Guest guest Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 I am new to , raw vegan since 8-30-08, and I attended my first raw vegan potluck last weekend. The people were very nice, and the food was great, but after the potluck I realized that I now have a problem within the raw vegan community, which is the same as the discussions of " obsession and 20/20 " recently posted on this site. At age 64, I discovered a book by Dr. Carroll Esselstein, titled " Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease, " in which he makes the statement that any male, age 65+ who has eaten the standard American diet for any appreciable period of time, should be treated as if he had cardiovascular disease(s); that such a male could be a walking heart attack waiting to happen! So I decided to begin The Reversing Diet, prescribed by Dr.s Dean Ornish and Carroll Esselstein, M.D.'s. Then when I went to my first raw food potluck, I thought the people were very supportive of raw foods, and the food was great--but consisted of lots of seeds and nuts, avocados, olives, whole food sweeteners, and oil. There was even raw chocolate candy, made with ground cashew nuts, agave nectar and chocolate. NONE OF THESE THINGS are on The Reversing Diet! So now I have the same problem--within the raw foods community--as a raw foodist has in the general population; i.e., I can't eat most of the things that they eat at raw vegan potlucks! Apparently, a diet of 30% fats is not good for heart health, whether it comes from cheese or from nuts! So I now feel like an outcast among outcasts. While you people are concerned about what normal eaters may say of you when you eat in public, I am concerned about what you may say of me at the next raw vegan potluck! I am new to this lifestyle, and new to the Esselstein diet, so I don't know what I can eat at a raw vegan potluck, but I think I will just bring a backpack full of mangos, oranges, bananas, carrots, cucumbers, pickles, etc., and eat with my head down while everyone else is eating raw vegan pizza, raw vegan chocolate candy, etc. Any advice or feedback would be appreciated. Thanks. Ron McClure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 Ron, While I know of Dr. Esselstyn, I have not read his books. I understand your dilemma. Common heart disease prevention focusses on low-fat foods. Common at raw potlucks are high-fat foods. There are often, however, low-fat foods too. At this past weekend's potluck, the dessert fruit was low fat, though it had a lot of natural sugar. The high-fat toppings were optional. The salad greens are low-fat. Simply avoid the dressings. When the salads have the dressings already mixed in, then they are best to avoid. There have been times that I have been eating only mono foods or low- fat or no cacao and my choices have reduced my food options. When I was eating mono and attending a potluck, I would just bring a supply of food for myself and not participate in the potluck food, and perhaps offer some of what I was eating. At larger potlucks and more options, a plate of a variety of low-fat salads may be plentiful. At smaller potlucks, the choices are less. If you wish to be at the potlucks for the community, etc., yet honor your food choices, then the safest bet would be to bring your food of choice for yourself and not choose the " potluck food " . Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 Ron, I do enjoy the potlucks. I choose for myself not to eat some things, I have my own personal limitations on what is good for me and what is not. . Potlucks I feel in general are about aboundance, enjoying , experiencing, sharing, company, comrodery (spell check cant help me here:) and yes some indugence etc. you choose to participate or not. Dont hold it against others to eat what they wish and they wont hold it against you. I like low glycemic but can rarely get by a potluck without it. I do not eat like that on an every day basis by any means, I eat much more simple. Just as there is a standard american junk food there is the raw version of junk food, although healthier in general terms is by no means an answer to someone who needs to heal from disease/illness. Like Jeff says , bring your own food to meet your needs, some to share if you like and eat the things you can. Mostly Ron, stay possitive, stay strong to your conviction on the road to wellness and dont worry about what " we/others " are eating and we will do the same for you ! Catherine - rawvegron Tuesday, September 09, 2008 1:16 PM Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease I am new to , raw vegan since 8-30-08, and I attended my first raw vegan potluck last weekend. The people were very nice, and the food was great, but after the potluck I realized that I now have a problem within the raw vegan community, which is the same as the discussions of " obsession and 20/20 " recently posted on this site. At age 64, I discovered a book by Dr. Carroll Esselstein, titled " Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease, " in which he makes the statement that any male, age 65+ who has eaten the standard American diet for any appreciable period of time, should be treated as if he had cardiovascular