I was a pescetarian for a year before I knew there was a name for it.  Becoming a pescetarian was a life-changing decision for me, and that decision was made 7 years ago.  I used to get these really bad migraines daily, and they were the kind you can’t function with. The room had to be cold, dark and silent to ease the pain and I had to fall asleep and wake up on my own for the migraine to go away.  I went to numerous doctors, had all types of test done and no one could tell me what caused the migraines.  “What is a pescetarian?” Pescetarianism is the practice of following a diet that includes fish or other seafood, but not the flesh of other animals.

After 7 years of having migraines, and becoming pregnant with my first child, I’d had enough.  Something had to be done, the thought of having a migraine and caring for a newborn scared the living snot out of me.  So I had take matters into my own hands. I felt it was something I was putting into my body, so I decided to cut out all meat & seafood from my diet and reintroduce them one at a time.  I started with fish, I mean who could deny shrimp and crab! One month into it and I hadn’t had one migraine, it was crazy. I liked the feeling of being productive, I never added any other meats to my diet, and I don’t plan to.  

Along the way, I’ve learned about the pescatarian lifestyle.  If you increase fresh fish and vegetables in your diet, I bet you will feel healthier, experience less headaches and sickness, as well as increased energy levels.  Long-term, you may also improve your weight, the health of your brain and heart, hair, and even your skin.

According to The New York Times, meat consumption in the United States has doubled in the last 50 years. And since then, haven’t other problems increased? Cancer, heart disease, stroke, obesity: these have all increased drastically over the past 50 years. Any connection? These trends may go hand in hand.