Let Thy Food Be Thy Medicine

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As I'm sure most of us know , our foods have the ability to promote health or discourage -and even attack our health. Therefore it should come as no surprise that the Standard American Diet - has been dubbed the SAD diet and the term Diabesity refers to a form of diabetes that is associated or brought on as an effect of obesity. As a graduate of the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and several other integrative wellness certification programs, and a woman who has struggled with my relationship with food, and to some extent my weight along with a couple of nasty health diagnoses and economic challenges ; I well understand this. Just as well as I understand the fact that God Blessed us with everything we need for health, youth, strength and vigor. We get to choose, as with anything else, although I respect the fact that often our choices can be limited by our budgets or at times, choice may even seem non- existant. Whenever we can choose, let's be proactive about our health, after all it is our greatest wealth. As I reflect on the quote of a man who was referred to as the father of medicine " Let thy food be thy medicine " I encourage you to seek out knowledge on what you put into your bodies as well as the healing and medicinal properties. And I will conclude this writing with a share of my own breakfast this morning and just a few of its overall benefits to my health; Breakfast Shot: *2 tsps of 100% honey *1 tsp of lemon juice *3/4 tsp of Saigon cinnamon *1/2 tsp organic cayenne pepper * 1/2 tsp organic raw tumeric root Breakfast Drink: 1 banana blended with 16 ozs of unsweetened almond milk, 2 tbsp ground flax meal 1 tbsp chia seed Just in the above breakfast I had one of the most nutritional foods in the world , which was used by Mayan's as a staple during long periods of hunts or battle when a nutritionally packed food was needed and literally is translated into the word "strength" in the Mayan language. Just to name a few of those nutrients; fiber, protein, magnesium, zinc, omega 3s, as well as minerals and enzymes. My breakfast shot reduced my hunger - literally - all day, boosted my metabolism provided a healthy dose of antioxidants to fight free radicals , hyper boosted my immunity, expanded my blood vessels and improved my circulation, curbed pain and decreased inflammation- which of course is a primary cause of pain and disease. Lowered my risk of some cancers, contained neurotrophic benefits that can fight and even repair neurological damage leading to alzheimers and dementia - and the list goes on and on . Definitely a breakfast of Champions, at least for me and the best part is - I did not feel deprived in the least. I want to eat to live, not live to eat; My body is a temple and I am called as a Christian to "offer my body as a living sacrifice , holy and pleasing to God-this is your (my) spiritual act of worship " Romans 12:1 see also Roman's 12:2 Being satisfied all day , even after an hour long workout , I had a non dairy yogurt alternative around 3pm and a nice dinner of veggies with more goodness birthed from the earth and mindfully seasoned. With that I share a link one of my favorite songs - in fact this is something of a theme song for me <3 with a few exceptions; The most Important being that -I am not concerned about seeing my name in lights but with The One Who Is The Light