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Please come later to read the complete article: How to accomplish a nourishing environment at meal times.- A series of suggestions to help you create the right environment at meal times, to enhance digestion and increase absorption of nutrients. Things like chewing your food well - "chewing your liquids and drinking your solids" - and eating in a relaxed atmosphere, being grateful for your meal (and your life, your opportunities, your challenges, your home, your family, etc), avoid distractions or arguments while eating, can make a huge positive impact in the way your food is going to be digested and the nutrients absorbed. After all, we are what we eat, but most importantly we are what we absorb. *** Understanding EFA's.- Also known as Essential Fatty Acids, they need to be consumed through foods or taken as a supplement, as our bodies do not produce them. Either the lack of EFA's or an off ratio of Omega 3's to Omega 6's to Omega 9's can lead to the development of health conditions, particularly those connected to inflammation. *** Pampering our Adrenals.- Adrenal exhaustion being more common than we think, can be completely supported through the right foods, supplements and some lifestyle adjustments. Responsible for the fight or flight response, adrenal glands must get lots of attention and nourishment, in today's hectic world. *** Eat your greens and your beans for healthy DNA synthesis.- Folic acid is critical for the development of the nervous system, and its deficiency during pregnancy has been linked to several birth defects, such as spina bifida. But, did you know that this Vitamin B is extremely important, because its primary function is to maintain normal DNA function, so healthy cells can remain healthy? What's more interesting is that Folic Acid deficiency is the most common vitamin deficiency seen worldwide, mainly due to food choices: overconsumption of animal products - considered poor sources of Folic Acid, except for liver - and the lack of green leafy vegetables in our diets, such as spinach, kale, mustard greens, and beans or legumes like blackeye peas (actually the second best source, after Brewer's yeast), soy beans, kidney and mung bean. Choose organic for the best nutritional value and less toxic load, and your cells will be as happy as they can be.
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