5th Day!

I did it. I ate 100% raw food all day long. I'm still amazed at how this is going. I honestly didn't think it would be as easy as it has been.
Yesterday I think I went through a bit of an emotional detox. I'm not gonna go into details, I'll just say it was an emotional day.
Today, everything went pretty well, and pretty normal.
I ate:
-green smoothie (kale, pineapple, banana, chia seeds, water)
-raw tacos (delicious and amazing and super easy to prepare actually)
-dehydrated bananas & pineapple)
-home grown watermelon
I need to go to bed. I'm feeling tired. In fact, I'm quite disappointed that I haven't felt the amazing energy that everyone talks about when they go raw. I'm not going to quit just because I'm not seeing results, but it is...sad, frustrating, and intriguing.
Oh, and my foot still hurts... but we'll see, after all it's only been 5 days.
Sofia

DAY FOUR : ) & Steel cut oats breakfast

This is my 4th day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Planing this 21 day raw challenge is making a difference.
I've tried this before and couldn't really do it (plus for some reason whenever I was trying to eat raw I felt deprived of good foods - this time around I'm feeling no deprivation, hurray!!!!!)
BUT... back to planning... I did have to sit down, say a prayer (I learned on my mission that planning sessions go so much better if you have Father's help) and write down concrete/specific ideas for meals for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. Then I went through my 'basillion' = 'lots and lots' recipes and chose the ones that I would like, were simple and had ingredients that I have access to, then, based on that list of meals I also wrote a grocery list (the things I didn't have at home and needed to get). This little bit of planning is helping me a lot I think.

Now, the breakfast:
raw steel cut oats (it's yummy, very filling, and as far as I know, very healthy)

-1/2 cup steel cut oats (u can do it with normal oats, but it's not as good) you soak them the night before (just put them in your cereal bowl and cover them w/ water)

-one or two tsp raw almond/cashew/whatever butter

-one tsp raw cacau/cocoa

-a little bit of either stevia or agave

this keeps me full all morning!!!!!!! Even when I teach my workout classes.

3rd Day!!!

It's the end of the 3rd day and all is well : )
I'm so happy that Heavenly Father is helping me with this. I truly could not do it on my own.
This evening I had a meeting at church and as the meeting was coming to an end I thought about swinging by Fry's and buying a chocolate bar!!!! Can you believe it? I haven't even had a regular chocolate bar in ages!
Anyway, I said a prayer and I told myself that the day was almost over... I could finish it raw.  And so I did.
Today I made the most delicious, amazing, fantastic raw coconut candy. It has coconut, maca, lucuma, coconut oil, a bit of agave and gogi berries (ground into powder). It tastes so good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gabi tasted it and she said that we should let all our friends taste it because they would love my raw food.
She's a cutie. Today she also tasted some algae and she liked it. I told her that raw foods taste really good and are really good for our bodies and she agreed.
Yesterday when we went to whole foods market I was commenting aloud that I didn't want to buy any  nut butters with sugar added to them... and then out of nowhere she says: that's right we are a porcucheese family and we don't eat sugar, because porcucheese families eat only healthy things and sugar is not good!
Isn't she the BEST????? I love her.

Sofia

How it's going so far!!!

So, it was fast Sunday and I decided to start my raw food challenge after my fast. I was nervous because we had a couple of friends over for dinner, and I made a delicious meal but I was not planning on eating any of it (except for the salad). Now, my problem was not in not eating the meal I had prepared... I just wasn't ready for my friends to ask me why on earth I wasn't eating anything but the salad. I didn't know how to explain to them all my 1000 reasons to do this and I was not ready for any type of negative criticism (I'm not sure that they would have been negative about it, but I also didn't want to find out).
Well, to my own surprise nobody noticed that all I ate was salad. It was a wonderful evening and I was able to eat only raw foods after breaking my fast.
This is what I ate that 1st day:
-juice of apple, celery, carrot and lemon
-nuts
-salad
-dates

My second day (Monday, aka Today!) is going well so far ; )  This is what I've eaten today:
-steel cut oats soaked overnight with spoon full of raw almond butter, cacau pouder and a little agave
-flax seed crackers
-a really yucky raw broccoli soup

Yeah, I'm feeling well and hope Heavenly Father will keep helping me with this. I'll write later about what I want to get out of this raw food challenge.
Sofia

Raw for 21 days!!!!!!!