disease(s); that such a male could be a walking heart attack waiting to happen! So I decided to begin The Reversing Diet, prescribed by Dr.s Dean Ornish and Carroll Esselstein, M.D.'s. Then when I went to my first raw food potluck, I thought the people were very supportive of raw foods, and the food was great--but consisted of lots of seeds and nuts, avocados, olives, whole food sweeteners, and oil. There was even raw chocolate candy, made with ground cashew nuts, agave nectar and chocolate. NONE OF THESE THINGS are on The Reversing Diet! So now I have the same problem--within the raw foods community--as a raw foodist has in the general population; i.e., I can't eat most of the things that they eat at raw vegan potlucks! Apparently, a diet of 30% fats is not good for heart health, whether it comes from cheese or from nuts! So I now feel like an outcast among outcasts. While you people are concerned about what normal eaters may say of you when you eat in public, I am concerned about what you may say of me at the next raw vegan potluck! I am new to this lifestyle, and new to the Esselstein diet, so I don't know what I can eat at a raw vegan potluck, but I think I will just bring a backpack full of mangos, oranges, bananas, carrots, cucumbers, pickles, etc., and eat with my head down while everyone else is eating raw vegan pizza, raw vegan chocolate candy, etc. Any advice or feedback would be appreciated. Thanks. Ron McClure Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.6.19/1665 - Release 9/10/2008 7:00 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Hi Ron, Yes, Doug Graham has been pointing this problem with high fat " gourmet " raw diets for many years, which is why he teaches his low fat raw vegan 80/10/10 approach (maximum 10% of calories from fat). He took the diet history of hundreds of raw fooders and found that they were averaging something like 65% of calories from fat! This is even more fat than people on SAD get. Yes, the fat is raw and vegan, but it is still unhealthy in high amounts. They are often high in salt, also. In his practice, Dr. Graham found some of these raw fooders were experiencing heart attacks. Good idea with the backpack. Actually, you're not an outcast at all. Lots of raw fooders are coming around to this idea, which is really an old idea. Natural Hygiene has been around a lot longer than the modern raw food movement. Book recommendation: The 80/10/10 Diet, by Doug Graham www.foodnsport.com <http://www.foodnsport.com/> Mark _____ On Behalf Of rawvegron Tuesday, September 09, 2008 1:16 PM Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease I am new to , raw vegan since 8-30-08, and I attended my first raw vegan potluck last weekend. The people were very nice, and the food was great, but after the potluck I realized that I now have a problem within the raw vegan community, which is the same as the discussions of " obsession and 20/20 " recently posted on this site. At age 64, I discovered a book by Dr. Carroll Esselstein, titled " Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease, " in which he makes the statement that any male, age 65+ who has eaten the standard American diet for any appreciable period of time, should be treated as if he had cardiovascular disease(s); that such a male could be a walking heart attack waiting to happen! So I decided to begin The Reversing Diet, prescribed by Dr.s Dean Ornish and Carroll Esselstein, M.D.'s. Then when I went to my first raw food potluck, I thought the people were very supportive of raw foods, and the food was great--but consisted of lots of seeds and nuts, avocados, olives, whole food sweeteners, and oil. There was even raw chocolate candy, made with ground cashew nuts, agave nectar and chocolate. NONE OF THESE THINGS are on The Reversing Diet! So now I have the same problem--within the raw foods community--as a raw foodist has in the general population; i.e., I can't eat most of the things that they eat at raw vegan potlucks! Apparently, a diet of 30% fats is not good for heart health, whether it comes from cheese or from nuts! So I now feel like an outcast among outcasts. While you people are concerned about what normal eaters may say of you when you eat in public, I am concerned about what you may say of me at the next raw vegan potluck! I am new to this lifestyle, and new to the Esselstein diet, so I don't know what I can eat at a raw vegan potluck, but I think I will just bring a backpack full of mangos, oranges, bananas, carrots, cucumbers, pickles, etc., and eat with my head down while everyone else is eating raw vegan pizza, raw vegan chocolate candy, etc. Any advice or feedback would be appreciated. Thanks. Ron McClure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 What does Gabriel Cousens say about fat in the raw diet? Anyone know? On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 2:20 AM, mkhov <hovila wrote: > Hi Ron, > > Yes, Doug Graham has been pointing this problem with high fat " gourmet " raw > diets for many years, which is why he teaches his low fat raw vegan > 80/10/10 > approach (maximum 10% of calories from fat). He took the diet history of > hundreds of raw fooders and found that