My Health is My Wealth, and This is Why

My health is my wealth, and this is why:
When I came to the whole foods, raw, fruit based lifestyle, I was well aware that the way we were doing things in this world, particularly when it comes to what we eat, was far removed from what will heal and help us. I noticed, and was for a short time, enticed, by how people were spending their money to buy products, supplements, healing services, and the like because something fundamental was missing in their health: a weak link, which proves case after to case to be usually associated with diet and exercise. It sounds so obvious, but so many people miss the mark and find themselves spending thousands upon thousands of dollars covering up symptoms, whether through conventional or alternative medicine, whilst continuing, for the most part, to eat fatty, salty, dehydrating, health-destroying foods and ignoring that this is, in fact, a major cause of their illness.
When I became aware of my own health needs, I began to take a more careful eye to the so-called "healthy" raw vegan diet I was eating. I was eating fruits and vegetables, of course, but it was what I was also consuming that was taxing my body so much and robbing it of its right to nourishment. I was using salt, oils (even raw, organic oil is just refined fat), eating dehydrated foods, using condiments like coconut aminos (which is very high in sodium glutamate) and harsh spices, cacao (or crackao, as I now affectionately refer to it), and whatever else that wasn't a whole, fresh, ripe, raw, organic plant. I LOVE what whole, ripe plants are giving me. It seems like a lot to spend so much money on food, but if we don't put a positive direction in the money we are receiving, then what do we want the money for in the first place? Doesn't it feel empowering to know that you are intentionally controlling where the money in our world is flowing? And if you don't put in what it takes to have balanced, wonderful health, won't you just have to end up spending tons of money on treatments for your symptoms anyhow? Food for thought, just take it as it is, and listen to your own body- transition as only YOU can, and should. You are a unique individual, and you are loved so much by this everflowing center we call God. Be that you are. Bless, be blessed, and be a part of the cycle. Everything comes back to the center. Let be.