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Hi Folks - 

Just a little note to tell you 'Sheddie Grandee' is taking a bit of a break.

Blame it on Greg McKeown and his book Essentialism - challenged me to see what is essential in my life and what is not and do something about it! 

He says:

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Goodbye for now! Tracey

THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY!

THIS IS GOOD! 

Glyphosate: Crushed it!

Mercola

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18 months ago, Monsanto's vast chemical-agricultural empire was rock solid.
Now, after over 2 million of us ran 20 campaigns, with millions of signatures, messages, phone calls, stunts, advocacy meetings and media stories... the future of the 'Monsanto model' is actually in question!!

The European Union just refused to grant Monsanto a new license for its flagship product - the pesticide glyphosate. This is massive - glyphosate accounts for up to a third of all Monsanto's revenue!  "Looking to where we were in the beginning of this year and where we are now, Avaaz is indisputably the driving force of the fight for glyphosate discontinuance." 
YES, IT'S MONSANTO AGAIN!
THEY ARE BAD AND THEY ARE UGLY  but it looks like the EU are standing up to them
See more at: https://secure.avaaz.org and http://www.naturalnews.com/037289_monsanto_corporations_ethics.html
WHO'S THERE WHEN THE SPOTLIGHT GOES?
Oxfam are - they support and stay!




It's all too easy to forget what a miracle water is. With a water supply on tap, food can grow, and people can thrive.

When conflict breaks out and natural disasters strike, entire communities are affected. 

Humanitarian short term aid is to alleviate suffering during the immediate aftermath of an emergency but long term crucial aid, it still goes on.

What people often forget is the ongoing efforts from charities and countries long after the cameras have gone home and the suffering is out of the spotlight. 

The countless amazing volunteers, charities and government support are still at work assisting the affected areas months and often years after the disaster.
http://goodnewsshared.com/2016/12/16/humanitarian-aid-who-is-there-when-the-spotlight-leaves/

THE DISASTERS ARE BAD AND UGLY BUT 
THE VOLUNTEERS AND THE CHARITIES WHO STAY - THEY ARE THE GOOD!

I saw on Sky news this week - Ten people with an inherited form of blindness will be fitted with "bionic eye" implants in a procedure funded by NHS England. 

http://news.sky.com/story/bionic-eye-implants-offer-hope-for-blind-nhs-patients-10704669

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Keith Hayman, from Lancashire, had the bionic eye fitted during a trial at the Manchester hospital in 2009
He said: "Having spent half my life in darkness, I can now tell when my grandchildren run towards me and make out lights twinkling on Christmas trees.
This has to be good too!

AND MORE.............. Also Sky News report:

Supermarkets 'Over-Promote' Unhealthy Food

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Professor Paul Dobson, from the University of East Anglia concluded that unhealthy foods receive too much promotion from supermarkets, and said the food industry must do more to promote healthy living.

http://news.sky.com/story/supermarkets-over-promote-unhealthy-food-10463335
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/stores-cut-healthy-food-prices-99161 

Now this is the best news ever:
Last June Medical Professionals were invited to a conference in London on the place of food in the diet. 
It was sold out!!! 
The question was 'could food be the forgotten medicine'? With a failing NHS can we find a way of using our everyday diets to replace the need for colossally expensive and intrusive medicines - all of which have side effects?
Medical  Professionals are now paying attention to the fact that 'food' may be a medicine (we are what we eat maybe?). Not their fault as they have very little tuition on the place of diet in healing the body during their years of training. 

UK College of Medicine

Proper diet is a fundamental building block to good health, yet many practitioners lack the basic expertise in nutrition to recommend dietary strategies to their patients. To meet this growing need, this conference will provide them with essential information on:

• Practical strategies for incorporating nutrition into their clinical practice
• Using diet to prevent illness
• Nutritional recommendations for management of specific conditions
• Tools to evaluate the latest nutrition research findings
• Social and political aspects of diet and health
The conference provided an overview and practical summary of the latest information on nutrition and health, presented by leaders in scientific research, clinicians skilled in nutritional medicine, experts on food and agricultural policy, and innovative chefs.

Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, London W1G 0AE

http://sustainablefoodcities.org/newsevents/event/articleid/543/food-the-forgotten-medicine-college-of-medicine-food-conference-2016

However this tops the lot for me :

Science Proves the Healing Power of Prayer

For the devout, there never has been any question that prayer has the power to heal.

Now, more and more medical research from leading hospitals and universities, has shown conclusively a belief in God really IS good for you, making you healthier and happier, and helping you live longer.

