Menstration - an honest response

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In a message dated 2/4/2006 7:59:06 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

wolfmother1 writes:

 

The best place to start for a balanced Living Foods diet is David Wolfe's

Sunfood Triangle. Then intuitively tweak it to what your body needs. You

should feel great. Dr. David Jubb says you need 10% fat, 10% protein, 80%

complex carbs. When I started eating living foods two years ago, I needed a

lot

of fat. Now I am noticing that I am craving greens more and more, not very

much fruit, and the fat that I am craving is less and less.

 

 

 

 

I don't claim to be an " expert " or anything close, but a friend of mine

relayed the following to me:

 

A woman's body holds estrogen in FAT. That is why some runners and some raw

foodists lose their monthly cycle (not enough estrogen to maintain a cycle).

I suppose that is why having too much fat contributes to a spectrum of

cancers! Hormonal imbalance is not good and not healthy. It seems to me that

eating raw MUST include sufficient fat to stay healthy.

Raw nuts, avacados, and coconuts are good things to eat sufficiently.

 

Just my own two cents offered in love

With Brightest Blessings )O(,

Stacey

 

 

 

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Are there any LONG TERM raw fooders (who have raw fooded for 2 years or more)

out there who have NOT or even who have had there menstartion effected. Is your

menstartion lighter? Less frequesnt? patchy? Are there any long termers out

there who still have regular and healthy periods?

 

 

~ I am two!! LOL! I started eating living foods January 17, 2003. I have

been 100% ever since. I am one of the superglow, healthy looking raw foodists -

that happily over eats. (*wink*)

 

Hundreds of years ago the Native American men were given the gift of the sweat

lodge (one of 7 spiritual ceremonies given to them by White Buffalo Calf woman).

In the Lakota tradition, the sweat lodge was only for the men because they

needed a way to purge and cleanse their bodies. The women were not included in

this ceremony because the Great Mother had already given them the gift of a

monthy cleanse - their menstration. My point is.... I agree with the other

writer that it is important for women to bleed. Spiritually, it is a time of

greater intuition and closeness to spirit (when we take the time to stop and

experience), a time to slow down and honor the wonderful creation of womanhood

and life. Physically it is a purge for our bodies and a recycling of life. It

is not supposed to be painful or disgusting. It is supposed to be a beautiful

release.

 

As far as my mensturation - speaking from a two year live foodist - I have

missed a few cycles, but that has only been when I am cleansing, and right after

a cleanse. I believe this is due to the fact that my body had released so many

toxins, and had no need to release more. When I first started eating living

foods I did a 30 day intestinal cleanse - well, actually 39 days. I didn't have

my period for 3 cycles. And then it came back and was regular for months and

months.

 

I have noticed different things about my period over the last few years. Like

if my diet is not well balanced my mensturation is more difficult. I experience

symptoms of heavier bleeding & clotting, cramping, and sometimes even a yucky

smell. The only time I don't have a period is if I do a cleanse or juice fast

near the begining of my cycle. All in all, my cycle is completely regular,

close to the full moon even.

 

The best place to start for a balanced Living Foods diet is David Wolfe's

Sunfood Triangle. Then intuitively tweak it to what your body needs. You

should feel great. Dr. David Jubb says you need 10% fat, 10% protein, 80%

complex carbs. When I started eating living foods two years ago, I needed a lot

of fat. Now I am noticing that I am craving greens more and more, not very much

fruit, and the fat that I am craving is less and less.

 

I have a few aches and pains which may either be detox or my coming down with

flu I can't tell.

 

~ Detox symptoms masquerade themselves as flu symptoms. I highly doubt you

are catching the flu.

 

I am a firm believer in anyone switching over to a diet of living foods

gifting themselves with an intestinal cleanse. It reduces the detoxing greatly,

and provides a good foundation for the change in diet.

 

There is a great divide on this subject in the raw food community. You will

hear arguments saying that people should just let their body rest and detox. To

that I always say...why suffer?

 

Paula

 

 

lunalobo <lunalobo wrote:

There is huge debate over this. Menstruation in primates is NORMAL

and healthy and if you aren't menstruating and raw, there is a huge

problem.

 

You can also be underweight and raw which will lead to problems as well.

 

I've seen exactly what you describe.

Some raw look like they've been in a concentration camp.

 

It's normal for a woman to shed her uterine lining every month and

though lighter now,

my menses is normal.

 

Be very careful on the info. you get on this. Some have a really warped

and misogynistic view

about it in the raw community and look at menses as an illness. Total

BS.

 

Anyway, just my 2 cents, but there are quite a few women who are too

low in body weight and have problems not only with menses,

but also fertility and other hormonal issues from not eating a healthy

raw diet.

Be careful what you believe, hear, and research a lot!

 

On Feb 4, 2006, at 9:13 AM, shanta gyanchand wrote:

 

> Hi everyone,

>

> This is the first of two questions I have. I will post the other one

> seperatly.

>

> basically I have been raw fooding for a week now and it feels great

> (I have a few aches and pains which may either be detox or my coming

> down with flu I can't tell). I am not sure whether I am ready to

> take it up as a full time life style yet. But if I continue to feel

> this posative I wouldn't want to go back to my old ways (which was

> already vegan save for honey, gluten free, high in tofu/ soy and

> generally healthy even though I overindulged alot)

>

> Basically I have met two types of raw fooders so far: Increadibly

> healthy and inspiring individuals who bounce with truly grounded

> energy, and whiring balls of frenetic energy who seem to be

> anorexics in denial. The first kind are the ones who have inspired

> me, but having had eating disorders in the past I want to avoid

> falling into the later catagory (the amount of raw food 'diaries' i

> have read where the blogger goes on about their having eating 'too

> much' alarms me - for me raw fooding is all about grazing and eating

> as much as you and your body wants).

>

> Anyway my question concerns menstration. I have read statistcs of a

> large number of raw food women having had menstral problems.

>

> Are there any LONG TERM raw fooders (who have raw fooded for 2 years

> or more) out there who have NOT or even who have had there

> menstartion effected. Is your menstartion lighter? Less frequesnt?

> patchy? Are there any long termers out there who still have regular

> and healthy periods?

>

> I will be interested in all your answeres, opinions or even

> suggestions about this and other womens health raw fooding issues.

>

> Love and light

>

> Shanta

>

>

>

 

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I am a firm believer in anyone switching over to a diet of living foods gifting

themselves with an intestinal cleanse. It reduces the detoxing greatly, and

provides a good foundation for the change in diet.

 

There is a great divide on this subject in the raw food community. You will

hear arguments saying that people should just let their body rest and detox. To

that I always say...why suffer?

 

Paula

 

>Well I am on Day 6 of all raw (again), and have no bad symptons. Neither did I

have them when I went raw to start with a year and a half ago. Each body is

different I guess. Good luck, Lane

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