While studying at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, there were many speakers on many different topics. One day David Wolfe spoke about avocados, sprouts and the importance of eating only raw food, which is food cooked under 118 degrees. The next week I would hear from about the amazing effects of consuming organ meats, marrow in soups, cod liver oil and raw milk during pregnancy to produce a child with straight teeth! So, you can just imagine that all I wanted to do was experiment, see for myself and observe the effects.
I tried to go vegan (no meat, or dairy, eggs, honey), didn’t work for me. I also tried to go Vegetarian (no meat, fish, animal products) and didn’t work for me either. I was so emotionally, physically and mentally weak at one point that I needed to just have some meat and fish. And once I did, I regained my energy and happy thoughts! While I really don’t eat much dairy anymore and although I have always had an aversion to eating chicken, turkey and some meat, unless its grass-fed, free-range, organic or from a farm that I am knowledgable about, my recent visit to the Farm Sanctuary in Woodstock really did me in! Its very difficult to eat a piece of chicken, goat milk yogurt, or even an omelette once you see animals making their noises and rolling in the mud and flapping their feathers and hearing about how an egg is a chicken’s period. The following photos I took at the Farm Sanctuary in Woodstock:
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- Velma, my turkey!
This Thanksgiving, instead of eating turkey, I decided to adopt a turkey. You can too at http://www.adoptaturkey.org/aat/adopt/sponsor.html. Here’s a picture of Velma, the turkey I adopted.
Please note that everyone is made up of their own blood, skin, organs and everyone can make their own choices. We all have our own bio-individuality. What works for you may not work for me and what works for me, may not work for you. Be thankful for the food you have on the table. Be thankful that you are able to chew and eat and swallow. And Be thankful for the people that you surround yourself with. Eat to nourish your body, exercise to nourish your body and think positive thoughts to nourish your soul.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Be Good to yourself. Be Good to others. Be Thankful. Be Well.
