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Corrina T.'s avatar

Thank you for this newsletter! I wish we could all move to one of those places and get together and talk about this!!!

I started feeling the way you are when I hit 40. I went to a nutritionist who told me, based on my family history & my pre-diabetes, to change my diet to more of a “Greek” diet, eat fresh fruits & vegetables, & quit eating crap. I took her seriously. I did. I still eat baked goods, but not as often. I don’t drink soda or alcohol, anyway, so that wasn’t an issue. I ate more fresh fruits & veggies & limited my eating out to once a week, trying to avoid fast food. I felt good!

Then at 50 I started feeling sluggish again. My joints hurt. I felt older than 50. I did some research & decided to try no meat. Vegan was too rigorous for me. I tried it but lost too much weight & had low energy. Vegetarian (& once in a long while pescatarian 😀) though, suited me.

I feel great! My joints don’t ache. I have energy. I wish I could get my sleep to regulate, but that is stress/anxiety caused. I’m working on it.

I think trying different things with your diet is a good idea. Different things work for different people at different times in life. There is a lot about how we eat in the western world that is scary. Just the junk food alone! Keep us posted on how things go! 👍🏼

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Jeanne Torre's avatar

Terrell! Sorry to hear about your foot. I have a guy...if you need a guy to look at that foot. And yay on being inspired by Blue Zones! I've been plant based for 7+ years...a starter way to think about food: Comes from plants 🌱 > Made in a plant 🏭. Start small, with foods you already enjoy :) Happy food exploring!

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