My Bookshelf...

I read.

Voraciously.

When I have the time.

Since the birth of my second daughter, my lovely hubby purchased an iPad for me. To keep my books on. Because he's highly allergic to dust my lifelong (since 5th grade) dream of having floor to ceiling bookshelves on 4 walls will never see reality. 

Not for me.

Therefore, I have a virtual bookshelf. Full of lovely books.

That I read at 2, 4, and 6 a.m. while feeding my Pistachio.

That's when I read people.

Because I read a lot of books (99% of which are Young Adult) I wanted to share them. I will keep a shortened version on My Bookshelf page. Hopefully some of you will read them. 

*North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley. 

As he continued to stare, I wanted to point to my cheek and remind him, But you were the one who wanted this, remember? You're the one who asked-and I repeat-Why not fix your face?

It's hard not to notice Terra Cooper.

She's tall, blond, and has an enviable body. But with one turn of her cheek, all people notice is her unmistakably "flawed" face. Terra secretly plans to leave her stifling small town in the Northwest and escape to an East Coast college, but gets pushed off-course by her controlling father. When an unexpected collision puts Terra directly in Jacob's path, the handsome but quirky Goth boy immediately challenges her assumptions about herself and her life, and she is forced in yet another direction. With her carefully laid plans disrupted, will Terra be able to find her true path?

When I finished reading this book I was actually really surprised that I had never heard of it or it's author before. I thought maybe it was her first book. It was not. This book is epic actually. In the characterization and all around research and storytelling.

“This is beautiful," I said, ignoring the shop window to trace the gleaming stone walls fronting another boutique.
"You know what's funny?" Jacob asked. He didn't wait for my answer. "You can see beauty in everything, except for yourself."

***

I swallowed hard. Erik thought my body was beautiful, Karin that it was enviable. At random times, people had noted that my hands were beautiful, or my hair. The Twisted Sisters had called my art beautiful. Mom had the best intentions and always told me before and after my laser surgeries that I would be beautiful. But no one had ever said that I was beautiful, all my parts taken together, not just the bits and pieces.”

_______________

“That's when it struck me: how gorgeous we all were, even with cellulite (saw a lot of that) and stretch marks, scars and tattoos. Let me just say this, not one single body was perfect, not even the fittest of women there.”

_______________

“You know, there are easier ways to meet a guy than to run him over.”

Come on...you know you want to read it now.

*Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta (Melina is Australian so the title is different there.)

My father took one hundred and thirty two minutes to die.

I counted.

It happened on the Jellicoe Road. The prettiest road I’d ever seen, where trees made breezy canopies like a tunnel to Shangri-La. We were going to the ocean, hundreds of kilometres away, because I wanted to see the ocean and my father said that it was about time the four of us made that journey. I remember asking, “What’s the difference between a trip and a journey?” and my father said, “Narnie, my love, when we get there, you’ll understand,” and that was the last thing he ever said.

We heard her almost straight away. In the other car, wedged into ours so deep that you couldn’t tell where one began and the other ended. She told us her name was Tate and then she squeezed through the glass and the steel and climbed over her own dead – just to be with Webb and me; to give us her hand so we could clutch it with all our might. And then a kid called Fitz came riding by on a stolen bike and saved our lives.

Someone asked us later, “Didn’t you wonder why no one came across you sooner?”

Did I wonder?

When you see your parents zipped up in black body bags on the Jellicoe Road like they’re some kind of garbage, don’t you know?

‘Wonder dies.’

This is another epic book to me. When I think of North or Beautiful and Jellicoe Road, as someone who has dreamed of writing books, I realize the vast amount of research and creativity and planning that has to go into a really amazing story. I understand the difference between people that tell stories and STORYTELLERS.

Melina is another storyteller.

Jellicoe Road is unfathomably woven, interconnected. Beautiful. Beautiful in the way that THAT word was created to actually encompass. Not just beautiful like a dress or a painting, but heart-wrenchingly, stay-with-you-for-days, WOWza beautiful.

