Guest guest Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Hi Lori, As you may have discovered, even within raw foods there are a variety of different beliefs about the " ideal " diet. Many search for that ideal. Others seem satisfied to get to, and remain in, raw foods, even if that means lots of gourmet raw foods, etc. Many raw foodists take steps in the direction of making changes that seem to benefit their bodies (ie: less disease symptoms, more energy, better rest, etc.) In that process they often experiment, taking breaks from specific foods, or types of foods (salt, high fat, high sugar (glycemic index), high fruit, high greens, etc.) In the experimentation process (both when going off certain foods and going back on) people gain more insights into the effects of the different types of foods. One example may be someone on a Standard American Diet, who thinks they are following a good diet, but who has never taken a break from dairy. If/when they did, they would likely notice a huge difference! Until we try changes, how can we know? Others also experiment with various cleanses and fasts, etc. One example is from one of our members, Jerrod Sessler, who overcame cancer (stage four metastasized melanoma). He has recently been doing a " Green Coconut Feast " (http://www.hope4health.org/ greencoconutfeast.htm). That includes " all things green plus coconut " . I'll be curious to hear the results of his experience! Jeff On Jun 11, 2009, at 2:26 PM, LA wrote: > What would you consider " too many greens " and what > problems would that create? I'm thinking of doing > some green cleansing and so far haven't found any > information on limits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Hi Lori, Jeff is really right here. All of us who have spent any time at all exploring this would whole heartedly confirm that we are in the correct region in terms of nailing the ultimate or perfect diet and lifestyle but the fine tuning is really challenging. Jim Casale puts it best when he talks about the " laboratory of one. " Each of us really does become our own little laboratory. Jeff eluded to this below as well. The struggle is that even in our own little private laboratory, we can be lead astray. Let me give you some examples... Have you ever heard someone say they are allergic to this or that? Of course, we all have right? The interesting thing is that the reaction is normally contributed primarily by the overall state of the body this or that is put into and the over reaction by the immune system may actually be caused by another deficiency or issue in the body that happens to be wrongly triggered by whatever this or that happens to be. If this person was to clean up their act (diet) for a few weeks and then eat the very same thing, it likely would not cause the same reaction. For me, I did this green coconut feast for 40 days. I had some very positive and some seemingly negative results. It is tough to truly categories them as positive or negative however as I didn't do it for long enough. And, my body may have been responding to some other deficiency or issue that I was working through. You see how confusing it can be? I think overall, you are on the right track to be heading down this path but don't expect to have it all figured out in the next year or two. I am coming up on ten years and I still feel like I am learning a ton each year. There is a great group of people to support you but my challenge would be to validate everything you learn with credible references and most of all in your own laboratory of one! Blessings- Jerrod www.hope4health.org (FREE ebook) www.freggies.com (Organic Produce Delivery) , Jeff Rogers <jeff wrote: > > Hi Lori, > > As you may have discovered, even within raw foods there are a variety > of different beliefs about the " ideal " diet. Many search for that > ideal. Others seem satisfied to get to, and remain in, raw foods, even > if that means lots of gourmet raw foods, etc. Many raw foodists take > steps in the direction of making changes that seem to benefit their > bodies (ie: less disease symptoms, more energy, better rest, etc.) In > that process they often experiment, taking breaks from specific foods, > or types of foods (salt, high fat, high sugar (glycemic index), high > fruit, high greens, etc.) In the experimentation process (both when > going off certain foods and going back on) people gain more insights > into the effects of the different types of foods. One example may be > someone on a Standard American Diet, who thinks they are following a > good diet, but who has never taken a break from dairy. If/when they > did, they would likely notice a huge difference! Until we try changes, > how can we know? > > Others also experiment with various cleanses and fasts, etc. One > example is from one of our members, Jerrod Sessler, who overcame > cancer (stage four metastasized melanoma). He has recently been doing > a " Green Coconut Feast " (http://www.hope4health.org/ > greencoconutfeast.htm). That includes " all things green plus coconut " . > I'll be curious to hear the results of his experience! > > Jeff > > On Jun 11, 2009, at 2:26 PM, LA wrote: > > > What would you consider " too many greens " and what > > problems would that create? I'm thinking of doing > > some green cleansing and so far haven't found any > > information on limits. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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