In order for energy to be transformed from one state to another, it must be in constant flow through the body, (motion). The body's chakras, or energy centers are a great example of the dynamics that provide the impetus for this flow. Before we continue, let us look at how the chakras work. A chakra is a centre of activity that receives, assimilates, and expresses life force energy. There are seven chakras and they are aligned in an ascending column from the base of the spine to the top of the head. Each chakra is associated with a certain color, specific functions, and aspects of your health (mind, body and spirit).

The type of food that we eat, with all its qualities, and elements such as vitamins and minerals, have an affect on our body's vital organs. Therefore, when a chakra's function is impeded or stagnated, this condition will be reflected in a decrease or distortion of its radiant output in the aura. The definition of aura here means all the colors of the chakras that radiate from top to bottom which are then released from the body through the testis (between the legs), which then covers the body like an egg shape. This oval shaped energy possesses the qualities that represent your physical, psychic emotional and spiritual health, as well as reflecting how you are connected to the universe. It is important to note that the stronger the energy that is formed around you in an oval shape the stronger you will feel your connection to the universe. The seven charkas are represented by seven colors, which reveal the history of your organs (there are many theories, but our goal here is to concentrate on how food affects our chakras) and how these organs are functioning. Briefly when somebody says that you have a “good vibe “etc. they notice this through your seven auras, that vibrate out of you in an oval shape.

Therefore, any density in our make up will hamper the flow of energy through our molecules. One way of looking at illness is to characterize it as stagnant energy, energy that is not being heightened and transformed. The type of food that we eat is a great example of how this stagnant energy works. The better the quality of the raw food is we consume (the natural elements of nature) the closer we become to the purity of the cycle of energy that we get through the chakras and the less stagnant energy flows through us. We might compare our energy flow to the motion of a pendulum. At each end of the pendulum's swing, it has accumulated the kinetic power it needs to move back in the opposite direction. What happens when we hold onto energy? Well let's say that one pole of the pendulum's swing is labelled “positive” and the other “negative”. If we swing to the positive side and hold onto it, we are acting like goody-goodies, chirpy and fun…loving life and at this point the charkas change into bright colors that impact our surroundings with positive light, vibration etc yet we refuse to look at the negative because we think anything negative is bad.

A healthy body, in summary is a body whose elements are in balance. We have said that radiant energy is the basic building block of our bodies, as of the universe. This radiant energy, which pervades all matter, naturally preserves its environment in balance and harmony through the principles of resonance. Sickness occurs when we inhabit this pulse, restrain our energy, become uncreative, and resist the transitions through the natural stages of our lives.

By TTS Cofounder Botanical Chef Omid Jaffari