Facebook menopause groups can’t believe a 54 year old woman can build muscle on plants!!!! In fact every fitness group banned me on Facebook for saying I’m AI A fake. They don’t believe yoga and hiking can build muscle
Sorry people! You don’t need a gym membership to build muscles! 💪 🌱 ☮️
The following is an incomplete list of the major differences between humans and carnivorous creatures.
Walking: We have two hands and two feet, and we walk erect. All of the carnivores have four feet and perform their locomotion using all fours.
Tails: Carnivores have tails.
Tongues: Only the truly carnivorous animals have rasping (rough) tongues. All other creatures have smooth tongues.
Claws: Our lack of claws makes ripping skin or tough flesh extremely difficult. We possess much weaker, flat fingernails instead.
Opposable thumbs: Our opposable thumbs make us extremely well equipped to collect a meal of fruit in a matter of a few seconds. Most people find the process effortless. All we have to do is pick it. The claws of carnivores allow them to catch their prey in a matter of seconds as well. We could no more catch and rip the skin or tough flesh of a deer or bear barehanded than a lion could pick mangos or bananas.
Births: Humans usually have children one at a time. Carnivores typically give birth to litters.
Colon formation: Our convoluted colons are quite different in design from the smooth colons of carnivorous animals.
Intestinal length: Our intestinal tracts measure roughly 12 times the length of our torsos (about 30 feet). This allows for the slow absorption of sugars and other water-borne nutrients from fruit. In contrast, the digestive tract of a carnivore is only 3 times the length of its torso. This is necessary to avoid rotting or decomposition of flesh inside the animal. The carnivore depends upon highly acidic secretions to facilitate rapid digestion and absorption in its very short tube. Still, the putrefaction of proteins and the rancidity of fats is evident in their feces.
Mammary glands: The multiple teats on the abdomens of carnivores do not coincide with the pair of mammary glands on the chest of humans.
Sleep: Humans spend roughly two thirds of every 24-hour cycle actively awake. Carnivores typically sleep and rest from 18 to 20 hours per day and sometimes more.
Microbial tolerance: Most carnivores can digest microbes that would be deadly for humans, such as those that cause botulism.
Perspiration: Humans sweat from pores on their entire body. Carnivores sweat from the tongues only.
Vision: Our sense of vision responds to the full spectrum of color, making it possible to distinguish ripe from unripe fruit at a distance. Meat eaters do not typically see in full color.
Meal size: Fruit is in scale to our food requirements. It fits our hands. A few pieces of fruit is enough to make a meal, leaving no waste. Carnivores typically eat the entire animal when they kill it.
Drinking: Should we need to drink water, we can suck it with our lips, but we cannot lap it up. Carnivores' tongues protrude outward so they can lap water when they need to drink.
Placenta: We have a discoid-style placenta, whereas the carnivores have zonary placentas.
Vitamin C: Carnivores manufacture their own vitamin C. For us, vitamin C is an essential nutrient that we must get from our food.
Jaw movement: Our ability to grind our food is unique to plant eaters. Meat eaters have no lateral movement in their jaws.
Dental formula: Mammalogists use a system called the "dental formula" to describe the arrangement of teeth in each quadrant of the jaws of an animal's mouth. This refers to the number of incisors, canines, and molars in each of the four quadrants. Starting from the center and moving outward, our formula, and that of most anthropoids, is 2/1/5. The dental formula for carnivores is 3/1/5-to-8.
Teeth: The molars of a carnivore are pointed and sharp. Ours are primarily flat, for mashing food. Our "canine" teeth bear no resemblance to true fangs. Nor do we have a mouth full of them, as a true carnivore does. I am reminded of one of Abraham Lincoln's favorite retorts: "If you counted a sheep's tail as a leg, how many legs would it have?" Invariably, people would answer, "five." To which Lincoln would respond: "Only four. Counting the tail as a leg doesn't make it one."
Tolerance for fat: We do not handle more than small quantities of fat well. Meat eaters thrive on a high-fat diet.
Saliva and urine pH: All of the plant-eating creatures (including healthy humans) maintain alkaline saliva and urine most of the time. The saliva and urine of the meat eating animals, however, is acidic.
Diet pH: Carnivores thrive on a diet of acid-forming foods, whereas such a diet is deadly to humans, setting the stage for a wide variety of disease states. Our preferred foods are all alkaline-forming.
