Right way of living - in harmony with nature

Eating foods humans ate before the discovery of fire; raw leaves, fruits, nuts, and yams help the microbiome feed and protect the body, confirmed by “New Biology” which explains the role of the micro- biomes in our bodies, in soil, in all of Nature.

- By RaNJIT SENEVIRATNE

The phrase or term New Biology looks at the interconnected and integrated network of organisms and how it affects humans. It is called the New Biology because it is new to the modern science framework but in fact it is not new to humans but rather the opposite. This is the way the ancients lived and how forest dwelling yogis lived well into their 120s or 130s (years). In Sri Lanka, our original indigenous vegetables now called "Medicinal Herbs" are what we ate mostly before colonisation and the advent of modern science.

I am 89 years of age and am well, happy and do not feel ‘old.’ This is what I do -I surround myself with nature by growing a forest garden which acts as a laboratory with me the “guinea pig”.

The forest in my Kollupitiya home is nurtured entirely by nature and the leaves that fall upon the soil.

My diet is directly linked to this forest garden. I eat only one meal a day — a salad of herbs mainly from my garden, ground into a “smoothie” and adding probiotics Kefir, Kim chee, Natto, Miso to ferment and update the microbes in my digestive system.

Microbes digest food and make the body’s needs — cholesterol, proteins and enzymes. Thereby the body’s defence cells are active and get rid of dangerous chemicals. I have been practically researching what I mention here in this article and have cured diseases of myself and my wife naturally.

Cooked food destroys fibre. It causes imbalances. Diseases linked to blood sugar, fat deposits in the liver and stomach increase the levels of bad cholesterol which is caused by eating artificial food and overcooked food. This causes blocked arteries, diabetes, obesity, etc. All of these reduce disease fighting cells, weakening immunity.