#8 | What's the Best Diet for You?! Exploring Human Design & Dietitian Insights

In this episode, we are discussing the topic of digestion from a human design and dietitian perspective. We explore the variables and determination in the human design chart that affect digestion. The conversation covers six themes related to digestion, including appetite, taste, thirst, touch, sound and light. We emphasize the importance of understanding one's individual digestion type and experimenting with different foods to find what works best for YOU. In this episode, we discuss various factors that can affect digestion according to Human Design, including the impact of hot and cold foods, the importance of touch during meals, the role of sound in digestion, the influence of direct and indirect light, and the connection between type and digestion. We also touch on the topic of meat consumption and its relationship to digestion. Throughout the conversation, we are emphasizing the importance of listening to your intuition and following your individual needs when it comes to diet and digestion.

Takeaways:
• The information in the human design chart, specifically the variables and determination, can provide insights into an individual's digestion.
• If you have appetite as a determination: Understanding one's digestion type, such as consecutive or alternating digestion, can help in making food choices.
• If you have taste as a determination: Open taste individuals may enjoy slightly more variety in their diet, while closed taste individuals may prefer sticking exclusively to the same foods.
• If you have thirst as a determination: Thirst can be categorized as hot or cold, indicating a preference for warm or cold foods. Consider the temperature of foods and beverages that support your digestion, whether you prefer hot or cold.
• If you have touch as a determination: Pay attention to the environment and touch during meals, as calm touch and nervous touch can affect digestion differently.
• If you have sound as a determination: Be mindful of the impact of sound on digestion, and find a balance between high and low sound environments.
• If you have light as a determination: Take into account the influence of direct and indirect light on digestion, and find what works best for you.
• Understand how your type, such as being a generator or a manifestor, can affect your digestion and portion sizes.
• Consider your personal relationship with meat and how it aligns with your digestion and overall well-being.
• Listen to your intuition when it comes to food choices and portion sizes.
• Trust your own intuition and self-awareness when it comes to your diet and digestion, and seek support from professionals if needed.

Chapters:
00:11 Introduction and Overview
00:53 Importance of Birth Time
02:31 Which Element we are looking at in the Chart: Top left arrow
04:42 Determination 1: Appetite - left facing: Consecutive, right facing: Alternating
08:40 Determination 2: Taste - left facing: Open, right facing: Closed
16:20 Determination 3: Thirst - left facing: Hot, right facing: Cold
18:40 Determination 4: Touch - left facing: Calm, right facing: Nervous
22:57 Determination 5: Sound - left facing: High, right facing: Low
25:42 Determination 6: Light - left facing: Direct, right facing: Indirect
29:19 Type and Digestion
34:10 Meat eater vs Vegetarian
39:40 Sacral Digestion
40:50 Intuition and Diet