Bi-Weekly Tarot Reading: 4-20-14 through 5-3-14
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Blog #15: The Effects of Food Preservatives/Chemicals on Our Spiritual Bodies
LEGACY OF THE DIVINE TAROT
THE LOVERS: The next two weeks will highlight partnerships in which cooperation and compromise are important. Seek discernment in the choices you make regarding your interactions with others, whether they be in your personal or business life.
THE TOWER: A significant life event will occur in some way, so be open to whatever comes your way. Change is in the air, and if something unexpected happens, just "roll with the punches" and allow it to run its course. There is a reason why this event has occurred, and eventually you will see the good in it.
4 OF CUPS: You may be feeling a bit of discontent, as if something is just not right. Do not allow this feeling to cause you to miss opportunities that may be available to you. Keep your eyes open, and focus on what you want to accomplish.
BI-WEEKLY THEME: Pay attention to your working relationships and dealings with others, especially partners or those with whom you associate closely. Make sure that the choices you make related to these partnerships are in your best interests. A significant change is on the way, and although it may just come "out of the blue", accept it and move on. See what lessons you can learn from it. Be aware of all possibilities that are coming your way over the next two weeks, and let any feelings of unrest or discontent fall by the wayside. Now is the time to take action and get things done.
Blog #15—The Effects of Food Preservatives/Chemicals on Our Spiritual
Bodies
Retrieved from: www.ifood.tv
We have heard how bad food preservatives and other chemicals can be for our bodies physically. These substances, such as emulsifiers, fillers, artificial colors, artificial flavors, and chemicals that allow foods to last longer than they normally would, also affect our spiritual bodies (as well as our mental and emotional ones). These substances are damaging because they are not naturally-occurring in our bodies and may result in extremely damaging effects, even in small amounts.
Another thing to be aware of is that foods that are
over-processed can have the life boiled, pressured, drained or compressed out
of them. We need to give our bodies
foods that are whole, natural, and organic so that our bodies and spirits can
receive nourishing life from what we eat.
How exactly does food
affect our spirit? Janice Polansky
explains it this way:
“Your body’s desire for food has
its roots in your soul’s need for spiritual substance. Your attitudes and beliefs about yourself and
what you eat determine the choices you make in what you eat. As we grow spiritually, we often see our body
as a temple in which our spirit dwells, and we realize our connection with all
living things. We want to be healthier
in our thoughts and actions and live in harmonious ways that align us with the
spiritual truths and natural laws and
ecology of our body, our planet, and the universe.” (http://www.personalhealthdynamics.com/How%20Food%20Affects%20Your%20Mind,%20Body%20&%20Spirit.htm)
Eating healthy, natural food helps us better align with
nature and thus leads to healing of our bodies and spirits. We begin to be more aware of our own inner
sensitivity to foods that do not help us feel good. We pay more attention to how we feel after
eating certain unnatural foods laden with preservatives and other
chemicals. We make conscious choices
that lead to better physical and spiritual health.For example, a vegetarian diet is all-natural and has wonderful effects. This concept is explained beautifully as follows:
“Vegetables bring the light and
energy they absorb and store through photosynthesis into your body. Grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds bring into
your body the light, energy, and life force that can create a new living plant.
… The energy of natural food changes the vibration of your nervous system so
that it forces the lower vibration, negative thoughts out of your system. . . .
You transform your body into a temple in which your spirit can live with
integrity, in harmony with your mind and body.”
(http://www.personalhealthdynamics.com/How%20Food%20Affects%20Your%20Mind,%20Body%20&%20Spirit.htm)
Way back in 1973, Dr. Benjamin Feingold linked food
additives to learning and behavior difficulties in children. Chemicals are
truly poisonous to our bodies because they affect the body’s chemical systems,
thus leading to food sensitivities.
We all have physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual
bodies. Good health is a matter of
integrating all of these bodies and recognizing that they are all
connected. We are beginning to
understand how emotions affect our physical bodies (for example, negative
feelings can lead to negative effects in our bodies). We are also realizing that mental stress and
anxiety can have a damaging effect on our health as well. However, as one author has noted:
“Few today write about how we are
spirits living a human experience. As
spirits we need to nourish our spirit selves as well as our physical,
emotional, and mental/intellectual selves, to be able to maintain a high
vibration and excellent health. A high
vibration reflects excellent vibrant health and a low vibration reflects poor
health.” (http://www.mkprojects.com/fa_foodsensitivity2.htm)
Even food preparation is important. Food that is prepared lovingly adds more
nourishing energy that helps food digest easily. Food we prepare for ourselves and others
should be prepared slowly and peacefully, as if we were fixing a meal for an
honored guest. This attitude and
intention when preparing the food is like an energetic healthy boost to what is
offered.
Foods to avoid:
Ø
Foods containing refined sugar and sweeteners
(high fructose and regular corn syrup)
Ø
Packaged foods containing fillers,
preservatives, and other chemicals (i.e., the ingredients include things you
don’t recognize or can’t even pronounce)
Ø
Diet foods, which often include highly
processed, chemically-derived sugar substitutes, and even have added sugars if
they are called “reduced fat”
Ø
Fried foods, which contain saturated and trans
fats (that have been linked to disease and other health problems)
Ø
Fast foods, which are probably the worst of the lot;
they are mass-produced, processed, and filled with preservatives, artificial
flavorings, colorings, and other additives.
A note about
carrageenan:
Carrageenan is a food additive that comes from a red
seaweed, but it has no nutritional value.
In fact, it is an insidious, dangerous substance that can be found
lurking in yogurt, ice cream, cottage cheese, deli meats, soy milk, other milk
substitute products, and other processed foods.
Beware! Just because a product is deemed “organic” does not mean that it
has no carrageenan, so be sure to read all labels carefully.Why is carrageenan bad? As one author says,
“The unique chemical structure of carrageenan triggers an
innate immune response in the body, which recognizes it as a dangerous
invader. This immune response leads to
inflammation. For individuals who
consume carrageenan on a regular or daily basis, the inflammation will be
prolonged and constant, which is a serious health concern since prolonged
inflammation is a precursor to more serious disease. In fact, the medical community has long recognized that inflammation is
associated with more than 100 human diseases.” (http://www.cornucopia.org/2013/12/carrageenan-risks-reality/)
Sources
http://www.personalhealthdynamics.com/How%20Food%20Affects%20Your%20Mind,%20Body%20&%20Spirit.htm
For more information on carrageenan, see:
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