Speaking of which. It's funny how your kids take on certain personality and traits. For instance. While I consider every child to be pure and innocent, Genoa really is the essence of that. The only time you will hear her cry is if she is hungry or fighting sleep. She really is my Angel. Branson, on the other hand, has always been a mover/shaker/goer/doer. And I can honestly say I know why they call it the "terrible twos". This boy keeps me on my toes every second of everyday. He can go from happiest child on the planet, batting those amazing long black eyelashes at you, to throwing his choo choo train right at you in two seconds flat. Thank God he also is remorseful after he does something of the sort. My point is, Genoa is my little Angel, and Branson is my little Miracle. Not to be confused with each other.
Today marks day 6 of no dairy for me. I cut it out to see if it will help Genoa's reflux. It is recommended that you go at least 2 weeks before seeing the full effect it can have. I strongly believe I'm seeing a difference in her, but more amazingly, there is a HUGE difference in how I feel. I have more energy (despite the lack of sound sleep I seem to not be getting these days), I feel light and able, and more clear minded. Recent studies are saying that dairy is not quite the package we are led to believe it to be. As someone who has suffered severe issues with kidney stones, I find it interesting that they are now showing a direct correlation between the two. Our good friend Graham passed on some wonderful reading to me, where someone said something to the effect of, cows milk is made to have enough calcium and nutrients to make a calf grow from newborn size to a 300 lb cow in a year. So why in the hell would we think we need that much calcium! Whatever calcium our bodies do not need is passed through and made into terrible things like kidney stones. I also had an instance where I had severe shoulder pain as a teenager in the middle of the night, went to ER, had an x-ray done, and it turns out I had calcium deposits in there. So. My body (and probably yours too) has an issue absorbing excess calcium. To make a long story short, I'm loving being dairy free, and am blessed to have the support of my household (except Branson, he still gets yogurt and cheese if he wants it). Being healthy is a way of life, and something you have to commit 100% to. You can make small changes at a time, no need to do something drastic. Work out for 20 minutes today. IF you can do it again tomorrow go for it! Don't eat meat today. IF you have to have it, only have it a few times a week. Brush your teeth twice a day floss every other day. You get the picture. We need to be pro active in our own well being. And we as a whole, need to stop relying on the pharmaceutical company's to "help" us get better. Do we really need a pill for everything? I strongly believe that feeling pain and discomfort is our bodies way of keeping us in check, and more importantly reminding us that we are alive and should feel every real feeling out there, not mask it with a pill. (side note, I'm talking about minor things here; cold/flu/sore throats, not serious infections or diseases, I'm thankful every day for what modern day medicine can do to help ailing people). (another side note, did you know milk has a grotesque amount of PUSS in it? Think of that next time you pour a glass).
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