Guest guest Posted October 25, 2000 Report Share Posted October 25, 2000 I'm glad you decided to join this club. I'm still pretty new myself and am just now getting to know some of the members. It seems like a friendly place :-)<br><br>Congrats on your 4 raw days! How are you feeling? Being vegan for so many years will definitely help with the detox process. It shouldn't be so extreme. What does a typical day of eating consist of now, being all raw? How is your family accepting it? DO they think you're a loon? (har har). My one brother is totally supportive and plans on going raw pretty soon. My other two brothers are a lost cause, unfortunately.<br><br>Keep us updated on your progress and welcome aboard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2000 Report Share Posted October 25, 2000 Thanks Ladybug for your welcome. This Lady is a good person to have around, she is so enthousiastic (is that the riight spelling?). Yes I am doing well so far, but I couldn't do anything else, I took you advice Seriously though I do feel a bit different. Cleaner inside, less wind (inside there's plenty in the garden right now and it is wet - no good for aphids!); and I feel stronger but have a little less stamina. On monday I visited an exercise gym, yesturday we went for walk in woodlnads to the sea. My wife (a life Vegan) is fine with it and supportative, she understands the benefits, but being in good health doesn't see the need. The cats don't mind any way! They do eat a little raw food! (Bach does love his cucumber, raw and juicey, Bach & Kitty go mad on melon). Can anyone help about what dried fruit counts as raw, prunes, apricots, figs etc. (i know sugared ones are no good, nor are those in SO2.) Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2000 Report Share Posted October 26, 2000 Welcome aboard Chris; About dried fruits, unless it specificaly states the temperature they were dried at, assume they are cooked dead, even though they are technically raw. enzymes are killed at around 110 degrees. I don't know what that is celsius. When I was a kid, I worked in a place that dried fruit. It was HOT I would guess between 160 and 200 degrees.<br><br>Sooner or later you will start to detoxify, you may feel weak and dizzy don't let it scare you away. Just keep in touch with us, we'll see you through.<br><br>Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2000 Report Share Posted October 26, 2000 Thanks Doug. After 5 days I have not been dizzy or hungry. As I said Ladybug has been my inspiration to try this diet out, and she has helped me. Other people's contribution will be welcome too though. I know there are some grey areas like dried fruit, sprouted grains and seeds and herbal teas. I see that I have see what is best for me. I have been vegetarian all my life and vegan for about 30 years, have always had fruit & salad every day. So it is not so strange to me as some people. Even my wife Dilys (vegan all her life) was wondering if she might try raw for at least a while, to make her feel less stiff. But she is worried partly because it would mean more chewing, and she says her teeth are wearing out (her dentist says they are). Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2000 Report Share Posted October 26, 2000 Hi there, Raw Chris! I'm glad you're feeling good so far. I sent you a long email yesterday about sprouts and a few other things. Wheat, no matter what form you eat it in (sprouted or otherwise) isn't good for you. It contains gluten and that coats your intestines with a paste-like substance. After eating wheat for a few years, this gluten build-up becomes hard which makes it difficult for you to absorb any nutrients. Stay away from wheat!<br><br>What Kauguy (did I spell that right?) said about dried fruit sounds like sound advice. I buy small quantities of dried fruit from a health food store and I'm ass-uming they dehydrate their food at tolerable levels. Above 110 degrees destroys the nutrients. I think it would be best to buy a dehydrator and dry your own food so you can regulate the temperature. That's if you want to eat dehydrated foods. It certainy isn't necessary to do so.<br><br>Your wife's teeth are wearing out? That sounds odd. I just read something interesting about teeth in " The Raw Life " . He says cavities are nothing more than toxins coming out of your teeth and after you eat an all raw diet, you won't get cavities since you are no longer toxic inside. Interesting, eh?<br><br>Anyway, I'm glad your'e here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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