So, I finally decided to really try the raw diet 100% for 21 days.
I've tried it for a couple of days before, and in general I eat pretty healthy, my kids eat about 70% raw, and my husband has never opposed my "crazy" juice fast attempts, or my raw recipes experiments...

I've had a problem with my foot for almost a year now. Everything was fine until I started running, teaching Zumba and exercising daily. At first it was plantar fasciitis, then I thought I had a fracture, some podiatrists wanted to give me some cortisone shots, I bought several different insert (shoe soles) and other stuff, I also massaged my foot every night with ice and with essential oils, but nothing was making it feel better. I gave it some rest, and it would feel a bit better, but as soon as I went back to exercising the pain would come back. In Portugal I saw a podiatrist, took X-rays and we found out I have a bone spur on my heel. That doctor said that with the new inserts he made me buy, the pain and inflamation would go away in 3 weeks or less and I would be back to normal... well, it's been about 2 months and it's still not normal!!!!
So, I'm hoping that by eating raw for at least 21 days, I'll be giving my body a chance to heal itself.
We'll see if raw food passes the test, and if I pass the raw food test : )
Beijijnhos

raw broccoli soup... wow!

Hey guys (brothers and sisters),

I just made the most "undelicious", yucky broccoli soup ever for lunch. And because I'm the type of person that will not allow anything to go to waste, I forced myself to eat it. I wanted to throw up with every spoon full... but I ate it!!!

I have enough in my fridge to feed another 4 people. Can I convince any of you to come over for dinner?

Sofia

 

to eat meat or not to eat meat???

Mormon/Animal Quotes

The following quotes of teachings are from Mormon Church leaders, as well as other Mormon related sources. The authors of these quotes did not intend to endorse vegetarianism when these were stated. However, the following teachings and ideas of thinking will appeal to vegetarianism because of their similar ideals.

