Bishop, Dr. Shammah Womack-El - The Prophetic Physician

The Power-eating Program:

The mouth is the place from which we exercise our freedom through breathing, talking, eating, singing, chanting and drinking. To manage the mouth properly is to manage one's life properly.

Before eating:

• Shower or wash hands and face
• Turn off the television, radio and telephone
• No reading
• Prepare a clean, quiet place to eat
• Play soft music or light a candle
• Stretch and breathe deeply
• Say a prayer*
• Sit straight and breathe

During your meal:

• Place a bite of food in your mouth
• Put your utensil down; place your hands together while chewing
• Begin chewing and deep breathing
• Concentrate on what you're doing
• Look at the food or something appealing, or close your eyes partly or fully in gratitude

After your meal:

• Give thanks
• Sit and talk to your meal companion
• Take a light stroll

*Mealtime Prayer

Thank you, LORD, for giving us life, for inspiring us and guiding us. Thank you for our parents, mates, and friends who share our lives. We deeply thank you for the food we are about to receive. We thank everyone who brought the food to us, from the farmer who grew it, to those who deliver it to us. We especially thank the cook who prepared this food and now serves it to us. May this food go inside our bodies and help make us healthier, better balanced and happier. May it purify us so that we become better human beings with more awareness, who make this world more healthy, peaceful and happy. Amen.