A BRAND NEW WAY TO THINK ABOUT NUTRITION.

A BRAND NEW WAY TO THINK ABOUT NUTRITION.

There are two distinct ways of relating to food. The more dominant way is to see food as a source of immediate gratification. This begins the moment you become aware of “cravings”, or hunger, & continues until the moment of “consumption”.
Food cravings begin between your ears. It’s the satisfaction we hunger for, the good feeling that comes when we finally silence the emptiness. Food is the quickest way to fill this hole. When you are eating that sweet snack, you may think you’re ending the craving, but you’re actually feeding it! The more you react to, & feed the cravings, the more power they have. When you’re ruled by a craving, you’re focus on food ends when you eat. You go back to doing what you were doing before you were so rudely interrupted by your hunger. I believe that the most important part of your relationship with food begins immediately “after” eating.
A better way to relate to food is to recognize & feel its impact on your body & mind. It’s a whole new approach & begins the moment you finish eating & continues for the next 2-3 hours afterwards. It’s the reverse of cravings where you switch your focus from how a meal fills the void, or satisfies a craving, to how it fulfills your nutritional needs, lifting your energy, mood & life! To eat this way is the beginning of ‘nutritional freedom’. It helps you to enjoy the foods that are the best for you. Eating what’s great for you not ‘because’ it’s great for you, but because it’s what you want to eat, & then because you love the way it makes you feel, – that is what I call “nutritional freedom”.
It’s the sort of freedom that will have you looking at a Mars bar & an apple, & wanting the apple more than the Mars. This is where you begin a positive relationship with food, - consumption for the sake of nourishment. At first, it can be a challenge, but definitely worth it. Instead of using food to get rid of hunger, eating vibrant, healthy food can fuel your life. It’s not the ‘end’ of something, but the ‘beginning’!