Am I doing something wrong?

[Guest guest]

Hi almost...,<br>at first, of food you listed you

had for your dinner yesterday only carrot is not

acidic, so that's not what will safe you from

osteoporosis. Then you felt like somethink sweet, huh? What

tahini? Unhulled or hulled? There is a big difference in

contain of calcium. Unhulled is richer in it, of course

and therefore alkaline whereas hulled is acidic.<br>

Cup of cashews. They are my favorite, but

unfortunatelly not raw even if the label says so! But what's

more important, you managed whole cup of 'em? Jesus,

that's a big portion indeed! Not soaked, I guess. By the

way, cashews won't improve your bones' tissue too, too

acidic. To summarize, everything you ate was acidic,

solving down your bones and sucking up calcium from

them...highway to dents decay and osteoporosis. When it comes to

indigestion, the cashwes are the main culprit. So you wanna

gain weight? Okay, do green leafy salads with some

kind of fat (avos are best...) for your dinner, don't

forget some sulfur-rich vegie (onion, radish, etc) to

help assimilate the fat gradually, slowly. You know

what? You'd better look at ECO EATING book and for

gaining weight look at RAW POWER.<br>Tom.

[Guest guest]

Yes, you are doing somthing wrong. If you want to

keep menustrating, and stay fat, you will have to go

back on cooked food.<br><br>If you can find it, please

get the book; Survival Into The 21st Century, by

Victoras Kulvinskas. there is a section (pages 168-175)

where he talkes about raw food women, stoping

menustration. I believe it is also the most inspiring thing I

have ever read concerning women. You will feel

empowered. This book is out of print, I found a used one

through Amazon.com, or try your library, it was a popular

book and a lot of copies were printed. If all else

fails post an email address and I will scan that

section, and email it to you.<br><br>I don't remember how

long you have been raw, I know you told us once, but

when I was about 5 to 6 months raw, my weight reached

its bottom. I am 6'1 " and I weighed 130 lbs. My

friends wanted to rush me to the hospital. This happens

because we carry toxins in our fat cells, our body puts

it there because it is the safest place to keep it.

When you detox, your body loses the fat, to get rid of

the toxins. Once the toxins are gone your weight will

return to what is normal for you. <br><br>Avocados have

more vitamins and minerals than any other fruit. Eat

all you want. As for food combining, I eat sweet

fruits in the morning vegtables in the afternoon and

evening, and avocados all the time. No

Problem.<br><br>Doug<br><br>P.S. I feel exactly the same as you about eating

anything from an animal (its not religion Victor) its just

plain disgusting. I'm glad you had the guts to say it.

[Guest guest]

& gt; & gt; & gt;Avocados have more vitamins and

minerals than any other fruit. Eat all you want.

<br><br>Avocados are not any more nutrient rich than most other

fruits. In fact, except for one or two nutrients, they

are not very nutrient dense. As most nutrients are

found in the " non fat " portion of the food and since

avocados are high in fat, they are therefore low in

nutrient density. The more fat in a food, the less

nutrient dense it is.<br><br>I have posted a quick chart

tonite comparing the nutrient level of 100 calories of

avocado vs mango, blueberries and pear. As you will

clearly see, avocado is NOT a nutrient dense food.

<br><br>RawFoodsBeginnersAvocado.doc<br><br>Also,

while they are a good source of mono fat, they

are NOT a good source of essential fats.<br><br>On a

1500 calorie diet, the RDA for Omega 3 is 1.7 grams.

Lets see how avocado does against romaine

lettuce.<br><br>Here are the aprroximate number from the USDA

database<br><br>Nutrient / Avocado / Romaine<br>Calories / ~300 /

~300<br>Fat (gms) / ~ 29 (~80%) / ~5 (12%)<br>Omega 3 / .2 /

1.7<br><br>So, even as a food that is high in fat, they are NOT

a good source of essential fats.<br><br>I would not

recommend anyone to " eat all they want " of them. At most

1-2 is more then enough and for some of us, may be

too much. Most raw fooders need to be encouraged to

eat more dark leafy greens which is the MOST nutrient

dense food there is.<br><br>And anyone should be

encouraged to " eat all they want " of them<br><br>BE

well<br>Jeff