Side-note: Some people have "given up" on this book because they feel confused. Please, if you read this one, PLEASE give it 100 pages. You will never regret it. Also, be aware that there is cussing throughout the book and 1 mention of sex. It is incredibly brief and not "described", just mentioned.

“Guess what?' Fitz said.
'I don't know,' Jude said. 'What? Narnie smiled?' He glanced at her for the first time.
'When you guys see a Narnie smile, it's like a revalation,' Webb said, gathering her towards him.
Jude stopped in front of her and, with both hands cupping her face, tried to make a smile. Narnie flinched.
'Leave her alone,' Tate said.
'I need a revelation,' Jude said. 'And you're the only one that can give me one, Narns.” 

____________

“If you weren't driving, I'd kiss you senseless," I tell him.
He swerves to the side of the road and stops the car abruptly.
"Not driving any more.” 

____________

“These people have history and I crave history. I crave someone knowing me so well that they can tell what I'm thinking. Jonah Griggs takes my hand under the table and links my fingers with his and I know that I would sacrifice almost anything just to keep this state of mind, for the rest of the week at least.” 

Bumper and Business...

I do believe Bumper (the bunny) has been an exceptionally amazing pet for my daughters. Despite the fact that we need to purchase a new router because someone (ahem) chewed the wire before we were able to put things up. Bumper is a sweet rabbit. She wants to play when she wants to play but she is also pretty calm at times. Enough so that Peanut has been able to pet her. Which sounds silly and maybe it's just my lack of knowledge about rabbits. What I mean is with kittens it's typically all about the cat. The cats moods control situations. With dogs, I think a puppy would be too rambunctious. Peanut is already a very active child, so I think a puppy would have exacerbated that. Which we didn't need.
But Bumper, good ole' Bumper. She finds a place to lay, but doesn't typically mind when Peanut comes and sits and starts to pet her. She also, has her playful moments. We have read that rabbits like to play chase, if you chase them, they will chase you. It may take some practice but it's possible. So, I'm looking forward to the time when we can have that happening in our home. I think Peanut will love it.


The Vet could not tell us if she has been "fixed" or about how old she is, but he did let us know that she was an exceptionally well cared for bunny. Someone did love her very much and that just makes me wonder about her even more. He also said she is just your typical Domestic bunny and she was on the larger side. Not fat, just larger than normal.


So that was all very good news. 


In other news, I purchased the labels for my store! (Insert a jig here) They should arrive in the next couple of weeks. They are simple, but I'm excited to sew them onto my creations. 
Also, we are in the process of receiving some lights, so once those arrive I will be taking more photos of my product and getting my store up and running. 


There is so much more to opening a crafty business than I ever realized. 
Hope to share more about that with you soon.


Until then... 


love and stuff, 
Jess

  

Out of the Mouths of Babes...

When Peanut wants to show me something, she now begins it with..."Behold..." I LOVE it!!


The other day when Pistachio was sleeping, Peanut and I were sitting at my desk, cutting and drawing and such and she said, "Hey, guess what mommy?"
"What?"
A pregnant pause..."I like you."
breakin' my heart, "I like you too, sweets."


When I was a little baby...(thinking pause)When i was a little flower..."
"Yes?"
"You picked me." my heart swells
"Yes we did. Did your daddy tell you that?"
"Nope"
Where does she get this stuff?

Last night my hubby brought home a domesticated bunny that he found in the "wild".


The "wild" being under a car in the parking lot of the mall my hubby manages a store.


Of course Peanut is enamored with it. 


All of that to say, this morning before hubby went to work we had to rush to the pet store to pick up essentials like food and a few toys. 


A salt lick.


There's the rub.


