Into every life some rain must
fall… Oh SHIT! What does a guy that has spent his
entire life working on making grilled meats, fish and foul delicious and then
on chance picks up a copy of, The China Study, for some light reading and comes to the decision that the best thing
the he can do to keep he and his lifelong friend, wife and partner healthy is
to stop eating all animal based foods!
That’s right we are in the process
of giving up all meat, foul, fish, and eggs along with all dairy products while
concentrating on a whole food, plant based diet. And believe me no one is more shocked than we are!
My parents aunts and uncles and
grandparents have all contracted various cancers, along with diabetes,
hypertension, heart disease, Alzheimer’s, kidney disease, and many other
aliments too numerous to list here.
Kathy and I have had some of these or precursors to these diseases. Take that issue along with the fact that
18% America’s youth are obese and many many more are severely over weight. What I found in this book was that
these diseases are not the normal way that people shut down as they age. There
are parts of the world where doctors do not see heart disease, diabetes, most
of the cancers we see so often and many other diseases that are now a normal
part of getting old in America.
All of these ailments are on the
increase and billions are spent every year keeping America sick, fat and
medicated.
The problem I have found with a
plant-based diet is that the majority of the books on the subject (with the
exception of The Moosewood Cookbook) have been written by doctors or people
that are making healthy foods tolerable, at best. Tolerable is no way to approach your diet and most people
would rather be sick than to live like that.
Kathy and I are both very good
cooks and so it is now our belief that we should be the ones to work on this
type of recipes. We are about a
month into this process and have developed many delicious recipes that are just
as good as the meat-based original.
Tonight I am working on Texas Red Chili and I’m glad to tell you It’s
fantastic!
So I think that’s enough for this
posting. I’d love to hear your
thoughts and as we get this a little further we’ll start posting recipes and
techniques.
Warmly,
Mad Coyote Joe
Good luck on your diet journey! My wife is primarily vegetarian and we would love some dishes that could satisfy up both.
ReplyDeleteI admire people who have the willpower to follow a vegan diet intelligently (keyword). I believe humans are natural carnivores and I feel better on a high protein diet, but I only eat organic, grass-fed, free-range, hormone-free animal protein and a ton of vegies. We have to each be in tune with our bodies and figure out what makes us healthy and happy. No one diet fits all. Can't wait for your recipes Joe. Love you! Betty Crowley
ReplyDeleteI stopped eating meat, poultry, fish and eggs a few months ago, and I can't believe how much better I feel - more energetic, better in every way. The hypoglycemic symptoms I've had all my life have disappeared.
ReplyDeleteI'll be looking forward to the recipe's Joe. And will certainly pass them along to my daughter (who is living there in AZ) who is Vegan.
ReplyDeleteTake care and good health to you.
Joe, that's Awesome! I've been eating mostly the whole foods way now for almost a year and I seem to be aging in reverse! Crazy and Beautiful. My skin has cleared up, my energy level has tripled. It really is the way to go. Bless You and Kathy on Your brilliant and scrumptious journey!
ReplyDeleteAll my love, Brian Burgess
Thank you all for the kind words. This is the most comments we've received on any topic. I think there is a huge amount of interest in this topic, and it will turn out to be a wonderful journey
ReplyDeleteCoyote Joe, we cannot wait for yours and Kathy's recipes... God Bless you both!!!!
ReplyDeleteHey, always been a fan.. I've been wearing the shirt in my profile pic for about 17 years.. I make awesome chilli with ground round style soy.. I worked at Herbert's Boots and Western wear in downtown Alliston, Ontario, Canada. That's how i tried your spices and got your shirt.... Hope you guys make a new round of spice/shirts and slip "veggie" into the title..
ReplyDeleteHi Joe. Love the blog - got connected via the great write up by Chow Bella on your awesome bread. Gonna make it to Cave Creek to try it sometime. My husband and I started our transition toward plant based eating 2 years ago. My family tree's full of cancer; his arteries are full of plaque. As newlyweds, we wanted to beat the odds. So many people were interested in what/how we were doing it I created a website www.theohkitchen.com. I'm looking forward to getting some new ideas from you! Kindest regards, Kim
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