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Report post · October 31, 2003

The book " Your Boby's Many Cries for Water " by Fereydoon

Batmanghelidj describes how diabetes and high cholesterol are signs

of chronic dehydration. Drinking coffee and alchohol adds to

dehydration because they are deuretics. He recommends drinking lots

of water throughout the day, not at once, 8 oz at a time with

unpurified sea salt, such as Celtic sea salt. He says the salt is

essential to balance the body and that a diet without sodium is

quote " stupid " .

Be careful about too many fruits as excess sugars in the diet can

cause dehydration and loss of minerals too.

Niz

RawSeattle , " rlmftw " <rlmftw> wrote:

> I am sixty years old. I'm semiretired, sort of, and I drive a

school

> bus in Fort Worth, Texas. I've had hypoglycemic episodes and my

> doctor says my cholesterol is high and I need to change my diet or

> I'll soon be diabetic.

>

> I'd like to try totally renouncing the Western diet and sedentary

> lifestyle and trying to eat just fruits and veggies. Is there

anyone

> who could sponsor/mentor me?

>

> I'm trying today to " taper off " by avoiding concentrated sweets.

I'm

> addicted to coffee and hope to quit, but not today.

>

> I'd appreciate some advice and support.

>

> Ron

Report post · October 31, 2003

>Jeff:

>

>Thanks for the advice, support and Dallas area addresses. I do

>believe that I need to get in touch with a support group to help me

>do this thing. I don't seem to be able to put away the beer, coffee,

>sugar and fat for just one day! I get up at 5:30 a.m. with a new

>resolve, but by 9:30 a.m. I'm having coffee, bacon, eggs, cheese and

>pancakes with butter!

As already mentioned, cutting things out in stages may work well. One

thing that may work well to cut out quite a few things in one swoop

is to pick up some vegan products such as breakfast sausage, tofu

scramble and cheese. These are not ideal foods, but if it is what you

need to let go of some " worse " things, then so be it. I used to use

olive oil on pancakes instead of butter. Of course you could stock

your frig with all raw foods if you felt that may work for you.

>I perused some of the links you gave me; looked at some of the

>picures of the beautiful people. . . and can't bring myself to walk

>into a potluck or group like that. I have low self-esteem in

>addition to poor mental health.

One benefit of potlucks, etc. is that people can offer help and

insight into making raw dishes that help satisfy certain cravings and

keep people raw. There is a lot of valuable knowledge among such

groups. If you wish to just stay with us online, that's fine with us.

Remember, there may be people in groups near you who would like to

help people like yourself, just like others helped them make their

transition. When you are ready, I'm sure they would welcome you!

Jeff

>If you don't mind, I would like to tell it like it is, anonymously,

>on this web site for a while. Hopefully, until I can get off the

>Western diet and sedentary lifestyle.

>

>Ron

Report post · November 2, 2003

hey, i wish you luck in going raw, it is very hard in the beginning, but if you

commit to it, it is an absolutly amazing experience. i am almost 16 years old,

and i have been raw for 6 months. it is amazing. a whole new level of life..

and i recommend it in stages also, i was eating chicken and cooked everything

the DAY BEFORE i went fully raw, not really a transition. and if i could do it

again, i would at least go vegan before i went totally raw. i have a very

strong will though, and i wish that for you. just be kind, gentle and allowing.

read, study, and go with it! good luck!

in the raw,

```sam```

Jeff Rogers <jeff wrote: