Understanding your Digestion in Human Design – Will the traditional Sunday lunch work for your family?

Imagine this… your traditional sit down Sunday roast of a family of 5. 

2 adults and 3 younger children. 

All with a different approach to what supports their digestion. 

In fact 2 pairs have the complete opposite of each other.

InDirect vs Direct: One designed to eat during the day, preferably in direct light… one designed to eat out of direct light. (Often playing out as nocturnal) 

Calm vs Nervous: One designed to eat in a calm and quiet environment, sometimes preferring to eat alone… vs one who needs stimulation, moving around, watching TV… doing while eating. 

Imagine it’s the adult who has the Calm digestion. 

Cue conversation of… No you can’t stand in front of the TV and eat your dinner… come here, sit down.

Throw in the other adult who has a High digestion… again suggesting a desire for some kind of music or conversation over eating.

How does the traditional sit down Sunday meal play out then?

Answer: it’s not likely to be the relaxed lovely quality family time we’ve been conditioned to strive for. It’s more likely to result in frustration and freyed tempers trying to make everyone fit into the same mould. 

This isn’t just a hypothetical, it is a real life example of one of my clients… having this knowledge and understanding means they can make better choices around what real quality family time looks like rather than fighting to control something that doesn’t support all involved. 

If you’re finding yourself frustrated, constantly trying to fit into a mould that just isn’t working maybe it’s time to find another way…

If you want to find out the Digestion preferences of your family head over to my website to download their charts. 

I would love to know what you discover. 

Digestion Types

Alternating – In order to digest both food and information well and more efficiently, for you, simplicity is key. Ideally, you should alternate between different foods, but without mixing them, one after the other, and keep everything as simple as possible.

Closed – To digest food and information well and more efficiently, for you, being selective is key. No matter how complex or simple the meal, the important thing is that you have meals to choose from so that you can select and not force yourself to eat something you don’t like or to try new meals.

Cold – In order to digest food and information well and efficiently, temperature is key for you. You are very sensitive to temperature, so it is important that you drink liquids that are below body temperature and eat meals as unmanipulated as possible.

Nervous – In order to digest food and information well and efficiently, your environment is key for you. You are very sensitive to external stimulation, so you need to move around while eating or eat in an environment that is visually stimulating or where you are surrounded by people.

Low – In order to digest food and information well and efficiently, the volume of your environment is key for you. You are very sensitive to sound, so you need to be quiet or find just the right amount of noise so that nothing disturbs you and try not to talk while you eat.

InDirect – To digest food and information well and effectively, the light in your environment is key for you. You are very sensitive to the type of light, so you will absorb nutrients better if you eat somewhere out of direct sunlight during the day and in indirect light at night.

Consecutive – In order to digest both food and information well and more efficiently, for you, simplicity is key. Ideally, take one ingredient and then another, or prepare one ingredient and then the other, without alternating or mixing them, and keep everything as simple as possible.

Open – In order to digest food and information well and more efficiently, being selective is key for you. No matter how complex or simple the meal is, the important thing is that you have meals to choose from so that you can select and that you remain open to trying new meals, but without forcing yourself to eat something you don’t like.

Hot – In order to digest food and information well and efficiently, temperature is key for you. You are very sensitive to temperature, so it is important that you drink liquids that are above body temperature and eat meals that have already been manipulated.

Calm– In order to digest food and information well and more efficiently, your environment is key for you. You are very sensitive to external stimulation, so you need to be calm and/or alone while eating or eat in a calm and soothing or calming environment.

High – In order to digest food and information well and efficiently, the volume of your environment is key for you. You are very sensitive to sound, so you need noise around you that is pleasant and stimulating, and you need to have conversations while you eat.

Direct – In order to digest food and information well and efficiently, the light in your environment is key for you. You are very sensitive to the type of light, so you will absorb nutrients better if you eat during the day or in direct light at night.

Please note Human Design does not constitute nutritional advice. And should not be taken as such. All suggestions and recommendations are purely informational and educational, intended as a self-help tool only

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