Kitchen Spirit

It's all about choice, from the foods and ingredients we select for our meals, to exercise and taking time for self-care. The goal is simple: To increase the quality of our lives and positively impact our longevity. Why did I start Kitchen Spirit? Several years ago I reluctantly faced the truth: My family's medical history was stacked against me. M... y ancestral tree was plagued with a deadly list of health issues-cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and high cholesterol, to name a few. As more of my loved ones developed health problems, I became concerned about my own future. For the first time in my life, I couldn't deny it: If I didn't make some changes and take personal responsibility for my health, I was destined to follow the same inevitable-and disastrous-path. My first step was to reject the idea that my future health was in the hands of fate. Determined to find a way to neutralize my family's legacy, I began searching for organic and natural methods to lose my extra pounds, avoid the cholesterol-fighting statin drugs my doctor wanted me to take, and reverse the rapid osteoporosis that had begun to weaken my bones and joints. My initial efforts were frustrating. While I found lots of information about nutrition and fitness, much of it was convoluted with commercialized agenda and subliminal marketing. My biggest challenge was separating the truth from what often turned out to be another attempt to sell me a miracle meal or drink, or an expensive piece of exercise equipment promising to magically melt away the pounds and restore the energy of my youth. It took six years of research and plenty of trial-and-error to find what I was looking for. But the results were worth every disappointing dead-end and every frustrating look at the scale . . . because I found a combination of diet and lifestyle that works. I lost the excess weight, reversed the rapid bone loss I'd experienced since turning fifty, and brought my cholesterol to within healthy levels without using prescription drugs. And I did it without starving ...Read More