing the end of his life, my father is also. He has pancreatic cancer and liver cancer (and it is spreading). Praying for the deep peace of the Lord for these two gentlemen and their (us) families. I share your pain. <br />Crows... I have a friend. He or she is an Australian Raven. He is magnificient with his large blue black feathers and eager eyes. I have to feed him when one of my greyhounds is not watching. This morning he stopped in for food, and surprised my other greyhound - Phryne (who just lifted her head momentarily) as he snatched his breakfast. He is so clever knowing whom he can trust. <br />Inflammation. All I can say is that my IBS all but disappeared with my vegan diet. If I am terribly tired (like no sleep the night before because I have been with dad) then the stress and tiredness make my stomach uncomfortable again regardless. It is also then that I might skip a meal or go too long between meals, and that makes me more vulnerable. <br />I wish you the very best of health. It really is everything. <br />Blessings,<br />Asta xxAsta Landerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15981401936886131917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-89393139606404504772015-09-01T20:18:00.382+01:002015-09-01T20:18:00.382+01:00Raw, whole milk and organic free-range eggs are ve...Raw, whole milk and organic free-range eggs are very good news - as is cider vinegar - and some of our household oil pull and find it very helpful. Yes - sugar is the arch-villain. Let us know how you get on. xxPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-49906452057889854972015-09-01T18:38:52.471+01:002015-09-01T18:38:52.471+01:00Wow.... Thank you....Thank you Pen for All of the...Wow.... Thank you....Thank you Pen for All of the info and the time you took to write this out! I will make use of it all. In addition to what I listed...I am an asthmatic and have hereditary IBS. I too have anxiety issues derived from a surgery that led to perimenopause at an early age. So I will give much of this a go. I do tend to eat rather healthy as I live on a farm and I garden and raise chickens. We drink raw milk and highly filtered water. My terrible weakness is my terrible sweet tooth. And from what you have written it seems that sugar is a main culprit. I will put my focus there and hopefully see some of the results you have experienced. I oil pull with good results and consume lemon water and Braggs Apple cider vinegar a couple times a day. These have contributed tremendously to reduce bloating and inflammation. <br /> Xoxo....You are a Godsend. <br /><br />Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16091519619516224151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-5696842394476128332015-09-01T18:18:09.031+01:002015-09-01T18:18:09.031+01:00Hiya
Max and Charlotte Gerson’s work has helped m...Hiya<br /><br />Max and Charlotte Gerson’s work has helped me a lot, but Gerson Therapy is really for extreme situations (though one can learn a lot from it.<br /><br />I must stress that I have no medical or dietary qualifications whatsoever – just the results of trial and error in my own problem-solving. <br /><br />I have quite a cache of health problems, all of which are fixed by right diet: weight gain, anxiety, depression, extreme fatigue and lassitude, lack of energy, comprehensive pain, joint stiffness, bowel problems, swollen ankles, disturbed sleep, restless legs, adrenal problems, candida, xanthelasma, thickened nails, tingling extremities – and no doubt others I’ve forgotten.<br /><br />I was first put on to the root of the problem by Dr Christiane Northrup explaining that where there’s pain there’s inflammation, and where there’s inflammation there’s acidity – so you have to get the body more alkaline where there is pain.<br /><br />To zap this current flare-up I need to cut out all sugars and starches, also tea and coffee. <br /><br />I’ll see how I go eliminating stuff til I get good results, but if I can get away with still having fruit, oatmeal, brown rice, quinoa, carrots, and occasional sweet potatoes and regular potatoes, I will. If the pain persists I’ll cut those out too.<br /><br />Once I’m well again, to stay well I must keep off sugar (that means honey, maple syrup etc, too), all baked goods (breads, cakes, pastries), and have no polished (white, refined) grains at all. I should also stay off high-sugar fruit like bananas, grapes, melon, dates. And no tea, coffee or alcohol. I’ll have butter and hard cheese, but not milk. A little yoghourt.<br /><br />This will see off all my health problems.<br /><br />I’ll list you the books and videos I’ve found helpful. Some of the books that explain the bio-chemistry of it are about weight loss – even if you aren’t fat, they can help to understand.<br /><br />The best books I know of that you can get hold of are ~<br />http://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Get-Fat-About/dp/0307474259/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1441127392&sr=8-1&keywords=Gary+Taubes<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Principles-Fat-Burning-Lose-weight/dp/098260162X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1441127420&sr=8-1&keywords=Eric+Berg<br /><br />http://www.amazon.co.uk/Breaking-Through-Untouchable-Diseases-Gerald/dp/0953240789/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1441127561&sr=8-1&keywords=Gerald+Green <br /><br />Also Christiane Northrup is good.<br />http://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Menopause-Revised-Creating-Emotional/dp/0553386727/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1441127456&sr=8-2&keywords=Christian+Northrup<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Womens-Bodies-Wisdom-Revised-Emotional/dp/0553386735/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1441127478&sr=8-3&keywords=Christian+Northrup<br /><br /><br />On YouTube, Eric Berg’s videos are good.<br /><br />I highly recommend this YouTube video ~<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM<br /><br />I don’t know if your problems would get better if you tried this route, but mine certainly do.<br /><br />xx<br /><br />Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-79932726898639368062015-09-01T15:40:13.035+01:002015-09-01T15:40:13.035+01:00Pen-have you posted before your diet in regards to...Pen-have you posted before your diet in regards to your fibromyalgia? I know you are a fan of Gerson....is it the same diet? I don't know that I have fibromyalgia but sometimes I feel as if I have a severe case of fatigue....and I do have conditions called spondylolithes and osteoarthritis...at the ripe old age of 49:-) Looking for relief. Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16091519619516224151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-55814551678531685722015-09-01T12:14:36.937+01:002015-09-01T12:14:36.937+01:00But I hope your joint pain is all better now? Do y...But I hope your joint pain is all better now? Do you still have problems, other than the slow recovery from surgery? xxPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-27819474497684881612015-09-01T11:48:37.953+01:002015-09-01T11:48:37.953+01:00I can identify with the joint pain - and aging lov...I can identify with the joint pain - and aging loved ones. Sure wish OUR house was paying us! And no crows on our property for entertainment...only moles (to our great distress and aggravation).rebeccahttp://lifeandgodliness-rebecca.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com