Sugar and Caffeine and Unhealthy Diet

[kailaurius]

I know that too much sugar and caffeine are bad for you but I never really payed to much attention to it.  I've been drinking cokes and eating sweets, meats, starches, etc. since I could eat.  I'm aware this could hinder my progression towards energy development and activating and exercising my chakras.  My question is how much?  Is this something I can rectify in a short period of time?  Will doing one of those juice diets to clear out the poisons from my body eliminate all the junk I've put into my body the last 30 to 35 years.  I'm not overweight (in fact I'm very thin, 6'2'', 180 pounds) and I am not looking for a lose weight program.  I was just wondering if there was a way I can clear out all the bad stuff in my body in a short period of time so that I can get on with energy development without any delays or anything in my body that can slow my progress.

[Krevency]

I don't think it would be necessary to undo the last thirty-five years of your dietary life.  Even if you eat lighter, with mostly veggies (and fish&fowl, though I don't eat fish&fowl) for three days, you should notice some positive results.  Not to mention you'll just feel a lot better, and your immune system will benefit.

[Logic]

Don't worry about what you ate, instead worry about what you're going to eat. I've cut out refined sugar and fast food alltogether from my diet, and I feel very healthy, and rarely get sick, (and if at all, for a very short time).

Also, eating sugar or caffine at certain times makes some practices very hard, such as projection or lucid dreaming. There is the possibility, that they might make it harder to attain a trance state, or to sleep properly. I believe that no sugar and caffine 6 hours before practicing something like that will make a difference.

[WalkerInTheWoods]

I certainly don't eat the perfect diet but I am slowing changing how I eat. I would definately suggest stop drinking cokes, which have no nutritional value what so ever, and start drinking more water. Water should be the main fluid you take in every day. Even just doing this alone will make you feel a lot better. You will probably be surprised, though it might take some getting use to since you are use to those sweet drinks. I do not think that caffeine is all that bad if taken in moderation and from more healthy sources like tea and coffee as opposed to cokes. I have to have a cup or two of coffee most mornings and a mocha every now and then.

Next I would suggest cutting out sugar. If you need to sweeten something use honey, which is much better for you. Sugar is not very good for you and if you are like most people in the USA you are eating way too much of it.

Cutting out meats from your diet and eating only fruits and vegetables will make you feel like a new person. I have done this and was impressed. Note the past tense there as I found it a difficult diet to maintain. But cutting back on your meating and eating more fruits and vegetables is easier and helps a lot. One of the main things about eating meat I have found is to try to cut out as much fat and greace as possible. That is a major part that will make you feel bad and disrupt your energy work.

As for diet effecting energy work, I do not think it is neccessary to have a good diet to do energy work, but I do think it does help to eat light and healthy. Eating a lot of heavy and unhealthy foods seem to decrease your ability to concentrate on your energy body.

[Chimerae]

I'm a natural empath and psychic.  Most of my practice has been about learning how NOT to hear and how NOT to astral travel.  

Caffeine radically reduces my psychic reception -- almost to the point of being manageable.  Like a diabetic who's close friends know about insulin and small candy, my close friends know to get me a cup of coffee if we are in a heavily populated area and I get that increasing "deer in the headlights" look.

If somehow I overdo too much and expend too much psychic energy (like unintentionally putting my energy into healing a geographic area)  sugar seems to haul me back from the brink but at a really bad ratio.  It's like I get 1% genuine energy benefit out of the sugar.  It's enough though, that I can then tap into the real source and right myself.

I rarely screw up enough to need to resort to sugar for energy help, but the caffeine crutch is nearly constant, especially when I have to be in intensely populated areas or need to focus on something extended in the material world -- say paperwork or numbers.  Energetic focus or astral focus is never a problem.  

I offer this info as a "flip side of the coin" to the question here about cleaning up diet.

I'm also looking for suggestions.  The down side of caffeine and sugar in my life is too high a price to pay, but so far I have no other workable options.

Any suggestions, even if they seem silly, would be greatly appreciated.

[Naiad780]

Chimarae, have you tried working with shielding?

[Chimerae]

Chimarae, have you tried working with shielding?

Thanks for the suggestion.  I have tried lots of different kinds of shielding with various levels of success.

What works best is to have gifted people around with tight energy packages.  

Past that, shielding using malachite, black tourmaline, bloodstone, or lapis has helped alot but no one stone works all the time.  For a couple of years, a dragon pendant someone gave me worked but over the course of a couple of months it's effectiveness just drifted away.

In recent years, I have had the best luck with learning to change my vibration so that I'm incompatible with the frequencies but whenever I get tired (coffee/sugar of course contribute once I start getting tired) I slip back.  So I'm most defenseless when I need the most defense.  

Did you have specific shielding in mind to suggest?