So, I put the salt lick together and then turned to the cage, and in that short amount of time Peanut said, "What's this?" 
"A salt lick."
"Eww, it tastes yucky."
Sigh* "That's because it's for Bumper, not you."
"Oh."
Daddy told her she was a ding dong.
She laughed.

Side note, we plan on taking Bumper to the vet tomorrow to see if it's boy or a girl and whether it's been "fixed", and to find out what breed of rabbit it is and age-ish.

Thankfully, at the pet store the girl that checked out our purchases, Krista Beth, has rabbits as pets, so you bet I'm going to be calling up there all the time until I feel very confident this newest addition to our family is well taken care of.

This morning when we left Bumper in his cage to "rest", Peanut said, "I need to see Bumper." 
"Ugh, why?"
"Because he needs me."
OHhhhhh, alright. 


The joys of pet ownership.


Anyone out there have pet bunnies? Let me know, I'd love to hear more about them. 

Half a Year...

So, yesterday you turned half a year old. 
That's just crazy.
Inconceivable.
And yet, completely true.


Things I don't ever want to forget...


Your two, top, front teeth are just about to burst forth. Your gums are white, bulbous, and shiny. You are fussy, clingy, and yet, your happy little self.
That always amazes me. What a happy baby you are. It's not that sister wasn't a happy baby, because she was, just not as happy, all. the. time. like you.


You are officially a Daddy's girl. Today in fact. Every time you heard his voice you'd fuss until he came in to view or reached out for you. You join your sister as his #1 fans! Which I am all about, but I'm guessing we are going to have to have a boy before someone fully appreciates me.


Totally kidding.


Or not.


Yes, yes I am. 


Moving on...


You adore Peanut. Want to touch her, be near her, have her just look at you and talk to you. And you absolutely love it when she indulges you. I pray it is always that way. 

You are almost crawling. You've been trying to for about 3-ish weeks. Really, really trying. You get up on hands and knees/feet any time you are down and you rock back and forth and then lunge forward. I just know it's going to happen soon that your brain will figure out the whole left right thing and you will be off...
and I'll have to keep the floor much cleaner.


You are a talker. You've always been noisy, and I am fully aware that it is way too early for you to be speaking, but some of the stuff you come out with sounds real. Take tonight for instance, I was trying to get you and sis to bed and you started talking and Peanut picked up her head and said, "Mom, why did she say, 'No, no.'?"


And lastly, even when your fingernails are short, you slash my skin like nobody's business.


Oh, and you give the most amazing, slobbery, kisses, by grabbing my face, with said fingernails, and pulling me to your mouth. 

Love being your momma.

Cheers...

Happy half a year my little Pistachio...

Pinterest To-Do List...

I will try this one day without having someplace to go...and not feel self-conscious about it.

If I can bloody well figure this granny square pattern out... 

edit:found here!!! I started mine as soon as I found it! Can't wait to share it with you.

The highlights...

Christmas card 2011...thank you Elsie, you guys think of some of the coolest things.

*sigh* Grow my hair to here...

Purchase one of these awesome watches...

Stock up on colorful, comfy, cardi's...

Isn't this a cute hat?...Wear cute hats.

Layer mindfully, and well...

Crochet a huge cowl...for myself...because I don't wear winter coats, just layers and cardi's...

Find several, cheaper, wide-leg jeans, or carpenter pants as we called them back in the 90's. I miss 'em.

Buy several pair of cute, new ballet flats to replace my old, dirty, stinky ones.

Purchase stackable rings with my families names stamped into them on my ring finger, since my wedding ring doesn't fit anymore since my last two pregnancies. *sigh* (Work out consistently and often should also be on this list.)

Crochet this stool cover and find a stool to cover. (This could also read decorate with my crochet, more.)

Flippin' get this built before Peanut is 17...GAH!

Create stamps for curtains, bedsheets, walls, etc. Then actually stamp them.

Create black-out shades for the bedroom windows, because the ones you buy never do the job right.

Create these adorable slippers for myself and the girls.

