— A PERSONAL JOURNAL · KATHLEEN ALFORD · SINCE 2004

Osteoporosis Diet

Faith – Our View of Ourselves

“Judge not, lest you be judged,” Jesus said (Matt. 7:1-2). “For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged.” I used to think that if I judged someone else, it was God who would judge me for doing it. This week I am considering a different point of view. What if it is we […]

The Mystery of My Osteoporosis Revealed

On my first visit to Dr. Rogers, he took a drop of my blood and put it on a slide. He then performed a “dark field examination” using a combination microscope/TV viewer, so that I could see my blood in action. What I saw shocked me! Damaged, misshapen blood cells stuck together in clumps of […]

The Daily Diet – Friday, August 24, 2007

Breakfast: Greens shake (see recipes), tart cherry juice with Corvalen, two slices of cinnamon raisin Ezekiel bread, blueberry tea with Beyond C powder, glass of water, supplements Morning snack: Baby carrots Lunch: Tossed salad (see recipes), Bottle of water Afternoon snack: Peach Supper: Out to dinner at Holiday House! Salad: Romaine, sunflower seeds, shredded carrots, […]

The Daily Diet – Thursday, August 23, 2007

The Daily Diet – Thursday, August 23, 2007

BREAKFAST: 2 slices of Ezekiel bread with olive oil margarine, 8 ounces of tart cherry juice with Corvalen (D-Ribose), cup of red raspberry tea with Beyond C powder, glass of water, and supplements MORNING SNACK: Apple LUNCH: Greens+ High Protein bar Bottle of water AFTERNOON SNACK: Banana SUPPER: Small portion of eye-of-the-round steak, baked potato, […]

The Beginning

The Beginning

When I was diagnosed with severe osteoporosis at the age of 52, the nurse practioner urged me to take Fosamax. She said I was in danger of fractures at any moment. Shaken, I went home and researched the benefits and side effects of Fosamax, and I refused the treatment. Instead, I opted to see a […]