There’s plenty of information on the net about ‘detoxing’; bowel cleansing, liver cleansing, gall bladder flushing - the list goes on. The “you must cleanse” perspective on health is very convenient for shaming and shocking people into buying products: have you seen those poop pictures in the herbal bowel cleansing advertisements? We are told we’re sick because we’re dirty and we need to be cleaned, our bodies are broken and they need to be fixed. This is the age old story of ‘original sin’ in another disguise, and we fall for it every time because it’s so familiar. But is it true?
It is Nourished Magazine’s conviction that a well-nourished body cleans itself, at the appropriate times, when it has enough energy. Well-nourished bodies (and minds) have stronger immune systems, more resilient structure and organs that express their genetic potential with ease. A well-nourished body will detoxify itself in a snap.
So, in dedication to exceptional health for all humans, we bring you The Nourishing Meme. Broadly described in Wikipedia as a unit of cultural information that can be transmitted from one mind to another, a meme is a set of questions (usually five) we ask each other to stimulate conversation. When answering the meme, to ensure a broad discussion, one links back to it’s originator and tags at least 5 other bloggers so they answer the questions and do the same. Just copy and paste the first part of this post, up to question 5, into your blog. Then answer the meme and tag your friends.
These are our questions:
- What is the most nourishing thing you frequently do for your self?
- For your health, what will you never compromise on?
- Where do you get most of your health information?
- What single whole food or supplement has turned your health around the most?
- What is your favourite natural therapy?
And here are my answers:
- Walk on the beach dreaming up my best vision of my life.
- I buy only organic food and eat at home unless it’s fish and chips cooked in animal fat. I never consume sugar or coffee.
- The Weston Price Foundation.
- Raw milk.
- Other than food therapy, which I explore every day, I love Network Chiropractics which is nothing like traditional bone crunching Chiropractic work and Kinesiology.
I would love to read how the following people nourish themselves:
Jim Foster at Diet Blog
The people at Sustainable Table
Joseph Mercola at Mercola.com
Ross at Energize for Life
Bill Bailey at Traditional Naturopath
Brian Johnson at zaadz
Ed Mills, a personal development guru at EvolvingTimes
Tag, your it.
I’d also love to hear from readers, your favourite ways to nourish yourself. Leave a comment below.
About the Author...
Joanne Hay, Editor of Nourished Magazine, Chief Nourisher and Mother of three is very grateful to live in Byron Bay and be able to share all she has learned about Nourishment. She has trained as an Acupuncturist (unfinished), Kinesiologist (finished) and parent (never finished). She serves the Weston A Price Foundation as a chapter leader. She loves sauerkraut, kangaroo tail stew, home made ice cream, her husband Wes and her kids Isaiah, Brynn and Ronin (in no particular order…well maybe ice cream first).
Sep 9th, 2006 at 6:45 am
1.. I fix my meals from whole natural unprocessed foods, many of them
raw, and rarely eat out.
2.. I do not use processed foods, with the exception of some frozen
foods out of season.
3.. I read health books that have been recommended by persons whose
opinion I respect.
4.. Raw milk
5.. Organic gardening
Kris Johnson
Sep 9th, 2006 at 11:20 am
What is the most nourishing thing you frequently do for your self?
Eat delicious, high-fat food
For your health, what will you never compromise on?
Food quality
Where do you get most of your health information?
the Weston A. Price Foundation
What single whole food or supplement has turned your health around the most?
high-vitamin cod liver oil plus high-vitamin butter oil.
What is your favourite natural therapy?
A delicious dinner that starts with caviar hors d’oeurves, followed by goose liver pate, followed by fresh fish in a reduction sauce or a beautiful piece of red meat in a reduction sauce.
Sep 9th, 2006 at 11:27 pm
1. I drink my own creation for breakfast every day, called Bee’s Raw Egg Drink. It’s made in a blender with whole raw certified organic free-range eggs, coconut oil, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, a pinch of stevia and boiling water.
2. Non-processed high quality foods.
3. Weston A. Price Foundation, The Optimal Diet websites and Dr. Mercola.
4. Good oils, i.e. cod liver oil (fish oil) and coconut oil.
5. Dry skin brushing.
Sep 10th, 2006 at 5:31 am
I pick fresh veggies from my own garden, and eat them raw or lightly steamed. I will never compromise on eating foods that contain artificial sweeteners, and am trying to get sucrose outta my diet too. I get most of my health info from all over the internet, and especially from the wonderful pages of ACRES USA. If I can afford their conference, that is the ultimate! This invaluable newsletter/mag has been at my house for maybe fifteen years, and I would feel lost without it. I don’t know about ONE single health food alone, I eat wild game from the national forest where I live, and all kinds of veggies. Perhaps raw garlic is my favorite. My favorite natural therapy is staying at home instead of going into town or getting into the car. It could be chopping wood, or going for a hike in the woods.
Sep 11th, 2006 at 11:18 am
1. What is the most nourishing thing you frequently do for your self?
Sunrise meditation.
2. For your health, what will you never compromise on?
Spring water
3. Where do you get most of your health information?
Friends and grace.
4. What single whole food or supplement has turned your health around the most?
Lemon Myrtle tea
5. What is your favourite natural therapy?
Network Chiropracty and Shamanism
Gina
Sep 12th, 2006 at 4:22 am
1. What is the most nourishing thing you frequently do for your self?
My herbal infusions, primarily nettle or oastraw. Creating stillness in my life.
2. For your health, what will you never compromise on?
Quality.
3. Where do you get most of your health information?
WFP, Susan Weed, History, Acres USA
4. What single whole food or supplement has turned your health around the most?
Eating red meat after being a strict vegetarian for 13+ years.
5. What is your favourite natural therapy?
NLP
Sep 13th, 2006 at 9:26 am
Hi Joanne
What esteemed company you have listed me with!
I am just working on my list now and will trackback to here. Love the idea!
Have a smashing day
Ross
Sep 13th, 2006 at 5:06 pm
1) Organic grassfed butter
2)Quality food- only pure- real (organic) food
3) www - but mainly Weston A. Price Foundation and the bloodtype diet Dádamo
4) avoiding all processed oils and margarines.
5) Yoga or weeding my garden.
Thanks for a wonderfull site