"Cancer is a weed, you're the garden..."

"Cancer is a weed, you're the garden, and our job is to make your soil as inhospitable as possible to further growth and spread of the weed. The first approach I take is through diet and nutrition." Oncologist Donald Abrams, Integrative medicine of UCSF

Have you ever looked at an overgrown weed rooted in your beautiful garden and thought, "there's no way that thing is going to let go?" But once you tug and pull it out, the soil is just as beautiful as it was before. Cancer is that weed. It isn't that our bodies aren't beautiful anymore, it's not that our "soil" is incapable of ever recovering and being healthy again, we just need to get rid of the weed! It's important to see our bodies as whole. Cancer is not who we are, it does not make up the fiber of our being. Cancer is just a weed. A weed, that if not eradicated, can take over the entire garden.

The most vital step to ridding our bodies of this weed, as Dr. Abram states, is to make the "soil" (our bodies) as inhospitable to the growth of the weed. How do we do this? Abram states, "Eating a wide variety of foods allows you to hedge your bets, as each of us absorbs nutrients differently." Do you know what a Leek is? Do you know how to cook it? Do you know that it is a Cancer-fighting food? I didn't, not until I had the privilege of being at The Wellness Kitchen. What if you could have a tailored diet that specifically fought the "weed" that is trying to or has rooted itself in your body? What if the diet had an array of organic vegetables, fruits and clean meats, that you personally might not know how to utilize in the kitchen? And lastly, but of great importance, what if the food was delicious? That is exactly what they are accomplishing at The Wellness Kitchen. Aside from providing Cancer-fighting meals, they are also infusing love and care into every meal that they make.

It truly is a sight to behold those at The Wellness Kitchen using their knowledge and love to help us all. Thinking of our bodies as bountiful gardens is a lucid image we must hold onto. We must always, no matter what our health challenges may be, remember that our bodies are made to thrive and be healthy. We must do our best to feed our "soil" exactly what it needs to produce health and happiness for us. Come see us at The Wellness Kitchen, sit on our wrap around porch, cuddle up with a blanket and cup of healing tea and relax. Till next time, this is Sarah....eat peacefully.