they were averaging something like > 65% of calories from fat! This is even more fat than people on SAD get. > Yes, the fat is raw and vegan, but it is still unhealthy in high amounts. > They are often high in salt, also. In his practice, Dr. Graham found some > of these raw fooders were experiencing heart attacks. > > Good idea with the backpack. Actually, you're not an outcast at all. Lots > of raw fooders are coming around to this idea, which is really an old idea. > Natural Hygiene has been around a lot longer than the modern raw food > movement. > > Book recommendation: The 80/10/10 Diet, by Doug Graham www.foodnsport.com > <http://www.foodnsport.com/> > > Mark > > _____ > > <%40>[ > <%40>] > On Behalf Of rawvegron > > Tuesday, September 09, 2008 1:16 PM > <%40> > Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease > > > I am new to , raw vegan since 8-30-08, and I attended my > first raw vegan potluck last weekend. The people were very nice, and > the food was great, but after the potluck I realized that I now have a > problem within the raw vegan community, which is the same as the > discussions of " obsession and 20/20 " recently posted on this site. > > At age 64, I discovered a book by Dr. Carroll Esselstein, titled > " Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease, " in which he makes the > statement that any male, age 65+ who has eaten the standard American > diet for any appreciable period of time, should be treated as if he > had cardiovascular disease(s); that such a male could be a walking > heart attack waiting to happen! > > So I decided to begin The Reversing Diet, prescribed by Dr.s Dean > Ornish and Carroll Esselstein, M.D.'s. Then when I went to my first > raw food potluck, I thought the people were very supportive of raw > foods, and the food was great--but consisted of lots of seeds and > nuts, avocados, olives, whole food sweeteners, and oil. There was > even raw chocolate candy, made with ground cashew nuts, agave nectar > and chocolate. > > NONE OF THESE THINGS are on The Reversing Diet! So now I have the > same problem--within the raw foods community--as a raw foodist has in > the general population; i.e., I can't eat most of the things that they > eat at raw vegan potlucks! Apparently, a diet of 30% fats is not good > for heart health, whether it comes from cheese or from nuts! > > So I now feel like an outcast among outcasts. While you people are > concerned about what normal eaters may say of you when you eat in > public, I am concerned about what you may say of me at the next raw > vegan potluck! I am new to this lifestyle, and new to the Esselstein > diet, so I don't know what I can eat at a raw vegan potluck, but I > think I will just bring a backpack full of mangos, oranges, bananas, > carrots, cucumbers, pickles, etc., and eat with my head down while > everyone else is eating raw vegan pizza, raw vegan chocolate candy, etc. > > Any advice or feedback would be appreciated. Thanks. > > Ron McClure > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 I can't remember the precise numbers he recommends, but it is high in fat. It has to be, because he is teaches that one should strictly limit fruit consumption. On a raw diet if you aren't eating much fruit you need to eat a lot of fat in order to get sufficient calories. Dr. Graham recently commented on his forum that he talked to the head chef at the Tree of Life (Dr. Cousens' retreat) and was told that their meals averaged 70% calories from fat. Mark _____ On Behalf Of Judy Pokras Wednesday, September 10, 2008 11:27 PM Re: Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease What does Gabriel Cousens say about fat in the raw diet? Anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Judy, After a bit of searching, I found Dr. Graham's comment about fat and Dr. Cousens on his forum, posted about a month ago: http://www.vegsource.com/talk/raw/messages/99964352.html Mark _____ On Behalf Of mkhov Wednesday, September 10, 2008 11:38 PM RE: Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease I can't remember the precise numbers he recommends, but it is high in fat. It has to be, because he is teaches that one should strictly limit fruit consumption. On a raw diet if you aren't eating much fruit you need to eat a lot of fat in order to get sufficient calories. Dr. Graham recently commented on his forum that he talked to the head chef at the Tree of Life (Dr. Cousens' retreat) and was told that their meals averaged 70% calories from fat. Mark _____ @ <%40> [@ <%40> ] On Behalf Of Judy Pokras Wednesday, September 10, 2008 11:27 PM @ <%40> Re: Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease What does Gabriel Cousens say about fat in the raw diet? Anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 At your point in the game, I think the reversal is the more important thing. Great for you. Dr. McDougall also emphasizes the lower fat program - rawvegron Tuesday, September 09, 2008 1:16 PM Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease I am new to , raw vegan since 8-30-08, and I attended my first raw vegan potluck last weekend. The people were very nice, and the food was great, but after the potluck I