[Naiad780]

There are all sorts of shielding techniques you could try, but my recent discovery that works very well is one that sounds similar to what you have already tried when you said

In recent years, I have had the best luck with learning to change my vibration so that I'm incompatible with the frequencies

While doing a meditation, I felt the familiar feeling of being overwhelmed by other people's lives, or just traumatic stories you run into in everyday life.  I had an unexpected vision of me fleeing up into the leaves of a walnut tree.   Because the tree had a different frequency than the negative things that followed me, they left.  Now in my daily life, I adjust myself to that frequency (I hope you understand because it's hard to explain!) and I'm ok.  However, it IS difficult when you're tired, as you mentioned.  So the next step might be to figure out what makes you tired.  A simple lack of sleep?  Certain people who drain you?  Eating refined foods or not getting enough exercise?  Past experiences that still bother you?  A job that sucks up your energy? Etc.

One other thing to consider is that daily caffeine can seriously mess with your sleeping habits, causing you to be tired and then you're locked in a vicious cycle.  

As for the dragon pendant that stopped working, perhaps it needs to be recharged with calming or shielding energy on a regular basis.  A lot of charms work that way.

[Chimerae]

I had an unexpected vision of me fleeing up into the leaves of a walnut tree.   Because the tree had a different frequency than the negative things that followed me, they left.  

THANKS.  For some reason this has real resonance.  I don't understand it with my thinking mind, but most of the stuff that really works for me I don't understand with thoughts.  

Somewhere in this tree description is a major key for me.

I really appreciate it.

[Naiad780]

THANKS.  For some reason this has real resonance.  I don't understand it with my thinking mind, but most of the stuff that really works for me I don't understand with thoughts.  

Somewhere in this tree description is a major key for me.

I really appreciate it.

It meant a lot to me, too.  Funny how those images just pop up in meditations like that.  Maybe you have a certain kind of tree you resonate with, too.

[TheDarkApprentice]

I know that too much sugar and caffeine are bad for you but I never really payed to much attention to it.  I've been drinking cokes and eating sweets, meats, starches, etc. since I could eat.  I'm aware this could hinder my progression towards energy development and activating and exercising my chakras.  My question is how much?  Is this something I can rectify in a short period of time?  Will doing one of those juice diets to clear out the poisons from my body eliminate all the junk I've put into my body the last 30 to 35 years.  I'm not overweight (in fact I'm very thin, 6'2'', 180 pounds) and I am not looking for a lose weight program.  I was just wondering if there was a way I can clear out all the bad stuff in my body in a short period of time so that I can get on with energy development without any delays or anything in my body that can slow my progress.

I feel the exactly the same way you do Kailaurius. And i'm only 17!!
I'm not overweight as well, infact im only like 145 lb and never thought anything of this until about a year ago and even got my blood drawn for a cholesteral test.

But yeah, we should definitly try to eat helathier. It will really help out in the long run

[neutrino]

In reply to the orginal question - yes diet can have a big impact on energy work, and unfortunately it takes time to fully detox. I've been eating a high raw diet, (with intermittent fasting) for 8 years now, and still don't consider myself fully detoxed. Of course the process could be speeded up by eating all raw, with more fasts, but it's important not to overload the body's eliminative systems. A lifetime's worth of toxic accumulation won't disappear in a couple of weeks. For most people an all raw diet is difficult to stick to, but good results can be obtaned by just eating 50% or more raw food daily. Also, IMO, some relatively healthy cooked foods also provide a stable, 'grounding' energy to the body.

Anyone interested in physical detox might want to check out the numerous raw food sites that discuss the issue, although be warned, there are many contradictory (and often flat out wrong) ideas  about our ideal diet!

[You]

Just try cutting back on the caffeine. Having it every now and then is great, it's tastier and feels better. Same with sugar probably...

[CaCoDeMoN]

Hmmm... I think that there is nothing wrong with sugar, body is designed to use it, and it's highly energetic. The worst thing in typical diet are artificial sweeteners. Aspartame/Nutrasweet is a dangerous neurotoxin, and most sugar-free products are sweetened with it.

[Naiad780]

Hmmm... I think that there is nothing wrong with sugar, body is designed to use it, and it's highly energetic. The worst thing in typical diet are artificial sweeteners. Aspartame/Nutrasweet is a dangerous neurotoxin, and most sugar-free products are sweetened with it.

Cacodemon, you are so right about the artificial sweetners.  The only one I use is Stevia--I won't touch the others if I can avoid it.

You are right to an extent about regular sugar, but the problem with it is that here in America at least, refined sugar is in EVERYTHING, even in things that don't seem like they ought to have sugar in it.  Therefore most of us end up with an overload of sugar, way more than our bodies are designed to handle.  So it's not that sugar is bad, but more that so many of us consume it to excess.

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[Moonburn33]

Keep in mind that the danger here is over use.

I've been known to use alcohol and caffiene (not at the same time) in rituals to aid in thought/psychedelics.

Because I use them so infrequently (once every two months or something ridiculous like that) I don't need to use much and everyone's happy.