Stomach acid pH: The pH level of the hydrochloric acid that humans produce in their stomachs generally ranges about 3 to 4 or higher but can go as low as 2.0. (0 = most acidic, 7 = neutral, 14 = most alkaline). The stomach acid of cats and other meat eaters can be in 1+ range and usually runs in the 2s. Because the pH scale is logarithmic, this means the stomach acid of a carnivore is at least 10 times stronger than that of a human and can be 100 or even 1,000 times stronger.
Uricase: True carnivores secrete an enzyme called uricase to metabolize the uric acid in flesh. We secrete none and so must neutralize this strong acid with our alkaline minerals, primarily calcium. The resulting calcium urate crystals are one of the many pathogens of meat eating, in this case giving rise to or contributing to gout, arthritis, rheumatism, and bursitis.
Digestive enzymes: Our digestive enzymes are geared to make for easy to initiate the digestion of fruit. We produce ptyalin - also known as salivary amylase - to intiate the digestion of fruit. Meat-eating animals do not produce any ptyalin and have completely different digestive enzyme ratios.
Sugar metabolism: The glucose and fructose in fruits fuel our cells without straining our pancreas (unless we eat a high-fat diet). Meat eaters do not handle sugars well. They are prone to diabetes if they eat a diet that is predominated by fruit.
Intestinal flora: Humans have different bacterial colonies (flora) living in their intestines than those found in carnivorous animals. The ones that are similar, such as lactobacillus and e. coli are found in different ratios in the plant eaters' intestines as compared to those of the carnivores.
Liver size: Carnivores have proportionately larger livers in comparison to their body size than humans.
Cleanliness: We are the most particular of all creatures about the cleanliness of our food. Carnivores are the least picky, and will eat dirt, bugs, organic debris, and other items along with their food.
Natural appetite: Our mouths water at the sights and smells of the produce market. These are living foods, the source of our sustenance. But the smell of animals usually puts us off. Meat eaters' mouths water at the sight of prey, and they react to the smell of animals as though they sense food.
Put a child in a room with a lamb and a banana. Note which one he plays with and which one he eats.
“We do not salivate at the idea of crushing the life out of a rabbit with our bare hands and teeth, and the thought of eating one in a freshly killed state is repulsive. We certainly do not enjoy chewing on bones, gristle, entrails, chunks of raw fat and flesh, and the hair and vermin that inevitably accompany them. We cannot imagine slurping hot blood, getting it all over our faces, hands, and bodies. These behaviors are alien to our natural disposition…”
Here’s a list of positive body changes many people experience when transitioning to a plant-based diet, especially a whole-food, minimally processed one:
Fresher breath – Less plaque buildup and better oral health due to reduced animal protein and processed sugar intake.
Reduced body odor – Fewer toxins and acidic waste products released through the skin.
Improved digestion – Thanks to higher fiber intake, leading to more regular bowel movements and less bloating.
Clearer skin – Reduced inflammation and elimination of dairy and processed foods often improve acne and complexion.
More energy – Better nutrient absorption and stable blood sugar levels contribute to increased vitality.
Better sleep – Hormone-balancing effects and improved digestion can lead to deeper, more restful sleep.
Weight stabilization or loss – Lower calorie density and higher fiber helps naturally regulate weight.
Decreased inflammation – Fewer inflammatory foods (like processed meat and dairy) can lead to less joint pain and muscle stiffness.
Improved mood – Gut-brain connection benefits from a diet rich in fiber and phytonutrients, boosting serotonin production.
Enhanced immunity – Nutrient-rich plants provide antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals that strengthen immune defenses.
Better hydration – Fruits and vegetables have high water content, supporting skin, kidneys, and energy levels.
Fewer headaches – Reduced intake of processed foods and additives can lessen frequency and severity of migraines.
Lowered blood pressure – A natural effect of high potassium intake and reduced sodium/meat consumption.
Improved cholesterol levels – Fiber and lack of dietary cholesterol help reduce LDL (“bad”) cholesterol.
Healthier nails and hair – Thanks to vitamins like biotin, A, C, and E from whole plant foods.
Less PMS or hormonal imbalance – Reduced saturated fat and increased fiber can positively impact hormonal regulation.
No post-meal sluggishness – Plant-based meals are often easier to digest, avoiding that heavy, sleepy feeling.
