New here too

August 28, 2005

eat produce, or enjoy raw recipes, maybe there's a restaurant that

sells raw cuisine within reach of where you are. there's lots of good

recipe books, i suppose a google search will come up with many of

them. congratulations on trying to get yourself and the family

healthier, try not to make it a temporary thing, but really prepare

yourself for the long haul ups and downs of wanting to be raw and not

wanting to be raw.

just know that raw, plant food is best for you, nothing more need be

said from a book. i say switch completely, you'll be most comfortable

that way. there are many good forums about rawfood, i like this one

because the format is just one post after another, i don't have to pick

between threads or categories.

rich

rawfood , " healthy_2_stay " <healthy_2_stay>

wrote:

> Hello everyone! I am learning and researching about changing to a raw

> lifestyle. This is very overwhelming with all of the info I have come

> across! Any tips on keeping it simple to start?

> I have been interested in switching for quite a while, but with a

> husband and two kids who aren't particularly interested, it has been

> too hard to switch just myself. Well, my hubby watched that

> documentary 'Super Size Me' a couple of days ago and he is definitely

> on board now! I figure the kids will get there as we do )!

> I have a couple of other quick questions. Is it recommended to

> gradually switch, or just switch 'cold turkey'. What are the best

> books to read to start? I don't anticipate us going 100% at

first...my

> husband is a meat eater...I can take it or leave it...but I see him

> still incorporating a small amount of healthier meat into his diet. I

> just need some direction, my head is swimming from all the wonderful

> info on boards like this and various internet sites!

> Thanks in advance!

> Jaima

August 28, 2005

Welcome to the group, and good luck with the lifestyle!

as far as what to read:

over on RawSchool, where we can post files (run by Nora, and I'm a

moderator over there) , there's one called Reading Resources --

http://health.Rawschool

once you've joined, then go to files>Reading Resources> and you'll

find several..

as far as simplifying it, here's a simplistic, " what to eat " -

" ...whole, raw, fresh, ripe, organic or better, fruits, vegys, and a

few nuts and seeds... "

as for cold turkey, or gradual, obviously, a personal choice - with

both of them having pros and cons..

if the objective is to improve health, I suggest looking at all of the

elements of health, of which diet can be viewed as one of the 19 -32

elements/factors of Health, and look all of them as being on their own

individual continuum - with optimal, vibrant health at the positive

end of the continuum, and disease/death at the other end of the

continuum. Then, each side of the continuum has individuals

" activitites/things " that are either builders of health, or destroyers

of health.

For example, on the " food " continuum, we might have alcohol as a

health destroyer, and then on the positive side we could have

any piece of whole, raw, fresh, ripe, organic fruit as a builder,

etc..etc...

For the Health factor of Water, we could have flouridated, mineral and

sodas/pops (diet and reg.) on the destroyer side, and we could have

pure, steam distiller water on the positive side out near optimal.

Suggest as you learn and understand more of what the builders are,

work on adding more of those to your Life, and, simultaneously, as you

learn what the destroyers are, begin to reduce/eliminate those.

Start wherever you'd like: small steps combined can lead to large

improvements.

For example, for both you and you husband, cutting down/eliminating

meat would begin to improve Health --

a nice saying that I like is:

" Health can only be achieved by Healthy Living "

The real issue is not just " knowing/learning " what to do, but it is in

the " doing " of it - most of have years of habit, and even more years

of " unlearning " to do -

" It ain't what you forget that hurts you, it's what you know for sure

that just ain't so. " Wynne Stewart

most of what we've learned growing up may be false. It can be most

unsettling to realize this.

and, I also find that the difference for me between Knowledge and

Learning is the taking of " purposeful " action --

My saying for this is: Knowledge combined with purposeful action

creates learning. We can have all the knowledge in the world, and if

we don't *do* something with that knowledge, no real learning takes

place.

I've recently started a Personal Health Creation Coaching business;

It's in the very early stages, and rates are very reasonable for

individual, or couple, coaching. If you'd like more information,

please contact me offline.

Hope this provides you some places to start.

all the best,

Bob Farrell

Personal Health Creation Coach

rawfood , " healthy_2_stay " <healthy_2_stay>

wrote:

> Hello everyone! I am learning and researching about changing to a raw

> lifestyle. This is very overwhelming with all of the info I have come

> across! Any tips on keeping it simple to start?

> I have been interested in switching for quite a while, but with a

> husband and two kids who aren't particularly interested, it has been

> too hard to switch just myself. Well, my hubby watched that

> documentary 'Super Size Me' a couple of days ago and he is definitely

> on board now! I figure the kids will get there as we do )!

> I have a couple of other quick questions. Is it recommended to

> gradually switch, or just switch 'cold turkey'. What are the best

> books to read to start? I don't anticipate us going 100% at first...my

> husband is a meat eater...I can take it or leave it...but I see him

> still incorporating a small amount of healthier meat into his diet. I

> just need some direction, my head is swimming from all the wonderful

> info on boards like this and various internet sites!

> Thanks in advance!

> Jaima

June 6, 2006

I kinda forgot to introduce myself and just started sending in the recipes. I

figure, Hey! That's what the group is for right? DOH! Anyhow, I am Bren from

Columbus Ohio. I am married to an aweomse guy, Austin..yep, like the capitol of

Texas. He just graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in History,

moves stock for Target and just applied for graduate school at Kent State

University. We are awaiting an answer. I no longer work due to bad health. I

have a lung tumor and severe degenerative spinal disc disease. I love to cook,

read, and spend time with our cats. I am mom to 2 and grama to 1 3/4...meaning

one is due to arrive any moment now. SInce my time on earth my well be limited,

I try to enjoy each and every moment. I just had an air conditioner installed in

my apartment about 2 hours ago so I am enjoying it...

Bren

June 6, 2006

Hello

Welcome to the group, I am glad you are here

take care for now

Buckeyebren <buckeyebren wrote:

I kinda forgot to introduce myself and just started sending in the

recipes. I figure, Hey! That's what the group is for right? DOH! Anyhow, I am

Bren from Columbus Ohio. I am married to an aweomse guy, Austin..yep, like the

capitol of Texas. He just graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in

History, moves stock for Target and just applied for graduate school at Kent

State University. We are awaiting an answer. I no longer work due to bad health.

I have a lung tumor and severe degenerative spinal disc disease. I love to cook,

read, and spend time with our cats. I am mom to 2 and grama to 1 3/4...meaning

one is due to arrive any moment now. SInce my time on earth my well be limited,

I try to enjoy each and every moment. I just had an air conditioner installed in

my apartment about 2 hours ago so I am enjoying it...

Bren

June 6, 2006

Bless you heart. Your new AC must feel wonderful. I don't know how anyone

lives without it. I hope it makes you feel more comfortable and that your

health issues become less inhibiting and heal. Here's praying that the new one

on the way, is born healthy and the it is easy on the mom.

Judy

-

Buckeyebren

Tuesday, June 06, 2006 4:12 PM