Article: Sniffing out some raw facts about good health

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Sniffing out some raw facts about good health

Scents sink in to revive skin, spirit

Nothing's cooking in plant-based diet

 

Sep. 30, 2006

Sharon Mcdonnell

Special to the Star

 

Trelawny, Jamaica—Vowing to sniff my way to wellness, I inhale deeply

the aroma of lavender, jasmine and carrot seed oil as they are massaged

into my feet.

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Dieting with raw foods, reflexology, shiatsu, tai chi, repairing

emotional wounds through psycho-kinesiology, preventing diabetes

naturally, traditional Chinese medicine like acupuncture, and " Oriental

visual diagnosis " — figuring out health problems from the eyes and face

— were also taught by experts in Jamaica.

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A plant-based diet of vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds — but no dairy

products, caffeine or refined sugar — is healthy because cooking

destroys nutrients and enzymes in live foods and brings toxins into the

body, and can be tasty as well, Latham explains.

 

Latham trains vegan and raw-foods chefs for various hotels, and offers

consulting, catering, and nutrition education.