Monthly Archives: December 2009
12 year old boy’s mother contemplating Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy or exploring the multitudes of Alternatives
We visited my wife’s 12 year old nephew who was confined in a hospital bed under drips of a cocktail of antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs and a simple salinase solution for his nose. He was rushed as an emergency when on the early mornings of December 25th he had difficulty breathing. His tonsils had swollen … Continue reading
3 day Orange Juice Fast is Too Easy
I’m on my 3rd day of orange juice fasting and it is too easy. My 8 year old boy called for this fast but stopped after 1 day. My mindset was on 3 days so I continued on. This is too easy. I would like to gun for a 21 day orange juice fast in … Continue reading
New Tonsillectomy Victim? Saved by lack of money?
My wife’s nephew is confined in a hospital while being given powerful antibiotics for his alleged tonsil inflammation / infection. This boy has been on home antibiotic drugs for more than a week. I just saw him a few days ago. Now he’s confined in a hospital for failed home anti-biotic treatment? Now the doctor … Continue reading
Orange juice fasting today just after Christmas
My 8 year old boy suggested he do a 3 day orange juice fast. So I’m doing the orange juice fast with him. My wife joined us too. This morning I went with a maid to Kalayaan street to buy 40 sunkist oranges at 10 pesos per piece. We had an orange juicer in the … Continue reading
Merry Christmas 2009 almost Paleo Diet Pot Luck Dinner
This Christmas 2009 almost ended up as a paleo diet dinner except for those pot luck contributors from outside the household. This holiday was brought to us by the celebration of Christmas. So my wife’s family had a pot luck dinner (traditional noche buena) and we had to contribute something, we contributed raw fish sashimi … Continue reading
Ripe sweet Chesa fruit: Anybody know their nutritional value?
Chesa is a wild crafted fruit. There is no industry or plantation for commercial cultivation. Sometimes in the fruit market you may see a few of them. A new batch we chanced upon came from my in laws’ ancestral home in Los Banos Laguna. A chesa tree full of creamy ripe fruit. I find this … Continue reading
How to eat Gigantic Raw Oysters
My 8 year old boy demonstrates how to eat gigantic raw oysters from Iloilo. We first remove the oysters from the plastic bag. Do not wash the oysters. Get a dipping bowl with organic vinegar like Lola Conching’s vinegar. Dip a couple of oysters in just to be safe to disinfect them from possible bad … Continue reading
