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Ask the Experts: What’s Body Intelligence?
Our bodies are innately brilliant.
By Tessa Kauppila • Jan 30, 2023
They’re constantly communicating when we need more or less of certain nutrients, when we’re thirsty, hungry, sleepy, or satiated, and more. Body intelligence—a foundational pillar of our Nutritional Philosophy—is all about listening to these internal cues and, as a result, building a body we can trust and listen to.
Body Intelligence Is…
A Priority
“The number one thing we can do for our health is to cultivate a deep sense of body intelligence... empowered to make conscious choices, informed by the factors of each unique context, that ultimately allow us to eat as healthily as we can.”
—Dr. Uma Naidoo, nutritional psychiatrist, chef, nutritionist, and author of This Is Your Brain On Food
Listening In
“Body intelligence is about building a body you get to listen to; it's a privilege... cultivate a relationship to that 'gut feeling' and LISTEN.”
—Danielle DuBoise, Sakara founder and co-CEO
A Conversation
“I think there’s an act of building a conversation with your body, understanding, Oh, I'm craving this...”
—Camille Becerra, chef, food storyteller, and food stylist
A Daily Practice
“Body intelligence is the key to connecting [our] physical self with the foods around us... we need to make a more deliberate effort to listen to our bodies...