Guest guest Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 Exactly, that was my point. rawfood , " INFO @ Vibrant Life " <VLinfo@e...> wrote: > There is one distinction I'd like to offer, that some my find constructive. > Just because something came from a plant and is whole does not make it food > for humans. It may be food for other species! > > Elchanan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 Salt: I'm not so disciplined that I can live without it in my recipes...but I do use mineral salt or Spike seasoning with sea salt Garlic and Onions: True spice delights and vibration enhancers for me that give me a great shot of placid vitamin B type energy. Raw, of course...and the trick if you are beginning to use them is to introduce them slowly to your diet. I slice my onions very thin on my salads. Garlic for me is always put through the garlic press and into a fresh salad dressing or in the food processor with a recipe. I use about twice as much as the recipes call for but I've been using it a long time. If a recipe is lacking enough taste I just add the garlic that I probably forgot. The trick to garlic is that if people think you smell like garlic then they are not eating enough garlic! Cheers, Diana of Dewberry Hill Read only the mail you want - Mail SpamGuard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 Well, to each his/her own. But note your own choice of words: I'm not so disciplined that I can live without it in my recipes the trick if you are beginning to use them is to introduce them slowly to your diet Your physical system has given you input, how you interpret it is the question. Elchanan Diana of Dewberry Hill [cozad76078] Friday, February 25, 2005 6:32 PM rawfood RE: [Raw Food] Re: Salt, Garlic, Onion Salt: I'm not so disciplined that I can live without it in my recipes...but I do use mineral salt or Spike seasoning with sea salt Garlic and Onions: True spice delights and vibration enhancers for me that give me a great shot of placid vitamin B type energy. Raw, of course...and the trick if you are beginning to use them is to introduce them slowly to your diet. I slice my onions very thin on my salads. Garlic for me is always put through the garlic press and into a fresh salad dressing or in the food processor with a recipe. I use about twice as much as the recipes call for but I've been using it a long time. If a recipe is lacking enough taste I just add the garlic that I probably forgot. The trick to garlic is that if people think you smell like garlic then they are not eating enough garlic! Cheers, Diana of Dewberry Hill Read only the mail you want - Mail SpamGuard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 What I meant about the salt is that there is enough salt in the foods themselves especially food like celery...but I don't worry about a bit of sea salt. Garlic and onions are gifts from God to me! The spice of life besides my Lord. :-) Blessings, D of DH Well, to each his/her own. But note your own choice of words: I'm not so disciplined that I can live without it in my recipes the trick if you are beginning to use them is to introduce them slowly to your diet Your physical system has given you input, how you interpret it is the question. Elchanan Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 Celery, tomatoes, and other foods contain sodium and chloride ions, they do not contain salt, sodium chloride combined into one, ironically (tightly) bonded molecule. The distinct sodium and chloride ions are essential nutrients (sodium in MUCH larger quantities than chloride). And the sodium does impart a slightly salty taste. But the salt -- sodium chloride, NaCl, cannot be used by our bodies. It must be removed, or stored if removal is not possible, and therefore it is a toxin. It is caustic, damaging tissues both directly and indirectly by altering the physical properties of blood (mostly water). The distinction is significant, in my opinion. I understand about garlic and onion, for decades I couldn't get enough of them. Then I tried going without, and then tried them again. Now I believe there is no quantity, no matter how small, that I can tolerate. I allowed my system to clean itself, then speak. This is from my own personal experience, not experimental science, of course. Thanks for asking, Elchanan Diana of Dewberry Hill [cozad76078] Friday, February 25, 2005 7:11 PM rawfood RE: [Raw Food] Re: Salt, Garlic, Onion What I meant about the salt is that there is enough salt in the foods themselves especially food like celery...but I don't worry about a bit of sea salt. Garlic and onions are gifts from God to me! The spice of life besides my Lord. :-) Blessings, D of DH Well, to each his/her own. But note your own choice of words: I'm not so disciplined that I can live without it in my recipes the trick if you are beginning to use them is to introduce them slowly to your diet Your physical system has given you input, how you interpret it is the question. Elchanan Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 It was my understanding that Morton type salt Sodium Chloride and mineral salt were completely different. D of DH But the salt -- sodium chloride, NaCl, cannot be used by our bodies. It must be removed, or stored if removal is not possible, and therefore it is a toxin. It is caustic, damaging tissues both directly and indirectly by altering the physical properties of blood (mostly water). Elchanan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 Yea, I don't know how anyone can live with a conflict like that, saying things like I'd like to but I can't. rawfood , " INFO @ Vibrant Life " <VLinfo@e...