Re: Lets talk RAW!!!

I will offer a little bit of my raw experience. First, don't take this the wrong way, but only being raw for a couple months is not THAT long. I would caution the long term use of fruit because I believe it's feeds both cancer and candida, as I have read in books.

As far as the produce thing goes, I have 10 acres of fertile land with well water, so I am fortunate to be able right now, as I did yesterday to go and pick from my 20 totally organic, totally fresh, totally conveinent and free, kale plants. These things are amazing. I have no idea how they are still alive. Everyone's grass is dead around here (no rain for 9 consecutive weeks). Since I've changed jobs, been busy and sick, I just let the garden go this year. Did not weed or water-- nothing, and somehow, these little kale plants are there, doing fine! It really is a miracle.

I've been to one of those raw potluck's too. And while I did meet some cool folks with interesting stories, great recipes, the whole thing was built around a couple guys selling e3 Live and $500 juicers--just part of it I guess.

While you suggest listening to your body, and this is good, if we are honest with ourselves. I also suggest you checkout the links I provided, as these two guys have been raw/vegan for a combined 10 years probably and their experiences and what they do are to me quite telling and what's more, to me, one is healthy and the other appears to have underlying toxicity issues, despite being 100% raw for 2-3 years and I personally, think that it's because of the fruit intake feeding a moderate yeast problem or possibly parasites. Maybe he has sleep problems, maybe he lives in a moldy house and has chemical sensitivity issues with building materials in the house... I don't know? The audio from these interviews with Nature Love is pretty laid back and entertaining, based on what you're into I know you would enjoy it.

When I went raw, I left alot of fruit in the diet, even dried fruit (worse) in the diet, as well as some animal protein. I found that bowel motolity was good and I felt better, but not healed (this was over a two year period). I felt good but was always on the edge of re-lapse.

I may give it another shot, eating some cooked low-carb legumes (black beans) dressed with raw onions. And this time avoiding fructose altogether. I have found that lemon juice or blended lemons somehow offsets the grossness / bitterness of potent greens and onions (whereas before I would have used fruit sugar in a green smoothie to cut the bitterness). Which brings me to another point. Anyone drinking green smoothies out there should NOT use bananas as the base. Use avacados instead. They provide healthy fat, good source of calories and no sugar.

I don't have all the answers, just thought I'ld pass this some of my experience on because, to be honest, I wish I would have known some of this a couple years ago, I feel like I would be MUCH better off now.

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