Make more hair accessories and USE them.

9/11

Never Forget

Life is Fleeting...

I was over at Adriel's site a couple of moments ago and her post today is just so poignant and heartfelt. 
She literally took the words out of my heart.
I've been saying to several other momma's in my life lately that all the rest of the "stuff" will be there when our children are older. 
Literally, hold on to now. 
Spend more time with them, play harder, get messy faster, love, hug, kiss, ADORE your babies while they are still babies.


Thanks Adriel, it’s nice to see other mommy’s praying for the same things. Our babies are so worth every atom of us. Every second, every day, every thought and prayer.
Just love on your babies, the rest of life will be there when they have grown.
This time is fleeting, and this time is special.
Don’t waste it.



Also, Lex posted a few of her favorite books to read with her girls.
As you all know I am a book LOVER!

Ballet Started Today...

last year

Ballet started today and my Peanut did SOOO good.


I'm so proud of her.

bad phone picture...I know

Last year she was really excited for ballet to start, so much so that she wore a leotard and her ballet shoes for a full week before it started. That trend lasted until after Christmas break. She literally wore a tutu of some form + her ballet shoes EVERY DAY! No exaggeration. 


But...
during class she would just stand there, watching all of the other girls. Swaying slightly. Or jumping when the others did. Small little taps with her foot.
You get the picture.
When we came back from break it seemed like my little ballerina figured it out. 
She wasn't over zealous with the dancing, but she danced.


So this year, I didn't tell her about dance class being "open" until we had to purchase her new shoes. (My how her feet have grown).
Yes she was excited but it was more reserved.


Literally she just walked right in, saw Miss Christine waiting for her and sat down next to her with her hand on Miss Christine's leg. 


I love my sweet little girl. She is just so kind, and loving, and she has such a sweet spirit inside of her.


They didn't open the blinds today so I have no pictures, those will come next week. But I peeked through the small holes like last year. 


My girl was rockin' it!
Dancing up a storm.


AND! I know we haven't talked much about it, but, she even let them know she needed to potty, so they brought her to me and we raced and did it and went straight back in to dancing. I was very curious if she'd tell them or be too distracted to realize before it was too late.


So proud on so many levels.


I also, stepped out of my comfort zone.
Last year we ended up in a class with a group of momma's that honestly I was so thankful for. We all just got along really well, and it seemed most everyone made a point of conversing with each other, which, if you've ever done this ballet thing, isn't always the case.


Today, I walked in hoping that at least one "ballet friend" would be in our class, but there wasn't even one.
And it seemed everyone already knew each other and were chatting away.
I saw one momma that was on the phone by herself and a little ways down was another, just sitting there. So, I walked around for a bit, just to give it time.
When no one started talking to that one mom, I sat down next to her and said, "Well, I guess we're the odd ones out." 
She was new, this was the first class, so I'm really glad I got over my, what is it, it's not a fear. It's...well...I am a wallflower that assesses things and people and situations and once I feel comfy (a day, a month, etc) then I become "me" and just relax into it. 
So for me to initiate, not once, not twice, but four times with four different momma's, was pretty huge for me.


Although, if I think about it, I've always been the kind of person to where I'll wait and watch and if no one becomes the "leader" or takes the initiative, then I step up and do it. So I suppose no one initiating conversation in the beginning of the class, I was just determined I wasn't going to spend the first 6 weeks quietly waiting.


Side note: Near the end of class two momma's did initiate with me, so it wasn't like they were an unfriendly bunch. Don't misread me please. I think it's just how these first days of ballet go, unless you sign up with a friend.


Anyone else start ballet recently? How's it going for you?

Rebounding...It Does Your Body Good...

In my last post I mentioned rebounding. Honestly, the health benefits of this one exercise are tremendous. It has been touted as the single best exercise you can do. 

