Eyes
The eyes are small round things, a part of Triangles, Arches, and Small Round Things.
The key rules to remember with small round things:
1) They don’t cross over at the nose, navel and knees
2) They tend to be related to other small round things on that same side of your body
So if you have eye problems in only one eye, it could be your kidney on the same side is having problems.
And if you have problems with both eyes, chances are pretty good that both of your kidneys are having problems. You should check using Leg and Arm Lifts and Rescue Remedies for more information to narrow down the problems.
A cataract is a flat skin tag on the eye.
These can be reabsorbed as the body balances and heals. Cataracts are usually based on cadmium toxicity and sometimes cadmium can affect both kidneys.
Cadmium toxicity affects the right kidney with copper toxicity and zinc deficiency. It affects the left kidney with aluminum toxicity and calcium deficiency.
Taking zinc or calcium supplements usually will not help with a deficiency based on cadmium toxicity. Instead, you need to eat plant foods to assist in the removal of cadmium and to replenish the minerals you need.
Tannins are a major factor in eye problems of any kind.
Tannins are naturally high in cadmium. You cannot stabilize the adrenals and kidneys without eliminating sources of cadmium. How do you get it out?
1) Stop putting it in
2) Eat greens – chlorophyll will bind with it for removal
Cadmium is found in metal tooth fillings (amalgams), coffee, tea, chocolate, colored sodas (the brown color in colas and root beer), all tobacco products, galvanized pipe, copper pipe, stainless steel cookware and gasoline (when they removed lead from gasoline they added cadmium).
Macular Degeneration is related to a diabetic pattern.
There is usually a specific protein you are not digesting. Follow recommendations for LL, cutting down on proteins, adding lemon to help you digest proteins, and eliminate those you don’t tolerate well. Keeping a record of what you eat and how you feel will help you determine which protein is bothering you.
Translation:
If you have problems in your right eye, you need more natural red pigments (beets, red fruits, red chard, tomatoes, cranberries or cayenne) and good quality vinegar marinating your veggies.
If you have problems in your left eye, you need more dark colored greens, preferably Marinated Greens. Eat something high in chlorophyll and calcium at each meal.
Stop eating and drinking tannins — coffee, tea, chocolate, colas, root beer, all tobacco products, and any other foods that are significantly brown except natural cinnamon (not usually found in grocery stores).
If you have problems in both eyes, be strict about the tannins.
When your health begins to fail, this is the usual progression:
1) Hearing
2) Kidneys, which affect your vision
3) Heart
Maturity
def: the quality or state of being mature; especially : full development*
Mature: 1) based on slow careful consideration <a mature judgment>*
2) having attained a final or desired state <mature wine>*
Love
The kind of love I’m talking about is the kind that cares enough to do some pretty rash things. Mature love.
Mature love does not compromise because there are no longer two sides. Mature love has a common goal and therefore any conflicts can be resolved by getting back on track to the common goal.
Like stop feeding your favorite body fast foods and snack foods so you’ll function better.
Like exercise your favorite body so it feels better.
Like look the other way when you see something that is enticing but bad for your favorite body.
Yup, self love. The kind that cares enough for you so you’ll stop driving yourself into an early grave. Slowly. Painfully. Dead before your time.
That kind of love isn’t easy… we work ourselves to exhaustion, vegetate in front of an electronic tube, play games into the wee hours of the night, and eat and drink to distraction. Mind-altering behaviors to ease the pain of the life we’re living, or the body that isn’t functioning right.
And the arguments inside our heads! “Oh no, you shouldn’t drink that now, it’ll keep you awake too late!” “But I want it, it tastes so good!” “I can handle it!”
What we need is consensus. Agreement. A common goal. Find the voice inside you that cares about your health in a non-judgmental way and stay there. Tell all the other voices to shut up. With a common goal of health, you’re much better able to see your needs and to move toward health.
Start by forgiving yourself. Yeah, we’ve all put stuff into our mouths that was only suitable for a trash can. A sane person would not eat that kind of thing. That was then. We’re not going to live that way anymore.
Their end is destruction
their god is their belly
and they glory in their shame,
with minds set on earthly things.
Ephesians 3:18
“Earthly things” in the Bible aren’t trees and rocks and mountains and flowers — those are called “creation.” Earthly things means those enticing things that we know are wrong but we want to do them anyway. Things that harm us, either immediately, or in the long run. And it all begins in the mind.
Compromise does not bring unity. If part of you wants something special and the rest of you compromises with a “Well, just this once.” — it’s not gonna work. If the consensus is health, then find a healthy alternative. If you can’t think of one, google it: “healthy alternative to coffee.” Results: About 8,410,000 results (0.35 seconds).
My personal favorites:
- fresh lemon juice, raw local honey, hot water, cayenne or paprika to taste
- organic chai with raw milk
- hot raw milk with maple syrup
Not all of these are good for everyone, but they’re hot, not overly destructive, and yummy! Some people can’t tolerate dairy products until they’re healthier. Use water, or try nut milks. Stay away from anything overly processed or decaffeinated. It takes a whole lot of chemicals to remove caffeine from things and those chemicals don’t leave with the caffeine.
