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In late April / early May, I took in part of the Food Revolution Summit (from FoodRevolution.org). I was inspired to make some changes. Now, I’m not prepared to go the vegan route (I think that if vitamin B12 is necessary and our only primary source is from animal products, the logical conclusion is some meat / eggs rather than relying on a supplement), but have made a shift to reduce animal products and increase fruit and vegetable consumption. We have increased the number of meatless suppers overall.
Now, I wasn’t on a terrible diet...some would say pretty decent overall, but we can always make improvements. So, in the past month, I’ve lost about 5-6 lbs, my blood pressure has decreased (I’ve been on some hypertension medication for a number of years and monitor it daily). I’m feeling better physically and mentally (although some of that can certainly be attributed to our spring season and getting outside more).
I’ve also been digging into regenerative agriculture and the impact our food choices can make on the planet. The vast majority of our meat comes from animals raised by a relatively close neighbour of our country property, so the animals are raised in an overall good environment, the chickens get out to peck (and you can see the difference - dark meat is dark and white meat is pale and the chickens taste like they should rather than out supermarket stuff) and you can taste / smell the difference in the meat.
Nothing is perfect, but I’m improving my health while striving to improve the health of the planet. Growing and processing as much as we are reasonably able to helps in a number of ways - we get outside where the fresh air and sunshine exist, we grow non-GMO, and can grow food without harsh chemicals. In a small way, I believe we are also working to improve the health of our soil over the long term.
My long term goals are a chunight more weight loss and I’d ultimately love to get off the hypertension and lipid-lowering medications.
Now, I wasn’t on a terrible diet...some would say pretty decent overall, but we can always make improvements. So, in the past month, I’ve lost about 5-6 lbs, my blood pressure has decreased (I’ve been on some hypertension medication for a number of years and monitor it daily). I’m feeling better physically and mentally (although some of that can certainly be attributed to our spring season and getting outside more).
I’ve also been digging into regenerative agriculture and the impact our food choices can make on the planet. The vast majority of our meat comes from animals raised by a relatively close neighbour of our country property, so the animals are raised in an overall good environment, the chickens get out to peck (and you can see the difference - dark meat is dark and white meat is pale and the chickens taste like they should rather than out supermarket stuff) and you can taste / smell the difference in the meat.
Nothing is perfect, but I’m improving my health while striving to improve the health of the planet. Growing and processing as much as we are reasonably able to helps in a number of ways - we get outside where the fresh air and sunshine exist, we grow non-GMO, and can grow food without harsh chemicals. In a small way, I believe we are also working to improve the health of our soil over the long term.
My long term goals are a chunight more weight loss and I’d ultimately love to get off the hypertension and lipid-lowering medications.
