Last Monday, on my drive to my clinic in Crandon, WI, I had a lightbulb moment.
For weeks, I’d been hit with a wave of heavy sleepiness about 15 minutes before arriving at work.
It got so bad that I made my dad keep me company on the phone just so I wouldn’t drift into a daze.
I blamed it on the endless straight roads lined with hypnotic trees and minimal traffic… until last Monday.
That day, I was wide awake the whole drive while chatting with my dad and it hit me…
…the weekend before, I’d been home, harvesting a bounty of fresh veggies and eating them with my usual Butcher Box meats.
Freshly picked produce…that was the difference!
In July, I’d been traveling and eating on the go with protein shakes, gas station “healthy” snacks, jerky, protein bars.
What do all these convenient foods have in common?
They’re dead foods…processed, stored, and far removed from their natural state.
Dead foods = low energetic vibe.
Fresh-picked foods = high energetic vibe.
This may explain why high protein diets do not help with energy in all cases!
When you eat local produce that hasn’t spent weeks in cold storage or traveled hundreds of miles, you’re getting more nutrients and more vitality.
If fatigue has been dragging you down and you’ve been good about eating your protein, take a hard look at how much fresh, local food you’re eating.
Right now is prime harvest season.
It’s the perfect time for loading up on nutrient-rich, high-vibe foods like tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, green beans, kale, and zucchini.
I challenge you to skip the grocery store’s trucked in from who knows where produce and head to your closest farmer’s market or produce stand.
Fill your plate with fresh, local produce for the next week and see how you feel.
See if your mitochondria, the energy factories in cells, take notice and boost your energy.
Here’s to high-vibe eating,
Dr. J
