Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Food Inc - Official Trailer [HD]
If you haven't seen this movie, it's about time you do. Everyone should know this information. Educate yourself. If you have Netflix, it's available on instant play.
A Vegan Change...
About six weeks ago, Chris and I took a leap, we went vegan. Yes, for the past six weeks now, we haven't had any meat, dairy of any kind or even seafood. Veganism simply means plant-based. So we are now eating a plant-based diet. That's all.
I'm sure many of you are wondering why? Let me tell you why.
I had been researching it for the past month or so and really was fascinated, because it went along with my values: I want to be kind, compassionate in every way possible and I love animals. I went vegetarian a few years back but that didn't last long. Anyways, funny how things work out ( and I know who helps there..) but after a check up at the doctor and some blood test I was told my cholesterol levels were very high and let's just say, it scared me a bit. I was in the highest risk range. The doctor only told me go on a low fat, low cal diet...Yeah right! And at the same time said: don't lose any more weight! yeah doc! Anyways... after researching a bit more, I decided I would try a plant-based diet, simply because it removes all the crap from my diet and I wanted to see if it helped reduce my cholesterol. Chris said he would do it with me so I wouldn't be alone. He is such a good man. Well, we started a few days later and so far we have loved it. But the amazing part is not just the food, is that it opened our eyes and minds to things I woudn't have imagined. From knowing what's actually good and bad for your body (and trust me, there is a whole lot of things that are being smashed into your brain that aren't true...), to being compassionate in a true way, because not only do we eat gently but we hep the environment, help our country by buying local, help animals who are absolutely ill-treated and the people who are at the mercy of those companies too...I can't even begin to explain how much I've learned in the past 6 weeks, I feel like I was blind my whole life. Oh, go ahead tell me I'm stupid or mushy or whatever, it doesn't matter. I'm not raising my kids being part of free cruelty, I'm not endangering my own body even more by eating stuff that are actually not meant to be put in it. I'm a christian aspiring to be kind, compassionate and I feel that being on a plant based diet helps me achieve one more part of that.
there is so much to learn and most people are very uneducated about what a plant based diet entails.
I have seen amazing changes in our bodies since we have been on a plant-based diet. No more bloating,or other digestive issues, no more itchy eyes, more energy and more peace, we are not as nervous in our ways. I haven't had a headache once, which is a miracle, I always get weird headaches. It's truly changing me inside out. Chris doesn't mind it, I think for now he is more going along with it than anything else, I don't know he would have to share but we are definitely way more aware of the impact of what we eat.
Anyways, it's a very long post and I'm sorry. If you'd like to educate yourself a little, check out " The Kind Diet" by Alicia Silverstone or "The China Study" and many other books and websites. And no, don't believe that just because there is a campaign "Got milk?" it means it's good for you!
By eating a plant-based diet, you can save 100 animal lives a year, that's huge and you'd be kind to the planet,the environment and your body!
Thanks for reading and taking it all in...
Jen
I'm sure many of you are wondering why? Let me tell you why.
I had been researching it for the past month or so and really was fascinated, because it went along with my values: I want to be kind, compassionate in every way possible and I love animals. I went vegetarian a few years back but that didn't last long. Anyways, funny how things work out ( and I know who helps there..) but after a check up at the doctor and some blood test I was told my cholesterol levels were very high and let's just say, it scared me a bit. I was in the highest risk range. The doctor only told me go on a low fat, low cal diet...Yeah right! And at the same time said: don't lose any more weight! yeah doc! Anyways... after researching a bit more, I decided I would try a plant-based diet, simply because it removes all the crap from my diet and I wanted to see if it helped reduce my cholesterol. Chris said he would do it with me so I wouldn't be alone. He is such a good man. Well, we started a few days later and so far we have loved it. But the amazing part is not just the food, is that it opened our eyes and minds to things I woudn't have imagined. From knowing what's actually good and bad for your body (and trust me, there is a whole lot of things that are being smashed into your brain that aren't true...), to being compassionate in a true way, because not only do we eat gently but we hep the environment, help our country by buying local, help animals who are absolutely ill-treated and the people who are at the mercy of those companies too...I can't even begin to explain how much I've learned in the past 6 weeks, I feel like I was blind my whole life. Oh, go ahead tell me I'm stupid or mushy or whatever, it doesn't matter. I'm not raising my kids being part of free cruelty, I'm not endangering my own body even more by eating stuff that are actually not meant to be put in it. I'm a christian aspiring to be kind, compassionate and I feel that being on a plant based diet helps me achieve one more part of that.
there is so much to learn and most people are very uneducated about what a plant based diet entails.
I have seen amazing changes in our bodies since we have been on a plant-based diet. No more bloating,or other digestive issues, no more itchy eyes, more energy and more peace, we are not as nervous in our ways. I haven't had a headache once, which is a miracle, I always get weird headaches. It's truly changing me inside out. Chris doesn't mind it, I think for now he is more going along with it than anything else, I don't know he would have to share but we are definitely way more aware of the impact of what we eat.
Anyways, it's a very long post and I'm sorry. If you'd like to educate yourself a little, check out " The Kind Diet" by Alicia Silverstone or "The China Study" and many other books and websites. And no, don't believe that just because there is a campaign "Got milk?" it means it's good for you!
By eating a plant-based diet, you can save 100 animal lives a year, that's huge and you'd be kind to the planet,the environment and your body!
Thanks for reading and taking it all in...
Jen
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Cherry Blossoms
Yesterday, Chris came to pick me up from work. We left the car in the garage of the building where I work and walked to the Tidal Bassin to see the beautiful cherry blossoms. It was over 80 degrees yesterday and so it was nice to walk around at the end of an afternoon. Everyone was out, the tourists were everywhere...I was so annoyed with them, but who isn't? And I guess, they need to see the sites too, after they came for a vacation and to see stuff. It was crowded but beautiful. We enjoyed our time and can't wait to see the blossoms again next year.
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