| There seems to be so many different kinds of eaters out there.?You know what I mean, vegans, vegitarians, modified vegitarians, low carb eaters, no fat eaters, meat eaters, sugar eaters, etc.?People ask me all the time what kind of diet I eat.?Here?s my story.?My History:?There was a time when I ate meat at every meal.?I was a dietitian in a clinic that promoted a very high protien diet and to be the example I followed the high protien, tons of meat diet religiously.?At that time, if you asked my how my health was, I would have told you excellent because I was a diet nurse who assisted people with weight loss, etc.?However, I was the same person who got sick every winter 8 weeks at a time!?I was still?soft around my mid section and had some lumpy "junk in the trunk" if you know what I mean.?Kidney stones (caused by the inability to break down protiens) were a common occurance that would leave me in more pain than I could sometimes handle.?I also suffered from a thyroid dis-ease and found my emotional ups and downs to be overwhelming and tireing.?I knew something had to change.?When I recieved my masters in homeopathy, herbs, and energy medicine, I decided to leave the diet clinic I was working in to persue a business of my own.?This gave me the freedom to really do some research on diet, nutrition, and what our bodies really want.?That was 5 years ago.?It?s been a journey!Today:?I am a vegitarian but I will eat sea food on occasion (like 2-3 times a year) if we are at a restaurant or something where they don?t serve vegitarian food.?So I am not that strict, I don?t like being strict because it stresses me out!?Like, "oh no, I can?t eat anything!"?So, with being a laid back vegitarian it?s easy.?Still, I will never eat birds, cows, or other animals.?Think what you want, it?s just where I am.My two year old has never had meat or fish, but he loves other protiens like eggs, beans and rice, etc.? |
| My two year old has never had meat or fish, but he loves other protiens like eggs, beans and rice, etc.?My 11 year old is back and forth.?I don?t put pressure on him to be vegitarian, it?s his choice.?I don?t have meat in our house so the only time he has the oppertunity to eat it is if we are out or at someone elses house.?Being a nutritionist, I am never worried about his protien intake or lack of meat.?The truth that I have discovered is that WE REALLY DON?T NEED THE FOOD OUR T.V?S, RESTAURANTS, AND HEALTH INDUSTRY TELLS US WE NEED!!?Wow.?What I learned is that humans are evolving to a place where we don?t need meat anymore.?This is somewhat proven by the shape and texture of our evolving bodies.?Our ancestors had strong, tough skin and pointy teeth, they looked like carnivores.?Now days, we have soft, supple skin, and our teeth are mostly flat accept for four.?(Even those teeth are becoming flat, check out your kids compared to your own!)?We look like omnivores or vegitarians.?Also, if you look at the amount of cholestorol, heart disease, obesity, etc. in our world, you can see that our evolving bodies are asking for a change in diet.When I became interested in being a vegitarian it wasn?t so much because of the animal cruelty, but just the fact that I felt really crappy when I ate animals.??Meat seemed to slow me down, make me tired, and clog up my?digestive system.?I wondered if some of my health conditions were linked to how much meat I was consuming.?I decided that my body had a hard time breaking it down so I just cut it out of my diet little by little.?What I realized was that even though it made me feel like crap, I was addicted to it.?I would feel weird and light headed when I didn?t have it.?I started reading Hindu books that talked about the addictions we have to meat becuase it is saturated in chemicals, hormones, and neurotoxins that make our bodies feel good and even numb.?I treated it like any other addiction and took it one day at a time.?It was really very hard for me.?I noticed that when I was having a bad day, all I wanted was a hamburger and a bowl of ice cream.?(I promise to talk about the addictions to sugar in a later blog).After it had been a year, I realized?my body?had thinned and my muscle tone was actually better.? |
| After it had been a year, I realized?my body?had thinned and my muscle tone was actually better.?I noticed that my body actually started detoxing on it?s own, my skin cleared up and people kept asking me what I was doing to look so healthy and full of life.?I could handle my bad days with more vibrant energy than before.?I spent a lot of time in the Hindu temples and festivals soaking up their philosophy and recipies.?I felt very calm and clear in my head and that is when I started realizing the cruel way we treat our beloved animals for their flesh.?I decieded to educate my family and friends, but leave it up to them.?To be honest with you, I really can?t do a lot of research on animal cruelty because I have become so sensitive to the subject that I actually find myself sobbing and crying with such a heavy heart.?Its interesting though, I don?t feel angry at the people doing it, I feel such compassion for their clouded minds.?I have been there, I have loved ones who are there right now, I cannot judge.I have found a lot of vegitarians and vegans ready to debate, fight, or blame meat eaters and I just can?t stand it!?It?s up to us to love each other unconditionally, if not, who will??I AM open, loving, and accepting to humans who still decide to eat meat.What I know is that meat can cloud the mind and seperate you from your spirit.?That is not to say that you can?t still feel your spirit, recieve intuition, or be clear in the head at times, but from my experience, I feel that you have to work harder for your connection if you are a meat eater.?Again, no shaming, blaming or judging, it?s just where you are.?Of course I hope my children will make their decisions about meat in accordance to where they are on their spiritual journey and I support them no matter where they are.?Bottom line, the way I?truly feel?is that either no one is perfect, or?else everyone is perfect.?Our diets can reflect where we are on our path and no one should be judged, shamed or blamed for where they are.?It is perfect that you are where you are because you put yourself there and there are lessons at every stepping stone.?If you are someone who is abusing your body not just with meat but chemicals, neurotoxins, alcohol, etc. it?s only a reflection of where you are chosing to be.?If YOU ARE WILLING TO CHANGE, you can look to the diet and really ask yourself?what you really want to change.?If you are unwilling to change that is ok too.??I truly believe though, that everyone would like to become more compassionate to our sweet animals and that no matter who you are, when you eat them a part of you thinks about it.......In a way, the animal you are eating is eating at you -?because the part of you that wants to be healthier and harmonious thinks about it.....?Blessings to all eaters whatever you eat, wherever you eat, and to?whatever is eating at you! |
| Blessings to all eaters whatever you eat, wherever you eat, and to?whatever is eating at you!Namaste! |
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