“Studies have shown prayer can prevent people from getting sick — and when they do get sick, prayer can help them get better faster,” Duke University’s Harold G. Koenig, M.D., tells Newsmax Health.

http://www.newsmax.com/Health/Headline/prayer-health-faith-medicine/2015/03/31/id/635623/

TIME FOR A HUG AND GOODBYE! HAVE AN EXCITING AND PRODUCTIVE 2017!

God Bless, Tracey

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I BELIEVE IN CHRISTMAS!!

Bit controversial these days isn't it?

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I'm not silly! I like Santa and Christmas trees as well - but I follow Jesus Christ and would like to continue to do this and share my faith with people who want to listen to me, without fear of prosecution or the sack if I'm working. And I might choose NOT to go to work on a Sunday, but to go to Church instead! 

However - and this is important - I am quite happy for other faiths to do the same!!!

Here's a song for Christmas by Rend Collective:
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Merry Christmas Everyone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3jn0LnxS5c

The next blog I put out will be the beginning of January - New Year Resolutions time again - an opportunity to have a rethink about changes to make in one's life - a looking back and saying goodbye, and a looking forward and saying "Hello" to new things!

Last year I wanted to "wake up and be awesome, keep trying to achieve, dream big, live life colourfully, be creative every day, choose happy, dance in the rain, stay weird, do what I love, think outside the box! And believe I can!" I might need to rethink some of this - I haven't danced in the rain yet! 

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In case you think me heartless that I don't mention the horrors that exist in the world - Aleppo and Yemen - if it were in my power I would have done something.
STEPHEN GLOVER from the Daily Mail writes:

Yes, Aleppo's horrific. So what can we do? 

Absolutely nothing, I'm afraid. 

 There are questions in most of our minds as we watch one of the great horrors of modern times unfolding in Aleppo.

The Independent

Even in a barbaric age in which innocent civilians are deliberately targeted by bad men with lethal weaponry, what has happened in Aleppo marks a new abyss in human conduct. But as victors in this terrible conflict, Assad and Russia’s president Vladimir Putin won’t ever be held to account for their war crimes.

Not in this world, at least.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-4035316/

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KEEP PRAYING FOR SYRIA!

Here's a thoughtful Christmas song you might not have heard 


This Is Christmas - Kutless
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20HoJZecNqM

Have a hug this Chrismas

and a very happy time!

Love & God bless, Tracey

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THE MISSING PEAKS OF TOBLERONE!

http://whatstrending.com/news/23279-toblerones-change-shape-reduced-chocolate

They're... not happy! Who? Well..........!

While America is raging about Mr Trump, Britain is concerned about chocolate. Yes... this is serious - Toblerone loses some 'peaks'!

However.......as it is also 'trending' to become more healthy, maybe we could show we don't care by going for 85-90% dark chocolate!

Dark chocolate once considered a rare treat is now considered the acceptable snack for wannabe healthy eaters! How nice is that? Enjoy and.......

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SO WHAT'S TRENDING AS A HEALTHY DIET?

I watched Michael Mosley recently on TV talking about diabetes and losing weight - pretty horrible but it convinced me, and a lot of other people, that we ought to give up cakes - well not just cakes but sugar and denatured food like white flour! 

Even better, go on the 800 calories a day Blood Sugar Diet for 8 weeks. Low carb and Mediterranean - healthy and possible. I've got the book his wife Dr Claire Bailey has written which makes it easier 'cos together they've worked out a plan and provided the recipes. So now to begin........!!!

Oh! - and get help with calorie counting at 'my fitness pal' on your computer.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3808664/Eat-beat-diabetes-Delicious-dinners-just-500-calories-quick-breakfasts-lunch-comfort-food-save-life.html

Even if you don't manage this, then go for a Mediterranean diet 'cos everyone says it's healthiest! 

Eat a rainbow every day!

Click below to listen to this Youtube rap! (It's fun!)

Eat a Rainbow rap CHSAEataRainbow

Just as God made a rainbow in the sky to remind us He would not flood the world again, so He also gave us a rainbow of fruit, vegetables and herbs to build up our immune system to help us fight diseases. See this next exert: 

God’s Healing Rainbow

In this article Michael Irwin says: “It’s amazing to me how God fashioned the rainbow out of the light of the sun and the water of the sky to create such beauty. Similarly, all plant life needs water and light for life. Is it possible, too, that God gave us healing promises in the rainbow of colourful fruits and vegetables that come from the earth?

Just as there are seven colours of the rainbow, there are seven days of the week. You could incorporate into your diet a selection from each colour for each day of the week.

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BUT.....No matter what your strategy is for eating a variety of colourful fruits and vegetables, we can be sure that God’s gift of health is certain through His rainbow garden.

