How can someone say they love someone and hit them? Last night I got a friend request and one of the things we both “like” is the book “The Art of Racing in The Rain”. Last year, a coworker said she thought I’d like it…she said the dog tells the story about his owner, who is a race car driver. From my perspective, the dog tells the story about a race car driver, but it’s really about a woman who dies of cancer and a man who gets screwed in the court system by a family member who has more money than he does.
Anyway, there are times when she flips out. Then she cries, not understanding why she did it. I did that way more than anyone should – back when the cancer was taking over, but I didn’t know it yet. My anger was usually directed at my dog, then I would cry and lay on the floor with her as she would lick the tears and snot off my face. She was so forgiving.
I didn’t know that anger issues could be related to the liver. The terminal diagnosis made the anger worse, but at that point, I understood. I took out a few bushes and trees in my yard with an ax. I went to the gym for intense workouts when I felt the anger and frustration brewing. Aside from that, I began detoxing my body. Angry, screaming Susan wasn’t who I wanted to be.
Everything we put in or on our bodies has to be processed by our livers. If the filter is dirty, it can’t do its job. Unlike changing the air filter in the car or furnace, we have to clean ours without taking it out.
How do you clean a filter without taking it out? I would love for it to be magic and simply change a thought and have it cleaned, but it didn’t work like that for me. It has been a long, but simple process. I have found Gerson Coffee enemas to be the most effective at flushing stuff out of the liver. Stuff, it’s a technical term… The Gerson clinic recommends their patients do 3 a day for 5 years. See, told you it’s a long process. Most people die when cancer is residing in their liver. I wasn’t interested in that yet. I’ve never done 3/day, but I am in my 5th year of at least 1, 5 days a week. My demeanor is very different than it was 5 years ago.
Aside from flushing the stuff out, everything we breathe, eat, drink, inject (flu shots, vaccines…any drugs), put on our skin (our skin absorbs more stuff, that’s why nicotine and birth control patches work) has to be processed by the liver.
At home, I have air filters, shower filters – in a 10 minute shower, your skin absorbs chlorine equivalent to drinking 6-8 glasses of chlorinated water, and your lungs absorb up to 100 times that in the form of chlorine gas if the shower is as hot as I like it. $40/year for a shower filter is worth it to me.
If I can’t eat something, I don’t put it on my skin. I use organic coconut oil for moisturizing my skin. It feels great and it tastes great too, but that’s a different subject.
I eat mostly raw organic foods but some cooked foods.
There are always going to be things I can’t control. I don’t worry about those things. I do however, concern myself with the things I can control. Everything I eat or drink is a simple decision. It’s always my choice…except when I was passed out from low blood sugar and had sugar injected into me. But aside from that, most of our choices are ours to make.
How powerful to know that each decision, or lack of, is mine to choose. I get to decide every waking moment if I want to make my life better…or not.
The quality of what we put out is determined by the quality of what we put in.
Love, gratitude and blessings,
Susan
Since my diet is mostly raw, I decided to buy a dehydrator. Now I can make things other than my usual green juice…I use a Green Star juicer if I want really strong juice, or the Vitamix if I’m short on time or want the fiber. Without really thinking what 80 liters looks like, I ordered the commercial dehydrator. It was only $20 more than the 40L of another brand. Long story short, it’s the size of my other oven. Not exactly going to fit on the countertop. Maybe on top of the dog crate, but pretty sure the rescue pup doesn’t want the machine living on top of his forever home either. Last night, I stayed up reading and cutting and mixing…I actually bought the dehydrator because I saw this recipe and wanted them…bad!!!
If you’re not eating raw, the ingredients are a lot cheaper.
Raw Coconut Chocolate Macaroons
3 cups dried, raw unsweetened coconut flakes
1 1/2 cups raw cacao powder
1 cup maple syrup – I used raw agave (low glycemic)
1/3 cup raw coconut butter – I’ve seen it at the co-op, Central Market and Whole Foods
1 TBSP vanilla extract
1/2 tsp Himalayan sea salt
In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients and stir well to combine. You can also use a standing mixer with the paddle attachment.
