Monday, 10/25 -- A pint of Guinness with a side salad.

Feeling groovy.

These past couple of days have been really good for me. I've been feeling surprisingly strong and alert, more like myself. I don't understand how I can feel this good, this fast, when this past treatment hit me so hard.

One theory: I've been following the whole foods/natural foods diet more and more. While there are still some lingering "bad" foodstuffs that I'm still eating, the majority of my diet has been very, very good. I'm still eating some high fat items to help me gain weight to prepare me for the next round of chemo.

People talk about an increase in energy when they eat whole grains like brown rice, millet, couscous and corn along with more fresh veggies and beans. Maybe, just maybe, it is helping me with my blood counts and energy level. Who knows?

Tonight I'm going to enjoy the fermented juice of some other whole grain products: barley and hops. I'm looking forward to it. It's a funny thing when your perspective changes so that you see the food in a pub to be more dangerous than the alcoholic drinks they serve.

Cheers