realized that I now have a problem within the raw vegan community, which is the same as the discussions of " obsession and 20/20 " recently posted on this site. At age 64, I discovered a book by Dr. Carroll Esselstein, titled " Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease, " in which he makes the statement that any male, age 65+ who has eaten the standard American diet for any appreciable period of time, should be treated as if he had cardiovascular disease(s); that such a male could be a walking heart attack waiting to happen! So I decided to begin The Reversing Diet, prescribed by Dr.s Dean Ornish and Carroll Esselstein, M.D.'s. Then when I went to my first raw food potluck, I thought the people were very supportive of raw foods, and the food was great--but consisted of lots of seeds and nuts, avocados, olives, whole food sweeteners, and oil. There was even raw chocolate candy, made with ground cashew nuts, agave nectar and chocolate. NONE OF THESE THINGS are on The Reversing Diet! So now I have the same problem--within the raw foods community--as a raw foodist has in the general population; i.e., I can't eat most of the things that they eat at raw vegan potlucks! Apparently, a diet of 30% fats is not good for heart health, whether it comes from cheese or from nuts! So I now feel like an outcast among outcasts. While you people are concerned about what normal eaters may say of you when you eat in public, I am concerned about what you may say of me at the next raw vegan potluck! I am new to this lifestyle, and new to the Esselstein diet, so I don't know what I can eat at a raw vegan potluck, but I think I will just bring a backpack full of mangos, oranges, bananas, carrots, cucumbers, pickles, etc., and eat with my head down while everyone else is eating raw vegan pizza, raw vegan chocolate candy, etc. Any advice or feedback would be appreciated. Thanks. Ron McClure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 well, this was the message I needed and I just ordered the book. thanks - mkhov Wednesday, September 10, 2008 11:20 PM RE: Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease Hi Ron, Yes, Doug Graham has been pointing this problem with high fat " gourmet " raw diets for many years, which is why he teaches his low fat raw vegan 80/10/10 approach (maximum 10% of calories from fat). He took the diet history of hundreds of raw fooders and found that they were averaging something like 65% of calories from fat! This is even more fat than people on SAD get. Yes, the fat is raw and vegan, but it is still unhealthy in high amounts. They are often high in salt, also. In his practice, Dr. Graham found some of these raw fooders were experiencing heart attacks. Good idea with the backpack. Actually, you're not an outcast at all. Lots of raw fooders are coming around to this idea, which is really an old idea. Natural Hygiene has been around a lot longer than the modern raw food movement. Book recommendation: The 80/10/10 Diet, by Doug Graham www.foodnsport.com <http://www.foodnsport.com/> Mark _____ On Behalf Of rawvegron Tuesday, September 09, 2008 1:16 PM Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease I am new to , raw vegan since 8-30-08, and I attended my first raw vegan potluck last weekend. The people were very nice, and the food was great, but after the potluck I realized that I now have a problem within the raw vegan community, which is the same as the discussions of " obsession and 20/20 " recently posted on this site. At age 64, I discovered a book by Dr. Carroll Esselstein, titled " Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease, " in which he makes the statement that any male, age 65+ who has eaten the standard American diet for any appreciable period of time, should be treated as if he had cardiovascular disease(s); that such a male could be a walking heart attack waiting to happen! So I decided to begin The Reversing Diet, prescribed by Dr.s Dean Ornish and Carroll Esselstein, M.D.'s. Then when I went to my first raw food potluck, I thought the people were very supportive of raw foods, and the food was great--but consisted of lots of seeds and nuts, avocados, olives, whole food sweeteners, and oil. There was even raw chocolate candy, made with ground cashew nuts, agave nectar and chocolate. NONE OF THESE THINGS are on The Reversing Diet! So now I have the same problem--within the raw foods community--as a raw foodist has in the general population; i.e., I can't eat most of the things that they eat at raw vegan potlucks! Apparently, a diet of 30% fats is not good for heart health, whether it comes from cheese or from nuts! So I now feel like an outcast among outcasts. While you people are concerned about what normal eaters may say of you when you eat in public, I am concerned about what you may say of me at the next raw vegan potluck! I am new to this lifestyle, and new to the Esselstein diet, so I don't know what I can eat at a raw vegan potluck, but I think I will just bring a backpack full of mangos, oranges, bananas, carrots, cucumbers, pickles, etc., and eat with my head down while everyone else is eating raw vegan pizza, raw vegan chocolate candy, etc. Any advice