> wrote: > Well, to each his/her own. But note your own choice of words: > > I'm not so disciplined that I can live without it in my recipes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 I knew the things I don't eat it are not food meant for the human animal. I just have to follow my instincts about it. All the other animals instinctively know what to eat and what not to eat, how hard could it be for humans? rawfood , " INFO @ Vibrant Life " <VLinfo@e...> wrote: > But the salt -- sodium chloride, NaCl, > cannot be used by our bodies. It must be removed, or stored if removal is > not possible, and therefore it is a toxin. It is caustic, damaging tissues > both directly and indirectly by altering the physical properties of blood > (mostly water). > > The distinction is significant, in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 As most everyone lives with many internal conflicts such as this, as do you. But it's a matter of self-awareness. Froggy [seconaphim] Friday, February 25, 2005 8:52 PM rawfood [Raw Food] Re: Salt, Garlic, Onion Yea, I don't know how anyone can live with a conflict like that, saying things like I'd like to but I can't. rawfood , " INFO @ Vibrant Life " <VLinfo@e...> wrote: > Well, to each his/her own. But note your own choice of words: > > I'm not so disciplined that I can live without it in my recipes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 Hi Diana, Thanks so much for your inquiry and your curiosity. I know, what you say below, that Morton type salt Sodium Chloride and mineral salt are completely different, reflects a widespread marketing message. Morton/Leslie salt, the kitchen variety, generally do not contain other much in the way of other minerals Unless iodine is added, or the like). Sea salt, Celtic salt, etc. are primarily sodium chloride, but they do contain other mineral salts as well, minerals that include potassium, magnesium, sodium, manganese, calcium, etc. These salts are touted as healthy because of the presence of these other minerals, but the predominance of the sodium chloride is " overlooked " in the marketing messages. An even better example than all these productized things is a salt lick, still entirely of Nature. Here, various animals will come and literally lick the rocks for a few hours or even, on and off, a day or two. Then they pee extensively, removing the sodium chloride from their systems, and retain some of the other minerals for internal use. But they do this rarely, briefly, and the quantities they consume are very small. After all, they are licking rocks to get the stuff, and it's mostly rock! They are not eating refined products by the spoonful, or even by the " pinch. " I cannot say with absolute certainty that a tiny bit of some salt concoction might not bring some benefit, if I am already deficient. But I would have no way of knowing. And salt -- sodium chloride -- overwhelms our taste buds, so that we do not properly distinguish the true flavors in anything else. This is not the case with ionic sodium as occurs in celery, tomatoes, etc. But it IS why so many people have come to believe they need salt in order for their food to " taste good. " They are tasting salt. Fortunately, once we remove toxic/caustic material such as salt from our diet, our body repairs our taste buds. As these come back online, we begin to enjoy the true taste of the foods. For example, I now regard navel oranges, Valencia oranges, and various types of tangerines as completely distinct foods, by taste, texture, smell. I knew this was so intellectually, but my experience of it was severely muted until I allowed my taste buds, and my sense of smell with them, to come back online. Now, I enjoy them all very, very much. Of course, I have my favorites! Best to all, Elchanan Diana of Dewberry Hill [cozad76078] Friday, February 25, 2005 8:20 PM rawfood RE: [Raw Food] Re: Salt, Garlic, Onion It was my understanding that Morton type salt Sodium Chloride and mineral salt were completely different. D of DH But the salt -- sodium chloride, NaCl, cannot be used by our bodies. It must be removed, or stored if removal is not possible, and therefore it is a toxin. It is caustic, damaging tissues both directly and indirectly by altering the physical properties of blood (mostly water). Elchanan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 Only hard until we find our way back to ourselves, then utterly natural and easy. Froggy [seconaphim] Friday, February 25, 2005 8:58 PM rawfood [Raw Food] Re: Salt, Garlic, Onion I knew the things I don't eat it are not food meant for the human animal. I just have to follow my instincts about it. All the other animals instinctively know what to eat and what not to eat, how hard could it be for humans? rawfood , " INFO @ Vibrant Life " <VLinfo@e...> wrote: > But the salt -- sodium chloride, NaCl, > cannot be used by our bodies. It must be removed, or stored if removal is > not possible, and therefore it is a toxin. It is caustic, damaging tissues > both directly and indirectly by altering the physical properties of blood > (mostly water). > > The distinction is significant, in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 To grow as a person, one should " resolve all conflicts and shed all limiting beliefs. " That's a quote from one of my favorite New Age channeled authors, Seth, as channeled through Jane Roberts. I'm working on it. It is a matter of self-awareness as that comes over time and experience, learning and knowledge. rawfood , " INFO @ Vibrant Life " <VLinfo@e...> wrote: > As most everyone lives with many internal conflicts such as this, as do you. > But it's a matter of self-awareness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 Or we grow into who we should be. rawfood , " INFO @ Vibrant Life " <VLinfo@e...> wrote: > Only hard until we find our way back to ourselves, then utterly natural and > easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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