My name is Jill and I am a sugar-holic.

“So what? Everyone likes sugar.”

We all NEED a little sugar in our diet.  A little sugar isn’t going to hurt you.  Well, there lies the issue.  What is the BIG DEAL?

  1. EVERYONE likes sugar
  2. We think we NEED all the ‘added’ sugars.
  3. Its hardly ever just a LITTLE.
  4. Sugar is EVERYWHERE and ADDED to EVERYTHING.
  5. There are at least 141 reasons why sugar is toxic.

Natural sugars in moderation are necessary for body functioning in a healthy and natural way.  However, many of us are at the toxic level of ADDED sugar and consume more than we should in a month, every single day.  I had to come to terms with the temporary pleasures that wreck MAJOR havoc on my health.  Not to mention the GMO’s and refining process that produce toxins.

TAKE THE CHALLENGE

SWAP SUGAR

Take the time today to treat yourself.  However, instead of sugar, swap out one of your regular choices with honey, molasses, stevia, agave or a fruit.  Be cautious here as these are still sugars and less is needed for sweetness.  Here is how sugar is ranked.

Maybe this means taking something you enjoy and giving it a makeover and substituting ingredients.  It is important to use less of the alternative sugar.

IDEAS:

  • Try replacing your morning coffee and sugar with honey, agave, stevia, raw coconut sugar.
  • Try Lemon and molasses water instead of your soda.
  • Whip up a batch of Healing Fudge instead of a candy bar.
  • Plan ahead and make Homemade Granola
  • Choose a sugarless smoothie instead of ice cream
  • Use healthy alternatives for sugar sparingly as they are more concentrated sugars.
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NOT ALL SUGAR FREE IS SAFE

Be careful not to fall into looking for sugar-free as an alternative. There are many unsafe alternatives that are as bad or worse than added sugar.

Use less sugar alternatives as they are even considered questionable by some as some healthy sugars that can kill you.

Xylotol is a natural sweetener and can poison your dog.

COMMIT TO SWITCH

Commit to slowly wean off this toxic addiction in to your life.  Step into the challenge, you won’t regret it. Avoid inefficient methods and start slowly.

WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS AND LONG TERM EFFECTS 

  • Agitation
  • Headaches
  • Bear like tendencies
  • Irritation with those around you consuming the yummy toxins
  • Divorce
  • More energy
  • Less bloating
  • Lightening of lower stomach pressure
  • Better attitude

RECIPES

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Healing Fudge

 

 

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Carob Oat Pie Crust

 

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Granola

 

 

Uncommon Cool Mint Carob Popcorn 

Carob Nutter Nano Smoothie 

 

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How I Start My Day (Daily Detox Drinks)

 

 

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3 Detoxing Jump Starting Drinks ~ Updated 1/5/19

Great for kidney stone flushing and liver, kidney and gal bladder organ support.  Always use filtered water.

  • Green Tea*

Start your morning right, make a cup of green tea with lemon* and a tad of molasses* or honey*

  • Lemon Water

Add fresh squeezed lemon* to your water with

These drinks with lemon help your body pH and liver and kidney function, not to mention the many other health benefits that come along.  It will curb diabetes, heart disease and much more.  Start low and slow and add a little more each day to work into a Tbsp of apple cider vinegar*.

NOTE: Lemons are currently on the Clean 15 list and you do not have to purchase them organic unless you plan to use the peels.  Update as of 2019 they are not on the list.

Molasses*contains needed minerals many of us are lacking and honey* is healing as well.  Don’t wait for another day.  Enjoy these amazing drinks and let them go to work.

ADDITIONAL DETOX DRINKS

I also occasionally added the following to my regular detox drinks.

I ALWAYS PREPARED (OR had my kids help prepare) a large glass of water and one of these listed above or below available during my DETOX BATHS to stay hydrated well.

  • Bone Broth* to begin healing my gut.  This works to repair damage done by chemicals (such as glyphosate), antibiotics and medications that cause leaky gut.
  • Essiac Tea (one or two batches during my journey)
  • Cayenne* and Lemon Juice* (on occasion during a detox bath)
  • Master Tonic*



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Homemade Granola

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If your like me you need a quick grab for energy throughout the day.  I make up a batch of granola for myself and kids and keep it in travel sized packaging-small mason jars.

Here’s how I make mine.

Homemade Granola

  • 3 C organic whole oatmeal
  • 1/2 Tbsp Saigon cinnamon
  • 1/2 C raw honey (approximate amount or to cover oats lightly)
  • 1-2 Tbsp black strap molasses
  • additional ingredients optional
    • raisins, nuts, chia, dried fruit, drizzles of coconut fudge to cover and blend

Combine oatmeal and cinnamon in a large bowl, slowly drizzle honey and molasses over the oats covering until well blended but not too sticky.  Bake on a cookie sheet at low temp for 10-15 minutes or until desired crunch or chewy.  Add additional ingredients to cooled oats and store in a sealed container in fridge or cupboard.  Lasts 2-6 weeks.

 

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My Testimony

I have discovered the natural way to improve my life.  It’s far too good to keep to myself. This is for all my friends and family who are curious about my new lifestyle changes and all those others who would like to learn what has worked for me.

