Well today my power wheel chair was delivered... Exciting, but depressing at the same time... It is hard to come to grips with the idea that it is really hard to walk at times... It is hard to come to grips with the idea that I can not push a manual wheel chair myself... It is hard to come to grips with the idea that I do not have the coordination to use a walker... It is hard to come to grips with the idea that it just isn't safe for me to use a cane when I am alone... It is even harder to come to grips with the thought that it isn't safe for me to be alone anymore because of falling down and not being able to get back up by myself... I don't understand why the MS has affected me so quickly when I have done everything I was told to... I started treatment right away... I take my medication as I am supposed to... I started the Vitamin D supplement treatment - 2000 IU, 2 in the morning, 1 at 2PM, 1 at 8PM... I also started taking DHA supplements, CoQ 10 supplements, and Vitamin B complex supplements... I haven't changed my eating habits because I have always ate healthy... I do not eat boxed foods - foods that are considered quick foods like Kraft Macs and Cheese... Every thing I eat is home made, even my spaghetti sauce... Granted I use the canned tomatoes, but they have very little preservatives in them and NO dyes.... My meats we buy from my father-in-law; they do not - have not - and will not - be fed growth hormones and are what they call "free range" animals... Fresh fruits and veggies... The whole spectrum of healthy eating habits... My only vice is Sprite and coffee... I do not use fake sweeteners - I use real sugar... Those artificial sugars are not good for you - PERIOD! They can actually cause you all kinds of health problems... Just not worth it in my book... I will keep using my 16 calories per tablespoon real sugar... Corn Syrup (sugar) and Real sugar have gotten a bad wrap for the last 10 years, it isn't funny... However, I am here to tell you - these two sugars are no worse for you than real butter is - as long as it is used in moderation and the calories can be burned off just as quickly if you sweep and mop your floors... Give me a break and get real people... It's all scare tactics used to get you to use these fake sugars which are WORSE for your body!
Okay now I have went off my course of what this blog was going to be, but this is something that is important to me... Just as important to me and dealing with my MS while I was researching... Fake foods, oleo (margarine), Sweet-n-Low, Equal, any fake sugar, trans-fats, many of the preservatives used, and these egg replacements are NOT good for you when you have MS... They take away from the nutrition values that you need... They put things in your body that you can not process because your body is already fighting against it's self... These products only do you more damage than good... You need to stay away from them and treat them as if they are a disease themselves... Okay so your grocery bill is going to take a hit and be a bit more expensive - BUT isn't your health worth it???As long as you are exercising and eating in small meals 4 to 5 times a day, you will be fine! Healthy Homemade meals... No pre-made or boxed crap... Want macs and cheese - I have a great recipe for home made and it only costs about $7.00 for 2 pounds of it (US dollars)... It is creamy-dreamy cheesy yummy goodness!!! It is homemade!!! The only boxed is the noodles... But they are whole wheat and nutty yummy... Email me and I will send you the recipe -FREE... Spaghetti sauce - I make enough to freeze - costs me about $20.00, BUT I also get 4 gallon bags to freeze and dinner for 7 (with left overs for 7 people + 2) out of the stock pot... Not bad for $20.00 bucks if you ask me... Same as the macs and cheese - email me for recipe... My great-gram always said "gooda food is something to be shareda with lova and friendship... It cana win a mans hearta... It can bringa familia together... But always puta your hearta in your creations..." Gram was from Italy... She came to America in 1917. She loved this Country almost as much as she loved her husband and her family... I was lucky I got to meet and spend so much time with my great-grandma, learning from her the values of good food and how to cook... It tickled me that some words still had an "a" at the end when she spoke, but some how it drove the point home... Good homemade food can never be replaced by fast convenient boxed food - especially now... I find if I eat boxed convenience foods - the MS acts up and I have problems... So I am passing this tid-bit of information along to anyone who wants it... Eat only real food - foods that if your great (or great-great) grand - mother wouldn't recognize them as foods don't eat them... Real sugar will not hurt you, real butter will not hurt you, real eggs are better for you than fake ones, real milk has more vitamins and nutrients than soy - unless you are lactose intolerant... If you exercise and eat in moderation - you will not get fat or gain weight - eat well balanced meals - meats/proteins, pasta/carbs, veggies/fruits and water...
Okay, I feel better now about getting that off my chest... I had someone tell me I wasn't eating right... Yeah, Okay... They live in my house and see what we prepare... The spices I use help to combat some forms of cancers and other things, but I don't know what I am doing... Sure... But they are eating fake sugars that cause cancers, diabetes and other health issues... They have eliminated all meats from their diet - can't do that... Our bodies need the proteins from the meat and that is a proven fact - scientifically... Ugh, It aggravates me when people try to tell me what to do when I am already eating healthy... I even went over my diet with my doctor and she was impressed... I just wish people would learn how to butt out sometimes... I understand that they think they were trying to help, but...... I feel bad enough sometimes, I don't need advice when it isn't asked for...
