Evita Ochel: Healthytarian: A Lifestyle Based on Fresh Thinking, Smart Eating, and Mindful Living

Graham: Evita was my guest on The Brilliance Within earlier this year. Click here if you’d like to listen to the show we did on Awakening to Love, Joy and Harmony: http://tinyurl.com/nzs6r48. Evita practices what she writes on below. What she offers here strikes me as a wonderful model for healthy, higher-conscious living.

By Evita Ochel, not dated, http://www.healthytarian.com/

The Healthytarian lifestyle combines mindful and heart-centered living, with whole, natural, organic, plant-based nutrition, with an emphasis on local, raw and the acid-alkaline balance. Its aim is to provide a foundation for life that is based on holistic practices for optimal health and longevity. Its mission includes incorporating the healthiest habits that are based on the highest degree of compassion, love, peace and sustainability.

Fresh Thinking:

The brain, the mind and the process of thinking have been topics of great interest for humanity, perhaps since time began. It appears the time is ripe for humanity to understand the immense power of the mind and our thoughts.

We are starting to utilize the potential of the creative force that these elements hold for us when coupled with consciousness, in how they create what we call our reality.

“We cannot solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them.” Albert Einstein

Through our thoughts we create the problems and the solutions. We create what we want and do not want; the pleasure and the pain. It is not until we grasp the origin of our thoughts and observe them consciously, rather than letting them reign unconsciously that we start to turn things around for our personal lives and our collective reality. Old and limiting thoughts are shed, and newly inspired, fresh, conscious thoughts are birthed. Through this process we begin to empower ourselves and understand the depths of the creative life force. We become co-creators of our personal health, and the health of our planet.

“We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.” Buddha

Healthytarian Fresh Thinking Means:

Moving out of ignorance, and into wisdom.
Releasing stale, outdated or limiting thought patterns! What we knew in the different fields of psychology, nutrition, astronomy or any field of science even only a few years ago has been consistently evolving, let alone what we knew decades ago. Holding on tightly to old thought patterns only hurts us in the long run.
Challenging old beliefs. Whether it is about the self, others, society, products, practices, or any part of life on planet Earth and beyond, Healthytarians engage in active introspection for personal growth and empowerment.
Staying fluid and flexible to new ideas and thought paradigms.
Questioning…everything!
Being accountable for one’s own decisions and choices. It is up to us to research, learn and grow in awareness about anything we buy, eat, participate in, support, etc.
Non-attachment to any specific belief, thought or paradigm. We are dynamic beings who are constantly changing and evolving. Attachment to, and self-identification through some thought, belief, person, practice or other is a major source of human suffering.
Being more accepting of, rather than resistant to, new ways of thinking and living.
Consciously examining one’s thought patterns.
Releasing negative thought patterns.
Seeking, rather than settling.
Acknowledging the power of our thoughts on our mental, emotional, physical and spiritual health.

The Healthytarian Mind Promotes:

Gathering New Information

A healthytarian enjoys nourishing their mind with new information, through things like reading and watching valuable programming, researching, or taking courses, and paying attention to their external environment. A healthytarian has no interest in subjecting themselves to external sources that are rooted in negativity, fear or drama.

Expansion of the Self

A healthytarian enjoys regular activities and lifestyle habits that promote and support the expansion and evolution of their mind. Personal growth and development habits are valued as they add diversity and richness to the human experience, propelling us forward in our personal evolution.

Intuitive Discernment

A healthytarian is a critical thinker, analyzing information presented to them at any given time from different perspectives and consulting the wisdom of their inner being. Each of us has an internal guidance system that we can train to become our trusted source of inner wisdom. By combining discernment with intuition, we empower our being.

Accountability

Healthytarians take accountability for all of their thoughts, words and actions, releasing the duality states of victims and villains. This empowers a conscious approach as to what we allow to enter our mind and life, as well as what words we share with the self, others and how we choose to act.

Smart Eating:

Although we know we are more than our physical bodies, while we are here enjoying physical life we respect that to have the best experience we need to take care of our bodies accordingly.

A healthytarian knows that next to one’s thoughts, nutrition is the next most important thing to keep an optimally healthy body and mind, while preventing disease.

A healthytarian aims to nourish their body with the best food, habits and activities. Although one’s food choices today have become a trivial and controversial topic, greatly governed by corporate agendas, healthytarian nourishment is governed by blending the best of nature with the highest degree of spiritual evolution.

“Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food.” Hippocrates

Healthytarian Smart Eating Means:

