Staying Fit Inside & Out

Being healthy and fit inside and out means the physical plus the food we consume.  Health and fitness means the mind, body and spirit.  Working out - yoga, weight training - hiking, walking, biking.  

Something struck me early on that meat - being the flesh of an animal - was not a loving warm meal to nourish our bodies.  If one does choose meat - including poultry and fowl - it would benefit people to minimize their consumption.  Can you count how many animals your family eats in one year.  The carnage waged on the oceans is no better.  I love sushi but I also feel for the blue fin tuna that is caught and hacked, etc - whenever blood is involved - it makes me think - is the life we are taking really worth that one little meal? - and if so, how often should we indulge?  The world population is estimated to reach 7 billion in 2013!  Imagine how many animals and fish are killed - it is well into the trillions - right?

All this plus occasional cheese, coffee, wine,  pasta, pizza, and eggs which we harvest or purchase locally - what more do you need?  Maybe eating animals and fish semi annually - but always keeping a tally of the animals you consume.

I could not help but feel for these chickens which a nearby farmer raised humanely - they were readied for slaughter the next morning - about 20 of them.  Processed and put in the freezer, they would provide chicken for one year minus the amount they would sell.  Just how many chickens does a typical American family consume?  I am sure it is many many more than 20.  

Think about the number of animals one consumes.  To get some ideas non meat consumption - see my food blog where I post "plant based" recipes.  
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