Entry September 7, 2004, Tuesday

I've been reading so many books on alternative health and diets that they are all starting to turn to mush in my brain. It's funny how many of them contradict each other on profoundly fundamental principles.

Don't eat shellfish because they are bottom dwellers and scavengers.
Eat lots of shellfish because they contain essential nutrients and proteins.

Don't eat tuna and salmon because they are high in the food chain predators and can contain mercury and other toxins.
Eat tuna and salmon because they contain essential fatty acids and Omega-3 thingies.

Eat eggs, don't eat eggs.
No raw veggies, no cooked veggies.
Take lots of vitamins, herbs and other supplements; Stay away from vitamins, etc because they are dead elements. Get all your nutrients from food....

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
(me running down the street screaming.)

I was talking to another cancer survivor on the phone last night and she told me one of her theories: "It's better to eat a meatloaf that was made with love than to eat a weird salad that makes you unhappy." Although I'm not diving for the meatloaf, I do see the sense of the statement.

It's going to be a long road ahead trying to figure out what approach to a new diet we're going to take. But it is 100% worth the effort.

By the way, I'm feeling pretty good today.