Changing My Diet
Of the many changes I’ve had to make in my life to develop psychically (and there are MANY), probably the hardest for me has been changing my diet. Although the dietary changes support my body better (regardless of my career choice) sometimes I really resent that I cannot eat whatever I want without consequence.
Socializing With Food
As social beings, where do we gather?
Around food and drink.
Generally the food is laden with high calorie ingredients and the beverages are alcoholic.
Celebrating With Food
Food has always been a reward for me. When I want to celebrate, I celebrate with food. When I need a little extra support in my life, I reward myself with food that is comforting.
I’ve always had issues with sugar. I think we all do, but people like me are the ‘canaries in the coal mine‘ warning the rest of you of the harm you’re doing to your body with the amount of sugar you ingest. I’m not a doctor, and I try not to opine on the decisions of others. However, sugar in all forms, but especially the manufactured chemical form (e.g. sucralose, aspartame) is basically a neurotoxin because sugar and sugar substitutes overstimulate the nerve cells to the point of damage. Again, I don’t want to preach, but I know first-hand the effects of sugar on my body. Sugar makes me more emotional and ingesting sugar causes a change in my thinking. I become more fearful, angry, depressed, and negative when I eat a lot of sugar.
…but I also love to bake, and my baked goods are delicious!
Eating Benefits and Consequences
When I adhere to a mostly raw, whole, high vibration food diet (vegetables and fruit), I feel better overall. Even though I’ve always been pretty proud of the fact that my diet is healthier than the diet of the average American, there are still a lot of foods that I enjoy and desire to consume that don’t support my body in a healthy manner (e.g., sugar, alcohol, gluten, caffeine, etc.)
Prior to my work as a psychic medium, I was aware that a lot of the foods that I found tasty, did not provide the best fuel for my body. However, like most people, I don’t like to be denied things I enjoy. In the past, I could still perform the duties of my job during the day and fuel my body with low vibration food at night. Now, however, if I eat poorly the night before a reading, it is harder for me to connect with spirit the next day.
I have found that as I eliminate foods from my diet, when I “cheat” the effects of those foods are more dramatic. Interestingly, there are some foods that I no longer find appealing at all. Beef seems to be a big one for me. Just the thought of beef makes me nauseous. The smell is quite unappealing and it’s really hard for me to choke it down unless I completely mask the taste of the meat. Ironically, every once in a while, my body still craves a hamburger. Which, if I slather it in ketchup and mustard and accompany it with onion and pickle, I can eat it. However, it is really difficult for me to digest.
Food Vibration
I also find that sometimes after a reading—especially a reading that was emotionally draining due to the grief of the client—I crave junk food. In the beginning, I didn’t understand the physiology of the craving. Now I do. My body is communicating that it needs to ground. The fastest and easiest way our bodies translate that need is to crave low vibration food. A better way to ground after a difficult session would be to exercise vigorously, but sometimes, it’s just easier to eat.
Bandwagons
Right now, I seem to jump on and off the healthy-eating bandwagon. Sometimes my diet is pristine, but then I get bored with it, or I get tired of the effort involved, or I am unable to find food to support my body when I travel, and I eat something I crave. Unfortunately, I am generally “rewarded” with some negative reaction in my body (e.g., congestion, upset stomach, headache, etc.,). Although developing psychically brought my food sensitivities to light, even if I no longer worked as a medium, I would be unable to eat anything and everything, anymore.
I hope some day it will be easier for me to maintain healthy eating habits all of the time without feeling deprived or like I’m some kind of freak in social situations, but for now, I take it one day at a time.
How about you? Do you struggle with any food sensitivities?
I have struggled with having to give up foods I really love due to food allergies that cause intense abdominal pain. It definitely created a feeling of having to fend for myself when it comes to food at parties and other people’s homes. I also struggle with adopting any form of diet because I begin to feel like like a prisoner within 24 hours and intense anger is the direct result. So now I do two things. I avoid things I am allergic to, which I absolutely know are physically hurting my system, and I have a lot of simple easy to prepare foods around my house that are tasty for me. I believe I am making a molasses-slow transition in my eating and relying in my intuition to make small changes that eventually add up without causing any stress in the moment. Thank you for sharing your struggle with food and good luck along your food journey!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience with your own food struggles, Bethany! I appreciate it. I know I’m not alone in this; however it’s always comforting to receive validation of that fact. Several of my family members have food issues as well–some much more severe than my reactions. However, it’s just so hard sometimes (which you understand!). Both hosting and attending dinner parties isn’t as much fun as it used to be. Eating out has become both easier with the variety of healthy choices available and harder, because the menu is full of items I never prepare at home anymore. I wish all of the foods that no longer served my body were as easy to give up as beef has been. I can’t even cook hamburger anymore, because the smell is so unappealing to me. On second thought, I probably don’t want to have a physical reaction to every food that is problematic, so I need to be careful what I wish for. 😉
Good luck to you as well!
Thank you for this article! That really helps me as well, the up and down with food,especially Beef! Yuk I go into the store, pass by the meat department and it stinks so bad, as well as the fish, all smell rotten!! Of course, our bodies are reacting differently, as we raise our consciousness more and more Light, Love within our physical body cannot handle the lower frequencies, and drops us down.
Makes perfect sense.
And going outside among masses of people, or just outside our spiritual protection. All the negativity being released from everyone, we are creating a field in the ethers of very intense negative energies we are all picking up. Need to cleanse the ethers, with positive Pink light to cleanse, transmute back into Light.
Thank you,
Again…Marlene
I really appreciate you taking the time to provide your feedback, Marlene. Thank you!
You make an excellent point regarding cleaning the ethers. In addition to clearing our bodies and the immediate space around us, I agree with you, we should cleanse everything–including the ethers. Pink light is great! Good suggestion.