Guest guest Posted September 4, 2003 Report Share Posted September 4, 2003 Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate. Have I got your attention? I bet I do. I just came home from " Natures First Law's, Big Island Adventure Getaway " With David Wolf. What an experience. If any of you have the opportunity to do one of these raw food retreats, do not pass it up. This was an incredible experience. David is the real deal I had some bad attitudes about David before meeting him, they were all wrong. David has a warehouse in San Diego, his office is on the second floor. David sleeps on a cot in the office. The money he makes is used to spread the word around the world about raw foods. David did not tell me this, I asked his friend, David is a saint. I will be talking more about this in the future. But right now lets talk chocolate. Not only is raw chocolate delicious but it is a super food. Called Cacao by the Mayans this food was so revered it was used as money. A Mayan worker worked all day and was paid one cacao bean. David made cacao smoothies and explained the nutritional wonders of this food. This is truly one of the foods of the Gods. The caffeine is balanced by other nutrients in the raw bean. We drank huge amounts and slept like babies. I wish I could remember all the benefits of cacao, but all I remember is that it is a brain food. Something about being an MLA inhibitor, or something. Anyway it will be available eventually at Natures First Law web site. He is trying to bring it in from South America, or Mexico. I can't wait that long so I am looking for a source here in Hawaii. If I find a good source I will let you know. Also we drank tall glasses of fresh sugar cane juice. With no ill effects all the problems with sugar are also balanced by being raw. Sugar cane is a grass. And has more types of enzymes than any other food. Think of it as giant wheat grass juice. Chocolate trees are new to Hawaii but I will put an add in the paper and hope for the best. " Since the year 600, the Mayas and the Aztecs cultivated this plant and used its beans to make this drink. An Aztec legend tells us that the beans come from heaven and that as you ate the fruit of this tree wisdom and power descended on you. In the Maya language they used the word " cacau " in Nahunta (the language of the Aztec) they say " cacauati " . And the drink that is made from the " chacau haa " grinded cacao, becomes " chocoatl " . " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2003 Report Share Posted September 4, 2003 --- B " H May I send this posting to someone I correspond with. He also claims that chocolate is not unhealthy. My problem with chocolate is this: Have I got your attention? I bet I do. We drank huge amounts... It is the overly excited about chocolate, addictive atmosphere with which every post I've ever read that is written by someone who touts eating chocolate is written in that concerns me. Now I'm reading the same excitation regarding sugar cane. Carob just doesn't get people off like that. Food as addiction should be a warning signal. P.S. How much money did you pay per day to be put on caffein and glucose jags? Doreen In rawfood , kauguy <no_reply> wrote: > Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate. > > > > I just came home from " Natures First Law's, Big Island Adventure > Getaway " With David Wolf. What an experience. If any of you have the > opportunity to do one of these raw food retreats, do not pass it up. > This was an incredible experience. David is the real deal I had some > bad attitudes about David before meeting him, they were all wrong. > David has a warehouse in San Diego, his office is on the second > floor. David sleeps on a cot in the office. The money he makes is > used to spread the word around the world about raw foods. David did > not tell me this, I asked his friend, David is a saint. I will be > talking more about this in the future. But right now lets talk > chocolate. > > Not only is raw chocolate delicious but it is a super food. Called > Cacao by the Mayans this food was so revered it was used as money. A > Mayan worker worked all day and was paid one cacao bean. David made > cacao smoothies and explained the nutritional wonders of this food. > This is truly one of the foods of the Gods. The caffeine is balanced > by other nutrients in the raw bean. and slept > like babies. I wish I could remember all the benefits of cacao, but > all I remember is that it is a brain food. Something about being an > MLA inhibitor, or something. > Anyway it will be available eventually at Natures First Law web site. > He is trying to bring it in from South America, or Mexico. I can't > wait that long so I am looking for a source here in Hawaii. If I find > a good source I will let you know. Also we drank tall glasses of > fresh sugar cane juice. With no ill effects all the problems with > sugar are also balanced by being raw. Sugar cane is a grass. And has > more types of enzymes than any other food. Think of it as giant wheat > grass juice. Chocolate trees are new to Hawaii but I will put an add > in the paper and hope for the best. " Since the year 600, the Mayas > and the Aztecs cultivated this plant and used its beans to make this > drink. An Aztec legend tells us that the beans come from heaven and > that as you ate the fruit of this tree wisdom and power descended on > you. In the Maya language they used the word " cacau " in Nahunta (the > language of the Aztec) they say " cacauati " . And the drink that is > made from the " chacau haa " grinded cacao, becomes " chocoatl " . " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2003 Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 Maybe he was excited about the trip. Why so negative? Or did I miss something? rawfood , " Doreen Bell-Dotan " <dordot2001> wrote: > --- B " H > > May I send this posting to someone I correspond with. He also claims > that chocolate is not unhealthy. > > My problem with chocolate is this: > > Have I got your attention? I bet I do. > > We drank huge amounts... > > It is the overly excited about chocolate, addictive atmosphere with > which every post I've ever read that is written by someone who touts > eating chocolate is written in that concerns me. > > Now I'm reading the same excitation regarding sugar cane. > > Carob just doesn't get people off like that. > > Food as addiction should be a warning signal. > > P.S. How much money did you pay per day to be put on caffein