Decisions.

How do you perceive food?

In following the new lifestyle, I no longer perceive food as a ‘thing’, but a relationship between different living species. In eating, we inevitably must take the life of other species, but there is an understanding –a ‘deal’, if you will- between the one who is consuming, and the one being consumed. That deal is to spread their off springs as they nourish us. This is the real ‘food chain’ in which nature follows by, and the ‘deal’ that is no longer followed by the modern society. In fact, most of us aren’t even nourishing ourselves with food, but isolated forms of theoretical nutrients that vaguely represent food-like shapes. Does this not explain how we’ve all managed to derange so far off from the nature, and reasons for the dulling of our senses? I think so.

In nature, plants send signals to the consumer when it is most nutrient-rich, and is ready to have its offspring spread. The color changes as to stand out from the green surroundings. The taste and smell is much more appealing to us as to allure us into consuming them. This is an initiation of the ‘deal’. We nourish each other; we keep each other going. This is why the ‘survival of the fittest’ is so emphasized in nature. But with the recent craze with the synthetic appearances, scent and taste, neither the plant nor the consumer is able to keep such ‘deal’. In modern society, any stores who claim to carry food (which is actually closer to chunks of substances that does not cause instant death) will be filled with refined grains. Sugar, flour, and other plant-derived substances, removed so far away from its natural source such that even its #1 consumer, pests, won’t even compete with us. (Thus these refined grains have longer shelf life; one of the biggest appeal in choosing store-bought food.)

With the help of additives, we are deceived into thinking the plants are ready to be consumed, and thus being robbed of our natural senses of food selection. We are ‘dulled’ of other senses that we were born with as well- synchronicity is a common occurrence among the raw vegans and those with diets alike for instance. But is it something we ‘develop’ due to the single common choices we make in methods which we choose to nourish ourselves? The answer should be clear; we do not ‘develop’ these senses. While it is true that we are more likely to connect with those who we develop strong relationships with, we gain back the dulled senses in making a more natural choice thus being closer to the nature. It is also true that, in general, raw vegans and others alike are more aware of the surroundings on a more spiritual level. We do not develop these magic-like senses; we simply drift back towards the way we were in the wilderness once upon a time. The result of consuming such refined produce should be a no-brainer; just look at the Native Americans who chew on coca leaves. They do not suffer from the side effects that come with using crack or cocaine, the refined version of coca leaves, which virtually contain the same active ingredients; we simply cannot tolerate such substances. At least, thankfully, not yet.

When dairy was first introduced into the human race, we did not benefit from them; instead, it made them sick. With the lack of lactase, the enzyme which aids in the break down of lactose, the human body simply did not recognize it as nutrient but an invader. Lactose is switched off in the human body when we reach an age which we no longer need to be breastfed. Since then we have evolved so that our lactase producing switch is never turned off. (This also explains why many Asians do not tolerate dairy as well as other races in the world yet; they never consumed much dairy.) So our body is in fact capable of evolving to accommodate the changes we introduce to our diets. This it self is driving the human races more and more away from nature- the most peculiar concept of drinking breast milk at such old age has become not only the norm, but recommended.

If we were to sit down and have our ancestors over for a meal, they would not recognize what many of us consume as food, let alone their bodies. The simple act of feeding other people may, in fact, cause them to become very sick. Do we really want to continue putting these substances into our bodies in hopes that we will soon evolve to tolerate them?

That is really up to you; but I, as well as your body, have warned you.

xx

AJ