I started exercising. Eating healthy. Meditating.  Taking care of me.  Life catches us off guard sometimes and we fall back on unhealthy patterns.   The best I can do is to catch myself, and drag my butt back on course.

So I’ve been juicing veggies every day: Kale. Spinach. Cucumbers. Broccolli. Sprouts. Carrots. Beets. Celery. Wheat germ. Tomatoes.  Yummy!!!

Today I started doing the wheat grass thing.  I bought a juicer especially for that.  One shot in the morning and one shot at night.  Here’s why:

Wheat Grass:

Increases red blood-cell count and lowers blood pressure. It cleanses the blood, organs and gastrointestinal tract of debris. Wheatgrass also stimulates metabolism and the body’s enzyme systems by enriching the blood. It also aids in reducing blood pressure by dilating the blood pathways throughout the body.

Stimulates the thyroid gland, correcting obesity, indigestion, and a host of other complaints.

Restores alkalinity to the blood. The juice’s abundance of alkaline minerals helps reduce over-acidity in the blood. It can be used to relieve many internal pains, and has been used successfully to treat peptic ulcers, ulcerative colitis, constipation, diarrhea, and other complaints of the gastrointestinal tract.

Is a powerful detoxifier, and liver and blood protector. The enzymes and amino acids found in wheatgrass can protect us from carcinogens like no other food or medicine. It strengthens our cells, detoxifies the liver and bloodstream, and chemically neutralizes environmental pollutants.

Fights tumors and neutralizes toxins. Recent studies show that wheatgrass juice has a powerful ability to fight tumors without the usual toxicity of drugs that also inhibit cell-destroying agents. The many active compounds found in grass juice cleanse the blood and neutralize and digest toxins in our cells.

Read more on this link:  Benefits of Wheat Grass

So turn over a new leaf with me and here’s a happy and healthy 2012.

With Joy,

Pat

 This is my much-deserved vacation. I’ve been working like a fiend for the past 5 months on my new book (in 3 languages), my new website (in 3 languages) and my Discovery documentary.  One year ago my chemo fog hadn’t lifted yet and there would have been no way that I would have been able to juggle all of these projects at once. But then it lifted…2 years after the end of my one year of chemo.  And I came back…hard and strong to fulfill this guided “directive” to help others through my dance with cancer. 

Many thought I was over-working, which I was.  Others thought I needed to focus on making money.  Which of course, is important since I have many bills to pay.  But I trusted. I trusted that all would be well. That I would be taken care of. That the Universe is abundance and that as long as we’re true to ourselves and our Divine purpose, we will be provided for.

Here I am enjoying a one-week break at a heavenly sanctuary.  Trusting and believing. It works.

I’ve released all the work now, in a sense. I put it out there, now it’s up to God, the Universe, to take it from here.  I will trust that they will go and do the work they need to do, helping others.  All I do is ask for guidance.  A far stretch from the days before cancer when all I ever did was control.  What a hilarious thought. We think we’re in control. We’re so not. As I always say, all we can control is how we respond to the events in our life…and what we do with them.

So, now, I trust. Release. Let go. Let God.  And ask for guidance every day…to do the work that I’m supposed to do while on this earth.

As I prepared for this trip…I threw out my back.  Just days before a “hiking” trip.  My boyfriend suffered a pulled hamstring during a tennis tournament he was playing in the day before our trip. Hmmmm.  Coincidence?   So here we are. Unable to hike.  We could find ourselves miserable. Complaining. And really self-destructing this vacation.

Instead, we’re enjoying doing….nothing.  It’s something I’ve always wanted to do here, but I always end up doing….something. 

I guess this was meant to be.

Heaven on earth. Silence. Stillness. Nothing.  I am grateful.

With Joy,

Pat

 A huge part of my healing was due to the support of my family and friends. They carried me on their wings to healing. They were there for me almost 24/7 for an entire year.  Angels…they’re angels on earth and I will forever be grateful to them.

And yes…I’m also a positive person. Does my state of my mind have something to do with the fact that I’m now cancer-free and living life to the fullest? No doubt in my mind. Having that positive mindset has kept me and continues to keep me focused on my daily goals: to continue living a healthy life, to live in joy and peace, not to worry, to live with purpose and be of service, to savor every delicious moment.  

