going raw my first three months

[Guest guest]

Hello. My name is Lane. I am new to this group. I went " mostly " raw threee

months ago. I say mostly because the nuts I eat are not raw.

My diet is as follows. Most mornings I have a smoothie with ground almonds,

(raw,blanched), water,bananas, berries and flax oil. During the day I eat fruit

and some nut butter or nuts. Many nights I eat a salad with lettuce avocado,

cabblage, carrot, sprouts cucumber etc.

This is not the first time I have been raw, but it has been a long time.

I started this way of eating because I was scheduled for surgery for cancer

on my nose. I felt so sick all the time I did not think I would be able to

withstand the surgery. I started eating raw food one month before the event. I

immediately felt better.

Since starting this diet I have experienced the following changes:

Dropped 12 pounds and still losing.

Before this diet, most days of my life I felt nauseous, dizzy and headachey.

Now I don't

Last year I got a cold and it turned to pneumonia and I was down for three

months. This time a got a cold and it lasted three days. (I took an herbal

formula to help)

One month after starting this diet I had a bllod test.

Cholesterol: down. from 230 to 200

Blood pressure down to 120/80 from slightly higher.

I expect both are even lower now.

I used to suffer terrible migraines. Now I don't. I still have mild headaches

but that is all.

Because I am house bound until I finish my series of surgeries on my nose, I

cannot walk, but plan to as soon as this is over. I expect then to feel even

better.

 

Lastly, I have not purchased any equipment. I have a blender and use it for my

morning smoothies, which I look forward to with joy each day. I do not want a

dehydrator. I am eating this food partially because of it's high water content.

I do not want to take that away. Can enzymes live with no water? It doesn't seem

logical. Therefore I will continue to eat food in it's natural state for now. I

would be interested in making raw nut butter at some point, but for now I don't

have the knowledge or equipment.

 

I do not feel hungry on this diet. I feel satisfied and happy with it. I

sometimes think how delicious certain cooked foods would be, but I remind myself

that I feel well and also sated with this raw food. I have not decided to be raw

for good, but for now I see no reason to stop.Originally I wanted to do this for

a couple of months to get through surgery. I thought it would be very difficult.

But it as been completely easy and pleasant. I can't imagine going back to

feeling lousy all the time.

 

Thank you all for your posts which I have been reading with interest. I am glad

to have you all out there.

 

Yours in health, Lane

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Thanks for sharing your story,Lane! Hope all goes well with your surgeries.

 

About Dehydrating--I've had questions about that, too. It was helpful while I

was transitioning, and now and then I still use it for 'treats,' but most of my

food is much more simple and basic now.

 

Keep us posted with how you are doing!

 

Peace,

Valerie

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Thank you Valerie for your kind words of welcome. I'll keep you posted with how

I'm doing. Yours in health, Lane

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Valerie Mills Daly

rawfood

Wednesday, December 22, 2004 7:05 PM

Re: [Raw Food] going raw my first three months

 

 

Thanks for sharing your story,Lane! Hope all goes well with your surgeries.

 

About Dehydrating--I've had questions about that, too. It was helpful while I

was transitioning, and now and then I still use it for 'treats,' but most of my

food is much more simple and basic now.

 

Keep us posted with how you are doing!

 

Peace,

Valerie

 

 

 

 

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