F4L Ministries

Since we began sharing the message of BEING SICK IS NOT NATURAL!, we have had so many people sharing with us how they enjoy the health tips and it was only recently that we started recording the information, so below, please find testimonies of folks who have been blessed by our labour of love!

“Since going onto this new eating lifestyle, I have lost 24kg and have kept it off for the last 6½ years, whereas before, every time I stopped watching what I eat, I would just gain the weight back again. I have also experienced that I have more energy and vitality than ever before, have no more trouble with my bowls, sleep like a baby, and the constant headaches I have had for the last 20 years are gone! Praise God that he has shown Kathy and I that when we take control of what we eat, get healthy doses of sunlight, lots of exercise and drink clean pure water, we can live healthier more vibrant lives to His glory!” Colin

“We have been struggling with health problems for the last couple of weeks and could not identify what was causing it, but have taken your advice to drink purified water and feel much better, please continue doing what you are doing!” Matt & Naomi

 

“Thank you for your work. It is God’s blessing to all who will receive this truth!” Marcia

 

Kathy writes: “For many years I suffered from acne and right up till my fortieth year this ailment prevailed. Well, my husband and I went going cold turkey onto the Genesis 1:29 lifestyle, and today I can with comfort appear in public and have no concern about pimples on my face! Even my daughter remarked about how nice my skin looks! Praise God for this information, that we heard His voice and changed our habits!”

 

Leigh writes: Yumm! I’m certainly going to try the soup. I LOVE tomato soup!

 

Michele says, “So nice receiving the health tip emails – giving me lots to think about”

 

Due to many irregularities in our diet of late, I decided last Monday that I will go on a vegetable juice and water fast trusting the Lord to help me get back to eating less, eating slower (we are always rushing), and eating wiser. Well not having fasted for a long time I was concerned that unless the Lord helped me, I would not make it (I like my food), so I duly gave the issue up to Jesus for strength and by His grace instead of fasting for just three days, I felt led to continue fasting till Friday and to my amazement, I never felt hungry, tired, worn out or lethargic. As a matter of fact as the week went on I actually felt vibrant, joyful and invigorated, singing His praises. I believe that fasting on a regular basis, for 1-3 days or as the Lord leads, whether for spiritual growth, physical health, relational issues or mental clarity can only do our overtaxed, overfed, stressed bodies the world of good. Praise God for His goodness! Kathy

 

Wow, you are an inspiration. Thank you for these health tips, they are really useful and I pass them onto all my friends. Angie-SA

 

Thank you for your weekly tips.  I enjoy them very much! Liezel, SA

 

This week I was chatting with our housekeeper about her health. We have been doing our best to assist her by giving her carrot juice and salad everyday and encouraging her to have fruit instead of a cooked breakfast, as she has many physical ailments. Not expecting a positive answer as she is eating all sorts at home in the evenings, I asked her if she is feeling better due to the added nutrition. This was her answer: “I am feeling so much healthier, have less stomach trouble, am feeling much stronger and have lost a little weight” Praise God for His goodness! Please stand with us as we trust that she will continue getting better and be a testimony to others out there who are also suffering from the same problems she had. Amen!

 

Because of our lifestyle, we always have a lot of skins, peels, etc from the kitchen, which we keep for somebody in town who has pigs, resulting in plenty of fruit flies. So, I tried the fruit fly remedy by placing two containers in two strategic places and it wasn’t long before the flies came to investigate and soon they were all floating at the bottom! Thank you for this very helpful tip.