Rebounding's most known for how it aids your lymphatic system. For those of you that aren't aware your lymphatic system is millions of one-way valves that acts as your body's internal vacuum cleaner.

It literally runs throughout your body to help eliminate the toxins years and decades of eating processed, junky foods, and breathing the toxins in the air, putting them on your skin, etc, have accumulated in your body, out.

The issue?

The lymph is totally dependent on physical exercise to move. Unlike the veins, your lymphatic system does not have a pump (the heart). Without adequate movement, the cells are left stewing in their own waste products and starving for nutrients, a situation which contributes to arthritis, cancer, and other degenerative diseases as well as aging.

So...

You exercise. (insert frowny face here) 

Sigh. 

I’m not fond of exercising. 

Never have been. 

Doubt I ever will be.

But. 

BUT...

I can bounce on a measly little trampoline for 10 minutes a day.

That’s it. 10 minutes a day of light, feet not leaving the trampoline, bouncing helps create enough gravitational pull that your lymphatic system starts pumping. 

And that measly 10 minutes can help do the following. (Obviously, you can jump longer, higher, more vigorously, with aerobic-type work outs and it will speed things up, increase the benefits.)

Rebounding is gentle on your joints and the impact delivered by exercising on hard surfaces. It provides an increased gravitational pull, which helps strengthen the musculoskeletal system. 

Rebounding helps manage muscle to fat, it helps you lose body fat, improves your muscle tone, and the efficiency of your body burning carbs. It can also lower your pulse rate and blood pressure. 

Rebounding circulates more oxygen to the tissues- and where the is oxygen there cannot be disease. This is a huge reward for me and it’s something I’ve read/heard a lot about recently. So things like cancer, or diabetes. Those are diseases (I know you know that) but hello, simply stating it here, but getting oxygen to your tissues. That’s it? There canNOT be disease where there is oxygen. Rebounding also helps keep things equal between the oxygen required and the oxygen made available to the tissue.

It helps increase your lung capacity, breathing is controlled by changes in the volume of the chest cavity brought about mainly by muscular movements of the diaphragm. Repeated rebounding exercise accomplishes more muscle movements of the diaphragm with the consequent chest expansion. 

It assists in the rehabilitation of heart problems. Both my girls have heart murmurs. Small ones, that have been there since birth, but Peanut LOVES rebounding and why would I stop her? 

It increases the production of red blood cells, (I had to look it up cause I didn’t remember.) which carry oxygen and nutrients to the tissues of the body and also help remove carbon dioxide from them.“Red blood cells perform the most important blood duty. A single drop of blood contains millions of red blood cells which are constantly traveling through your body delivering oxygen and removing waste. If they weren't, your body would slowly die.” 

Rebounding improves resting metabolic rate so that more calories are burned for hours after exercise. Nice! I mean, who doesn’t want that?

It helps fluid move easily within the body, thus helping muscle performance and lightening the load required of the heart. It helps prevent chronic edema by decreasing the volume of blood that pools in the veins. Improves circulation, lowers cholesterol levels, and allows the resting heart to beat less often and with more power to send the blood out to nourish it’s 60 trillion cells. 60 TRILLION! I don’t care what you believe. God made such an AMAZING creation. So intricate. So...so...beyond words. 

Tissue repairs, endurance increases, improves coordination, improves balance, and offers relief from neck and back pain, headaches. Rebounding adds to the alkaline reserve of the body, which may be of significance in an emergency requiring prolonged effort.

Rebounding enhances digestion and elimination processes.

Rebounding allows for deeper and easier relaxation and sleep.

Rebounding results in better mental performance, with keener learning processes.

Rebounding minimizes the number of colds, allergies, digestive disturbances, and abdominal problems.

Rebounding tends to slow down atrophy in the aging process. It can actually reverse, prevent or diminish the hardening of the arteries. By conquering this ultimate pathology, you will keep your mind alert, skin smooth, skeleton flexible, libido intact, kidneys functioning, blood circulating, liver detoxifying, enzyme systems alive, hold memory intact, and avoid all systems of the aging process.

