[lightworker888]

VPL

Listen to your body doesn't mean don't do the research and eat what you know is junk! From personal experience and from what I have read, as the body cleanses and the messages that the body sends are being heard, then the body being supported to do what it is designed to do (move toward health) will continue to send messages.

The problem seems to be that when the messages are ignored, and the person continues to eat "poorly", the body messages can't be "heard" and more physical damage gets done. The person gets used to a certain level of "discomfort" and it becomes "normal" and the body has to up the intensity of the message.

So the down side of detoxing and cleansing is that the body becomes more aware of the "toxins" that enter and the person develops more sensitive to "regular" food, which is the stuff that the SAD is made up of.

This is very simplistic and generalized but you get the idea. So when I say listen to your body, I am referring to the ability to notice when you feel a bit off and see it there might be a connection to the food you just ate. Of course there is a huge emotional piece and a historic/tribal/ genetic component that also contributes to our eating patterns etc. but that is another story!

I have left out so much that I am hesitant to post this and if anyone can elaborate on this theme I hope that they will chime in. The bottom line for me is that you are the only one who "hears" the messages your body sends, and you are the one who lives with the consequences of the choices that you make about what goes into your mouth.

BTW I just got a Magic Dessert Bullet, so that I could get my fruit in small quantities but in a very enjoyable form. I have not eaten much fruit lately as I am watching the amount of fruit sugar, but I know that the antioxidants are needed. So this has satisfied that part of me that wants and enjoys some fruit, particularly in this form. I'll just have to watch that I don't over do it as it could be easy to make more than I need.

LW888