Guest guest Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Yes, it's true. The raw food movement has a dirty, nasty little secret. It's this: Many people go raw, only to encounter NEW health challenges, sometimes much worse than what made them go raw in the first place. Over the years I've received numerous letters about this. One woman even described her journey from SAD (Standard American Diet), to Raw, to insulin-dependent Diabetic. Surprised? I was. So much so that Dr. Flora van Orden III - PhD in Nutrition, and a 40-year raw fooder - Dr. Flora and I spent time consulting with each of them, over the years. In every case we found the same fundamental cause. The person in question suffered from a dietary deficiency. That is, while they were eating healthy, nutritious food, they weren't eating a balanced diet. That is, they weren't getting all of the different nutrients that their bodies need. The insulin-dependent diabetic, for example - she admitted that her raw food diet <http://rawfoods-tagging.jiglu.com/overlay/421144342047d9c1012087d7a5566\ aa3/raw%20food%20diet> consisted almost entirely of fruits, and the overload of sugar did her in. She sees this now, and her request is that we make people aware of potential traps like this one. Statistically, after one year most vegans are only eating seven different foods. That's not enough for the body to get all the different things it needs - the typical list is 112 different vitamins and minerals, all available from plant-based foods. So, how DO you get enough protein? How about vitamins, especially B-12? Carbohydrates? Some fat in your diet is important, but what's the right source? Where do you get Omega 3 if you don't eat fish? This is where Dr. Ann Wigmore's Raw Living Foods Lifestyle <http://rawfoods-tagging.jiglu.com/overlay/421144342047d9c1012087d7a5566\ aa3/Food%20Lifestyle> Program comes in. Dr. Ann Wigmore has been called " The Queen of Green, " " The Original Raw Diva " and many other compliments, along with earning numerous degrees and awards (click here to read them). Dr. Ann developed her " Raw Living Foods Lifestyle <http://rawfoods-tagging.jiglu.com/overlay/421144342047d9c1012087d7a5566\ aa3/Food%20Lifestyle> " back in the 1950's after being told by her doctors that nothing could be done for her colon cancer <http://rawfoods-tagging.jiglu.com/overlay/421144342047d9c1012087d7a5566\ aa3/colon%20cancer> . Through study, research and experimentation she healed her cancer, then went on to teach thousands of others around the world how the body can heal itself with the proper nourishment. Dr. Ann found that certain foods - foods most people overlook - are essential to a balanced, healthy diet <http://rawfoods-tagging.jiglu.com/overlay/421144342047d9c1012087d7a5566\ aa3/healthy%20diet> . Dr. Ann taught that it's not about " superfoods, " it's not about supplements, it's about balanced, living nutrition. By the 1960's she had become a world-recognized expert in the field of raw food, had earned numerous degrees, and her advice was sought all over the world. Sadly, all great programs lose some of their momentum after the founder passes. Dr. Ann perished fighting a fire in her apartment in 1993. Eighty-four years old, she was found in the hallway with a bucket of water beside her, and another bucket in the bathtub, with the water running. Smoke from the fire had overcome her. Dr. Ann did leave us her Lifestyle Training Programs. You can learn about the various hands-on programs at AnnWigmore.com - Learn More. I've been to a number of them and have seen people undergo amazing transformations. My first exposure to Dr. Ann's program was at Creative Health Institute <http://rawfoods-tagging.jiglu.com/overlay/421144342047d9c1012087d7a5566\ aa3/Health%20Institute> in Michigan <http://rawfoods-tagging.jiglu.com/overlay/421144342047d9c1012087d7a5566\ aa3/Michigan> , and it did wonders for me. I've been a member of the Board of Trustees of their non-profit Trust for many years. My favorite is the Living Foods Institute in Atlanta, Georgia. Brenda Cobb and staff do a wonderful job of imparting a true Wigmore program. From what I've seen and heard, they all do a great job. Dr. Ann's program works. It really works. It works because it focuses on the proper types and varieties of plant-based foods in order to give the body full, proper nutrition. For those who can't afford two or three weeks and several thousand dollars for a hands-on program, we developed the Dr. Ann Wigmore Raw Living Foods Home Study Program five years ago, and it, too, has benefited thousands, all over the world. We have hundreds and hundreds of testimonial letters. You can read and see some of them at the following links (be sure to click on Previous or Next at the bottom of the pages): See chiDiet.com/blog/category/success-stories and chiDiet.net (see the " Feedback " pages) and AnnWigmore.com (see the " Testimonials " pages) Look around these websites and you'll find many more positive success statements. We have such a big collection of them than I don't have anyplace to publish all of them. However, even the Home Study Program <http://rawfoods-tagging.jiglu.com/overlay/421144342047d9c1012087d7a5566\ aa3/Home%20Study%20program> isn't inexpensive. The current economic climate has pushed me into coming up with something new and even more affordable. Here's what I've refined Dr. Ann's program into - The Dr. Ann Wigmore Collection - a collection of 10 DVDs <http://rawfoods-tagging.jiglu.com/overlay/421144342047d9c1012087d7a5566\ aa3/DVD> of the basics of Dr. Ann's Raw Living Foods Lifestyle. While the Dr. Ann Wigmore Collection is only a good overview of her program, it contains enough to get you started on the right track. Seven of the DVDs give you hours of rare footage of Dr. Ann teaching her program, and cover a lot of detail, especially about the right foods to eat, and why. The other three fill in the gaps that Dr. Ann's videos didn't cover, and are taught by veteran instructors from Creative Health Institute, which was co-founded by Dr. Ann and has been teaching her program since 1976. In addition, these two instructors have agreed to be available to you for personalized coaching by phone or email. I know, a set of ten DVDs like this normally runs $250, even $300. Not these. I bought a huge quantity of them, and I'm offering the set of 10 for only $88. I'm going to ship them to you for free (within the US), AND I'm including over $1,000 worth of donated bonus items! I can think of no better way <http://rawfoods-tagging.jiglu.com/overlay/421144342047d9c1012087d7a5566\ aa3/WAY> to get on the right track with a new Raw Living Foods Lifestyle than to view - and re-view this information. This Collection is going to throw a lot of what you think you know about food - even raw foods - out the window. Remember - this is tried, true, proven information that has withstood the test of time - and protects you from the dirty little secret of the raw food movement. Here's the link: chiDiet.com/aw.htm Working with you to grow your health, Jim Carey P.S. <http://rawfoods-tagging.jiglu.com/overlay/421144342047d9c1012087d7a5566\ aa3/PS> " If you ignore your health, it will go away. " - Unknown Here's that link again: chiDiet.com/aw.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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