experiencing dizziness

November 11, 2005

Has anyone experienced dizziness on the raw diet? I am in the detox

mode since I am still new. (under 3 months) Is this common, or a sign

of vitamin or mineral deficiancy? Curious. Valerie

November 11, 2005

Yes I am getting dizziness. I am still not sure why. My two theories are:

1. I exercise yoga, run, bike and I sweat profusely. I can feel the water

getting in my ears.

2. When I go off from 100% to 90% what I usually eat is cheese.

When you don't have any dairy for a long time then you have a lot it is very

detrimental to the sinus head area. I feel like my ears are clogged up after I

eat cheese. After 3 episodes I saw this pattern.

I had one episode where I felt so dizzy I could not even get out of bed and had

to stay home from work. It finally went away late in the morning. This last

time a few weeks ago, and when I had had a lot of cheese, I got dizzy and

nauseus. I have not had cheese in a few weeks and have felt fine head clear, no

dizziness, ears feel fine. I feel my body was telling me to knock it off and

stay off the cheese.

My goal is to stay 100% because I feel great, but emotions sometimes get in the

way, but I am learning slowly but surely. Of the two theories I think the dairy

is what it is. A long time raw foodist Dr. Beci, once said it is more

detrimental to the body to go back and forth raw, cooked, raw, sad. And this is

what he may mean.

As far as getting all nutrients, I'm absolutely 100% confident I am getting

everything I need. I eat plenty of fruit, fruit, fruit and vegs. few nuts and

seeds.

Warmly,

Linda Sue

maymoon13 <vanderwall

rawfood

Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:49:46 -0000

[Raw Food] experiencing dizziness

Has anyone experienced dizziness on the raw diet? I am in the detox

mode since I am still new. (under 3 months) Is this common, or a sign

of vitamin or mineral deficiancy? Curious. Valerie

November 11, 2005

Sign of Mineral Deficiancy. You are probably very acidic and need to alkalize

your body....have you done a PH test? Your body uses organic minerals in all

body processes, when you're detoxing or cleansing, you need 10 times more

organic minerals to be comfortable. OK, I pulled that number out of the air,

but it was to illustrate neccesity!

No matter, here's how to correct it:

~ drink lots of green juice (at least a quart a day),

~ take alph-alpha supplements,

~ make a mineral broth (see recipe below)

~ For a REALLY fast fix and upkeep, take Liquid Minerals from Arise & Shine

(click on the Arise & Shine image to order -

http://www.sunlightunlimited.com/wst_page9.html) Warning, this doesn't taste

good, but it really works!

~ Take Dr. Shulze's SUPERFOOD (http://www.herbdoc.com/p14.asp)

Mineral Broth - Fill pan with 3 quarts of water. Chop 3 - 4 whole, unpeeled

potatoes, 3 - 4 stalks of celery, and a large handful greens. Simmer with for

20 minutes to 2 hours, strain the liquid and compost the vegetables. Feel free

to add other vegetables/herbs/seasonings - like if you were making a soup base.

Add onions, garlic, celtic sea salt, carrots, rosemary, basil, orgegano, etc!

Paula

maymoon13 <vanderwall wrote:

Has anyone experienced dizziness on the raw diet? I am in the detox

mode since I am still new. (under 3 months) Is this common, or a sign

of vitamin or mineral deficiancy? Curious. Valerie

November 12, 2005

Paula and others,

if our body is exhibiting any sign of healing/discomfort, it needs

rest, not all kinds of concoctions.

Pure distilled water, and rest. The body knows what to do then.

best,

Bob

rawfood , Paula Wood <wolfmother1> wrote:

>

> Sign of Mineral Deficiancy. You are probably very acidic and need

to alkalize your body....have you done a PH test? Your body uses

organic minerals in all body processes, when you're detoxing or

cleansing, you need 10 times more organic minerals to be comfortable.

OK, I pulled that number out of the air, but it was to illustrate

neccesity!

>

> No matter, here's how to correct it:

> ~ drink lots of green juice (at least a quart a day),

> ~ take alph-alpha supplements,

> ~ make a mineral broth (see recipe below)

> ~ For a REALLY fast fix and upkeep, take Liquid Minerals from Arise

& Shine (click on the Arise & Shine image to order -

http://www.sunlightunlimited.com/wst_page9.html) Warning, this

doesn't taste good, but it really works!

> ~ Take Dr. Shulze's SUPERFOOD (http://www.herbdoc.com/p14.asp)

>

> Mineral Broth - Fill pan with 3 quarts of water. Chop 3 - 4 whole,

unpeeled potatoes, 3 - 4 stalks of celery, and a large handful greens.

Simmer with for 20 minutes to 2 hours, strain the liquid and compost

the vegetables. Feel free to add other vegetables/herbs/seasonings -

like if you were making a soup base. Add onions, garlic, celtic sea

salt, carrots, rosemary, basil, orgegano, etc!

