REMINDER... interview on live foods with aris today

[Guest guest]

Greetings Family,

Aris Latham will

be on the radio with me to talk about Sexual Healing foods/herbs/spices. It

would be a great time to ask him about natural treatments for fibroids,

preeclampsia, prostate health, endometriosis, breast health, sex drive and

more!

The ‘Bush

Medicine’ natural health program airs on Thursdays from 3-4pm EST on 89.3 WPFW radio. If you are not in the DC area you can

listen on the web at www.wpfw.org. You can call the studio to ask a question on air at 202-588-0893 during the show.

 

the lowdown on raw foods

published: Thursday | April 8, 2004

By Kinisha O'Neill, Staff Reporter, The Gleaner, Jamaica

DR. ARIS LATHAM has been a 'raw foodist' for the past 28

years. He has catered raw and vegetarian food all over the world, including for

the U.S. Congress and major stars like Lauryn Hill, Cecile Tyson, Erykah Badu,

Susan Taylor, Dick Gregory, Martin Luther King III, Sidney Poitier, and Ben

Vereen ­ all vegetarians. Dr. Aris LaTham explains what the raw food diet

is all about.

WHAT IS THE RAW FOOD DIET?

" The raw food diet consists of all fresh plant food,

including vegetables (green and non-starchy), starches (grains, legumes, root

vegetables), all fruits, seeds and nuts, other protein including avocado,

ackee, olives and coconut, seaweed and fresh herbs.

" The juicer, blender, food processor and dehydrator are

the appliances used to prepare foods. The full range of dining experience is

created with these four pieces of equipment.

" The main seasonings would be fresh or dried herbs, and

some traditional basic seasonings like escallion, garlic, thyme and other fresh

herbs are also used.

" Olive or coconut oil are used exclusively, and they

must be cold pressed.

" Sea salt is used minimally or shoyu ('clean' soy

sauces ­ without salt, chemicals or additives) are used.

" The theoretical basis of the raw food diet is that

nutrients are cooked out of foods. The concept is that the sun has cooked food

naturally, enough so for it to be consumed. The natural cooking process is the

growing process, the time it takes food to come to maturity. Cooking food

otherwise destroys its nutrients and digestive enzymes, which help to break down

the different food elements. So the body has to produce its own digestive

enzymes excessively over time, which challenges the immune system and breaks

the whole body down after an extended period of eating cooked foods. A lot of

food ends up going undigested and ailments turn up as a result of rotted,

undigested foods.

" Also, the combination of foods eaten is important.

Cooked starches and cooked protein should not be eaten together because they

cannot digest together and the starch will end up fermenting in the system. It

is very critical to separate starches from protein, even in the raw diet.

" The body goes through three phase cycles every day,

eight hours each. The most critical one happens when we are sleeping, because

the body is fasting breaking down and removing cells. The next eight hours is

when we wake. For the morning period, we eat only fruits because they are

eliminative. The day should be started off with 16 ounces of coconut water,

which works as an internal shower to wash out the whole system. Between 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. is the

building mode. Lunch should be protein-centred and dinner starch-centred. Each

should be complemented with non-starchy, non-protein vegetables.

" Liquid intake consists of coconut water in the

mornings and a quart of fruit juice; for lunch, a protein drink like nut milk;

and for dinner one pint of vegetable juice. "

Dr. Aris LaTham has a

Master's degree in Linguistics and a Ph.D. in Food Science. He has been

featured on major television stations in the United States (ABC & NBC), and major publications (Essence

magazine, Time magazine, Vegetarian Times). He has done seminars for the Food

and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and has done consultations for Strawberry

Hill, Swept Away and the Golden Door, a spa in the United States and Mexico. Dr. LaTham currently lives and works in St. Mary and

teaches food preparation courses, has chef/cook training, offers assistance in

detoxifying the individual and kitchen (ridding the kitchen of toxic substances

and restocking it with healthful food), and runs a spa.

 

 

Be well,

 

~Sunyatta

www.supernaturallife.com