Ras Tafari

ital is food often celebrated by those in the rastafari movement. the primary goal of adhering to an ital diet is to increase livity, or the life energy that Rastas generally believe lives within all human beings, as conferred from the almighty. a common tenet of rastafarian beliefs is the sharing of a central livity among living things, and what is put into one's body should enhance livity rather than reduce it. though there are different interpretations of ital regarding specific foods, the general principle is that food should be natural, or pure, and from the earth; rastas therefore often avoid food which is chemically modified or contains artificial additives (e.g., colour, flavourings, and preservatives). some also avoid added salt in foods, especially salt with the artificial addition of iodine, while pure sea or kosher salt is eaten by some. yah, man.