RE: New Member with questions [s]

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Hi Ravyne,

 

Thanks for sharing this great post. This is just about the most organized,

complete, sensible self-prepared nutritional information I've seen from

anybody.

 

First, I don't know exactly when you joined this group, so I don't know what

prior posts you may have seen. I'll be brief here, and what I write

interests you, I can send lots more. Please DO read my post issued just a

short while ago, subject:

 

Energy!!!! Alkalizing foods, high-fat foods

 

and particularly seek out the information about alkalizing the body.

 

Please note that, in all that follows, I assume it is type 2 diabetes, not

type 1.

 

BACKGROUND

 

Much appreciation to Dr. Doug Graham, who originally came up with and taught

to me the basic ideas set forth below.

 

There is a medical myth that diabetes is a blood sugar problem. Actually, it

is a blood sugar symptom, and the symptom is not the problem.

 

The underlying problem is elevated blood fat. Excess fat changes the

physical and chemical composition of blood. It blocks insulin from moving

sugar FROM the blood INTO our cells. Hence, we tire easily. That is not

primarily caused by your weight, though it's easy to perceive it that way.

It's caused because your cells simply can't get the fuel they need.

 

Now what happens next is this: when sugar cannot exit properly from the

blood, the body perceives elevated blood sugar. The first solution is for

the HPA axis (hypothalamus, pituitary, adrenal) to become active, creating a

sort of fight-or-flight response and signaling the pancreas to secrete more

insulin, which it attempts to do. Eventually, there is enough insulin so

that, by sheer number of hormones floating around, the sugar in the blood

begins moving out into cells.

 

FYI, the HPA and pancreas are all hormone-secreting glands.

 

Now imagine that this elevated blood fat state of affairs is chronic, which

it is given your description of your past and current diet. This means that

EVERY time you eat, your hormonal system is activated. Over years of time,

the adrenal and the pancreas become and remain permanently enlarged and

overworked, until one or both becomes exhausted.

 

At that point, the solution of the past (flooding the system with insulin)

is no longer available, and the " blood sugar problem " becomes critical.

People in this state usually get to purchase one or more of the following

diagnoses: diabetes, chronic fatigue, Candida, depending entirely upon whom

they seem, not on anything to do with the state of their body.

 

And the solutions: flood the body with more insulin, this time a

manufactured variety; " kill " the Candida (which is actually quite

impossible), and so forth.

 

So what's a boy (or girl) to do?

 

SOLUTION

 

There is ONLY one permanent solution to this problem. You MUST obtain the

calories you need to function, and your body MUST become able to move sugar

from the blood into your cells. When this begins to happen, almost

immediately your diabetes will disappear, your fatigue will give way to a

rising sense of energy, etc.

 

The heart of the solution is to take your diet to ZERO added fruit for about

3 weeks, then add back only enough fat to support your system's metabolic

requirements (not more than 10% of total calories consumed).

 

If you do this, the ONLY source of calories large enough to provide for your

metabolic/energy requirements is foods high in carbohydrate. And this means

either starch or simple sugar.

 

For a LONG list of reasons about which I've already written extensively and

won't repeat here, you want the simple sugar (basically glucose, fructose,

sucrose), not the starch.

 

THE source of simple sugar is the fruit family. The best sources are sweet

fruits, bananas, dates, figs, persimmons, apricots, some grapes, etc. These

are high in simple sugar, have a perfect amount of

digestible/dietary/soluble fiber, protein, and fat, have almost no harsh

nondigestible fiber. They are high in water and oxygen, the two substances

we need the most (by far).

 

I realize that this all runs counter to " almost everything you probably

know. " Ask yourself this: when was the last time you saw a doctor (any type)

simply eliminate diabetes? They simply can't even conceive of it, and so

they prepare their patients for a lifetime on meds, right from day 1!

 

I have written some prior posts on eating/thriving on a high-fruit diet. If

you need some of that information, please let me know.

 

Well, that's all for now.

 

Best to all,

Elchanan

 

 

 

Ravyne Hawke [ravyne_hawke]

Thursday, March 17, 2005 8:10 PM

rawfood

[Raw Food] New Member with questions

 

 

 

 

Greetings Members! I just recently joined and figured it was time for an

introduction. I am Ravyne Hawke, 38 yrs. old, and an overweight vegetarian.

