Thanks so much for the post, Megan.
I read it a few days ago, but I've been really thinking about it ever since. It's so true that, when people feel that they've lost control in other parts of their life, they decide that their body, their diet, their nourishment can give them some sort of ownership over how their life is turning out. Yet it seems that, the more you focus on it, the more your diet can go so out of control, you don't even know that you're doing yourself harm.
People talk about how much modern society focuses on drugs. It seems that the new age crowd is just as susceptible to the idea that there's some magic cure out there. But instead of it being the right type of chemicals, it's the right combination of food. It's a certain berry from Tibet, it's a certain nut from Brazil. While it's true that your diet, of all your daily habits, probably has the most impact on your health, it's by no means the drug that people are making it out to be.
It's definitely something to keep in mind. Because sometimes I fall into that trap, too, thinking, "My life would be just so perfect if I ..." Eat raw, Eat vegan, Go on a juice fast, etc. But in reality, as long as I don't eat potato chips all day, it's not my diet but these situations I place myself in that drain my energy, and no amount or quality of food is going to make those situations magically resolve.
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