Beyond Willpower

So, the documentary Forks Over Knives , which is about choosing a plant-based diet to prevent and reverse chronic diseases caused by the Standard American Diet, is coming out soon. I am trying to go to the opening on friday, but I'm not sure if that'll happen.  *EDIT* I'll most likley not be going to the nyc opening I will probably go to the Cleveland opening weekend, it's better for Joey's work schedule most likely, cheaper by megabus, and we have a friend that lives up there we can see it with, and her sister who lives here might come too. Good times shall be had. Anyhow, I wanted to spread the word about this film as I think it is going to be very eye opening for a lot of people and I feel like we have to educate ourselves about the benefits a healthy diet can have on our overall well being. Here's the trailer, and there is a listing of showings on the website as well.

So, I was trying to get into this study that focuses on diet and exercise that they are doing here in Pittsburgh. Anyhow, they did a bunch of blood test... I got my results!  *and this is what my face looks like right now!* They aren't too bad! I wish they were SLIGHTLY better...but...even though I was veggie for over a year, I was just recently vegan, so hopefully when they redo the test results in 6 months some values will be better.   These are fasting results: My sugar was 111, a little high, it needs to be between 70-99, but down 13 points from it's high. BUT: My A1c was only 5.5! Which is good! (three month reading of sugar) My cholesterol was slightly high at 209, needs to be below 200, and my HDL (good cholesterol) was a little low at 44. Needs to be 59+. She said exercise would help.  Triglycerides were good at 110. My two of my thyroid readings were good, one was slightly high, the T4, at 12.6. Should be between 5-12. She said it's not signific...