I'm a vegetarian. I wasn't always and I admit I still miss beef jerky and roast beef, but after reading Eating Animals and The Food Revolution, I knew I couldn't do it anymore. I could give you a list of emotional arguments about why I made this choice but as a fan of the mantra facts, not feelings, I'll encourage you to read The Humane Economy, instead. Because The Humane … [Read more...]
“Each patient carries his own doctor inside him.”
You know what strikes me as sort of sad? There is a whole program dedicated to eating wholesome food that comes from the earth. It’s a little pitiful that we’ve gotten so used to processed franken-foods that we think of it as difficult to eat vegetables, fruit, and meat. And yet, here I sit, proud of myself that I “survived” 30 full days of eating such horrible things. But I am … [Read more...]
“You were sick, but now you’re well again, and there’s work to do.”
“You were sick, but now you're well again, and there's work to do.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, TimequakeI want to start this post by saying that we are in the middle of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week and if you think you might need some sort of eating disorder support please know that there is free help available. And if you don’t think you need support, please consider … [Read more...]
“The water is very green and has a sweet taste” – Helen Oyeyemi
I recently read an article written by a guy who read an article about how Gwyneth Paltrow swears that drinking a green juice in the morning gives her more energy than drinking coffee. I am an avid, unapologetic coffee drinker. I drink one cup every morning but sometimes that cup is the size of a big gulp (in my defense, most of the time it’s the size of my normal coffee mug). … [Read more...]
#HealthyHolidays2015: “Give thought to giving.”
Title quote from Huston Smith, Tibetan Book of the Dead Here's what the holiday season means to me - togetherness, love, joy, fun decorations, parties, and excitement about the upcoming year all shiny and new. Here's what it doesn't mean to me - gifts. I do participate in gift giving and I'm not so much holier than thou that I won't accept a gift, but it does kind of … [Read more...]