Instinctive books, take 2

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Anyway...<br>I've been eating instinctively (that is, one whole raw

organic - or better - quality food at a time, choosing

from a large variety by pleasantness of smell, eating

that one food until the taste goes from delicious to

unpleasant or merely uninteresting, then selecting another

and so on in the same manner, until I feel satisfied

- same as all the other animals on earth and

governed by good ol' built-in instinct!)for over seven

months, on and off for the past four years. I'll write

more about it and my experiences in future posts.

Right now I want to recommend a couple of

books:<br><br>Instinctive Eating, by Zephyr. I met this guy at Pangaia, a

raw foods permaculture community on the big island of

Hawaii several years ago. He writes a very interesting

story of his personal transformation into raw foods

experience and ties in vital perspectives on community,

society and personal responsibility. I feel his writing

style demonstrates functional self-awareness better

than anything else I've ever read. Highly recommended!

Best way to get it is email Zephyr at: Zephyr

<br><br>Blatant Raw Foodist Propaganda, by Joe Alexander. This

book is absolutely hilarious! While it's not really

about instinctive eating, it does gloss over the topic

quickly, as well as every other sort of raw foods practice

and principle. If you're just dipping your toe into

the big mysterious lake of raw foods information,

this is a total must. Alexander's irreverent,

abuse-less humor is balanced by a very keen sense of

real-life experience. Call 800-643-0766 and ask for item

number 0-931892-14-7. Cost is $12.95, plus

shipping.<br><br>I've read a lot of raw foods books and find that, in

general, their authors are highly inspired and

opinionated. While I adore the former, the latter is sometimes

a big pill to swallow. I get a little tired hearing

what is totally true or false, what I must or must not

do, which historical religious leader most certainly

ate this way, etc etc you get the picture. The two

books listed above are high on inspiration and low on

dogma, which I find supportive of me in making up my own

mind about things. Much of the current raw foods

movement is being headed up by " new-age " identifed people,

so if you go about exploring on the net you'll see

reviews for lots of books which are very " spiritual " or

quasi-religious in nature. Personally, I like the more practical,

straightforward stuff. If that's what you're after, be sure to

check out these two excellent

books!<br><br>Peace,<br><br>Evox