A New Rachel for the New Year

Posted by Rachel

January 6, 2009

Sorry for the way too extended absence. The truth is the holidays overwhelmed me more than I ever expected them to. Making several fancy holiday meals for clients and my family, and the fact that I made everyone’s gifts this year only added to the inevitable busyness of the holiday season.

For all the ladies, I made spa packages full of homemade beauty products in cute little containers. I’m kicking myself now for not taking pictures to show you, but, luckily, they were such a hit that I will be making more. Expect recipes for facial scrubs, lotions and coconut milk baths coming very soon.

But, with the holidays behind us, I’m back on the food blogging wagon and more amped than ever!

Over the last few weeks Luke and I have been researching a “new” way of eating that has us both really excited. I say new in quotes just because it’s all information that I’ve known forever, but I’ve never really dedicated myself to putting it into practice. The whole gist of the “diet” is this: eat loads of greens and alkalizing foods and consume just about everything else in moderation including meat, grains and legumes (unless they are sprouted), and high sugar fruits. Also, about 50-70% of your daily diet should consist of raw, enzyme-packed food.

What is really appealing about this way of eating is that only 70-80% of your diet has to be alkalizing foods. That means the other 20-30% can be almost anything you want it to be. Having that kind of
freedom within a “diet” is like a breath of fresh air. The ultimate goal of eating this way is to stabilize the acid/alkaline balance in our bodies. When this is done, diseases cannot thrive, your energy goes through the roof, and your body can heal itself better.

But, the most exciting piece of news to me was this: In his book “The pH Miracle“, microbiologist Dr. Robert Young, claims that eating an alkalizing diet can bring your body back into balance thereby alleviating some food allergies. This, of course, caught my eye. The thought of eating a warm piece of sprouted spelt bread was almost enough to make me jump on the bandwagon. But, before I did, I read the rest of the book, checked out some great forums, and combined all of this information with what I’ve gathered so far in my quest to seek ultimate health and only then did I decided to give it a go.

I’ll be updating my food diary on a more consistent basis so you can see the changes I’m making. One thing that will be pretty obvious from the get go is the change in my breakfast. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day to make alkaline, so no more sweet stuff to start my day. At first I was very resistant to making a switch to non-breakfast food for breakfast, but it has actually been really satisfying and not weird at all to eat a bowl of brown rice with steamed veggies, tomato and avocado for breakfast.

So, here’s to the New Year. And, here’s to a new year that is happier and healthier than ever!