Detox Update or Tox

Well, I didn't do the detox fast--yet. Instead, I bought a bunch of chick peas and lentils and made vegetarian dishes. This seemed rather successful. I went without caffeine and alcohol for two days and got a horrible headache. So, I restored them both. I did a pretty good job cutting out dairy, sugar, and meat--until I went to Florida. Now I'm back and trying again. I decided not to fast until after Valentines Day. I wonder how long I will put it off.

Oh well. It's about becoming not being.

Comments

[Beau-zoe]

Food issues may be one of the most important issues neglected by theory-bound leftists (of course by rightists as well). That's not to say Peter Singer should necessarily be resurrected (tho' I think postmods could do with a bit of Singer), but the entire context of meat--from the cattle, to the ethics of slaughter, the logistics/energy issues, price/commodity issues, as well as all the ag. issues involved with feed/silage--it's rather overwhelming, and yet few scholars except for some wacky "greens" address it. And the ethics of cattle (pork, chicken) are perhaps as important as the economic: would most human carnivores, even "leftists" be willing to spend a few days in a slaughterhouse and kill cows? Unlikely. Cattle, pork, slaughterhouses: That's the real dirty work of the American economy.