I have been living with Type II diabetes since I served in the Navy. Then I was blindsided with polycystic ovarian syndrome. I decided to change my diet to plant-based live food. I lost 30 pounds and my energy level and outlook have completely changed. My general health is monumentally improved and I am so grateful for the Eat to Thrive program.
I have achieved my objectives for the Eat to Thrive program. My first objective was to eat healthier and incorporate more raw foods in my life. Since my thyroid problem began, I felt so bad, I did not sleep well and my hormone level went down radically. My new plant-based raw food lifestyle has accelerated my recovery as shown by recent blood tests. My second objective was to incorporate more exercise into my life. I now go to the gym to do Zumba on Saturdays and Yoga on Sundays. I’m determined to improve more every day and do more exercises. My third objective was to sleep better. I no longer use any pills to sleep.
The impact on my personal and professional life is that I’m going to continue promoting a healthy lifestyle and helping my own family to eat better. Also, I want to promote Health and Wellness in my fellowships in Vida Real Church. As a Family Advocate, I will bring this curriculum to families.
In the Eat to Thrive program, I felt a very warm connection with classmates who have my same medical challenges. For example, two of my classmates were talking with me that they had some thyroid problems in the past. They shared that they had the same pain in the chest as I do. I felt so grateful to hear that because I thought that nobody felt like that besides myself.
I love the demonstrations because we can learn from each other. I like the wheatgrass demonstration with Randy Jacobs, owner of Life Force Growers, who showed us how to plant our own seeds.
My plan for the future is to continue educating myself and teaching others to change their old habits of eating. I will work with my Hispanic community and teach them about a healthier lifestyle.
Thanks for the opportunity to learn about the benefits of eating healthy and how to prepare the food.
Zaida
This was my second time taking the Eat to Thrive course. My objectives for the course were to refresh my knowledge about the benefits of eating a raw vegan diet, to learn new recipes and become re-inspired, and to continue to develop lifelong healthy habits. The one habit I wanted to cut out was nighttime snacking. I think I achieved my objectives but I still need work on breaking that habit!
This course definitely impacted my personal life. Eating this way makes me much more organized with shopping and preparing meals. I feel better physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. I feel much more grounded and also much more in control of my life.
My favorite parts of the course were getting to try new recipes every week, meeting new and wonderful people, and all of the support that the course offers. I also enjoyed the homework videos. They were so informative and always had a strong impact on me.
My best memory was the rebounding night. I was very impressed with what I learned and am planning to get one soon! I also thought your son Tom Lindsley was the most informative and helpful speaker of all the guest speakers.
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the course and plan to take it again at some point.
Jill
I participated in Betsy’s Eat to Thrive program in June through August of 2019. I learned about eating a plant-based raw vegan diet and I’m working on incorporating this diet into a lifestyle. I’m very excited and motivated to embrace this lifestyle change since I’ve learned this food is medicine which prevents and reverses symptoms of disease. I hope to one day go to the Hippocrates Health Institute. I’ve always considered myself a seeker of health and healing so discovering this truth is a life-changing experience and I want to share this wisdom with the world.
Each week the classes are packed with a fun-filled agenda with activities including exercising, grace/meditation, feasting on delicious meals, meal demonstrations, and guest speakers. I learned how to prepare easy–to–make healthy meals using the proper kitchen tools. I enjoyed practicing my learning by preparing dishes and demonstrating for the class using the many recipes found in Betsy’s books. I’m grateful for the time I spent with my classmates and value our friendships.
Lisa
Eat to Thrive has helped to slowly work on my health goals of reversing Osteoporosis. Drinking wheatgrass and drinking green juice daily has become my daily friends and has helped me the most. I’ve felt like a film of mucus, fat, and toxins lifted from my body over time. I really appreciated the talk and hands-on instruction by Randy Jacobs, Founder and Director of Life Force Growers on the benefits of wheatgrass and sprouts and how to grow them.
My goal of combating and overcoming the “bewitching hour” at 4:00/5:00 pm when I used to snack on junk has been achieved by eating the healthy new plant-based foods that I’ve learned to prepare.
My favorite week was the fermenting class. I never knew that this type of food prep could be so easy and interesting. I had some wide mouth jars of different sizes already and I purchased the wooden handle that was presented at the class to push down the vegetables. The wooden utensil is very handy and makes the job easy. I am currently experimenting with the different types of spices and vegetables and the two fermenting processes —the Pickler process and the stone process. This process will be easy to share with others.
I aim to continue this lifestyle as my body feels so much better when I eat this way. I like fasting weekly and letting my digestive system rest.
Thank you all for your friendship, food demonstrations, helpful sharing, fun, and Betsy for providing this class and Julia for hosting us at her grand location on Point of Pines beach.
Monica