I must say, yes.  Yes, I have been caught up in the generational wheel.  I was raised in the 1960’s to 1980’s.  Despite the fact that both my parents were raised on farms, their attitude towards farming was that it was a poor man’s lifestyle.  They did not consider the quality of the food that they grew up with.  My mother aspired to work outside the home.  She did not want or desire to be a stay at home mother.  She hated cooking and thus she cooked to live instead of living to cook.  We grew up on quick meals, and junk food.  My parents loved to entertain, so whenever they entertained the food flowed–steak, potatoes, vegetables, salads and alcohol.  When I got married and started raising my own family, I inherited many of those traits, especially when it came to food.  I did not live to cook, I cooked to live.  I in turn fed my family grocery store discounted food, fast foods, and easy to cook meals.

In 2006, my son and I moved to our organic farm and started a lifestyle of being health conscious, paying attention to what we ate and where it came from.  Unfortunately, for me, the damage to my health was done as a result of my childhood upbringing and the habits that I had developed over the years.  Now I am faced with cancer.  When I look at all the cancer diets and recommendations for nutritional and lifestyle changes, I don’t have to make many changes for my current condition.  I just need to knuckle down more and get real serious about all aspects of my life.  I invite you to join me on this journey to health and well-being starting here with food and nutrition.

Kathryn