Rebounding tones the glandular system to increase the output of the thyroid gland, the pituitary gland and the adrenals-which all help to restore energy.

Rebounding exercises every part of your body.

People with allergies reported that after regular use of a mini trampoline many and in some cases all of their allergies were reduced or gone altogether. The effect on allergies took several months of regular rebounding, but their bodies were being much strengthened during the process. Extensive tests have been done and have shown that this exercise is helpful in treating patients with osteo and rheumatoid arthritis, as well as fibromyalgia. The relief felt by arthritis patients can often be dramatic. Those who suffer from arthritis though must not overdo it but must only bounce gently for a few minutes 2 or 3 times a day. Bouncing can take the place of jogging but still give the same benefits. This exercise will prevent excess calcium loss from the spine and other major bones and so can bring about dramatic improvement in arthritis sufferers.
People with asthma, because of its nature, often have difficulty performing activities that require an elevated heart rate and heavy breathing. Because it is more oxygen efficient than other forms of exercise many asthma sufferers can do it and feel better as they are getting fit. Again, going gently is the way to do it.
This exercise improves balance and coordination because the surface of the rebounder flexes in all directions and therefore gives optimal stimulation to your body’s balancing mechanisms.
The stimulation of the lymphatic system becomes more efficient at clearing waste, such as cholesterol from the system.This can result in a reduction in blood pressure and also help with varicose veins. Your skin is a community of cells. Therefore, regular use of a mini trampoline will firm your skin and increase it’s elasticity.

And I’m going to stop there. I never intended for my posts to be so bloody wordy, but, it is so important to be informed. I hope you find this useful. I hope you pass it along to others.

to your health,

Jess

Jennifer Beat Me To It...

For quite some time I have had a post floating around in my head. For those of you that are mother's I'm sure you understand you have several floating around but not nearly enough time to research or get them all out there. 
So, when I read Jennifer's post today about Holistic approaches to cancer, I cheekily mentioned wishing I could just copy and paste it.
She replied back that I could. 


Joy of joys!
I hope you learn something new.
I hope it helps. 
I hope you can share it with the people in your life that it might affect.


Damn THE Man, we don't always have to take meds.


Jennifer's post, in it's entirety starts...now, 


A fellow mama, blogger, and natural parent is in the midst of a very devastating health crisis with her 2 ½ year old son. He underwent surgery to remove a tumor on his liver this week and they are waiting on pins and needles for the pathology results. Worst case scenario – cancer. 

A dear friend of mine from childhood who is a father to three beautiful, YOUNG children, was just diagnosed with testicular cancer. This man has had a HARD year. A VERY hard year. Receiving this news was a huge blow. The prognosis is unknown at this point. 

Both individuals know that I am a real foodie and very much entrenched in Natural Healing. They have asked for information related to a holistic approach to treating cancer either in conjunction with a more western medicine approach or in lieu of it. Specially, they are interested in curative foods. I dropped everything to delve into this topic.

This is information that everyone should file away. We are ALL at risk of developing cancer or knowing someone who has cancer. Passing this information along may save someone’s life or your own life. I am not a medical professional and am not suggesting that the information I present here WILL work. What I am suggesting is that you take the time to read what I have unearthed and decide for yourself if a holistic approach to cancer is something you would like to embark upon or help others learn more about.

Along with conducting my own research, I put a call out to the natural health community. Between all of us, we came up with the following:


Dr. Thomas Cowan is a holistic practitioner in the San Francisco area. His article on treating cancer holistically is the best out there. This is definitely where everyone (whether you are facing cancer or not) should start.

Another respected member of the natural health community suggested that he would start a pediatric patient on a Strict Ketogenic diet ASAP. Here are two additional links to information on the Ketogenic diet: Medical News Today and Carbohydrates and Cancer.

