The Consciousness of Eating

Eating is no minor matter, wouldn't you agree?

Food should be fun. Yet somehow for most of us it has fallen into the background of our daily life - since most of our hunger is satisfied quickly, whilst walking and standing.

Eating consciously is important for our health. There are many reasons to abstain from eating meat and often fish. Distrust in the meat industry is one of them, as are reasons for our health, for our morals, animal protection and rights, climate protection, environmentalism, human rights or just plain matter of taste.

I myself have undergone a very long personal development, where the abstinence of meat came on its own. I just didn't want to buy or eat meat any more. It became difficult for me to cook a meal for my family with meat in it, let alone eat it. I think it had to do with more self-awareness. My conscience spoke to me and helped me choose what I wanted to do in my heart, as it usually does. It also gave me a new respect for all of existence.

Vegetarianism, the abstinence of the consumption of meat isn't anything new at all. Already in the middle ages it was the monks who most of all lived to vegetarian rules. The benedictan monks were only allowed to partake of "four-footed animals" when they were ill. The famous artist Leonardo da Vinci nourished himself also on a meatless diet.

Veganism seems to be the trend for this year as well as for the next year: after more and more people have either already chosen vegetarian food as a way of life, or are at least interested in it, the more radical version of vegetarianism is becoming a lot more modern. Vegan, that means not only the abstinence of eating animals (everything with two eyes and with parents), but also of products that animals more or less give us of their own free will, like milk, cheese, eggs and honey. Likewise they consequently decline of the use of animal products such as leather shoes, handbags or coats. Amongst the list of prominent vegans are, for example the ex American president Bill Clinton and the American actor Robin Williams.

Health is important for our daily life and our food is a part of it. This connects us round the world. Do something good for yourself and take a look at what you are really eating and even consider changing your eating habits.

This goes to your wellbeing!