Food Wisdom 101!
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I just came across this post on another site (nourishingdestiny.com). There are great words of wisdom from my mentor Paul Pitchford listed here. Check it out:
Paul Pitchford spoke in Atlanta this weekend and the seminar was simply awesome. He said that we used to have to hunt for our food, and our job now is to hunt for good food! He went into great detail and it was beautiful the way he tied in all into Chinese Medicine principles and culture. Here are a few of the basic suggestions that can be implemented right now:
These recommendations are assuming you are already off high fructose corn syrup, processed/ packaged foods, and are eating out minimally and using coffee, sugar and alcohol sparingly
Replace iodized salt with sea salt—use sparingly
Eat more legumes/ beans
Use brown rice, the most extensively studied and healthiest food on the planet!
Add chlorella (a micronutrient full of minerals and antioxidants)
Decrease meat to 2 to 3 ounces per day (organic)
Sunshine 20 minutes per day instead of vitamin D supplement
Add sea vegetables (good to cook with beans in slow cooker)
Add turmeric spice, black pepper
Use green stevia as a concentrated sweetener. If you want to use cane sugar in small amounts, it should be unrefined and organic
Add probiotic daily, omega 3 supplement (Krill oil is a good one)
No overeating, ever. Overeating contributes more to the aging process and makes us sick.
Eat more single ingredient foods
Use only unrefined oils
No farm-raised fish
No feed lot meats
Almonds and roasted pumpkin seeds are healthy
Consider anti-inflammatory diet, Regenerative Health Plan, or alkaline diet.
There is so much more—these are a few basics.
At my school, the Wellspring, we hand out 12 tips for people who are having Spleen issues. They are called the Terrific 12. After school, I retyped them and made some adaptations (but not many…it is really just from The Wellspring’s schools teachings). I think this gets to how you eat being as important as what you eat. As you eat more mindfully, making better choices becomes an obvious evolution.
Digestive Dozen
1. Eat Breakfast. Eat nutrient dense foods when your digestive system is the strongest.
2. Eat several small meals a day. Keeping your blood sugar steady is a big help toward making food choices that are good for you. Once your blood sugar drops, your body will crave sugar and refined carbs.
3. Never eat angry or with people you don’t like. Your digestive system works better when you are happy while eating.
4. Chew your food well. Carbohydrate digestion begins in the mouth with the enzyme ptyalin.
5. Eat mindfully. Sit down, turn off the TV, put the book down, and avoid unpleasant conversation. Nourish your whole self.
6. Throw away your microwave. Microwaving makes nutrients less accessible.
7. Refrain from drinking with your meals. Drinking dilutes enzymes and acids needed for complete digestion. Drink 20 minutes before or after your meal.
8. Eat a variety of foods. Try new foods and new preparation techniques.
9. Eat simply. Whole foods are easier to prepare than we might like to believe.
10. Eat by 7pm. Your body is less capable of digesting heavy foods late at night, because the energy levels are much lower in the digestive system at night.
11. Eating seasonally and locally will better nourish your body.
12. Give thanks for your food and thanks to yourself for eating consciously, Every meal is a opportunity to do something good for yourself by giving your body the nutrition it needs.