It has been three weeks since she adopted, at her esteemed acupuncturist’s recommendation, the “Paleo” (cave man) diet and she has definitely noticed changes in how she feels physically and emotionally – with the latter change coming as a complete surprise to her.
Keeping in mind that her new diet consists of meat, vegetables and fruit only - with the theory behind the diet claiming this was the foodstuffs available to mankind at the beginning of time (and hence the food we are designed to most easily digest) - and that prior to commencing this diet meat was the food she was least likely to consume on a daily basis, it's no wonder noticeable changes have been wrought within her.
Physically, she feels more energetic and more in control of her body. She notices this most when she is working as a barber at a military base whipping off one highly precise haircut after another, hour after hour. Her movements are more economical and focussed than ever and this results in her haircuts being more polished than ever. Being sought out for her ability to seamlessly fade/blend longer lengths into shorter is something she feels good about because it is something she has worked hard over the last 5 years to master. Working from a meat based diet, as opposed to a grain based diet, has evidently helped to push her over the top.
Also, and most importantly, her arms feel less "used up" after her weekly stint of barbering and quicker to bounce back to something approaching "normal" during her days off. Ridding her body of all impediments to her being able to comfortably earn her living this way for as long as she needs to was, after all, her reason for accepting the great shock to her system (and her lifestyle) that fully adopting this diet could not help but deliver.
Emotionally, she feels what she can only describe as "fierce" (keen, sharp, passionate) and less likely to automatically fault herself in a cloudy situation. She now feels generally how she used to feel occasionally (for instance, when she was Scottish Country Dancing or, most pointedly, when she would hear the skirl of the bagpipes). She recently told a friend she feels "less slightly paranoid" and "more confidently present". I-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-i-n-g!
She now wonders if fundamentally changing her diet has somehow fundamentally changed her as well. Is this possible? Specifically, is it possible that a person who mostly eats food that animals who are preyed upon eat winds up sharing the fundamental feelings of this type of animal (nervous, apprehensive, wary)? And, conversely, is it possible that a person who mostly eats food that animals who are predators eat winds up sharing the fundamental feelings of this type of animal (sharp, keen, confident)?
If this is true she is extremely thankful she has been led to make this radical shift at her present age and not when she was younger and less inner-directed. At this stage in her life, when she has a greater need than ever to accomplish things that will help her earn her living between now and the grave, she truly requires more of the fierceness of the lion and less of the meekness of the dove.
Roar?
Keeping in mind that her new diet consists of meat, vegetables and fruit only - with the theory behind the diet claiming this was the foodstuffs available to mankind at the beginning of time (and hence the food we are designed to most easily digest) - and that prior to commencing this diet meat was the food she was least likely to consume on a daily basis, it's no wonder noticeable changes have been wrought within her.
Physically, she feels more energetic and more in control of her body. She notices this most when she is working as a barber at a military base whipping off one highly precise haircut after another, hour after hour. Her movements are more economical and focussed than ever and this results in her haircuts being more polished than ever. Being sought out for her ability to seamlessly fade/blend longer lengths into shorter is something she feels good about because it is something she has worked hard over the last 5 years to master. Working from a meat based diet, as opposed to a grain based diet, has evidently helped to push her over the top.
Also, and most importantly, her arms feel less "used up" after her weekly stint of barbering and quicker to bounce back to something approaching "normal" during her days off. Ridding her body of all impediments to her being able to comfortably earn her living this way for as long as she needs to was, after all, her reason for accepting the great shock to her system (and her lifestyle) that fully adopting this diet could not help but deliver.
Emotionally, she feels what she can only describe as "fierce" (keen, sharp, passionate) and less likely to automatically fault herself in a cloudy situation. She now feels generally how she used to feel occasionally (for instance, when she was Scottish Country Dancing or, most pointedly, when she would hear the skirl of the bagpipes). She recently told a friend she feels "less slightly paranoid" and "more confidently present". I-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-i-n-g!
She now wonders if fundamentally changing her diet has somehow fundamentally changed her as well. Is this possible? Specifically, is it possible that a person who mostly eats food that animals who are preyed upon eat winds up sharing the fundamental feelings of this type of animal (nervous, apprehensive, wary)? And, conversely, is it possible that a person who mostly eats food that animals who are predators eat winds up sharing the fundamental feelings of this type of animal (sharp, keen, confident)?
If this is true she is extremely thankful she has been led to make this radical shift at her present age and not when she was younger and less inner-directed. At this stage in her life, when she has a greater need than ever to accomplish things that will help her earn her living between now and the grave, she truly requires more of the fierceness of the lion and less of the meekness of the dove.
Roar?
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