My new adventure and What I believe.

Hi there. I want to say first and foremost that some of you are going to think me weird, and that's okay....because I used to be where you were. First, I want to tell you a little about what brought me to finally jump in and begin this new adventure in my life.

Several times in my life due to certain things that have happened (mainly health issues) I have been prompted over and over again to this way of life. In the beginning I just looked and didn't think much of this way of life, but as these promptings continued each time something small or big would happen, I would be faced yet again with a small feeling that I needed to embrace this way of life that I will tell you about shortly. Therefore, each time I would have these feelings, I would learn a little more every time, until eventually I have finally decided to just DO IT!!

That's right. My new adventure and way of life that I am going to begin and document is the RAW food way of life. Am I crazy? Maybe. But I don't think so. This is what I believe, straight from the source of scriptures:

D&C Section 89

1A ^aWord of Wisdom, for the benefit of the council of high priests, assembled in Kirtland, and the church, and also the saints in Zion—

2To be sent greeting; not by commandment or constraint, but by revelation and the ^aword of wisdom, showing forth the order and^bwill of God in the temporal salvation of all saints in the last days—

3Given for a principle with ^apromise, adapted to the capacity of the ^bweak and the weakest of all ^csaints, who are or can be called saints.

4Behold, verily, thus saith the Lord unto you: In consequence of^aevils and designs which do and will exist in the hearts of^bconspiring men in the last days, I have ^cwarned you, and forewarn you, by giving unto you this word of wisdom by revelation—

5That inasmuch as any man ^adrinketh ^bwine or strong drink among you, behold it is not good, neither meet in the sight of your Father, only in assembling yourselves together to offer up your sacraments before him.

6And, behold, this should be wine, yea, ^apure wine of the grape of the vine, of your own make.

7And, again, ^astrong drinks are not for the belly, but for the washing of your bodies.

8And again, tobacco is not for the ^abody, neither for the belly, and is not good for man, but is an herb for bruises and all sick cattle, to be used with judgment and skill.

9And again, hot drinks are not for the body or belly.

10And again, verily I say unto you, all wholesome ^aherbs God hath ordained for the constitution, nature, and use of man—

11Every herb in the season thereof, and every fruit in the season thereof; all these to be used with ^aprudence and ^bthanksgiving.

12Yea, ^aflesh also of ^bbeasts and of the fowls of the air, I, the Lord, have ordained for the use of man with thanksgiving; nevertheless they are to be used ^csparingly;

13And it is pleasing unto me that they should not be ^aused, only in times of winter, or of cold, or ^bfamine.

14All ^agrain is ordained for the use of man and of beasts, to be the staff of life, not only for man but for the beasts of the field, and the fowls of heaven, and all wild animals that run or creep on the earth;

15And ^athese hath God made for the use of man only in times of famine and excess of hunger.

16All grain is good for the ^afood of man; as also the ^bfruit of the vine; that which yieldeth fruit, whether in the ground or above the ground—

17Nevertheless, wheat for man, and corn for the ox, and oats for the horse, and rye for the fowls and for swine, and for all beasts of the field, and barley for all useful animals, and for mild drinks, as also other grain.

18And all saints who remember to keep and do these sayings, walking in obedience to the commandments, ^ashall receive^bhealth in their navel and marrow to their bones;

19And shall ^afind ^bwisdom and great ^ctreasures of ^dknowledge, even hidden treasures;

20And shall ^arun and not be ^bweary, and shall walk and not faint.

21And I, the Lord, give unto them a promise, that the^adestroying angel shall ^bpass by them, as the children of Israel, and not slay them. Amen.

I believe that we should not drink alcohol, tea (hot drinks), or use any kind of stimulant or addictive substance, such as drugs, tobacco, cigarettes, or even pop. I believe that we should eat meat sparingly, and eat mainly plant foods and grain. Hence, this is mainly where my new adventures take way! I believe, and KNOW in my heart that if I do these things that my body will be made whole and will be able to "run and not be weary".

Now, every time my health issues have been thrown in my face, I kept coming back to this counsel in D&C 89 that my Heavenly Father has given me, but just haven't really known how to go about it until now due to my persistent and more refined research.

I am SO excited to start my new venture. I have always liked the idea of being vegetarian, and even was one for a little over a year in my early 20s, but I wasn't educated about it then, and I think I just mostly ate pasta and bread....BAD!!

Now, with that being said, I don't plan to be complete vegetarian. I will do as the scriptures tell me.....eat meat sparingly....so...I suppose mainly vegetarian. I will embrace eating mainly plant foods and grains in my diet.....and whole organic foods at that (organic at least when and where I can). And no processed junk....at least the majority of the time. I chose "Raw" foods, because of the simple fact that when you cook foods, the nutrients your body actually needs are cooked out!! Now, with that said, I do not plan to eat 100% on most days, but about 60-80% for each meal.

I plan to document my happenings on this adventure here. So, I want to first start off with how I feel now in my life, eating processed junk with hardly any veggies and fruit, whole foods and grains.

I feel horrible. I am only 34 years old, and have been suffering from Severe Insulin resistance (might even be diabetes now). I have had one child, but have tried for about 7 years now to have another, but I am infertile, because I don't have my period....ever. I have been told that I most likely have PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) Look it up if you want to know what it is. I suffer from depression....and I hate it!! I know that I am depressed, am clearly aware, but I still don't feel like forcing myself to do anything. I like to sit and watch tv and eat and have ZERO energy for ANYTHING....even playing with my son. :-( When it comes down to it....I am miserable and I don't want to feel like this anymore....and I don't want to have these health issues anymore, and I believe that ALL of these issues are because of the poison I put into my body and the lack of exercise that I do.

I need a change, and I believe that eating 60-80% raw foods at each meal and getting consistent exercise into my life will bring the changes I need.

So, this is the beginning of this adventure. We shall see if these choices I am about to make are going to make the changes in my life that I yearn for. Catch ya' later!