— A PERSONAL JOURNAL · KATHLEEN ALFORD · SINCE 2004
Try this recipe for a spicy alkaline dish! To get started, preheat oven to 450°. You will need: 1 gallon-size plastic zipper bag 1 foil-covered cookie sheet 1 sweet potato 3 carrots 2 zucchini 1/2 red onion 1 red bell pepper 1 green bell pepper 3 tbsp. olive oil 1/2 lime, juiced 2 tsp. paprika […]
The following food items have been added to OsteoDiet Calorie Counter today: Allspice, 1 tsp = 5 Almond butter, 1 tbsp = 101 Apple, fresh = 81 Applesauce, natural, 1/2 cup = 60 Apricot, fresh = 51 Asparagus, fresh, 4 spears = 14
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 I used to think this verse meant that when I was sad and sobbing, God would reach down and comfort my spirit. While I still believe this to be true, I think now that there may be a second meaning. Did you know […]
Upon rising: Water (8 oz) Breakfast: 1 cup of Arrowhead Mills Organic Spelt Flakes, banana, 12 almonds, 1/2 cup almond milk, 1 cup Wildberry tea with Beyond C powder, supplements, water Snack: Water (wasn’t hungry for snack) Lunch: Out-of-Lettuce Salad (1/2 avocado, 1/2 large tomato, 1 small carrot, 1 stalk celery, 1/2 green bell pepper, […]
Today I’m posting a new feature to the OsteoDiet website: an OsteoDiet calorie counter! To find it, move your mouse up to the black bar at the top of the page and click on “OsteoDiet Calorie Counter.” I’ll be adding a few new items every day. If there are specific items or recipes that you’d […]
While these are my “Top 10” books for bone-healthy eating, the “Top 3” are my absolute favorites! 1) The pH Miracle for Weight Loss by Robert O. Young, PhD and Shelly Redford Young. Lots of “before and after” photos of pH Miracle success story, along with more than 100 pages of of delicious menus and […]
Who would have believed that one year after my shoulder fracture I would be mountain climbing? The good news is that’s exactly what happened! In our recent trip to Caritas, Alabama, George and I joined hundreds of others in climbing a mountain to a Marian grotto carved into the side of a mountain. Near the […]
The Wednesday Walkers trekked a total of 100.9 miles during the 2008-2009 school year! Who are the Wednesday Walkers? We are a group of teachers, administrators, and clerical staff members from Southwestern Middle School in DeLand, Florida, who care about fitness. Every Wednesday afternoon we don our walking shoes after school and speed walk through […]
Now that summer is here and school is out for a couple of months, I have some definite goals for OsteoDiet. First, a ton of information will be coming your way about nutrition and its effects on our bones. I recently accompanied Dr. Bourne to a convention at Standard Process, maker of the whole food […]
Breakfast: Boiled egg, handful of almonds, Greens Shake with Biochlor, raspberry tea with Beyond C powder, supplements Snack: Apple Lunch: Veggie salad with tuna (tuna and canola mayonnaise), carrots, celery, organic baby greens, and cucumbers; fruit salad with strawberries, pineapple, grapes, and apple; water Supper: Chicken and mushroom gravy, diced potatoes sauteed in olive oil, […]
I have found a new mantra that helps me maintain my resolve to eat only healthful, bone-building foods: “No one puts food in my mouth, but me.” At work when the faculty and staff lay out a covered dish luncheon, complete with fried foods and sugar-laden dishes, I repeat: “No one puts food in my […]
We’re back! Let me tell you, visiting Costa Rica was a true adventure! We stayed in Nosara, a town on the Pacific west coast, where there is an “American project” near the beach. The older part of the town is where the “Ticos”, or natives, live. The newer part near Playa Guiones (a great beach!) […]