I've noticed that since I've been on this raw vegan cleanse (Join The Lifeit Detox 28 Days Raw Food Cleanse), my moods have become more stable. Which is funny because I never thought I had a problem with my moods.
Most people know me as being a calm, peaceful, soft-spoken person. Which I basically am (though I have my limits like everyone else). Before this cleanse, I would get irritated sometimes by certain individuals that are in my life...that say and do things that get on my nerves. We all have those kinds of people. However, I would get mad...sometimes I would say something and sometimes I wouldn't. But there would be a tightness in my chest.
Since this cleanse, I've realized that I don't get angry anymore. I don't get as irritated and I don't get that tight feeling in my chest. I get frustrated, but my frustration only lasts for a few hours instead of a few days.
I noticed it today because earlier something happened that threw me. However, within three or four hours I was done. And no, I didn't scream or shout or anything. I just talked it over with some friends and I was done with it. My usual response would have been to break this cleanse and go buy some KFC or something else fattening and greasy so I could drown myself in my sorrows. For several days. That is emotional eating at its best.
I've also noticed that now I smile more often. I have always been a friendly person, and I like to smile even though I'm generally quiet. But over the last three weeks or so I smile a lot more. It's not like I was showing my teeth all the time before or even now...that's not what I mean. I just feel happier, and it shows.
The person that I am when I am alone with my thoughts...that person is also calmer. I remember the days when I would replay negative experiences over and over in my mind like a broken record. Now, I still play the broken record, but I just don't get as upset anymore. It's more like, "Yeah, that happened. So what are you going to do about it?". Instead of, "Oh, woe is me."
I always thought that my "worry habit" was an inherited trait that I had no choice but to accept. But now that I hardly worry at all, I realize that, wow, my diet had everything to do with moods that I thought were just my personality, or areas where I needed spiritual growth, or something. It was probably all that sugar, caffeine, and fat. Imagine how many people would no longer need prescription drugs to control depression, ADHD, etc...if they would only change their diet.
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