Guest guest Posted January 10, 2002 Report Share Posted January 10, 2002 Margaret Very fascinating post! John P. - <ORIE Wednesday, January 09, 2002 6:35 PM Re: Re: speaking of carrots > In a message dated 01/09/2002 7:47:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, > counterpnt writes: > > > > It may also be that by " salt sensitive " is meant, > > that an imbalance of sodium to potassium, or other minerals has happened, > > and not simply that one has consumed too much salt. > > This sentence turned a light bulb on in my head. I used to suffer from high > blood pressure which was treated with medication. My Dr. was certain that I > would be on medication for the rest of my life and gave me a salt free diet > to follow and said I needed to lose LOTS of weight. Instead I went on a > sugar free diet. I lost 10 pounds which was good, but no big deal since I > had about 100 pounds to lose. My blood pressure normalized, my acid reflux > disappeared, and I now wear the same shoe size summer and winter and never > bloat. I just dug around a little on the Internet and found several > references to sugar depleting the body's potassium. I knew giving up sugar > worked -- thank you for finally giving me an explanation of why. > > I allow myself plenty of sea salt to taste but I would imagine that I > probably consume less salt overall than *average.* I prepare most of my food > myself from individual fresh ingredients, herbs and spices. I belong to a > community supported agriculture (CSA) group and buy raw milk and cream, grass > fed meats and free ranging chickens and eggs. I used to take tons of > supplements but now I try to rely more on obtaining the most nutritious and > chemical free foods and try to eat a very wide variety of vegetables both > cooked and raw. I culture my own kefir and additionally use the whey to make > all sorts of lacto fermented vegetables and beverages. I have extra kefir > grains to share if any one is interested in giving kefiring a try in the U.S. > > Margaret in MD > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2002 Report Share Posted January 14, 2002 what happened to V-8? I am confused.... Sindea driving Geoff nuts since 1994... family site: http://sindea5.homestead.com/home.html Business sites: www.sindea.net http://www.homestead.com/sindeadoula/doulahome.html I completely *detest* the fact that > the FDA has taken away my V-8! I loved that drink! Now the Greenpeace > cites it as a GMO! Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2002 Report Share Posted January 14, 2002 It is now a toxic processed drink made with genetically engneered seeds In a message dated 1/14/02 3:10:27 AM, sindea.horste writes: << what happened to V-8? I am confused.... Sindea driving Geoff nuts since 1994... family site: >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2002 Report Share Posted January 14, 2002 --- Sindea, Perhaps this will help explain. http://www.truefoodnow.org/shoppinglist.html JoAnn " sindea.horste " <sindea.horste@v...> wrote: > what happened to V-8? I am confused.... > Sindea > driving Geoff nuts since 1994... > > family site: > http://sindea5.homestead.com/home.html > Business sites: > www.sindea.net > http://www.homestead.com/sindeadoula/doulahome.html > I completely *detest* the fact that > > the FDA has taken away my V-8! I loved that drink! Now the Greenpeace > > cites it as a GMO! Ugh. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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