• "In pitching my tent we found three massasaugas or prairie rattlesnakes, which the brethren were about to kill, but I said, 'Let them alone—don't hurt them! How will the serpent ever lose his venom, while the servants of God possess the same disposition, and continue to make war upon it? Men must become harmless, before the brute creation; and when men lose their vicious dispositions and cease to destroy the animal race, the lion and the lamb can dwell together, and the sucking child can play with the serpent in safety.' The brethren took the serpents carefully on sticks and carried them across the creek. I exhorted the brethren not to kill a serpent, bird, or an animal of any kind during our journey unless it became necessary in order to preserve ourselves from hunger." - Joseph Smith
• "Says one, 'I cannot believe in the salvation of beasts.' Any man who would tell you this could not be, would tell you that the revelations are not true. John heard the words of the beast giving glory to God, and understood them. God who made the beasts could understand every language spoken by them. The beasts were four of the most noble animals that filled the measure of their creation, and had been saved from other worlds, because they were perfect. They were like angels in their sphere." - Joseph Smith
• ...let them be sparing of the life of animals, it is pleasing saith the Lord that flesh be used only in times of winter, or of famine. - Hyrum Smith
• "God...knows what course to pursue to restore mankind to...pristine excellency and primitive vigour, and health; and He has appointed the Word of Wisdom as one of the engines to bring about this thing, to remove the beastly appetites, the murderous disposition and the vitiated taste of man, to restore his body and vigour, promote peace between him and the brute creation, and as one of the little wheels in God's design, to help to regulate the great machinery, which shall eventually revolutionize the earth, and bring about the restoration of all things." - Hyrum Smith
• "Are these great weaknesses to be found in the birds of the air, in the fishes of the sea, or in the beasts of the field? No. The animal, vegetable, and mineral kingdoms abide the law of their Creator; the whole earth and all things pertaining to it, except man, abide the law of their creation." -Brigham Young
• "...always keep in view that the animal, vegetable, and mineral kingdoms—the earth and its fulness—will all, except the children of men, abide their creation—the law by which they were made, and will receive their exaltation." - Brigham Young
• "According to present appearances, next year [1868] we may expect grasshoppers to eat up nearly all our crops. But if we have provisions enough to last us another year, we can say to the grasshoppers—these creatures of God—you are welcome. I have never had a feeling to drive them from one plant in my garden; but I look upon them as the armies of the Lord..." - Brigham Young
• "Mothers, keep the children from eating meat; and let them eat vegetables that are fully matured, not unripe..." -Brigham Young
• "Thursday, May 6 (1847)--Traveled nineteen miles. The prairie appeared black being covered with immense herds of buffalo. Friday, May 7-- I preached in camp and advised the brethren not to kill any more buffalo or other game until the meat was needed." - Brigham Young
• “If we cease hostility, with the serpents and lay aside all enmity and treat all animals kindly, being humble and faithful with long suffering and forbearance no man need ever have a horse or a cow bitten by a snake. The serpents would soon become perfectly harmless, so that they could be handled without danger, children could play with them without receiving harm." -Brigham Young
• "Let the people be holy, and the earth under their feet will be holy. Let the people be holy, and filled with the spirit of God, and every animal and creeping thing will be filled with peace; the soil of the earth will bring forth in its strength, and the fruits thereof will be meat for man. The more purity that exists, the less is the strife; the more kind we are to animals, the more will peace increase, and the savage nature of the brute creation will vanish away." -Brigham Young
• "The Spirit of the Lord and the keys of the priesthood hold power over all animated beings ... In this dispensation the keys ... will be restored, and we are to return to the favor of the Lord ... cease hostility with the serpents and lay aside all enmity and treat all animals kindly." - Brigham Young
• "If I do not see the evils that result from eating meats to excess, and the benefits that would result from abstaining, what anybody else may see would only have a temporary effect upon me. I must feel in my own heart that it is injurious to me to indulge in these things; there must be a well settled conviction within me that this is the case." - George Q. Cannon
• The question arises...'What then are we to eat if we drop swine's flesh? 'What then are we to eat if we drop swine's flesh and eat very little beef or mutton...why, dear me, we shall starve to death.' In conversation with one of the brethren the other day, the brother remarked 'the diet of the poor is principally bread and meat, and if they dispense with meat, they will be reduced to very hard fare.' I reasoned with him...that other articles of food could be raised more cheaply and in greater variety than the flesh of animals. It is an exceedingly difficult thing for most people to break off and discontinue cherished and long standing habits. We can have variety in diet, and yet have simplicity. We can have a diet that will be easily prepared, and yet have it healthful. We can have a diet that will be tasteful, nutritious and delightful to us and easy to digest..." - George Q. Cannon
• "[Horses] have the same life in them that you have, and we should not hurt them." - Heber C. Kimball
• Apostle Lorenzo Snow "introduced the subject of the Word of Wisdom, expressing the opinion that it was violated as much or more in the improper use of meat as in other things, and thought the time was near at hand when the Latter-day Saints should be taught to refrain from meat eating and the shedding of animal blood." (Journal History, 11 March 1897 p. 2)
• "From boyhood I had been particularly, and I may say strangely, attached to a gun. Hunting in the forests of Ohio was a pastime that to me possessed the most fascinating attractions. It never occurred to my mind that it was wrong—that indulging in "what was sport to me was death to them;" that in shooting turkeys, squirrels, etc., I was taking life that I could not give; therefore I indulged in the murderous sport without the least compunction of conscience." - Lorenzo Snow
