Balancing Primary Food

June 6, 2013- America is a fantastic country.  We have the security, freedom and lifestyle desired by many people throughout the world.   However we are overweight, unhealthy and unhappy.  People rely on medications and expensive operations to maintain their health.  Healthcare costs are rising while overall health decreases. 

We are witnessing a health crisis in America today.  In 2008 1/3 of Americans were overweight or obese.  That number has risen sharply in the last few years.  We continue to eat poorly and gain weight, but why?  We know that we need to eat whole, healthy foods but we just can’t resist the junk in the machines and in the aisles.

What if the answer could be found by looking back to your childhood?  Think back to when you were a child and you were playing outside with your friends.  Your mother comes out and says, “Okay, dinner is ready.”  Your response was likely, “Just 5 or 10 more minutes, I’m not even hungry.”  You were happy, you were fulfilled and didn’t need food to feel satisfied.  You most likely scarfed down your food and went back out to play without going back for seconds.

Our relationships, career, physical activities and spirituality are referred to as our “primary food” and when these elements of our life are in balance we need less “secondary food”.  Modern nutrition including carbs, protein, fresh produce and fast food is really just one source of nourishment.

Sometimes we are not just fed by what we eat, but by the energy in our lives.  From these experiences we find that everything is food.  The foods that best promote health and wellness are play, fun, touch, romance, intimacy, love,

achievement, success, art, music, self-expression, leadership, excitement, adventure and spirituality.  With all of this “primary food” in balance we need very little “secondary food”.

When we are in love everything is bright and vibrant.  Everything is exciting and we crave less physical food.

When we are deeply involved with an exciting project, time falls away.  Hours pass.  You believe deeply in what you were doing and mealtime becomes irrelevant.

Finding purpose and peace can help you resist the junk foods we so widely crave.  When we have a bad day at work we look for something comforting to eat often in the form of chips, cake or candy.  The same goes when we have a bad fight with our partner.  When we feel good about ourselves, our relationships, our career and our spirituality only then will we make healthier “secondary food” choices.

Jason C. Venckus

Progressive Complete Health, Inc
Holistic Health Coach/Personal Trainer
www.goproveg.com