Day 11 - Let Food be thy medicine (Eating for Balance)

"Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food."
—Hippocrates


While we often learn about food from external sources, Ayurveda teaches us to trust the inner wisdom of our bodies, which insightfully guides us to make the correct food choices. Eating an array of natural, colorful foods, rich in nutrients, that also provides the six tastes—sweet, sour, salty, bitter, pungent, and astringent—helps us align our doshas and keeps us balanced.
Just as conscious breathing invites greater prana, or energy, into our lives, so, too, do nutritious foods and fresh, clean water. It's important, then, to make choices that are in tune with our bodies and eat with awareness in order to optimize our health.

 

Our centering thought for today is:

I choose foods that help me thrive.

Our Sanskrit mantra:
Om Vardhanam Namah I nourish the universe and the universe nourishes me.

 

Food is consciousness.

Choose foods intuitively not by intellect.

Eat with mindfulness at table beautifully decorated.

Eat organic in harmony with our bodies.

Oprah and Deepak's 21-Day Meditation Challenge happening now!

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Ron Alexander · Antioch University

"Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food."
—Hippocrates
Again what sychronicity, after breathing, now I eat foods that help me thrive. On same day, I started this on day 1, I began a green juice cleansing fast after studying with Dr. Droulliard, an Aryuvedic Dr. from Colorado. Also I was very influenced by Dr. Fuhrman, the supervisor of Joe Cross of "Fat, sick and nearly dead" award-winning documentary.
So as we speak, I know my body needs this supervised fast for thriving healthily!
I am so grateful for the inspiratonal affirmation Oprah and Deepak!