I love food: Talking about recipes, dreaming up party menus, prepping
the night before for warm biscuits after a morning run. One thing I
can't stand is feeling limited in what I can eat. I research nutrition
and the various dietary and culinary approaches to healthy eating, and I
have found a balance that fits my family, our needs, and our busy
schedule. We eat all kinds of foods, and I make every effort to ensure
that the ingredients are high quality and nutrient dense.
However,
eating a variety of foods (meats, grains, dairy, sweets) sometimes
equates to
overeating certain items for me. I love to go out for coffee in the
morning, and we hit a café for breakfast as a family every Saturday. It
is during those times that I am reminded of how delicious a well-made
white flour and sugar scone can taste with dark roast coffee, or the
savory satisfaction of a buttered artisanal English muffin. Those
pleasures can often lead to allowing a slice or two of take out pizza
for dinner, a weekday coffee shop rendezvous with a toasted pumpkin
muffin, and a veritable snowball effect of processed wheat occurring in
my gut. Then I feel tired, bloated, sore, and generally unhappy while I
stick to quinoa, beans, and nuts trying to rid myself of the junk my
body is working overtime to digest and eliminate. I don't have an intolerance to wheat, but too much of anything will eventually put a
smackdown on your physical operating system. However, I do love the W.
Somerset Maugham quote:
Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit
- a perfect reason to overindulge.
On
Saturday I diverged from the familial café breakfast and had a lovely
brunch with my running gals. We all brought a dish and gathered at the
warm and welcoming home of our self-appointed social organizer (thanks,
Amy!). That the company was fabulous was a given, and the food
covered all bases: Savory, fruity, sweet, and hearty. For us, eating
food leads to talking about food, and that morning our culinary chatter
was linked to healing. We spoke about eliminating digestive issues with
TBA remedies and the occasional need to avoid (not eat) a food for a
short time while on a remedy to allow the body to heal. Food itself is
not the source of a digestive problem, but rather a trigger of
symptoms. So, until the body is ready to detoxify the cause of the
issue, it is sometimes necessary to stay away from the aggravating
food. This is different from an elimination diet because in TBA we know
(through advanced
kineseology) which food(s) is not jiving with our frequencies, and
to allow the remedy to do its job of supporting and detoxifying the
body, we avoid the problem food so as not to disrupt the healing harmony
occurring between the body's frequencies and those of the remedy.
Digestive problems are not the only symptoms that can be set off by
foods. Asthma, fatigue, muscle and joint pain, inflammation, sinus
conditions, and multiple other complaints can mitigated or eliminated by
a TBA remedy and avoiding aggravating items or food groups until the
body is through uncovering and detoxifying the cause of the problem.
One friend was so happy to know that although her gas problems ceased
while avoiding wheat when taking her remedy, she'll be able to enjoy the
ubiquitous grain again soon with no issues.
We
live in a world full of drive-thru lattes, "healthy" cereal bars, and
other convenience items that, once in a while, can save the day for even
the most well-intended and informed eater. Should we limit our
consumption of these "day-savers"? Absolutely (I'll give you a list of
awesome versus acceptable options for your pantry soon), but we don't
need to live in the restrictive and isolating realm of food allergies
and intolerances when we have TBA to figure out what's behind it all.
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