Live to Cleanse

how I view food.

I am deeply interested in health, always have been. That’s not to say I didn’t do stupid unhealthy things to my body in my younger years when I was lost and full of anxiety. But, I’ve always had the innate knowing that plants and herbs are deeply healing.

I know what kind of diet makes me feel my best and what types of foods unravel me into a mess of symptoms. Truth is (and I realize I might be a unicorn on this) I actually don’t mind eliminating foods that, for me, are not health supportive. Some people would rather stick needles in their eyes than cut out wine and cheese. But I am happy to do it.

I admittedly fell into an amnesia of sorts for the past few years - I fell off my super clean and amazing diet that I had been on for many years and instead found myself drinking coffee. Then there was the occasional bit of alcohol at night to unwind. Sure, I had some goat cheese here and there as a topping. Then suddenly there was sprouted wheat toast every morning and other things that my body personally can’t tolerate. While my diet still would have been considered very healthy to practically anyone else, I felt old symptoms creeping back in. It was awful.

And so I went back to that which makes me feel vital: a diet consisting of mainly plants. Here are the NO’s on my diet: No dairy. No wheat. No soy. No processed foods (i.e. almost nothing that comes packaged in a box or bag.) No eggs. No highly processed oils (and very few oils in general.) No alcohol. No caffeine. I also support my immune system with various high quality ultra-clean supplements and herbs that have absolutely no fillers, caking agents or other additives. I don’t like to eat animals for ethical reasons but I do find I need small bits of fish or chicken on occasion.

The idea behind my diet is that it supports it to release toxins from the body. In essence, it only allows foods that are supportive of (and instigate) cleansing, healing and rebuilding. The foods on my “No” list (IN MY PERSONAL VIEWPOINT) are not supportive of cleansing.

Consider as well that every human, regardless of how clean their diet is, is up against everyday toxins that are in the air, all the plastics in our modern realities, toxicities in cosmetics, detergents, fertilizers, pesticides, hair dyes, car exhaust, household cleaners and on and on and on… so I went ahead and eliminated as much of that as I could as well. (By the way: I will be working on a list for you that has the cleanest of the clean household products. And a beauty product list as well!)

But why am I doing all this? Isn’t it awful? I mean…. no cheese??? Yeah. Most people think so. But here’s my bottom line: I don’t want to feel any symptoms. I don’t want headaches, acid reflux, any general inflammation, digestive woes, insomnia or a million other symptoms that can be easily negated by strict attention to diet. I know that if I am symptomatic in any way it means my immune system is compromised and symptoms will ensue. (If I’m under stress, it’s going to be worse!) And that is a signal to me that I must nourish and cleanse.

We live in a paradigm in which our environment and our food is getting more toxic. Add to that, people are under more and more stress which is hard on the immune system. Then, when illness results, the answer from many doctors is pills. While I understand FULLY that sometimes medication is needed and there is a time and place for it, I always choose to look to nutrition and cleansing first.

The body wants to heal, and it is always striving to do so. Always. And the body can kick some righteous ass if given the right support. But, it’s a commitment. A journey. In essence, this journey (on a physical, emotional, spiritual and psychological level) is what fuels the heart of my writing here on this publication. The wonders of health have been a large part of my actual existence here on earth- including what I do for a living. Healing. Washing away the debris. Becoming closer to the purest form of ourselves. These are some my passions.

Why? It’s simple. Because it’s what makes me feel good.