Another wonderful resource can be found at the Gerson Institute.My grandfather actually followed this diet protocol when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Information about the specific foods consumed in the Gerson diet can be found here.

Green Med Info has a wonderful database of articles specifically related to liver cancer.

A visit to the website of the Oncology Association of Naturopath Physicians is a must. The website is dedicated to people living with cancer. 

The GAPS Intro diet has also been known to completely cure individuals of cancer. You can learn more about it here. You can also purchase a wonderful Ebook outlining recipes for the first 30 Days of the Intro Diet. 

The plant Nigella sativa, has been used for medical purposes for more than 2,000 years. Recent studies reported that thymoquinone (a component of Nigella sativa) exhibited inhibitory effects on cell proliferation of many cancer cell lines. Click here to learn more about this.

Essiac Tea is also a natural remedy recommended to me by another prominent person in the natural healing world. 

And here is a really informative video called Cancer, The Forbidden Cures. 100% worth watching!

Finally, there is an amazing book and corresponding blog out which discusses food as medicine. The blog is really wonderful.
I will leave you with this resource as well…

Nutrients in Whole Foods that Protect Against and Cure Cancer

Vitamin A: Strengthens the immune system. Essential for mineral metabolism and endocrine function. Helps detoxify. True vitamin A is found only in animal foods such as cod liver oil; fish and shellfish; and liver, butter and egg yolks from pasture-fed animals. Traditional diets contained ten times more vitamin A than the typical modern American diet.

Vitamin C: An important antioxidant that prevents damage by free radicals. Found in many fruits and vegetables but also in certain organ meats valued by primitive peoples.

Vitamin B₆: Deficiencies are associated with cancer. Contributes to the function of over 100 enzymes. Most available from animal foods.

Vitamin B₁₂: Deficiencies are associated with cancer. Found only in animal foods.

Vitamin B₁₇: Protects against cancer. Found in a variety of organically grown grains, legumes, nuts and berries.

Vitamin D: Required for mineral absorption. Strongly protective against breast and colon cancer. Found only in animal foods such as cod liver oil, lard, shellfish and butterfat, organ meats and egg yolks from grass-fed animals. Traditional diets contained ten times more vitamin D than the typical modern American diet.

Vitamin E: Works as an antioxidant at the cellular level. Found in unprocessed oils as well as in animal fats like butter and egg yolks.

Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA): Strongly protective against breast cancer. Found in the butterfat and meat fat of grass-fed ruminant animals.

Cholesterol: A potent antioxidant that protects against free radicals in cell membranes. Found only in animal foods.

Minerals: The body needs generous amounts of a wide variety of minerals to protect itself against cancer. Minerals like zinc, magnesium and selenium are vital components of enzymes that help the body fight carcinogens. Minerals are more easily absorbed from animal foods.

Lactic Acid and Friendly Bacteria: Contribute to the health of the digestive tract. Found in old fashioned lacto-fermented foods.

Saturated Fats: Strengthen the immune system. Needed for proper use of the essential fatty acids. The lungs cannot function without saturated fats. Found mostly in animal foods.

Long-Chain Fatty Acids: Arachidonic acid (AA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) help fight cancer on the cellular level. They are found mostly in animal foods such as butter, organ meats, cod liver oil and seafood.

Co-enzyme Q₁₀: Highly protective against cancer. Found only in animal foods.

I do so hope that this serves as a valuable resource for those battling cancer or who know someone who is. 

Yours in self healing,

Jennifer

P.S. The only other thing I would add to this is about Rebounding. If you've never heard of it, I am not referring to basketball. Rebounding is, simply, jumping on a mini-trampoline. 
Sounds simple enough, but the astonishing thing is, is that doing this, even just for 10 minutes a day has a crazy amount of health benefits.


My next post will be about Rebounding's benefits so please, please come back and read if you are interested.


Wishing you and yours continued health.