Though I keep hearing the stories, I?m still blown away with amazement every time I hear another. Maybe it?s because I lived for so many years believing that illness was simply a matter of bad luck, age, and unfortunate genes.
People all over are taking control of their health by cleaning up their diets and removing toxins from their environments.
When our bodies are inflamed and full of free radicals, our cells weaken and sometimes die, leaving us susceptible to diseases like cancer, Alzheimer?s, heart disease, and, in Tevia?s case, Multiple Sclerosis.
While our genes may leave us predisposed to particular illnesses, the field of epigenetics continues to show that our futures are not pre-destined by them.
Here is Tevia?s story?
I was diagnosed with MS in February of 2005.
I?d been having vision problems as well as tingling and nerve pain in my left leg. The day I got the diagnosis, the neurologist gave me four pamphlets about injectable drugs, told me to go home and read them and decide which drug I wanted to go on.
She said they would schedule a rep to come to my home to show me how to administer the drug weekly- or daily- depending on the drug of choice. She also advised me to stop spinning (classes) as it would only make my symptoms worse.
From the moment I left her office, I knew I wasn?t even going to read about the drugs. After hearing her tell me they all have flu-like side effects after each injection, that was enough for me to know that there was no way in hell I would put that into my body.
A good friend of mine harped on me for several months about going vegan, as he was certain it would help.
At first, I stopped eating red meat, dairy, refined sugar and anything with high fructose corn syrup. Within a few weeks, I noticed a difference.
Within a month, my symptoms started to diminish. I was feeling so much more energy and my skin started to look better.
I still ate chicken and fish UNTIL I was stricken with food poisoning from chicken we ate at a restaurant. My partner also got sick, but she recovered in 24 hours.
It took me days to recover.
During that time, I started having nerve pain and was not feeling well. That was the turning point for me. I went 100% vegan and have never turned back.
Since going vegan in 2006, I have not had any symptoms of MS. Not one symptom.
As of 2010, I was told I am in remission.
I continue to spin 6 times a week at a high intensity. In fact, I teach classes at Up Dog Fitness in Santa Monica.
At 48 years old, I am in better shape than most 25 year olds.
People ask me often if I miss eating anything. I always say no because I?ve learned to cook great vegan meals and have mastered vegan baking to satisfy my sweet tooth.
I have never felt better or stronger and I know it is my diet.
I am mom to a beautiful, vegan 2 1/2 year old boy. My partner is carrying our second child, due in September.
I am beyond grateful that someone pointed me in the direction of a plant-based diet.
It has given me back my body.
-Tevia Celli-Recht
Tevia?s Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
2 cups of unbleached flour
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1/4 tsp of salt
1 teaspoon of vanilla
2 tablespoons of unsweetened applesauce
1 and 1/4 stick of earth balance buttery sticks
1/2 cup real maple syrup
1/2 cup of coconut palm sugar
1 1/2 cups of vegan chocolate chips
Directions
Mix together and then place on a cookie sheet ( I use parchment paper.), about a tablespoon of batter per cookie.
Bake at 350 for 7-10 minutes.
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