Reduced risk of chronic disease – Long-term, a plant-based diet lowers risk for heart disease, diabetes, and some cancers.
It was disheartening to watch the Oprah special on menopause with Halle Berry, Naomi Watts, and the fraudulent OBGYN turned self proclaimed Menopause guru, Mary Claire Haver. Basically the message they gave to women everywhere was, when perimenopause hits, you must get on prescription drugs or live a miserable and diseased life. What a load of crap.
I find it interesting how, and these women even admitted, women have been going through menopause since the beginning of time, but nobody ever talked about it. Well, yea! It's a normal transition in life we go through, not a disease that needs national attention and medical intervention! But like everything else in today's youth obsessed era, we must turn it into a marketing campaign
Have you noticed how everyone looks the same these days? You want lips like so and so? Buy them. A butt like so and so? Yep, you can buy that too. It's looking like a world full of expressionless barbie wannabes. All competing for that forever-young look. I find it grossly sad.
I refuse to get on drugs just because I'm aging. Half the symptoms these women hopelessly cry about can be prevented with lifestyle changes. No, I'm not talking about the wrinkles and saggy skin. That's just a normal part of aging. I'm talking about weight gain, joint pain, mood swings, insomnia, depression anxiety, vaginal atrophy, low libido, diabetes, bone loss, brain fog, just to name a few.
As for vaginal atrophy, like any other muscle, use it or lose it. Exercising your pelvic floor muscle brings healthy blood flow to that area which guess what...brings moisture. Haven’t you ever heard of vaginal weightlifting? yes it’s a thing.. look it up No need for pharmaceuticals. Just as healthy muscles make strong bones, not more estrogen.
These women advocate for heavy weightlifting, but when it comes to the vagina, only drugs will help. Bullshit!
Alcohol, processed foods, and inactivity cause most of the symptoms people complain about with age, AKA menopause. They are huge hormone disruptors, even in men and 20 year old women. But, people want a pill patch or potion instead of putting in the hard work.
So we have celebrities who are now reaching their menopausal years, making money off of it by selling bogus products that don't do shit, demanding everyone stop what they’re doing and listen to their protests about the natural consequences of aging, all while clinging tightly to their wine, cheese, starbucks, fast food, toxic relationships, and other lifestyle addictions.
Menopause is nothing new. Never before in history did women need to make menopause a worldwide protest until we started seeing aging as something that must be reversed. It's like a competition to see who can look the youngest, the older they get.
These women are getting rich off the biggest cash cow in the world. Women. How sick is that? We need to deal with the fact that we ALL lose our youthful good looks. It's inevitable. Focus on what you can control instead and you'll be much happier. Happy girls are the prettiest after-all.
These pharmaceuticals that are being dished out like harmless candy, will come with negative side effects, as all medications do. Estrogen is no different. We don't need the same amount of estrogen that we did when we were making babies, and to think that you can replace something your body no longer needs at the level it used to need it, is not only ignorant, but dangerous.
I keep getting told from the “menopause community” and health gurus that yoga and hiking and plant based food will cause my 53-year-old post menopausal muscles to shrivel and bones to shatter unless I take HRT, eat animals, and lift heavyweights at the gym. Well… I just laugh.
Obviously, it doesn’t take money, meat, and memberships to stay fit and healthy as we age.
Why are people surprised how close the polls are between Harris and Trump, as if it's shocking that half the American people want to vote in a malignant narcissist convict as their leader? Well, I'm not at all surprised. Why? Because, when you look at some of the things the American people stand for, voting for a convicted Malignant Narcissist makes perfect sense.
The worst being forced sexual mutilation of our men at birth while calling it "healthcare" You can't get more shocking than that, yet the majority of American's truly believe the male sexual anatomy is so prone to disease and ridicule, that surgical intervention is necessary. Other developed countries look at us with horror for this barbaric medical practice, because scientifically and morally it's unnecessary and torturous with crippling consequences for both men AND their partners, which affects society as a whole. Research "Imprinting at Birth" and it may explain why our young men are shooting up schools. You don't think cutting off the most pleasurable half of a man's penis has consequences? Think again.
The majority of Americans also vehemently defend the relentless, century long, slaughter of women and children in other countries such as Palestine. All while using their Bibles to justify it, in the name of the most peaceful prophet they call Jesus. Well, Jesus was born in Palestine and the Palestinians revere Jesus and his mother Mary. I wonder what Jesus would do if he really did return as they keep praying for, to these so-called Christians who worship a false god while practicing idolatry on a nauseating scale? I would love to witness that. Jesus always shocked his phony followers with rebuke while embracing their enemies. Read your bibles America!
