If being healthy is so easy why are so many people sick? There is an easy answer! It is because most people live accidently rather than intentionally?
By that I mean that most people never bother to find out anything about themselves, their bodies, their history and their mental, social and physical requirements. As a result they try to live based on social myths and misinformation based on spurious claims and research rather than choosing from a place of knowledge.
A simple example of this is the fact that wheat now supplies up to approxiamately 20% of the energy requirements of some 60 countries. Now while this is great for a small percentage of the population a large number of us are starting to ingest chemicals at levels that our bodies cannot handle.
Gluten is a great example because almost everyone knows someone who has a negative gluten reaction. These reactions can range from Gluten Allergy which can have fatal outcomes through gluten intolerance all the way to simple dose responses. Symptons can range from anemia and asthma, caused by deficiency's associated with poor nutrient uptake, all the way to stomache cramps, diarrhoea and bleeding and on to anaphalactic shock and death.
Now, I am not a therapist, but I know a pretty easy answer to all of these problems. People are eating chemicals at a level that is not sustainable by our bodies.
We were never designed/evolved, to eat grains and seed 365 days per year, 3-4 times per day.
Our major energy and nutrint requirements are supposed to come from plant foliage (Greens) and other plant materials and a percentage from animal protien. You might try reading some of Loren Cordain's research at http://www.beyondveg.com/cat/paleodiet/index.shtml
it is some very interesting reading especially in terms of quality of diet.
Gluten is a great example because almost everyone knows someone who has a negative gluten reaction. These reactions can range from Gluten Allergy which can have fatal outcomes through gluten intolerance all the way to simple dose responses. Symptons can range from anemia and asthma, caused by deficiency's associated with poor nutrient uptake, all the way to stomache cramps, diarrhoea and bleeding and on to anaphalactic shock and death.
Now, I am not a therapist, but I know a pretty easy answer to all of these problems. People are eating chemicals at a level that is not sustainable by our bodies.
We were never designed/evolved, to eat grains and seed 365 days per year, 3-4 times per day.
Our major energy and nutrint requirements are supposed to come from plant foliage (Greens) and other plant materials and a percentage from animal protien. You might try reading some of Loren Cordain's research at http://www.beyondveg.com/cat/paleodiet/index.shtml
it is some very interesting reading especially in terms of quality of diet.
Historically we had no way to finely grind/mill flour. and we certainly could not seperate wheatgerm from other parts of the seed. We also did not have extremely effective ways of storing grains nor could it be transported from another part of the world where it was currently growing. This meant that historically wheat, and other grains, played a much less important role in our diets.
This should not be taken to mean that I encourage grain free diets. Only that we need to understand ourselves and our bodies and choose from a place of power rather than ignorance. We must remember that an absence of disease is not the presence of health and educate ourselves accordingly.
If you have any questions about this or any other post, feel free to post a comment and I will try to answer it!
Love and blessing
Fran
This should not be taken to mean that I encourage grain free diets. Only that we need to understand ourselves and our bodies and choose from a place of power rather than ignorance. We must remember that an absence of disease is not the presence of health and educate ourselves accordingly.
If you have any questions about this or any other post, feel free to post a comment and I will try to answer it!
Love and blessing
Fran
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