into deep

deep nutrition that is. these past several months have consisted of a lot reading from a certain nutritional school of thought. one that i am convinced makes the most sense. period. one that squares with my need to eat locally, to eat grassfed meat, to drink raw milk, and to limit or eliminate processed foods, namely vegetable oils and sugar.

as of now, i have not been fully engaged in this "new" approach to nutrition. i am struggling with serious sugar cravings, i continue to drink coffee, i drink plenty of alcohol, i do not get enough sleep, and i do not exercise regularly. i believe the sugar cravings to be the worst as they play out in all manner of ways including fast food consumption, processed food consumption, mood swings, and depression. coffee and alcohol i am willing to limit but not give up entirely. my inability to keep to a realistic sleep schedule is affecting my entire family and i feel incredibly guilty for this. and the lack of exercise can be blamed on nothing but laziness.

now for the positive: we have been drinking raw milk since this past summer and i believe we are all better, healthier, because of it. we eat grass fed beef, pastured chickens, lots of pastured eggs, and grassfed butter. we eat tons of plain whole milk yogurt and i even manage to make my own pretty often. i soak grains sometimes, sprout seeds sometimes, make our snacks sometimes. i do eat local and in season. i do not ever eat fresh tomatoes out of season. (a girl's gotta stick to something!) we, thanks to tom and partly myself, have plenty of homemade lacto-fermented probiotic deliciousness in our fridge at all times. carrots, turnips, sauerkrauts, mayo, ketchup, and (even) ranch dressing.

so back to deep nutrition. i have never had one book explain so thoroughly the reasons for eating traditional foods, the ridiculous fallacies of low-fat diets, the absolute fleecing of our society in regards to major medications and cholesterol numbers, and worst of all, the rate at which vegetable oil and sugars consume us as fast as we can consume them.

now i'm gettin' all fired up.

the point is this: i need to make changes. in many areas, but i'll limit this post to food. so i'm thankful for this book and the feeling of knowledge/power/resolve it gives me. and though i am often afraid to admit it i am nowhere close to being the person i am capable of being to my husband, my kids, my family, my friends, and to the people with whom i work.

guess i have my work cut out for me.

in case your are interested, this is the book.