Food For Thought 7

FOOD FOR THOUGHT • Foods affect NEUROTRANSMITTERS - memory - pain - learning ability - perception of reality

3 ENERGY FLOWS In the universe: • Sentient • Mutative • Static

SENTIENT FORCE    

Love Peace Self-awareness joy

SENTIENT FOODS

MUTATIVE FORCE • restless movement and change agitates our minds

MUTATIVE FOODS

STATIC FORCE: • inertia, decay and death …dulls our minds

STATIC FOODS should be avoided

Acidic foods weaken digestive system, causing • • • • • •

Piles Kidney & liver trouble Heart disease High blood pressure Allergies Skin problems

ACIDIC FOODS • • • • • • •

Meat, fish, eggs Tea, coffee, alcohol White, refined starches Onions, garlic, mushrooms Most beans Oil and all fatty an fried foods Sugary foods: jam, cakes, candies, ice cream, soft drinks

ALKALINE FOODS • • • •

Vegetables, especially green leafy Milk, especially buttermilk Honey and molasses Most nuts except peanuts, walnuts • Soybeans • Fruits and fruit juices

FOOD FACT OR MYTH #1:

The bodies of humans are designed to eat meat.” Yes no

CARNIVOROUS Animals have sharp canine teeth. • VEGETARIAN mammals, including humans have flat molars.

CAT’S digestive tract is SHORT :

3 times length of

body

COW’S tract is LONG: 36 times length of body. HUMAN’S digestive tract is LONG: 36 times length of body

• Early humans lived on fruits, nuts, grains and vegetables- Ate no meat until the ice age

FOOD FACT OR MYTH #2:

• “Eating meat is essential for health.” Yes no

• Cholesterol from meat clogs blood vesselscauses high blood pressure and heart attack

POISONS IN MEAT • • • •

Bacteria Chemical feeds Poisonous pesticides Hormones of fear

Meat POISONS our digestive system. • • • •

Bowel cancer Stomach problems Liver disease Kidney stones

URIC ACID in meat hardens joints, causes: • Arthritis • Gout • Kidney stones

• High meat consumers like Eskimos have short lives. • Longest lived animals and humans are vegetarians

FOOD FACT or MYTH #3 • “A meat diet gives you more energy than a vegetarian diet.” Yes no

• Vegetarians have TWICE the stamina of meat eaters.

The most powerful animals eat PLANTS, not meat.

FAMOUS VEGETARIANS • • • • • •

Shakespeare Socrates Leonardo da vinci Albert Schweitzer Albert Einstein Mother Theresa

• “ANIMALS ARE MY FRIENDS – AND I DON’T EAT MY FRIENDS”.

FOOD FACT or MYTH # 4 “Meat protein is better than vegetable protein.”  yes  no

• SOYBEANS contains twice as much as protein as meat!

Vegetarians eat twice the protein requirement.

Combining foods gives COMPLETE PROTEINS • • • •

China: soybeans and rice USA: peanut butter and milk :Latin America: beans and corn India : rice and dal

Vegetarian diet– full of vitamins • VITAMIN A • VITAMIN B • VITAMIN C • IRON

Eat FRESH FOODS - full of vitamins and energy • Fruits and salads and sprouts • Whole grains: brown bread and rice

DON’T OVERCOOK YOUR FOOD! Steam vegetables instead of boiling or frying

FOOD FACT or MYTH # 5 “People are hungry because there are too many people”  yes

 no

• Growing vegetable proteins produces 10 times as much as producing feed grain for livestock!

If more people became vegetarians, we could banish HUNGER from the earth.

10 TIPS FOR PROPER EATING •

Eat in a peaceful, joyous mood

• • • • • • • • •

Do not overeat Do not eat too many kinds of food Avoid eating between meals Don’t eat too late at night Drink plenty of water Take half bath before eating Sit in proper posture while eating Keep your right nostril open Cook in loving mood

• 10 acres (4 hectares ) will support 61 people growing soya 24 people growing wheat 10 people growing maize 2 people growing cattle

Vegetarian diet- more healthy for you and for society

FASTING IS INTERNAL HOUSE CLEANING •

When did you last clean out your body?

• JESUS AND BUDDHA fasted and attained illumination

New and full moons attract the liquid in our bodies. Excess fluid in the brain disturbs the mind

• More crimes and accidents on full moon days “ Lunacy” means moon madness.

• Fasting decreases the fluid in the cells. Excess fluid drawn down, brain disturbance removed

• Fasting gives CALM amidst CONFUSION

• TRY A VEGETARIAN DIET – Purify your body, mind and spirit