Perry E. Garman
During my annual physical with my primary care Dr. in January 2022 he noticed that my kidney function had declined, and my urine showed a high degree of protein loss. I began seeing a Kidney specialist in February 2022. The Dr. explained, after numerous tests, that due to my declining kidney function (GFR) I was in stage 4 Kidney failure and had probably 3-year kidney life left at which time Dialysis would have to begin since it takes 5+ years for a transplant. Even though the prognosis was not good, the diagnosis was to come back in 6 months for a checkup. My check up in that 6 months showed no Improvement and still no advice as to what we could do to prolong the inevitable.
I contacted Chef Cathy Zeis and that afternoon Cathy had a “Kidney Care Diet” in my hands with wonderful recipes to begin my new journey. I committed to her recommendations and changed my diet. My first 6 month check up showed a dramatic improvement in all test results. My protein loss was ½ of previous tests and my kidney function (GFR) had improved slightly. Even though I cannot reverse the 60% loss of kidney function, I can with Chef Cathy’s “Kidney Care Diet” continue to maintain the kidney function that I have left…. THANK YOU CHEF CATHY!
Carol and Ronnie Beck
We ate nothing healthy, just fast food loaded with calories, fat, sugar and preservatives. Diets and “prepackaged diet foods” tasted awful, had positive results that vanished quickly and were not sustainable.
We decided to take a chance on “Chef Cathy. She provided us weekly menus of REAL food, healthy and fresh. Even though Chef Cathy gave us twice the amount and variety of food to eat than we used to eating, weight disappeared, we slept better and had the energy to exercise.
After a couple of weeks, Ronnie (a heart patient with several stents and a bovine aortic valve) was able to stop taking his blood pressure medicine, one of his heart medications, and walk 2+ miles a day without the persistent discomfort that had plagued him before. Carol’s cholesterol dropped over 60 points, well below the expected midrange.
We continue to eat healthy, “Chef Cathy-approved” foods and don’t crave all those bad foods anymore. We highly recommend Chef Cathy to all we see and appreciate her knowledge, patience and skill. We not only gained a true life change of eating, we gained a cherished friend. She truly changed our lives for the better!
Jae Garman
I found out on June 29, 2016 that I had pancreatic cancer and had to have surgery to remove tumor on my pancreas. I had the Whipple surgery on July Ist. They sent me home from hospital with a one-page release that said “regular diet?’ Friends brought food but everything that I ate caused horrific
I got a blood clot in my leg and lost 30 pounds in less than a month.I remembered that the sweet lady that sits behind us in church is Chef Cathy and she had told me once that she cooks for cancer patients. I texted her with what was going on and she was by my side immediately. She cooked all my meals for nine weeks.
I know that God put me in the pew in front of Cathy for this purpose. She knew exactly what I needed and taught me along the way to trust in God and follow her diet. I am still in chemo but my numbers are great. My husband and I believe in Cathy and love her spirit, her enthusiasm and she is a great cook! I’m not a writer so really don’t know how to convey how much you mean to me and what I think you did to help save me.
HM Nix
I had just recuperated from cancer a second time and decided I needed to go on a healthy diet. Basically for the most part, my diet was good, but I wanted to improve my life with knowledge of what a healthy food program meant.
A community class at a nearby college was offering a class on how to eat healthy. The class title grabbed my attention – “One Bite At A Time” a healthy eating plan. This class was taught by Chef Cathy Zeis and the textbook was “One Bite At A Time” written by the teacher. Cathy not only taught us how to eat for the health of our bodies; but she took us shopping at a grocery store and gave us new ways to search for the right foods and what to look for. The class was “Fun” and it was interactive as we learned how to select foods for our own selves, we shared recipes, and developed creative new recipes.
The book gave plans for cancer, for heart, for IBS, and for Obesity. It was easy to follow as each section has its own menu plans for 30 days followed by recipes in the next chapter related to the menu plan.
In the days ahead, I continued following the healthy eating plan from the book and from what we learned in the class; and here are some excellent results that happened to me:
1. I lost 15 pounds just from following the healthy plan and it has been easy to keep it off.
2. I lost inches and overall have been able to keep it off.
3. Aches and pains in the joins have subsided.
4. My overall health has improved and I have more energy.
5. Staying on the health plan was easy and not hard because I felt full and satisfied.
6. Knowing my health had improved, helps me to feel more emotional strength.
7. My skin has improved in appearance – a more radiant appearance. In fact, people have commented on how it looks.
8. And most of all, the last cancer check-up showed no signs for cancer!