Many people struggle to realize that food is medicine and we can all become our own medicine cabinents. You even get to choose the dosage!
The interesting fact that really pulled me in was that there are actually two categories of food: Primary and Secondary. The primary group is made up of all of the things in our lives that do not come from food.
1.)Relationships
2.)Movement
3.)Spirituality
4.)Career
The secondary group is then of course made up of food! Macro nutrients (carbs, fats, and proteins) and micro nutrients (vitamins and minerals).
It is no question that when we suffer in our relationships or career (primary food groups) we find disturbances in our eating habits (secondary food groups).
Moving the attention to the practice of yoga, Darshana introduced the correlation of food to the Yamas and the Niyamas(which are part of the 8 limbs of yoga). Ahimsa for example happens to be the first of the Yamas and means non-violence. Relating this to food I have a strong belief in vegetarianism because it causes diliberate pain to harmless animals and our planet. But one could also relate this to non-vegetarianism because thier bodies need or crave meat and avoiding it would actually do more harm for them by excluding it from there diet.
It was more apparent than ever that we need to listen to our journey, we are all different! Breathe. Relax. Feel. Watch. Allow. I invite you to incorporate these 5 steps into your daily activites, and most importantly, eating! The next time you go to eat something you know you will regret later try to listen to your body, what is it telling you? And most of all, appreciate that moment!