If you enjoy healthly eating info and recipes, why not subscribe to the monthly newsletter of
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- loads of healthy eating advice and recipes

http://ameliafreer.com/the-basics-of-eating-well

OR  TRY OUR 'HEALTHY EATING CLUB'! 

We've had another successful meeting, cooked a great meal, and enjoyed getting to know each other even better.

 We made 3 pizzas - a quick scone-based wholemeal, a low-carb cauliflower, and spinach & cream cheese stuffed Portabella mushooms. 

We also made Madhur Jeffrey Indian cabbage & pea curry, a Spanish green salad and bubble & squeak. 

For 'pudding' we had a sugar-free, gluten-free and dairy-free Surprise Chocolate Cake using red kidney beans (like the Japanese do!) - it was wonderful!

Next month - on 8th December - we'll have a special Christmas menu -

Crank's Nut Roast, The Ultimate Lentil Loaf, Red Onion Gravy, Mixed Roast Veg & Sprouts and Chestnuts - and to follow: 

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A Chocolate Banana & Mandarin Trifle. 

If you would like to join this club, please contact me below.

WELL... aren't we blessed to have so much? In the war-torn parts of the world there are parents who have thirsty and sick children with no resources to give them.
But I'm proud of our town 'cos we are taking in and helping two Syrian families. It won't please everyone but Jesus did say in the Bible (Matthew 25: v 35-40)

‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

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Let's be positive like this student. 

For the past three years a kind-hearted student from City College Norwich has been sending uplifting messages, handwritten on postcards, to strangers who are going through difficult times. The college student, who wishes to remain anonymous, sends touching handwritten letters so that staff can pass them directly on to individuals for whom the words of comfort and hope might bring a much-needed smile.
http://goodnewsshared.com/2016/08/19/student-sending-a-smile-to-strangers-going-through-difficult-time/
Sometimes all you want is a smile or a kind word. Sadly not everyone gets these when they most need it - in case you're in need today here is one of these messages just for you:

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We may not know each other, but I wanted to remind you how

special you are! 

The world is a brighter place for having you in it! 

I think you’re amazing! 

Go out and spread your sunshine and I hope your life is filled with happiness, because you deserve it!

EVERY BLESSING FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING - 

NEXT BLOG COMING UP IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS - 

SHORT BUT SEASONAL! 

Love, Tracey

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“F” IS FOR FACTORY FARMED. GET ROUTINE ANTIBIOTICS OUT OF OUR FOOD!

http://lifeasahuman.com/2011/home-living/lifestyle/how-to-save-a-tuna-and-other-thoughts-about-the-food-we-choose/

Bit of overcrowding going on here!

Is it acceptable for a cheap egg or piece of chicken?

Are these creatures so liable to disease that they are pumped full of antibiotics?

What about us then, when we eat them, overdose of medicine we didn't need, and when we do need antibiotics, would it be that the superbugs are more powerfull than the medicine?

Then there's the cruelty involved. Wires under their feet, can't stand up, bored out of their minds.......and more! 

That's just the chickens! What about the cows?

Tyson Foods Says They'll Treat Animals Humanely—Can They Be Trusted? | Alternet

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CHOOSING MEAT AND POULTRY RAISED WITHOUT ANTIBIOTICS, AND HUMANELY, IS THE WAY WE CONSUMERS CAN  INFLUENCE THE GOVERNMENT, THE FARMERS AND THE SUPERMARKETS. 

WE DON'T BUY, THEY'LL CHANGE!

Bad diets make for sick animals – 

and people too.

Moreinfo at: http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-10728/5-reasons-why-you-should-never-eat-factory-farmed-meat.html

Health - time - regrets

JUST A BIG SORRY WHEN I DON'T BUY FREE-RANGE!

BUT THE ADVICE IS:
  

DON’T WASTE YOUR LIFE IN REGRET!

Are you living with regret over the time you’ve wasted, the opportunities you’ve squandered, the wrong things you’ve done, and the relationships you’ve destroyed?

Regret is a waste of time!

Unless it teaches you wisdom and fuels your resolve to do better next time.

And as long as you’re breathing, there will be a ‘next time’.

One of the Bible’s central themes is ‘resurrection’. That means you can arise again. God said in His Word, ‘Forget…what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history. I’m about to do something brand-new’. It’s a new day with a new opportunity to get your life together and move on to greater things. Don’t waste it looking back in regret! Say sorry – move on!
(Adapted from UCB Word for today 18.10.16 .Isaiah 43.17-18)

Here's a song that starts off sad then picks me up. (It has a happy ending when you know the King!)

