My diet & detox journal

After over a year long hiatus, I’ll be back to blogging soon and I am working on a face life for my website, AskCassyFirst.

This year has brought many changes for me, including the arrival of my son Will, perhaps the best thing I’ve ever experienced.

“A son,” you say?

YES!  Women with PCOS can conceive naturally and deliver full-term babies in great health! I’ll be back online soon with more details…

And for those of you that have called or written, my mum has recovered from her cancer treatment and had her first anniversary cancer-free!

And anywhere is where we’d rather be.” (some of you might catch that lyric reference..In my need for strength and hope I turn to the music in my heart and sing along to lyrics of one of my most favorite artists.)

But then, again, it is important that my nostagia does not cause me to be lost to reality, and being in the moment and loving is the one of best places to be if want to truly live and be present for those we love.

For the hundreds of you that visit my site, I’d like to ask a favor, as there is certain strength in numbers…Please keep my mum in your thoughts. She was just diagnosed with Stage 2 Mucinous Carcinoma of the breast. We are awaiting her appt. at Stanford for an MRI to determine more details.

I celebrate that she was unsatisfied with the ’status quo’ report following her mamography earlier this year, and pushed for additional tests. She poked and prodded and did self exams and found this lump on her own. Now, following her follow up tests and a biopsy the results are alarming, but we will conquer this.

I am sure you are aware of my own belief of what causes cells to become malignant, and my own feeling on how situations such as this should be approached. I love my mother, and although she does feel strongly that Integrative Medicine will be part of her options, she is clear that she will be following the direction of her oncologist. As her daughter I will stand by her and shine the light on the benefits of nutrition and natural wellness as adjunct therapy. I pray that I will be strong and supportive and be able to be helpful.

My summer plans have changed drastically, and I will be flying immediately to California to be with her and my sister in Santa Cruz. I will be there this week, and will likely travel again several times in the months to come.

I will keep everyone informed as to what is happening, and how the family is holding up. It is in times like this that we must all take good care of our own health so that we can be strong.

I did need to say that I am reworking my schedule for July, August and September, and I apologize this means my ebook launch will delayed till later in the year and my clients may have less of my time over the weeks to come.

Thank you for those who have already responded with caring emails and calls. I believe we have the tools to transcend disease, and I appreciate everyone who has sent thier love and hugs along. I may open up my comments to the public so we can share this in community.

In health and happiness,
Cassy

I just broke a 4 day juice fast. I had been fighting a virus, and my body was telling me to stop eating. So from wednesday afternoon till today, I took in nothing other than fruit and vegetable juices. (I’ve posted my journal in the Cleansing and Detox Q&A, but you also get to it by clicking on the “lemon slice button” on the left hand sidebar of this page. )

There is nothing like a short fast to remind your body’s senses of the importance of healthy healing foods. I decided to break the fast according to suggestions by Paul Bragg, in his book The Miracle of Fasting. What does that mean? Well, he encourages a fast to be ended with a nice fresh bowl of cabbage salad. I giggle of course, because any one who knows me knows I love a good cabbage salad! So a bit ago I ate about a cup and a half of slightly marinated slaw, chewed well, as I concentrated on healthy digestion. Later on I will eat a bowl of steamed kale topped with a bit of Braggs amino acids. Again, a suggestion from Bragg’s book.

But I’m actually more excited about the Mamoncillo fruit I found at the grocer this afternoon. I hadn’t been out of the house much since I started the fast, so I was walking a bit like a zombie in the store. Then I passed the tropical fruit shelf and THERE THEY WERE! I have not had these since I was in Venezuela. On the island I also used to eat a similar fruit, called “Cotoperiz”. Both are very similar to a Lichee, in that they take work to eat! (Picture curtesy of Wikipedia) Read more »