or feedback would be appreciated. Thanks. Ron McClure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Great post Ron! Without knowing these diets, I would say a moderate amount of a wide range of foods is best. I find people (including myself!) can get a bit obsessive about what is good for them - and too much of a good thing is not so good. Fat is an essential part of our diets because fat is required to absorb certain minerals and vitamins. However, if you are recovering from something lowering it for a period of time is probably okay. My mostly raw diet has changed continually in the past three years. I started off with a very high calorie and high fat diet and have reduced the amount of calories I consume (from 2500+ to about 2000) and the level of fat to a moderate level - about 30% today. But I think what one requires is different based on their circumstances. I'm active and burn a lot of calories so it's probably okay for me. But if I were more sedentary, it would be different. Take a step back and think about what you are consuming and why you think it is good or not so good for you. Raw food is definitely the way to go (for me) - but there isn't any one way to do it as we are all different. Good luck! Garry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Ron, I don't know anything about The Reversing Diet, but it sounds like you eat a low fat raw vegan diet. If you're eating in joining a community of individuals that eat low fat raw, you may be interested in joining Path of Health, Rawschool, and GoingRaw (online ). We eat (or strive to eat) a low fat diet (less than 10% of calories from fat, no oils, and limited nuts/avocados) and healthy lifestyle (lots of fresh air, sunshine, exercise, doing work you love, become more aware of the messages from within, etc.). I'm a member of these 3 groups and definitely do not feel like an outcast in any of these groups and the discussions have really helped me transition. Best, Caroline rawvegron Tuesday, September 09, 2008 1:16 PM Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease <<So I now feel like an outcast among outcasts. While you people are concerned about what normal eaters may say of you when you eat in public, I am concerned about what you may say of me at the next raw vegan potluck! I am new to this lifestyle, and new to the Esselstein diet, so I don't know what I can eat at a raw vegan potluck, but I think I will just bring a backpack full of mangos, oranges, bananas, carrots, cucumbers, pickles, etc., and eat with my head down while everyone else is eating raw vegan pizza, raw vegan chocolate candy, etc. Any advice or feedback would be appreciated. Thanks. Ron McClure>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Hi Team! Happy September. The weather here is so beautiful this week. All this conversation about preventing and reversing heart disease is so interesting to read. I was wondering if some of you would post your favorite book on raw nutrition. (I don't mean like a book with a few recipes and a discussion about kitchen equipment.) I need a broader perspective on how to structure daily eating to be sure I get balanced nutrition. Any ideas? Thanks for the input! Hope everyone is well. Peace on earth. Cheryl - Catherine Young<wildraven < > Wednesday, September 10, 2008 10:55 PM Re: Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Hi Cheryl, As Mark mentioned, " The 80/10/10 Diet " by Dr. Doug Graham is excellent. He explains a lot of the science behind a healthy raw diet and also gives sample menus and recipes. But there are many ways to transition, and it can be a long process. It can be quite challenging to try to implement 80/10/10 quickly. Nora's web site also has lots of good info: www.rawschool.com. And she has some good links posted. Anything about " Natural Hygiene " will help more with foundational ideas about health and nutrition. Laurie , " CHERYL D JONES " <cctux wrote: > > Hi Team! > > Happy September. The weather here is so beautiful this week. All this conversation about preventing and reversing heart disease is so interesting to read. I was wondering if some of you would post your favorite book on raw nutrition. (I don't mean like a book with a few recipes and a discussion about kitchen equipment.) I need a broader perspective on how to structure daily eating to be sure I get balanced nutrition. Any ideas? Thanks for the input! Hope everyone is well. > > Peace on earth. > > Cheryl > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 I agree. From my experience our metabolisms are each unique, and what works for one person may not work for another. There are infinite variables, and one of them is how fast or slowly we metabolize our food. I wish everyone good luck in reversing their health problems. Judy Pokras vegwriter author The Little e-Book of Raw Holiday Recipes editor/founder/publisher Raw Foods News Magazine www.rawfoodsnewsmagazine.com An online magazine celebrating raw vegan cuisine since March 2001, and featuring authoritative info, breaking news, and fun interactive features on the raw vegan lifestyle. Have you signed up for our free e-newsletter? Also see our blog at http://stuffrawfoodistslike.blogspot.com