Maturity is revealed in the choices we make every day. It’s not a destination. Maturity is not something we work toward, it’s what we’re doing right now. Stop worrying about yesterday or tomorrow. If you make the right choices now, the rest will come.
You’ll find yourself writing things like lemons and kale on your grocery list. You’ll reach for clean water to drink. You’ll buy real cranberry juice and sweeten it to taste with natural sweeteners like raw honey or maple syrup and add some lemon to give it sparkle. You’ll stop paying conglomerate food companies to poison you and your family. You’ll stop putting money into drink and snack machines. You’ll start wondering what all those center aisles in the grocery store are for but glad you don’t go there anymore.
And you’ll discover the glow of health. Because that’s what maturity does for a person. One day at a time.
* definitions taken from merriam-webster.com
The Goal
What is the goal of eating better?
Is it pride and arrogance?
For some people it is. I’ve met a lot of people who love to rub your nose in how inferior your eating is compared to theirs.
Some other answers might be:
- to get healthier
- to live longer
- to feel better
- to stop the cravings
- to look better
I’m going to suggest that BALANCE is the better answer — it takes in all of the good stuff above.
A balanced person isn’t overweight or underweight, doesn’t act out their anger, doesn’t live in fear, knows what good they can do on this planet, knows what harm they are capable of but they don’t do it, and they don’t focus on what goes into their mouths. They figure out what works, they don’t do what doesn’t work, and they make habits that still include variety.
In other words, a balanced person doesn’t spend a lot of time figuring out the perfect diet because they know the “perfect diet” doesn’t exist.
I’m not saying to avoid cruelty-free or organic foods. I’m all for them. But if you can’t get them, or if they’re still overpriced in your area, go for the better choices (you probably know what those are if you’ve had any contact with LeftLemon.com at all) and stop stressing over it.
To clarify:
a balanced meal has about 30% protein which could already be in your other foods because protein is in everything
a balanced meal has about 30% good oils which could already be in your other foods — like avocados, olives, etc.
a balanced meal has about 40% good quality carbohydrates like leafy greens, fresh veggies, raw fruits, etc.
Try balancing every meal with 30/30/40 for a few days and see if your body doesn’t feel better.
fluoride on foods
Fluoride is used as a pesticide. It used to be used mostly as a roach poison on buildings, but now it’s one of the most popular pesticides used on the fruits and veggies we eat. As fluoride use became more accepted, the FDA was petitioned to raise the allowable contamination limits on our foods. They reason that you throw away the outside of the produce anyway, so you won’t get so much. Unfortunately, romaine lettuce and grapes are a tad difficult to peel.
Grapes are heavily sprayed with fluoride pesticides, and watered with fluoridated water. The more they’re sprayed, the more the ground water is contaminated. They are probably the worst product you can eat when it comes to healing your thyroid.
You don’t eat grapes? Guess again. Most fruit juices are sweetened with grape juice, even if they’re marketed as my favorite — cranberry juice. Many cereals, fruit concoctions, and other processed foods are sweetened with grape juice. And raisins are dried grapes.
Something pretty to look at. :-)
Grains are sprayed with fluoride pesticides, animals are fed grains sprayed with fluoride pesticides, and citrus groves are heavily sprayed with fluoride pesticides.
Though this may sound like a lot of bad news, there is much you can do to avoid fluoride in your foods. First don’t drink anything out of a can or bottle unless you put it in there yourself. Juices and sodas and drinks are bottled with fluoridated water. Eat organic foods as much as possible to avoid all pesticides. And eat better so your body can heal. If your main source of drinking water is fluoridated, use a filter. Make sure it says on the label that it removes most of the chlorine and fluoride.
Dehydration
If you eat a 60 – 80% raw, whole foods diet, you’ll only need about 20 ounces of water daily.
I know this could sound like a recipe for dehydration, but there are scales available that check hydration levels and body fat. Once you program a scale for your height and age, it tells your hydration percentage. You should use your scale at the same time each day. First thing in the morning after using the bathroom is usually the most accurate.
People who strive for 6-8 glasses of water per day usually show up as dehydrated because their body can’t figure out what to do with all that water. Adding lemon juice to your diet and cutting down on water intake makes the body able to get the fluids into the cells where they are needed.
The quality of your water is important too. Water with additions (city water or flavored waters), or leaching from plastic bottles could be a problem. You could install a reverse osmosis carbon filtered system into your kitchen cold water line, or you could go to a regularly tested natural spring and fill your own glass jars. Water should test at 5.5 – 6 pH.
If your body pH is too acid it will be difficult for you to hydrate properly. Saliva pH should be between 7.2 and 7.4.
