The mind and spirit - nutrition

The mind and spirit could be topics that at first glance seem impossible to link with nutrition, but nothing is further from the truth. When we talk about the mind, both the mentality we adopt when facing a change of diet and the state of our central nervous system when taking on this challenge come into play. There are now many scientific studies on these two aspects. The central nervous system is fundamental when it comes to losing weight or improving our state of health.

It has been demonstrated that stress causes an increase in the levels of excitement and alarm in the organism, activating the sympathetic system, which is the side of the nervous system that prepares us to defend ourselves in the face of a threat. This causes dissimilar damages to our health, but to make it clear how much damage it can do to a person trying to lose weight, it is enough to illustrate that this phenomenon triggers glucose levels from the body's reserves, thus increasing our body fat when glucose comes into contact with the body's insulin. Another manifestation of the above is increased constipation, digestion problems and lack of sleep,

In this context, the spirit acts as a cognitive force that allows us to appreciate nutrition differently. A more spiritual vision will allow us to see food as more than calories or nutrients, it is based on having a full knowledge of what we eat, how our body interacts with food and the state of mind in which we are. It is the part of the system that connects us to health, beyond weight loss or improving our physical appearance.

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