Eat foods in Season and be healthy

Last night I was introduced to a new vitamin drink which I thought tasted great and had some very promising results. Now, I don’t know if this is a coincidence or related but I slept wonderfully last night! I didn’t wake up once and felt so refreshed when I got up this morning. I immediately thought upon realizing how well I slept, “the drink works! That’s it, this is all I am going to drink for the rest of my life.” It was a silly thought but more than once, in my quest for great nutrition and health, I have heard of something that is nutritionally beneficial and thought I am going to eat that, pop that and overdose on that to make sure I am getting the most out of the promises that are made.

The truth is all foods, that are natural, are good for us. All of them have wonderful benefits and promises but we don’t have to become obsessed with one berry, fruit, vegetable or oil in order to live at optimal health. In fact, if we learn to eat a variety in small amounts we will actually receive all of the benefits from all of them.

Well, how do we do that when there are thousands upon thousands of choices? Eat what is naturally in season and just eat small, normal amounts. If you look at health as something that cycles yearly, just like the seasons, you begin to understand that there are natural foods that should be eaten throughout the year at the natural harvest time which will give your body a more natural and healthy rhythm. Eat berries when they are naturally ripe, eat apples in the fall, oranges are always best around Christmas and artichokes are always a treat in the spring and no more hard flavorless tomatoes any time of year. Nutritionally it makes sense and biochemically it makes sense. You can get every micronutrient you need when you see the benefit of eating with the seasons.