Motivation

Kathy on February 14th, 2012

In preparation for my upcoming, one-week cleanse starting February 22nd (Ash Wednesday), I just gave up coffee…again.  Now, I know that coffee leaves as acid ash, and the creamer–also acidifying–gunks up my system with sugar.  I would never drink coffee black because I don’t like the taste.  I’d never drink creamer by itself either:  Too […]

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Want to burn more calories and increase stamina while you gain bone strength and improve your health?    Take a look at this great article from CalorieCount.com that outlines 10 Simple Ways to Increase Your Metabolism!

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Now that the pantry and freezer are stocked for our upcoming 28-day diet, it’s time to shop for fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as a few other items. Either Wednesday or Thursday I’ll be heading out to purchase: Eggs, free-range grain-fed SoyTein protein powder (vanilla) Apples, small to medium Red Delicious Bananas Green beans […]

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Kathy on June 9th, 2010

I started keeping a calorie count yesterday in preparation for our upcoming 28-Day Diet to determine the body’s metabolic rate.  While Dr. Siegal (Is Your Thyroid Making You Fat?) allows diet sodas and other non-nutritive diet foods, we are going to take a higher road here on OsteoDiet.  We may be cutting back on calories […]

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I’m stocking up the freezer and the pantry this week in preparation for the 28-Day Diet to determine my Metabolic Function Index.  Next week I’ll be shopping from the deli and the fresh produce section of the store. In his book, Is Your Thyroid Making You Fat?, Dr. Sanford Siegal gives a long list of […]

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Kathy on June 7th, 2010

After reading Dr. Siegal’s book, Is Your Thyroid Making You Fat?, I am ready to be OsteoDiet’s guinea pig in following his 28-Day Diet to determine metabolic rate.  It looks simple enough to do, is not time-consuming, and looks healthy enough.  I can use OsteoDiet’s 80% alkaline/20% acid ratio as part of my eating plan […]

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Kathy on May 27th, 2010

Similar settings–a diagnosis of osteoporosis in mid-life–but two different plot lines.  Reading these stories will make you grateful you’ve chosen to fight osteoporosis naturally.  After all, the only side effect of the alkaline diet, weight-bearing exercise, and daily sunlight is…good health! Read “A Tale of Two Ladies: Which Would You Rather Be?” at: http://saveourbones.com/a-tale-of-two-ladies/

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