As many of you know, I am a BIG fan of model-turned-actress-turned-cancer patient-turned-film maker-turned-author-turned-health warrior, Kris Carr. This is an amazing woman with an amazing story that she continues to write and re-write every day. And the best part is that she writes it all down for us to read!
On Valentine's day, nearly a decade ago, Kris was diagnosed with a really rare form of stage IV cancer. So rare, in fact, that she had doctors dumbfounded. The best they could tell her was there was nothing they could do. So she took matters into her own hands and became a self-possessed health and fitness fanatic.
Kris transformed her destructive partying lifestyle into a fresh start. How fresh? She quit smoking, quit drinking, quit experimenting, and started making her health a priority. Kris went raw!
Needless to say, this wasn't an easy or natural transition for Kris, but it was a logical and vital one. She knew she had to eliminate animal products, intoxicants, processed foods, and sugars from her diet, if she had any chance at all of turning her health around and changing her fate. Like me in my fight against cancer, Kris committed to a vegan macrobiotic diet, consisting predominantly of fresh fruits and veggies. Because a truly well-balanced diet packed with proteins, vitamins, minerals and all the necessary nutrients requires quite a bit of bulk, Kris turned to juice, the miracle elixir.
I'm not going to divulge her entire journey here on my blog, after all, she has her own. Yep, that's right; Kris is still alive and well (better, in fact, than pre-cancer)! She still has cancer, and it's still in stage IV, but it hasn't progressed in 10 years! Food is truly the best medicine.
I'm telling you all this to get you pumped for her newest book: Crazy Sexy Diet, the third in her series of best-sellers (preceded by her DVD documentary, Crazy Sexy Cancer, Crazy Sexy Cancer Survivor and Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips are must-reads!). If you're interested in reading and following her inspiring story, I urge you to buy all three books! Even if you don't have cancer, or know anyone with cancer, Kris' approach to taking control of her life and grabbing her health by the horns is truly inspirational and her writing style is approachable, relatable, familiar, casual, and entertaining.
My Crazy Sexy Diet book came in the mail yesterday and I CANNOT WAIT to get started! It's packed with alkalizing vegan and raw recipes, which are good for fighting (and preventing) ALL ailments, not just cancer! Raw foods are great for treating chronic illness, too, while also boasting the usual benefits I relay to you: increased energy, clarity of thought, healthy weight maintenance, clear skin, and happy insides! And just like I always tell you, Kris attests to the body's ability to adapt to and ultimately crave the creations your juicer renders.
Juicing is sexy; go be rawsome!
Here's a link to Kris' blog (where you can also order your very own copies of all of her books!)
Crazy Sexy Life
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