Some may get this, some may not. you've read where they have stress numbers related to events such as getting a divorce, losing your job, moving, a death in the family... I think changing one's diet, depending on the reason, can be ranked right up there. I am an amputee, one that designs legs for a living... and still for me to switch permanently into a new one is difficult in that it is something completely new for me, an unknown. Another example for me to witness happened around May this year. I discovered Miller's farm and started ordering their thick raw grass fed cream, 1st colostrum, raw butter, and thought I was in heaven. I almost totally substituted my 70% daily fat intake from beef fat and marrow to dairy fat. About three weeks into it, boom, diarrhea, a total repulsion of the idea of eating fat, and a loss of appetite. Looking back, I thought I had a blocked bile duct, maybe a severe blockage of round worms,,,,, bottom line, though, my body could not make energy or digest fat any longer. Just like that. I lost weight, had no energy and wasn't doing very well. I had to include fruit or carbs into my diet. It was a hard transition for me to make, mostly mentally. It reminded me of the many times over forty years where i've either by choice of necessity made complete reversals in my diet. And each time there were days followed by anxiety and a feeling of being lost, with nothing to bank on or believe in that was going to keep me healthy, keep me from dying prematurely, no magic bullet that I could use should I need it. ( Years ago, it was wheat grass that was going to heal me, should I need it)
So, GS, when you suggested to Lex to change his diet... my past came into mind, and all the mental thoughts, practices, habits, believes, convictions....that had naturally formulated over the days, months, and years while adhering to each diet. Looking back a little deeper, it's almost clear that we create our own reality with the choices we mentally make when it comes to diet and health.
For those still interested; I got tested for parasites, found none, but still chose to take humaworm's wormer. Who knows whether it was time itself or some of the herbs, but my diet is back to using fat as fuel,, and noticing again how fruits detract my feeling balanced and consistently energetic. But without turning to fruits or carbs, I really was wasting.
In a way, my experience deepened my respect and sharpened what little instinctive nutrition practices I use. I was forced to eat fruit. But since then, I follow my tastes much closer. As my ability to digest fats increased, I used more plant fats, including avocados, which prior experience had left me feeling that they weren't for me. I do think the body has a wisdom and has the ability to help heal itself. And I put a little more effort in finding new and varied foods, and discovering whether i like them or not. A friend recently gave me a King Salmon. I sliced it and hung as much as I could in the fridge. The rest I froze. When I ran out of the drying fresh, I attempted to eat the frozen. I wanted to enjoy it, but had to force myself to swallow. So interesting, how I tried to overpower what my body was trying to tell me.
GS, have you perused Jack Kruse's website much? He writes and is adamant that food is 10%, and our living envirorment , or getting away from, as you call it, 'dirty electricity' and a few other environmental factors is 90% of the being healthy equation. Whether or not he's right or wrong, I again find it fascinating that our believes as to what keeps us healthy really come from thoughts, and they can be formed and reshaped so easily (hopefully that's not too non-dualistic ).
On a side note, I'm more than curious as to why Iguana hasn't chimed in here?
