Food and Energy

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Hi there, everyone!

I'm new to the list and have been following it for a little while to see

whether it is something I'm interested in. I was attracted to the title

because I'm interested in wholism - the integration of healing through

body, mind, spirit and emotion.

Food, taken on a purely physical level, is what we use most effectively to

give us energy, I believe. Most foods will give us some kind of energy. (I

do not consider coke or refined sugar or flour a source of food, so I'll

have to leave that aside for the time being.)

From my understanding of our bodies, we receive energy from most food

provided we balance what we eat and the following things are happening:

first, the food we eat is grown in soil that has not been depleted of

minerals, second, we are drinking sufficient pure, clean water (a minimum

of eight 8-oz glasses per day) to allow our bodies to function well enough

to assimilate the food, third that each part of our system is functioning

so that the digestive system does what it needs to do, fourth that we

haven't had a lot of surgery in which parts of our bodies have been removed

and lastly, that we haven't taken a lot of medical drugs which cannot be

assimilated by the body and will cause the body to be constantly

overworking in an attempt to get rid of them.

Most of us are lacking in one or two of these criterea because we haven't

always been conscious of how dangerous such things as most medications can

be. We are only now starting to learn about that stuff. And, we haven't

always been conscious of soil depletion. So, in order to counteract these

things, in order to be in optimum health every day and have plenty of

energy, it seems to me that it is essential to take some food supplements

or live in the wilderness thousands of miles from industry and grow your

own food.

When I neglect to take my supplements - particularly antioxidants - my

energy level goes way down. And taking whole foods or what are often called

superfoods like algae, almonds, spirolina, etc. will definitely boost your

energy.

Finally, I would agree with Anukki that exercise is absolutely essential in

raising your energy level. Food or exercise on its own without the other

will not be very effective. Exercise, of course, helps your body to

continue functioning properly so that you can assimilate the food.

Energy taken from a spiritual perspective is pure energy because that's the

energy that comes from having a vision and knowing your life purpose - or

being at one with your perception of God. That knowledge will keep you

going long after your normal physical energy runs out.

On an emotional level, if you have things in your life you're not dealing

with, that will zap a whole lot of energy from your body because it takes a

lot of energy to deal with negative emotions. Fake it 'till you make it -

try positive thinking until you actually find things to feel positive

about. Or, when you first wake up in the morning, make a list of ten things

you're grateful for.

Intellectually, read a whole lot of books about whatever level you think

you may be losing energy in - physical, emotional or spiritual.

I apologize for using such a simplistic way of describing the functioning

of the body. It works for me, though, to keep it simple so that I can

understand it. I have healed myself of kidney infections, heart problems,

liver dysfunction, gall stones, lung problems and I never catch flues or

colds. I'm 51 years of age and have a lot to do in this world yet. So, in

my simple way, I seem to be doing something right.

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Alice Hawke, Global Prosperity Connections

telephone - 705-437-1577; facsimile - 705-437-2137

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