If something in the last three blogs has resonated, and you need a next step, consider yourself in a transition stage.
A person whose health journey I respect told me there was stunning research about cancer prevention that never gets into the mainstream. He said that all of us develop cancer cells during our lifetime but our immune systems successfully destroy them. It is the weakening or hindrance of the immune system that allows cancer cell production to, at some point, gain ground. He went on to say that the digestion of meat after the evening meal competes with the same body processes that destroy cancer cells as we sleep.
Can I point you to the research? No. But for me, it was my transition into whole-food, plant-based eating. God somehow knew it was the message that would move me. I gave up animal protein at my evening meal--keeping everything else the same--and lost 10 pounds in just a few weeks. The weight loss and my husband's adjustment to my (still crazy from his view) food journey were unforeseen outcomes from this one step.
My friend Libby took her family (husband, young child) on an immersion transition. One day they were meat-eaters, the next they were not.
My friend Ellen tried the stop-and-start method over months and months, acclimating slowly but surely.
I told my doctor I had become a vegan and he said, "You're like my mother's friend--a social pain in the neck!" He's right--it has been quite a process to live this lifestyle in front of friends and family. I have encountered disdain, mockery, confusion, curiosity and interest.
But at the end of the day, it is up to me. I am responsible for my health choices and food is at the top of the list. The number of athletes, celebrities and others paving the social acceptance route grows daily.
Your transition step may be something outside of what you read here. If you have set your eating before God, He will make that step unique to you, your personality and willpower, and your circumstances.
Your transition is the leadership of another. Move forward boldly. Someone needs your courage to seek the best.