• "I do not believe any man should kill animals or birds unless he 'needs' them for food...I think it is wicked for men to thirst in their souls to kill almost everything which possess life. It is wrong, and I have been surprised at prominent men who I have seen whose very souls seemed to be athirst for the shedding of animal blood. They go off hunting deer, antelope, elk, anything they can find, and what for? 'Just for the fun of it!' I am a firm believer... in the simple words of one of the poets: 'Take not away the life you cannot give, for all things have an equal right to live'. - Joseph F. Smith
• "...doing wrong to animals is but a stepping stone to the doing of wrong to our fellow men." - Joseph F. Smith
• "Kindness to animals and to all living things is one good way of expressing true religion. Cruelty to the dumb creation always shows an absence of the true religious spirit; and in most cases, is simply barbarous ." - Joseph F. Smith
• "I believe that cruelty to a caged bird is a sin in the sight of God; and if those who do it, or permit it, are not somewhere held accountable, there is no such thing as justice." - Joseph F. Smith
• "We have the assurance that through the sacrifice made on the cross all mankind and every other creature, even the earth itself, are redeemed from death and shall receive the resurrection and be restored to immortal life." - Joseph F. Smith
• “I never could see why a man should be imbued with a blood-thirsty desire to kill and destroy animal life. I have known men--and they still exist among us--who enjoy what is, to them, the 'sport' of hunting birds and slaying them by the hundreds, and who will come in after a day's sport, boasting of how many harmless birds they have had the skill to slaughter, and day after day, during the season when it is lawful for men to hunt and kill (the birds having had a season of protection and not apprehending danger) go out by scores or hundreds, and you may hear their guns early in the morning on the day of the opening, as if great armies had met in battle; and the terrible work of slaughtering the innocent birds goes on.” -Joseph F. Smith
• "We are a part of life and should study carefully our relationship to it. We should be in sympathy with it, and not allow our prejudices to create a desire for its destruction. The unnecessary destruction of life begets a spirit of destruction which grows within the soul. It lives by what it feeds upon and robs man of the love that he should have for the works of God. It hardens the heart of man... The unnecessary destruction of life is a distinct spiritual loss to the human family. Men cannot worship the Creator and look with careless indifference upon his creation. The love of all life helps man to the enjoyment of a better life. ...Love of nature is akin to the love of God, the two are inseparable." - Joseph F. Smith
• "Kindness to the whole animal creation and especially to all domestic animals is not only a virtue that should be developed, but is the absolute duty of mankind ... It as an unrighteous thing to treat any animal cruelly ... It will be a blessed day when mankind shall accept and abide by the Christ-like sentiment expressed by one of the poets in the following words: 'Take not away the life you cannot give, For all things have an equal right to live.'" - Joseph F. Smith
• "It was shown in the history of plant science that plants contain all the necessary food substances: proteins, fats, starches and the carbohydrates, minerals...water [and] vitamins. The Great builder of the earth provided well for the physical needs of His children. Countless varieties of edible plants, vegetables, cereals, fruits and nuts are yielded by Mother Nature for man's daily food. If one uses meat it must be used sparingly and in winter or famine only.... They who wish to be well and gain the promised reward stated in the Word of Wisdom must obey all of the law, not just part of it as suits their whim or their appetite, or their notion of its meaning." - John A. Widstoe (Quorum of the Twelve)
• I think that another reason I have very splendid strength for an old man is that during the years we have had a cafeteria... I have not, with exception of not more than a dozen times, ordered meat of any kind. ...I have endeavored to live the Word of Wisdom and that, in my opinion, is one reason for my good health." - Heber J. Grant
• "A true Latter-day Saint is kind to animals, is kind to every created thing, for God created all."- David O. McKay
• President Joseph Fielding Smith's wife, Jesse Evans Smith, said, "my husband doesn't eat meat" and he felt a "disdain of meat and (a) love of vegetables." (Brigham Young University Daily Universe, May 6, 1971, p. 1)
• "Now, I also would like to add some of my feelings concerning the unnecessary shedding of blood and destruction of life. I think that every soul should be impressed by the sentiments that have been expressed here by the prophets. And not less with reference to the killing of innocent birds is the wildlife of our country that live upon the vermin that are indeed enemies to the farmer and to mankind. It is not only wicked to destroy them, it is a shame, in my opinion. I think that this principle should extend not only to the bird life but to the life of all animals." - Spencer W. Kimball
• "I have come to appreciate why our Heavenly Father placed animals on the earth to be used by man. He expects us to be kind to them and not to abuse them. They can add much to our lives while we are here on earth." - Dean A. Larsen (Seventy)
• "Given affection and care, they return affection and care generously and consistently. People whose lives include relationships with animals are usually happier. For me at least, heaven will not be heaven unless the animal kingdom is part of God's kingdom." - Marlin K. Jensen (Seventy)
• "Man's dominion is a call to service, not a license to exterminate. It is precisely because men now prey upon each other and shed the blood and waste the flesh of other creatures without need that "the world lieth in sin" (D&C 49:19-21). Such, at least, is the teaching of the ancient Jews and of modern revelation." - Nugh Nibley
• "And surely, blood shall not be shed, only for meat, to save your lives; and the blood of every beast will I require at your hands - JST Genesis 9:11
   

