IN THE BEGINNING THERE WAS AN ARMENIAN AND A PIZZA... I have been in the food business since I can remember. My first stab at it was at Rico's pizza in San Jose, California when I was 14. As an Armenian kid I was told that I qualified for a job there just by being Armenian. I was super nervous when I approached the owner for a job. "I heard that if you are Armenian you can get a job here." the response? "When can you start?" thus a life long career in the food business was born. The last 15 years have been spent in the natural foods industry and of the last 11 they have been almost obsessively focused on selling cheese, wine, beer, chocolate...you know, the good stuff that everybody wants and nobody needs! Halloween 2003 with a half wheel of Beeler Sbrinz After many years of climbing the company ladder in the world of cheese and living a somewhat sedentary lifestyle of VERY rich food indulgence I found myself extremely obese (by medi
It totally makes sense to me that you would be more productive and clear headed while eating a healthier diet. You are fueling your body and your brain, instead of burdening your organs and your brain with the task of cleaning all the poison out of your body, that is already working hard when you are unhealthy or overweight. I am happy to say that I have had very few migraines over the past few years, since I changed to a plant based diet. I am also glad to not have to pay for ridiculously expensive migraine medications. It is so incredibly empowering to see (and feel) the changes, that you have control over. Thanks for sharing your story:)
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