Our bodies are made up of as many cells as there are stars in the galaxy working in unison to keep you healthy and alive. Alive cells need to get alive nutrition. By alive, I mean food that is as close to its natural state as possible. Alive foods occur naturally in nature and are grown in soil, water or come from the sea. Think about all your veggies, fish or even meat without additives. In contrast, avoid dead food. I define dead food as processed, packaged and artificially coloured food such as cheese flavoured snacks, meal replacement bars, TV dinners and candies. That kind of food contains series of synthetically derived ingredients that are mixed together into something that tastes ok, has a longer shelf life and actually does more harm than good to our health. Begin reading food labels- if an ingredient in it is not recognized as food that is as close to its natural state as possible-do not eat it.
Aside from benefiting your health, eating live food can also greatly benefit your wallet as you can buy that food in bulk at your local bulk store saving the cost of packaging and inflated prices at a supermarket. For example, organic rolled oats bought in bulk are at least 30% cheaper than organic packaged oats bought at a supermarket. To save your time, you can have designated containers for unprocessed food such as grains, nuts or seeds and take them with you to fill up at your local bulk store. This way, you avoid unnecessary plastic bag packaging and avoid transferring them into other containers at home freeing more time to do things you love.
I encourage you to focus on consuming food as close to its natural state as possible. For those of you who are used to processed food, changing the way you eat can be overwhelming at times. For this reason, start with eating life food with one meal per day and then gradually increase. It is time to eat.
