Have you ever had an “Aha” moment that you wanted to share with the world? It happened to me last week. I was sitting in my backyard working on my Spirit Daughter Full Moon book and one of the questions really hit home. It was about what you do to elevate yourself and your vibration and she asked specifically about the type of foods you eat.

I had just started my descent on a family situation that had me stressed out and not taking care of myself.

I realized I was gravitating towards pizza, and pasta, and bagels. Dead foods. I paused for a second and thought how interesting that was. I was eating these low vibration foods, and I couldn’t shake the feelings of sadness and oncoming depression.

It started to make sense to me and I decided that as tired as I was the next few days I was going to cook for myself and see how I felt.

If you don’t believe food has an effect on your energy I am begging you to give this a try next time you are sad, or feeling down. I’m not saying this is a CURE for depression - I am saying that by changing what I was eating helped me to get out of that state enough to start adding other things back into my routine.

If you’re looking to eat to raise your vibration here are a few guidelines

• Choose Organic and Local whenever possible - these foods are known to have higher concentrations of vitamins and minerals

• Focus on eating real whole foods! Fresh vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds!

• Eat raw vegetables or cook below 70 degrees - I added lots of salads to my meals

• Eliminate soda, cereals, breads, and other packaged foods from your diet

• Drink water - add in some lemon or trace minerals to raise the vibration

• Practice gratitude before eating your meals

• Prepare your foods (plate your meals if you order Hungry Hippie! ) yourself. Connect to your food on an energetic level.

• Remove alcohol from the diet until your vibrating at higher frequency

• Avoid refined oil and sugars.

• Replace coffee with herbal teas

These tips are not meant to replace your doctors advice or prescriptions. These are not meant to be taken as treatment for depression or other illnesses. If you are under a doctors care please consult your doctor about any or all of the above tips before beginning.