#204: Four Ways Modern Life Fucked Me & How I Ejected Back to Nature

June 12, 2020—The older I get, the more I feel like modern life is designed to make people sicker, slower, and less sane. Luckily, nature’s got your back.

1. Processed Food (Inflammation)

When arthritis brought my whole life to a dead halt this spring, I decided to try a plant-based diet. The results were ridiculous. In about a month, I went from barely being able to walk to running a 60-second 400m (in barefoot shoes) and regularly crushing 20-minute 5Ks like they were casual jogs.

I’m now 5'11" and 145 pounds, which would have felt wimpy to my 170-pound self, but accepting my body the way it is feels amazing.

Here’s the best part—fruits, veggies, and legumes are so low-fat, you can literally stuff your face all day long and not gain a single pound. If you keep lots of vegan munchies on hand, it’s easy to resist junk food.

Plus, plants are much cheaper than meat!

• Breakfast: steel-cut oats and half a banana (instead of cereal)
• Lunch: freeze canning jars of legumes/veggies (instead of takeout)
• Snacks: nuts and seeds (instead of chips and candy)
• Dinner: veggie stirfry, sweet potato stew, etc (instead of meat)