Food & Drink

Is the answer to happiness actually hidden in the food that we consume, each and every day?

Food & Drink

Posted by: Rainbow

15th Jun 2011 12:16pm

Whilst many health authorities preach the benefits of consuming an organic diet, practically speaking, this just isn't an option for many households with prices being exceedingly higher than that of standard produce. It seems people these days wouldn't falter at getting a loan for a fancy car, new boat or a huge TV, yet when it comes to fuel for the body, spending more money on a higher quality of produce just doesn’t appeal. Is there not a direct relationship between food and our mood? If we eat well, we feel well, right? By introducing this simple concept into our lives, surely we’ll have more energy, a positive outlook and new found tools to assist our brains in working more efficiently and productively. In turn, this will enable us to make more money, thus allowing us to buy the big cars and the new boats! Is it a catch 22? Perhaps we have it all wrong…

Clover
  • 16th Jun 2011 04:08pm

I find reading thru these that so many people advocate a "healthy" diet, but I wonder what that really is. Behavioural problems are so often related to health/food, but usually little is done about it (Congratulations kayjay!) What most people consider healthy I would have fits about after all my reading. I believe in good fats, good sugars (xylitol is a natural sugar that prevents cavities, but they still use dangerous aspartame instead) and complete salts - the base of the word salary is salt, you were paid a ration a day to keep healthy, now suddenly it's dangerous! I recently read a book that's older than I am, and I am trying to put it into practice, but not finding it easy from my conditioned tastes. Why do I prefer instant coffee to a proper espresso? (Won't matter now, on the new diet I won't be having coffee at all.) Why did I like that strawberry doughnut on the invitation to this chat as much as the strawberry next to it? Probably because it wasn't an organic strawberry and therefore flavourless, unlike highly enhanced, sugary icing. But I've just lost 5kg for the first time in 15 years, all from eating less meat, more organic grains, no dairy (calcium is found in sesame seeds which I love) and chewing a lot more than I'm used to. Chewing is excellent exercise and starts the digestion process - it's not just what you eat, it's how you eat it! Lunch breaks are also shorter than they used to be (who gets a lunch hour now? And it used to be paid!) Sounds crazy, but I LOVE seeing the scales say I'm lighter every day rather than heavier.


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