By Adam Majewski
First Posted: July 24 2013 at Running Through Life
In religion and spirituality today many faiths have set rules and regulation centered around food yet only a handful actually fallow them. These rules and regulations are their forms of nutritional guide lines yet to a point they are some what flawed. I'm not trying to say that these food laws should be dismissed or put down at all it's just that they, like current nutritional information need more work and information, more research if you will to inform those who put them in to practice. As a practicing Muslim even I put Halal eating practice with out full knowledge of what some of the rules mean.
Also most of the major religious faiths have religious forms of fasting. The two of which are well known around the world are Ramadan, in Islam and Lent in Christianity. Now the religious implications from a nutritional standing has very little to do with the health of a persons body only the nutrition of a persons Spirit, Soul or Ruh. From an actual nutritional stand point this religious fasting is not so much problematic, only it does have to be watched do to a general fact of depending on how a persons body reacts to such fasting ones body can be harshly effected at times. No matter what the effects are, the need for religions dietary rules and laws from a religious implication is very much needed do to the fact that, until if and when the research/information becomes available, these dietary rules help keep people healthy when properly implemented. these dietary laws 1000 years ago where not only a way to please God and do as he commands but it was actually the healthiest way to eat even though most people didn't know of it. Even just over 100 years ago these dietary laws where some of the most healthiest ways of eating, mainly due to people being able to eat more naturally. Foods then where not overly processed, yet now since the agricultural revolution real food has be come some what non-existent. This makes it hard to eat according to Religious dietary ristrictions to some point, mainly cause of the fact most "food" out there is no longer real food, but imitation food. Making it hard to keep to religious dietary restrictions, especially with ing Hindu, Jewish and Islamic dietary laws.
With the boom in agricultural business and marketing. It comes down to that most of what people eat, at least here in the U.S. is made for profitability to the companies which make them. Not for the consumers of these products or even the growers of the ingredients who bring them to the market. When all in all, is much harsher on a person body and is harsh to the religiously observant due to the fact that these individuals then have to check if these products actually adhere to these individuals dietary rules, laws and/or restrictions.
Now with in this set of articles, which I will be posted here, we will be fallowing some of the most major dietary laws both from a religious aspect as well the nutritional relevance of them, past, present and future. What is hoped by these articles is that of bringing understanding, knowledge and hope of a change in food and faith as well allow for a journey through both food and faith for the religious and non-religious.
So as we travel this road together Please keep an open mind. These articles are not meant to convert anyone to anyway of thinking or belief system, only to put the information there for all to see. As well to inform. It will then be for you the reader to choose what to take from these readings and leave what you will. Like a great meal I now leave you with this until next time Bon appetite and enjoy.
First Posted: July 24 2013 at Running Through Life
In religion and spirituality today many faiths have set rules and regulation centered around food yet only a handful actually fallow them. These rules and regulations are their forms of nutritional guide lines yet to a point they are some what flawed. I'm not trying to say that these food laws should be dismissed or put down at all it's just that they, like current nutritional information need more work and information, more research if you will to inform those who put them in to practice. As a practicing Muslim even I put Halal eating practice with out full knowledge of what some of the rules mean.
Also most of the major religious faiths have religious forms of fasting. The two of which are well known around the world are Ramadan, in Islam and Lent in Christianity. Now the religious implications from a nutritional standing has very little to do with the health of a persons body only the nutrition of a persons Spirit, Soul or Ruh. From an actual nutritional stand point this religious fasting is not so much problematic, only it does have to be watched do to a general fact of depending on how a persons body reacts to such fasting ones body can be harshly effected at times. No matter what the effects are, the need for religions dietary rules and laws from a religious implication is very much needed do to the fact that, until if and when the research/information becomes available, these dietary rules help keep people healthy when properly implemented. these dietary laws 1000 years ago where not only a way to please God and do as he commands but it was actually the healthiest way to eat even though most people didn't know of it. Even just over 100 years ago these dietary laws where some of the most healthiest ways of eating, mainly due to people being able to eat more naturally. Foods then where not overly processed, yet now since the agricultural revolution real food has be come some what non-existent. This makes it hard to eat according to Religious dietary ristrictions to some point, mainly cause of the fact most "food" out there is no longer real food, but imitation food. Making it hard to keep to religious dietary restrictions, especially with ing Hindu, Jewish and Islamic dietary laws.
With the boom in agricultural business and marketing. It comes down to that most of what people eat, at least here in the U.S. is made for profitability to the companies which make them. Not for the consumers of these products or even the growers of the ingredients who bring them to the market. When all in all, is much harsher on a person body and is harsh to the religiously observant due to the fact that these individuals then have to check if these products actually adhere to these individuals dietary rules, laws and/or restrictions.
Now with in this set of articles, which I will be posted here, we will be fallowing some of the most major dietary laws both from a religious aspect as well the nutritional relevance of them, past, present and future. What is hoped by these articles is that of bringing understanding, knowledge and hope of a change in food and faith as well allow for a journey through both food and faith for the religious and non-religious.
So as we travel this road together Please keep an open mind. These articles are not meant to convert anyone to anyway of thinking or belief system, only to put the information there for all to see. As well to inform. It will then be for you the reader to choose what to take from these readings and leave what you will. Like a great meal I now leave you with this until next time Bon appetite and enjoy.
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