Your Einstein Inside
Releasing Your Energy and Creativity Through Foods
(Part 2 of a 5 Part Series on Body Awareness)
If I were to tell you there is an energetic,
vibrant and creative person inside of you and all you needed
to do was eat certain foods to let that person out, would
you believe me?
Each and every one of us, at our very core,
is each of these three things. Vibrant,
Energetic, Creative. We each have a
wonderful capability to accomplish many great things and do
them all with an abundance of energy. No
one was short changed in terms of their ability to have a
energetic soul. That's our gift.
Now, why
are you so darn worn out?
We’ll, you’re probably eating the wrong
foods.
There's a way to release that spectacular
spirit and live an enriched and energized life… eating the
right foods is the first place to start.
In Part 1, "Fighting Fatigue and the American
Diner Diet, " of this series, I discussed listening to your
body and how important it is to hear the things it tells you
after you eat certain foods. In my case,
I ate a fried tofu wrap and then passed out at my computer
20 minutes later. You’ve probably had
a similar experience.
When you can recognize how your food affects
you and this process becomes a habit, you will begin to identify
the particular foods bring your energy levels down.
Practice listening to your body for a few weeks and
I guarantee that you'll have a similar list to the foods I've
listed here:
- Coffee (Don't be fooled, if it didn't bring you down you
wouldn't need another cup!)
- Potato Chips, Corn Chips, Crackers, Other Snacks.
- Sweets, Candies, Pies (after the sugar high wears off)
It doesn't take much to deplete your energy.
Eat a large fry from McDonalds and you'll understand
what I'm telling you. The nutrient balance
in your body is easy to upset. A few
days of eating energy-starving foods like the ones I listed
above and you're feeling pretty lame--probably propped up
on the couch after work because you're whipped after only
a half-day of work.
So how
does this apply to the "energetic, vibrant and creative person"
I was talking about?
Well, when you have some or many of these
energy-starving foods in your diet, your energy levels drop
significantly. Your body is not getting
enough nutrients to function at an efficient level.
It starts to move into crisis mode and stores energy
and nutrient reserves for later so that you will be able to
use them in case of an emergency.
This is pretty serious stuff on the physical
level. Your body is hoarding nutrients,
water, and whatever else it needs and making sure you don't
use everything up all at once. So what
happens to you? You fall asleep after
a meal. You don't have enough energy
to make it through the day. You name
it… your body is doing it.
The scary thing is that once that has happened
over a period of time, something psychological begins to happen.
Instead of THINKING that you have low energy,
you begin to BELIEVE that you ARE a tired person, that you
ARE a lazy person, that you ARE the type of person that doesn't
have any energy. Getting down on yourself
and believing you ARE the things that your food is causing
you to be is a challenging battle to fight and is probably
why many people experience failure with their diets and exercise
programs. They truly believe that they
are what their food is making them.
You're actually none of these things.
You are a vibrant, energetic and creative being, remember?
It's just the fuel that you are taking in that is making
you sputter. Think about the effect
sugar has on a car engine. It stops
it from running.
If you're putting sugars and bad oils and
other toxins into your tank, your engine is going to jump
and clunk and spit--just like any old car would.
If you're putting in the high-grade fuel--energy rich
foods--than you are burning them efficiently and are rewarded
with the by-product of boundless energy. No
more 2:00 blues. No more waking up more
tired than you were when you hit the sack.
No more "I'm a tired person. Your
confidence grows. You feel good about
yourself.
Stop identifying your energy levels with
you and look at the foods that are causing your energy deficiency.
Know that you are the vibrant, energetic and creative
person.
Remember how you used to play for hours
on the playground and in the backyard as a child?
That playfulness is still there and wants to burst
out of you... it's just waiting for you to eat the right foods.
In Part 3, I will discuss the second component
of bringing the energetic and playful child in you back to
the surface--exercise. Through exercise,
you will be able to build energy just as quickly and effectively
as eating the right foods. Put them
together and you are unstoppable!
Until then, here are some foods that you
should consider eating more of for maximum energy:
- Organic meats (in small portions)
- Fresh vegetable and fruit juices
Put one or more of these into your everyday diet and watch how
quickly you lighten up in your step and how much more energy
you have everyday. You'll be amazed.
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