Please try not to be afraid of food, even though there is food fraud with many commercially-available foods like cheap olive oils and honeys being adulterated. People are also often afraid of food because prepared foods often contain ingredients that are refined/denatured, tainted with genetic modification, chemical preservatives, dyes, pesticides, radiation, heavy metals, and antibiotics.
Feeling the emotion of fear on a regular basis is very detrimental for our health. Quantum physics shows us that the predominant emotions we feel either create health and happiness, or disease and suffering. This has been proven by scientists and spiritual teachers for decades.
Whenever you’re in a pinch, and you have to eat less-healthy than you’d like, you can do as my dear friend Karyn does, and say to yourself, “My mind is strong. My mind keeps my body healthy. Everything I eat turns to health and beauty!”, and it will be likely to be so, because quantum physics teaches us that we get what we expect.
If we can stay focused on the things we’re grateful for, feel joy in the present moment for the simple things, and keep bringing ourselves back to these good thoughts and feelings whenever we notice our minds slipping from them, we’ll be much happier and healthier.
For me, peace of mind comes from: ~ eating 80% of my diet as unrefined, plant-based, whole food ~ eating 60-70% of my plate as seasonal veggies and greens as often as possible ~ eating cultured vegetables and other probiotic-rich foods and drinks regularly ~ drinking enough re-mineralized water daily between meals ~ having fun daily either; bicycling, walking, dancing, hiking, or horseback riding ~ getting good sleep, going to bed as close as possible to when the sun sets, and rising close to when it rises ~ nurturing my relationships with lots of love, listening, honesty, responsibility, and compassion ~ sitting in silence as often as possible, to return to my knowing that there’s never really any reason for fear, as long as I keep my mind focused on the gifts of the present moment
Just try to do your best with your diet and be happy with the rest, making small changes that are doable for you…changes that you can stick with over time.
And please know that being too strict with your diet, and not letting yourself enjoy comfort foods once in a while, or foods out at restaurants or at holiday gatherings with loved ones, cuts you off from important social connections. When I eat out, I just try to stick with the basics: I don’t eat foods fried foods or foods swimming in seed oils, I steer clear of chicken & pork, and I try to balance the meal out with lots of vegetables.
Also, with the bridging of science and spirituality in our lifetime, I hope you get much hope and a lighthearted feeling from the idea that we’re evolving into beings who are capable of transcending the physical laws of nature, who can create anything we want simply by staying focused on it, and by authentically feeling the feelings that come with all that we want AND don’t want.
If you can remember to try to stay in gratitude no matter what your experience seems, you are steering your experience toward The Universe giving you MORE experiences of gratitude, and thusly more joy!
