Guest guest Posted June 24, 2007 Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 Hi Wyn, This is a really great explanation and commentary! Elchanan _____ rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of The Raw Retreat Saturday, June 23, 2007 1:44 PM rawfood [Raw Food] Re: Garlic Redux I don't think there was any disagreement that garlic kills bacteria. The question was is it a healthy food? That it kills bacteria as well as it does should make us suspicious. Do I want all the bacteria in my body killed off? We avoid antibiotics because they kill off intestinal bacteria. I assume garlic does the same. For myself, when I'm cleansing, I prefer to simplify my diet. Depending on the amount of activity I am committed to I either eat acid/sub-acid fruit and drink lots of vegetable juices and water or if I can really take a break, I stop the work, relax and just drink water. That cold that's being treated with garlic didn't come from nowhere. The person is not a random victim of the cold bug. They took very specific actions to create that condition. The body is saying it's had enough and is pushing back. I assert that to short cut that reaction process, the cleansing process, is not learning the lesson. It's setting oneself up to repeat the cycle. I find that the body doesn't need any help with eliminating toxins. It knows just what to do. A problem for many of us is that those natural processes of healing aren't always pleasant. Who enjoys a runny nose, sore throat, headaches, diarrhea, etc. And we're addicted to pleasant and easy. We don't want to have to live through the result (effects) of our actions (causes). The other issue with garlic, etc is the adage: For every action there's an equal and opposite reaction. Garlic forces the body to react in a specific way - like coiling a spring - and the body is going to have to unreact - uncoil the spring. If we're embarking on the raw journey to discover the highest truth for ourselves in regard to the wisdom of the body, it seems that the least interference with the body's natural processes will lead to that experience. And... can we remember...? It's not supposed to be easy! Easy is to continue doing what we were doing without any awareness. ..wyn The Raw Retreat http://TheRawRetreat.com o) 888.EAT.RAW4LIFE f) 877.236.6999 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2007 Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 Awesome explanation! ~Sarah > rawfood > [rawfood ] On Behalf Of > The Raw Retreat > Saturday, June 23, 2007 1:44 PM > rawfood > [Raw Food] Re: Garlic Redux > > > I don't think there was any disagreement that garlic > kills bacteria. The > question was is it a healthy food? That it kills > bacteria as well as it does > should make us suspicious. Do I want all the > bacteria in my body killed off? > We avoid antibiotics because they kill off > intestinal bacteria. I assume > garlic does the same. > > For myself, when I'm cleansing, I prefer to simplify > my diet. Depending on > the amount of activity I am committed to I either > eat acid/sub-acid fruit > and drink lots of vegetable juices and water or if I > can really take a > break, I stop the work, relax and just drink water. > > That cold that's being treated with garlic didn't > come from nowhere. The > person is not a random victim of the cold bug. They > took very specific > actions to create that condition. The body is > saying it's had enough and is > pushing back. I assert that to short cut that > reaction process, the > cleansing process, is not learning the lesson. It's > setting oneself up to > repeat the cycle. > > I find that the body doesn't need any help with > eliminating toxins. It knows > just what to do. A problem for many of us is that > those natural processes > of healing aren't always pleasant. Who enjoys a > runny nose, sore throat, > headaches, diarrhea, etc. And we're addicted to > pleasant and easy. We > don't want to have to live through the result > (effects) of our actions > (causes). > > The other issue with garlic, etc is the adage: For > every action there's an > equal and opposite reaction. Garlic forces the body > to react in a specific > way - like coiling a spring - and the body is going > to have to unreact - > uncoil the spring. > > If we're embarking on the raw journey to discover > the highest truth for > ourselves in regard to the wisdom of the body, it > seems that the least > interference with the body's natural processes will > lead to that experience. > > > And... can we remember...? > > It's not supposed to be easy! > > Easy is to continue doing what we were doing without > any awareness. > > .wyn The Raw Retreat http://TheRawRetreat.com o) > 888.EAT.RAW4LIFE f) > 877.236.6999 > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > ______________________________\ ____ Sick sense of humor? Visit TV's Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when. http://tv./collections/222 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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