How MS Diagnosis Inspired a New Cooking Method

ENTER for a chance to win a FREE Glorious One-Pot Meals set. Contest ends 6/20/08.

It wasn’t until my health went that I was able to gain control of my weight in a healthy way. Once I gained that freshman 30 in college, it seemed to take a lot of exercise and regimented dieting to get it off and then to keep (most of it) off.

I favored Lean Cuisines in my freezer, Crystal Lite in a pitcher in the fridge, Diet Coke, and Equal in my coffee. In short, I loaded my body with additives, preservatives, artificial colors and flavors, and even what I’ve since learned to be toxic substances.

Then one day I awoke blind in one eye.

I was 29. A business owner. About to be a bride. And diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

I decided that the only way I could handle this prognosis was to be as proactive as I could and try to keep my body healthy and strong. I learned that the best way to build and maintain health for any body–be it weakened or strong–is to eat real food instead of processed foods.

Because MS causes fatigue, I found a way to easily and quickly prepare and cook whole foods. I patented the method and called it “Glorious One-Pot Meals”.

Once I began eating this way, not only did I see tangible improvements in my health, but my weight dropped off and stayed off as an unexpected bonus. Not only have I not had an ms exacerbation since 2001, but I after having two 50-lb pregnancies I’m back to my pre-pregnancy size 4 pants. Without counting calories, shunning carbs, or giving up chocolate!

This week, Hope will be giving away one of my award-winning cookbooks, Glorious One-Pot Meals: A new quick & healthy approach to Dutch oven cooking. Although this classic edition is no longer for sale at my website (you might still find it on Amazon for a time), the next edition will be released January 6th from Broadway Books (a Random House Imprint).

In the meantime, please check out the recipes and video demonstrations of my unique, fast, healthy, and easy cooking technique (http://www.gloriousonepotmeals.com). At my blog, http://www.effortlesseating.com, I discuss healthy eating, natural remedies, and weight loss tips among other parts of living naturally.

Best of luck on your weight loss journey and Happy cooking!

Elizabeth Yarnell: Author, Inventor, Speaker, Natural Health Expert, Publicity Coach http://www.elizabethyarnell.com

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ENTER for a chance to win a FREE Glorious One-Pot Meals set. Contest ends 6/20/08.

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