Thank You! If you were there to volunteer, donate or buy items at the annual Geneva Cancer Auction, that’s great. Now do yourself a favor and put your money where your mouth is.
Do some research of your own. Look for those foods that help and get rid of those that hinder your continued good health.
Drink water, good clear water, and enough to keep your blood circulating through your body.
Buy or raise foods that are full of anti-oxidants that will close out the free radicals that can raise so much havoc with your body.
Let’s put it this way - if you had a fine race horse you were preparing for the big race, what would you do? You’d no doubt see that he had the best food he needed, lots of fresh water and exercise him every day. Aren’t you worth more than a horse? Wouldn’t it be easier for you to win life’s race if you gave yourself the same good care you’d give that fabulous horse?
No, I’m not advocating you eat hay, but I encourage you to buy the proper foods you need and eliminate those that are harmful or worthless at least.
Limit white things that have been processed - sugar, flour and some other foods, especially packaged foods. White is acceptable in milk, eggs and cauliflower.
They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away. This is true, but eating a ½-cup of squash or pumpkin or three or four tablespoons of asparagus does you good as well. What’s so hard about that? Your plate of food should be colorful.
Eat whole grains. Some dark bread is merely white bread with molasses or food coloring. Doesn’t sound like horse food — well no — but his diet is fortified with green grass.
Fruits have more natural sugar, as it boosts your immune system and reduces cholesterol and digests quickly. Popeye was right to eat spinach. Experiment with other greens than just the old staple of lettuce. Some greens are nutrition powerhouses and rich in folic acid that will make you feel good as well — plus they are rich in iron.
Caratenoids and bio-flavorids are a weapon against cataracts and macular degeneration. Sweet potatoes have more food value than white potatoes, plus they have vitamin A, C, calcium and potassium.
Eat outside the box and try something that may be new to you. Pomegranates fight breast, lung and prostrate cancer, prevents osteoporosis, protects arteries, slows Alzheimer’s disease, lowers blood pressure and cholesterol and dental plaque.
Acai berries may help prevent heart disease and fight cancer.
Things as simple as using cinnamon, sage, ginger and cranberries also protect from some forms of cancer. Squash, butternut in particular, has more beta carotene which is a big plus in fighting cancer.
My grandmother used to make a kale soup —no cholesterol, low fat and beneficial towards off cancer and heart disease.
I could go on with garlics, onions, sage, chia seed, flax seed, beans or using applesauce in place of fat in baking. For that matter — pulverizing chia seed or flax seed can be used for fats in baking as well.
Oh, and don’t forget the broccoli and Brussels sprouts, pea pods and white radishes.
But don’t just take my condensed version. Read the label. You’re worth it. We can fight cancer with research and lot of research is on your “favorite” program “Dr. Oz” or in a good magazine or nutrition journal.
Do a little mental house cleaning and throw out stuff that’s trying to kill you. I’ve heard that the average person drinks 648 pounds of sugar a year in soft drinks. I drink very little… somebody’s getting my share.
Low dietary intake of selenium is associated with increased incidence of several types of cancer, including lung, colorectal, skin, and prostrate. Animal and human research shows that supplemental selenium can protect against certain cancers. Two thirds of these studies found that high levels of selenium reduce the development of tumors at least moderately and in most cases very significantly. (P.D. Whanger, Ph. D., Oregon State University). Taking a 200 mg. supplement of selenium every day is most sensible. The best food sources are Brazil nuts, canned clams, oysters, and tuna, and also beef and lamb. Do yourself a favor and take a supplement or eat one or two Brazil nuts a day.
• Thursday, January 12th: Heather Mattson Johnson, Macy Misgen, Albert Diaz, Barry Jepson, Cindy Farner, Brian Milan, Chris Wilker.
• Friday, January 13th: Julia Anne Marlin, Melonie Crabtree, Rita Sletten Nelson, Diane Lee, Haley Butler, Tracy Utpadel, Jay Brown, John Olson, Tracy Bergerson, Bruce Haberman, Gregory David, Jack & Gloria Jensen.
• Saturday, January 14th: Brooke Sorenson Krohn, Marlys Sorenson, Darla Hagen Matthees, Christine Hanson, Skyler Cromwell Lembke, Jenna Marie Abbott, Mark Langlie, Ryan & Kerri Wagner.
• Sunday, January 15th: Steve Bailey, Paul Christensen, Emily Crabtree, Angela Borchert, Brian Farr.
• Monday, January 16th: Carter Howard Hanson, Kiley Beenken, Craig Bailey, Remi Wayne, Joshua Crabtree, Joni Groth, Jeff Kaplan, Tracy Tracy, Melissa Wagner, Emily Bedker, Tena Bryce, Jeremy Anderson.
• Tuesday, January 17th: Ava Elizabeth Schember, her 4th; Blake Michael Born/Norday, Don Anderson, Jan Bartsch, Annette Busho, LuAnn Johnson Prescher, David Strenge, Mike Peterson, Brayden Broitzman, Kayley Camerer.
• Wednesday, January 18th: Madilyn Hamilton, Deb Bohnoff, Todd Holland, Julie Bunn Hunt, Annie Miller, Tabatha Miller, Mark Misgen, Vicki Babb, Ruth Neidermeier, Garret Schley & Ellie Schley.
Life is a journey we begin each day. Wishing that each new day is happier than the day before. Have a great day! Surprise somebody. Call someone. Send a card and make their day. Little things mean a lot.
