Great resources

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VIDEOS

Forks Over Knives: FORKS OVER KNIVES examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting animal-based and processed foods. The idea of food as medicine is put to the test. Throughout the film, cameras follow "reality patients" who have chronic conditions from heart disease to diabetes. Doctors teach these patients how to adopt a whole foods plant-based diet as the primary approach to treat their ailments – while the challenges and triumphs of their journeys are revealed. (GREAT FILM!)

Food Matters: This is a great documentary that features many leading experts in nutrition and natural healing who claim that not only are we harming our bodies with improper nutrition, but that the right kinds of foods, supplements, and detoxification can be used to treat chronic illnesses ranging from allergies & heartburn to as fatal as terminally diagnosed cancer. This is a great film for those who still remain a bit skeptical as it contains loads of information backed up by scientists. It's definitely worth checking out! (Available to watch instantly on Netflix, too!)

Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead: A documentary of an overweight man who is sick with an incurable disease and taking multiple prescription medications. He goes on a 2 month juice fast, looses weight, and cures himself. The movie chronicles what he goes through and how he inspires others along the way. Kinda corny with the cartoons, but overall good message with good information.

Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days: Great film that follows a group of people going on a raw food diet to reverse diabetes. If it works for diabetes, why not for IC?

Sunny's YouTube videos: When I first got into the whole raw food thing, I was a bit overwhelmed. But once I simply started eating mainly fruits, veggies, nuts and seeds, and started feeling better, I was hooked! This woman, Sunny, guided me through it all. While she does get a bit too spiritual for me at times, she has provided me with a lot of knowledge and inspiration through her videos. She is the only person who has healed herself from IC with a raw food diet that has made YouTube videos (so far!).

Dan the Man's YouTube videos: This guy was another major source of knowledge and inspiration. He does not have IC, yet he strongly promotes living healthy and a raw food diet as a way of healing. Just listening to this guy puts a smile on my face. He is a little crazy at times, but he has such a high energy and love for life, it's hard not to listen to him! :)

BOOKS

The Detox Miracle Sourcebook: This book seems like it is written for me (and everyone who has a chronic "incurable" disease looking to heal!). This book is written by Dr. Robert Morse and contains valuable information on health, nutrition, and everything you need to know about detoxification. Dr. Morse knows his stuff - out of 100 people who come to him with various types of cancer, approximately 70% cure themselves, 20% can't do the program, and 10% are too advanced or do not want to live. His program focuses on raw foods and detoxification. If it works for cancer patients, why wouldn't it work for IC patients?!

Catherine Simon: The author suffered with severe IC for many, many years and cured herself through natural methods. She shares her story, along with great information and inspiration, in her books.

Solving the Interstitial Cystitis Puzzle: A Guide to Natural Healing: I have not read this book yet, but it was highly recommended to me by a good friend who is also healing her IC naturally. The author has cured IC in many others before and writes about her techniques in this book. The main idea is alkalizing the body. Multiple sources say that many diseases are formed in the body when it is in a state of acidosis. To reverse those diseases, one must alkalize (and one of the ways to do this is to eat alkalizing raw foods!) Just read the comments on Amazon and see what others have to say about it!

ARTICLES

The Benefits of Juicing

How to Eat Healthy


Is Sugar Toxic? Great article that discusses how sugar contributes to disease.

A Health Report that speaks about Spirulina and how it can help those with IC.

To Reduce Pain (and alter your brain) Try Meditation.



WEBSITES

The Yeast Connection: "The role candida plays in chronic pain and disease is no exception. Yeast overgrowth disturbs your intestinal tract lining, allowing allergens and toxins into your circulation while your immune system becomes to weak to handle the influx. This combination is one of many variables that play a role in a diverse group of seemingly unrelated health problems – not just vaginal yeast infections. These range from PMS, chronic fatigue syndrome, migraines, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, and interstitial cystitis, just to name a few. The Yeast Connection and Women's Health includes a more in-depth discussion of yeast's possible role in these serious and uncomfortable conditions and makes treatment recommendations."

Sunny's blog

IC Success Stories

Natural Healing for IC



If you have other great resource suggestions, please let me know and I will add them!