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Soy Myths Exposed: The Dangers of Soy

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Good Morning! This is a quick informational post to get you thinking about soy and how healthy (or not!) is it really?   Dr. Mercola is a great resource in all things health.  Please take the time to watch his educational video on the dangers of soy.  Disclaimer:  Dr. Mercola does talk about the benefits of fermented soy.  Because of the severity of my allergy, that is not an option for me. Know your allergy!   Be Blessed! Michelle

Welcome Back to me and to you!

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Yes!  I'm welcoming myself back to the blog world!  I'm in the process of creating a new platform.  I have become so passionate about good health, staying away from soy and other toxic foods out there, and coming up with recipes that work for the whole family.   Let me do a quick "re-introduction".  My name is Michelle. I'm a Christian, Wife to an amazing guy and Mom to 4 kids.  Two years ago I was literally dying.  I had high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetic, morbidly obese and miserable.  I lived in constant chronic pain.  I battled with depression and anxiety.  I had tried one "diet" after another, desperate for something to heal me, make me lose weight and help me to stop the death ride I was on in my health.   Finally, after reaching a point of giving up, I began going to see a recommended Chiropractor.  She looked at me with gentleness and sympathy.  As she worked on my body structure, I started looking a...

Vegucated Challenge-Day 1

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Tori and I sat down and watched Vegucated last night.  It was my second time watching, Tori's first.  After watching this movie, its hard not to react to the horrific treatment of animals in the large companies and slaughterhouses. Our hearts were broken and that made us decide to make a big decision. Tori and I will be going Vegan for 6 weeks, starting today.  This is not going to be easy as we are both meat eaters.  We are full on carnivores!  We aren't just doing this because of the atrocious treatment of the animals but also because of the way we want our bodies to feel and look.  We'll be sharing with you a weekly vlog on how it's going for us starting next Saturday.  Be on the watch for it! I also want to share some recipes.  It will be a little interesting for us because I'm terribly allergic to soy.  There will be no soy milk coming into our house.  But good news is, I love almond milk.  I have to remember that Vegan ...