The Staff of Life

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Paleolithic Diet, (gluten-free and dairy-free) also called the caveman or a hunter/gatherer diet. Hunting, gathering, and gardening. It's what country folks have been practicing for generations, and in fact it's a tradition that it even 
thrives today.

God seemingly used bread as a curse, in Gen 3:19 anyway...But we've come to LOVE it! Isn't that strange? The bible makes mention of bread over 300 times --- 361 to be exact. And it certainly has become as much of a staple in our modern diets as it was back then.
So what is with so many people being allergic to gluten. 

I don't even pretend to be an authority on the subject, or any other topic for that matter!  But I have done my share of researching, and have come to the conclusion that this, along with many other diet related illnesses/allergies are a direct result of tampering with nature. Or, eating too many highly PROCESSED foods. WHY are the foods being overly-processed? To prolong shelf life mainly.
So we are eating all of these foods that have had the LIFE taken out of them, and then they have been doused with artificial vitamins, minerals and preservatives/chemicals!! There has to be a better way to eat!

For Instance: I have a bread drawer (one that needs decluttering, sadly) and I have a loaf of bread in there that is a few weeks old, (I kept it just to see what would happen) that still looks, feels and smells fresh. Whaaat? Well, we give in sometimes and buy what looks good. I should really have taken the advice of someone who told me years ago to buy what spoils quickly. It has less preservatives. I mean if you are going to buy bread, or you don't bake your own.. Which we probably should be doing, but hey, life happens, one day we will, right?!

On a sidenote:
You also have people advising us to eat LESS, but actually we need to eat MORE natural foods, naturally prepared foods! Foods that haven't been tampered with (processed), and foods that give us nourishment, vitality, and LIFE!!! I will even go so far as to say, um, all the canning, preserving (to some point) tampers with the nourishment in foods. Now I'm not knocking canning or all the other methods of preserving, but if you live in town, or close to town. . .get to the store, farmer's market, (many larger cities/towns have one, even smaller ones and it's become a very trendy thing) More than likely you'll find someone with sourdough bread, another very trendy thing right now.

You have to jump on that bandwagon, honey, while it's still rolling if you're interested! Make it, sell it, or buy it! 🥖🍞🥯

I'm still thinking about it. . .And this is really going to be a challenge with my Southern upbringing! You know....all those biscuits and gravy, and desserts we are so fond of! But hey, I am up for the challenge. And I heard you can make biscuits, pancakes, and even donuts with sourdough.

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