Viana-Motion - Blog

6/17/2020 0 Comments

The way to a healthier gut is on your shelf

Over the years, I've learned to experiment and listen to what my body tells me.

When I chose not to listen, I paid the price.

I started experimenting with my diet in the 70's and am still learning today.

Back then, I got quite sick and I didn't know where to turn. It was at a time when many began questioning our standard American diet. I decided to become my own guinea pig in my own laboratory.

At the time, fasting was in. I bought a juicer, grew my own sprouts and tried the vegan diet. Despite feeling lighter, I ended up getting sick because legumes didn't agree with me and I became protein deficient. I had a lot to learn about balancing the nutrients that my body needed in my diet.

Then, my husband and I decided to alternate one day eating only fruit and the next day eating only vegetables. We did this for a few years, but it backfired because my body was missing the amino acids that animal products produce.

I knew I was in trouble when all I could think of was roasted chicken!!!

This week, I'm reading a book by Dr. Royal Lee (the founder of Standard Process Labs), From Soil to Supplement. I've been eating sauerkraut and drinking brine for years which I've learned helps the body produce its own gastric enzymes. But the body also needs to maintain a healthy acid-alkaline balance, and one common food is particularly good for this: apple cider vinegar.

I drank apple cider vinegar in the '70s and don't know why I stopped.

Today, when I drank some apple cider vinegar, my body started to sing!

We need to do both: maintain our gastric enzymes and our acid-alkaline balance.

If you're having arthritic and bursitis symptoms try drinking a little apple cider vinegar diluted in water every day and see what happens. Just before a meal is a good time.

Why don't you try it? It's simple, common, cheap, and in my experience can do wonders.

But remember, it's your body and you have to listen to what works for you. I hope you'll share what you discover.

6/10/2020 2 Comments

One question to ask before you eat

I'm not going to tell you what to eat.

Over the years, I've learned to listen to my body as to what it wants, and because of that my diet has evolved over time.

Every time I start preparing food, I ask myself, "Is this food to feed me and heal my body or is this just to comfort me and fill some kind of emotional emptiness inside?"

Comfort food isn't necessarily bad, but eating when you're not hungry and are just comforting yourself forces your body to deal with something it doesn't need. That puts a strain on your bodily systems.

I suggest if you're hungry, before you go straight to your comfort food, why not ask your body, "Is this what I really need?" You might get a different answer than what you expect. t

6/3/2020 1 Comment

Weed and Feed: a new way to reset your digestive system

I've just started a program using Standard Process products called Weed and Feed. It's been seven days and my energy has increased. I'm sleeping better, and best of all, I'm not bloating. I've stopped craving sweets after a meal. I feel that my digestion is working so much better, right down to my bowels, which are rolling right out with ease.

The program comes with a suggested diet–pretty much how I eat so I didn't have to make any changes there. No fasting required. You need to eat three meals a day and when you're doing the weeding part, you have to take a product that helps with your microbiome and digestive flora. I didn't experience any side effects.

You need to pace your eating patterns, so that calls for a little diligence, but you can eat regular meals. You weed for two days and then feed your body for five days to build up your digestive enzymes and microbiome.

I've cut out all milk products, to give my liver and gallbladder a rest. You're encouraged to eat whole foods, preferably organic, which is what my diet consisted of already. I had cut out grains and lectins a long time ago. No sugar, no alcohol. It's best if you don't do caffeine, but you don't have to cut it out entirely.

The diet goes for six weeks. Two days of supplements for weeding followed by five days of supplements for feeding. At the end of six weeks, I'll probably experiment with a little sheep's milk products.

So the first week couldn't be better and I'll keep you posted as we go.

I just finished the 2nd week and I'm feeling better each day. I discovered that I can't eat fruit, which has caused me to bloat in the past. I'm hoping by the end of the program I'll be able to eat a little bit of fruit. I tried some rhubarb today with Monk fruit drops as the sweetener. I feel some bloating so I guess that's a no not for now. Darn I love rhubarb.

Next morning I'm realizing that my eyes are clear as marbles, which I haven't seen for many years. the eye lids are less puffy, There are less floaters. Who would have guessed that these were caused from a faulty digestive system.

I'm starting to be able to digest raw vegetables again. I know how important eating raw vegetables at every meal is to helping my body produce the enzymes needed to digest them and anything else I'm eating. I stopped eating them too years ago without realizing it. Oh lovely springs salads come to me. Also juices made from raw veggies. I just had a freshly made carrot, celery and parsley drink today. Yum Yum

I'd like to hear your experience when improving your daily diet for better health.