Chewing As A Time-Honored Signaling Mechanism (WAS: Green Smoothies Reconsidered)

[Guest guest]

I cannot help but observe that one or two people, who apparently love lots

of smoothies, have not responded to almost the entirety of the post I shared

called " Green Smoothies Reconsidered " .

 

Smoothies are a distant second to chewing whole foods. I did not even begin

to cover the ground in that piece ... for example, I omitted exercising the

mouth, many things. The only way to justify heavy reliance upon smoothies is

to ignore much about our physiology.

 

So yes, chewing your smoothies is nice ... and it doesn't even begin to

close the gap between drinking smoothies and eating whole, unprocessed

foods. You can chew all day, but the content of the smoothies differs from

the content of the foods it contains, unblended. At the very least, whatever

is in the smoothie is partially oxidized before entering the mouth. Further,

people tend to blend too many items, and to include items that simply are

not food for our species, at least not in any substantive quantity. People

use the sweet components of the smoothie to mask items they would NEVER eat,

one food at a time. This is drugging oneself, not eating.

 

The seeming compulsion some people seem to express to change everything, I

find most curious. I mean, is there really something wrong with Nature's

packaging and delivery mechanisms? Do you really believe that divinity

(depending upon each person's beliefs) and evolution (again, depending upon

each person's beliefs) got it wrong, and that you can fix it all with a

blender? Sounds rather radical to me!!!

 

Best,

Elchanan

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rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of

Erica

Friday, October 19, 2007 4:55 PM

rawfood

[Raw Food] Re: Chewing As A Time-Honored Signaling Mechanism (WAS:

Green Smoothies Reconsidered)

 

 

" What you describe is likely a signaling problem. "

 

" The article below is a good reminder, but doesn't address the insane

hunger and cravings I get when I partake in GS---I dont get that with

green juice. Maybe this only happens to me.... "

 

I think it was Gandhi, not sure, but the saying " DRINK YOUR FOOD AND

CHEW YOUR LIQUIDS " - is that how it goes? - comes to find. Nobody said

not to hold the smoothie in your mouth and let it mix with the saliva.

I do that with juices, too (when I remember). Guzzling is never good.

Erica

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

> Smoothies are a distant second to chewing whole foods.

 

I can discuss any aspect of your post if you want. Blending fruit with

greens is hardly drugging. You said yourself you eat fruit with your

salads to jazz them up, etc. Especially " whatnot " . :-) Smoothies are

superior to eating a salad, and especially because so many struggle

with the cellulose in greens. That is why Gerson, Schulze and

especially WIGMORE, among others, had so much success using liquid and

blended nutrition in reversing so many different diseases,

including " AIDS " . The assimilation is superior. Remember, it is NOT

what you eat, it is what you digest!! Erica