STOP GLOBAL WARMING GO VEGAN bumper sticker: http://www.cafepress.com/rawfoods.86920766 On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 1:00 PM, Garry <raw wrote: > Great post Ron! > > Without knowing these diets, I would say a moderate amount of a wide > range of foods is best. I find people (including myself!) can get a > bit obsessive about what is good for them - and too much of a good > thing is not so good. > > Fat is an essential part of our diets because fat is required to > absorb certain minerals and vitamins. However, if you are recovering > from something lowering it for a period of time is probably okay. > > My mostly raw diet has changed continually in the past three years. I > started off with a very high calorie and high fat diet and have > reduced the amount of calories I consume (from 2500+ to about 2000) > and the level of fat to a moderate level - about 30% today. But I > think what one requires is different based on their circumstances. I'm > active and burn a lot of calories so it's probably okay for me. But if > I were more sedentary, it would be different. > > Take a step back and think about what you are consuming and why you > think it is good or not so good for you. > > Raw food is definitely the way to go (for me) - but there isn't any > one way to do it as we are all different. > > Good luck! > Garry > > > -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 My favorite books on raw nutrition are: Anything by Gabriel Cousens, M.D., especially " Conscious Eating, " an in-depth book in which Cousens (who favors the raw vegan lifestyle) analyzes many popular diet types and discusses what their drawbacks are. And Joel Fuhrman, M.D., has also written several excellent, books, including " Eat to Live " and " Eat for Health. " Fuhrman is a physician in NJ, and when he was in his late teens or early 20s he was an Olympic figure skater. A foot injury prevented him from continuing as a skater, so he changed course and studied medicine. I recently saw an old black and white video (it's linked online from his site) of him skating with his sister in a competition and wow, they were awesome! Judy Pokras vegwriter author The Little e-Book of Raw Holiday Recipes editor/founder/publisher Raw Foods News Magazine www.rawfoodsnewsmagazine.com An online magazine celebrating raw vegan cuisine since March 2001, and featuring authoritative info, breaking news, and fun interactive features on the raw vegan lifestyle. Have you signed up for our free e-newsletter? Also see our blog at http://stuffrawfoodistslike.blogspot.com STOP GLOBAL WARMING GO VEGAN bumper sticker: http://www.cafepress.com/rawfoods.86920766 On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 3:39 PM, CHERYL D JONES <cctux wrote: > Hi Team! > > Happy September. The weather here is so beautiful this week. All this > conversation about preventing and reversing heart disease is so interesting > to read. I was wondering if some of you would post your favorite book on raw > nutrition. (I don't mean like a book with a few recipes and a discussion > about kitchen equipment.) I need a broader perspective on how to structure > daily eating to be sure I get balanced nutrition. Any ideas? Thanks for the > input! Hope everyone is well. > > Peace on earth. > > Cheryl > > > - > Catherine Young<wildraven<wildraven%40aaahawk.com>> > > <%40> > < <%40>> > Wednesday, September 10, 2008 10:55 PM > Re: Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Hi Ron, There is a great variety in types of bodies, their internal balances and dynamics, and the combinations of health problems people have. As a result a lot of people have different balances in their diet because of different nutrition needs, and different combinations of food restrictions. There are quite a few food people who need to take their own food with them to raw food potlucks. I can't eat most raw food recipes because of the herbs, spices, and nightshades they put in most raw food to jazz up the flavor. In addition to this I also do best on a higher fat diet, and feel a lot of negative pressure about this. Some people get really stressed about health and their diet choices, and as a result get somewhat religious about their food beliefs, and then believe their diet is good for everybody. The percentage of fat in my diet used to be significantly higher, and as my health gets better I've been able to decrease the proportion of fat in my diet. I just did an estimate of my diet calories in a spreadsheet, and got this: 48% fat, 40% sugar, 12% protein. Being a fast oxidizer and hypoglycemic, and having PTSD, all increase my need for fat, essential fats, and protein in my diet. As the raw food diet helps stabilize all of these conditions, I've been able to slowly increase the amount of fruit and decrease the amount of almonds in my diet. All a person can do is try to figure out what diet is best for them on that day and in that phase of their life and healing cycle. Varying the diet back and forth a bit and really listening to your body helps sort this out. May your day be filled with clarity, grace, strength, progress, and warm laughter, Roger - " rawvegron " <rawvegron Tuesday, September 09, 2008 1:16 PM Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease > I am new to , raw vegan since 8-30-08, and I attended my > first raw vegan potluck last weekend. The people were very nice, and > the food was great, but after the potluck I realized that I now have a > problem within the raw vegan community, which is the same as the > discussions of " obsession and 20/20 " recently posted on this site. