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Lianna Nielsen teaches nutrition classes for actors at the Maggie Flanigan Studio in New York. In this video Lianna Nielsen talks about the importance in understanding the connection between primary foods and secondary foods. www.maggieflaniganstudio.com/nutrition-for-actors/nutriti... One of the biggest lessons I took from my time at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition is the concept of Primary Foods. It’s so simple yet so profoundly important and continues to keep me healthy and sane despite the uncertainty of a life in the arts. It starts with the understanding that there are two types of food, Primary and Secondary. Primary Foods are made up of your relationships, career, exercise and spirituality (whatever that may mean to you) and Secondary Foods are literally the food you eat, the medicines you take, and the alcohol you drink — anything you physically consume. The theory is that if one of your Primary Foods is out of balance it will be manifested as a Secondary Food craving. For example if you are feeling sad, lonely, or heartbroken, people will often tend to crave sweets in order to numb the emotional pain. Another great example is stress — it causes some people to crave junk food or even feel hungrier, while others may completely lose their appetite. On the other hand, when we are happy and everything is in balance it can be much easier to make healthier choices, and even when we don’t, they seem to have less of an affect on us. For more information about nutrition classes for actors, as wells other acting classes at the studio, visit the studio website or call 917-789-1599. http://flic.kr/p/Q6UE6w