I Read Every Study, Trusted None

I spent three years avoiding red meat like it would kill me. Dairy too. My cart was all quinoa and kale, my meals carefully photographed proof of virtue. Then I read about trans-vaccenic acid. How the fatty acids I'd been running from might actually help fight cancer. Better immune response. Stronger T-cells. I stared at my almond milk, feeling stupid. Not because the science was wrong before. Because I realized I'd turned my body into a battleground where every bite needed a research paper to justify itself. I'm tired of reading studies to permission-slip my hunger. Tired of my worth fluctuating with whatever headline crosses my feed. Maybe the real toxicity isn't in the food. Maybe it's in needing science to tell me I'm allowed to eat. #FoodGuilt #ControlIsExhausting #DietCulture #Health #Diet