self quiz

The past few days we have focused on "Food and Healing". We have been flooded with an enormous amount of useful and interesting information. All of which I am excited to share.

In the first part of class we discussed the ten steps to self evaluate your own health. I found it to be very interesting.


1. Good Appetite-humans eat for survival. Bad habits (smoking, too much caffeine, too much alcohol), diseases (cancer), and sicknesses (depression) can inhibit our appetite. If you are always overfed with an imbalance of food your energy is low and a healthy appetite is jeopardized.

2. Good Sleep- There is little down time in our culture. Always something to do, someone to see. The body needs sleep. If you do not sleep well it can be a sign of an imbalance. Most of us believe that falling asleep the moment our head hits the pillow is a sign of good sleep. It is actually sign of sleep deprivation. It takes the body 10-15 minutes to wind down and fall asleep (in a balanced body).

3.Pain- pain occurs to inform you that there is a natural imbalance in your body.

4.Memory- We have memory for learning and survival.

5. Precision in thought and action- you must be healthy and present in the moment to move thought into action.

6. Good Humor- The ability to be adaptable and flexible. Life is full of change. Within the change is a lesson to be learned. If you do not take care of yourself it may be more difficult to handle a trying situation.

7. Honesty- The understanding of when the right time is to say something and how to say it. By being honest in the right moments you are staying true to yourself and honoring the person you are.

8. Humility- If an individual lacks this they are not capable of growth.

9. Gratitude- There is something good in everything, sometimes we just have to dig. To have gratitude for the things we have rather than think about what we WANT allows us to live our life to our best potential.

10. Love (universal love not valentines day love)- acceptance of yourself is your real happiness. You must accept all of the choices you have made regardless of it they are good or bad. Once you have done this you are able to fully love yourself from within.

This evaluation is only a small fraction of what we have been learning. I will share more and how to apply it to food in later posts.

I enjoyed the "Food and Healing" lecture very much. So much that I was able to sit through lecture without a single doodle on my notes and without a bathroom break. That is a major feat for me.