Body Ecology Principals
Body Ecology Principals
The 7 Healing Principles are a result of Donna Gates' body of work in her book "The Body Ecology Diet", and the highlights are outlined here:
1. The Principle of Balance.
- The Principle of Balance is based on the concept of yin and yang, the opposing energy forces from ancient Chinese and Japanese traditions. Everything in the world has some properties of yin and yang but in varying proportions.
- Yin energy is light, expansive, wet, soft, cold, and more vegetal. Yang energy is heavy, contracting, dry, hard, hot, and more animal. Body Ecology uses the terms “expansion” and “contraction” to explain the yin and yang energy of the food you eat.
- Some foods, like sugar and alcohol, are way too expansive for your body. Your bloodstream quickly absorbs sugar and produces energy, making you feel temporarily open and relaxed, yet these foods are damaging because they’re not balanced.
- Other foods, like excessive and poor-quality salt and animal products, are more contracting and cause your cells to contract and lose fluids, making you feel tight and constricted.
Your body is always seeking balance. If you eat too much salt, your body becomes too contractive, and you may quickly find yourself craving something sweet. Without understanding this principle, you may unknowingly create imbalance in a vicious cycle of cravings.
2. The Principle of Acid and Alkaline.
- To maintain health, your blood must be slightly alkaline. The foods you eat and the lifestyle choices you make impact your body’s ability to maintain that alkaline state.
- Foods can be alkaline, acidic, or neutral in your body. Your goal would be to have a balance of alkaline and acidic foods so that you can maintain the alkaline state of your blood.
- If you get out of balance and your blood becomes too acidic, you may become more susceptible to illness and disease.4 At the same time, lifestyle choices like stress, taking prescription drugs, and not getting enough sleep may potentially create acidic blood.5
Paying attention to a balanced lifestyle is also key to your health and longevity.
3. The Principle of Uniqueness.
- As humans, we share so many similarities with one another, but your body is unique.
- Each of us is an experiment of one, and for that reason, you may need to modify certain elements of any diet or lifestyle to suit your own individuality.
While the Body Ecology lifestyle recommends a specific protocol for restoring balance in your body, any time you try a new way of
eating, it’s vital to observe your body’s reactions and assess whether this new path is bringing you back toward balance.
4. The Principle of Cleansing.
- Did you know your body cleanses every day? Through elimination, urine, tears, and sweat, your body rids itself of toxins that would otherwise build up and may contribute to sickness and disease.
- Fevers, colds, and skin eruptions may actually be a natural part of the cleansing process and shouldn’t be suppressed. Cleansing allows your body to restore balance and occurs when imbalance is too great and threatens life.
- As you start on the Body Ecology program, you’ll experience the symptoms of cleansing, and you might feel worse than you feel now. Hang in there — it’s your body’s way of getting rid of the bad and making room for the good.
After all, you cannot help heal your current condition without cleansing.
5. The Principle of Food Combining.
- The Body Ecology lifestyle teaches that combining certain foods when you eat can either help or hinder your digestion. If you combine the wrong foods, your body may actually secrete enzymes that cancel each other out.
- This leads to slowed or impaired digestion, causing food to potentially ferment in your stomach or toxins to be released in your intestines. These conditions make your body more attractive to pathogens.
This is a highly useful principle to help improve your health and weight — and often one of the most misunderstood. For a more
in-depth look at this principle and all the others, be sure to read The Body Ecology Diet book by Donna Gates.
6. The Principle of 80/20.
This principle has two concepts that aid your digestion:
- Quantity — Overeating severely weakens your digestive system. Give your stomach room to digest your food by only filling it to 80 percent of capacity and leaving 20 percent empty to help your body digest.
- Balance of nutrients – Likewise, 80 percent of every meal should be land and ocean vegetables. The other 20 percent should be either a protein or a grain.
7. The Principle of Step-by-Step.
- Just as it takes time to get out of balance, it also takes time to rebuild your health. You cannot expect instant healing, but making small, consistent changes gives your body the foundation it needs to support optimal, long-term health.
- Starting any new program is about creating new habits. It takes time and effort, which can sometimes feel hard.
- The key is to take everything step-by-step. Incorporate one healing principle (or even one element of a healing principle) at a time so that you don’t feel overwhelmed.
Take care of yourself by going at the pace that feels right to you.
Certified Body Ecologist Consultation
Body Ecology Consultation
Austin Ozone Sauna's certified Body Ecology Ecologist, Caroline trained with Donna Gates in 2009 and specializes in digestive health to cleanse, restore and strengthen the body's natural immune function. She is dedicated to heightening awareness regarding the nutritional and behavioral links to overall health. Caroline facilitates health and wellness workshops for public and private groups providing information:
- to help raise public awareness of disease prevention
- to educate individuals about the body’s ability to heal itself
- how to make informed health choices
- and taking responsibility for one’s own health
1 hour Initial consultation: $150
30 minute follow up: $75
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