Guest guest Posted May 7, 2004 Report Share Posted May 7, 2004 --- emkentta <ekentta wrote: > . What > I am after now > is a book about raw nutrition so that I can make-up > my own mind > about how I want to eat. Does anybody know of a > book like this, > that details the nutrient necessities of the human > body without > trying to push supplements, recipies, diets or > equipment? Has > research like this even been done yet? I would love > any input. There are many books that have been written. The problem is that there is no one book that has all the answers. Assuming you have been reading basic material pertaining to the needs of the human body,you will have to learn through experience and listening to your own body. You can take correspondence courses pertaining to specific approaches to holistic nutrition. One is offered by Natural Hygienists specificaly for raw fooders. Another, The Clayton School of Natural Healing, has a more general approach. This one is accredited by the World Health Organization. It does not promote raw foodism but does not shy away from it either. Rather, it teaches you how to know what your body needs as well as all the available options for meeting those needs. The former is cheaper than the latter. Both are good...just differing approaches. I would caution you, however, in one thing. Since you are of child-bearing years, I strongly recommend you either keep fish in your diet or make seaweed a regular part of your diet...for the sake of any future children you might have. mary > I refuse to follow any of the recommendations > from my college > Fitness and Nutrition class (taught by an > exceedingly overweight > woman inspiring very little confidence in her > curriculum). > Thank you all for the most enlightening and > inspiring posts and a > supportive environment that has given me the > confidence to ask a > question of my own. > > Emily > > > ===== Mary, Luvie, Ranger, & the flying brigade A smile is a silent 'hello'. owner of 'The Fully Trained Working Dog' 'Avian Health: Holistic Approach' 'Yoga for Therapy'. Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at HotJobs http://hotjobs.sweepstakes./careermakeover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2004 Report Share Posted May 8, 2004 I would caution you, however, in one thing. Since you are of child-bearing years, I strongly recommend you either keep fish in your diet or make seaweed a regular part of your diet...for the sake of any future children you might have. Mary, Why do you say this? Just curious because I am young and would like to eventually have many children. Ariana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2004 Report Share Posted May 8, 2004 Mary, Wow, correspondence schools, I never thought of that. Is this the educational route that you took? I have read many of your posts with great interest, Mary. As far as keeping fish or seaweed in my diet, does this have to do with the trace minerals in see organisms or is this a fatty acid thing? Does this go for any raw fish? I read that you still eat Alaskan Salmon. And, if I may pick your brain a bit more, what does this have to do with me being of child bearing age? Thank you so much for sharing all of your knowledge. Emily P.S. I would really appreciate any thoughts on schools or courses that others have had interactions with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2004 Report Share Posted May 8, 2004 --- Emily Kentta-Brown <ekentta wrote: > Is this the educational route that you took? Yes! After reading raw food books etc and experimenting on my own body and sharing with friends who had similar goals as my own (for 7 years), I realized I would be limited without more GENERAL knowledge. I first got my PHD in nutrition. Then I got my degree in nutritional science...the chemistry was a killer...lols. Then I got my degree in naturophathy. then I got my degree in nutritional herbology and finally iridology. However, I found this was still not enough...I still did not understand. while I knew a lot of facts, I still did not know how to use diet effectively to 'cure'even myself much less others who were coming to me for help. Therefore, I searched out the difference between the chinese approach to health, the Indian (from India) approach to health and the Persian approach to health. The source had to be a native of the region but also knowledgable about western concepts. When I was done with this, I understood how to get myself well and DID! I also was able to help others. Now that I will probably die of cancer because of defective carpeting (LOLs), I want to share as much as I can while I can. (I do not fear death. I only want to do as much as I can before that moment of transition occurs.) > I have read many of your posts with great interest, > Mary. As far as keeping fish or seaweed in my diet, > does this have to do with the trace minerals in see > organisms or is this a fatty acid thing? It is primarily for the trace minerals. If you live close to either pole, it would also be for the omega 3's. Does this > go for any raw fish? No! The only fish that is safe to eat are those that swim in the deep cold areas of the ocean. Free-ranging salmon fits this description. Farm-raised salmon does not. This is why I choose Alaskan salmon. And, if I may pick your brain a bit > more, what does this have to do with me being of > child bearing age? If you are of child-bearing age,I assume you will one day have children. The more nutrient dense your body, the healthier will be your baby. Many of us have health problems because the egg and sperm that joined to make us could not pass along the best possible. Also, many of our mothers did not eat a diet that could provide optimal health for their offspring. Then, as children, we ate less than an optimal diet. We are now suffering because of this. Those of child-bearing age who are more willing to focus on their future children rather than on their own desires for immediate optimal health can accomplish what the rest of us can't. It is not that I am discouraging you from 'full speed ahead'. I am rather suggesting you view all dietary decisions from the perspective that you could get pregnant and need to be thinking about how your diet (including cleansings) are impacting the fetus. The healthier the diet WITHOUT CLEANSINGS will produce the healthies offspring. Make all changes slowly with minimal cleansing/disease crisis and the fetus will benefit. Do not fool yourself into believing that if you are even 100% fruitarian that your fetus/baby would not need to be cleansed after birth! I use to also think this was so. However, two mothers who were fruitarian for years tested this and realized their babies still had waste which had to be cleansed. I do not fully understand why but these two wrote their own accounts. One is in one of TCFry's books. The other book is now out of print. Was this just an abberration...I don't know. The goal is to have the healthiest diet possible before and during childbearing years and then a diet that assists your baby in its transition to this same diet in as healthy a manner as possible. In the primitive cultures, women of child-bearing age were given the best of the food available...this included the eyes of salmon (for vit A)as well as other body parts of fish. All primitive cultures that had longevity without degenerative disease ate fish and the mothers were given those parts richest in nutrients. I am not saying to follow their example as we do not necessarily have their unpolluted environment and unpolluted food chain. I am simply trying to answer your question. keep in mind that the number of truly primitive societies (non-impacted by our western food) are very small compared to those available to study in the time of Weston Price. there is much we do not yet know. I tend to proceed with caution where a fetus is or might be involved. This does not mean I am right. mary ===== Mary, Luvie, Ranger, & the flying brigade A smile is a silent 'hello'. owner of 'The Fully Trained Working Dog' 'Avian Health: Holistic Approach' 'Yoga for Therapy'. Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at HotJobs http://hotjobs.sweepstakes./careermakeover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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