Vegetarianism

[Catherine]

We are what we eat, Ruth.
I had some blood work come back with the usually elevated cholesterol/sugar and of course slightly elevated blood pressure.
The Doctor would have given me medication, but I refused. Instead I work on my diet. I don't mean that I diet. I mean the food choices I make.

The prediabetic is more serious than you think. I work with seniors who are diabetic and I have seen what it is like. I guess it scared me into eating better. I have watched people lose parts of their feet. I see what it is like to have kidney failure and heart failure. I have seem people my own age who have had a serious stroke. They survive, but they are damaged.
That is the thing. You go on living with serious health conditions, but it is not comfortable life. I watched someone die of cirrhosis last year. It was sad. He was younger than me. He should have had so many more years.
A lot of what is wrong with us can be sorted out with the right food and healthy choices.

It is not easy to change. Seeing videos about how farm animals are raised has been a great motivator. Seeing the difference between healthy and unhealthy has been a great motivator. Now that I fill up on raw veggies, I do not crave the fatty foods. I feel full and comfortable. Once I broke the cycle of craving sugar it has been easier to stay away from it. The same is true for salt. If you cut down your salt intake it seems hard at first, but then you don't miss it. Put lemon juice on things and it tastes like salt and butter.

I am way healthier than I was ten years ago. It is worth it. I feel good. Now I am shifting towards a vegetarian diet because of how we treat farm animals. I think I will be rewarded by better health.

I hope you are able to help yourself eat better. You will feel better and your body can get better and stronger.