So I've decided to try a new diet for at least a month. This diet will consist of organic foods, and no high fructose corn syrup. If I don't feel better after a month, I will decide whether or not the diet is worth the cost. If you are wondering why I would bother to pay the premium for organic foods, let me explain. A couple weeks ago, I had a long talk with a friend, and she had done a lot of reading and investigation into all of the crap that is making its way into our food. She explained to me how it really all started with genetically modified corn and other GMOs (Genetically modified organisms). While there is no research or evidence that GMOs are actually any worse for us, the problem lies in how they are being used. For example, in years past, it used to be difficult to raise corn due to pest control issues and survivability issues. With genetically modified corn, the corn is more hardy, and it can be sprayed with the strongest pesticide known to man, and it will still live. This has allowed us to reduce the number of fields needed to grow corn, as we can instead build corn fields that are miles and miles long. Corn used to be grown all over - it is mainly produced in a handful of states now. So much corn is produced, that the extra corn is used to feed livestock, as it is cheaper than normal feed. The problem with this is that livestock (i.e. cows) can't digest the corn. This is a serious problem for cows, as e. coli grows rapidly in their stomach. So much e. coli grows that the farmers have to manually remove the e. coli from the stomach of the cows. In order to keep the cows alive with that much e. coli in their system, farmers shoot the cows full of antibiotics. The parts that are left over from these cows are recycled as food for other farm animals (most of which are normally vegetarians). This also recycles some of the e. coli, and a bunch of the antibiotics. In order to combat all this e. coli, a "wonderful" new solution has been implemented: spray all the meat with a small amount of ammonia to kill the e. coli! That way, consumers ingest dead e. coli which can't hurt them, and only a little bit of ammonia (no big deal, right?). Don't you feel better now?

Anyone can see the trend that is happening these days. More and more people are getting sicker, and its happening at younger and younger ages. Kids are developing osteoporosis from too much soda, and everyone is developing allergies like crazy. If you looked at people fifty years ago, I bet you wouldn't even see a fraction as many allergies as people have now. I believe it really does come down to the foods and drinks we consume. That's why I've given up on soda and other sugary drinks, as well as foods with ingredient lists that are 50 items long and usually contain high fructose corn syrup. I really wonder if all of the stomach problems I've had to endure were caused by my crappy diet when I was younger. I only wish I could save other people from some of the things I've experienced, but people have to decide for themselves to eat better foods and take care of themselves.

So anyways, I've been eating healthy foods for the past week, and my body has been struggling to adjust. I'm finally starting to feel good with the new diet, so I think it's going to be great from here on out. I had to do a huge amount of shopping at Sprouts, and my wallet definitely did not appreciate that. Nothing is more important than our health though.

In other news, I went to the AVP this weekend, and had a blast watching some really intense volleyball. I'm all revved up to play now, so I have to start training to get ready for the upcoming tournament in Rocky Point. I've also been working on music, and if I can get some free time, hopefully I can release stuff soon. I've been working a lot lately (probably too much), so I haven't had much time for recording, unfortunately. Anyways, wish me luck at the volleyball tournament!