Good Health
Of course, there's many facets to good health - we need good exercise, proper nutrition, fresh water, effective rest and sleep and attention to our spiritual health.
"All diseases begin in the gut" Hippocrates
Have you ever thought about what our natural diet should be. How would we have eaten 100, 200 or 1000 years ago? What do/did traditional cultures eat? Think of how this differs from the average diet today. Did you know many conditions are increasing today? Many of these include psychological diseases. Could this be related to our massive changes in diet - our huge increase in processed foods and in the amount of carbohydrates we eat? We now consume huge quantities of grains, sugar in its various forms and many processed and lifeless foods than ever before. What sort of an impact is this going to have on our health? Many unwanted yeasts and bacteria can multiply in our bodies with an over consumption of these foods. This can have an impact on many other parts of our bodies.
What are some of the foods traditional cultures inherently knew were good for them?
Fermented foods were very important for preserving food but also for increasing available nutrition and keeping our digestive system healthy by providing it with an array of good flora for our intestines. We need healthy flora for many reasons including keeping opportunistic yeasts and bacteria under control, aiding the break down of food, keeping our gut mucosa healthy and maintaining a healthy immune system.
Fermented foods include yoghurt, kefir, sauerkraut, kombucha, cheeses, cultured vegetables and pickles. It is important to ensure that the live cultures are still intact and not destroyed by processes such as pasteurisation. Try to include some cultured/fermented foods in your diet everyday. They are actually very easy to make with many recipes available on the web.
For more information on how you can deal with many physiological and psychological problems (which also have a gut component) through diet see gapsaustralia.com.au
"All diseases begin in the gut" Hippocrates
Have you ever thought about what our natural diet should be. How would we have eaten 100, 200 or 1000 years ago? What do/did traditional cultures eat? Think of how this differs from the average diet today. Did you know many conditions are increasing today? Many of these include psychological diseases. Could this be related to our massive changes in diet - our huge increase in processed foods and in the amount of carbohydrates we eat? We now consume huge quantities of grains, sugar in its various forms and many processed and lifeless foods than ever before. What sort of an impact is this going to have on our health? Many unwanted yeasts and bacteria can multiply in our bodies with an over consumption of these foods. This can have an impact on many other parts of our bodies.
What are some of the foods traditional cultures inherently knew were good for them?
Fermented foods were very important for preserving food but also for increasing available nutrition and keeping our digestive system healthy by providing it with an array of good flora for our intestines. We need healthy flora for many reasons including keeping opportunistic yeasts and bacteria under control, aiding the break down of food, keeping our gut mucosa healthy and maintaining a healthy immune system.
Fermented foods include yoghurt, kefir, sauerkraut, kombucha, cheeses, cultured vegetables and pickles. It is important to ensure that the live cultures are still intact and not destroyed by processes such as pasteurisation. Try to include some cultured/fermented foods in your diet everyday. They are actually very easy to make with many recipes available on the web.
For more information on how you can deal with many physiological and psychological problems (which also have a gut component) through diet see gapsaustralia.com.au