 

“Thank you for the effect and love you put into your weekly health tips. I find it very interesting!” Maria

 

“I would like to just let you know that I am finding your F4L newsletter very interesting” Lee-Ann

 

Firstly, I need to share that I got a compliment today. My friend Karina has not seen me for a few days and when she saw me today, she told me that I have lost weight. She just does not know how much I needed the encouragement!” Maria

 

“Hi Kathy, can you please add my friend to your F4L mailing list, this is really a blessing for so many of us. Thanks,” Wendy, SA

 

Colin came back from India two weeks ago with a chest on him. I dug into my health tips as I remembered that I have a remedy for coughing somewhere, but because we don’t get sick, I did not think of keeping it in a prominent place. Well I mixed the brew for him and by God’s grace he did not have to resort to medication as he is completely well again and fighting fit. I include the recipe for anybody who might be interested: Mix ½ cup Raw Apple Cider Vinegar, ½ cup water, 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper and 4 heaped tsps honey. Take one tbsp when cough acts up. Take another tbsp at bedtime

 

Interesting article on lemons, my daughter had bad morning sickness and heartburn during pregnancy and the only thing that helped was lemons and lemon juice. Immediate relief and I think it added to the little one being so healthy” Janet, SA.

 

Regarding sports drinks please be warned i landed up with kidney stones as a result of sports drinks, and articles are now filtering through to the medical profession that if you are not actively involved in serious sport to stay clear of sports drinks they are too concentrated. And if you do play sport then to limit sports drinks and quench your thirst with water. Janet, SA

 

Due to living a very active lifestyle, often climbing up and down mountains, Colin started experiencing pain in his right knee, behind the knee cap. We increased our prayers of gratitude to the Lord for healing and keeping us healed, added a little more healthy oil to our diet, and by God’s grace, his knee is healed! Praise God!

 

Thank you ever so much for sending this..I so agree with what you are saying…I am learning from you…praise be to GOD! Marianne, USA

 

The current problem I am having with this new lifestyle is that I am hungry…I am eating nothing that sticks to the ribs…I could have some rice when I get home…but I am wondering if this will go away with time..I am so surprise how delicious and sweet veggies are…in the past I ate a fair amount of veggies but I always steamed them..raw is new to me and man food is flavourful…   today I had green and red bell peppers that I bought at the farmers market..no spray…along with a couple of carrots, zucchini, and cauliflower…Marianne, SA

 

Hi my dear friend, you were so… right about all the healthy foodies…keep it up and God bless you for educating us all!!! Gerda, SA

 

Thank you very much for the health tips, I appreciate them greatly. We were at a function a while back and I ate some of the lasagna they had and man, did I suffer with a headache the next day! It really isn’t worth subjecting our bodies to food that is harmful to us. Ina, SA

 

Hi Kathy, I just want to thank you for the tip you gave me for the fruit flies. We have an African Grey Parrot and it likes fruit, but the fruit flies are driving it away from the fruit. We tried your remedy and it is really working. Michelle, SWD

 

Hi Mom, I used the inside of the banana peel and rubbed it on Morne’s mosquito bites, and it worked! Thank you!

 

“Hi, thanks, I always enjoy these articles! Interesting both lemon and honey break down mucous, thinning it thus making it easier for the body to get rid of, glycerine also acts as a lubricant and is especially good for the vocal cords!” Janet, SA

 

Colin and I had some chips on Friday night and I said to him that the oil has a strange smell to it, but I finished making the chips, we sat down to eat and ½ way through I started feeling queasy, but gave it no thought. Well I had a night of nights. My body has a higher acidity than Colin’s so I react quicker to oily foods and I know it, but ignored the niggling thoughts. Well early this morning that oil started talking its own language and I was nauseous so got up, went to the kitchen, got a piece of raw ginger, started chewing it and even though it was a bit strong tasting, but I persisted and viola, IT WORKS! No more nausea!

