At one time or another, we’ve all experienced the gut feeling that tells us when something is right or wrong.

I like to think of this as our bodies’ inner intelligence.

It’s how we know we’re hungry.

Or, if we’ve eaten too much.

Other times, if you’ve made the wrong decision, your body might instinctively become tense.

You might suddenly have a stomachache or headache.

That’s your body trying to tell you something.

Yet, how many of us tend to ignore that little Voice, instead of paying attention?

If you have a tendency to numb your feelings, you may associate that state of numbness as a state of calm, but in truth, you are creating constant tension in your body.

Here’s another way to look at it:

When you are feeling hurt and angry, and resort to food to comfort yourself, do you devour that food with pleasure?

Or are you more likely to polish off a bag of chips, then wonder “how the heck did that happen?”

For many of us, it’s the latter – especially if we’re not paying attention in the first place.

What I’ve become more and more aware of lately, is that the human body is such a finely crafted machine. It always knows when something is ‘off’ – then does it’s very best to try and fix it.

That’s because our bodies are always striving for homeostasis – or balance.

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