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If you are skeptical on sources, you can go to http://www.mormonanomaly.com/2008/08/meat-and-mormonism-part-i-insulated.html and http://www.humanesociety.org/assets/pdfs/faith/lds_rsoa_3_2011.pdf and http://mormon-vegetarian.blogspot.com/ and http://www.vegsource.com/articles/catano.htm .

my blessing

My foot has been hurting for the last 8 or 9 months. It seems like I have plantar fasciitis but we're not sure because I haven't been to a docotr because I don't have health insurance.
I LOOOOOOVE doing zumba and I am so happy that I was given the opportunity to teach boot camp (and now I'm even going to get certified, AFAA) but my foot keeps bothering me and having it hurt takes the fun out of exercising and makes me not want to work harder in fear of further hurting myself...
So today paguei o dizimo (generoso) e a oferta de jejum($300) e pedi uma bencao do Br. Ritchie.
Notes from the blessing:
-be disciplined about how much sleep you get and also about what food you eat
-eat food high in antioxidants like blueberries and other berries
-you have been like a 'savior' to your family and Father is very pleased and will continue blessing youfor it
-keep putting your role as a wife and as a mother as a priority
-a prayer of faith will bring you blessings. Keep praying, have faith and Father will hear your blessings and answer them
-reading the scriptures (regularly) will help bring happiness to your life, and so will attending the Temple - in other words- exercising is not the only way for you to feel uplifted- read your scriptures
-testify to the children in your nursery
-share the gospel while you are in Portugal, and be an example so people can actually see the light of Christ in you and know that the gospel brings you happiness - people in Portugal will be able to see a difference in you
-Father loves you

I love my Savior Jesus Christ, and my Father in Heaven. I know that Father will help me recover my health. I have faith.
Ninhas

My little boy

For Mother's Day I got a little poem and my boy's hand-print. I like the poem so much that I want to share it here:
"SOmetimes you get discouraged
Because I am so small,
And always leave my fingerprints
On furniture and walls

But every day I'm growing -
I'll be grown up some day,
And all those tiny handprints
Will surely fade away.

So here's a little handprint
Just so you can recall
Exactly how my fingers looked
When I was very small."
May 2011

I love my little Tiago  so so much. He does know how to push my buttons though. Sometimes I get impatient and even upset at him. He bites, scratches, screams, is defiant, doesn't take long naps : ), he has destroyed a few books, and broken a few other things (including our entertainment center door, and one of my necklaces). Tiago is very strong willed and enjoys doing what HE likes doing... So, at times I get frustrated. I'm not sure how to discipline him and help him understand that he needs to listen to what I say. I know that I don't want to spank him, and I certainly don't want to yell at him either - I have lost it a few times and yelled at my children and I felt the Spirit immediately living our home.
So this poem is a good reminder that he will grow up and his little hands won't always be little. Again, I love Tiago so so much. Tiago sometimes looks at me with a certain smile that makes me feel like he's almost 'flirting' with me. He likes giving really tight hugs - that melt my heart, and he and Gabi are the happiest little children I know. They giggle and laugh ALL the time.

If I get hurt or if one of them hurts me (ex. bites me) they immediately ask: You OK? You OK?
Anyway, I thanks Heavenly Father everyday for "giving" me such beautiful children. They are a ginormous blessing in my life.
Gabi and Tiago - I will always love you, and I will always be your Mama - no matter what you do, or what happens in life.
com amor
Ninhas

cheese IS addictive!!! and so is sugar and meat and chocolate!!!

http://www.vegsource.com/news/2010/01/chocolate-cheese-meat-sugar-physically-addictive-foods.html  video of a really cool talk!!!!!!!!

 

Casein and Cheese More Addictive Than Chocolate?

A couple days ago I joked that I was detoxing from dairy and that I needed a 12-step program because I find it so hard to give up cheese. Amazingly, little did I know that cheese has actually been proven to be addictive. This explains why so many people like me find it incredibly difficult to give up cheese. It has been harder for me to give up dairy than cigarettes. I am not joking about that. Perhaps the more shocking thing is that the Dairy Industry has deliberately fed on cheese's addictive quality, with all of us being completely duped. I feel sickened by the following article. I feel cheated, fooled, angry, repulsed, and depressed that people can be so evil. If you can honestly read the last paragraph of this article and not be furious, you are a better person than I am.
So here is an excerpt from an article in the Orlando Sentinel July 13 2003:

