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A whole month in front of us to conquer.
There's a great book podcast called Overdue and they have several episodes on The Iliad, I think you're gonna like it.
Eating plant-based feels so good that I can't ever imagine going back to the Western diet. I highly recommend trying it for 2-3 weeks. It's never been easier to eat healthy since there are a bunch of meat-free products now. Just find a meat-free substitute for whatever you are already eating. Or make 16 bean burritos and put them in your freezer like I do
i'll check it out. i impetuously bought like nine books of commentary or historical background, so i really will have my work cut out for me. Jaynes' Origin of Consciousness was incredibly bold but probably horseshit (arguing that self-consciousness occurred after the Homeric age, and this proto-conciousness, a sort of schizophrenic disposition, is inferable from, inter alia, the descriptions in the Iliad (direct influence of gods, etc.) Finlely's World of Odysseus seems to be a more rigorous internal reading of the Homeric texts, making inferences as to the social world of the pre-historic/dark ages. Looking forward to Weil's famous essay thereafter.
That's cool. I've a lot of respect for people who have made the move. I thinik I'll try reducing meat-eating day/week-- find and develop some good recipes and reduce from there. what's his take (or yours otherwise) on whey protein? and pescatarianism?
Whey protein is not great since it activates mTOR and deactivates autophagy, which is the opposite of what we want:
In regards to pescetarianism, I wouldn't eat fish more than a few times per week due to pollutants and mercury, but it's probably still much better than meat. The Mediterranean diet is basically a pescetarian diet and some of the longest living populations are eating it.
so my option is pea-protein? with all the lead?
I haven't heard about lead in pea protein, but there are many different plant sources of protein. I use hemp protein powder and eat a bunch of legumes, like beans, chickpeas and lentils every day. Soybeans and soy products like tempeh and tofu are high in protein.