The Displacement Principle
When you eat more bread, you’re not just adding calories, you’re crowding out space for fruit, veggies, and proteins. You simply end up eating less good stuff.
I used to think certain foods were bad: too many carbs, too much fat, too many calories. But the deeper I got into nutrition, the more I realized this, processed food isn’t dangerous because it’s “bad.”
It’s dangerous because it displaces what your body truly needs to run smoothly, fiber, minerals, vitamins, proteins and essential fats, whole foods that help you heal, grow, and thrive.
It’s not just about what you eat.
It’s true for how you live.
Social media, TV, overworking, always saying yes, being constantly available, they’re not evil. But if they fill your ENTIRE day, they leave no space for the “soul nutrition”,
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Quiet thinking time
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Meaningful, non-stimulative recovery
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Curiosity
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Self-reflection
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The “makes-no-sense-but-feels-right” things
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Creating, learning, asking better questions
It’s not about quitting everything. It’s about making room for more of the stuff that matters, that keeps you living, not just surviving.
Eating fruit and veg every day isn’t always fun but it keeps life energized AND, ironically, makes you enjoy that occasional cake a lot more with no feeling of guilt.
