Why did nutrition became important to me?
Why did nutrition become important to me? Well, I grew up in a family which took great care in eating healthy and nutritious foods. We’d often go to the farmers directly to get our milk, eggs, and sometimes even the whole chicken. I remember special trips to get some honey right from the beekeeper, this was quite the experience. One time the bee farmer gave me a piece of honeycomb and as you can imagine the honey dripped all over me, because I couldn’t eat it fast enough. It was soooo very sweet and yummy. My hands and clothes were sticky for the rest of the day, but that was ok, that experience of fabulous honey straight from the comb will stay with me for the rest of my life.
Nutritious Foods
We also sat with the family for most meals and it was a relaxing time. We would sit and enjoy our food and a conversation, chewing our food slowly and enjoying the flavors.
Then I grew up and went out into the world on my own. I got swept up into the world of rushing all the time and not taking the time to sit and eat and truly enjoy my food. Short lunch breaks if you got any at all. What I realize now is that when you are in it you don’t stop and think about how hard that is for you body.
The journey can be long.
Then one day I realized that my digestion was suffering. There had been a series of events that happened in my life and I decided to stop and reevaluate what I was doing. The one thing I learned was that as they say ‘we are what we eat’. I did take a closer look at that and started to recognize that I was not choosing my foods wisely. Most of what we need has been provided by nature. All the good and nutritious stuff, the vitamins and minerals are all provided to us. I set out on a journey to change my diet habits and improve on the foods I was eating and get back to enjoying the process of nourishing my body.
It has been a longer but fun journey and I honestly feel better. There have been a lot of changes, some easy and some quite hard. Some habits are really hard to break. Many habits have an emotional component attached to them and the were the most difficult to change.
As I continue to make changes and learn more about nutrition and what the body truly needs to be healthy, I have become stronger with more energy and fewer aches and pains.
Along the way I became a nutrition coach and would love to pass on some of my knowledge and support on. I will continue to share some of my journey and how the different changes have helped me feel better and stronger. Feel free to check out our Youtube channel for some more insights.
