I'm training for a marathon, so I have been adjusting my eating habits accordingly: more energizing carbs on Friday nights for the long weekend training runs, more protein on Saturday afterward to rebuild my muscles. After our 14-miler this past Saturday morning, I overheard a convo between two runners regarding organic food.
"I tried to start eating all organic, but I got really sick. It was like my body was rejecting pure, natural food!" The pair laughed, but I wondered whether our bodies have gotten so used to the chemicals and pesticides in certain foods that we can't even process food in its natural state.
Not only did this concern me, but it made me start to think about my own eating. I buy a LOT of fruit and vegetables from the supermarket, but who knows what goes into making the products plump, colorful, and (in my opinion) delicious? This weekend, I plan to scope out one of my many local farmers' markets in search of all-natural, fresh produce, and I will try to detect the differences not only in taste but also in the way my body feels after a few days.
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A young American woman in the nation's capital, lost in a society of greed, gluttony, and growing health hazards
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