Now, for their new title, 4 Ingredients: Fast, Fresh & Healthy, they’ve teamed up with one of the pioneers of mind-body medicine Deepak Chopra. We give you a ‘taste’ of this must-have cookbook…
The Basic Ingredients for a Healthier Mind and Body
By Deepak Chopra
If you understand just these four basic ingredients for healthy living, you will be well on your way to a healthier mind and body.
1. There is a genius inside you and me. Our bodies have an inner intelligence. In other words, our bodies know exactly what it is we need to eat (and when) for us to be healthy. Just as your brain takes in certain pieces of information and works out what to do with them, your digestive system takes in the food you eat and works out what it can use, what it will get rid of and what it will store.
2. Your cells recreate themselves over and over millions of times in your lifetime. We are being created anew each day. The skin, for example, replaces itself once each month, the stomach lining every five days, the liver every six weeks, and the skeleton every three months. In fact, each year around 98 per cent of each one of us is made up of brand new cells. So, even if you are feeling overweight or unhealthy today, there is no reason that you have to stay that way.
3. There is a mind/body connection. In recent times science is confirming more and more what some cultures have known for thousands of years: your thoughts and feelings can have a direct affect on your body’s organs and cells, so it makes sense to keep a positive attitude around eating and exercise.
4. Everything you eat has an effect on your body. There are many books and research papers to prove this, let’s just say that YOU BECOME WHAT YOU EAT.
This is an extract taken from 4 Ingredients: Fast, Fresh & Healthy by Kim McCosker, Rachael Bermingham and Deepak Chopra (Hay House, RRP $19.99). It is available at all leading bookstores or purchased online at www.hayhouse.com.au.
