Garbage in, garbage out…
What we consume matters. But not just what comes in through our mouths! What we put into our bodies, through ALL of the senses, what we look at, listen to, feel, breathe, think about, and taste… ALL of these can be used to feed and heal us. We are bombarded day and night with images, smells, tastes, ideas… How robust is the nutrition you are getting from these things? Are the books you read, or the shows you watch on TV medicine for your mind or poison? What about the amount of time you spend scrolling on social media? What are you pumping in to your body during all of that time? I once believed that “eat less, move more” was the only mantra I needed to be happy with this body. Well, spoiler alert; it wasn’t true. I move a lot, I have always considered myself active and engaged. And that “eat less” part was especially damaging to me, at least. I, like so many others, had constructed an entire catalogue of bad and good foods, memorized the calorie and nutritional content of most foods I encountered, and judged every day as bad or good based on my adherence to this INCREDIBLY FLAWED measurement and merit system. First, my performed was always based [...]