Unleash Your Life Episode 19, Rest and Digest

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You eat a wholesome diet, you take the time to cook your food in healthy and delicious ways, but you still aren’t getting adequate nutrition? Not surprising. In today’s stress-filled world, our bodies are shutting down digestion because of over-active sympathetic nervous system activity. Let’s change things so we can get the most out of every bite!

This episode’s Action Points:

Skip the TV and other media an hour before and after eating and avoid table trigger topics — Almost all media is stress-inducing. Imbibe of it before or after eating (or even worse, during), and you’ll reduce nutrition. Skip those things and you’ll have more time and more food goodness! Same goes for talking about emotional trigger topics during meals — plan those “important” talks for another time.

Do positive food research — If you’re eating whole foods, don’t look up what is bad about those foods — instead, find websites that point out the positive about the foods you’re eating. You’ll feel better eating them (leading to more nutrient absorption) and you’ll harness the power of placebo to get even more health benefits.

Gratitude — Practicing gratitude is good for us on so many levels. Do it before you eat, and you’ll get yourself into rest-and-digest mode more easily.

Eat whole food — Of course, none of this works if your food doesn’t have nutrition in it in the first place! So start your journey by making the switch to whole foods.

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