One of my latest obsessions has been finding the right view on food. I sympathize with vegetarians, marvel at vegans, and end up right back with the carnivores I started with. I get a little frustrated with some Taoist groups I attend, because even if they claim not to push vegetarianism, they spend so much time talking about it, it gets pretty old pretty fast. Top this off with the fact that no matter what argument I've read (and I've read a lot), I'm just not convinced.
Enter into the picture the Weston A. Price foundation. They have some pretty radical views on things, but then again, some of the views of Western medicine are pretty radical in my opinion, too. From what I gather, WAP has a view that cows should eat grass (I wholeheartedly agree) and that we should eat butter. Among other things, they have a different view on saturated fats, feeling they are a vital part of a healthy diet. They also advocate making raw milk available, something I have long felt to be a good idea.
I am only beginning to explore what they say, but it all makes sense to me so far (similar to when I came across Taoism). I saw there is a chapter in my hometown, but a quick email resulted in no response. It's a shame, because I'd love to meet some people who practice this way of life and talk to them about it. Perhaps I'll keep my eye out for signs of WAP at the local farmer's market.
I don't know about a right view on food, but I had triglicerides of 850 and stopped butter, and nearly all dairy, most meat, cut back on white pasta and went to brown rice and 45 days it was 450 a year later 150.
ReplyDeleteEat a variety, mostly fruits and vegis beans brown rice and nuts. Your going to do fine. When I walk into the produce section, I only see a couple things I don't normally eat, parsnips and ugli fruit. It's not more expensive.
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