As I wrote about  last week, my acupuncturist recently prescribed a few lifestyle and dietary changes.   One involved meditating more frequently….like EVERY day!  The other two have more to do with the food I eat and the beverages I drink.  Or don’t drink as the case happens to be.  

His recommendation re beverages is this: drink only water or vodka.  Ok, not really, but basically.  For a short while he wants me to drink only water.  And if I’m going to have a drink socially I am to drink vodka rather than wine, beer or any other liquor.  My new sister-in-law is from Russia (the vodka capital) and she wholeheartedly agrees with this change.

The other change is also a pretty big one for me.  As a life-long partial and/or part-time vegetarian (except for a time in college when I was eating chicken and turkey, and even recently eating fish on occasion) I was a little taken aback to hear this; I am to eat grass fed beef (note only grass fed) three times a week.  As a shudder of horror?…no…disgust?…no…nervousness?…maybe…went down my spine, he explained to me that I shouldn’t even think of it as food.  But rather to look at it as medicine.  

So, as the dinner hour approaches yet again, I find myself considering “beef for dinner” once again.

I should note, these recommendations are not for everyone but are specific for me for right now.  If you’re a vegetarian, don’t blanch at this.  I still recommend less or no beef for a more environmentally friendly plate.