A good plan!! Looking for others interested.

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Hi everyone,

 

I would like to invite others to join me next Monday Sept.24 in doing

Gabriel Cousens' Phase 1 diet.

 

There are 5 in the group so far. We will share e-mails and telephone numbers

(optional)

as a support network for recipes and ideas.

 

Phase 1 is a very cleansing raw vegan way of eating that eliminates

sweet fruit and salty sauces as well as anything too spicy or sugary.

Mr. Cousens is the creator of Tee of Life Rejuvenation Center in

Arizona. He devised this way of eating to totally cleanse and heal

the body/mind/spirit. (There are follow up phases which include more

variety while keeping the body in perfect balance.)

 

The Problem:

 

The standard American diet slowly and persistently creates a toxic

situation in the body whereby refined sugars, animal products, refined

grains, preservatives, chemicals, moulds, fungus, and acid take over

the entire system. The body actually begins the process of composting

which means that it is preparing to go back into the earth. All kinds

of disease and sickness can be brought about by this condition.

 

These are known as the diseases of the rich and wealthy who eat too

many rich, salty, sweet, and acidic foods. Heart disease and diabetes

are both caused by the food we eat. Other cultures who live simpler

plant based lifestyles, do not die of these diseases. Even Americans

before 1920's did not die of these diseases because the diet was a

simple one based on plants, not on excessive animal products and

processed foods.

 

The colon, the cells, the mind, and the spirit are all linked together

as they try to respond to this persistent assault of the standard

American diet. The way to push the " restart " button and stop the

composting process is to eliminate certain foods and focus the mind

and spirit on health again. So says Gabriel Cousens...

 

A Solution:

 

The phase 1 plan is known to reverse diabetes, eliminate the existence

of heart disease, and allow a person to give up cravings for drugs,

alcohol, nicotine and the like. More importantly, this way of eating

creates an inner terrain of total health and eliminates the

pre-conditions of all disease or imbalance. For instance, it rids the

body of fungus and candida which is the precondition for cancer,

balances the blood (diabetes), brings balance to the colon (where most

of the immune system is located), and it relieves congestion in all

systems; mucous, atreries (heart disease), veins, nerves, lungs,

kidney, liver, and lymph.

 

The success of the plan depends on each individual's desire to cleanse

and rejuvenate. The process cannot work unless you are 100 percent

committed. It's a great comfort knowing others are doing it too.

 

(To learn more about phase 1, look for Gabriel Cousen's book, Rainbow

Green Live Food Cuisine. It's at Health Concern in Towson, and

available online from Natural Zing. You may be able to find it at

Breathe Books in Hampden, or they can order it quickly for you)

Individual Considerations:

 

If you have been eating really well or at least 80 percent raw, you

may only need a month or so to kickstart the body into health again.

Most people however, need the full 90 days of this way of eating to

completely heal.

 

After phase 1, there is a modified transition diet called phase 1.5

that will keep you in the same level of health with more choices.

Then there are other possibilities as you progress.

 

Ayurvedic Considerations:

 

Gabriel Cousens also outlines how different doshas or ayurvedic types

have certain needs that are important to understand. Each type has

some things to avoid as well.

 

A vata type which is a thinner body type with a high metabolism and

cooler body temperature should avoid cold foods and ice water. They

should also blend or cut vegetables whenever possible into small

pieces and chew their food thoroughly. They can eat more avocado and

raw oils and do well with sea vegetables and some spice.

 

A pitta type, which is a hotter body type and medium build, must eat

more neutral flavors and a bit less fat in general. They have strong

digestion, but their balance can be thrown off by too much of any

strong flavor or spice. They need blander cooling foods. They should

avoid warming foods like spices and stimulating foods like ginger.

 

A kapha body type which is a larger body with slow steady digestion

that gains weight easily. They should snack less, drink less water

and eat some warmer foods like some spice or slightly heated but not

cooked. They also do well by eating a lot of greens, as do all the

doshas.

 

Gabriel Cousens goes into this in more detail. I strongly recommend

his book. It is succinct and covers a lot of ground.

 

Raw Vegan Lifestyle:

 

Eating raw vegan is a totally different way of looking at food. It is

important to understand which foods are fatty, sugary, salty, protein

rich, acidic, high in calcium and so on. It is important to include a

lot of variety and look for foods that work with your body type. It

is a very individualized way of eating and only you can know what

works for you. For instance, each family member may have different

needs. A spicy avocado & tomato salad may work for you, but not for

your spouse or child. Keep this in mind.

 

Cousens has done a lot of research to give us a guideline, but each

individual must find out what's best for them by going through the

process of discovery.

 

All the best,

 

~Michael