Wow the response to the Nourished Kitchen eCourse giveaway was amazing! I didn’t expect to get so many wonderful, well-written entries.
Now if you didn’t win, please don’t despair, as Jenny McGruther of Nourished Kitchen has decided to give everyone that entered a small gift. So please watch your email as I will be sending out the details of that soon.
Ok well I won’t put it off any longer… the winner is….
Lisa Israel and her sister Denise!
Lisa gave me permission to post her entry. Thank-you to everyone that entered and please watch your email!
I love my sister; she is my best friend. I would do anything for her. We may have fought like cats and dogs when we were kids, but now not a day goes by that we don’t talk on the phone.
My sister embraced organic eating long before I did, and I strived to follow her example. Now I am exploring more traditional ways of preparing foods, and once again my sister and I are trying to learn about it together. I found the cookbook, “Nourishing Traditions” a little over a year ago, then she bought a copy, and now we trade tips and ideas on different recipes in the cookbook.
Lately, times have been tough for my sister. Without going into all the details, they, like so many people in our country, have been presented with many challenges. She and her husband battled infertility, her husband was laid off from his job over a year ago, and both my sister and niece have battled various health issues. While nutrition can’t solve the current problems with the economy, my sister and I both believe that the foods we eat definitely have an effect on our health and the health of our families.
A couple years ago my sister had major bowel surgery where three significant portions of her small intestines were removed. While the surgery solved some of her digestive problems, it also created new ones. Over the past year, her ten year old daughter has battled bad kidney stones. Last month my niece had two surgical procedures to address a large stone that was lodged in a sensitive area of her kidney, and neither procedure went well. Thankfully the stone was finally destroyed last week in yet another procedure! The bad news is that the doctor found evidence of continued damage in her kidneys, and she will have to manage her diet and the condition of her kidneys for the rest of her life.
My sister and I both believe that the health issues in her family can be improved with better nutrition. However, learning more traditional ways of preparing wholesome, nutritious meals hasn’t been as easy as simply opening a cookbook. The loss of my brother-in-law’s income and the medical challenges in the family have added much stress to their lives and reduced any “free time” for experimenting in the kitchen. My sister needs guidance on how to budget, organize, and prepare nourishing weekly menus for her family. Also, we need more than just words on a cookbook page to help us understand the techniques for better food preparation. Jenny’s Real Food on a Budget eCourse is exactly what my sister needs, and a wonderful blessing we could share!
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Congratulation to Lisa and her sister! Just as a side note, taking a single magnesium oxide tablet a day. 500 MG will prevent kidney stones. It keeps the calcium in the blood in solution. My father had chronic stones for years and a doctor friend told him to do this and he hasnt had a stone in 30 years. Drinking a few ounces of cherry juice a day also helps if the stones are uric acid and not calcium. I do hope lisa reads this because it is so simple and works SO well!
I do hope you enjoy the class!
Congratulations Lisa & Denise!!! I am so excited for you both.
My husband eats a couple cherries (dried and or fresh) every day to prevent gout (build up of uric acid) that he suffers from.
Enjoy the class!!