Recently, many friends and family members have taken a keener interest in what I eat, which is why I am writing this post.  I have never asked others to change what they eat at my request, but simply allow me to choose what I ingest.  If they have questions, I answer them.  Sometimes it feels like the answer is long, boring, and even annoying.  Maybe it is also because I don’t always like to talk about why I initially made the switch, even if it has made me happier in th...

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Eat and Run is a book about Scot Jurek's life, but more about ultramarathon running and eating vegan and natural.  I did not spend too long on the parts about his races, although they are interesting for long distance runners.  Usually, I don't like to read about running, just to do it.  But some of the way he describes being able to deal with the pain of a race, or go 'with' the elements of nature rather than fight them is something that resonated with me.  There are also many truths about r...
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