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Justin aka Vasya
Ex Member
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Speaking as one whose beloved Mother died from cancer when he was still living in the family house: Some of her poor lifestyle choices as far as crappy diet, lack of exercise, and smoking, no doubt did a number on her body and was part of what allowed cancer to develop within same. This is not as a "judgment" against her, but rather a statement of fact--Like ever attracts and begets Like.
To be sure, eating as healthy as one can, CAN help with the healing of cancer and of most ills in many peoples cases, but there are other important variables besides diet. Such as various environmental pollutions one may not even be aware of, attitude, stress, some genetic predispotioning, etc
No doubt in my Mom's case, a radically different and much healthier diet and general health lifestyle would have helped her greatly since she was a kind, loving, and positive minded person. To some extent, she knew better as far as her health practices (or lackthereof) went, but had various outside pressures and stresses which made it hard for her to choose and apply more wisely.
To Rob: Eating healthier is generally more expensive, but it doesn't HAVE to be about eating all organic or what not. For example, take Lentils, even if i buy "organic" Lentils, i pay about 1.69 a POUND. Lentils are one of the healthiest and fastest cooking legumes around. Combine that with regular or organic Brown Rice which one can buy in bulk for anywhere from 1 dollar a POUND to 3 dollars a pound on average, and you have a very nice complete protein with plenty of nutrition otherwise.
Those same Lentils (or grains, like Wheat), if you soak and sprout them, then become less a legume or grain food (starch and protein), but more of a healthy, living Vegetable source of food. A good balance can be had by using both methods.
Those living near natural areas can also hunt and forage some.
One can look for small local farms and see if some are willing to set up a barter with them. Donate an hour or two of physical labor and get a couple of cartons of great tasting and healthier eggs.
There are ways, to some extent, around the issue of eating more healthy even when more poor. Unfortunately, much of this doesn't apply to people in very impoverished nations in places like Africa, Center and South America, Haitii, China, etc
But i suspect it may apply to you--especially for one who lives in New Hampshire.
Much of the above applies to me. I make only 10.15 an hour and right now can only work part time (and i'm getting paid the same as when i use to work for the same place 4 yrs ago!). I don't have much money to spend.
I well know the frustration of trying to eat and live a healthier life since this is a HUGE part of my path this time around due to karma and self neglect in other lives and physical necessity in this life (sure, i could suffer daily with the immensely uncomfortable and painful hives i use to many times a day in the past or have the blaring red and scaly psoriasis on my face...).
But you make it sound like it is impossible...
What is apparent to me though, is the sad state of the matter that many people i've observed could eat and live much healither lifestyles than they do, but just don't want to put in the necessary work, research, discipline, and change necessary to do so. I see this much more often than the really poor people who deeply desiire and work towards greater health on all levels of their Being. (i've met some of the latter, but they are a definite minority around me at least)
Attitude and beliefs must change first in many cases. One such limitation is having the belief or feeling of how impossible it is to eat and have a much healthier lifestyle. As long as one holds that in the mind and heart, it WILL be impossible.
my rant concluded
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