LIFE AFTER BIRTH - Something to get you Thinkin'

I came across this extended analogy a few months back and I have been absolutely fascinated by the comparison since. Whether you consider yourself to be a religious/spiritual person or not, the concept of 'something bigger than us' is one that rears its head every so often and gets our cogs churnin'. This beautifully written analogy was one that had me questioning what I believed waited for me at the end of 'this' life and is an interesting perspective for how we can view our world and our occasionally limited vision of what's beyond it.

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Am unborn set of twins are having a conversation in their mother’s womb.

“Tell me, do you believe in life after birth?” asks one of the twins.

“Yes, definitely! In here we are growing and gaining strength for what will face us on the outside,” answers the other.

“That is utter nonsense!” says the first one. “There cannot be life after birth; how is that supposed to look, may I ask?”

“I don’t exactly know myself, but it will certainly be much lighter out there than in here. And perhaps we will actually be running around on our legs and eating with our mouths.”

“I have never heard such nonsense! Eating with your mouth, what a crazy idea! That’s what we have umbilical cords for, to feed us. And you want to run around? It would never work; the umbilical cord is much too short!”

“It will work for sure. It will all be a little different.”

“You are crazy! Nobody has ever come back from after birth! Life ends with our birth and that’s it! Period.”

“I must admit that nobody nows what life will look like after our birth. But I know that we will get to see our mother and that she will take care of us.”

“Mother? You are trying to tell me that you believe in a mother? Well, where then is our mother?”

“Well, here! All around us. We are alive in her and through her. Without her we could not exist!”

“Rubbish! I have never noticed anything of a mother. Therefore, a mother cannot exist.”

It’s true! Sometimes when you are really quiet, you can hear her sing or you can feel when she lovingly caresses our world!”

Blessings and thought provoking pokes and prods x

BACK TO SCHOOL - The Nutrition Edition

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For those of you who are still in school, great! For those of you, like mahself, who are so far past the days of lockers and classes, get your notebooks at the ready. We are going back to chemistry class. As soon as you start to develop your understanding of cellular nutrition and the scientific reasoning as to what separates healthy foods from the ‘junk’ at a molecular level, you will start to appreciate food and its potential in a completely different and deeper manner.

pH 101

I’m sure you’ve seen this little symbol pop up in textbooks, on talk back shows, in nutrition books and so on, but do any of you actually know what this baby means? pH actually stands for potentiated hydrogren and refers to the amount of oxygen present in any given substance. The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14 with 0 to 7 reflecting a more acidic composition and 7 to 14 reflecting the substances alkaline nature. Our bodies strive to maintain a blood pH of about 7.56 in its homeostatic state (are the human biol recall bells ringin’ now?). But it should be noted that our bodies are more easily ‘acidified’ (and yes, that’s a made up word) than they are alkalised. Every day exposures to stress, smoke, pollutants, chemicals and other industrial nasties send our acidity levels right off. A number of studies have looked into the affects of an ‘acidic’ blood environment to a person’s overall health and guess what they found? Cancer, diabetes, heart disease, skin problems, weight troubles and even mood disorders thrive in an acidic environment. And it isn’t just external stresses and pollutants that can acidify our bodies; alcohol, white flour, sugar and artificial sweeteners are amongst the most acidic substances that we can consume. So how do we combat this and steer our blood back to its optimal level? Dose up on your alkaline foods! Get them in you at every opportunity. Natural beauty expert Kimberly Snyder talks about the benefit of commencing your meal with an alkaline food, which is a huge benefit when it comes to eating out or enjoying ‘treat meals’ that you have less power over their choice of ingredients. Start every meal with an alkaline food and this will boost digestion, aid satiety and lead to a happy and healthy tummy. Choose foods that boast a high pH and alkaline rating such as lemons, pineapple, sweet potato and kale, and add them into your daily bounty of colours and textures!

If in doubt ... Eat the Rainbow.

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Let me know what you thought of this introduction to food science post! Did you learn something new? Spark up an interest in pursuing your learning further? Holla at me and leave a comment below or via the BTM facebook page!

Blessings, periodic tables and crazy coloured dishes of deliciousness x