We come into the world eating and drinking from the body of our own mother. Sweet. Buttery. Salty. It's very difficult on a fundamental level to believe that something as natural as eating could lead us straight to the grave. How we eat can determine how we live and how long we live. We can't afford to get this wrong. What? How? When? It's not so much that the consumption of food that is dangerous but what we eat, how it's prepared, when we eat it and if we assimilate the nutrition and release the waste by-products. Before developing The Organic Beauty Detox, I complained "Why aren't we taught the 101 course on nutrition and how to take care of our bodies in school?" Fresh. Local. Eating has never been as complicated as it is today with the corporate interests. Once upon a time we ate fresh food from our farms and local grocers. Today if you live with a food allergy, diabetes, eating disorder and happen to be living in an average American city it could feel the way I'd imagine a thirsty alcoholic surrounded by liquor stores feels when he/she just wants a glass of fresh spring water. Gone Too Soon. Yesterday I attended the life celebration of a childhood friend who passed away from diabetes, leg amputated and all. I always feel a profound injustice for deaths that occur from preventable circumstances. What drives someone to continue to eat in a way that is threatening their very life? My masseuse shared with me that when he's missing his mother, he craves McDonald's cheeseburgers because it brings a sort of comfort. As someone who personally deals with food allergy activated illness from time-to-time, I know all too well the deeply emotional pull to certain foods regardless of the toll those foods may take my our health. Months ago after being in bed ill for a week, a clear voice spoke to me saying: "If you want to be immortal you can't eat like the mortals." There's a lot for each of us to consider to achieve this end: Emotional voids Food deserts. Lack of knowledge. Lack of cash. So what is the solution? Like preparing to go to war, it's going to take: 1. a tactical approach 2. daily preparation 3. a support team 4. mental + emotional strengthening I know personally, that you're not ready until you're ready. If you are ready to really go in on this, which of the four steps will you commit to this week? Me? #3. I'm going to call my friends Gabrielle Darvassy + Ron Brigel of B'Gab's Goodies to get my vegan/soy-free/gluten-free/peanut-free back-up goodies in position! ♡ ☆ ♀ Akua Day 28 of 9/13 Moons Waning Crescent |
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