Our most important decisions in life are made by "digesting" information. We sit with the information we gather and connect the mind with the body (you know, that gut feeling) and come to a decision. Once that synchronization takes place, we can follow through with the action necessary to bring that decision to fruition. One that we are at ease with - one that doesn't cause a dis-ease. (It is my opinion that this synchronicity is what true health is.) However, if your gut is clogged with artificial food stuffs day after day, year after year, does this eat away at the nerves and interfere with that gut feeling? You know the feeling in the pit of your stomach that tells you "Yes, this is a good decision" or "Yikes, something is wrong". Are those artificial food stuffs causing your mind to race and body to fidget so that you can't focus long enough to digest the information in the first place and to make a decision best for you? Or over time will those artificial foodstuffs contribute to artificial decisions and creation of a false self. Do you remember being sent to your room as a kid? Whether they realized it or not, that was our parents' way to teach us how to develop our gut wisdom. For sitting in that room alone with our thoughts and that feeling in the pit of your stomach was often more horrific than the reprimand itself. It was also a time to go through the full array of emotions like anger and sadness which eventually lead us to reflection and redirection. The experience and lesson learned often became a foundation layer of our belief system. Alas, when children are sent to their room today, many don't get to develop that gut wisdom because that inner voice is dulled out by ipods,cellphones, computers, tvs which boast images and messages from the media. That feeling in the pit of their stomach is usually drowned out by guzzling down a red bull and chowing down on doritos. Does that help them circumvent the process? It may seem to but their natural instincts may get buried. Before you know it, acts of self- sabatoge may arise like yelling and screaming or acts of binging,overeating and overdrinking. Living in a fast paced world, leaves many with no time to connect to that gut wisdom that comes out of that feeling in the pit of your stomach.. And when that happens we find ourselves relying on images and health claims from the media rather than what is truly right for us. By doing this we bring a disconnection between mind and body. So when it comes to decisions on what to eat, we are now left to rely on calorie counts that have suddenly arrived on menus. Our gut decision will be based on numbers instead of quality. Will we soon be picking our friends and careers shortsightedly by their dress size and salary instead of the satisfaction they each will bring to us? Why not have menus list the ingredients so you know what your getting? Calorie counts on menus are similar to purchasing a book by the number of pages it contains rather than what's inside. Many may not be aware that chemically treated foods and refined foods like white flour and high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oils as well as caffeinated and sugary beverages, all stress the adrenal glands. Those little beauties right above the kidneys. Overtime this can cause anxiety, high blood pressure, increased respiratory rate and fluctuation in weight. Including healthful foods in the form of whole grains, vegetables, fruits, beans, nuts, to name a few, into your daily diet and taking a few deep breaths before eating may be one way to restore true health. Connecting the mind and body and restoring gut wisdom may help you to lead a more grounded, satisfied life. If this newsletter connected with you, please feel free to forward it to a friend or family member who may benefit by it. Please consider joining in on some of the upcoming events or contact me for an individual consultation. Stay well, Andrea Tortorella, HHC .

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