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Thanks, Roger. I'm a fast oxidizer too, and have been eating more than 20 percent fat. Mostly in the form of flax or hemp or young coconuts, in my case. Judy On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 6:20 PM, Roger Padvorac <rogerwrote: > Hi Ron, > There is a great variety in types of bodies, their internal balances and > dynamics, and the combinations of health problems people have. As a result a > lot of people have different balances in their diet because of different > nutrition needs, and different combinations of food restrictions. > > There are quite a few food people who need to take their own food with them > to raw food potlucks. I can't eat most raw food recipes because of the > herbs, spices, and nightshades they put in most raw food to jazz up the > flavor. > > In addition to this I also do best on a higher fat diet, and feel a lot of > negative pressure about this. Some people get really stressed about health > and their diet choices, and as a result get somewhat religious about their > food beliefs, and then believe their diet is good for everybody. The > percentage of fat in my diet used to be significantly higher, and as my > health gets better I've been able to decrease the proportion of fat in my > diet. > > I just did an estimate of my diet calories in a spreadsheet, and got this: > 48% fat, 40% sugar, 12% protein. Being a fast oxidizer and hypoglycemic, and > having PTSD, all increase my need for fat, essential fats, and protein in my > diet. As the raw food diet helps stabilize all of these conditions, I've > been able to slowly increase the amount of fruit and decrease the amount of > almonds in my diet. > > All a person can do is try to figure out what diet is best for them on that > day and in that phase of their life and healing cycle. Varying the diet back > and forth a bit and really listening to your body helps sort this out. > > May your day be filled with clarity, grace, strength, progress, and warm > laughter, > Roger > > > - > " rawvegron " <rawvegron <rawvegron%40>> > < <%40>> > Tuesday, September 09, 2008 1:16 PM > Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease > > > I am new to , raw vegan since 8-30-08, and I attended my > > first raw vegan potluck last weekend. The people were very nice, and > > the food was great, but after the potluck I realized that I now have a > > problem within the raw vegan community, which is the same as the > > discussions of " obsession and 20/20 " recently posted on this site. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 I'm not familiar with Esselstein but I do know a bit about the diets advocated by Drs. Ornish and McDougall. These may reverse existing heart disease but they are based on unhealthy foods like cooked grains, starchy vegetables and highly processed non-foods (i.e., pickles), and therefore are not healthy diets over the long term (although they are a vast improvement over conventional diets). I followed McDougall's low fat diet for 13 years and was overweight and plagued with other symptoms normally attributed to " aging " like joint pain, back pain, indigestion, constipation, PMS, mood swings and periodic insomnia, which all went away (eventually) after I started eating raw. We have to bear in mind that these particular health advocates are both doctors and have been trained to accept disease as a normal, natural part of life. To their credit, they have diverged from conventional thinking to some degree, they just haven't gone far enough. They mistakenly assume that whatever disease that is still present in a person following their programs could not be prevented no matter how the person eats or lives. There are lots of people eating McDougall or Ornish-type diets. When I was eating that way, I found it quite easy to find others to commune with. I guess EarthSave doesn't exist anymore but I believe another organization took its place and it's probably huge by now. Most of the people comprising these organizations are accepting of raw food as *part* of a healthy diet, although of course some either do not know about eating all raw or reject the idea that a person can thrive eating all raw foods. Anyone who is following an Ornish style diet eating partially raw would surely find lots of folks to relate to, though. It's important to realize that for people attempting to get to an optimal way of eating, junky raw foods can play an important role, as long as one doesn't try to stay there forever. These foods can help a person get to a much better way of eating than either high fat raw or cooked vegan. People are always pitting cooked vegan against raw high fat raw vegan. Both diet styles can range from reasonably healthy to not much better than SAD, depending