Guest guest Posted May 4, 2004 Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 Peter, When I was teaching and doing private consultations (Natural Health Consultant with emphasis on nutrition), I noticed something I could not explain. Most men who wanted to transition to a 100% raw diet (with emphasis on salads) had no probem doing so. Few women were able to do the same thing. I also found this true in my own situation. This seemed so strange to me since we generally associate salads with women more than we associate salads with men. I was never able to determine a logical reason for this. mary --- Peter Gardiner <petergardiner wrote: > Toni, > > A way to sharpen upon taste is to go on a fast. A > method of introducing a > new taste or food is through juicing. In your case > you might try both. I > think that eventually your body can learn to take > nourishment from fruit > although it may take time. > > In view of what Mary says I may be somewhat biased > on diet. I fall into the > category of being terminally ill and yet get no > problems of deficiency of > diet from eating raw and largely fruitarian. Now the > terminal illness is > well under control. I share her notion that > transition should be done slowly > as it takes years to adapt properly. I also allow > that my spouse eats a > cooked diet and forces it on our son aged 15. > > The sad part is that today is the last day of our 29 > year marriage and I > lose my son and will be forced to move into another > home which previously > gave me income. The situation is hugely challenging > and way beyond the > scope of this forum except to say that I have faced > other tough situations > in life and have worried far more about them. I lay > much store by being > better equipped to deal with vicissitudes whilst on > a raw diet. The > tension, fear and anxiety which I would have felt in > the past are not with > me now. > > Adaptation is possible. > > Peter > Tone [tone102] > 04 May 2004 07:47 > rawfood > Re: [Raw Food] eating greens and gaining > weight > > > > Hi Peter, > > Thanks Hon for responding. I only had nuts when > I tried the nut milk > last week which I did not sweeten and found to be > horrid So that was the > only time with those. Never tried dates or any kind > of nut butters either. > Bananas happen to be the only fruit I like and have > them once in a while > when I get the yen for them. Basically it has just > been salad with a tinge > of olive oil and some fresh squeezed lemon. I try to > add variety but there > is only so many greens I can eat before they go bad. > Any suggestions on how > I can get myself to liking fruit? I truly want this > healthy lifestyle but am > getting discouraged with different things being > thrown at me. Not to say > though that I am giving up. Just need a little help. > Thanks again for > everything. Be well. Hugs, Tone > - > Peter Gardiner > rawfood > Tuesday, May 04, 2004 1:26 AM > RE: [Raw Food] eating greens and gaining > weight > > > Thanks Toni, > > It is hard for me to grasp the reality of eating > greens and gaining > weight. > My gut reaction is that there is likely some other > culprit for the weight > gaining. In nuts or some other high energy food > such as dates for > example. > > > a.. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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