Detox and beyond

[Guest guest]

I am going through some nasty detox headaches and GI cleaning the past two

days I have been back home and eating almost 100% raw. Which leads me to my

first question: 1. How do you calculate the percentage of raw you are doing?

By calories? The only thing I ate cooked in the past 2 days is 1 ear of corn

and I boiled it rather than using the microwave.

 

2. I use a vitamix to make my juice which means I add some purified water to

my veggies or fruit and have all the fiber still intact. Does this change

anything?

 

3. Does anyone know if tahini is raw or processed with heat over 106

degrees?

 

4. What's the story on vinegar? Is it bad for you or what? And are processed

spices, i.e. cayenne ok or what?

 

I have ordered several RAW books from the library, but it may take days to

get them and I don't want to wait for the information.

 

I am hanging in there with the headache, though I confess I broke down and

had 2 aspirins (I also went off coffee 2 days ago). I also went to my

chiropractor and he helped me out a great deal.

 

thanks

jann

Denver, CO

[Guest guest]

Hello, Jan:

 

The microwave is just a timer in our house. I will not touch the

thing to boil water for strangers. As far as corn, have you ever

tried it raw? Deliciously sweet and the easiest food to eat without

cooking.

 

> 2. I use a vitamix to make my juice which means I add some

purified water to

> my veggies or fruit and have all the fiber still intact. Does this

change

> anything?

>

 

Frederic Patenaude states in his new recipe book Soup, Salads and

Smoothies (there are also great dips in it) to add water to the

blending recipes. I would think it would not change anything in a

negative way. When our family went raw, unblended salads left us

gassy, and the blender allowed us to accept higher quantities of

greens - and no GI upset. I love blending.

 

 

> 3. Does anyone know if tahini is raw or processed with heat over

106

> degrees?

 

Tahini is not raw unless stated on the label. Most tahini is heavily

processed according to rawganique.com, " It's scary, " they write.

They sell raw tahini. I make my own because theirs is so good I

suspect the seeds to be hulled. I have never asked, just that the

bitter taste is not present. One can get rid of this bitterness by

submerging the seeds in salt water and draining a few times before

blending (I have read) but I choose not to.

 

> 4. What's the story on vinegar? Is it bad for you or what? And are

processed

> spices, i.e. cayenne ok or what?

 

Perhaps someone else can take this one. I eat 10 or more fresh hot

peppers a day just like candy when our local organic farmer sells

them as they make me happy. I know David Wolfe does also. Perhaps

this is my justification to continue. I also add apple cider vinegar

to blended soups sometimes, though not nowadays.

 

Hang in there with that headache.

 

Miko

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[Guest guest]

Hi Jann,

far be it from me to offer advice, I still feel like I'm stumbling round

in the dark here and not getting on very well, but may I just say that at

the beginning I was having headaches too, but found that as soon as I

stopped the coffee they stopped the very next day. I can't just eat raw

food, I've tried, but mustn't just be ready for it yet, will have to take it

a bit easier. As it goes at the moment, I'm shredding lots of raw veg for

tea, but pouring some warm cooked sauce over it. It's the best I can

mannage.

Love Shell.

[Guest guest]

> I use a vitamix to make my juice which means I add some purified

water to

> my veggies or fruit and have all the fiber still intact. Does this

change

> anything?

 

Hi Jann,

In Dr. Livingston-Wheelers' book, " Conquest of Cancer " , she gives an

outline for " General Dietary Instuctions for Cancer Patients " , there

are 25 guidelines but the first and I'll agree the most important

stating:

" During the day freshly-pressed juices and raw soups should be taken

when thirsty instead of water. This helps to saturate the system

with organically-combined minerals, vitamins, and live-oxidizing

enzymes, aiding detoxification of the body. The exception to this

suggestion is when nothing can be kept in the stomach and only water

is retained. "

This maybe for cancer patients, but it is good advice.

I find that when you drink water with live foods it slows down

digestion because it dilutes the digestive enzymes found in those

foods. I try to drink a cup of water every hour (I need to as I'm

pregnant and breastfeeding) but I don't ingest anything else for 20

mins. afterwards. This is just my point of view.

Have you tried fasting yet? This will detox you very quickly and

maybe the headaches would go away faster, however it is better to

fast only if you've been on a raw food diet for more than six months.

[Guest guest]

Jann,

I am battling headaches too... and I have broken down and eaten cooked

food. I have managed to stay away from the caffeine though.

You calculate the percentage by calories consumed. Regarding the

vitamix - that isn't really juice. Juice has the fiber removed. The

vitamix is just chewing up your food for you. I do sometimes put oranges or

grapefruit in mine and drink my fruit instead of eating them too. I have

never added water though. I personally think you are better off not adding

the water. It would dilute your fruit.

White vinegar shouldn't be used for anything other than cleaning. Raw

cider vinegar is what you want. You should be able to find some at your

local health food store. Spices are tricky. Chances are they have been

irradiated. I'd get those from a health food store and make sure they are

labeled non-irradiated. I don't know how they dry them though. Frontier is

a well known brand. Maybe you could contact them and ask.

~Wendy