Why The Heck Am I Blogging?

My significant other, Darek, and I were recently introduced to the Hallelujah Diet. I started randomly making comments about some of the things that we were doing with the diet on Facebook and I had some friends ask me to start a blog about it, so here I am!

Before I tell you about the Hallelujah Diet I am going to tell you why we started it in the first place: Darek & I had our first child, a baby boy named Drake, this past May. Soon after, Darek applied for a life insurance policy (b/c it seemed like the "responsible" thing to do!). A few weeks later, his blood work results arrived in the mail and to say the least, things did not look good. High cholesterol and elevated liver function at 32 years of age. Not good news. We were both quite shocked because Darek has always been athletic and in good health. We attributed this to the "sympathy weight" he had gained while I was pregnant, to make me feel better about myself of course! After feeling a pain in his upper right abdomen a week or so later, he decided to pay a visit to our family physician, Dr. Robinson of The Robinson Family Clinic in Lakeland, FL. Dr. Robinson was referred to us by my chiropractor, Dr. Stratton, and we started using him when the baby was born. We really like him and his approach to health. He is an MD, however, you could categorize him as somewhat of a Holistic doctor; he takes a natural approach to healing rather than just writing prescriptions and sending you on your way. Darek left the doctor's office with instructions to do a liver and gall bladder flush which included organic apple juice, disodium phosphate pills dissolved in water, and a lemon juice and olive oil mixture. He also gave Darek a book to read and suggested he attend his free nutrition class a week later, which we did and that is where we learned about the Hallelujah Diet. 

This is the beginning of our journey and this blog will take you along with us to share our transition into this new lifestyle. Included in this blog will be recipes, pictures, and progress. Please feel free to ask questions as my whole goal is to help others by sharing this information and hopefully motivating you to lead a happier and healthier life! Enjoy!