Food and Mood
Food and Mood
Food and Mood
CHAPTER 5 THE MIND AND FOOD FACTORS IN MOOD SWINGS AND AGING
Live foods are much richer in vitamins, minerals, protein, and enzymes, so you only need to eat about half as much food ... Its the optimal way to eat for longevity. The benefits are a stronger immune system, an immense amount of energy and vitality, and anti-aging effects. Live foods are bursting with energy. - Gabriel Cousens, M.D., author of Conscious Eating, North Atlantic Books, 2002 Simple, natural nutrition in moderation is a saving of time, money and strength. It increases bodily and psychic energy and strengthens resistance to disease. Cornaro Health and Happiness are the Measure of all things Epicurus
FOOD AND MOOD Everything is energy vibrating at different rates of speed. The more dense an object or person is, the lower its rate of vibration. Animal flesh, processed foods, saturated with refined sugar and trans fats (partially hydrogenated oils) as well as foods cooked at high temperatures that kill the live amino acids and vitamin content are very dense with low or no vibration because the food is dead. Those addicted to dead foods become slaves to their cravings and end up desensitized to their bodys natural distress signals that get short circuited due to a buildup of mucus, heavy metals, toxins and parasites in the body. Food addicts fail to connect dead food to mood swings, physical pain and energy drains. Moreover, food addicts have difficulty seeing the obvious and exercising common sense. On the other hand, food addicts who manage to summon the incentive to override their addiction to dead foods regain their sensitivity to and awareness of what is healthy for mind, body and spirit and what is not. Getting to that place of awareness involves the following: clearing the mind of negative, chaotic, hateful or fragmented thoughts and replacing them with positive, loving and forgiving thoughts; soothing and nurturing the body with astringent, enzyme rich live fruits and vegetables; eliminating dead parasites, mucous and intestinal plaque with Bentonite clay, psyllium and colonics/enemas; daily walks barefoot in the sand, soil or grass to pull toxins from the soles of the feed where the body pushes them (the feet are furthest away from the
All of the foregoing practices raise ones vibration and consciousness. Those who vibrate at higher levels of consciousness are able to: be at peace in the midst of lifes storms; feel grateful for simple abundance; and find joy through work and service to others. Moreover, those on a path to higher consciousness have learned the wisdom of the following old adages: (1) Cleanliness is next to godliness. (2) Food affects mood. (3) You are what you eat. An article titled Finding Your Food Mood Solution, that appeared in Erewhons magazine Better Nutrition, May, 2007, laid out the following simple yet important findings regarding food and mood: Its not your imagination -- there are plenty of people out there with pissy moods One survey found that rude behavior is more common now than it was 20 or 30 years ago. Another study reported that 16 million Americans terrorize others with outbursts of explosive rage. WHATS GOING ON? As a sociologist and nutritionist, I blame two factors: the mounting stresses of modern life and the deterioration in eating habits. When were stressed our eating habits are the first thing to slide. We delay meals or skip them completely, then end up quenching our hunger at the nearest fast-food restaurant. The trouble is that junk foods and snacks turn our blood sugar into a roller coaster, pulling our mood with it and shortchanging the neuronutrients we need for better moods and behavior. BLOOD SUGAR AND NEURONUTRIENTS If youre skeptical about the food-mood connection, think about how you feel after eating. If your blood sugar climbs too high after you eat, you get sleepy. Thats because high blood sugar suppresses orexin, a brain chemical responsible for alertness. When your blood sugar is low, you get hungry and