We Are What We Eat

For a while now I have worked with the question of what is more important for our health, diet or exercise.  Some contend exercise, but I will say eating in its proper place, is the basis for all other personal improvement.  Without a proper diet, we do not even feel enough energy to exercise, and with a diet deficient in some of the minerals and vitamins that activate the body's many systems, I would say none of the base systems on which we depend will function the way we need them to.

So I have to say diet is of primary importance to any other efforts to improve oneself.  I would like to address another system today, leaving the muscles for another discussion.  The brain is a complex organ of seemingly infinite capacity, and yet, it is largely comprised of chemical receptors (even the nerves are chemically based) that pass messages to and from the rest of the body and thus is as much dependent upon the food we intake as any other system.

For years I read self help books and books of all kinds, finding great difficulty in retaining information and focus.  One good example is that for years I would find myself in the middle of six different books and at the end of a few months, I still had not finished even one of them.

For me that changed when I started to really change and clean up the foods that were going into my body, and started cleansing more. Not only did my memory capacity increase, but so did my focus and concentration, as well as other faculties our amazing brain provides for us.

Creativity started to increase, as well as the ability to remain at peace and not flare up so much at things that would normally trigger a fight response.

My diet began to incorporate not only a lot more salads, but salads composed of many elements including nuts and fruits to enhance and provide a wide array of minerals. The variety in my salads came from a direct attempt to make them more interesting. Isagenix protein shakes have played a huge part in this process, as has the Isagenix mineral drink, Ionix Supreme.  With over 100 ionic minerals from exotic places of the world, including one of my favorites, Nepali Shilajit, this drink alone I believe has helped me rewire my nerve circuits and pave new paths in my mind.

Positive thinking, proper visualizing, all of the tricks that self help books try to teach are just gimmicks until the brain can truly function properly and we don't have to trick ourselves into success or a hundred other things we seek.

I have found on my journey of self-improvement, that my demeanor, my ability to slow down and respond rather than react, my ability to analyze deeply before acting at all, are all affected by my brain health and it is 100% a function of the foods we take into our bodies.

Chew on that!!