It's been almost a year since I committed my life to clean living. My husband and I have not felt deprived of
anything since starting our new way of life.
We treat food as energy instead of an indulgence and that's what it's supposed to be.
The only big change we felt was not being able to eat out as much. That was actually a great change
because it saves so much money! We've found a few restaurants in Louisville that fit our way of life and
whenever we travel, we do a little research before we go and can always find filling and good food.
Fast food was an issue until I put together a meal plan for Wendy's. When you travel by car, finding a place
to eat that is healthy is very difficult. We used to think Subway was such a great alternative to McDonald's but
that is so not true! Wendy's has baked potatoes that are just that; baked. They don't add anything to them prior
to or during the baking process. I add a garden salad (dressing free) on top of the potato with a little salt (they
have sea salt) and pepper.
Whenever possible, we pack a cooler with my homemade organic chicken salad, waters, Cliff or Kind Bars and
kettle chips or Blue Diamond Nut Thins.
Yes, people may think we are strange because of our new way of life but we don't worry about that. I just
don't think most people in the United States know much about health. When someone comes along with a
strong statement about health, they turn away because they hear it all the time. There's not a day that goes by
that news isn't saying something else will cause cancer. We are so numb to hearing terrible things so we don't
listen when it's actually true. After all the research my husband and I have done we know what to listen to and
what not to.
My clean living started with exercise, as it's always been a part of my life. Branching out into the clean world of
eating came next. Now I am starting to pay much more attention to the products I use to clean the house and
the products I use on my body. I switched to Natracare tampons recently. They are 100% organic cotton. I
discovered my Playtex tampons were made with rayon and bleached cotton (and they never really did a great
job) which is not a good thing to put in such an important part of the female body. The pure cotton ones are
wonderful and not any more expensive.
We are also very conscious about the food we feed our animals. We have our "kidney patient" cat eating
Nature's Variety Instinct wet food, our Maine Coon on wet Wellness Core food and our dogs on Merrick wet
and dry food. We're trying to wean our Maine Coon off of Core, but she's picky so it will take a while. Although,
Core isn't a bad product. We just want her to eat on what our other kitty is eating to make it easier.
(He can't tolerate the phosphates in Core and will get sick if he eats her food).
People think eating organically and using healthy products is too expensive. I sometimes hear people in Whole
Foods and Rainbow Blossom (the people that stop in, not their regular shoppers) gasping when they look at the
prices. Eating clean actually fills you up longer because of the lack of preservatives and fillers. Thus, it is actually
the better deal. But in reality, would you really put a price on your life and health?
I know we can't rid our lives of everything harmful but we can try. I wish more people would truly take the time
to see what is going into their bodies. I still get sick sometimes and know my way of life doesn't make me
perfect. I just know it is a smart thing to do. America needs to get on the bandwagon of other countries and
ban the GMO's. In closing, look that one up. See what a GMO is and why America sneaks them in.
I'll give you one hint on why America allows them: Money.
Two yummy organic and GMO-free meals: Quinoa Coconut Milk and Almond breakfast and Summer Veggie
Curry.
