Mindful Eating: What We Should All Be Doing But Aren't

I came across this article about mindful eating and it has some doable techniques and important reminders. It breaks my heart to hear that so many families eat their meals in cars and on the fly. The busyness of our lives is driving our dinners from the dinner table to the car and its not good. Eating on the fly, on a regular basis, robs us from time that should be spent connecting with our family but also it is robbing us from optimal health. When we are eating on the run our bodies respond accordingly, our sympathetic nervous system is turned on which shunts blood AWAY from our digestive tract and towards our heart, lungs and large muscle groups in anticipation of “fight or flight”. In order for proper and full digestion we must be in a relaxed state of body and mind, not stressed out in the car. The saying “We are what we eat” is wrong, instead “We are what we digest” is much more accurate. If you are eating your main meals in the car all stressed out it is pretty safe to assume you are not digesting properly. This can lead to malabsorption and eventual nutrient deficiencies, plus a whole bunch of other issues. I urge everyone to stop the glorification of busy and to make eating at home in a relaxed frame of mind a priority.

For any help with health, wellness or how eating in a rushed state will affect your health please reach out to me!

Happy eating all

Sarah