Kansans are currently appreciating an abundance of fresh food at farmers markets and, increasingly it seems, the organic produce section at the grocery. If you think that wise choices about what we consume makes good sense, you will appreciate some “Food for Thought” from Rich Evans, a colleague with an interest in the connection between spirituality and health. Below is an excerpt from his article in the Sedona Red Rock News – about making healthy choices of what we take in.
Please enjoy this excerpt from Rich Evans’ article “Food for Thought” in the June 10, 2014 Sedona Red Rock News. Below the excerpt is a link to the full article.
Savory or sweet might be our menu preferences but Dr. Andrew Weil suggests that “Bitter is Better” in his recent Huffington Post article (April 28, 2014) regarding the food we eat. Of course, it makes good sense to rebalance our eating with some less sweet tasting vegetables along with our more habitual fare. Variety in diet has always made sense.
It was Aristotle who promoted the Golden Mean…balance (moderation) in all things. Naturopaths have built a health profession on the premise that most disease is caused by the unbalancing of one’s normal physical composition. They seek to restore it naturally to balance, often through the food one eats. Focus on eating behaviors and negative outcomes for poor eating behaviors have never had more public, even governmental, attention. Most Americans are aware of the dedication of the First Lady, Michelle Obama, to healthy nutrition of the young in our country. Many media publications have complete sections devoted to diet and health.