Thursday, May 28, 2009

Sea Townnn

I have returned to the land of my origin- conceived in a hotel in Victoria, BC and born into this world in Seattle, it feels great to be back in the Pacific Northwest! I am currently sitting at a coffee shop in downtown, bumming internet from whatever is next door (the barista advised I sit next to the window hahah) and sipping a soy cappuccino. Although I had the option of rice milk, how baller is that?
I am becoming increasingly aware of the dangers of soy, but am having difficulty giving it up. I like rice milk, but soy has so much more protein, it's hard to resist! But as someone giving up animal products for environmental and health reasons, the soy industry can seem as bad as the meat industry. Soy increases estrogen levels and can lead to breast cancer, thyroid issues, prostate cancer, etc. Furthermore, GMO products like soybeans seem to fuck over farmers, not to mention our bodies (hedu Michael Pollan). That last link is a video by the way, check it out if you prefer watching shit over reading it.
In my quest for a lifestyle less dependent on soy I have found shelter in hemp. I'm not talking about smoking either because munchies increase my chances of eating dairy, just to put that out there. No no my friends, I'm talking about hemp milk. It's got tons of vitmamins, no cholesterol, almost half your RDA of calcium, omega 3 and 6 fatty acids and more protein than rice or almond milk! Plus, for those of you trying to pass a drug test, hemp milk does not contain THC, sweeeeet. Living Harvest seems to be the most available brand of hemp milk (found it at Whole Foods and my local grocery store) and offers other products like hemp protein shake powder. I tried it once, haven't gotten used to it but it's so damn healthy it's hard to refuse!
Hope everyone's summer goes swimmingly.