Avis

[Guest guest]

The best way to lose weight is to eat large

amounts of raw green leafy vegtables, and fruits. Raw

foodists always have weight problems, not because they are

overweight, but because they are underweight (according to

other peoples standards). The most wonderful thing

about living foods is that you can eat all you want,

any time you want, of anything you want, and the more

you eat, the more weight you lose. In Stephen Arlin's

book; Raw Power he states " To gain weight, eat only

once or twice a day " . In the book; Food Enzymes The

Missing Link to Radiant Health; it is stated throughout

the book that that the main component of energy is

enzymes, and that our metabolism is maintained by enzymes.

Dr. David Galton of Tufts Univerity, School of

Medicine, examined eleven obese individuals weighing from

230-240 lbs. and found enzyme deficiencies in their fatty

tissue. Not only the fatty tissues were found lacking

lipase, but fatty tumors (lipomas) were also found

deficient in lipase. Lipase is the enzyme that aids the

body in fat storage and the breaking down of fats.

Animals in hibernation lose pounds of weight while

sleeping because of lipase activity. Without lipase, fat

stagnates and accumulates in the arteries, capillaries and

other organs.<br><br>You get lipase from raw fats, my

favorite is avocado, if you can't get avocado, use raw

extra virgin olive oil on your salads, eat lots of raw

nuts (germinate them to activate the enzymes), use

fresh corn if you can. It is a beautiful concept that

if you are overweight, you need more delicious raw

fats (there is a god). <br><br>Fasting gives you

energy, by resting your digstive system, but right now

you need lots of enzymes. <br><br>Doug

[Guest guest]

Hi there Doug, thanks for the reply. I am a great

believer in eating veges raw - and over the past year have

done a lot more of it. We're so used to cooking the

guts out of most of our veges, it's taken awhile to

adjust. Its funny though, my kids are 8 and 9 years old -

and just naturally prefer their veges raw! That tells

me heaps about the way we've been bought up in

regards to food. I guess even I haven't beaten the 'boil

food' bit into them, so thats a real plus. Robin

doesn't like his food raw, so to speak, in that he'd not

sit down to a 'meal' with them all on his plate. But,

he loves salads, so he gets his raw that way. But

all in all, we still do not eat near enough of them

raw. And nuts! I LOVE nuts.... :) <br><br>Are you

originally from Hawaii, or did you move there to live? Down

here, its always 'the' island to go to for a nice

relaxing holiday. One day... <br><br>Better go, I work

at home as an outworker for a local sewing company -

and I've been slacking off all afternoon, and my work

is needed back in the factory tomorrow. Thanks

again, nice to meet you.<br><br>Avis