The Changes

After reading 'In Defense of Food' I have been inspired to change my diet for the better. As the author says: "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants". Avoid processed foods and ingredients you can't pronounce. Eat foods your great grandmother would recognize and be able to make.

By shopping at local stores, not chains, and by buying food produced regionally, I hope to help reduce our carbon footprint.

My Rotary Club (Vancouver Quadra) has partnered with the Salvation Army and the BC Association of Podiatrists to run a foot clinic on the downtown eastside. The clinic takes gently used running shoes, refurbishes them, and then distributes them to people who need them. As well, a podiatrist is on hand to provide health services as needed. I participate because feet are important for health but often overlooked, especially by those with more pressing concerns.