Wellness/Healing Tip 1: Quality Food

Eating pure, healthy food is, quite simply, one of the simplest, easiest ways to foster wellness.

We’re all familiar with the phrase: “Garbage in, garbage out.” But we often don’t practice the intent of that phrase when we make food choices. Yet, what we put in our mouths is what feeds our brains, our bodies, and ultimately, our souls.

Eating organic is, indeed, more expensive than conventional food. But I was given some great perspective on food costs on a date a number of years ago, and I have always remembered it. Here’s the gist of what happened:

“John” and I were sitting in a fine restaurant enjoying a wonderful meal, and I commented that the food was very good, but that is was expensive. He looked me in the eye and said this:

“Courtney, jewelry for women is expensive. Fancy, Italian sports cars are expensive. Food is NOT expensive, and it is what you put in your body. SPEND the money on good, pure food, and don’t ever regret it.”

Well, that was our first and last date, as we were very different people. But I thank him to this day for that little gem, and I live by it.

So if you think you can’t afford to eat natural beef, or organic fruits and vegetables, ask yourself this question: Have you ever chosen to spend your money on a new pair of shoes or a piece of technology, yet ate cheap food containing hormones, antibiotics, chemical preservatives, or pesticides?

If the answer is “yes,” then making yourself a healthier person is as simple as making a different choice the next time around. Give up the purse, or the latest i-pod, and invest in yourself by eating organic food. Ten years from now, that purse or whiz-bang phone will be history, but your healthy body will be humming like a well-oiled machine.