Rock and Roll

A new friend of mine said he grew up in an era of rock and roll, sex, and drugs. I grew up during that time too, all that free love, all that weed and loud music. Now it is kava kava to sleep and the drug I'm always trying to kick—sugar, and the music Be Good Tanyas, Everything But the Girl, Shirley Elkhard, Diana Krall, Senate, etc. A little different than the Stones, Beatles, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, etc.

But the theme that we had then, back to the earth, be natural, etc, is still a worthy theme. Practicing organic gardening is a way to vitalize the soil and the food. Practicing recycling is a way to use less, so to pollute less. And of course we all have the new fangled light bulbs so we save on fuel; what is it, one bulb saves 800,000 cars of fuel a year. Is this really true, and if it is, why not participate?

And did you know that folks were never healthier than when sugar and white flour was rationed during WWII. Our weight problems can be attributed to excess empty calories. Like I said, sugar is the drug I'm always trying to kick. It was originally brought to the US for the rich. A fancy drug that was very expensive. Now we consume sugar in just about everything.

I didn't set out this morning to preach. The fact taht I'm recovering from a little cold could be attributed to the binge I went on: sugar and wheat and dairy over the weekend. I lost control—yes, there were three birthday parties and each had sweets; ah I love cake. I friend of mine once said, There is no better food than cake." Well, if it's made with whole ingredients and sweetened with stevia or date sugar. Huh, not the same as the pure stuff—but if you want to make changes you can try some of these things. A good cookbook for natural foods is A New Food,

Peace!

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