What to eat when a truck has run you over!
(some food ideas for a crappy day)
We all know eating healthily is important for our mental and physical well-being. And sometimes our bodies require some specific nutrients to help us be more active and healthy. But in addition to the need for nutrients there is also a need to have the right body bio-energy environment to feel great. The truth is, health is an interplay of food and lifestyle which keeps us performing at an optimum level.
Lifestyle can mean the soothing yoga before bedtime and the nutrient-rich smoothie for breakfast, but it can also mean very simple things, such as wrapping up warm when it is windy and cold outside. The simple action of taking extra care when exposed to the weather is already part of a lifestyle choice which makes a difference. What we are looking to achieve is an environment where immunity can thrive and therefore protect us from unexpected pathogens. If our immune system is constantly busy with our everyday life, then there is no spare capacity left for an unexpected event, such as an onslaught of viruses in the environment.
Yoga is also important as it contains stretches, which keep the body supple so that fluids and energy can flow, and blockages and stagnation are removed. Blockages cause weak points where energy, toxins and nutrients can stagnate and create “problem zones” similar to previous injuries which can re-present as a “niggle”. Living in a stiff body is more debilitating and not so much fun as living in a supple body.
Whether your mind-body feels dry and brittle, stiff or supple, sluggish or moist, or hot and irritable has to do with the body bio-energy environment. Yes, nutrients are important but this concept goes beyond nutrients alone. Yes, it is also true that diet plays an important part in correcting the body-environment. But it is an holistic concept, which means that you have many options to deal with this and there is not only ONE solution which you ‘must’ do in order to change from A to B.
For example, brain-health food is typically understood to be oily fish. But did you know that MANY healthy oils will benefit the nervous system and help change a dry and brittle, fragmented and stressed nervous system and achieve a soothing and calming balance? It’s a combination of doing many things right that will help change the body-environment back to balance.
So food and lifestyle have to go together and what is right for one person is not right or detrimental to another, depending on the body bio-energy environment.
