Eat

Be aware of what you eat. You are what you eat. When you eat an abusive animal, what happens to your energy level? Food eaten in a hurry or in foul mood will not be as nourishing compared to food eaten slowly with a peaceful mind. I encourage to observe of what you eat and how eat. Is Eating part of yoga? Yes of course. Here are 3 different kind of yoga diet:

• Rajasik: This comprises of a variety of dishes on the pattern of food served to Indian kings. This type of food includes various types of foods like fried, roasted, curried, highly seasoned along with various types of desserts, wine and drinks. Food of this type are not recommended for yoga practitioners as these foods acts as body stimulants and excite passions, making the mind restless and uncontrollable. These foods result in obesity and generate a typical feeling of heaviness in the stomach for a long time after eating a meal.

• Tamasik Food:  Tamasik food includes dishes prepared with too many spices, excessive use of salt, pepper, chilies, artificial colours and additives. These types of foods have very less nutrition value for either mind or body. They make body dull, lazy and drowsy. These foods stimulate emotions of anger and greed. Tamasik foods include alcohol, tobacco, onions, garlic and fermented foods such as vinegar. This type of food is undesirable and not recommended for yoga practitioners.

• Sattvik Food: This type of food is cooked with least amount of spices and without much seasoning. The food is fresh, attractive, nutritive and is cooked in a simple way. This type of food is desirable and highly recommended for yoga practitioners.

According to yoga principles, no food whether vegetarian or non vegetarian is by itself Rajasik, Tamasik or Sattavik. The classification of a food depends on type of preparation also. It is not necessary that all non-vegetarian food is Tamasik and vegetarian food is Sattavik. Though all foods are classified into three types of yoga diet, but any food item can be cooked as Sattavik, Tamasik or Rajasik depending upon the choice of ingredients and method of preparation
I try as much as I can to eat from the local produce and organic. I know it is expensive.

In the same fashion, I have lost friends and family member due to cancer, I have always ask what is cause of cancer. Most of the sick patient start to research about their disease. The first thing common they start to eat heathy. May be because they know they have little thing on earth. Most doctors are not going cure you. I probably will not be vegan if there are real salmon, real egg, and other non-violence way of killing chicken, goat, cow etc.. There are options out there. I rather pay alot of money than to eat something that will make me sick when I get older. You have the information now, act on your live. Do you know why young children are starting puberty at age 8 rather 12. Do you know why there are a lot of women are embrassed because of infertility? Our men are sterile. There are lots of miscarriage and cancer. More and more salmonella outbreak in history.

I take soda because it tasted different to me when I was in Europe, and Africa versus in America. Until I tried a friend's soda one day. It was so sweet that I took more than a sip. Having a strong will, I had to give back the soda. Was  it the amount of sugar or the Aspartame. I studied Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. I would not give put such chemical even on my hair comparing to consuming it. I stick with water with no ice.

Of course, FDA is suppose to play a role approving and disapproving what is on our store shelves. What are their standards? What you eat is your decision more than ever, because there is information on the world wide web. As a final thought, I leave you with this video shared by a good friend of mine. Food eaten in a hurry or in foul mood will not be as nourishing compared to food eaten slowly with a peaceful mind.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpE6097WXd0&feature=player_embedded

 I am proud to be a vegan and eat locally organic grown vegetable.
 
Namaste