only eating natural

I like to eat organic no artificial flavors no preservatives no hormones or chemical additives. It makes a HUGE difference since I've been eating on this level for two years If i ever do consume the listed items my body gets ill and basically rejects the non natural products. I also noticed a huge spike in my energy level when my diet consists of lots of natural whole and super foods.

The reason why most people can eat processed garbage is because their body gets use to it over time, especially if they were raised eating junkfood regularly.

I feel a lot better/ have more energy if I can stay away from processed foods, no doubt!

I've started doing this as well. The main thing I've noticed is my energy level remains the same and I don't have to eat as much to feel full. I don't need to drink coffee in the morning to wake myself up.

I suggest you check out the Paleo Diet - it's AWESOME! My new favorite sites are: www.paleoeveryday.com and www.paleomg.com both have DELICIOUS recipes!

I have only been doing that for a couple weeks now. I did have a few headaches at first ,but have felt really good the second week.
Food is starting to taste better and better with less condiments. I feel better than I have in a long time and have lots of energy.
If you need some encouragement try some of the documentaries available on the web like forks over knives & food inc. Good luck !

I have eaten all the rubbish most people have but about 4 months ago i made a real change in my life and i am trying to eat fresh whole foods, mainly successfully but not fully 100%, i really do feel way better am i'm not your average conscious eater, but i will continue to keep at it as i now feel it's worth the effort, no more frozen meals, pizza etc.

I don't go to the grocery for much of anything except toilet paper and the occasional roll of paper towel. Oh, and plastic wrap, and worchestershire. I'm not going to make worchestershire.

I'm a 'from scratch' cook. I have an organic garden and grow most of the veggies and fruits we eat; and then I can, freeze, root cellar, or dehydrate the excess. I have my own flock of organic chickens for eggs, and use the eggs to barter for apples in the fall. I came home with ten bushels last fall-- Mutsus, Yellow Delicious, and Honeycrisp. We drink raw milk and eat milk fed pork and grass fed beef, all grown locally by people I know well. We get our wheat berries from the Mennonites and I grind our flour and bake our own bread, scones, biscuits, muffins, cookies, and cakes. We also get bushels of peaches there, as well as organic cane sugar, oats, Amish cheeses, etc. I make my own cottage cheese though.

We don't drink soda. No HFCS. No processed foods of any kind. No lunch meat, no rBST, no weird chemicals, no artificial sweeteners, no foods that my grandmother wouldn't have recognized. And especially NO GMOs!!! The only fats we use are olive oil, pasture butter I've made myself, sunflower oil to make mayonnaise, and lard that's not been hydrogenated.

Today I had a gorgeous salad for lunch made with tiny organic greens picked and washed right before I ate, fresh chives, bits of rare porterhouse steak (leftovers from the other night), walnuts, organic balsamic vinegar and extra virgin olive oil, all covered with cracked black pepper. And a nice glass of cold milk.

I hope you will continue. I was diagnosed a few years ago with insulin resistance. My doctor felt it originated in my second pregnancy 33 years ago, and other than things I did for myself, I went untreated because no doctor recognized it. I was a part of the organic movement ever since the seventies. Eating natural foods with attention to the glycemic index all those years, and my high level of activity with my horses and gardening, is why my doctor says saved me from becoming diabetic. She says I'll probably be able to stave it off until I'm in my 70s.

Eating well has tremendous payback in terms of health, both short term and long term. Treat yourself well; you deserve good things.