Hi, I'm Cherie and I was introduced to the raw foods lifestyle in 2004. But my or should I say OUR (as in my family's), quest for better health began when my husband was diagnosed with Grave's Disease (hyperthyroidism) in 1999.
He was pretty bad off...actually he was on the brink of death and we didn't even know it. But through prayer, treatment and God putting people in our paths who would onset our search for alternative medicine and natural healing, my husband is now here and he's healthy and thriving!
But my husband wasn't the only one who had health issues. Our youngest daughter had very severe eczema and nothing we tried would help her...at least not long term. I had bouts with migraines and milder headaches, severe constipation and was very lethargic ALL the time.
We began eliminating things from our diet little by little, starting with pork, then red meat, then processed foods, dairy, chicken and fish and eventually cooked foods. But even before the dietary changes even came along, I also eliminated a very toxic thing from my life and body...chemical hair relaxers... and dedicated a great portion of my life to helping others do the same!
It was when we got to the final stages of our transformation that my daughter no longer suffered from the excruciating pain and intense itching of her disfiguring eczema! I, too, began to see improvements in my digestive system, no more headaches or migraines and I can sleep less and still not need a nap during the daytime as I used to!
I come from a family where I can't think of one person who isn't suffering from some kind of disease - high blood pressure, diabetes, arthritis and obesity run rampant in my family and it saddens me greatly. When I go to church or even simply to the grocery store, I am saddened by people walking with a limp and extremely overweight or the number of people with oxygen tanks along side them and this is why it is important to get this message out! I've assisted people with changing their diets, either on an extreme note or in a more gentle, gradual way. I am also certified to teach raw and living foods to others.
God is THE ultimate healer, but I truly believe that He made provisions for us through the fruit of this earth and an overall clean temple through a clean diet, if we would just choose to listen and heed. We are driven by our eyes and our tastebuds and that leads to making some very poor choices as to what we put into our body/temple. It's time to do some SERIOUS temple cleaning and to treat our bodies with more care instead of merely eating what tastes good even if it's to our demise.
It's time to repent for our sins and the sins we've committed against our bodies and make a committment to improving our quality of life and one vehicle is through eating natural, raw and living foods.
This way of eating (amongst other things) has changed my life, my family's lives and others...it can change yours too!
Click here to meet my sister, Jacki!
