Diet & Lifestyle

Welcome to my blog!  My name is Chrissy and I am the owner of Body & Soul Nutrition LLC.  It's here that I will be posting about basic diet and lifestyle changes that I hope will help people lead happier and healthier lives.  I chose the name Body & Soul Nutrition for my business because I believe you need to be healthy in both of these areas in order to have balance in your every day life.


I picked up a book this week titled, "Meal by Meal: 365 Daily Meditations for Finding Balance Through Mindful Eating" by Donald Altman.  In my opinion, this book is a great tool to have on your path to wellness because it has daily meditations to help one slow down and savor the meal.  In a society that's always on the run, where there are fast food restaurants one block after the other with drive up windows at every location, it sure is a sign that we are not slowing down to enjoy every bite we put into our mouth, not to mention the lack of nutrients.  

One of the assignments I had to do for one of my focus classes at the Institutes for Integrative Nutrition was an exercise titled, "chew your food".  Sounds silly in a way, but it was a wake up call for me.  At first I thought, "of course I chew my food"  only to find out it went something like this... "chew chew swallow" no more than that.  The next time you sit down to eat (wherever that may be), take notice of how many times you actually chew your food before swallowing it.  Not only does it help you to become more aware of how you are eating your food, but it's great for digestion!  Your food may actually take on a different flavor and you may get full with less food than you were before.


Here's a quote I would like to leave you with, "A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety" Aesop.  If possible, slow down and take some time to smell the food.


Have a peaceful healthy day!