July 26, 2012 - Switch On The Light

Have you ever thought about REALLY how much easier it is to walk without stumbling and without tripping or breaking things when LIGHT is present. Sometimes even walking at night in my neighborhood, when the street lights are on, makes me uncomfortable because it's harder to see a dog that might run up or a crack on the sidewalk. I soooo much prefer the LIGHT! I know we CAN walk without the light, but it's much easier and safer when we can see. I was discussing with someone about the choice we have daily to walk in the light. If I get up at night, and the house is totally dark, I have the choice of stumbling around or turning on the light. Even a small amount of light is really beneficial. You're asking how this applies to our health?? Light really symbolizes TRUTH. So, when we choose to do what we KNOW as correct concerning our health - it's as if we switched the light on. When I am unsure about a food product or how the body responds to a certain food, I start doing research. Here's what I know - the closer to all natural, the better. When we have the choice of a 100 calorie snack (a totally processed food) or an apple (about the same amount of calories) and we choose the apple, we switch the light on. Can you imagine what our cells are thinking as we consume the contents of the 100 calorie snack bag? Here's what they are saying to one another, "anybody know what this is? how do we digest something we can't pronounce? is this real food because I'm having trouble breaking this apart to grab the nutrition? ISSSSS there any nutrition in this?" Can't you hear them? Given the choice of a pre-packaged 100 calorie container of Pringles (which are easy to pack, eat, etc......) your better choice is the apple. Same amount of calories - processed SO differently. While it takes hours for our cells to turn the LITTLE bit of nutrition in the Pringles to energy - the apple gets switched-on quickly. That's light! That's truth! Don't walk in the dark and say "calories are calories." Switch on the light and realize an apple and Pringles are the SAME calories, but they function in our bodies TOTALLY DIFFERENTLY. I'll take the one that gives me good fiber, great energy, feeds my cells properly, and does it quickly. Give me the LIGHT! Are you coming Sunday night - I need to know. :) PK