For the past few years or so, the vegetarian, vegan trend has taken over food literature and news media claiming it is healthiest way to eat. I do agree that it obviously has its benefits. There are an abundant amount of vitamins and minerals in a vegan diet. That doesn't mean, however, that one should abandon there previous diet.
In my previous post, I talked a little bit about how I eschewed meat for a while. It was mainly because I was convinced that it was unhealthy and would make me fat. And the hormones from the meat would get in my blood and give me cancer. A tad dramatic, I know. But when you read a book by a certified professional who swears that these statements are true, you... or me at least, becomes affected. Plus, I am in my early twenties and practically susceptible to everything, a trait I am not proud of and work on changing daily.
Anyway, lately I have been incorporating more meat and dairy products in my diet and less carbohydrates, and I am happy to report higher energy levels and a slimmer waistline. Not to mention a clearer mind and a greater sense of well being. No--the fear carried by the slaughtered animal did not imbed itself into my body as a consumed my beef tenderloin causing me to have a panic attack. Though I do believe in energy, I will not take it to such extremes. I changed my diet not because some book told me to, but because my body wanted more protein from an animal source. I could not deny my body what it truly wanted.
Though I was never a total vegan or vegetarian or whatever, I still found my self putting limits on my diet according to someone else's accord. I want to listen to my own voice, my own heart. I owe myself that trust. This is just another example of what food has taught me about life. It has taught me to listen. To shut up, AND LISTEN!
