Guest guest Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 Hi Nikki Often the foods on avoid lists are for those who wish to cleanse their systems or for those who have a specific problem that needs to be addressed. It is more important to understand the effects of different foods which you can learn from cooking classes or books. It is also a good idea to understand your own nature and what you may need to keep balanced, happy and energised. For example, if you have come from a background of lots of sugar and dairy food then you may need to be a little more careful of maple syrup, nut butters and oils. If you have had lots of animal food, you may need to watch hard baked flour, salty dry foods, salt in general. This is very generalised but I want to give you an idea of learning about balance. If your health is generally good, then many foods can be used as a transition and after your body becomes comfortable with the new foods you may not want or feel like them anymore. Garlic is a wonderful food but it has a very active nature and can cause emotional outbursts and is overly stimulating especially for the liver. It is not ideal for someone with cancer and other serious problems such as heart trouble. Maple syrup is a lovely transition sweetner and can be used to replace sugar in desserts. The energy of maple syrup moves rapidly upwards and then comes down so it is not great for blood sugar problems or for those who are depressed or weak. Nuts are also a great transition and can be used in cooking. Remember they are rich so less is best for those who wish to lose weight. These are just some brief explainations but the key is to understand about food and about you and then you can make informed choices. I really don't think any food is forbidden - more what is appropriate for the time, the climate, the person, the situation, the job, who you want to be, how you want to feel and so on. Blessings Forbidden foods > >Me again! > >I had another question about the foods to avoid. I >have read a couple of books and checked out a few >websites that are a bit contradictory. I have read >that garlic should be avoided, and then it wasn't >mentioned in the 'Food to Avoid' lists in some books >and websites and there are many recipes that have >garlic as an ingredient. I love garlic...I don't want >to give it up if I don't have to! > >There are other foods that raise the question too... >Maple syrup, peanuts, almonds, canola oil, etc. > >I was thinking that perhaps some item on the avoidance >lists are very general and that one can gauge whether >or not they can or cannot consume certain items with >the guidance of a counselor or by trial and error... > >Any thoughts or ideas on this would be greatly >appreciated. Thanks again! > >Nikki > > > > >__________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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