The majority of the American people shamelessly invest in factory farming by eating animals who are born into this world who's sole purpose is to suffer a miserable life, then be tortured to death. These Americans laugh at, mock, and ridicule plant eaters who refuse to partake in this corrupt "food" industry. Then they deny all evidence presented to them in defence of their food addiction. Vile.
The majority of the American people throw their own children in "daycare" institutions in order to afford all the unnecessary luxuries to keep up with the Joneses. Things and conveniences have replaced compassion, sacrifice, and love. Because they also throw their aging parents into institutions, without a thought as to the corrupt care they receive until death.
The majority of the American people think Americans are the greatest people on earth dispite all of this. But other cultures/countries don't sexually mutilate their men at birth. They don't rely on restaurants and fast food to feed their families, causing the need for factory farming. They raise their own children instead of farming them out for strangers to raise. And they care for and revere their elders, because self sacrifice and family is everything, not luxuries, self gratification and convenience.
So no, I'm not shocked at all that Trump, a ruthless convicted pervert, has almost half the country behind him. In fact, America deserves him. The rest of the world is laughing at us because of him. And shaking their heads at the horrific way we live and treat our loved ones. We are the laughing stock of the world! And Trump is a reflection of that.
Alcohol is by far the most dangerous and destructive drug on the planet. Why? Because it's glorified and heavily marketed as something we need in order to have fun, be sexy, tough, popular, cool, and respectable. But the fact is, that it offers none of those things, quite the opposite. People who drink are fearful. They fear being in social circumstances unless they are under the influence. They fear they can't have fun, have sex, socialize, relax, sleep, live. But ingesting alcohol is like pouring gasoline on anxiety. It destroys quality sleep. It doesn't make you good in bed, it makes you sloppy, lazy and incompetent. The alcohol industry deceives us about what we look like when we consume their product. Are they ashamed of how their own customers behave and look when intoxicated on their product? It doesn't make you sexy, it makes you ugly and act like an idiot. It doesn't make you more fun, it makes you obnoxious, loud, blubbery, gluttonous, unfaithful, deceitful, argumentative and aggressive. But they won't put those truth bomb ads on TV commercials. Why not?
I think the alcohol industry needs to stop deceptively lying about the effects of their product and stop the mantra to “drink responsibly” because there's nothing responsible about drinking poison that turns people into a dangerously irresponsible embarrassment. They need to stop slapping the label "adult beverage" on it when it's consumed by immature fearful cop outs who can't handle life without numbing and dumbing themselves down. What's adult about that?
Drinkers/druggies love to tell me to mind my own business, live and let live, and even to start drinking again so I’ll "chill out". Typical addict mentality. I will never stop exposing alcohol for the world's most destructive and deadly drug that it is, especially while it’s being so grossly false advertised. You see, that's what drugs do to people. It makes them too selfish to see the harm they bring to everyone around them. It's not just about THEM and THEIR drinking problem. If it was, I wouldn’t give a damn.
There has been a huge shift in the way people view alcohol. The tides are turning and soon everyone will agree there is nothing good about booze. Anyone who tries to defend it or minimize it, will be seen as someone defending heroin. A fool. An addict. A mentally ill person who needs help. Because that's the truth. That's who they are. Tough love does not work on the mentally ill and addiction is a mental illness that drinking/drugging causes. Alcohol literally changes the brain causing brain damage. Sadly, until drinkers get the help they need, they can't see how sick they are and will continue wreaking havoc on humanity, and all that is good.
