Be a honeybadger! Dealing with naysayers.

Have you decided to go gluten free or dairy free or vegetarian or made some other life decision that you think will either make you feel better physically or mentally (or both)?

Have you gotten a bunch of flack about it?

Here's my solution (to a lot of things lately). Be a honeybadger.

Honey badgers (from what I gather from my youtube viewing) do not give a crap what people, animals, mammals, reptiles (the list could go on) think about them.

They do what they want, when they want to do it. Obviously, there are times when you can't be a TOTAL honeybadger but when you are doing something that you know will make you feel better just do it--and don't let anyone deter you.

When it comes down to your physical (or mental) health you are the one who is responsible, and you are the one who has to deal with the reprocussions of your actions (or inactions) so politely tell (sometimes well meaning) naysayers that you know your body and you know what makes you feel your best and that you would rather avoid a certain food if you know it's going to make you sick whether or not you have a doctor's note. You might want to ask them 'if something hurt you would you want to keep doing it?"...just sayin'.

Everyone is slightly different and what works for one may not work for all. But when someone is trying to make a positive change in their life (in any way) it's our job as friends or family members to be as supportive as possible (within reason of course).

Little sidenote:

If you have never heard of a honey badger or seen the hilarity of the honey badger on youtube--click here. (caution if you are offended by profanity think twice before clicking). I don't know why, but I find this hilarious.