Natural: Food is consumed in its most natural form.
Wholesome: Food is consumed in the most whole, and least processed form.
Nutrient-dense: Food is rich in vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, phytonutrients, as well as based on healthy carbohydrates, fats and proteins. The body’s resources are not wasted on empty calorie foods.
Plant-based: Food consumed is mainly, or solely from plants, which provide the richest sources of nutrients, and life energy. Plant foods take into consideration compassionate and sustainable choices.
Organic: Food that is grown as naturally as possible, without the use of added pesticides, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers and other chemicals is consumed as much as possible.
Raw: Living food is consumed as much as possible. This means food which comes in its most natural form and has not been subjected to high heat (such as frying, grilling or baking) is the richest and healthiest, not only in nutrients, but also life energy (Chi). These foods are energizing, rather than energy depleting like processed foods.
Local: Food consumed is eaten from local sources as much as possible. Local foods are the freshest being picked at their peak ripeness, least tampered with to maintain long shelf life, and most sustainable choices avoiding long distance transport, while supporting the local economy.
Acid-Alkaline Balanced: Foods consumed break down to produce products of digestion that are either acidic or alkaline. For optimal health an acid-alkaline balance must be maintained. To do this 60-80% of the daily food should be alkaline-forming, while 20-40% should be acid-forming.
Non-GMO: Food consumed is in its most natural state from all aspects, including its genetic make-up.
Rich in Variety: Food is eaten from a wide variety of natural, plant-foods daily (vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, grains, sea vegetables, sprouts and fungi), or as much as possible.
Smaller in Portions: Food amounts consumed are done with mindfulness to not overfill and stress the digestive system, making our bodies sluggish, or leading them away from their optimal weight.
Easy: No counting of calories, nutrients or food groups is needed when food is consumed according to the above characteristics.
Delicious: Foods are eaten in their natural, fresh, living forms on their own or mixed together in creative ways to bring out the richest and most delicious flavor combinations!

The Healthytarian Body Includes:

Physical Activity

A healthytarian knows that their body was meant to move, and thus enjoys a wide variety of regular physical activity, taking advantage the most of natural movement and time spent enjoying the outdoors.

Sun

A healthytarian has a healthy relationship with the sun, knowing that the sun is the source of life on planet Earth. We have been conditioned to fear the sun and block our body from having any contact with it using toxic chemical products. The healthytarian body enjoys regular and safe sun exposure. It does not avoid the sun, or abuse its time in the sun.

Water

A healthytarian knows that their body is over 75% water and needs water as the optimal daily fluid of choice to perform at its highest efficiency. A healthytarian prioritizes drinking clean, fresh water in ample amount daily.

Fresh Air

A healthytarian recognizes the importance of fresh air, and incorporates healthy habits to maximize this exposure. Regular time spent outdoors, regular airing out of the home, fresh air breaks at work and avoiding the use of fragranced, or other chemical products are some examples of healthy habits practiced for optimal health and wellness.

Sleep

A healthytarian respects the body’s natural circadian rhythm and need for sleep, in order for the body and its systems to heal, rest and regenerate each night as needed. A healthytarian therefore works with the body’s natural cycle and balance, making quality sleep a priority.

Personal Care

A healthytarian understands that the human body has natural balancing mechanisms to support optimal health that are often disrupted through the use of modern, synthetic chemical personal care products. A healthytarian uses minimal personal care products, and aims to use the most natural products available when needed.

Mindful Living:

Healthytarians place great emphasis on conscious awareness as to how they live because they recognize the connection between a healthy mind, body and spirit, and a healthy human race and planet. As long as we continue to choose the unconscious path of thought, word and action, we forsake true happiness, freedom and inner peace, subjecting ourselves to unnecessary suffering along the way.

A healthytarian knows the value of being mindfully aware when it comes to the thoughts, words and actions they choose daily. A healthytarian aims to nourish their spirit with regular consciousness expanding and stillness promoting practices.

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” Victor Frankl

Healthytarian Mindful Living Means:

Being aware of our thoughts, words and actions as much as possible at any given time, and how those may impact us, our health, others, and living species.
Living with present moment awareness as much as possible at any given time.
Honoring our spiritual nature.
Investing in quality relationships.
Investing in spiritually enriching practices, like meditation.
Being aware of our impact on other life forms.
Taking into consideration the impact of our daily actions on our environment and planet.
Being aware of what we choose and support as entertainment.
Choosing compassion, over competition.
Choosing unity and oneness, over separation and division.
Respecting our body’s natural healing ability and working with it, rather than against it through harmful physical or chemical means.
Living in reverence as one of Earth’s species.
Living in harmony with all life.
Being the change we wish to see.

The Healthytarian Spirit Emphasizes:

A Heart-Centered Approach

A healthytarian aims to live from the heart, letting it be the guiding system for their thoughts, words and actions. When we live from the heart compassion, kindness and love come naturally for the self, others and all of the living beings and non-living elements that we share this planet with.

Expansion of Conscious Awareness

A healthytarian embraces the expansion of their personal conscious awareness with excitement knowing the transformative power this has on the quality of their life. The benefits reaped included increased acceptance, understanding, inner-peace, empowerment, open-mindedness and capacity to love.

Harmony with Self

A healthytarian knows that to fully love and respect any other, one must first love and respect themselves. To live with joy, peace and love, we need to cultivate these within ourselves. Therefore, being mindful of cultivating harmony within the self through loving self-talk, thoughts and action, is the first step to being of service to others.

Harmony with Others

A healthytarian recognizes the value of healthy relationships, connecting with others and living based on a community-oriented foundation. Others reflect to us our various facets, helping us learn about ourselves, and in turn we help them learn about themselves. Together we become more effective co-creators of our collective reality.

Harmony with Nature

A healthytarian has a deep respect for nature, understanding that there is no life without her. By being mindful of our everyday choices and actions, we can cultivate a harmonious relationship where we support nature’s balance between all of the resources and species that we share this planet with.

Gratitude

Healthytarians choose to have an attitude of gratitude, knowing that through gratitude we birth abundant appreciation for ourselves, our life and all aspects of life on this planet. In turn, we cultivate a positive state of being that creates for us optimal physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health.