 

Six months ago I switched from a Lacto-vegetarian to a strict (cooked foods)

vegetarian. This was a HUGE step for me because white cheeses have always

been my downfall. I did find a few soy and rice based cheeses that appealed

to me, so it did make the transition a bit easier. Just recently, in the

last month, I have been making a transition from a cooked-foods vegetarian

to a raw foodist.

 

I do have some health concerns that make my transition a bit more difficult:

diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholestrol. I am on medicine for all

of these. I will be having all of my numbers checked for these at the end of

the month and I do hope that my current dietary changes have helped my

numbers drastically. I have been fortunate to have a doctor who has

supported my vegetarian lifestyle, but I am not sure how she will respond

when I tell her I am switching to a raw food diet. I guess I will know in a

couple of weeks.

 

Here are my current issues: I am about 100 lbs. over MY ideal weight. Since

switching from a lacto-vegetarian to a strict vegetarian, I have lost 35

lbs. However, I have been eating about 80% raw for the last month and I

haven't lost a single pound. In fact, I have gained 5 lbs. I admit that I am

not the most active person in the world because of several factors: I work

two part-time jobs (one very seditary, the other semi-active) and I am in

the process of making a major move from my current home in Virginia to

Oklahoma in mid-April. So most of my free time from working has been spent

sorting, packing and cleaning. I get tired very easily because of my excess

weight, so I can only do about an hour's worth of packing, et al. at a time.

 

 

I would like to seek some advice from the long time Raw Foodists on this

board. But first, let me post a daily menu of what I normally eat during the

day. Please feel free to comment and make recommendations for me.

 

Breakfast:

 

Green juice that consists of 3 large stalks of celery, 2 large kale leaves,

1 medium green apple, a half of a large cucumber, and a small piece of

ginger. Sometimes I add a large carrot or a beet with the leaves intact. To

this, I add two large scoops of Hempseed Protein and two tablespoons of a

green powder mix called Nature's First Food.

 

(This will usually get me through about 2 hours worth of energy before I

feel my energy level begin to decline)

 

Mid-morning snack:

 

about a 1/2 cup of fruit (apple, papaya, raisins or berries)

a few tablespoons of either pumpkin or sunflower seeds

 

Lunch:

 

A large salad with mixed baby greens (including spinach), red onion, red

pepper, yellow squash, zucchini, sprouts, cucumber, shredded carrots, a few

sunflower seeds and a few golden raisins. I make my own dressing of extra

virgin olive oil and either apple cider vinegar or red wine vinegar with

some thyme, basil, rosemary, and crushed red peppers. I sprinkle kelp and

dulse granules over the whole salad before eating. Sometimes instead of the

sunflower seeds, I will add a few slices of avocado.

 

mid-day snack:

 

a small piece of fruit (usually an apple) or about 5 brazil nuts or a small

handful of walnuts

 

Dinner:

 

(Usually this is when I have a cooked meal as I cook for my husband at this

time too)

 

Usually a vegetable stir fry with snow peas, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower,

bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, and onions. I usually use a little

extra virgin olive oil and bragg's for this. This is eaten over 1/2 cup of

brown rice.

 

I try not to eat anything before bed, but occassionally if I am feeling

dizzy or my sugar is low, I will eat a few blackberries or blueberries.

 

Well there you have it. My typical daily food intake. The weight isn't

coming off and I am feeling a bit discouraged since everyone I have talked

to about Raw Food says they lose weight so fast on this diet. Anyone know

what I may be doing wrong? besides the one cooked meal, that is.

 

Sorry this was so long! I promise not to write a book the next time! Thanks

for any advice any of you may have for me.

 

Love and Blessings,

Ravyne

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Elchanan wrote: " The heart of the solution is to take your

diet to ZERO added fruit for about

3 weeks, then add back only enough fat to support your

system's metabolic

requirements (not more than 10% of total calories

consumed). "

 

 

Elchanan, did you mean to say " ZERO added fruit " or " ZERO

added fat " ? I'm thinking of trying your recommendation.

 

All the best,

 

Jennifer

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Elchanan's fingers goofed. I meant fat, yes, thanks!

 

Jennifer [simplify]

Friday, March 18, 2005 9:16 PM

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RE: [Raw Food] New Member with questions

 

 

 

Elchanan wrote: " The heart of the solution is to take your

diet to ZERO added fruit for about

3 weeks, then add back only enough fat to support your

system's metabolic

requirements (not more than 10% of total calories

consumed). "

 

 

Elchanan, did you mean to say " ZERO added fruit " or " ZERO

added fat " ? I'm thinking of trying your recommendation.

 

All the best,

 

Jennifer