Hi! I'm new

[Guest guest]

Hi folks! I've been a strict vegetarian for several years and had

been reading about raw foodas for awhile. I kept thinking I should

eat more raw foods but found the idea of a raw lifestyle extreme.

Well, I aso help care for my elderly mmother who sufferes from

dementia, diabetes, congrstive heart failure and high blood

pressure. Her doctor mentioned there might be some chance of colon

cancer but she refuses to be tested for it. I did not want that to

be me at that age. When my own blood pressure started getting high

(Along with my weight) I decided it was time to stop reading and

start doing.

For the past two weeks I have been doing 2-3 raw days a week and

have seen my blood pressure go down from 149/90-something to 129/80-

something.

My husband still likes a S.A.D. but eats what I prepare. He does

like big salads, so he says he has no problem with me going more raw.

I noticed on cooked days I seem to eat everything in sight without

end.

Like eating cereal and soy milk vor breakfast leaves me wanting more.

Raw days I eat soaked grains and fruit for breakfast and snack

onfruits and veggies through the day. But I do not feel like the

shark from the Jaws movie (feeding frenzy).

Just ordered a raw foods recipe book, since I just make big salads

for the rest of the day and know there must be more to raw foods

than salads.

Would welcome any advice and hearing from anyone who would like to

correspond with a beginner on this path.

BTW, can I eat eggplant and fresh okra raw, and if so, how are they

prepared?

-Michele,

Northwest Florida