Guest guest Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 On Mar 14, 2006, at 5:56 AM, rawfood wrote: > Gabriel Cousens writes the forward to the book and gives it a > 2-thumbs-up > type of review. I've been referred to Cousens' books for useful > information > and although I have not yet picked one up, reading Cousens' forward to > this > book certainly doesn't lend much credibility to Cousens. James, I have not read 12 Steps but I have read most of Cousens work and spent time at the Tree of Life. Although a good portion of his work is not " hard " science, he draws from it to formulate his theories. One of the missions of the Tree is providing a research basis for raw eating. They offer a master's in Vegan Diet, not the exact title. I observed Cousens answer questions as to effects of supplements, etc. He was very careful to state whether there was scientific studies backing them or whether he was making the recommendation on a theory based on a scientific " fact. " Also, he is not afraid to come forward when he has based a recommendation on an assumption that later turns out to be in error. e.g. Initial research had indicated that B12 from some plants should fill out need for B12. When later research determined that this was not happening, I believe due to the size of the molecules, he came out strongly stating that he had been wrong. Evidently due to this there are several raw groups that are upset with him and won't publish his articles or studies. They are not upset that he was wrong, but that he has retracted his statement that we don't need to take B12. He will give you his opinion based on available data but I found him to be clear that it was his opinion not scientific fact. I would need to reread his books using this filter to tell you how much of his books are opinions and how much is fact. Unfortunately, in the area of eating raw, there is not a lot of hard science to go on. With a lot of it I try to step back and figure if it is logical. I also use my intuition and I hope a lot of common sense. One thing I have learned from Cousens is that we have to INDIVIDUALIZE our diets. What is right for you will probably not be right for me. We all have different bodies, different environments, different DNA, etc. As with so many things in life, there is no one size fits all. I think this is true for diet and within eating raw for the types of foods we eat and the percentage of raw we eat. 100% is right for some people, not for others. There is no exact formula for life or for eating raw, and wouldn't it be boring if there was. Try reading some of Gabriel's work. Do it with an open mind and let us know what you think. BTW, he brings spirituality into the mix. If that is a problem for you don't read Spiritual Nutrition first. Not a good idea for anyone as it is the longest, densest of them. Namaste, Tammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 I have not read the book nor Cousens foreword. In general I really respect him. I admire people that have no problem to admit that they were wrong. I have been wrong many times in my life. Robert W. > > paddlerwoman > 2006/03/14 Tue AM 11:19:09 EST > rawfood > Re: [Raw Food] Digest Number 1566 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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