Food Basics

What can my food do for me?

Our food becomes ‘us’. What we eat blends into the fabric of our body and emotions– of who and what we are. There is a direct relationship of our nutrition to the vitality of the mind and body.

This info will help you to demystify eating and food choices and help make sense of the ridiculous amount of bad and good information bouncing all around us from the media.

We live in an age where we could be eating like royalty, but because of the lack of good information our choices appear limited to what the food industry puts on the grocery store shelf, or on the menu at a restaurant. We are the most marketed-to population ever. One hundred years ago, no one told people what to eat. There was no pre-made food. Today people believe that food industry ‘foods’ are their only choice, and our health suffers tremendously.

Foods in their freshest and least processed state are the perfect complement to the human body.  Our bodies must be fueled, repaired and renewed, and all this can only be done optimally with real food. Anything less is diminishing our energy and weakening us.

What is a diet? It’s our regular, everyday food. It needs to supply us with everything we need to be healthy and stay healthy. That means it has to meet these basic requirements:

1. Supply quality nutrients, both large and small
2. Provide a ‘just right’ amount of those nutrients for the individual—not too much and not too little.
3. It must be safe- not hurt us, poison us or bring in poison tag alongs
4. Supply arising energy
5. Have minimal turbidity to it
6. Support a healthy pH level in body tissue
7. Contribute to the balance of all the energy systems of the body

Then, to please us, and thus become a habit, our food needs to:

• Appeal to our senses of taste, smell, touch (how it feels in the mouth and as we chew it), and sight… and even the sounds we recognize as it’s being prepared and presented to us.
• Satisfy our hunger and appetites.
• Be as simple or complex to prepare and clean-up as we like, or can handle.
• Be as affordable as we like, or can handle.
• Be transportable, if we need it to be, so we can have good food wherever we go.

Food Basics is the place to get acquainted with how all this comes together!

First there are the Food Factors

The science of Nutrition tells us food is made up of nutrients like proteins, carbohydrates (carbs), fats, vitamins, minerals, etc., but food is much more complex than that, as you will see. Our food not only fuels us and builds us… it becomes us, so it better be good food, or we will suffer. If we are informed and intent to take in natural, unchanged and un-poisoned nutrients, in proper amounts, then the body will go to personal, optimal health every time. Every time!

We look at basic modern nutrition –The Nutrients; and basic traditional nutrition –or Food Energetics; and then Food Safety.

Next, you’ll find the modern day Good Basic Diet

A Good Basic Diet has the ability to keeps our mind sharp, our muscles toned, and our sleep delightful. It also has the ability to cure most diseases such as cancers, diabetes, and heart disease. Those are all diseases that over 90% of the time are the result of a bad diet. The body works in tandem with good food to go to carefree health.

These foods are pulled together into a Working Pantry

The key to enjoying real foods is knowing how to find, store, and prepare them, in Healthy Eating

And there are some explanations and reviews of basic eating plans, known as Diets

And lastly, so please don’t miss this, the genius of Food Medicine

Benefits of healthy eating

Energy * balance, grace, ease of movement * virtually no pain * a strong sense of well being * a sharp, alert mind * stamina, especially when under occasional stress * regular, sound sleep, and awaking relaxed and refreshed * positive emotional well-being * strong immunity = avoiding flu and colds * resistance to infection * shortened recoveries * fast healing, resilient tissue * strength and good muscle tone * looking younger than your peers/years * very low degenerative disease (diabetes, cardiovascular, cancer, arthritis, etc.) = effective disease prevention * avoiding cramps, PMS,  abnormal bleeding, and uncomfortable menopause * avoiding constipation, diarrhea, and digestive problems * strong digestion * no cellulite, flabby arms, or waddles  * avoiding swelling or water retention  * avoiding cravings and strong hunger *  saving tons of money on health care, drugs, drug store items,  mental therapy, processed foods and restaurant eating * keeping trim, and maintaining a lifelong, healthy weight * strong, beautiful teeth * long life * confidence in life and yourself * being a positive mentor and role model for your children and others * enjoying your body moving, exercising, and wearing clothes * incredible sex and sexual stamina * feeling like a teenager most of your life * male potency and female fertility optimized * easy pregnancy, delivery * optimal fetal, infant and child development * few illnesses, a strong mind, and balanced emotions  for children* the joy of tasting and savoring exquisite everyday foods * quick grocery shopping *the joy of knowing your efforts in preparing food result in tasty, satisfying and life-supporting nourishment for yourself and loved ones * more contented and calm * less irritable and angry * more in-sync with your environment and the seasons * supports a thriving planet, reduces waste, and leaves little or no carbon footprint.