Healthy Diet Teaching

First, I need to say, I do not like the word DIET, for at this time, people have miss-used their diets, and think it is 'normal' to diet. It isn't! The message in the word 'DIET' is this; 'et' meaning 'eat', 'di' meaning 'die', equals "Eat Right or DIE!" Get it? What you eat becomes(looks well on and/or is a part of you)you. The focus on the physical body has become so unbalanced, in the World of Man, that the evil spirits of gluttony and vanity, are held up in high esteeme, as witnessed by the programs on Television. Many have suffered and died because of this. The focus on 'Body Beautiful' is VANITY and the 'worship and idolization of food' is GLUTTONY! Your diet needs to be balanced for your PERFECT BODY TYPE. The Creator God made you the way He wants you to be! PERFECT for whatever purpose He has given you. Be satisfied that He loves you the way you are and if you still feel it nessesary to change your body, just Seek Balance and to as Healthy and Whole/some(sum of your parts) as you can be.

I tried to stay with the Original/Traditional Food Plan, except when a food was really the most beneficial and easiest to get. I believe that most of the illnesses such as diabetes, alcoholism, and obesity etc. are due to turning from the natural diet the Creator gave us, to the Euro-American Fast(sure doesn't make you skinny)-Food-Drop-Dead diet. To maintain the best standard of health you should eat the foods from the area you were born in and those most Natural. The foods found near your home are usually the best for you, for they are made up of the major spirits your people love and honor. Most Native People have Bodies that require meat to maintain good health, unless they are Native to the Tropic areas where, they may require more fish or vegetables, and spices which are often required for health in a hot climates. Ask your local Medicine People to guide you to what is unique to your Territory and your People.

I definately believe in eating meat. We each have a spirit system and those spirits need to be fed. If you are Wolf Clan for example, you would be wise to eat Deer. You will be feeding the Wolf Spirit that flows through you and whatever you were, you still are. It brings balance to your body and spirit system. Most First Nations People would become very ill without meat and many would be much healthier if they didn't drink milk!

I also believe that you need to cleanse on a monthly basis. This cleanse is for parasites. You need to start your parasite cleanses 5 days before the Full Moon, in order to kill the parasites before they lay more eggs. In the 5 days before the Full Moon the parisites are in their eating stage. SO FEED THEM! Feed them the foods that will destroy them and help you to maintain health.

Originally we followed the Great Spirits and they showed us how to eat for optimum health. For Example; in the Spring when our brother the Bear awakens from the long sleep, He would show us where the first foods were. He would dig roots and bulbs, graze on new grasses and mark the trees in His territory. Following His example, we dug roots like burdock and bulbs like trout lily or spring beauty, grazed on fresh nettles, dandelion and amaranth and found the fresh flowing sap from the maple and birch trees. With these foods our bodies maintained the rythym of Earth, and we learned ceremonies, like the Sweet Water ceremony, that started the time of a new cleanse. We gave Thanks to the Great Spirits, that shared their gifts and lives with us. Each Moon brought new foods and new cleanses that helped us maintain strong bodies and good spirits. Only when we find the rythym of Our Mother, the Earth again, will we find true health. Who else but Our Mother, would know what is perfect for Her Children and the bodies she gave us?

The Body your Spirit lives through, will heal amazingly fast when given the right support. When you are parisitically free, you will be so much healthier. The other things needed for a healthy body is good water, exercise, a balanced diet, combined with the proper rest and 20 minutes(minimum) of sun per day. The most important things you need/knead are; massage, something all Native People use to practice and love and caring. Plus, the more you correct your mind and heart, through Spiritual Teachings, the more your body will change and all the cells of your body will become re-aligned with the Universal Order and you will become whole.

Your Body is likened unto the Universe and made up of Cells, from the word 'Celestial', for the Celestial Body is made up of Stars and Cells are the Stars our Body is made of. Cells are composed of protoplasm or "living Matter". Cells, like all things,consist mostly of WATER(so drink the required 8 cups a day minimum), which dissolve all of the nutrients, molecules, salts, minerals, elements,ect., that help sustain life. Every 7 years we replace our complete cellular structure. Cells are made physically manifest, by your thoughts. Pray every night for regeneration and rejuvenation. What you think, you become. Replace all your thoughts of dis-ease with thoughts of love, for yourself and others. Remember Always that Love and Care can bring a body back to health and wholeness!

Nya Weh, Lightening Woman

When two or more kinds of tissue are organized together and perform a complex function, it is called an ORGAN. A SYSTEM is two or more organs that work together, to perform a more complex function than they can do alone. The suggested diets are for SYSTEMS.

• Vitamins- C,D
• Minerals-calcium, magnesium, florine
• Foods-sesame seeds, kale, millet,
• Herbs-comfrey, boneset, kale,nettles
• Whole System-asparagus, beans, beet greens, cabbage, corn, fish
• Joints-celery, okra, veal or pork joint jelly or broth...'Geletina'a product found in most health stores
• Calcium absorption-apples, strawberries, turnip greens

• Eyes-apples, beets, carrots, sage, Vitamin A(for short periods of time)
• Ears-green peppers
• Nose-for sinus problems, echinacea, golden seal together
• For your 7th sense- a Creator inspired AWARENESS

In the Spirit of Sharing, Nya Weh

Written by Paula Johnstone