Coconut Body Wash

This smells amazing! 

Cherimoya (custard apple)

I just finished this amazing fruit from Madeira. It tastes like a cross between a pineapple and an apple. Soft and creamy in texture with a fruity fragrance :) 

7 months, 1 week Pure Vegan

So I haven't posted here for a while as I've been slightly addicted to Instagram (follow me @sweetsugarcrumb) but I'm back with an update. So it's winter here in the uk so fresh sweet fruit is limited. I've been following the rawtill4 lifestyle more, some days eating cooked food for lunch and dinner but always a raw breakfast. I have experienced quite a bit of weight gain since September, slowly adding on the pounds. I went from 7st12 to 8st7. However from what I have researched the cause of this is that my body is healing from my calorie restricting past. I am trusting in freelee that I will eventually plateau and begin to lean out. I will keep you updated. Generally I'm feel great as long as I get 8hrs plus sleep each night or I really feel it. My nails grow strong and long really fast, my hair feels strong and is growing long too. Mental clarity is good (as long as I sleep enough). Yes I have realized that sleep is so important to how I feel the next day. Put early nights really high on your list of health actions. 

On average I eat 3000 calories a day. I've been eating a lot of bananas, frozen berries, potatoes, white rice, peas, sweetcorn and a few raw veggies. Today was an unusual day I ate 14 cherry tomatoes, 10 clementines, 2 apples, 600g cooked rice with 2 cups of peas. I usually like to have banana and frozen berry smoothies for breakfast or lunch. 3 litres of water consistently daily. 

Since it's been winter I've been getting a lot less sunlight - decreasing my vitamin D stores. I also haven't been taking a vitamin B12 supplement recently. I went for a blood test to test my levels so I will get back to you with the results in due course. I have been considering B12 shots. 

I have been enjoying my spin classes as usual, aiming for twice a week and weight training twice a week too focusing on my arm strength. I try to run up to 10k a week in short sessions of 3k throughout the week. At least 25 squats a day aiming for 100. 

Here's a photo:

On another note my lovely friend brought me back a cherimoya from Madeira! I haven't tasted it yet as it's not quite ripe but am so excited :) 

Super mini Fruit Haul

Baby Snaily on my homegrown grapes :)

Best dates ever!

I went to my grocers and found these squishy, gooey, juicy medjool dates. 

Neighbours Unwanted Cox Apples!

So many deliciously sweet crisp cox apples. To be enjoyed just the way they are :) or in smoothies or juices.

Mum spotted these beauties across the road falling to the ground unwanted, she asked the owners and hay presto free apples! 

White Green Thai Eggplant

I bought these from my local Thai shop to try out and I have to say I am very impressed. They are about the size of golf balls with a smooth skin. I made a thai curry (recipe on Robyns Recipes) and they worked very well, they absorb all the flavours of the curry and soften beautifully. The lovely Thai lady in the shop said they're an essential part of the Thai Green Curry. They are similar to the british eggplant (aubergine) without the slimly texture, personally they're much nicer :) Well worth a try! 

31 huge kaki Sharon fruits!

Trick or Treat Miniature Pumpkin Oranges

Depressing Truths of Society

I was in the gym today working out on the bike with my headphones tuned into the tv. A program was talking about a little boy who developed cancer behind the eye, he had chemo therapy. Given the all clear, then a few years later it returned. This time his whole eye was surgically removed. At the end of the clip the father explained that his son had been psychologically damaged, with insomnia, depression and extreme fear of death. 

This reminds me of a horror film, the trauma that child and his family must have gone though is beyond imagination. The fear, pain and emotion that was and still is completely unnecessary. If only I could convey my knowledge to that family, show them the research, success stories and evidence. I see this in my day to day life: at school, we raised money for breast cancer research as one of the teachers went off to have chemo therapy. (We sell cakes! Ironically a contributing cause of cancer.) This makes me wonder why hasn't the knowledge entered the medical profession yet and where does that money actually go? It's going straight into the pockets of the researchers but what are they even doing? To me it looks like zilch! (See quote no.1)

What frustrates me the most is that this was 100% avoidable. The evidence is there, the research is so strong that it should be injected into the medical profession immediately. There is no need for such grotesque and drastic actions to be taken, all it needs is basic, simple and exceptionally magnificent healing powers of fruits and vegetables. If you get out of your bodies way by giving it delicious fresh raw fruits and vegetables the body is able to heal itself. Mend the damaged DNA - reversing cancer or prevent the carcinogen from attacking the cells' DNA in the first place (see pic 1) 

