You may remember Julie Cove of The Alkaline Sisters from The Creative Connection Event. We featured several of her recipes in preparation for the conference. We are thrilled to have a whole week of Julie and know you will enjoy her stories and recipes as much as we do!
Who Knew? – that because of a herniated disk I would be motivated to change my diet & lifestyle radically to eat completely alkaline and some how convince my sister to join me in this journey. Eeeek-she had no idea what she was in for and nor did I. After 18 months of on and off terrible sciatica pain and despair from a lack of relief no matter what external treatment I tried, having exhausted almost every option I could from, chiro, physio, acupuncture, aqua therapy, osteopath, surgery, cortisone shots, on-line exercise programs and some serious medications for pain, I finally realized that I needed to heal from the “inside out – NOT the outside in”. This realization arrived in the way of a CT scan that I had to practically beg for. It showed my disc as unchanged from the 1st CT scan 18 mos prior with a 13 mm bulge- this is a huge bulging disc! Regardless of all the therapies, my body had not gone into action to begin repairing the bulge- it was incapable of improving the health of my disc because my inner terrain was obviously very unhealthy.
With a reference from a friend to a local alkaline lifestyle facilitator I was lead on a journey that began with a 3 day juice cleanse- really a “feast for your body”. Upon the realization of the radical shift I would have to make to my diet I felt desperate for camaraderie to be sure I would stay on track and have a support person- who better than my sister- who willingly embarked on this journey with me that neither of us knew would be so profound.
15 months ago we began. Initially we ate 100% alkaline leading to where we are currently eating 80% alkaline foods & 20% Acidic foods. The results have been astonishing and the education has been life changing. I am no longer in any pain with my disc and have been pain free for 12 months now as I have eliminated all the inflammation surrounding my disc that was caused by an overly acidic body and I also stopped taking every medication I was on for pain. I lost 30 lbs that I couldn’t shake with various other fad diets which also helped relieve pressure from my disk. My energy soared & my overall well being improved ten fold leaving me free of colds & flus. My sister has lost almost 50 lbs and is on a journey to return to her pre-pregnancy figure and is almost there. She has also experienced a complete shift in her well being.
Who Knew? We began with very little idea of what we were committing to and it has completely changed our lives and we can’t help but want to shout it out all over the world. So here we are with our new blog site, sharing what we have both become incredibly passionate about. It has brought us closer together and we have the comfort of knowing that we understand each other and we both crave and want to cook the most healthy food possible for our bodies and our families. So here’s to The Alkaline Sisters .com and to inspiring you and many others to choose a healthy alkaline lifestyle that will change your life. Our goal with our blog is to share our continuing experiences, the process, ideas, recipes, products, courses and resources.
Hello & Happy to find you,
I was looking as I do once or twice a week, for further confirmation (or faith replenishment) that my alkaline smoothies are healing my sciatica pain (pain does seem to be lessening) & so searched for “healing foods for herniated disc” (which I am certain I have ‘though I’ve not been to a doctor) and after reading one article telling of the right foods but not the principle, I tried again and saw “alkaline” which I know is the healer and the site was yours.
I haven’t gotten deeply into your site yet but am looking forward to trying a few of your recipies. Right now I take twice a day spirulina, chlorella, and wheatgrass smoothies with a host of other nutritious alkaline fruits & raw veggies, nuts & seeds and if it weren’t for my sciatica pain would suspect I’ve discovered the fountain of youth. I intend to do a three day smoothie fast this week to up the ante a bit.
The Julie Cove Curry Butternut Squash sounds like I must try it very soon, & I’ll check out her website.
I must say one other thing. My recent pains have led me to discover the truth of one of the biggest scams foisted on humans: the acceptance of old age and/or its “inherent” infirmities as an inevitable fact of life. This just is not so - old age and infirmities are Diseases no matter how they manifest or mastastisise and can be reversed with alkaline foods and/or enhanced water in most if not all cases - thus, the fountain of youth.
One of the great things about growing older, you think and understand on a deeper level also.
I talk too much - I’m just feeling so fine at the moment. ciao