Healthy people are their own source of fulfillment. They no longer look to others to feel whole. The ability to get this healthy takes years of experience, failures, and self awareness. It also brings much more genuine and satisfying interactions with others. Healthy people don’t need to deceive others by acting like someone they’re not in order to be liked because they’re not afraid of being rejected or alone. Healthy people enjoy being alone, so there's no need to manipulate or control anyone to be with them. Healthy people have no empty void to fill, so the time they spend with others is because they genuinely want to, not because they’re feeling lonely. Healthy people enjoy helping others therefore never feel resentment or bitterness, because the good deeds aren't done to gain something in return. Healthy people can tell if someone is genuine or a fake. Unhealthy people with no self respect or integrity are starving for love and acceptance. Starving people will eat anything, even poison (abuse). Fake flattery and cheesy charm taste like shit to healthy people. But to starving people, they eat it up. Healthy wise women no longer accept abuse or disrespect of any kind from anyone when WE become our own source of joy, and contentment. There is great power in this way of life! Stay healthy ✌️
You don’t have to live like everybody else. In fact, you’ll probably be happier if you don’t.” -Joshua Becker
“Sometimes happiness is about less, not more. Less stuff. Less striving. Less waiting for tomorrow when there’s a lot to appreciate and enjoy today.” -Lori Deschene
“Realize that you—and only you—are responsible for your own happiness. Do the things you love and that you find meaningful, partner or not. Yes, having a wonderful relationship can be one of life’s greatest joys and blessings. But no one else is capable of, nor should be responsible, for making you happy. That is your job.” -Eric Teplitz
I saw Demi Moore's new movie last night, "The Substance" Let me just say, it was full of hidden messages that make it worth seeing, once you get beyond the ridiculously insane visual effects. It's a sci-fi horror flick, but I consider it more of a reality drama, and much more sad than scary. Demi plays a woman who is facing the horrifying truths about ageing in a youth obsessed world. She, like billions of women, struggles with letting go of her youthful appearance, and chooses to take a substance that will give her back her childlike skin and teenage body. Demi, like most, forgets that we don't lose ourselves when we age. We are still the same person we always were. But she tries killing off her "old" looking self and re-creates a new and improved younger version of herself. But as always, it backfires. The Substance ends up making her look like a monster.
The character hates herself and holes up in her apartment watching TV all day. She has no friends, no hobbies, and no purpose. She looks back at her younger self with love and admiration as if they were two distinct people. Her career, which was 100% dependent on her looks and vitality, ends abruptly when her perverted misogynist boss, Dennis Quad, replaces her with a much younger woman. In desperation she buys into the lie that a secret formula, "The Substance" can give her back her life and youth. But this comes at a deadly cost. It requires continual maintenance, and it begins sucking the life out of her, making her angry, exhausted and miserable, while obsessing over that youthful beauty. She's never satisfied obviously. She can't get enough, she keeps going back for more and more. As with women today who are obsessed with cosmetic surgeries, fillers, artificial hormones, botox, etc. until they no longer look normal and have become a fake version of themselves.
The character feels like a fraud, and becomes extremely paranoid. Out of desperation, she reaches out to an old highschool classmate to reconnect, but because she hates what she sees in the mirror and keeps comparing herself to her younger self, she stands him up and stays locked away in seclusion. She hates who she is becoming, and longs for who she was. When in reality she has always been the same beautiful person, but sadly, fell for the lie that ageing is a disease needing a cure. Today, menopause is being treated like a disease needing a cure the same way wrinkles and ageing are. Who profits from this? Not women. The beauty industry, Big Pharma, and perverted old men who get their rocks off on young beautiful girls at the expense of these girls health and happiness. These con-men don't give a damn about women's well being. As long as they keep smiling, stay compliant, happy and eager to please, they will continue destroying all that is good and true and wholesome. It's a corrupt business. Fortune and fame come at a deadly cost. But, imagine the power that comes with being content and satisfied with who we are and the changes that come with time. With not needing the approvals of men and others to feel worthy and whole. With finding purpose in making a mark in the world through good deeds, and meaningful contribution, instead of how young and perfect we look. I can imagine it would put these money hungry perverts out of business, and make the world a much better place to live in.
The movie was way over the top on many levels, and I'm actually shocked that Dennis Quad and Demi Moore starred in such a film. But I think they saw the important hidden messages too and the need to expose it, and on that point alone made it worth seeing and staring in. Demi Moore is gorgeous as always but she has unfortunately taken many a "substance" to try keeping her youthful looks, but if she didn't Hollywood wouldn't want her... so there's that. Corruption abounds in this wonderful life we share, and it's what keeps things interesting I suppose. I sure love a movie that makes me think and this one will keep me thinking for days.
BTW.. this comes days after Sean P. Diddy Combs, was sent to the country’s most dangerous “hell on earth” prison and denied bail twice for sexually torturing, abusing, and exploiting young women for decades, sending an enormous warm wave of justice and validation to women everywhere.