Of all the potentially addicting foods, cheese may be the most complex. In research studies using vegan and vegetarian diets to control cholesterol or reduce body weight, most participants soon forget the lure of ice cream, sour cream, and even burgers and chicken. But for many people, the taste for cheese lingers on and on. Yes, 70 percent of its calories may come from waist-augmenting fat, and, ounce for ounce, it may harbor more cholesterol than a steak. But that cheese habit is tough to break. Why is cheese so addicting? Certainly not because of its aroma, which is perilously close to old socks. The first hint of a biochemical explanation came in 1981, when scientists at Wellcome Research Laboratories in Research Triangle Park, N.C., found a substance in dairy products that looked remarkably like morphine. After a complex series of tests, they determined that, surprisingly enough, it actually was morphine. By a fluke of nature, the enzymes that produce opiates are not confined to poppies -- they also hide inside cows' livers. So traces of morphine can pass into the animal's bloodstream and end up in milk and milk products. The amounts are far too small to explain cheese's appeal. But nonetheless, the discovery led scientists on their search for opiate compounds in dairy products.
And they found them. Opiates hide inside casein, the main dairy protein. As casein molecules are digested, they break apart to release tiny opiate molecules, called casomorphins. One of these compounds has about one-tenth the opiate strength of morphine. The especially addicting power of cheese may be due to the fact that the process of cheese-making removes water,lactose and whey proteins so that casein is concentrated. Scientists are now trying to tease out whether these opiate molecules work strictly within the digestive tract or whether they pass into the bloodstream and reach the brain directly.
(some paragraphs about chocolate addiction snipped)
The cheese industry is miles ahead of them, having gone to great lengths to identify people who are most vulnerable to addiction. It dubs them "cheese cravers," and tracks their age, educational level and other demographics so as to target them with marketing strategies that are tough to ignore. With a $200 million annual research and marketing budget, the dairy industry is not content to have you just sprinkling a little mozzarella on your salad. It is looking for those Americans who will eat it straight out of the package, whatever the cost to their waistlines or cholesterol levels.
At a "Cheese Forum" held Dec. 5, 2000, Dick Cooper, the vice president of Cheese Marketing for Dairy Management Inc., laid out the industry's scheme for identifying potential addicts and keeping them hooked. In his slide presentation, which was released to our organization under the Freedom of Information Act, he asked the question, "What do we want our marketing program to do?" and then gave the answer: "Trigger the cheese craving." He described how, in a partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the dairy industry launched Wendy's Cheddar Lover's Bacon Cheeseburger, which single-handedly pushed 2.25 million pounds of cheese during the promotion period. That works out to 380 tons of fat and 1.2 tons of pure cholesterol in the cheese alone. A similar promotion with Pizza Hut launched the "Ultimate Cheese Pizza," which added an entire pound of cheese to a single pizza and sold five million pounds of it during a six-week promotion in 2000. The presentation concluded with a cartoon of a playground slide with a large spider web woven to trap children as they reached the bottom. The caption had one spider saying to another, "If we pull this off, we'll eat like kings."

Cheese Has a Little Known Secret: Consumers Beware

by J.M.K on Feb 02, 2008 with 21 Comments

Most never know that they are addicted; people figure that they just like it. It is deeply disturbing to a cheese loving consumer that there are small amounts of addictive opiates involved in one of America’s favorite foods.

According to an article in 2003, Dr. Neal Barnard authored a book about the cravings of food that many of us face. His book is titled Breaking the Food Seduction: The Hidden Reasons Behind Food Cravings and Seven Steps to End them Naturally. He concluded that cheese is particularly addictive because it has small amounts of morphine that is produced from the cow’s liver. Additionally, other foods like sugar and chocolate are addictive to consumers.

These food supplies are so plentiful that the cravings are easily solved. Most never know that they are addicted; people figure that they just like it. It is deeply disturbing to a cheese loving consumer that there are small amounts of addictive opiates involved in one of America’s favorite foods. After all, we have cheese in most sandwiches, pastas, and snacks that are contributing reasons for obesity. Most fast food places offer plenty of cheese on their sandwiches and people do crave for the tasty meals.
Possibly, the addictive morphine that is created in the cow when digesting has led to increased weight issues. As a society, we must consider that the large quantities and availability is greater than ever in history. Therefore, it is likely to have an impact on the obesity rates for those that become addicted.

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In the past, it was taught that cheese was a substitute for meat. Now, most people eat them together and they taste great. This could be too much for our bodies to consume long term. More research is truly needed because something as common as cheese could be harmful. Hopefully, more manufacturers will become aware of the hidden potential dangers in the product as well. So far, there have not been any serious complications following cheese consumption, but for how long?
Sharing this kind of information is important to those that are struggling with weight in particular. It could be that most people are addicted to eating cheese products and obesity is not the individual’s fault. Good exercise and a balanced healthy diet should offset any addiction, while cheese may still be part of the eating regimen. To view the actual article, check here. Also, typing a simple search will show other information as well.