First and Foremost

Align with Spirit

When we think about diet, we need to go back up the hierarchy of health to the prime consideration: alignment with Spirit. When aligned with Spirit, the only food you choose to pass your lips will be that which serves your evolution and that of the rest of the world. Every food substance that does not support this evolution will not be needed and does NOT need to be consumed.

Eat Like a Monk?

Spirit Is Not That Cruel

Some of you may be discouraged thinking, “Oh great, I have to eat like a monk now.” That is not the case. THE ONE TRUE GOD, in its infinite wisdom and omniscience, recognizes that the most tasty junk food may serve the highest good at any given time. However, if Spirit suggests you eat junk food 24/7, you may need to work on your dialogue with THE ONE TRUE GOD and your translation of its guidance.

No BS

The Basic Truth

There is an incredible amount of BS out there about diet. I can offer only one Basic Truth.

Other than an identical twin or clone, you are genetically unique. At any given time, any food might be precisely what you need – need being that which is necessary for you to best serve yourself and the world around you. If you eat only that which is needed, you will sustain your highest level of health.

The Elimination Diet

The Body Knows the Truth

If you are concerned that some foods affect you poorly, I recommend an elimination diet. The purpose is to help you tune in and realize what foods your unique body needs and does not need. The process consists of adding one food every three days to your diet. If you have sensitivities to any particular food, those effects will usually show up during those three days. If all is well, add the next food.

It does not really matter in what order you add the individual foods or how much. What matters is paying attention over the three days and focusing on how you feel – not just physically but mentally and emotionally as well: Do you have more mucus? Are you tired? Depressed or anxious? More achy in the morning? Digestive symptoms, loose stools, or bloating? Brain fog? Pay attention! When you find a food that uncomfortably affects you, eliminate it from your diet.

How About Allergy Testing?

Helpful but Not the Whole Story

A note about allopathic allergy testing for food sensitivities: although helpful, these tests do not look for non-allergic negative influences of certain foods. If you have any concerns about a possible food sensitivity, just stop that food for a week or so and then add it back into your diet. This will give you a much better understanding of the effect of that particular food on your unique biochemistry.

Eat Organic

A Good Guideline – but Not Gospel

In general, human bodies have a limited tolerance to artificial substances such as pesticides, food dyes, antibiotics, and heavy metals. Yes, our bodies have excellent mechanisms for detoxifying harmful substances. When we foraged through the Serengeti and ate a moldy fruit or drank from a stream that may have had heavy metals, our bodies quickly eliminated these rare exposures.

Unfortunately, few of us continue to forage for our meals. One only has to read the labels to understand to what degree you expose yourself to suspicious substances. Even more relevant is what you do not read on the label. What toxins, antibiotics, or pesticides were used to grow the corn in that fast food Macho Taco? At some point, common sense is useful, regardless of what the FDA may say.