Using a small ice cream scoop, your hands or a big TBSP, spoon rounds of the dough onto dehydrator screens. If you are using your hands, it helps to refrigerate the mix a bit prior to forming the macaroons. Dehydrate the 115*F for 12 to 24 hours, or until crisp on the outside and nice and chewy on the inside.
For Blonde Macaroons: Replace the cacao powder in the recipe above with an equal amount of fine almond flour (soak almonds in water for at least 6 hours to overnight. Drain and rinse well and dehydrate for 12 hours. Pulse the almonds in a food processor for a fine consistency, be careful about mixing it too much or you will make almond butter)
The chocolate macaroons will be done at the same time as the almonds, so I can snack a little while mixing the Blonde ones. I altered both recipes a little, by cutting back on the agave and adding coconut oil. Even though the agave is low glycemic, it’s still sugar. The coconut oil seems to be holding together so far and not dripping out of the macaroons. I can hardly wait!
Sidenote…the dehydrator is running in the downstairs bedroom at 115 degrees. Apparently the thermostat is being affected and it’s freezing upstairs. Maybe I’ll nap in the sauna!
Love, gratitude and blessings
Susan
Filed under: alternative treatments, bodybuilding, cancer, coaching, colon cleansing, health, Hyperbaric Chamber, Inspiration, nutrition, sport specific training
I especially like the tan!
Many people make decisions at the beginning of a year to make changes in their lives. These changes are meant to improve their lives in some way. They want to lose weight, get in better shape, quit things like smoking or abusing alcohol, improve their finances, relationships, living situations (mine is eliminate clutter)…The lists are endless. My big question is always “Why”? Why do you want – whatever it is you want? What are you willing to give up for it? Is your “why” big enough to “deprive” yourself of the other?
Why are you thinking you are depriving yourself of something if eliminating it will make your life better? If you keep doing it, aren’t you depriving yourself of a better life?
Change is hard for most people. If it’s something you want bad enough, it’s a lot easier. The more specific it is, the easier it is. I’ve been told many times I have an “all or nothing” attitude. When it’s something really important to me, I do. Regarding the cancer: 7 years ago, medical treatment offered me less than 1% of hope for surviving a year. I had to rely on alternative sources of information in order to help myself to get well. All the information in the world, won’t help if I don’t get off my butt and implement it. I was going to say I have had more discipline for getting rid of the cancer than I’ve ever had, but that’s not exactly true. When I set a goal to compete in a bodybuilding competition, I do everything I know to do to prepare for the competition. My diet used to be exactly what my trainer told me to do, now it is exactly what I’ve learned to do based on past experience with my body and what I’ve learned from other sources. The competition gives me a date I have to accomplish my goal by. I know I don’t get an extra week. Once my diet, workouts, cardio and sleep schedule start, I know that regardless of the judges decisions, I’ve done my best. If I skip cardio, or “just onecookie” and I don’t do well at the show, I know I have no one to blame but me. If I don’t make the goal to compete, to get up on stage wearing an outfit that’s 6 inches at its widest point, I have no reason to push myself to that extent. Don’t misunderstand, my diet is probably cleaner than that of most competitors “pre-contest diet”, but immaculate when I’m “pre-contest”. I know that every time I compete, my body looks better after the show than it did before I started the process. I know that my confidence is improved, every time I get off the stage. I think I’m talking myself into something here. The goal is only the beginning. The end result – stage pictures – keeps me focused. I know I have to stay focused on my own, because few of my friends are going to call and say “what time are you going to the gym? I’ll meet you for an hour on the stair climber”. My kid probably isn’t going to say “no, mom, lets have raw eggs or a salad in the blender instead of pizza”. Being around people who aren’t supportive of what I’m trying to accomplish could blow my efforts. If I didn’t have the discipline I do, because my “why” is so important, my competition goal would be a lot more difficult.
