Without a break from intake vital organs like the liver and kidneys eventually become weakened and diseased, requiring medical intervention. Conditions like diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cirrhosis of the liver are clearly brought on in part by severe imbalances caused by a lack of sensible or informed behavior with regard to food intake and waste elimination as well as the right physical exercising of the organism itself. Food and right approach to intake has special implications for those interested in personal evolution, never mind simple good health. Chief amongst the opportunities is working to get free of likes and dislikes about different foods. Being a slave to imaginary likes and dislikes brought on by associations or conditioning undoubtedly limits one s freedom of action with regards to the intelligent intake of appropriate food stuff.
Inner freedom comes about through disciplined behavior.
Higher states and the availability of sensitive energies for our inner development are strongly influenced by what we eat and how we eat. Saying a grace or a prayer before a meal is a ritualistic means by which we can come into a heightened state of awareness and thereby eat more consciously. There is evidence that by becoming more self aware food is absorbed and digested in a finer way. Conscious breathing exercises are known to assist the metabolism in burning up harmful waste products in the stomach and intestine. Moderation in eating is clearly a wise rule.