Quality Death

Tell me you're not a person who prefers quality and I'll call you a liar.

I'm certain you prefer quality when it comes to choosing a neighborhood to dwell, a car to drive, a school to attend, and perhaps even the clothes you wear. So, then tell me why does this argument about living prevail:

"Oh, I gotta die of something, I might as well eat, drink, and/or smoke as I please." Really? Is that your claim to living?

Yes, murder happens and so do accidents - there is nothing we can do to avoid such fates. What disconnected thinkers fail to realize, however, is his/her control over the quality of life even if an unnatural death occurs.

When you eat to live, when you eat for your health, even if a dark fate shortcuts your life, the quality of the years you lived are worthy.

Choose foods that lead to life - not death. Choose foods that will take you away from medicine - not towards it. Choose foods that will allow you to dance beyond 70 - not degenerate.

Choose plants, y'all. More raw than cooked.

Death by 334mg of Cholesterol!

Why are you doing this to your beautiful body? Why do you choose to love yourself this way? How do you tell me you love me yet you abuse your own body? Are you awake? Are you walking about numb to the truth? Check this out:

America's number one killer is heart disease. Let me show you how abusive your breakfast is:

1. 1 slice of bacon - 9mg cholesterol (we all know you have more than one slice).

2. 1 egg - 187 mg cholesterol (who eats only 1 egg? Most people usually scramble 2 eggs - that's a heart stopping 374mg of cholesterol - and you wonder why your blood pressure is high).

3. 1 slice of cheese - 29 mg - a lot of you add cheese to your eggs - everything is better with cheese, right?

4. 1 measly TB of butter is 31mg of cholesterol. One pat of butter packing 31mg of cholesterol. How much butter are you using every day? Only 1 TB? You add butter to EVERYTHING!!! How can you think your heart is in good shape with this perpetual abuse?

5. 1c milk - 24mg of cholesterol (You are using more than 8oz of milk a day to wash down the cholesterol you already ate - and sadly you're giving this pus-filled liquid to your precious children - poor babies - they don't even stand a chance by the time they are 18 - arteries already showing signs of heart disease).

6. Sausage anyone? 100g of sausage offers 54mg of cholesterol. 100g is equivalent to 3.5oz. When you think of ounces think in terms you know - cups. One cup is 8oz - so, half of a small 8oz cup is 4oz. . . your 1 sausage - that fits in a space less than 1/2 a cup - dumps 54mg of cholesterol into your arteries. And you and I both know you eat more than one tiny piece of sausage.

Let's get a total here for your nutritious breakfast - a breakfast that you probably prayed over: "God let this food nourish our bodies for Christ's sake - Amen." Really? God, let this cholesterol assault nourish my body? Like I asked before: Are you even awake? What sense does your prayer make? I understand a prayer of thanks, but a prayer to ask God to nourish your body with this sludge? C'mon! You must be asleep. Then, when you or your Mom or spouse dies from a heart attack you have the nerve to shift blame to a God who could be so cruel as to snatch your loved one away too soon. Really? So, death by cholesterol was God's fault?

Let me wrap this up:

334mg is the magic number for your "healthy" fiberless breakfast.

Since it all has no fiber by the way, it's going to sit inside your colon wreaking havoc on your immune system. Nothing nourishing is coming from it - only destruction comes from such a heart-clogging meal. Keep in mind the 334 total only includes 1 egg, 1 slice of bacon, 1 pat of butter, 1 slice of cheese, 8oz of milk, and 1 sausage. No one uses just one - we both know this. So, your tally is much higher than this number.

As I close, let me give you more information about this 334. Your government - the same government that forces animal products on you everywhere you turn - this government suggests your daily intake of cholesterol should be no more than 300mg (see comments). Mind you - this 300mg/day will still lead to your death. But follow me for a second. If this "caring" government thinks 300mg is sufficient for the day, and you just SLAUGHTERED that number with one breakfast meal of one slice of this and one slice of that (yeah right), imagine what your TRUE cholesterol totals are for the day. *Shocking!*

This total doesn't include the turkey sandwich you will have for lunch or the yogurt you will eat for a snack. This death tally doesn't include the steak you will have for dinner with the buttered mashed potatoes and cheesy broccoli.

Are you still with me? If you are, I am begging you to wake the hell up! How long do you think you can dodge a heart attack or a stroke while you are fueling your temple with this egregious consumption of animal flesh? Choose a diet of compassion instead.

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood - and I took the road less traveled by: Plants. I choose to eat plants - more raw than cooked.

Love begins with yourself before it can spread to anyone else. You can't tell me you love me, your children, or yourself if you're enacting death by food suicide everyday.

To those who have ears to hear, let them hear.

From me to you! Love y'all,

Lisa

Long Term Raw Vegan Has a Stroke: Why a Raw Diet May Not be Healthy

Fiber is the Answer!

How do you think your will health improve if you made fiber the focus of your meals?

Did you know the average standard-American-eating adult in the U.S. only consumes about 15g of fiber a day? This is half of the daily recommended amount of 30g (which is still penny-anny).

To vegans and non-vegans alike, if you want to be aggressive, aim for at least 75g of fiber while being intentional to include 1 gallon of water as well. (If you increase your fiber without drinking more water, YOU WILL EXPERIENCE CONSTIPATION!)

If you're interested, here's a sample meal plan from one of my intentional high-fiber days:

Pre-breakfast: 10g
Lemon water w/2TB of chia seeds = 10g (1TB of chia seeds = 5g)

*Afterthought: I should have blended the entire lemon with the 32oz of water, but instead I just used the juice - I no longer do this. Now, I blend one lemon to include the 1.6g of fiber that one lemon provides.*

Breakfast: 31.5g
1 1/2c steel cut oats - 6g
5 bananas - 15.5g (blended 3 bananas to use as "milk" for the oatmeal w/2 sliced bananas eaten with the oatmeal)
2TB chia - 10g (sprinkled over oatmeal)

*I had eaten enough fiber in one meal than the U.S. Govt recommends for an entire day.*

Mid Morning Hydration: 3.6g
Mango water: 3.6g (blended one mango w/32oz water)

Lunch: 8.8g
2 apples - 8.8g (each apple - 4.4g)

Mid-Afternoon meal: 5.6g
1c white rice - 1.2g
2c cabbage - 4.4g

*My pre-dinner fiber was 57.4g!*

Dinner: 34g
1c black beans - 15g
1 large baked potato - 6g
1 avocado - 13g
(I did not include the fiber from the home-made pico.)

*snack - 1/8c almonds - 1.5g - sprinkled over a serving of non-dairy ice-cream*

My grand total of fiber on this intentional meal plan was 92.9g.

My belly was flat, my energy was phenomenal, and my bowels were aided by the gallon of water I intentionally drink each day.
I do not recommend over 75g for beginners because you will face constipation - especially those of you who eat animals.

However, those who are already following a plantbased diet, I encourage you to be intentional about consuming at least 75g of fiber each day.

For the rest of you, do something - start somewhere - 30g of fiber per day is a great place to start. Remember, ANYTHING - I repeat ANYTHING that comes from an animal offers ZERO fiber.

For further study, Google the benefits of a high-fiber diet. If you want to avoid most of the country's major diseases, consider being intentional about the fiber you include in each of your meals (let the kids eat fiber too).

Let me know if you have any questions. I'm here to help.