Yes, my competing goal takes up a lot of time, which is why I haven’t made that decision yet. At this point, I have 20 minutes on the Body Vibe, an hour in hyperbaric chamber, an hour for Gerson coffee, oil pulling, dry brushing, hot/cold shower, food prep and getting myself ready all before work. After work, I fit in my workout, another hot/cold shower and 30-60 minutes in the sauna. I feel great and have no evidence of cancer, but since it’s only been a short time since the last tumor, still need to do it all.
I would love to get rid of the clutter in my house! I don’t know where to start. Maybe there’s someone out there wanting to lose weight. You can help me de-clutter and I’ll call you and say “meet me at the gym for an hour on the step mill”!
Make your why big enough and get up and make it happen!
Love, gratitude and blessings to you all
Susan Wonder Stone
Filed under: alternative treatments, cancer, health, Hyperbaric Chamber, Hyperthermia, immune system, Inspiration, internal cleansing, nutrition
Susan, with a young son to care for, refused to believe this was the end for her. Her fight was only beginning, and what a battle she has been fighting! Her mother picked up and helped her financially giving her some relief of house payments and daily living expenses. Susan sought other alternatives to help kick her battle with cancer. Through nutrition, oxygen and heat therapies, along with detoxing and other alternative means she has been able to clear her liver and join the line of miracle people.
Today’s economy, stress and emotions have made new areas appear, leading her to needing more extensive treatment. We are speaking with Dr. _Quintana, who is willing to help Susan with her fight to live by providing her treatment. Susan’s “Bucket List Wish” is to live as long as she can. So we are helping her with this request to live.
Please help Susan and her son Cameron “Celebrate Life” by fighting for life.
Contributions sent to:
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Memo To: Susan Wonder Woman Bucket List Wish
Another competition. I know, in 2007 I said I would never compete again. But that was before I broke my back. I felt like I had to prove to myself I could get my physique/fitness/flexibility better than it was before the accident. Then after the Emerald Cup in April, decided I could get myself in even better shape. I worked hard, improved my fitness level, my cardio, decreased my already good blood pressure and resting heart rate and consumed over 1200 raw eggs – yes since the beginning of May! Taking 2nd place at the show tells me I can do more. Actually, I believe no matter what the topic is, we have room to improve. Why put limits on anything? I wouldn’t be here if I believed in statistics. No specific plans to compete again, although having the deadline of the show date keeps me focused on my goal. What areas of your life can you improve? What are you willing to do to get it?
Love, gratitude and blessings
~
Susan
Filed under: alternative treatments, autoimmune, flu, health, immune system, nutrition, virus
I just read this and thought about people who work in professions where their employers force them to get certain vaccines…
| If you ever find yourself forced to take a vaccine injection (if the health authorities force mandatory vaccinations at gunpoint, for example), you can help protect yourself by loading up on microalgae (spirulina, astaxanthin, chlorella), superfoods and raw vegetables juices for 14 days before your vaccine injection. Vaccines are most likely to harm those who are nutritionally deficient. |
I hope to never be in the position where I’m being forced to do something I don’t believe in. One of my doctors wrote in his report, that he recommended I schedule a colonoscopy, but highly doubted I would follow through with the test. It felt good reading it, knowing I had been honest enough with him that he understood my perspective. I’m also thankful he didn’t try to force the issue. Wouldn’t that be considered assault?
Filed under: alternative treatments, cancer, coaching, health, immune system, nutrition
My doctor gave me copies of the records he received from Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. I knew the doctors there didn’t understand me. I knew most people didn’t understand my decision to utilize alternative treatments for the cancer I was dealing with. Aside from other people telling me on a regular basis the stuff I was doing was crazy, some told me I was crazy. There were so many times I wondered if they were right. The things I was doing made sense to me. The traditional treatments, their side effects and the incredibly low survival statistics they carried did not make sense to me at all. I don’t know anyone who has made as many changes in their life as I have – just for survival. There have been several times I’ve stopped doing some of the treatments in an effort to “live” like everyone else does, and the lumps came back. I’ve gone back to eating “normal” and the lumps came back. People think my hours in the sauna are a luxury, they think my time in the hyperbaric chamber is just weird, they would never consider eating only from my list of foods. I’ve been called nuts, crazy and weird to my face. Who knows what they say behind my back. I know I’m alive and well today because of the choices I’ve made. I know I think differently than most people. Passing the background check and psychological exam for my job were an indication to me that I was in some way normal. I’ve been working there 2 years, so aside from my alternative health care ideas, I must in some ways fit in. I had a co-worker tell me last week, “I’d take your body, but not what you put in it”. I was drinking a green drink. She’ll probably never know what it really feels like to feel good. That’s weird to me!