Drinking with meals can slow down your digestion. A bit of lemon or water with lemon is okay, but iced drinks are the worst thing to drink with a meal. Get into the habit of chewing your food until it is liquefied.
You can only absorb water in the bowel. If your stomach isn’t acidified enough the lower valve won’t open and you just get water logged — you can hear the sloshing in your stomach. The hormones needed to empty the stomach properly and hydrate are related to the LL side – use more lemon.
Cardiovascular
High blood pressure, cholesterol problems, heart attacks, & strokes related to the Left Lemon system.
Pear-shaped people usually have blood vessels that are too loose and the blood vessels tend to leak. They have strokes and clotting issues, tending toward low blood pressure. Focus on improving digestion, temporarily adding more lemon to the diet to help you digest your foods. Don’t overeat and don’t eat foods that you don’t digest well, especially processed proteins and anything you may be allergic to. The top allergens are corn, soy, wheat, peanuts and dairy products — all highly processed foods. Also stay away from tannins: coffee, tea, chocolate and colas.
Apple-shaped people usually tend toward heart attacks. The blood vessels are too tight, leading toward high blood pressure and cholesterol problems. Focus on getting better oils into your diet and eliminating hydrogenated or other highly processed oils. Eat a lot of greens but make sure you are digesting them. The Marinated Greens recipe is easier to digest than plain raw greens.
Plum-shaped people usually have a mixture of both, but high blood pressure is frequently a problem. Focus on general health — make sure you are eating plenty of vegetables that you can digest. Avoid caffeine (coffee, tea, chocolate and colas) and artificial red food dyes.
The goal is balance, not dominance in one of the areas above. Balance is achieved by eating better, gently persuading the body to move toward health through foods chosen by two methods:
1) Eating a balance of 30% good proteins, 30% good oils, 40% good carbohydrates (mainly vegetables) with each meal.
2) Not eating starchy foods with your protein meals.
High cholesterol is only found in about half of people with heart attacks. According to research, inflammation is a higher risk factor than high cholesterol levels. An excellent book on the fallacies of cholesterol and blood pressure is Cholesterol & The French Paradox by Frank Cooper. You can read the condensed version for free here. The author clearly explains the reason to attack these health problems with diet instead of prescription drugs. You’ll have to give them your e-mail address to access the book, but there are some excellent books at this site in condensed form.
LO Problems
LO problems are simply a lack of good oils.
Maybe your entire fat and oil intake come from fried foods. Or maybe you use olive oil a lot but you cook it. Or maybe you’re trying to lose weight by not eating fat.
LO problems reveal: your body needs good oils.
If you don’t know what LO means, please read Left Lemon System first.
Typical LO situation:
- Most of your problems of pain, weakness, or other complaints are in the green section of Stickman
- Your body type is apple-shaped — you have a rounded chest and shoulders with a narrow pelvis
- You don’t digest oils well or you don’t get enough of the good ones
- You crave simple carbs like pasta and baked goods
- Your eating isn’t balanced according to 30/30/40
- You feel the need for an afternoon nap
- You suffer from depression or fatigue
- You’re low in essential minerals and high in toxic metals
- You frequently have swelling and inflammation
- You tend to get gall stones
- You have cholesterol issues
To get out of this trap:
- Add fresh lemon and good oils to your diet
- Don’t cook with olive oil, put it onto your food after it’s cooked
- Eat avocado, olives, and fatty fish for extra good oils
- Avoid fried foods and hydrogenated oils
- Eat marinated greens frequently
- Eat foods high in calcium: nuts and seeds, dark green veggies, sesame seeds
- Avoid calcium supplements
- Don’t depend on dairy products for calcium — they are highly processed, especially “ultra pasteurized”
The solution for LO people is to add good oils to every meal and clean up your diet
I make a small jar of equal amounts of fresh-squeezed lemon juice and olive oil and keep it on my kitchen counter. Just shake it up and pour some over your meal.
Your liver’s ability to make hormones depends on getting oils into your body. If you think you’re aging too quickly, your liver needs help with good oils. If your skin is having problems, you need more oils.
60% of your brain is made of fat. Wonder why a low-fat diet makes you feel bad? That’s why. And most of the fats in your brain are from something called DHA. DHA can be converted in your body from ALA, but if you’re still eating sugar it could have a hard time doing it.
ALA is found in dark leafy greens, nuts and seeds, and other veggies. If you’re eating Balanced meals, and using the Left Lemon System to troubleshoot, you’ll be getting plenty.
DHA and ALA aren’t in olive oil, but they are in fish. Fatty fish — salmon, herring, and sardines. Two servings weekly are enough to keep you in good health, but if you’re deficient, you might want to double up for a few weeks.
Think about this: if 60% of your brain is fat and you haven’t been eating right, maybe some of your brain functioning problems could be solved by opening a tin of sardines once a week. Lack of good oils have been linked to depression, memory loss, psychosis, Alzheimer’s, and bi-polar disorder.
Read The Skinny on Oils for more information on which oils to use.