 

Thank you for the health tip, you will not know how much your weekly emails mean to me” Carole, SWD

 

We were talking to a friend on Saturday, and the topic of our lifestyle came up, during the conversation he said, “I followed your diet for quite a while and felt so good, but since I have been moving around so much I have had to adjust my complete lifestyle and have picked up unnecessary weight and am not feeling as good as before” ~ FG, SA

 

Hi everyone, this is important information..diet drinks will surely kill you… if you have to drink sodas drink the real thing… however all sodas are poisonous to our bodies… diet drinks are really bad… really, really bad… please read and be aware of what you are putting in your body. Cathy in Africa..Please share this information with your readers..your health newsletter is such a gift to all of us. Blessings – Marianne, US

 

Hi dearest Kathy, greetings to you & Colin in His mighty Name…. thanks so much for our weekly Health Tips, I always share it. Not sure whether you got this complete list of cinnamon and honey cures.  I know you also trust the natural goodness of honey. Gerda, SA

 

Hi Kathy, you have a wonderful website, which I will definitely visit every now and then! Co, SA

 

Thanks as always for your great newsletter. Please can you let me have a list of your AIM products, prices etc and a quick rundown on what they are good for also the African cream etc you are selling. Why don't you open a health food restaurant in Nelspruit, you could do that and run your Food 4 Life and sell your other goodies all in one what better way to be a living testimony to all that you believe. Food for thought I hope. Janet, SA

 

The health tip gets circulated to my whole family every week! I must tell you, the cucumber slices worked indeed for ants. They are placed all over the house on the windowsills & the vinegar in the white washing is a winner, thanks! Gerda, SA

 

Hi Kathy, You have made me proud with your books they are well written and easy to understand, keep up the good work. Love you, Louisa, SA

 

I just know God is going to do great things for your ministry, you are such a blessing. I look forward to Monday mornings and can't wait to see what you can tell us! May God bless you in all that you do ~ Janet, SA

 

I like the website, I am spending some time there now. Stay blessed. Velina, SA

 

I LOVE your vision of helping less fortunate people to gain access to healthy foods and products! All the best in your ventures and may your blessings far exceed your expectations. Riana, SA

 

I found the article you sent very interesting. There are so many healthy foods to eat if we just put in the effort to research them and stick to healthy diets. Mark, SA

 

Thanks again for the Marula soaps, and your wonderful articles. The old man I gave the soap to has had a positive response, his skin feels better ~ Janet, SA

 

I had the honour of being able to visit Janet on Tuesday last week and was so encouraged by the enthusiasm with which she reads the health tips and her testimony to the people she works with regarding the work we do in spreading the message “You don’t have to be sick, just change your lifestyle!”

 

Last week a friend sent me tips for vinegar and after reading them I was made aware again of the weeds that so easily stick their heads out in amongst bricks, paved walkways and other cemented areas. Well, about 2 years ago, I used vinegar in a spray bottle to spray all the weeds in the front of our house where it is completely cemented in and yesterday, I was walking to the vehicle to go to a function, when I noticed for the first time in ages. THE CEMENT HAD NO WEEDS IN IT! Praise God for another household tip that really works! Kathy

 

Since I can remember Colin has had a problem with his bowels especially when he has been travelling a lot, relying on laxatives to do the work! When we changed our diet things changed for a while, but his constant travelling lifestyle often caused irregular eating or having to eat whatever the best option was at the supermarkets, his stomach just would not become regular. Well we took control of the situation a few months ago, prayed for his bowels to come in line and lo and behold, after our return from Israel, he is now as regular as can be and does not have to use Herbal Fibre Blend or Psyllium Husks at all, praise the Lord for His healing hand!

 

It has been 10 years on 11 July this year that Colin and I went onto the NUTRITARIAN diet we do our level best to follow on a daily basis, even when we are travelling we look for the healthiest meal on the menu and our praise goes out to Father God for sustaining us, helping us to stay healthy when everybody around us are complaining of this ailment or that sickness, this disease or that pain. May all who read this come to realize that God always has a better way for us to do things! And may they too come to understand that NUTRITION is of major importance for us to keep our immune system functioning properly so that it will keep our bodies healthy and regenerating instead of sick and degenerating. Kathy Cotterrell