Some of us grow up hearing, ‘it’s all about our diet and exercise.’ Well, if you are like me, you may think, ‘I do not need to diet’, or , ‘I eat pretty healthy.’  This is the thinking that has gotten me into a bit of trouble.  Maybe you have trouble losing weight, feel sluggish, losing momentum or plain just don’t ever feel good.  You may be on your own healing path and have tips to share.  You’re in the right place.

Well, diet and exercise is a broad and overused term. I will attempt to break it down and explain exactly what that means to me today…

About Me – My Diet

I am a 36 year old, mother of five children and 110 pounds on a heavy day.  I grew up in Utah, eating the average American diet of cold cereals, malt o meal, oatmeal, eggs, french toast, pancakes, waffles all smothered in margarine and imitation maple syrup and toast with margarine for breakfast’s. Macaroni and cheese, ramen noodles, school lunches and fast foods once or twice a month for lunches.  I enjoyed a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables for snacks and home cooked dinners (mostly out of a can of coarse).  I drank a cup or two of milk daily and a juice on occasion.  We had six kids in the family so the fresh food went quickly.

My Toxic History Turned Testimony

I recreationally used drugs and alcohol and tobacco as a teenager, but I quickly turned my life around upon getting pregnant, and turning my life over to God and being forgiven by the blood shed by Jesus Christ for all my sins. I married at 17 and began my family.

My Struggle With Eczema and Skin

I have always been fairly healthy, but occasionally I had suffered from dry skin and cracking, some athletes feet, eczema and warts.  These skin issues went dormant mostly after my teen years of partying. (I will share my conclusion on this in a later post)

My Home Cooking

As a mom, I loved to cook mostly from scratch and use family recipes, I made homemade pies like my dad and my mom’s no bake cheesecake for Christmas and Thanksgiving. I enjoy creating new and healthy snacks, rice krispie treats, cookies of all kinds (with what I thought was a healthy twist.)  I also enjoyed homemade pancakes smothered in imitation syrup, whole wheat flour, oatmeal raisin cookies with nuts, I served my family crepes weekly (white flour, egg, milk, a thin pancake smothered in margarine and powdered sugar).

My Food Toxins

Basically I ate a good balance of good and healthy foods and plenty of bad foods, a ton of candy, sugar, brown sugar, corn syrup and other toxins for over 30 years. You get the picture.

All in all, I seemed pretty healthy most of the time. I did start to feel sluggish, low energy, and had a complete lack of motivation or ability to keep up with my kids the past 10 years or so, but this is normal right?

So I thought…

WHY WAS I STILL SICK?

This is only the beginning of amazing things to come.

Thanks for coming along for my journey

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The Trials and Errors of My Healing Journey

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Here is the basics to my Journey of healing.

Remedies in the order that I have tried and the results I got (a work in progress)

Topicals

Dr recommendations prescribed and over the counter yeast and fungal creams, steroids and more.

Vodka and essential oils.

  • Thyme oil
  • Cloves or theives
  • Melaluca (Tea Tree)

Skin products

Cayenne pepper and yogurt-applied topically on my hand eczema and covered with a glove when needed

Peanut butter cinnamon and honey-combined as a scrub.  Apply over eczema and scrub.  Let sit scrape off and wash with non toxic soap.

Detox baths

Vinegar and borax-detox bath with added essential oils such as, thieves, cloves, rosemary, lavender.  To avoid oil burns mix with a small amount of castile soap and run under bath water to disperse evenly.

Cloves-tincture internal (NOT ESSENTIAL OIL) and topically

Garlic and olive oil (Topical and internal)

Borax and peroxide-bath with oils as well

Thymol – benefect botanical disinfectant

Internal

Bone broth

30 Day Faith Detox.  (I made it to day 10)

Diet changes

Avoid Sugar, Wheat and Dairy

Cleansing Detox and Support

Parasite cleanse (Only begin after bowels and liver have been cleansed and/or regular and functioning well)

  • Wormwood, blackwalnut and cloves (Start low dose and move up)
  • Diatomaceous Earth (very small amounts-Drinking plenty of water)
  • Papaya seeds
  • Pinapple juice
  • Pumpkin seeds
  • Cayenne (Build up a tolerance for the heat)
  • Cinnamon (Mild)
  • Activated Charcoal (Dehydrating)
  • Healing Honey

Graphic Images.   Parasites expelled after taking DE garlic greens apple cider vinegar lemon juice olive oil. Eczema cleared as well with coconut oil. Rubbery outer and smelly gooey inner

*please note that it is important to keep regular bowel movements and more than normal fluids during this healing and cleansing.  If constipated at any point, ease back a little on dosages and take steps to clear bowels and then continue

Turmeric and Ginger for support healing

Milk thistle and dandelion tea for kidney and liver support

Cleavers for diaretic cleansing

Essiac tea cancer and healing

Adrenal formula for detox support to keep immune system detox flow

Lemon water for liver support

Apple cider vinegar

Coconut oil

Olive oil

Castor Oil

Immune Booster (Probiotic and Gut and Lymphatic Support)

Kombucha

Kimchi

Milk Kefir

Sour crout

 

2 Corinthians 1:11-13 King James Version (KJV)

Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.  For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.  For we write none other things unto you, that what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end;

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