First off, I love eating meat. Animal based protein and I have a multi-decades long relationship. Rarely in my life have I ever considered eating meat a conscious choice. I also have been fooled and tricked somewhat by ego and marketing into thinking I need animal based protein to survive. While I need protein, maybe I don’t actually need animal based protein for anything.
I went to a talk last night by Colin Campbell (a rad human who regardless of your diet you should be aware of). Not to get to into it, but the hundred plus years of research he presented (I’ll let you research it on your own) really hit it home for me.
It made me think what has meat really done for me in this relationship?
If I accept this countless and documented research that links meat eating to disease (or am at least open to it) the question becomes what’s the problem to try and stop eating meat? Here from a Buddhist perspective I have to admit my attachment and addiction to meat. Which is causing me to hold onto ignorant unscientific notions about meat, which aren’t healthy or productive.
A doctor friend of mine told me it takes about 6 weeks for our bodies to kick the meat habit. Therefore, I told myself I would do a totally plant based whole diet for at least 6 weeks starting today and make a longer term decision at the end of that time. I owe it to myself to at least try this, because afterall isn’t practice the ultimate test?
I want to note here this is really a health decision and while I have some ethical concerns over the meat industry I don’t have any ethical aversions to the idea of eating meat. This decision is just strictly for health and nutrition.
I won’t blog about this again until the end of 6 weeks and I’ll let you know how it went.
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