Yes I hate high fructose corn syrup and artificial sweeteners and I make a big effort to not consume them.  (woo hoo Mexican Coke movement!)

Yes I am passionate about recycling everything I can possibly recycle.

Yes I go through the garbage can at home and work to see if there is anything that needs to be recycled.

Yes I use vinegar as hair conditioner and deodorant and I try to use natural, organic body products.

Yes I go out of my way to drop off the glass recycling.

Yes I am a massage therapist and prefer alternative medicine.

Yes I try to eat organic and I want to have my own garden.

And yes I wear Dansko clogs.

But really do I have to be lumped with the hemp wearing, hairy pitted, dread locked, no showering hippies?  These people can not be taken seriously though they are trying so hard to be heard and make a difference and I do appreciate that but you can’t really take someone serious when they are high and you have to hold your breath due to the body odor.

Maybe I will find out that I do have B.O. after posting this actually (right Michelle?) but really.

I love the earth and I want to keep our water supply clean and I want to support local businesses and make sure my kids don’t start puberty at 6 but I also do not want to be lumped in as a crazy person where you roll your eyes and just put up with me to get me to shut up.

I also do not want to be lumped with Al Gore.  You can’t trust a man who wears blush especially one who wears too much blush.

So I’m left to wonder:  Is it OK to be passionate about something anonymously?

(And yes, that was a Sex in the City moment for those of you who know what I’m talking about.)

I studied it a little in school and have since made the effort of eliminating it from my diet and trying to educate those in my life about the dangers of it.

Check out the labels on the food you eat.  It is almost in everything.  Don’t believe me?  Check out your ketchup bottle.  When you don’t think you are giving  your kids sugar you are.

Anyways check out this link and educate yourself.  It is the best way for you to understand.  Ignorance might seem like bliss now but later on you will regret it.

i.e.: diabetes, obesity, infertility, etc, etc, etc.

The best way to eliminate it is to stop buying products that carry it.  A stupid tax is not going to work.  Start reading the labels on your food.  Remember the ingredient order is most to least.  (BTW, food with about a hundred ingredients you have never heard of is not a healthy choice.)  If you can support organic on any products do it!

Yes, this is me caring.  Don’t you feel warm and fuzzy?


Seriously, take the time to educate yourself so you and your family can stay healthy and make good decisions.


Thanks for the link Tacy!