And what else would I have done after my Stevia beatdown on Rob’s podcast? Left to ponder that the most toxic compounds in nature come from plants (forget playing the ‘natural plant based’ card to make it sound good for you. And who can forget that “natural” does not always mean good for you either. Think plutonium was Andy’s example. I mean, I was totally set up to be the straight man for that question

This was the first time I had the opportunity to attend the Whole9 seminar. Melissa asked me to supply some feedback towards improving the information and presentation and I found myself taking a bunch of notes. After it was over I realized that half of the notes were about nutrition as it applied to me. Phew, I think I eat well but I confess, I do have some bad habits even when the food choices might be “right”.

For example, I’d come in from working outside and grab a handful of grapes a couple of times during the afternoon. Grapes are fruit. Nothing wrong with that, right? Fruit is good. During the seminar the light came on: what I was really doing was feeding my sweet tooth and creating the inherent sugar spikes and lags. I could (should) be making a better choice for energy replenishment or refreshment. The net is an old dog can learn new tricks. There was a lot of information put out there and lots to think about later.

Now I just hope they don’t do a contraband cleanout of my ‘fridge before they leave.