No More Excuses
Submitted by David Weaver on Mon, 01/25/2010 - 2:16pm
Food.
It seems as though no matter how excited and passionate I am, there are those who choose not to hear. They listen, but they do not understand. They ask, but they really don't care what the answer is. Even if the answer is backed with solid evidence and sufficient logic is supplied, it seems an insurmountable obstacle to undo a lifetime of misguided thinking.
Who am I to speak with such authority? What gives me the right to tell you what you think you know could be wrong? I am no different than you or anyone else. I grew up learning and thinking the same wrong things. Everyone told me that FAT is BAD and will cause me to die of heart disease. I had no reason to doubt these people, so why should I think anything different? I mean, these are our doctors and teachers and scientists; people who are supposed to care about our well-being, right?
But I had to stop and ask, "why aren't things getting better and why is this not working?" So I dug deeper and searched out different roads. Turns out, we do have alot of the answers out there for us. We just need to look. So now I am just passing information on. I have nothing to gain by feeding you lies. In fact, I have ALOT to lose by telling you lies. My chosen path is to help people live better lives. For me to deliberately harm and lie would be to destroy all of my dreams and contradict the very core of my personality.
If you don't want to believe me, that is fine. But PLEASE, go figure it out on your own. Come back and ask questions. Ask other people and even TRY IT for yourself. Don't think that you can keep pushing your health to the side. What are YOU passionate about? How much better could that be if you slept soundly every night, had tons of energy during the day and great mental clarity? Questions are welcomed and encouraged. Excuses won't fly. Not enough time? Really?? Is watching the biggest loser really more important than you becoming the biggest loser? You want to spend more time on the stuff you love? Good, me too! Start taking care of yourself. See how that effects the QUALITY of the time you spend on the stuff you love.
I've read up on the science. I've learned from the chemists, doctors and coaches. That stuff is great, but you know what is better? Personal experience. I feel better. I look better. I perform better. I get sick wayyy less. My friends, family and clients who have really taken their nutrition seriously have similiar and even more inspiring results than me. Type II diabetes - reversed. Thyroid meds - gone. Lifelong allergy problems - gone. Gluten intolerance - discovered, addressed.
I am inspired and blessed to be part of a group of people that choose to live better lives. They choose to not be lazy, and to enjoy life.
My challenge to you: No more excuses.
Recipes
Baked Stuffed Tomatoes
1 can tuna (or fresh crab or shredded chicken, etc...)
2-3 TBS olive oil
1/4 cup almonds
1/4 cup walnuts
dashes of cayenne pepper
squeezes of lemon
bunch of basil
fresh ground black pepper
half of avocado
stalk of celery
Combine in food processor! Stuff hollowed out tomato. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
Health Tips
Buy Organic
Foods that were once thought to be very good for your health, are still good for your health. BUT, many of them also have added problems and dangers associated with them that they never had before.
There are some more commonly known problems such as the use of pesticides, toxins and other dangerous chemicals that now exist in non-organic foods. These can lead to various health problems and conditions. Just do a search for "side effects of pesticides" and see what you come up with.
But aside from these issues, there is a very big problem even worse than pesticides; Genetically Modified Foods. The US does NOT require labeling of GMO foods. Fruits and vegetables are some of the most commonly modified foods. They are created in labs and then patented as something the said company owns. There are no laws about the safety of these foods being put into distribution. They are only required to have a patent. Some foods that are VERY likely genetically modified are soy, corn and it's products (canola oil, high fructose corn syrup, etc.) and wheat.
So just by eating the way our pre-agricultural ancestors ate, we can avoid some of our present day dangers all together. We already know that grainfed animals are the "protein equivilant of cardboard." We also now know that there are some potentially dangerous effects of the other foods we are eating as well. So if we are trying to live as healthy and disease-free as possible, let's think more carefully about what we put in our bodies. Buying organic, grassfed, local products is good for the local community, good for your health, and good for future generations.
"A plant, fruit, or animal grown without the administration of artificial pesticides, herbicides, or insecticides, chemical fertilizers, antibiotics or growth hormones (in the case of animal products), most closely replicates wild or untampered-with growing conditions" - Mark Sisson
“The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent disease with nutrition.” ~ Thomas Edison
I love the passionate rant
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/26/2010 - 9:39am.No problem. :)
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/26/2010 - 11:01am.