on the specific foods eaten. A cooked vegan diet *can* be better than a junky raw diet. Or a junky raw diet could be better than cooked vegan. All things being equal, my opinion is that high fat raw is probably the better transitional choice because it's easier to draw a line between what can be eaten and what should be avoided. That's what I had to do. But a combination of the two can work well too, if a person is sufficiently educated about which cooked foods are less harmful. It is very difficult to get to optimal raw from cooked vegan without going to high fat raw at least for a period of time. I have found that it is easier to accept people if you look for commonalities rather than differences. People who attend raw potlucks typically have a great deal in common, because they all care about their health to the extent that they're willing to make the lifestyle shifts necessary to acquire it. Best wishes, Nora Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 _____ On Behalf Of Nora Lenz Thursday, September 11, 2008 5:21 PM Re: Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease I'm not familiar with Esselstein but I do know a bit about the diets advocated by Drs. Ornish and McDougall. These may reverse existing heart disease but they are based on unhealthy foods like cooked grains, starchy vegetables and highly processed non-foods (i.e., pickles), and therefore are not healthy diets over the long term (although they are a vast improvement over conventional diets). I followed McDougall's low fat diet for 13 years and was overweight and plagued with other symptoms normally attributed to " aging " like joint pain, back pain, indigestion, constipation, PMS, mood swings and periodic insomnia, which all went away (eventually) after I started eating raw. We have to bear in mind that these particular health advocates are both doctors and have been trained to accept disease as a normal, natural part of life. To their credit, they have diverged from conventional thinking to some degree, they just haven't gone far enough. They mistakenly assume that whatever disease that is still present in a person following their programs could not be prevented no matter how the person eats or lives. There are lots of people eating McDougall or Ornish-type diets. When I was eating that way, I found it quite easy to find others to commune with. I guess EarthSave doesn't exist anymore but I believe another organization took its place and it's probably huge by now. Most of the people comprising these organizations are accepting of raw food as *part* of a healthy diet, although of course some either do not know about eating all raw or reject the idea that a person can thrive eating all raw foods. Anyone who is following an Ornish style diet eating partially raw would surely find lots of folks to relate to, though. It's important to realize that for people attempting to get to an optimal way of eating, junky raw foods can play an important role, as long as one doesn't try to stay there forever. These foods can help a person get to a much better way of eating than either high fat raw or cooked vegan. People are always pitting cooked vegan against raw high fat raw vegan. Both diet styles can range from reasonably healthy to not much better than SAD, depending on the specific foods eaten. A cooked vegan diet *can* be better than a junky raw diet. Or a junky raw diet could be better than cooked vegan. All things being equal, my opinion is that high fat raw is probably the better transitional choice because it's easier to draw a line between what can be eaten and what should be avoided. That's what I had to do. But a combination of the two can work well too, if a person is sufficiently educated about which cooked foods are less harmful. It is very difficult to get to optimal raw from cooked vegan without going to high fat raw at least for a period of time. I have found that it is easier to accept people if you look for commonalities rather than differences. People who attend raw potlucks typically have a great deal in common, because they all care about their health to the extent that they're willing to make the lifestyle shifts necessary to acquire it. Best wishes, Nora Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Just a reminder - While this country seem be taught that specific nutrients come specific foods (protein from meats, dairy, beans; calcium from milk, etc.), most nutrients are available in most foods, just in varying amounts. Even carrots and honeydew melon have fat. So, no matter what whole plant foods we eat, we should be getting fat (as well as protein and calcium). Here is my extensive nutrient table based on fat content: http://www.soystache.com/fat.htm Jeff On Sep 11, 2008, at 10:00 AM, Garry wrote: > Fat is an essential part of our diets because fat is required to > absorb certain minerals and vitamins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Jeff, Would you please send me the " Potluck Etiquette " please Thanks C Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.6.21/1669 - Release 9/12/2008 2:18 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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