What To Eat For Each Of The 7 Chakras, From A Celebrity Chef & Reiki Master 

Below, Poon breaks down the go-to foods for each of the seven chakras (aka, the main energy centers of the body). A gateway to spiritual nutrition, if you will: 

As it connects to being grounded, to balance this chakra you'll want to eat foods that come from the ground—like root vegetables. "They come from the earth, so they have that energy from the earth and they really ground you," Poon adds. Try these blood orange roasted parsnips for a cozy side dish. 

According to Poon, you'll want mineral-rich foods like nuts and seeds, as well as some seafood (full of healthy fats) to support energy flow. "Water goes there too," she notes. "These are all things that are very supportive for our reproductive systems, and it's good for our creativity, our emotions, and our relationships." 

It's represented by the color yellow, and Poon says you'll want yellow foods to help balance it (like corn or yellow squash), as well as legumes, grains, and soluble fibers. Here's a roasted winter squash recipe for you to try.

Green leafy vegetables, microgreens, and sprouts are all beneficial for the heart chakra (here's a gut-healthy smoothie that sneaks in broccoli sprouts). "This is a great example of how [these foods] are so good for our heart chakra, but they're also good physiologically because these greens are helpful for our cardio-metabolic system," says Poon. "They're great for circulation, for oxygen."  

"It's in alignment with your throat, your thyroid, your mouth, ears, all that region," she says. "So usually what you'll have for your throat chakra are liquids. You can have juices, fruits, sauces, soups, and teas." (Check out these five comforting and healthy soup recipes here.) "What's interesting is seaweed and kelp are really good for our throat chakra, but they're also really high in iodine, which is great for your thyroid," she adds. Again, the spiritual and physiological make perfect sense. 

Next up is the third-eye chakra, the Anja, which controls your intuition, visualization, and mood. "So [you'll want to eat] mood-modulating types of foods and spices," Poon says. Since this chakra is represented by the color dark blue or purple, you'll also want to eat blue-purplish foods, like blueberries and grapes. "Sometimes caffeine, chocolate, or cacao, those are all great things for the third eye," Poon adds. 

Finally, you have your crown chakra, the Sahasrara, which sits at the crown of the head. It's the highest chakra, so it's connected to your higher self, your soul, and your purpose. The thing is, the crown chakra doesn't exactly benefit from any foods, as it represents a connection to spirituality. That's why Poon often recommends fasting for those who want to enlighten the crown chakra, but you can eat biophotonic-type foods (like raw foods), which contain light energy. 

If one of these seven chakras is blocked, the right foods can help enlighten the energy center in question and bring you back on track. When you think about it, it makes complete sense: "Sometimes you just eat certain foods and you feel better," Poon notes. "But it's actually supporting those energy centers." By becoming attuned to your physical and spiritual body, you may start to notice which chakra is a bit thrown off—and, with Poon's guidance, what nutrients you need to rebalance the energy.