Remember in kindergarten when we were taught “you are what you eat”? We’ve all heard the term “garbage in/garbage out” in relationship to our computers. Go to a horse track. What are the owners feeding their million dollar race horses? Fried food and sugar? I don’t think so. Why do we think we’re any different than anything else? So – this was going to be about the food we put in our bodies in relationship to cancer. Is that the key? Have you ever seen the janitor’s keys at a big ol high school? The large ring with the big mass of metal keys, all different shapes and sizes, wondering how he could ever know which key goes to what? The food we put in our bodies is one of the big ones. The big ones are easier to remember. Most doctors won’t tell you cancer is related to the food you put in your body. Maybe they don’t believe it is, I don’t know. Most people think the “doctor” key is the only one they need. On another side, people think there are only 2 keys on the keyring – 1 for diet, the other for exercise.
You may remember I’ve been dealing with cancer since 2000. Obviously I agree, diet and exercise are huge in relationship to cancer, but what about the big emotional key. Many studies show cancer is related to anger and resentment. Breasts represent mothering and nurturing and nourishment. Specifically – breast cancer patients typically put everyone else first, neglecting their own needs, and at a deeper level, resenting it. The physical key usually shows breast cancer patient’s T-3 vertebrae is out of alignment.
What about the “stress” key? There have been many times over the last several years when I’ve gotten stressed out over something and it has come back. (Maybe that’s why they call it ‘recurrent’ melanoma). It’s been like peeling an onion that keeps growing new layers from the inside. I’ve spent hours – probably weeks worth- crying, wondering when will it stop. I’ve come to the realization, it won’t stop. This is my life. Every aspect of my being will always be a work in progress. In nature, we know everything is either growing or dying. It’s no different for us.
Cancer doesn’t have to be a death sentence, or even mandatory mutilation. People need to know that it’s possible to get well. Find your own key ring. What do the keys go to? Don’t worry about how long it will take to find and open all the locks, just keep working on it.
I’ve found that my keyring looks like the one of the janitor. There are lots of keys on it- some of which I have no idea what they go to yet. My hunger key is overwhelming me, so off to eat something green.
Love, gratitude and blessings
Susan
I did it! I made the decision to compete in the Emerald Cup, did everything I knew to do, and accomplished my goal! It was great to be on stage again! I took 4th place. No one would know I broke my back less than 2 years ago. Working my abs hurt a lot more than I thought it should have, working my back, definitely hurt, but I pushed myself and did it anyway. It wasn’t a “I’m hurting myself” hurt, but a “this has been injured, but moving it might make it better” hurt.
I met someone 3 months ago who told me I should be eating all raw to drop body-fat and prepare for the show. What bodybuilder eats raw? I’ll never know why, but I listened and did it. I didn’t eat the recommended amount of raw eggs, and did cook the whites, but everything else was raw. 8-12 cups of veggies/day. Dr. Schultz’s superfood mixed with maca root and a scoop of whey protein 6-7x/day. It worked better than I thought it would!
The bigger bonus: the lump in my armpit has shrunk (hard to find), the one in my breast is no longer visible and the one on the back of my head not only shrunk, but doesn’t itch or hurt anymore! Wow! Aside from the bag of “cheddar goldfish” I finished off today, back on the raw stuff. Feeling better than I have in a long time!!
Love, gratitude and blessings Susan
