Welcome to my journey!

Hi Friends! I wanted to take a minute to welcome you to my page.  I wanted to tell you about myself and why I am on a mission to become healthy - and bring as many people along for the ride as I can!

Like almost everyone, I have struggled to keep my weight in check for years. I am always quick to learn about fad diets and crazy workout routines, all of which get very old very quick. Then I just give up -

I have bought every item on the shelf that is low fat, low salt, low this, low that....and nothing ever works.
So like all 30 somethings with too much time on their hands, I took to the internet to find one more fad diet - but what I stumbled upon this time, changed EVERYTHING.

I came across an article on GMO's (Genetically Modified Organisims) which lead me to a company called Monsanto. You may have never heard of them before - but be sure at least 50% of your household items are most likely associated with this agri-giant... I am sure you have heard of Agent Orange - and RoundUp Pest killer - they are owned and manufactured by Monsanto. What you might not know is that Monsanto also owns the majority of GMO seeds as well as the standard grocery store brands we have grown up eating and that monopolize grocery store shelves. I also learned that the FDA has increased the levels of RoundUp that is allowed in our food - and those levels have been proven to cause cancers in mice and rats...

I started thinking about the rise in cancers and looked at statistics - since GMO's have been introduced into the mainstream - cancers, diseases and disorders have sky-rocketed - and 100's of new ailments and diseases have come out - the main one being Celiacs Disease - which is an allergy to gluten...

So I am on a mission.

I am going to learn as much as I can about our food industry - I am going to scour the shelves of bookstores, farm markets and organic shops to find the cheapest and tastiest way to eat for LIFE.

and I want to share that all with you.

I also believe that in order to be healthy - you have to go 100% - it's not just about the food you eat - but the air you breathe, the cleaning products you use, the beauty products and ointments - it all goes into your body - and can do damage to many parts of your body...it is also important to be positive!
I will also be posting tips tricks and remedies to be healthy in mind body and spirit.

I will leave you with a verse from a song. It is a song I learned many years ago in kindergarten - but the message is one we should all live by and I think sums up my mission :)

You've got to accentuate the positive / Eliminate the negative / And latch on to the affirmative / Don't mess with Mister In-Between