JUNK… FOOD OR HABIT???

 “Doc, my son eats a lotta junk! What should I do???” – a very common dialogue with an alarmed mother… Cheap Replica Rolex Watches 100% Quality.The advice differs from patient to patient so let’s not go into that but it always makes me think deeper about this word ‘junk’!

 Junk is useless, worthless, trash…!

 “अन्न हे पूर्णब्रह्म” means “food is sacred & equal to ultimate truth”! is what our Hindu philosophy teaches and this is what we grew up believing in. Since when did we start replacing the sacredness in food by junkiness of our minds???

 The term junk food dates back at least to the early 1950s, although its coinage has been credited to Michael F.Cheap Rolex Replica Watches UK – 2025 Best Cheap Replica Watches. Jacobson of the Center for Science in the ‘Public Interest’, in1972. “Junk food” is a term used to describe food that is high in calories from macronutrients such as sugar and fat, and often also high in sodium, making it hyperpalatable, and low in dietary fiber, protein, or micronutrients such as vitamins and minerals.

 Junk food is so called because it doesn’t play any role in healthy eating, Cheap Discount Rolex Replica Watches In UK – Best Sales Fake Rolex Watches Website.especially if it is eaten to excess. It is also known as optional food.

 Now the question is ‘Is eating healthy a responsibility of the food or us???’ Does the so called junk food comes into our mouth voluntarily and make us consume it??? No!!! It is us who order it, pay for it, hog it with a drink full of sugar in no time and then call the same food ‘junk’! How is this fair??? Also if it is an optional food by definition, whose responsibility it is to eat it as an option and not as a regular meal?

 Food is food! It is sacred! And it is going to be converted into your body in few hours after consumption. The wellness of your body depends on many things including the food you eat and the condition you are eating it in. Food carries the suggestions inside your body. What kind of body do you expect to be formed if you keep calling its raw material ‘junk’? Certainly not a healthy one!

 According to Indian culture, food is

• Prasad – Food is often offered to deities during poojas & rituals. Once sanctified, it is blessed with divine energy & so carries that divine energy within it. Eating such food is considered necessary not only for physical nourishment, but also for spiritual growth.
• Anna is Brahma – Taittiriya upanishadas describe anna (food) as brahma (ultimate reality). It emphasizes that food is not to be wasted, disrespected as it carries the very essence of life!
• Ritual of purity & gratitude – Followers of many religions across the world offer prayers to the food to express their gratitude. Many do so to offer gratitude to the Almighty & pancha mahabhootas (5 elements) for making the meal possible.
• Anna daan – Sharing and donating food is considered to be the highest form of service in India. Offering food to needy humans, animals & birds is seen as an act of service to the God. That makes the food a carrier of compassion and connection. Giving food is considered to be a way of creating positive karma.
• Annaprashan – It is a term used for ‘grain initiation’ of a kid. It is a sanskar performed when the kid is considered old enough to start eating solid food. It is a sacred ritual for his or her initiation into eating solid foods.
• Annapurna : Indians worship the goddess Annapurna (goddess of nourishment).
• In yogic traditions, food is not just for body, but it carries ‘prana’, the life energy and thus affects the consciousness & spiritual growth.

 My question is why are we moving away from such sacred path???

 If you expect a healthy body, first and foremost thing you should do is to eat healthy, but at the same time be mindful of what you are calling food! The so called junk food if eaten once in a while is not going to cause any harm. But if you eat it regularly, this habit of yours is definitely going to cause you a trouble. Hence, let’s take the responsibility of our habits and let the food be acquitted of all the charges we have placed on it.

 Enough of cursing food… Instead, bless it with love & positivity, say ‘I love you’ & ‘thank you’ to each and every morsel you are eating and see how it will bless you with eternal health. The mere task of eating will become a profound experience of spiritual connection with the very material you and I are made up of… food!

वदनि कवळ घेता नाम घ्या श्रीहरीचे ।
सहज हवन होते नाम घेता फुकाचे ।
जिवन करि जिवित्वा अन्न हे पूर्णब्रह्म ।
उदरभरण नोहे जाणिजे यज्ञकर्म ॥१॥

जनीं भोजनी नाम वाचे वदावे ।
अती आदरे गद्यघोषे म्हणावे ।
हरीचिंतने अन्न सेवित जावे ।
तरी श्रीहरी पाविजेतो स्वभावे ॥२॥

|| जय जय रघुवीर समर्थ ||

May we heal fully & completely…

© Dr. Sonal Wagh Varma

Homoeopath | Pain management consultant | EFT practitioner |Reiki healer |Akashic healer