Acid Reflux no more!

For the past two years I've taken daily medication for acid reflux. Any of you have that? It is an awful pain and burning and I remember the first time I felt it I thought I was going to die! I ended up with it so bad that I opted to take the daily pill to prevent it from coming on.

Well, I got cocky after a few months and thought I could go without the daily pill and stopped taking it.....WHAM! Back with a vengeance.....yikes.....I've never been without that little blue and pink pill again.....

So, I've been reading how eating Paleo and clean cures acid reflux.....so when I ran out of my little pills a couple weeks ago, I didn't replenish them....and I haven't had acid reflux ONCE! So there is another testimony  to eating right.....

Is it Fall yet?

I know that when August hits, my favorite time of year is right around the corner....Fall.....I love, love, love Fall....it's probably my favorite season followed by Spring....we don't really have Winter here in NO CA, so it's kinf of 3 seasons.....Winter is just colder than Fall and Spring....

Fall, gets me in that mood that brings out cooking more and getting ready to break out the crock pot....now that I've banished processed foods and grains and most dairy it'll be a Fall of reckoning! I'm looking forward to new recipes and continuing my healthy way of life.

Today I roasted a ton of veggies I bought yesterday. I know if I clean and prep my veggies and meat eating clean during the week is a snap! That's when the "failure" of clean eating happens, is when we're not prepared. Then we stand in front of the fridge on a hard weekday evening and say, "what is there to eat?"

So, now in my fridge, I have roasted sweet potatoes, spaghetti squash, green beans, carrots, cauliflower and butternut squash. I have a roasted chicken as well and my salad dressing is made. And now I know in a jiffy I can whip up a salad for lunch or a quick nutritous dinner.

I also want to mention that roasted veggies are a GREAT snack too...I eat them just in their roasted state, but one thing I like to do is .with my home made salad dressing I take raw or roasted cauliflower and put it in a plastic or tupperware container. I add just a little Italian or whatever vinegarette you have on hand....shake it up and it's a great low fat snack that is very filling. You can do this with any veggie too. I'm not a big raw carrot freak, but can snack on roaasted carrots any day....

So, I am practicing for the Fall......it's right around the corner.....are you ready too?

Hello again

Happy Sunday to you!

OK, so I'm over a month into Clean & Natural eating....I've had a little cheese now and a tiny bit of grains and I didn't die but here is what I did notice.......you can really TASTE food, especially anything processed.

Last night at a friends they had served some rice. It was one of those packaged rice dishes that you pop in the micro for a couple minutes and WaLa, rice is served.....so needless to say the ingredients list was probably lengthy.....So while I did not serve myself up a helping I did grab a little bite. Wow, I could taste it boldly.....sodium was the strongest flavor but it had an "unclean" flavor to it....can't describe it but really but just kind of a "fake" flavor.....

So I validated that even though I might dabble in a grain or dairy product now and then, it will need to be clean and natural....and avoiding processed or manufactured food is something I will stick with.....I've found it isn't that hard to do and the healthy benefits will outweigh any craving or desire I have.....

Next phase is to convert to all grass fed and range free meats and go all organic, which I haven't done.....so a step at a time and it'll all come together! Have a great week!