Matthew West - Hello, My Name Is (Lyrics) - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuJWQzjfU3o

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I’ve got a bit of regret that I haven't looked after myself quite as I should! Busy Mum, then a career. 

Now retirement – wow - it's a me-time !!!!!!

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So a healthier me needs to start somewhere – why not my back?

Seeing a chiropractor and reading the science, this is just right for me, 

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THOUGH should I have started earlier?

Having a bit of a problem with my diet - can't decide which healthy eating pattern I should be on. Last week I was a vegan, albeit a cheese eating one - but then I read about the fantastic properties of chicken broth and other bones! 

I follow Dr Axe - more info : (https://draxe.com/the-healing-power-of-bone-broth-for-digestion-arthritis-and-cellulite). 

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So Grandma was right then, chicken soup heals-all! 

Bone broths contain minerals in forms that your body can easily absorb: calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, silicon, sulphur and others. They contain chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine, the compounds sold as pricey supplements to reduce inflammation, arthritis and joint pain - and guess what - you can even buy a bone broth tablet now!

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Grow old gracefully and beat the alternative - dying young!

And, No matter how you feel - get up, dress up, and show up!

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Someone needs a hug! 

Happy November

God bless, Tracey

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WHO OWNS OUR SEEDS?

http://seedfreedom.info/who-owns-the-seed/

 

SAYS:  multinational corporations like Monsanto, Du Pont, Syngenta and Bayer, DO believe they can own our seeds - or they are trying to by patenting the seeds. A patent is an exclusive right granted to an inventor to make and sell the patented product BUT a seed is not an invention, at least not by man. That is why patents on seeds are illegitimate! Even genetically engineered crops. Look at these two comments on the above sebsite, and I agree!   To claim that something that occurs naturally is owned via a patent is absurd and morally wrong, what next, a patent on sunlight, oxygen, carbondioxide, photosynthesis!
(Alen Lewis)
How has humanity come to such a low point in life that we actually have to patent something God created, not man. Is this really the new way to make money? (Jessie Logan)

www.123rf.com - seeds in hands

Well........ the Bible says in Genesis 1 verse 29 that God gave all the seed-bearing plants throughout the world to us for our food so I guess Monsanto are out-of-line with this patent!

What do you think? Tell me! Perhaps you don't care, but your grandchildren might when they can only buy GMO corrupted seed and at whatever price these commercial giants decide to charge!

Now what would these guys be after?

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SOME FACTS ABOUT VULTURES!

Did you watch the BBC programme Ingenious Animals? Vultures are not at all what we've been told and never attack or try to eat the flesh of an animal until it's dead. (I'm sure that's what it said on the programme but I've just read they will attack wounded and dying animals!)

"They keep the environment clean and help prevent the spread of disease. 

Their digestive system contains special acids that will dissolve anthrax, botulism, and cholera bacteria.

By consuming the carcasses of diseased animals, vultures prevent the spread of life-threatening diseases such as rabies and anthrax among animals and humans.

A world without vultures would be a foul-smelling place filled with disease and rotting carcasses — let’s hear it for these unsung environmental heroes!"

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More info at: http://annamiticus.com/2012/08/27/16-things-you-might-not-know-about-vultures

Do you want to cheer yourself up? 

Have a look at this clip. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaPepCVepCg

And if you want to have a look at more it's from Funny Talking Animals -

Walk on the Wild Side BBC1

Here's some good news for chickens and us!  
(Though not until 2025!)

COMPASS JOINS CAGE-FREE REVOLUTION

Tesco, Aldi, Booker and Sodexo have all recently announced their intention to go cage-free.. http://www.foodservicefootprint.com/news/compass-joins-cage-free-revol

Hens in battery cages lead lives of crowded misery. On average, each caged laying hen has only 67 square inches of cage space—less space than a single sheet of letter-sized paper on which to live her entire life. Unable even to spread her wings.

http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/confinement_farm/facts/cage-free_vs_battery-cage.html?

Buying free-range is the simplest thing we can do to help the hens that lay our eggs. 

Let's Get Them Out Of Cages!

THE OTHER DAY...............

www.dreamstime.com -sad crying heart 

Music brings up memories, and our emotions can react to a song, remembering a time when we were in love with someone!

This happened to me the other day - I felt really miserable as the song played on - I missed that person!

Trouble is - I couldn't remember who it was!
Yes, a bit of a joke! But...now that I'm a Christian, Jesus is my new love and I am very blessed to have Him in my life -
I won't be forgetting Him!

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This is a great song to finish with. Hope you like it.

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"I See You By Bryan Duncan and Friends"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmetgseMMHs

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Have a harvest festival hug from the Farmers Market as you say goodbye to September! 

God bless, Tracey

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