>

> Paula

>

> maymoon13 <vanderwall@c...> wrote:

> Has anyone experienced dizziness on the raw diet? I am in the detox

> mode since I am still new. (under 3 months) Is this common, or a sign

> of vitamin or mineral deficiancy? Curious. Valerie

>

November 12, 2005

Well, that is your opinion.

In my opinion, I do not believe in suffering with discomfort. In this day and

age, most of us don't have the luxury of 'resting'. I am a single mom of an 11

year old boy. I am the sole breadwinner, getting no support whatsoever. I am

31 years old. I also have cancer. If I stop and rest my world falls apart. If

I rest don't have food that I think is yummy and gratifying to eat. If I rest I

don't get my fresh fruit and vegetables. If I rest, the dishes pile up, the

laundry doesn't get done, and I live in a pigstye.

Dizzyness or lightheadedness is a cleansing reaction. Per Dr. Richard Anderson

and Dr. Shulze, this can be easily corrected by adding minerals to the diet.

Again, why suffer?

At 28 years of age, my body was so broken down that I had cancer. My body did

not have enough mineral stores to deal with all the toxins I was putting in it

on a daily basis. It's taken me almost two years to build those stores back up.

And, there are times that I feel deficient in minerals. I can feel my body

getting a little on the acidic side if I am eating too much fruit or nuts and

not enough greens, so I juice and take extra supplements. When I am cleansing I

have to up my mineral intake to stay comfortable and support my body. If I had

'rested' I do not believe that I would be alive today.

So many people I see come to eat raw foods because their body is broken, some

even on the freeway to death at 200MPH. People in that situation don't have

time to rest.

Again, in my opinion.

Paula

Bob Farrell <rjf2 wrote:

Paula and others,

if our body is exhibiting any sign of healing/discomfort, it needs

rest, not all kinds of concoctions.

Pure distilled water, and rest. The body knows what to do then.

best,

Bob

rawfood , Paula Wood <wolfmother1> wrote:

>

> Sign of Mineral Deficiancy. You are probably very acidic and need

to alkalize your body....have you done a PH test? Your body uses

organic minerals in all body processes, when you're detoxing or

cleansing, you need 10 times more organic minerals to be comfortable.

OK, I pulled that number out of the air, but it was to illustrate

neccesity!

>

> No matter, here's how to correct it:

> ~ drink lots of green juice (at least a quart a day),

> ~ take alph-alpha supplements,

> ~ make a mineral broth (see recipe below)

> ~ For a REALLY fast fix and upkeep, take Liquid Minerals from Arise

& Shine (click on the Arise & Shine image to order -

http://www.sunlightunlimited.com/wst_page9.html) Warning, this

doesn't taste good, but it really works!

> ~ Take Dr. Shulze's SUPERFOOD (http://www.herbdoc.com/p14.asp)

>

> Mineral Broth - Fill pan with 3 quarts of water. Chop 3 - 4 whole,

unpeeled potatoes, 3 - 4 stalks of celery, and a large handful greens.

Simmer with for 20 minutes to 2 hours, strain the liquid and compost

the vegetables. Feel free to add other vegetables/herbs/seasonings -

like if you were making a soup base. Add onions, garlic, celtic sea

salt, carrots, rosemary, basil, orgegano, etc!

>

> Paula

>

> maymoon13 <vanderwall@c...> wrote:

> Has anyone experienced dizziness on the raw diet? I am in the detox

> mode since I am still new. (under 3 months) Is this common, or a sign

> of vitamin or mineral deficiancy? Curious. Valerie

>

November 15, 2005

>

> As far as getting all nutrients, I'm absolutely 100% confident I

am getting everything I need. I eat plenty of fruit, fruit, fruit

and vegs. few nuts and seeds.

>

> Warmly,

> Linda Sue

Wow, that would FOR SURE make me so dizzy I wouldn't be able to

stand up!! I think if you're only eating fruits and vegs, you might

not be getting enough nutrients, or, more likely, maybe you eat

enough nutrients but not enough CALORIES. Are you taking any B-12?

Are you getting enough protein? I know a woman who ate like this for

10 years... mostly just fresh fruits and veggies, very low protein,

she was so weak she could hardly stand up, and when she tried to go

back on protein, her kidneys shut down (they could no longer process

any protein).

Kristen

November 15, 2005

I am getting plenty of nutrients I run, bike do yoga take care of a yard and

house I have plenty of energy. I take absolutely no supplements. The dizziness

I experienced was not a light headed dizziness from not enough food it was a

vertigo dizziness with my ears feeling clogged. Like I wrote as soon as I quit

eating the cheese (which was hard to for me to let go of) the dizziness

disappeared and my ears feel clear as a bell.

Linda Sue

kmdaven <kmdaven

rawfood

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 13:54:05 -0000

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