The preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a thing as physical morality. – Herbert Spencer

I was really struck by that. It is good for us and everybody else when we treat ourselves well, and we need to realize that means physically as well. It *is* a duty that we need to step up to.

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@Stephen – I’ve been on a restricted diet since I was 17 due to food allergies. I’m like the canary in the coal mine. If something is not good for humans to eat it will make me ill very quickly and in small amounts. Perhaps I’m just more tuned into listening to my body then others. In the time between when I was 17 and now I’ve tried a lot of different things and undertaken a lot of dietary experiments.

What I’ve found for me may not work for others and may go against certain beliefs. For example I have been vegetarian but have since found a healthier diet that my body tells me is right for me. While I certainly advocate the eating of as much alive food as possible I’ve learnt and felt the difference between commercial produce and organic produce. For me that includes organic grass fed meat, eggs and yogurt. Take a spin around my blog if you like and you’ll see my current take on diet. It is an evolving process.

@Mike – While an article on excitotoxins I wrote has received a lot of attention generally speaking I have a feeling you may be right. Many people are neither listening to their bodies nor concerned about how what they are consuming is affecting their state of being. The big realization for me was when I started treating everything as if it was a drug. From water to carrots to bread to chocolate. Everything that comes into the body has an effect upon the state of the body.

@Flora – I really noticed the difference between being slowed down and really energized and awake when I experimented with the Warrior Diet. It called for very little food during the day and one big meal in the evening. I was studying at university at the time and experienced a massive change. I went from falling asleep while reading textbooks in the middle of the day to powering effectively through my work. I’ve taken many things I learnt from that experiment with me.

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Thanks for pointing us in the right direction re: what we eat.

I spent most of my life eating whatever I wanted without too much regard for the health aspects. Fortunately I gradually began to pay attention to warnings about certain foods, and have begun to move to healthier cooking, eating fresh foods and selecting organic alternatives.

I’ve definitely experienced the difference in the foods that slow you down, and the ones that clear your thinking. Although I’m not a vegan or raw food aficionado, I definitely have embraced the wisdom of you are what you eat.