The health 'professionals' are completely oblivious to the importance of nutrition and need to be informed now. I find it unbelievably cruel on the patients to withhold this information. The doctors say "we don't know the cause of the cancer but we do have some treatment options for you... You have a choice of: 1)immune suppressing poison that will destroy every rapidly reproducing cell in your body 2) radioactive particles that will kill every living thing in its path 3) amputation 4) leave it, it will spread and you will die."?? Where is the logic in this... How can you heal the body by destroying it? Not going to work, it will always return! You must heal from within by boosting immunity, by removing the deadly animal protein and replace it with vibrant living whole fresh ripe raw organic plants eg bananas! It is that simple. The thing is we do know the cause of cancer but very few people know about it yet. Cancer can only occur in a toxic acidic body, make a clean alkaline body and cancer cannot occur. Think outside the box for a minute. If you get a headache your body is telling you something - dehydrated, tired? But many of us would just go to the medical cabinet and pop a pill. Would you ask yourself what the cause of the headache is and target that? 

However, we meet a huge obstacle. Economy. I'm afraid the chemo therapy industry is worth over £2 billion! Companies like Sanofi-Aventis are earning a huge profit from this so would be completely against the nutrition aspect and would most likely do all they can to suppress this information from being spread. If you think about it medical professionals eg doctors are trained in drugs. They know all about them. Who makes these drugs...? Well they aren't going to be made for free, companies are going to make them and will want money in return. Therefore, the patient turns into a good way of making money. Sick patient = money. But don't get me wrong, health care is amazing if you break a bone, or are in a physical accident. 

Anyone ever noticed that fruits and vegetables are never seen on advertisements or tv commercials? That's because there is no money to be made from it. Businesses manufacture the raw products turn it into something else and bam they can now make money. No farmer makes enough money to be able to compete for advertising space when they're up against huge companies like McDonalds who would pay a lot more for the slot. 

 

On a final note, not only cancer but every illness, from Alzheimer's to heart disease to diabetes to osteoporosis to allergies are all linked directly to diet. It wouldn't hurt to consume more fresh juicy fruit and veggies. Nature designed these for us, we enjoy the taste, sow their seeds, they grow new life. This not only restores our health but the beauty of planet Earth. 

Amazing books:

The China Study - T.Colin Campbell (solid evidence)

The 80/10/10 diet - Dr. Douglas graham (your guide to health)

Amazing videos on YouTube:

FoodNSport & online 

Freelee 

Durianriders 

Recipes on YouTube:

SweetSugarCrumble  & blog robynsawesomerecipes.blogspot.co.uk

FullyRawKristina 

Megan Elizabeth 

Pic 1: 

Quote no.1 from cancerresearch.co.uk

'Professor Kevin Hiom is studying how the repair process works in normal cells and how, in some cells, mistakes in this process can lead to cancer. His work could provide clues to new ways of diagnosing and treating breast cancer, and help save more lives in the future.' 

My First Ever HomeGrown Lettuce!

Tasted AMAZING! 

Really small amount but well worth it. It was full of flavour and has such a vibrant colour. 

Delicious HomeGrown Organic Beetroots

Grown in my Godfather Bruce's garden. I washed and steamed all these beetroot then under running water the skins flacked off to reveal these shimmering beauties. Perfect in soups, salads, blended in a tomato pasta dressing or puréed with chickpeas into a delicious beetroot hummus. Devine even raw grated in salads.  

My First Tinned Jackfruit

I bought this from my Thai shop, it was sweet, a little crunchy, chewy and fruity, very nice. I found out that this is the flavour used in the juicy fruit chewing gum which was interesting to find out. I liked it but still cannot wait to taste my first fresh jackfruit. One day I will. 

Purple Sticky Corn

I found this at my local Thai shop. Thought it looked interesting so gave it a try. Very sweet and sticky inside the pods. More content inside pods than regular yellow corn. It is unusual, nice but you have to be in the mood :) I ate mine boiled and with rice. 

Charming Chestnuts

I found a chestnut tree down the road with its chestnuts fallen to the ground. I was gathering lots of them up when this one fell besides me, so pretty so had to take a photo. 

125 Persimmons for £4!!!

I went to my local market and found these beauties, perfectly ripe and deliciously sweet. Such a great deal. 

FairGlobe Fairtrade Organic Bananas

Theses were delicious and huge! From Lidl only £1 for 6 large ones just like this. 

Fresh Produce Haul

I went to the local market and picked up some pretty good bargains. I also went to my local green grocers, and at Lidl I got 2 boxes of bananas. :D 

Isn't it Ironic!