Hugs and Updates ~ fruits, veggies ~ Amma recommends farming

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Ammachi, Prajna - Brianna <prajnaji> wrote:

>

> Namah Shivayah!

>

> Some major changes have occurred in my life since the last time I

wrote....

> I'm eating 80% raw fruits and vegetables,...

 

> Prajna

 

 

namaste,

 

samarpana and I started with about 50%raw/50%cooked vegan diet about

five years ago.

 

now, we try to maintain at least 60% raw and more is easier to do

during summer for us.

 

a friend of ours is doing almost 100% RAW( LIVE ) diet and is doing

fine for few years now.

 

we also emphasise GREENS( at least 50% of total diet ) and have tried

all greens for a few days to help alkalize the body more quickly.

 

at amritapuri( perhaps India in general ), GREENS are hard to come by.

some westerners get too acidic with the grain diet and need to use the

green powder and neem herbs available at the westerner's shop in the

temple.

 

there was one amritapuri resident who was a fruitarian. i did see him

at the fruit shop buying lots of fruit but never got a chance to talk

to him. I usually saw him either meditating for long times while Amma

is hugging or buying fruit.

 

for us, fruitarian diet alone would not work at present; we need lots

of fresh GREENS.

 

at amma's 50th, SHE did ask the youth of india to devote at least one

hour/day for farming. i was disappointed that amma did not

specifically emphasise GREENS farming. and it is perhaps becoming

obvious that amma's brahmacharis( working 18 hours/day ) live on

amma's shakti rather than nutritional needs of the westerners.

 

just sharing ~ don't take any of this too seriously.

 

jai amma,

amarnath

ps ~ any specific inquiries please do offline ~ i don't sell anything

but there are two brilliant MD's with good hearts I can recommend if

anyone is interested in their vegetarian diets.

 

LOKAHA SAMASTAHA SUKHINO BHAVANTU

OM SANTI, SANTI, SANTIHI

MAY ALL BEINGS EVERYWHERE BE PEACEFUL AND HAPPY

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I find raw foods very difficult to digest. The trick is to chew them

well so the enzymes in the saliva can work. I have also tried

processors like Vita Mix or K-Tec. They pulverize the food and the

fiber and the digestion is easier. But I find that you still need to

chew it after mixing with either rice or other vegetables. If you

drink the pulverized mixture, then the enzymes in the stomach (which

are different from those in the mouth) cannot fully digest it. Wonder

if any one has any experiences with raw foods.

 

Labd

 

 

 

In Ammachi, "amarnath" <anatol_zinc> wrote:

>

> Ammachi, Prajna - Brianna <prajnaji> wrote:

> >

> > Namah Shivayah!

> >

> > Some major changes have occurred in my life since the last time I

> wrote....

> > I'm eating 80% raw fruits and vegetables,...

>

> > Prajna

>

>

> namaste,

>

> samarpana and I started with about 50%raw/50%cooked vegan diet about

> five years ago.

>

> now, we try to maintain at least 60% raw and more is easier to do

> during summer for us.

>

> a friend of ours is doing almost 100% RAW( LIVE ) diet and is doing

> fine for few years now.

>

> we also emphasise GREENS( at least 50% of total diet ) and have tried

> all greens for a few days to help alkalize the body more quickly.

>

> at amritapuri( perhaps India in general ), GREENS are hard to come by.

> some westerners get too acidic with the grain diet and need to use the

> green powder and neem herbs available at the westerner's shop in the

> temple.

>

> there was one amritapuri resident who was a fruitarian. i did see him

> at the fruit shop buying lots of fruit but never got a chance to talk

> to him. I usually saw him either meditating for long times while Amma

> is hugging or buying fruit.

>

> for us, fruitarian diet alone would not work at present; we need lots

> of fresh GREENS.

>

> at amma's 50th, SHE did ask the youth of india to devote at least one

> hour/day for farming. i was disappointed that amma did not

> specifically emphasise GREENS farming. and it is perhaps becoming

> obvious that amma's brahmacharis( working 18 hours/day ) live on

> amma's shakti rather than nutritional needs of the westerners.

>

> just sharing ~ don't take any of this too seriously.

>

> jai amma,

> amarnath

> ps ~ any specific inquiries please do offline ~ i don't sell anything

> but there are two brilliant MD's with good hearts I can recommend if

> anyone is interested in their vegetarian diets.

>

> LOKAHA SAMASTAHA SUKHINO BHAVANTU

> OM SANTI, SANTI, SANTIHI

> MAY ALL BEINGS EVERYWHERE BE PEACEFUL AND HAPPY

>

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Ammachi, "labd2929" <labd2929> wrote:

>

I find raw foods very difficult to digest. The trick is to chew them

well so the enzymes in the saliva can work. I have also tried

processors like Vita Mix or K-Tec. They pulverize the food and the

fiber and the digestion is easier. But I find that you still need to

chew it after mixing with either rice or other vegetables. If you

drink the pulverized mixture, then the enzymes in the stomach (which

are different from those in the mouth) cannot fully digest it. Wonder

if any one has any experiences with raw foods.

