Is it the moon?

[Guest guest]

I love the feistiness of this group lately…

<br><br>I wanted to comment on this “raw women don’t need

to menstruate” theme. I am assuming that Victoras

Kulvinskas is a man… and I would feel concerned taking the

advice of a man on any issue regarding my body and its

processes. I am not necessarily speaking from a feminist

point of view here. It is my understanding that

menstruation is the process of breaking down the uterus lining

that is built up to support a fertilized egg. If no

egg gets fertilized, the uterus lining breaks down –

menstruation. I would be concerned if my body quit that cycle.

I can believe that being raw may ease some of the

discomforts associated with being toxic and menstruating, but

it seems counter intuitive that being raw would stop

the uterus from it’s monthly rhythms. If the uterus

doesn’t prepare for pregnancy… raw foodist couldn’t

procreate. Bad news. <br><br>One more point on this subject.

Kauguy mentions that women who stop menstruating feel

‘empowered’. Again, I am wondering what sort of MENtality this

is coming from. Menstruation is a very empowered

time… a sacred time in many cultures. A time of

divination and connection. A woman’s attunement to the

cycles of the moon. It is our modern western culture

that has turned it into a ‘nuisance’.

[Guest guest]

Dear Kippi,<br><br>I love the feistiness of the

group as well.<br><br>And the power of women has been

seen in menstruation, particularly the power to

produce new life. We now know that men and women

contribute equally to conception but unequally to gestation

except men provide resources.<br><br>We tried to bring

menstruation out into the open so it became a normal topic of

conversation between men and women. But it didn't work. It

wasn't just men but women did not want to let people

know when they were menstruating. So it remains a

social secret and we can 'empower' women perennially by

revealing the 'secret'.

[Guest guest]

Victoras Kulvinskas is a man. You are prejudging

him. Victoras is one of the profits of the 'modern '

raw food movement. His book contains no

advice.<br><br>I did not say " women who stop menstruating feel

empowered " . I said a woman who read this section of his book

would " feel empowered " .<br><br>Your post reads as if I

am trying to stop women from menustrating. Or that

there is a choice in the matter. There is no choice,

most raw women stop menustrating. It is not my

fault.<br><br>The title of this secton in the book is; " Biological

Superiority of Woman " <br><br>I am not a

sexist---------yet.<br><br>Doug