and > glucose jags? > > Doreen > > In rawfood , kauguy <no_reply> wrote: > > Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2003 Report Share Posted September 8, 2003 Doreen; I believe we have had a misunderstanding. I was not talking about chocolate I was talking about RAW chocolate. There is a difference. " The caffeine is balanced by other nutrients in the raw bean. We drank huge amounts and slept like babies. " There was a time in my life when I was a caffeine junkie I know what a caffeine " Jag " is like. When I say there is no caffeine high from raw cacao; I am not lying to you. What you fail to realize is that there is a big difference chemically, between cooked food and raw food. Sugar cane is a grass, cane juice is a sweet grass juice. There is no sugar high, and no crash after. One of the things David taught us about was how our bodies have to be educated to know instinctually what it wants. The wildebeest for instance live their lives eating grass in a certain area of Africa. Until they become pregnant. Then they migrate 600 miles to eat a different grass that is 2000% higher in magnesium. The reason they know to do this, is because they have tasted this grass before, and they know that they need it. We can not have those instincts because we have not tasted enough variety of raw foods. By tasting everything you can find in raw form we can become instinctual. If you are craving bread (bread is made from grains, the only natural creature that eats grains has a gizzard, a short intestine, and a smooth short bowel) you are craving an addictive substance. All cooked carbohydrates are addictive, cooked sugar is very similar chemically, to cocaine. A baked potato has a glycemic index higher than pure sugar. Another thing he taught us is how to prepare our bodies for raw foods. Our digestive system runs on mineral salts. Cooked food is very low in mineral salts. To bring those salt levels up we need to drink green juices. Wheat grass juice is good. But you can juice any green vegetable. Believe it or not, I mow my lawn and juice the grass. Spirulina is good. Find out about eatable weeds in your area. Weeds are much higher in mineral salts than domestic vegetables. Use kelp in smoothies. I've been 100% raw for 4 years and I know I am deficient in mineral salts. I can tell by how wonderful these things taste. If you are new to raw, green juice may not taste good at first, but keep at it your body will come around. Doug rawfood , " Doreen Bell-Dotan " <dordot2001> wrote: > --- B " H > > May I send this posting to someone I correspond with. He also claims > that chocolate is not unhealthy. > > My problem with chocolate is this: > > Have I got your attention? I bet I do. > > We drank huge amounts... > > It is the overly excited about chocolate, addictive atmosphere with > which every post I've ever read that is written by someone who touts > eating chocolate is written in that concerns me. > > Now I'm reading the same excitation regarding sugar cane. > > Carob just doesn't get people off like that. > > Food as addiction should be a warning signal. > > P.S. How much money did you pay per day to be put on caffein and > glucose jags? > > Doreen > > In rawfood , kauguy <no_reply> wrote: > > Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate. > > > > > > > > I just came home from " Natures First Law's, Big Island Adventure > > Getaway " With David Wolf. What an experience. If any of you have > the > > opportunity to do one of these raw food retreats, do not pass it > up. > > This was an incredible experience. David is the real deal I had > some > > bad attitudes about David before meeting him, they were all wrong. > > David has a warehouse in San Diego, his office is on the second > > floor. David sleeps on a cot in the office. The money he makes is > > used to spread the word around the world about raw foods. David did > > not tell me this, I asked his friend, David is a saint. I will be > > talking more about this in the future. But right now lets talk > > chocolate. > > > > Not only is raw chocolate delicious but it is a super food. Called > > Cacao by the Mayans this food was so revered it was used as money. > A > > Mayan worker worked all day and was paid one cacao bean. David made > > cacao smoothies and explained the nutritional wonders of this food. > > This is truly one of the foods of the Gods. The caffeine is > balanced > > by other nutrients in the raw bean. and slept > > like babies. I wish I could remember all the benefits of cacao, but > > all I remember is that it is a brain food. Something about being an > > MLA inhibitor, or something. > > Anyway it will be available eventually at Natures First Law web > site. > > He is trying to bring it in from South America, or Mexico. I can't > > wait that long so I am looking for a source here in Hawaii. If I > find > > a good source I will let you know. Also we drank tall glasses of > > fresh sugar cane juice. With no ill effects all the problems with > > sugar are also balanced by being raw. Sugar cane is a grass. And > has > > more types of enzymes than any other food. Think of it as giant > wheat > > grass juice. Chocolate trees are new to Hawaii but I will put an > add > > in the paper and hope for the best. " Since the year 600, the Mayas > > and the Aztecs cultivated this plant and used its beans to make > this > > drink. An Aztec legend tells us that the beans come from heaven and > > that as you ate the fruit of this tree wisdom and power descended > on > > you. In the Maya language they used the word " cacau " in Nahunta > (the > > language of the Aztec) they say " cacauati " . And the drink that is > > made from the " chacau haa " grinded cacao, becomes " chocoatl " . " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2003 Report Share Posted September 9, 2003 Thanks Doug, I bought my juicer a couple of months ago to make fruit juices in and have been making juices from all the sweetest fruits. Since joining this list and getting wonderful info from all the members, I've switched over this week to juicing greens and fruits. I have to say it's a bit of a shock to the system after orange and peach juice, but I think I can live with it and maybe get more used to it as time goes on. I'm going to try a cabbage today for the first time, I wonder if much juice comes out of a cabbage? Thanks for all the info. Love Shell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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