Ramblings of Rick Rockhill. Pet Food Nutrition Industry Veteran. Public Speaker. Student of life, doing what I love. Following my passions and that which inspire me. Advocate for the health benefits of the human-animal bond, animal nutrition, animal advocacy, awareness of prescription drug abuse and the fentanyl crisis. Home is Palm Springs, California, USA.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
If its not one thing, its another...
-Rick Rockhill
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14 comments:
I know what you mean. Sometimes just living and breathing is hazardous to one's health. Geez!
Rick,
I totally agree with you! Eating healthy is all well and good, but delicious food is one of the greatest pleasures of life, and it should not be totally given up for the sake of "nutrition".
Hehe!! I totally know what you mean about the "trap" of eating healthy. Fish just stresses me out. I've decided they should be for watching not eating. :)
Let's hear it for Organic Strawberries! I don't think you can go wrong with those. ;)
--snow
Rick, I have noticed over the years that there will be a study to refute the last study coming out very soon. Nearly every study contradicts others. My solution is to eat everything I want in moderation (sometimes I'm not so good at moderating) and hope for the best!!
I ignore the studies and keep it simple: real foods in reasonable amounts, with "real foods" defined as "anything my great-grandmother would've recognized as food."
This means I have to do a lot of cooking, because processed foods are usually full of unpronounceables, but that's okay. I've found that my home-cooked fare tastes better and satisfies me longer than anything out of a box.
There are so many reports about foods and drink stuff -each with another report that totally contradicts the other and it gets really confusing plus, very difficult to try to figure out which is likely the most accurate ne then too. I just keep eating my pasta that I love, occasionally venture off and bake some bread from scratch -not from the frozen bread loaves -and I do try to eat a somewhat balanced diet too. I can't deal with the thought of depriving myself of some of the foods I do love though -chocolate being one of those items. And yet, a while back I did read something about dark chocolate having a lot of beneficial things to it so I'll take that report as a definite truth, ya know.
Following what's 'current' and good for us is like sitting at a fast-moving tennis game!!! I eat a lot of fish and according to one report I read, my mercury levels are probably high. So if I become totally insane, we'll all know why. BUT, my cholesterol levels will be healthy. :)
This will really blow your mind: free range chicken has as much omega 3 as wild fish, without the mercury risk. Crazy or what?!
I figure I take enough chemicals to help with the effects of my medical condition, so I should willingly consume fewer of them in my food. That's why years ago we switched to doing most if not all of our shopping at Trader Joe's where I get lots of yummy organic produce, and many of the foods are preservative free and free of artificial flavorings. We feel better for it, too.
I'm kind of in the same boat with Kenju.....They tell you one thing and then, a few years later they tell you something else...For years I really ate in a very healthy way and have taken natural supplements too, since 1961....Now? Well, I'm certainly not as good as I was, at all....But, at this point in my life, I just want to be able to eat whatever I like....Like Judy, I'm not too good about moderation where certain foods are concerned---LIKE, CHOCOLATE! (lol)
Oh no never give up those pizza, past and chocolate. Have to treat ourselves. I rarely eat anything process or out of a box. Have you tried Buffalo meat, or Elk?
Mmmmm...food...must have some more!
all things in moderation and with a reasonable eye on what is clearly bad for us. certainly the less something is fooled around with the better.
i have to admit i am so glad mr. lime and two of the limelets are hunters. we never buy beef as we have a good supply of venison (free range, low fat, hormone and antibiotic free ;) )
If you haven't already, read Michael Pollan's "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto". It frees you from the shackles of stressing about carbs, vitamins, Omega-6, blah blah blah. Pollan calls this unhealthy obsession "nutritionism". He sums up his whole theory with the simple quote "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." Trust me. It's worth the read. It's blessedly short to and I finished it in a day.
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