I was born and raised in the big apple, New York City, but have lived in Atlanta for the past 25 years. I was fortunate enough to have southern parents who were into making our food from scratch so I grew up pretty much eating natural, clean food.  Junk food was not part of our household.  My father made our ice cream and he juiced daily.  He would purchase kosher foods and meat. The book that he always referred to was called “Back To Eden: A Book on Herbal Remedies for Disease, and Other Natural Methods of Healing,” by Jethro Kloss.  He carried the book everywhere he went,  and when I was pregnant he read in the book that a glass of carrot juice daily would help women have a smooth labor without much pain. So, you guessed it, I had a glass of carrot juice everyday for nine months. My son  was born 4 days early, within six hours, and the pain was not bad at all.  In fact, I’ve had cramps worse than the pain in labor.

Now, I’m  not 100% sure that it was the carrot juice, but I was not going to chance it. (Smile).  I have always tried eating healthy but I’ve slipped from time to time. However, when I turned 30 it was time to get serious. I stopped perming my hair and became a Vegan/Vegetarian. I wanted to be proactive,  so I attended a  seminar at my local health store where I found out that by cutting out meat I could have a much easier menopause. Well, I’m in my 60s now, and I have not experienced one hot flash.