Snotting Up My Keyboard

Today is one of those days when sitting in front of the computer working just isn’t that enticing. But, I’m doing it. In recognition of the fact that I hadn’t posted anything here in a few days, I just thought I’d post something – even if it was not exactly internet related.

I have a bit of a cold. And it is annoying. And the reason for it is called detoxification. My wife and I are fairly health conscious. We do buy organic food when it is convenient and generally try to eat well. However, I had let my discipline go. I was working all the time. Since my wife is not working now, I am generating all the income for the household and that drove me to work like crazy. So, I got lazy on the food front. Started eating some crap. You know, pizzas, Chinese take out, lots of carbs. I wasn’t exercising as much. I was drinking 4+ cups of regular coffee per day. In short, being a typical American.

Over the last few months (definitely since we got married) I had gained about 20 pounds. For that and a few other reasons, I decided to do what is called a detox program. There are a lot of these things out there, but I heard good things about this one. It’s not one of these weird things, either, where you’re downing pints of oil or some shit. No, on this detox program you simply change your diet and give your body a LOT of vitamins and nutrients with various supplements. The diet I’m on is healthy as hell. Basically meats and vegetables. Temporarily, I’m not having any fruits but that will change in a couple weeks or so.

So far so good, although these cold symptoms are a bit of an annoyance. They are typical reactions to your body getting rid of toxins. I have also lost about 8 pounds so far. My energy is good. It’s early in the game. I’ll probably be eating like this for another couple weeks or so, so we’ll see where it stands a little later.

And now for my infinite wisdom…

Eat Well

It is not a coincidence that the rates of diabetes, cancers and other bad ailments have risen in direct proportion to the rise of processed foods. It’s convenient to eat pizzas and Chinese, but it’d really bad for you. Too much coffee is likewise very bad for you. Energy drinks, processed snacks – all no good. I think it really is a shame in this country that people are so ignorant about it. You should take a trip overseas some time and go to a street market. The food quality is so much better. It TASTES better, too.

Organic food is not some new age, hocus pocus crap that the rich enjoy. It’s simply real food that doesn’t have all the chemical crap in it. Take a look at the ingredients of some of the stuff you probably eat. Can you even pronounce half of it?

Don’t Forget About Your Body

I’m working on back-tracking some time of being on a see-food diet…you know, I eat whatever I saw. It’s fun to eat like that, but not fun to deal with a body that is not working right. I don’t intend to eat like a saint ALL the time. Just most of the time.

And those of us who work on the computer and get all into our businesses, don’t forget that you have a body and that that body needs to be healthy for you to be able to continue what you do. So, make a point to eat well and to exercise. If you haven’t done it in awhile, your body might bitch a little bit at the beginning (like mine is), but after that the benefits are clear.

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