2 My Health A Plant Based Diet

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 Since I have been on this Plant Based, I have been doing a lot of research and  I came across this information , according to the CDC more than 75% of the $2.6 trillion in annual US health care costs are from chronic diseases. Diets high in meat and dairy are some of the main causes of most of these diseases.

·        Chronic diseases cause 7 in 10 deaths each year in the United States.

  About 133 million Americans—nearly 1 in 2 adults—live with at least one chronic illness.

More than 75% of health care costs are due to chronic conditions.

And it is worst in the Black Community.

My people are dying at an alarming rate: due to heart disease, strokes, cancer and diabetes.

What the old folks use to call “the suga.”

AND SISTAHS...Shaking my head!

With those numbers and facts, why aren't more people on a plant based diet? 

Are people not connecting the dots? Or just don't care about their health?

Humans are committing suicide at a snail's pace...

Did you know that the first sign to heart disease is DEATH.

Seriously...

 It  is interesting to me that as I scroll down my face book time line, I often see photos of steak dinners cooked or at some restaurant  Or statuses saying I want to go to such, and such steak house.

I've seen several post from people who say they are on some type of diet; but eat Mickey D’s Oatmeal, most mornings…

Either they have ignored the information about McDonald’s Oatmeal, or they don’t give a rats’ ass. 

But I digress.

One misconception about a plant based diet is that all one is eating is sticks and carrots all day. 

There are an ass of recipes out there...check out Recipe.com, Youtube, go to the freaking library, most of my information came from there.  Another excuse is: it’s too expensive or time consuming…so is waiting in the E.R. Or having to fill another doctor’s prescription; because of high blood pressure or high cholesterol, both are just the beginning signs of many chronic ailments.

Oh! And where are you getting your protein?

 The same place a cow does.  Eating plants! 

I eat like a Gorilla.

It has been drilled into our heads "that humans need meat and dairy to survive" and it’s one of the biggest lies ever told! 

Humans are getting cancer and heart disease from eating animals and drinking their bodily fluids.

But I digress.

The Blacker the Berry...Plant Based Diet

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In an interview Mike Tyson said he wishes was born a vegan.

 Not until I decided to change my eating habits and that of my family. That I truly appreciate and understand that statement.

Choosing a plant based diet is one of the best things I could have done for me and my family. 

What I am learning about this chapter in my life is that, it forcing me to read labels, and prepare meals differently.

It’s a challenge that I think many of us, are afraid to do. 

And many are not making enough time

In preparing our family meals, we would rather have it already chopped, cut up and seasoned.

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In the past few years,

 I’ve notice in the produce department, chopped onions, precut celery and other foods that takes not more than 5 minutes to do.

And why are there fat poor people, and why are prisoners that are doing hard time 

I.E. death row inmates or long termers, more than 20 years, are dying from the same diseases found on the outside:

 Among prisoner deaths from 2001 to 2010, cancer and heart disease together accounted for about half of all illness-related deaths…

We are spending a lot of time sitting and not moving…

we sit behind computers, we are sitting in our cars commuting back and forward to work,

school, and activities…

Most of the walking most people are doing is from the parking lot to their car. Our life style does not match the food intact most people consume and that is why so many are unhealthy, and  dying.

But I digress....

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Purple Potatoes...

"The blacker the berry the sweeter the juice."

That's a statement I've heard more than once in my life.

And there is a lot of truth to it!

Through my research I've discovered that

most of the darker plants are filled with the most 

anti-everything...

Here are some interesting  facts about Purple Potatoes:

Blue or purple varieties have an additional benefit in that they contain more and higher levels of flavonoids. 

Flavonoids are compounds which are found in the color pigments of fruits and vegetables. They provide us with antioxidant protection against chronic disease.

 In one study the University of Oslo in Norway found blue potatoes to have more than double the level of antioxidant rich flavonoids than either white fleshed or sweet potatoes. One of the many flavonoids found in blue or purple colored potatoes are anthocyanins. The interest and research into anthocyanins has been growing in recent years. They are anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and anti-cancer. They also help neutralize damaging free radicals and may reduce the risk of heart disease.

 Although blue potatoes are a good source of anthocyanins, the most abundant source of anthocyanins in the western diet is strawberries, blueberries, grapes and red wine.

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Purple Carrots

Purple Carrots

Purple carrots are even higher in antioxidants than orange carrots, and they also possess anti-inflammatory properties. This could make them very useful in the treatment of arthritis. They have been found to be antiviral, antiseptic and antimicrobial, and they also contain anticarcinogens and betacarotenes. They also contain phytochemicals including carotenoids, polyacetylenes, isocoumarins, phenolics and sesquiterpenes. Phytochemicals have antioxidant, anti-bacterial, and other disease preventative and health enhancing properties...

In one study the University of Oslo in Norway found blue potatoes to have more than double the level of antioxidant rich flavonoids than either white fleshed or sweet potatoes. One of the many flavonoids found in blue or purple colored potatoes are anthocyanins. The interest and research into anthocyanins has been growing in recent years. They are anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and anti-cancer. They also help neutralize damaging free radicals and may reduce the risk of heart disease. 

Hopi Corn

The Hopi People

This corn I plan on growing this season.

I've already found a place to purchase Heirloom Seeds Online...

Rareseeds.com

Mingz Plant Base Diet

Today was an excellent day, me and my daughter made our way to our local farmer’s market.

FABULOUS!!!!!

I purchased, a crate full of red apples, mangoes, oranges, and kale paid 50$ for it all…

I am not sure at this point how much money or how much more I will be spending converting my family totally raw.

I believe the cost will be high when it comes to purchasing the more reliable blenders, and juicers.   

However, the cost does not matter to me at this point because the long term effects of eating unhealthy cost more.

 

I am very excited about this journey…

So far I have found some really cool videos one is this

Beautiful young lady name Kristina who has a totally Raw Food Youtube Channel.

And Back2LiveFoods, another  lovely sista, she has a few videos on youtube preparing live foods as well.

Thanks for reading...

11lbs loss 

6 days in….

2 My Health Mingz Plant Base Diet

I am glad I have decided to change my eating habits and eat right. I just came across this

Article that talks about what people believe about obesity, it’s shocking to think that people know that their diets may lead to cancer; yet refuse to do anything about it, I think some people are looking for a magic pill.

And it does not exist.

… Only 7 percent of people surveyed mentioned cancer, although doctors long have known that fat increases the risk of developing cancers of the colon, breast, prostate, uterus and certain other sites. Plus, being overweight can make it harder to spot tumors early and to treat them.

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My opinion doctors are working with the pharmaceutical companies to keep people sick.

The food you need to cure and prevent all those disease, one can grow in their back yard.

It is called

A garden…

DO you think the pharmaceutical companies want people knowing that and the thing about it is, rich or poor can grow their own preventative medicine?

if most people did that they would be out of money.

Well, that is my rant…

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NUTS!

I can eat NUTS…

So, I have low salted cashews, pecans, pistachios, and sun flower seeds.

This is my second full day of my detox and I am feeling good about this.

Believe it or not the juice is rather filling:

I’ve also been drinking a lot of water.

and peeing like a mad woman…

But that’s a good thing…