O.M.G. I saw the best documentary last night. We got it from Netflix, and it's called Food Matters. It really is must see tv, in my opinion. Basically, we as Americans are fatter and sicker than ever, and medicine and drugs are doing little to make us healthy, they just cure acute afflictions. Chronic diseases are running rampant. The focus should be on whole, organic, preferably raw foods. They talk about what your immune system does when you eat cooked animal based protein (it was a long fancy work like leuko-something). Basically, you cannot heal your body if your immune system is in constant attack/inflammation mode. Raw food is ideal due to the active enzymes in the food that are killed when heated. Modern doctors have basically no training in nutrition, and the pharmaceutical companies like it that way. The sicker we are, the more drugs we 'need'. Oh, I could go on and on about this film. And I kinda already have, but I'll stop now. Just go see it, please!
So as a result of my shock/interest in nutrition, I'm going to change my ways for real. I have made half-assed attempts at these things, but I really see that it is a matter of personal responsibility. If I don't do it for myself, no one else will! I'm also not going to hog all this wholesome goodness for myself anymore, I'm going to share with my family more than ever. I've decided that for today I will be vegetarian and raw! I'm only committing to today in order to not overwhelm myself and make promises that I won't keep. My hunny and I were discussing, and we want to introduce more vegetarian/vegan and raw food to the kids. I pride myself for their somewhat decent diets. I mean, they get their fruits and veg, but I don't share the raw or vegan stuff with them much, and they are soooo worth it! I think I've decided I'm not personally going to eat meat anymore, but I will still cook chicken and fish for my family. We are done with red meat for good. Can you tell I'm totally inspired??
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You are inspired!!
ReplyDeleteI would love to eat more raw too but,,, I refuse to buy imported foods and they just don't grow veggies here in the winter.
I am also not into plant based proteins and will not let soy pass my lips. So I will stick with my grass fed beef and free range organic poultry.
I feed the same stuff to my cats, although it is raw.
Good luck to you with the new eating style. I will join in with the raw veggies soon. Right now they are being planted.
Good for you! Everyone's different. You are definitely someone I look to for information. I like to see your progress. I don't do soy either. I keep reading weird things, like it's the single most congesting/mucous-producing plant. Gross.
ReplyDeleteI forgot to tell you: we have a garden this year again, so we're getting ready for that, and we should start the CSA again in mid to late April. So we'll have all organic, local produce again.
ReplyDelete"Food Matters" really is a great film. Living a healthier life really is all about making better choices about food, and this film spells this out to a T. I would definitely recomment "Food Matters" to anyone who considers leading a healthy life a priority.
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