Here’s the crux of an email exchange I had with a
\nreader the other day, that raises some common
\nquestions:<\/p>\n
Vincent:
\n “I was reading about what, when, and how
\n to eat and learned to eat naturally. If
\n you want to take multivitamins, what does
\n Wattles say about that?”<\/p>\n
Me:
\n Mr. Wattles doesn’t address this question,
\n since vitamins had not been discovered at
\n the time he wrote the book. <\/p>\n
But my translation is that you should do
\n whatever you believe a healthy person
\n would joyfully do, or whatever you believe
\n YOU should do. <\/p>\n
Your actions should match your beliefs.
\n The caveat is not to do things because of
\n fear of what might happen if you didn’t do
\n them, and not to do anything you don’t
\n want to do for the sole purpose of being
\n healthy. It’s all about the “why.”<\/p>\n
Vincent:
\n ” I want to take multivitamins because
\n the average American doesn’t receive
\n enough vitamins and minerals while
\n native tribes, as mentioned by Dr. Price
\n in his book, have diets that have 4 – 10x
\n the recommended amount of vitamins. <\/p>\n
“I guess this is borderline ‘doing
\n something just to be healthy.’ But at the
\n same time, many of the vitamins in
\n multivitamins are synthetic, which are
\n unnatural and fall into the category of
\n what we shouldn’t eat. As a college student,
\n I am trying my best to eat natural foods. <\/p>\n
“Would that effort be enough in itself?”<\/p>\n
Me:
\n Effort is not the key. In fact, it’s
\n counterproductive. Cooperation with the
\n All Powerful doesn’t feel like effort.<\/p>\n
In my view, the secret to health lies in
\n one’s relationship with the All That Is.
\n When that relationship is thriving, you
\n won’t be worrying about lack and trying to
\n micromanage your nutrient intake. <\/p>\n
WHY you do what you do, and HOW you do it
\n matter more than WHAT you do.<\/p>\n
Vincent does a good job of illustrating the dilemma of
\nso many people who want to be well! Can you relate? He
\ninvites responses in several directions, but for now
\nlet’s focus on the question of our reasons of why we do
\nwhat we do.<\/p>\n
For example, have you heard people say that the human
\nbody did not evolve to handle all the toxicity present
\nin our environment, or to handle processed food?<\/p>\n
That the soil is depleted, and even “organic” food
\ncan’t be trusted?<\/p>\n
That the earth itself is suffering or falling apart?<\/p>\n
Do you notice the focus on lack, negativity, fear, and
\nresistance in those ideas? Even if you eat “healthy
\nfoods,” if you are paying attention to these beliefs,
\nyou are taking the benefit out of your actions.<\/p>\n
How about if we challenge those beliefs, and create
\nsome different images as our reasons for doing what we
\ndo?<\/p>\n
For example, I find this idea that somehow the human
\nbody has not evolved in the last 10,000 years more than
\na little odd. It’s pretty fear-based, from my
\nperspective. <\/p>\n
To think that the human body, perhaps the most complex
\norganism on the planet, is still prehistoric, while
\nevery phone and computer has new iterations every few
\nmonths, and updates every few days, just seems absurd
\nto me.<\/p>\n
When you understand that your body is not just
\nphysical, but has an enormous non-physical aspect that
\nreally runs the show, I think it’s utterly ridiculous
\nto conclude that it’s so far out of date.<\/p>\n
What if you were to let go of that depressing concept
\nand instead know that your body is continuously being
\ncreated anew, upgrading every nanosecond, and is the
\nvery essence of adaptive to your every thought, to
\nevery condition and circumstance.<\/p>\n
You don’t live in a neanderthal body. You live in a
\nbrand new, continuously evolving and adapting body.<\/p>\n
Does that mean you should thumb your nose at all
\nnutritional advice and now feel justified in eating
\nnothing but what you would call “junk food?”<\/p>\n
That’s another question entirely. The idea that “it
\ndoesn’t matter what you eat” is not so far from saying
\nthat you have no impact, no power in your own life.<\/p>\n
My point here is the WHY that drives your choices.<\/p>\n
Do you eat what you eat because of your belief in lack
\nor your belief in abundance? Your belief in suffering
\nor thriving? Your focus on fear or joy?<\/p>\n
I’m a big fan of supporting and practicing beliefs that
\nfeel empowering, uplifting, joyful, expansive. I think
\nit’s a good idea to focus on what we love, appreciate,
\nand want more of.<\/p>\n
My idea of the best reason for choosing a particular
\ndiet is that it’s yummy, exciting, feels good in your
\nwonderfully adaptive body, feels full of life, is fun
\nand uplifting to participate in–even from a
\ndistance–from the happy soil, happy insects and worms,
\nhappy plants, happy birds, happy animals, happy farmers
\n… all the way to a happy you and me.<\/p>\n
Whenever you find yourself thinking about fearful,
\nstressful reasons for eating a certain way, see if you
\ncan find reasons that feel better–even if it means
\njust plain ignoring what you’ve been told are “facts.”<\/p>\n
Really, try eating for fun, joyful reasons alone, and
\nsee what happens!<\/p>\n
Your thoughts?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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