NUTRITION
t seems that now, I have
found my plan in terms
of staying on a balanced
diet. Of course, I listened
to nutrition advocates,
a media invasion on a
“better way to eat” controversy and the healthy
social cliques, vegetarian
vs non, then vegan extremists ,and then there
was me with my own family of three to take care
of. I tried to stay on top
of what seemed to be
the right thing to do; no
meat, no animal products
and no fish, while trying
to make up my mind on
which diet to follow. I was
killing myself! Is this how
we teach people how to
eat, by forcing them to
believe that there’s only
one way? Every person
has their own character, blood type and, of
course, we live in different countries around the
world, which play a big
role in how we train ourselves to eat better.
I tried going without meat
for 2 months, and found
myself physically low in
energy especially around
my menstrual cycle. A
fatigued lethargic body
depleted from fats, iron
and protein, had me
questioning whether I’d
be continuing this diet
while raged, starved and
suffocating myself. So I
started to ask whether
these ‘vegan advocates’
really had my best interests in mind, or a desire to
just not eat meat for their
own ethical reasons. So
I started researching on
the best diet plan for my
body type. According to
my research I decided to
create my perfect diet
plan for a healthy and
stronger lifestyle combining a Paleo, vegetarian
and vegan diet. Here are
some steps you can take
to fully understand what
may be the proper diet
for your body type.
• Get a blood test to
determine what blood
type you are which will
determine what safer
diet plan to follow.
• Determine your dosha, either Vata, Pitta
or Kapha according
to the ayurvedic diet
plan. This will indicate
what diet plan to
follow according to
your characteristics,
blood type, even the
season of the year.
• Choose alkaline foods
rather than acidic
foods. Your body’s alkaline and acid balance, also known as
pH, can affect your
overall well-being.
The best doctor lies in
your intuition to determine what is best for you
according to your diet
history and what has and
hasn’t worked for you. I
suggest not to value a
diet plan your body naturally refuses and stick to
one solid plan that you
know you feel good with.
Allow your body to make
the necessary changes it
needs to naturally, with
subtle ease, rather than
drastic unnatural changes that can do harm in
the long run.
After adopting a holistic lifestyle, Diana Emma became a Toronto based
holistic life coach, specifically in yoga and nutrition. She lives, works,
volunteers, writes and practices yoga in the city of Toronto, offering classes
and workshops.
Visit her online at dianaemma.com.