Nutrition Secrets - A Look at True Nourishment with Marc David

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When we think of nourishment, often the first thing that comes to mind is the nutritional value food we eat. But if we stay with that thought a little longer, we realize that many things nourish us: our relationships with our loved ones, the time we spend in nature, our artistic passions, our service to others, and much more. What nourishes us can also change over time, as our bodies and our hearts call our for different forms of support in response to the life circumstances we’re facing at any given moment. Nourishment is that which helps us to thrive as human beings, and food is only part of that picture. Join Marc David, founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, as he explores the profound connections between what nourishes the body and what nourishes the soul in this uplifting new video from #IPEtv!

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Greetings friends, this is Marc David, founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating.

Today’s topic: True Nourishment
The questions I always return to when addressing any issue with food or nutrition is, What nourishes? What is it that truly feeds us and provides the satisfaction we seek? We believe that good nutrition nourishes us, and it does, yet it is easy to lose sight of all that nourishes and focus on nutrition alone.

The question of what nourishes is often difficult to answer because our dietary notions change constantly. What we thought was good to eat yesterday is not always what we think is good today. Since colonial times people have believed that red meat was the king of foods. It made you strong and healthy and was even better for you than the most commonly consumed and well-loved staple–pork. Since the late 1960s this trend has completely reversed. Red meat and pork are no longer considered staples, but foods to eat occasionally. In fact, most other foods once considered the center of a healthy diet–whole milk, eggs, butter, cheese, and potatoes–are now under attack in some scientific circles, while foods such as oat bran, which previously fed our farm animals, are now seen as the edibles of choice. As one senior citizen remarked, “First I learned to eat lots of meat and eggs because they made you healthy, then I learned you shouldn’t eat them because they made you sick, but you should eat fish instead; then I learned you shouldn’t eat fish because of toxic metals in fish, and now I’m told to take a fish liver oil supplement, because it lowers your cholesterol.”

Most nutritional assertions that originate from authoritative sources have a brief shelf life. Our nutritional information is not based on what is ultimately good to eat, but what we believe is good to eat at the time. Within this unstable state of affairs, one thing does remain constant–the connection between our relationship to food and our inner world. How we eat is a reflection of how we live. Our hurrying through life is reflected in hurrying through meals. Our fear of emotional emptiness is seen in our overeating. Our need for certainty and control is mirrored in strict dietary rules. Our looking for love in all the wrong places is symbolized in our use of food as a substitute for love.

The more we are aware of these connections, the greater the potential for our personal unfolding and inner satisfaction. For in changing the way we eat, we change the way we live. By focusing attention while eating, we learn to focus attention in any situation. By enjoying food, we begin to enjoy nourishment in all its forms. By loosening dietary restrictions, we learn to open up to life. By accepting our body as it is, we learn to love ourselves for who we are. And by eating with dignity, we learn to live with dignity.

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