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Hi Alicia,
I just finished reading your book, and WOW!!!!! AMAZING!!!!! By reading your book, I figured out that I have been flirting for about 9 years ( I love that~ FLIRTING) I am a 49 year old Momma of 4.. daughter 29, son 27, son 24 and daughter 22.. I live in Southern California in a small town called Palm Desert... 15 minutes from Palm Springs, Ca.
9 years ago I was diagnosed with an esophagus and stomach disease called Alchlasia.. Narrowing of the esophagus. Long story short, I had my esophagus REMOVED , along with most of my stomach, I only have an 1/8 of a stomach left. Anywho... My RECOVERY was LONG and very difficult. Since then I have found that whenever I would EAT MEAT, Chicken, Pork, even Turkey I would ALWAYS get very Sick, I mean Throw~up kinda sick.. Then I would be Okay... This has gone on for 9 years now......through these past 9 years, I have BEEN SICK A lot with colds, flu, and for the past 2 years, I have really been ILL! Hair falling out by the HAND FULLS, Extreme dark Circles under my eyes and severe exhaustion.. and the worst was I had severe AMEMIA ( which I was not aware of) Somewhere along the way after I had my MAJOR Esophagus/stomach surgery ( In 2003) I had been depleting ALL MY NUTRIENTS. I NO LONGER had a STOMACH/GUT and THAT is where are Vitamins and Nutrients are ABSORBED. I HAD NO IDEA that , that was happening to my body and my health! I was so anemic, that my blood looked orange. I was admitted to the hospital November 30, 2012 and finally released home on December 14, 2012. I was SO Nutritionally Depleted... I was slowly dying... They said had my Iron dropped any lower, that I would have died. So.....

I received 2 transfusions, many iron infusions during my very long hospital stay. Since My last Blood work in Feb, My Vitamins, Iron , all my numbers are Up, up, up! They said that it will take about 6 months to a year for me to get to my true HEALTHY SELF, and full recovery. But even better...
I found out that I NO longer have the enzymes that are used in aiding the digestion of any MEAT/chicken/ETC.. Thus explains why after I would EAT.. I was Violently SICK...

So, One night about 2 weeks ago I bought your book and read it all in one sitting, It was so good that I could not put it down. I want to BE YOU when I grow up!! LOLOL!!!! I am READY for SUPERHERO STATUS!!!!!! I am Still playing with Foods that are new to me like quinoa, and a whole new world of grains and beans that I have never even tried before. I am trying to Break away from MY FAVORITE FOOD of all GREEK Yogurt. I have a feeling that It will take some time for me to give that one up! But for the 2 past weeks I have gone TOTALLY VEGAN and I FEEL SO GOOD!!!!!! i am still in recovery mode, I know that and I am learning to be kind to myself as well. But What a joy it is to NOT eat meat and feel so deathly ill afterwards!
THANK YOU again for writing this book!!!! YOU have helped SAVE my life and for that I am eternally grateful! It's funny..... I have seen every movie you have been in and ALWAYS adored you! I remember when I took my daughter to go see you in CLUELESS.. As IF!!!!! LOL! This movie became a Movie we ended up buying
and it became a GIRLS SLEEPOVER, Feel Good, Belly laugh , watch it over , and over again kind of movie! Now just look at you, married, a new Mommy, and an author! You my friend are AMAZING!!!!!
I will forever be in the "KIND" MODE, Community and LIFE!!!!

Alicia, keep up the GREAT WORK!! We need you!!! Keep rocking the positive and sporting your Happy!

Most Respectfully,
Cindy Ruiz