What Should I Eat?

Each one of us is so unique and different that it is no wonder that our diets vary so greatly.  Some of us seem to do better with casseroles, while others among us feel weighted down with cooked foods and prefer salads and fruits.

However, we humans are very adaptable and we can survive quite well and even thrive on any number of foods, even when it is the same food day in and day out.  The Inuit, the indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions, eat primarily meat and fish.  Nordic peoples, who have traditionally followed the herds, drink milk and eat yogurt and cheese.  Asians tend toward rice and vegetables, with a very little bit of meat used as a seasoning.  

For thousands of years, the indigenous people of Central Coastal California, ate a diet of nearly 80% acorn.  They had it every morning as porridge and often again for lunch and dinner.  This is something that hardly anyone thinks of eating today, but acorn flour is not only delicious, it is also very nutritious.  And it served the people who lived here very well for millennia.  This is just one more example of how versatile our diets can be.  

One of my cousins has had a very interesting realization with her two children.  While she was pregnant with her eldest, she was a vegetarian and ate lots of pasta, bread and cheese with her veggies.  She also had a sweet tooth and enjoyed her deserts and fruits.  Then, when she became pregnant with her second child, she developed gestational onset diabetes and had to radically change her diet in order to keep her blood sugars low.  So, for the duration of that pregnancy, out went the sweets and she began to eat meat and had that with her vegetables for almost every meal.  The diabetes went away and she eats that way to this day. 

Now, a decade later, guess what her children eat?  You got it.  Her eldest won't touch meat, loves the carbs, dairy and fruit, while her youngest only wants animal protein.  He will eat his vegetables, but he doesn't care much for sweets or fruit.  Isn't that interesting?  

To me, all of this says that all bets are off.  What feels right, might just be what is familiar.  And more likely, just about anything that keeps us fueled and feeling healthy will do. 



© Josephine Laing 2016




As a Clairvoyant Healer, Spiritual Counselor and Intuition Instructor, I share many tips for leading a healthy and fulfilling life.  Please be advised that I am not a doctor. Nor am I licensed in any healing modality. However, I have had years of experience in alternative and complementary health and healing. All healing programs, including standard western medical protocols in addition to natural therapies, can cause harm rather than the benefit that you may be searching for. After all some people can have a strong reaction to something as seemingly innocent as peanuts or strawberries. Therefore, anything that I may recommend in these blogs and videos could be dangerous for you to try. So, it is important that you Ask Your Doctor First before trying any natural healing protocol. However, most medical doctors have little experience regarding natural healing programs and herbal medicine. So please understand if your doctor is unfamiliar with these ideas.