This attitude, in turn, enables us to feel closer to the Source of it all, however we might perceive and conceive That to be. Over time, many of us have made our way out of the supermarket altogether, choosing instead to seek out local growers and perhaps to grow some of our foods ourselves. Highly processed food is empty food. It is especially important to make the transition to whole foods gradually so that our digestive system has time to adjust to what may be an entirely new way of doing things. These natural functions do not like to be awakened roughly and are likely to complain if expected to handle whole foods too suddenly.
Quantity can be the deciding factor here and takes some time to regulate properly.
We have become accustomed to eating certain amounts of processed and fast food in our attempts to feel satisfied nutritionally and psychologically. Because our body-mind needs a much smaller quantity of whole foods to satisfy its nutritional and psychological requirements, too much can overtax the system. When, however, we begin by simply replacing some of our meat with extra vegetables, especially root vegetables, introduced one at a time, over the period of some weeks during the cooler times of year, whole grains and legumes are usually received in a friendlier manner. Begin with the staple foods of your ancestors. Another trick that works quite well is to find out which grains and pulses our ancestors used as their staple foods and begin by introducing them into our daily fare.