Queen of Moderation

Hi Everyone!!

It has been awhile since I have posted anything on the blog. I have to be honest and say that we were not getting a lot of comments and I felt like maybe people had just stopped reading. I guess this blog works both ways. When you guys come and check everyday to see if we have written anything and see nothing, then you start to check every other day and then once a week....it is the same for us. After we write a blog we go on and check for comments to see if anyone has anything to say or add. It motivates us when we see that people are still out there. So a few days ago Ryan updated the blog and we can now see how often people visit the site and where they live. Very cool! It was amazing to see all of the support out there. Over 50 people check this blog everyday. Thank-you all for staying with us. We will try and stay on top of our site a little more now that we know you are all still out there. Some of you tell me that your comments feel silly saying the same things over and over, but we don't care we love them!! Keep them coming.

Another reason I have not been writing is that I am in the middle of three books right now. They all have to do with our environment, nutrition and diet. I am tyring to become as informed as possible so I can help myself stay motivated with my very strict diet regimen. I have so much I want to share with you but I really feel like I need to digest it all before I just start throwing information out at you. For instance, I have a lot more to say about the dairy subject but I have not pulled all my thoughts together. So I plan on returning to that topic at a later
date. So for now I am just going to write about anything that appeals to me and The Queen of Moderation is something I have been wanting to write about for a long time.

Everything in moderation. That has been my motto my whole life. Whenever people would talk about health and nutrition I would respond with the everything in moderation quote. I remember when I used to say that I thought the reason people got cancer or life threatening diseases was because they drank 10 cups of coffee a day, or drank tons of diet drinks with artificial sweeteners, or just plain didn't take care of themselves. It was never going to happen to me because I did EVERYTHING in moderation!! I didn't smoke, drank only socially, soda's were a rarity, I was never sick, exercised regularly, ate salads for lunch (O.K. they were smothered with Blue Cheese dressing.) and just didn't do anything excessively. I thought this was the secret to a long healthy life. I never thought I would get cancer. Actually I could have picked out a few people in my life that I thought were at risk. So saying I was shocked when I was diagnosed is an understatement.

Now that I have been living in the world of cancer for over a year. I have met a ton of people just like me. Moderation was their middle name as well. I guess I am telling you this because it has now become one of those sayings that rub me the wrong way. You can not hide behind moderation. I am living proof that it doesn't work. You need to take care of your body and pay attention to the things you put in it. Please don't just read the things we write and then go back to your old way of doing things without thinking of the consequences. However, if you do, I understand. I look back over my life and remember the warnings about the slippery slope I was on and paid no attention. I thought those warnings were for other people.

The only thing that really bothers me is children. Most of you are adults and make your own decisions but the few of you who are making decisions for children really need to pay attention. My friends and family would do anything for their children. They bend over backwards to make sure their children are happy. They get them the best everything. Any of you that have children know how much time you spent looking for good schools. Take half of that time and look at what you are feeding them. There is a reason that cancer has jumped from 3%-20% in the last hundred years just in children. It isn't their pack a day smoking habit! I hear every excuse from my mom friends. I know how difficult it can be to feed a child something they don't want. I was the pickiest eater alive. I am sure my Mother can back me up on this one. Now I wonder if the lack of nutrition in my early years had something to do with my weak immune system.

I no longer call myself the Queen of Moderation. My life has become a bit excessive, in a good way. Eating a raw vegan diet isn't easy. I fall off the wagon sometimes just like any of you would on any kind of diet. However, everyday it gets easier and I have fewer and fewer cravings. I can taste the difference when a vegetable is organic. I am thinking that maybe my new motto will be the Goddess of Excess. Sounds good!