Cravings -Was hard to stay raw & the 100% raw goal

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Hi Roger,

 

I've also experienced the same thing happening to me

(cravings going away), although I attribute it to the

removal of spices and salt, it's interesting that you

attribute it to the removal of anything that might not

be completely 100% raw (something dried at 141F for

example). I wonder which one of these is actually

causing the cravings to disappear? Both maybe. I know

I am so grateful to have my cravings disappear! It's

wonderful. If I even have a little bit of salt or

spices (including raw onions and garlic) I get cooked

food cravings back in full force. It's very

interesting!

 

Take care,

 

Audrey

 

--- Roger Padvorac <roger wrote:

 

> Mark,

> I've also been wondering about this. A lot of " raw "

> recipes use cooked ingredients, yet many people say

> they are 100% raw.

>

> I've made a huge effort to be 99.999%+ raw, and am

> pretty discouraged about that last few percent.

>

> Most foods you can't get fresh in good quality for

> most of the year, so to keep a wider range of food

> in my diet, I add small amounts of a variety of

> dried food to my smoothies.

>

> Most suppliers won't tell you what the temperate was

> their food was processed at, and since there isn't

> any certification for " non-heat damaged food " its

> just their word anyway.

>

> I'm staying away from all herbs and spices, and as I

> get cleaner, my tongue is becoming very sensitive to

> taste. I can taste the flavor of heat damage to many

> " raw " foods. Most raw nutbutters aren't 100% raw

> because they were processed too fast and were over

> 115 F for a period of time.

>

> To maintain a variety in my diet, I had to accept a

> low percentage of heat damaged raw food since I

> haven't found sources for all the food I eat that

> are free of the heat damaged flavor.

>

> At this point I'm putting sun-dried food in the heat

> damaged category because it tastes heat damaged to

> me. Nearly dried food can get very hot, hotter than

> 115 F in direct midday sun on a hot day.

> Additionally, the ultraviolet in regular sunshine is

> strong enough that it can be used to effectively

> kill bacteria and viruses and sanitize water. If the

> ultraviolet in regular sunshine can do this and

> bleach out color, then it seems likely it will also

> damage the more fragile enzymes in sun dried food.

>

> So I'm really wondering what the critical threshold

> in rawness is, both for health and for reduced

> cravings.

>

> I'm also thinking that if your diet is 95% raw, it

> makes a big difference if that last 5% was processed

> at 140 F, or if it was deep fat fried at 300 F in

> rancid fat.

>

> I'm pretty confident that 99.9999%+ of my diet never

> exceeded 140 F, and probably I'm 90%+ for food that

> never exceeded 115 F.

>

> Between this level of rawness and taking some

> supplemental enzymes with most meals, my cravings

> have nearly completely disappeared, especially if

> I've gone for days eating my food in 3+ meals a day.

>

> Being raw is so much easier after your cravings go

> away.

>

> May your day be filled with clarity, grace,

> progress, and warm laughter,

> Roger

>

> -

> " Mark Hovila " <hovila

> <RawSeattle >

> Monday, October 24, 2005 5:04 PM

> RE: [RawSeattle] Re: hard to stay raw

>

>

> > Yes, but Victoria also includes non-raw

> ingredients in her recipes in that

> > very same book, so I don't know how seriously to

> take that advice about the

> > 1%.

> >

> >

> >

> > Mark

> >

> >

> >

> > _____

> >

> > RawSeattle

> [RawSeattle ] On

> > Behalf Of loisc100

> > Monday, October 24, 2005 2:28 PM

> > RawSeattle

> > [RawSeattle] Re: hard to stay raw

> >

> >

> >

> > Barb and all, I want to quote from Victoria

> Boutenko's book, Raw

> > Family, pgs. 22-23. " When you are 99% raw, this

> last 1% will keep

> > the body calling for more addictive

> substance....On the other hand

> > eliminating the last 1% makes the biggest

> difference. " And from pg.

> > 32,

> > " Considering all this, I want to warn you. Don't

> become a raw fooder

> > until you are absolutely ready for it. Maybe some

> of you are very

> > excited and are ready to throw away pots and pans

> and to cover your

> > stove.....Sleep with this idea, get enough

> information. Be very

> > careful. You are not just changing your wardrobe;

> you are changing

> > your whole life. "

> > I would also suggest reading chapter 3 from 12

> Steps to Raw Foods,

> > pg. 17, " The Law of Vital Adjustment " . " Giving up

> the last 1% of

> > cooked food in the diet is closing the door on

> cooked food all

> > together. When we close the door on cooked food we

> close the door on

> > temptation. "

> >

> > I believe we need to set our minds to eating all

> raw. Get a journal

> > and write down our thoughts, etc.. And set that

> starting date and

> > stick to it.

> >

> > Good Luck!

> > Lois

> >

> >

> > RawSeattle ,

> " peewee_and_fluff "

> > <peewee_and_fluff> wrote:

> > >

> > > Hi All,

> > >

> > > I'm trying to gain as much information as

> possible to sucessfully

> > achieve a raw food

> > > lifestyle. I have been on an off raw foods for

> the past 4 months.

> > I've been able to stay raw

> > > for 2 to 3 weeks and then I fall off the " raw

> wagon " . I'm trying

> > to learn as much as I can.

> > > Either through the internet, reading books on

> the subject, talking

> > to people, support

> > > groups, potlucks and posting flyers (in my area

> - New Hampshire)

> > looking for others who

> > > are raw or want to be raw.

> > >

> > > I'm wondering if anyone would be willing to

> share their

> > experiences. Below are some

> > > questions - feel free to answer any or all of

> the questions. For

> > those who want to share

> > > privately you can respond directly to my

> email accountl or

> > bdfoye@m...

> > >

> > > I'm wondering what started you on the raw

> journey?

> > >

> > > Was it physical issues or just to achieve better

> health in general?

> > >

> > > How did you first hear about raw foods?

> > >

> > > When you took the steps to change your eating

> how did you do it?

> > >

> > > Did you start out slowly or did you jump right

> into eating raw?

> > >

> > > Did you fall off the wagon? If so, was it more

> than once?

> > >

> > > How did you get back on and try again?

> > >

> > > Was it any special reason that motivated you to

> get back on? A

> > health issue?

> > >

> > > Did emotional issues ever get in the way of you

> staying raw?

> > >

> > > How did you deal with issues other than eating?

> > >

> > > Do you have any favorite authors on raw?

> > > Books that you used as guidelines?

> > >

> > > What/Who do you use for your support system?

>

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