The link between diet and health is proven. What we eat is the most powerful factor in determining our health outcomes. But what should we eat? The first principle of eating to support health rather than to undermine it is to eat real food. But what is real food? Read on to find out.

There are essential healthy fats and there are disastrously unhealthy fats; there are healthy meats and there are very unhealthy meats; there are healthy foods packed with nutriets and there are unhealthy foods packed with poisonous toxins. The difference is typically the degree of processing involved and the methods of production.

Eating for the human genome, and the microbiome

Do you drive a diesel or a petrol engine car? Whichever it is, you know that it’s crucial to put the right fuel in. Otherwise, it will not take long before you come to a grinding halt and need roadside recovery. It’s the same with your body, only the time frame is a little longer. Eating real food to which the human genome is adapted is essential for a healthy lifestyle. Here is a whole new opportunity for you to claim health.

Instinctive knowledge of what to eat and what to avoid is not something that we humans are born with. Animals seem to have it, but we need to think, to reason and to work it out. Mankind has no innate knowledge, it must be acquired by rational thought. I disagree with those who say “listen to your body”. As many people have discovered, listening to our tastes buds without thinking through values and priorities will lead us all to chronic disease.

Additionally we must learn how to eat for our Microbiome as well. We know that the total of microbes in the human gut (microbiota) is foundational to our health. In the context of today, with so much disinformation in the Matrix, it is essential to educate oursleves. We must also eat to feed our gut bacteria and to promote a broad diversity as well as to encourage specific species. Our food choices have a huge impact on the profile of our microbiome.

The basic principles

The foundation of your eating habits must be a proactive and conscious decision to be healthy. Once we have made this choice to value our long-term health we have a firm and secure platform upon which to start. We can then seek out the healthy food options designing them into our lifestyle and avoiding the poison will become easier. If we focus on optimal health and the satisfaction of doing the right thing in moving towards that goal, many of the things we once enjoyed putting in our mouths will begin to loose their appeal. Not only will your taste buds accommodate your conscious shift in values, but you will also discover many new delicious taste experiences. The short-term pleasure of a nice taste is far outweighed by the long-term happiness achieved in knowing you are doing the right thing for your body, and thus serving your values of health and longevity.

Getting back in the kitchen

Eating real food means focusing on ingredients and preparing food as opposed to buying highly processed food-like products from the supermarket. However it doesnt need to be complicated or unduly time consuming. It means gathering ingredients and assembling them into something nourishing. It doesn’t require that much effort but you will have to spend a little time in the kitchen.

Instead of buying a ready meal and putting it in the microwave oven to warm it up, let’s prepare some real food! Here’s one example. Fry some onions and garlic in a little raw butter or Ghee, then add in some organic minced lamb, and then some chopped carrot, pumpkin or courgettes. Pour in a little previously prepared bone broth and add a little Himalayan crystal salt and a quick grind of pepper to ...