07/09/2021
Well, half of the year is officially over. Unbelievable, right? I'm going to start a series of sharing my journey to health and wellness.
So often I am asked what I do to look and act so much younger than my chronological age.
First of all, I had a great beginning. Raised by Sicilian, Mediterranean people, my diet was freshly prepared, healthy food including lots of fresh veggies, and fruits. Always a salad at dinner, which we eat after the main dish to wash down the food. There are so many wise dietary habits the Sicilians have, it would be impossible to list them all.
In addition to my upbringing, I was lucky enough to be born and raised in Miami, when Miami was a non-polluted Paradise. We had every fruit tree you can think of in our yard, including coconuts, and herbs. This is the foundation that I started out with.
I was always taught "that without your health, you have nothing. All the money in the world can't buy you health".
Our bodies are created so magnificently! If we respect our bodies and take care of it by feeding it the fuel it needs to perform like a Rolls Royce or Aston Martin, it will take care of us.
When I was 20, I became very interested in maintaining my good health. At that time there were very few health food stores, and those that existed were small and always smelled different than a regular food store. When I moved to Santa Monica, Calif. in '70, I felt at home. The consciousness about food was so much higher.
That is where I experienced my first co-op with barrels of beans and grains, nuts and seeds, sprout, raw juices...it was exhilarating!
I was hooked. After a yr. there I moved to London, England where I became a vegetarian. There is a wonderful herbal shop on Piccadilly Square that had been there for over 100 years. I loved going there and discovered the wonderful benefits of herbs.
Herbs can actually heal the body to the cellular level. Not over night usually, but with consistency and quality herbs, you can accomplish complete healing of many ills.
I will stop here in London and continue in the next episode.....