 Today, my life is normal.  Normal in a different way.   I’m not a workaholic anymore. I find beauty in everything…from the tiniest of insects to the grandest of mountains. I give up control to Spirit/God…and trust that everything will unfold as it’s supposed to. I am able to receive and feel good in it…knowing that it’s not all about doing. I’m learning that the world will keep spinning, even when things are not done…my way.  There is a balance I never had before. I trust more. I’m at peace. There is no preoccupation with cancer. I see it as a blessing in my life that has led me to new people, understandings and experiences. I now follow my heart more than before and give dreams a chance to take off. One of my dreams has always been photography and soon I will have my second photo exhibit.

 A few weeks ago I was just given the “All Clear.”  It was a very emotional day that  really took me by surprise. All I could say…or think was THANK YOU. Thank you for my life, my friends and family, my angels, my experiences, the air that I’m breathing…the car that I drive, my pets, my delicious new boyfriend, even my wrinkles and extra pounds…they prove I’m alive! They’re all a part of ME. One of my favorite sayings comes to mind: “If you don’t think every day is a good day, try missing one.”  Cavett Robert

 I don’t plan on missing a single day of my life…no matter what it brings.  Join me on this fabulous rollercoaster. Whether we’re climbing uphill or screaming on our way down….enjoy the ride. It’s the only one we have…at least in this lifetime.

Lots of love!  Pat

by Dr. Steven M. Newman

Healthy pH Levels

Anyone that owns a swimming pool knows that chlorine kills bugs.  Bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic cells have a tough time surviving in the alkaline environment (higher pH level) of chlorinated water.

It turns out cancer cells are not much different.   Human cancer cells are genetically mutated “normal” cells.  All of us have them.  By naturally increasing your pH level, you help create an alkaline environment within your bodies that makes it very difficult on cancer cells.   Stop right there…I’m not recommending you drink chlorine, but I do suggest you make some changes in your diet that enables your body to destroy these mutated cells before they proliferate.

Plant it, grow it, pick it, wash it then eat it. I usually skip the first three steps, but you get the idea.   An alkaline diet is chock full of fresh, raw fruits and vegetables.  Raw food tastes better and has more nutritional value.  For those of you that get bored with raw veggies, try juicing them.  Treat yourself to a raw juice with organic carrots, green apples, spinach, kale and ginger (spicy) for breakfast.

Drinking plenty of water keeps the body hydrated.  Squeezing fresh lemon juice into it makes the water more acidic in the glass, but miraculously increases your pH when you drink it.

Milk…healthy or not?  The only species that should be drinking cow’s milk are baby cows, no matter what the advertisements say.  Dairy products are very acidic.  Cow’s milk leaches calcium from your bones in order to neutralize the acid it contains.  The only food product worse for you is cheese.   Healthy alternatives to cow’s milk include almond, hemp or soy milk, unsweetened (of course).  Making drastic changes in your diet is almost always a recipe for disaster.  Small changes implemented over time are the best way to keep to the program. 

By slowly changing your diet from an animal based acidic diet to a healthier, alkaline forming diet, you’ll feel younger and stronger while being proactive  towards your own good health.

LISTEN to Pat on Topical Currents Radio Show

01/16/12 – Topical Currents is with Patricia “Positively Pat” San Pedro, a breast cancer survivor who’s documented her four-year experience of diagnoses, treatment, mastectomy, and rehabilitation. She’s produced videos, as well as a book called, THE CANCER DANCER.Also on the program is Harvard Medical School’s Dr. Julie Silver, who specializes in the latest techniques of treatment, living with cancer, and remission. She’s breast cancer survivor as well.

 Listen to Radio Program Here:  Beyond Cancer Treatment

Pat joins Joseph on Monday to talk about her journey through breast cancer and how she was able to tap in peace and joy in the midst of her healing journey.  Pat will also discuss her new book “The Cancer Dancer”. 

Cancer survivor shares story with book, website and documentary

BY MIRAISY RODRIGUEZ

U/MIAMI NEWS SERVICE