I also charge them with a cocktail of energies- so their potency is increased.

it's an all around good time.

[You]

I remember in American Gods Wednesday makes shadow eat stuff to restore his energy after doing 'things'...

[galacticsurfer]

I was a vegetarian for 7 years(lots of grains and salads) then switched to eating meat and lots of vegetables (salads,etc) the last year or two and leaving out the fruits and carbos (like all the anti carb diets now suggest). Recently I have started with home made Kefir and green tea and an apple before going to bed. I also drink a raw egg daily. I noticed that I am sharper mentally, less drowsy on my meat/raw food diet than when I was a heavy grain/potatatoes type of vegetarian.

Can anyone say if green tea (supposed to be healthier for brain) has a lot of caffeine compared with coffee, black tea or soft drinks (all of which I never touch)?

The effect on my Kundalini of all this God only knows.

[CaCoDeMoN]

From what I know green tea has much more caffeine than standard tea. But caffeine isn't really a health problem, even a cup of coffee is not a problem. I would never drink anything containing caffeine, this would cause sleep problems for me. And you are right about soft drinks, but they contain much more poisons than you think: nitric acid, aspratame, really bad quality water and many others.

[andonitxo]

Hi there,

I'm not trying to look for fight with those old-habit-based diets but maybe it's important writing down my experience here:

About 3 years ago I sat down and examined my dietary habits. I had been having some health-related problems, specially with stress and digestive system. I read all I could about nutrition and found out vegetarian diet as the most suitable for guys like us, who seek spiritual stuff and are ready to invest in recycling old bad habits.

Yes, I know the sweeter, saltier, crunchier, spicier and "animalier" the better, but my stomach and bowels showed me the opposite. And it is curious how sensitive you become to food when shifting to vegetarianism.

So my research has led me to the following conclusions:

-Sugar is not suitable for our bodies. When taking sugar our pancreas has to work doubly and a depletion of glucose in blood happens taking us to a weaker state in where we get more angry. It can be considered as a drug, because our brains, fed exclusively with sugar, tend to ask for more. This creates an endless loop in which our moods swing from good to bad humour.

-Caffeine is even worse because it stimulates the pancreas, so a sugared coffee depletes even more completely our blood stream, not to speak about the level of stress it raises in our brains making it being always speeded up.

-About meat, fish and eggs the only thing I could say is that it's a non ethical, non ecological and non healthy practice to use them as food. I'd read about this fact but my doubts were ever more evident when some months ago I read "The astral body" by Arthur Powell in which a more "universal" viewpoint is given. On the other hand, fats, waste and hormones found in fleshy food contribute to nerve deterioration and dullness (specially compared to an enlightened mind state).

-Carbonated drinks inevitably acidify blood which leads to bone loose because it is used to realcalinize the system. Not to speak about so many illnesses related with blood pH disorders.

-For every signal our brains send to our bowels they send ten signals to our brains in response. This leads us to the new theory of second brain in intestines and a third one in the penis, which distributes along our bodies our intelligence centres. This way, in the same grade we take care of our main brain so we should take also of the secondary ones.

The overall results about applying a clean veg diet are: a more calmed down and settled down mind, a healthier body, a more energetic brain, a lighter bowel, and so on.

Best regards.

[CaCoDeMoN]

-About meat, fish and eggs the only thing I could say is that it's a non ethical, non ecological and non healthy practice to use them as food. I'd read about this fact but my doubts were ever more evident when some months ago I read "The astral body" by Arthur Powell in which a more "universal" viewpoint is given. On the other hand, fats, waste and hormones found in fleshy food contribute to nerve deterioration and dullness (specially compared to an enlightened mind state).

You are wrong about meat and fish. Eating standard amounts of meat helps build muscle mass, and is perfectly healthy. Human body is designed in such way that we are omnivores, and we should eat both meat and vegetables. But you are right, eating meat IS unethical, and that's why I am vegetarian. Of course I've started being vegetarian when I was 17, and it would be really bad decision to do it earlier. But what's the ethical problem with eggs?

[You]

None. The only eggs used for eating are duds that wouldn't have hatched into chicks anyway, except for the odd bad egg with a malformed bloody fetus in it that you occasionally get.

Anti-carb diets are pathetic and stupid.

[CaCoDeMoN]

Anti-carb diets are pathetic and stupid.

Of course they are, but who would care about diet at all?

except for the odd bad egg with a malformed bloody fetus in it that you occasionally get.

Yuck!
I would never buy eggs in shop, in commercial farms chickens are feed with antibotics and many other things that are harmful for human's health, and all those substances are in the eggs too. The best way is to get eggs from your own farm, this is only way to be sure of their quality.

[You]

I don't have a farm. I just have to bear it until I can build a farm with a roof garden and solar panels and stuff.

Even then, I'm sure they'll all get polluted somehow, so I'm in no rush.