“Your face . . . or your ass . . . “
I’m sure most of you ladies are familiar with that now famous quote by Catherine Deneuve that at a certain age a woman must choose between her face or her ass. The meaning being that if you starve yourself to get that little bum, after you reach maturity that can lead to a gaunt, older looking face. I for one am all about the face over the arse. Look at Monica Bellucci or Nigella Lawson. They are women that exude sexiness in a full womanly way that suits their age and body type.
The Story
In my twenties I developed some serious health issues and now that I am more conscious about diet I am realizing it may have been from a severe deficiency in fat. I was a strict vegetarian and consumed mostly carbohydrates. I now look back and shudder at how I was destroying my body with what I believed to be a healthy diet. I suffered from severe insomnia and eventually developed an auto immune issue. I look back now and realize I was so deprived of amino acids. Today I feel the best I have ever felt. I consume loads of good fatty foods from coconut creams to avocados. I have not succumbed to the Paleolithic diet which seems all the rage, but I am trying to consume more vegetable based fatty acids and oils.
Here is an article that talks about how we cannot absorb any nutrients from fruits and vegetables unless there is some fat involved. So basically having a salad dry without dressing will prohibit your body from absorbing the minerals.
I had never heard her comment, but love this ~ so true, and yes I agree I will take the face over the ass any day!