In my post yesterday I mentioned a dream I have of self-sufficient homesteading, and how maybe I would have to eat plant matter if I did not have the mental and physical strength needed to slaughter animals myself. However, I have been thinking more about that.
Plant matter of all kinds just does a real number on my gut. Even seasonings, or tea. All of it. I have tried fermentation and other preparations. I have tried pro- and pre-biotics. I have tried enzymes. Plant matter just does not work for me. I end up with terrible gut pain, gut distension, and depression.
I was reading about the gut microbiome and how it can change depending on what you eat. I was reading about the Hadza people. They mentioned that you can see the huge gut distension in the children from their guts trying to digest the fiber. I had that a lot of my childhood. It was not a pleasant experience!
So I just cannot realistically go back to plant matter. I do not want to suffer. And although maybe I do not have the mental and physical strength to slaughter and butcher animals myself, we are interconnected, and I can exchange for someone else to provide that for me.
So I think I will give up on my dream self-sufficient homestead idea and face the facts that we are interconnected and I must rely on others in various ways. Not just for meat and fish, but in other ways as well. Living alone in a yurt out in the woods sounds appealing in terms of fresh air, freedom, and quiet, but it sounds very lonely. And I already feel lonely sometimes as it is! So again I must acknowledge our need for others.
I am going to shelve the self-sufficient homestead idea and just plan on a good life within the "normal" world, with a nice, flat, healthy gut! And my gut has been feeling very healthy lately. It's been very nice and flat, especially since having some marrow fat!
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