 

Labd

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~reply below :

 

namaste labd,

 

over the last five years we have increased from 50% raw to about 80%

normally we eat more raw( live ) fruits and vegetables during the

summer

 

any change of diet will take some time to adjust

we are vegan with focus on GREEN VEGETABLES

a huge salad is our main meal

 

some nutritionists recommend chewing your food well ( anywhere from

30 to 70 times ) ~ do the best you can hopefully with good teeth

 

 

 

 

http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/

[Guest guest]

Ammachi, "labd2929" <labd2929> wrote:

>

I find raw foods very difficult to digest. The trick is to chew them

well so the enzymes in the saliva can work. I have also tried

processors like Vita Mix or K-Tec. They pulverize the food and the

fiber and the digestion is easier. But I find that you still need to

chew it after mixing with either rice or other vegetables. If you

drink the pulverized mixture, then the enzymes in the stomach (which

are different from those in the mouth) cannot fully digest it. Wonder

if any one has any experiences with raw foods.

 

Labd

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~reply below :

 

namaste labd, ( sorry the last post was incomplete ~ i hit the wrong

key ) ~ hope the following helps ~

 

over the last five years we have increased from 50% raw to about 80%

 

normally we eat more raw( live ) fruits and vegetables during the

summer

 

any change of diet will take some time to adjust

we are vegan with focus on GREEN VEGETABLES

a huge salad is our main meal

food processor with a shredding blade is a good aid

 

some nutritionists recommend chewing your food well ( anywhere from

30 to 70 times ) ~ do the best you can hopefully with good teeth ~

make it a meditation ~ imagine offering the food to amma or poor

hungry people

 

somethings that aid digestion ~

pineapple, papaya, apples, raisins, kiwi fruit, lemon, berries,

oranges, fresh ginger sauce, fresh ginger tea, cold slaws( with

shredded cabbage plus shredded other veggies ), soy milk yogart or

kefir, coconut water and/or coconut milk kefir, probiotics(

acidophilus, etc ), home made sour kraut

 

for proper food combining you should be able to find some free info

at http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/

 

for more info check out Dr. Gabriel Cousens, MD one of the pioneers

on raw vegan diet and a spiritual practitioner

 

one good way to start is with Dr. Fuhrman's (50% raw/50% cooked)

plant based diet ~ www.drfuhrman.com ~ excellent video for intro

 

after transitioning and adjusting, i now find that many of the

veggies and fruit that i thought gave me digestion problems do not;

now i can eat raw many veggies that i thought before had to be cooked;

 

in my case i have digestion problems with grains, beans, dairy and

too many nuts;

i cut out dairy completely

reduced grains and beans/lentils to a minimum

and use nuts conservatively

 

hope this helps

 

amma's blessings,

amarnath

 

may all beings everywhere be happy, peaceful and free from

malnutrition

[Guest guest]

Namah Shivaya

In it is not good to eat too much raw foods - hard on

digestion. Vegetables should be at least partially cooked. Then there

are the raw foodests who say food should be eaten raw.

Whatever works! But don't forget your veggies!

 

labd2929 wrote:

> I find raw foods very difficult to digest. The trick is to chew them

> well so the enzymes in the saliva can work. I have also tried

> processors like Vita Mix or K-Tec. They pulverize the food and the

> fiber and the digestion is easier. But I find that you still need to

> chew it after mixing with either rice or other vegetables. If you

> drink the pulverized mixture, then the enzymes in the stomach (which

> are different from those in the mouth) cannot fully digest it. Wonder

> if any one has any experiences with raw foods.

>

> Labd

>

>

>

> In Ammachi, "amarnath" <anatol_zinc> wrote:

> >

> > Ammachi, Prajna - Brianna <prajnaji> wrote:

> > >

> > > Namah Shivayah!

> > >

> > > Some major changes have occurred in my life since the last time I

> > wrote....

> > > I'm eating 80% raw fruits and vegetables,...

> > > > Prajna

> >

> >

> > namaste,

> >

> > samarpana and I started with about 50%raw/50%cooked vegan diet about

> > five years ago.

> >

> > now, we try to maintain at least 60% raw and more is easier to do

> > during summer for us.

> >

> > a friend of ours is doing almost 100% RAW( LIVE ) diet and is doing

> > fine for few years now.

> >

> > we also emphasise GREENS( at least 50% of total diet ) and have tried

> > all greens for a few days to help alkalize the body more quickly.

> >

> > at amritapuri( perhaps India in general ), GREENS are hard to come by.

> > some westerners get too acidic with the grain diet and need to use the

> > green powder and neem herbs available at the westerner's shop in the

> > temple.

> >

> > there was one amritapuri resident who was a fruitarian. i did see him

> > at the fruit shop buying lots of fruit but never got a chance to talk

> > to him. I usually saw him either meditating for long times while Amma

> > is hugging or buying fruit.

> >

> > for us, fruitarian diet alone would not work at present; we need lots

> > of fresh GREENS.

> >

> > at amma's 50th, SHE did ask the youth of india to devote at least one

> > hour/day for farming. i was disappointed that amma did not

> > specifically emphasise GREENS farming. and it is perhaps becoming

> > obvious that amma's brahmacharis( working 18 hours/day ) live on

> > amma's shakti rather than nutritional needs of the westerners.

> >

> > just sharing ~ don't take any of this too seriously.

> >

> > jai amma,

> > amarnath

> > ps ~ any specific inquiries please do offline ~ i don't sell anything

> > but there are two brilliant MD's with good hearts I can recommend if

> > anyone is interested in their vegetarian diets.

> >

> > LOKAHA SAMASTAHA SUKHINO BHAVANTU

> > OM SANTI, SANTI, SANTIHI

> > MAY ALL BEINGS EVERYWHERE BE PEACEFUL AND HAPPY

> >

Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha!

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