On the down side of the fast

So here I am finally with few days in front of me than days behind me.  Yes that makes me feel good and yes I like the weight loss but now I am thinking about more of a life change.  What happened was I watch this special on CNN about heart health.  Sure there is some amount of sensationalism but there was one statement that shook a nerve. "The combined knowledge of the medical profession could say at this moment if people were to follow the best minds in medical care we could very well see the last heart attack in our life."  What that statement means is not that we will never see heart problems again but we could right now end unnecessary heart surgery, end the $50 billion dollar a year bypass surgery and reduce heart related deaths to a small fraction of the population if everyone followed some simple advice.

Are we all going to follow the advice? No.  Am I going to follow the advice to the letter? No.  However I think it is time for a serious re-evaluation of my life and how I live it so I can go into the next step in my time on this earth with a little more wisdom and a chance to see another 30 years.  What does that mean?  A mostly vegetable and fruit diet.  Does that mean never eating meat again?  I don't think so but juicing for one month has given me a taste for fruits and veggies that I never had.  You may ask why I say this now.  Yesterday I rewarded myself with a bowl of Pho for 31 days of no solid meals.  It had bits of shrimp in it but mostly just broth and noodles.  Now this morning I am back to juicing but I have to say as good as the Pho was I do not think that I had to have it.

During this fast there is always the constant thought that I have to have the pizza or the burger but I think that is just because I have lived an entire life eating that way.  What about just eating a salad or a piece of fruit?  If just eating that not only gives me better health but my tastes now switch to liking that more then the benefits are too big to ignore.  Everyone always argues quantity over quality of life.  Maybe this is not a correct choice.  Maybe the question is how do you want to live and die?  The question is a little more open ended.  Maybe just maybe the answer is I want to live well.

Also go check out some Vibrams.  I actually like jogging in the morning.