The cold is much better

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Thanks Val.

I was miserable with this cold yesterday and last night - just went

to sleep when Igot home from work, couldn't breathe, couldn't eat.

But today I feel a lot better. Still have the cold, but am at work

(and it is COLD outside today), and doing fine. Still have a runny

nose, but I am amazed at how quickly I'm feeling better. I am sure

that my diet is a big part of why I'm not down and out for several

days with this.

 

I plan on drinking lots of juice when I get home.

 

cheers

terry

rawfood , Valerie Mills Daly <valdaly>

wrote:

> I think eventually our bodies build up enough immune strength that

we won't see so much of the regular colds and things kicking in. I

know this is my first year in many years of getting this far into

the cold weather without getting a bronchial infection, and I'm

glad. I've had a couple of sinus-type colds, but they only lasted a

couple of days instead of a couple of weeks. I asked a couple of my

healthy-eating friends about their experiences (they've been mostly

raw for six years), and while they still get the odd cold now and

then, it's rare, and when it does come, it's very mild and only

lasts a couple of days. So hang in there; apparently it gets better!

>

> Peace,

> Valerie

>

> terry <levamssg> wrote:

>

>

> Valerie,

> One thing I was hoping was, in eating a complete raw food diet,

that

> my immune system would defend against colds and such.

>

> But not the case. My partner got back into the country last week,

> and brought with him a terrible cold. Well, this morning, wham -

> woke up with a pounding headache, stuffy nose, itchy eyes, and

> feeling generaly lousy.

>

> Oh well ...

> cheers

> terry

>

>

> rawfood , Valerie Mills Daly <valdaly>

> wrote:

> > That's great, Terry! It's amazing what kinds of changes are

made.

> >

> > A couple of things have come to my mind since beginning to think

> about these changes:

> >

> > First, I don't want to give the wrong impression; I have not

> always followed the straight and narrow way with regards to the

food

> since I started making changes. There have been some very SAD days

> along the way, but I've been able to return to the raw foods

fairly

> quickly. (I won't tell you about the infamous bacon double-

> cheeseburger day; that was Really SAD! LOL) So overall, I've been

> able to stick with it, but there have been some days where I have

> not.

> >

> > Secondly, I've noticed some frustration expressed by folks

trying

> to do raw who are not seeing observable changes very quickly. Just

> an encouragement to be patient...sometimes, when you are older

like

> me and have a wide variety of ailments, it's easier to see major

> changes very quickly. But if you are fairly healthy to begin with,

> and younger, etc. it may take a while longer to see the difference

> in your health. It does come, but may take longer to become

obvious

> or measureable.

> >

> > Peace,

> > Valerie

> >

> >

> >

> > terry <levamssg> wrote:

> >

> >

> > I've experienced some of the things you've mentioned Valeri,

only

> > being on raw food for 5 months now. I feel more even keeled

> > temperament wise a bit. I have a very high stress job, and

before

> I

> > would be sooooo stressed out, snappish, and really go over the

> edge

> > a lot. I haven't been able to reduce the actual stress, but

since

> > going raw, I seem to be able to cope with it better. It is very

> > difficult to explain why ..

> >

> > I have lost 30 pounds since August 1st ... am back to the weight

I

> > was in high school (and I'm now 55 so that's going back some!).

I

> > have less pain in my joints, even with less formalized

exercise.

> I

> > get heaps of 'work' exercise on my job.

> >

> > I like this journey. Right now I'm trying to keep in touch with

> my

> > body, eat what I " crave " , and see where it all goes.

> >

> >

> >

> > The all-new My – What will yours do?

> >

> >