Ever since I have changed my lifestyle regarding food I feel weird. Not weird in a bad way, but rather in a good way. The reason I feel that way is because I feel like I'm on an island. There aren't too many people that are with me, that is I mean eating nutrient dense food 99% of the time.
I tried the "7 Day Challenge" in Nov of 2011 and I have followed the Protocol ever since. I feel much better and I have a lot more energy. The other thing I noticed is that I have better mental clarity. I'm starting to realize what it means to have better health.
I know I've talked about going to parties and the fact that I don't eat the food that is served. When I tell people that the first thing they say is, "I couldn't do that". They already know that they couldn't eat Nutrient Dense Food for a week and nothing else. How about you? Do you know that? How do you know if you never tried it? Full disclosure, when I was first approached to try the "7 Day", I myself had to think twice about taking the "Challenge". Then I told myself it's only a week and anyone could do anything for a week.
That week changed my life! I felt so good I decided to try it for another week and then another. I was really excited that I finally found something that makes me feel really good and healthy. For me this wasn't about losing weight, but I lost a bunch anyway. I wasn't even trying. Anyway, during the time that I began my journey with the "7 Day", I started to do research on our current food supply. What I found was shocking, scary and gave me a reason to change the way I ate.
The Protocol that I'm is efficient, effective and affordable. It saves me time, money, and most important it saved my life. I'm not sure why people get crazy about me telling them the truth about food. When I bring it up it is always so awkward because they seem to go into this denial thing. They don't want to have to face the fact that in order for them to get healthy, you must change the way they eat. Not many people want to stop eating their favorite foods. I mean, what if I told you that the food you were eating is filled with poison? Would you eat it?
What I'm doing is not very accepted because people just don't want to trade their food for better health. I see people all the time working out like crazy and then justify the burning off of thousands of calories by going to get a Big Mac and a coke. At least it isn't diet coke. That is one of the most deadly drinks you can consume. The Aspartame in that drink can cause brain development problems plus a whole lot more.
My question is, "Am I the crazy one"? The one who is eating 100% gluten free food that is nutrient dense and provides my body with ESSENTIAL nutrients or someone that eats food that is bankrupt of nutrition and polluted? In America we are so lucky that we all have a choice when it comes to our health. The sad thing is that most people don't take the healthy choice. It is just too easy to eat the way they do. I think they eventually will, but it might be too late. Maybe I am a little weird, but I'm going to be that way for a long long time.
You make a bunch of good points here, Jay. One that really jumped out at me was the question "If I told you that the food you were eating is filled with poison, would you eat it?" How many times have we seen information on the news about tainted meat or dairy products, or even produce, and the shelves empty and panic-stricken people return or throw away food? And yet, the "good" food from the grocery stores and restaurants is killing people. I know this all too well. It seems a bit hypocritical that the same person who rushes down to return a package of potentially E-Coli tainted meat will gulp down that cola and chomp on a big old greasy burger and, with a full mouth and dribbling chin, tell you they "can't" give up real food....
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