I would like to share a little personal story of pain, agony and a lot of diarreah. The photo above is a Tandoori Hut in India that I used to go to when I was on holiday. It nearly killed me. However, in my near death experience I realized something very important - you are what you eat.

Why food will cause your early death

Now, my experience in India was one of food poisoning. I ate bad food and it had a severe effect on my body. I was dehydrated for many days and after about a week of sitting on the toilet I had lost close to ten kilograms of body weight.

However, food does not have to be poisoned to be deadly.

Think about what you eat everyday. Do you know what is in it? Do you know who made it? Do you know whether it is clean? Do you really know what effect the ingredients have on your body?

Good food gone bad

In today’s world of fast food and pre cooked meals you can be forgiven for thinking that some bad food is good for you. They sell it like that. People read “low fat” and they think it means it is good for them. What they fail to realize is that low fat foods are full of sugar, preservatives and other nasties that will make you sick.

And you eat them everyday.

So how can something you consume on a daily basis not have an effect on your health? Well, it does have an effect on your health and quite often you will develop diabetes, heart problems or even cancer from bad and unhealthy food.

The Buddha on food

The Buddha actually listed hundreds of ways that you can die from your food. These reasons ranged from choking to poisoning to developing bad habits. I think we need to look at the essence of what the Buddha was saying - we need to be careful what we eat and how we eat it.

Some guidelines for avoiding a food related death

Here are some simple rules to follow if you want to avoid getting killed by food:

- eat natural foods
- avoid man made foods
- avoid sugar
- avoid salt
- avoid friend foods
- avoid cooking too much (keep things fresh)

These simple rules will help you keep your body clean and your health on track.

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