Yo soy vegetariano

I became a vegetarian after my last surgery last year. Although not a true vegan since I still eat eggs. Giving up meat today for Ash Wedesday is not much of a sacrifice so I will be giving up coffee and chocolate, for 40 days. I used to work with someone who fasted every Monday for health and religious reasons. She would sit with us while we ate and she would sip her tea. I read from one of Dr. Andrew Weil's books that it's actually healthy to fast each week. It cleanses the body. I don't know if I could do that but it would be great to cleanse my innards. Since last year I've been reading a lot of cancer books and found out that meat makes the liver work harder than it has to. Since I had a part of my liver removed I hope to lighten the work load down there. They say the liver regenerates and it sure did. The right side (the side they carved out) is now bigger than the left side!