David Wolfe etc.

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On Behalf Of Leslee Reeves

Thursday, August 17, 2006 6:18 PM

Re: [Raw Food] DAVID WOLFE....slick salesman out for a quick $, or a truthfull

teacher ?

 

>> from Elchanan's prior post: Look at it this way: it is indeed correct to say

that the raw

diet David recommends is deficient and in fact depleting to the system (though

less so than SAD,

by far, which is why it seems to work, for awhile). But if his diet worked, he

wouldn't require

stimulants.

 

Hi all! I wanted to know more about the problems with David Wolfe's raw diet

recommendations. I

am very new to this and love all the info that is generated here. Wolfe is all

over the place

here (and I am in the Midwest HA! ) there is not much of a raw foods lifestyle

representation

around here but when raw/living foods diet is brought up his name is usually

touted. We are

always behind the times in these parts...what are the downfalls of what he

recommends. I have

not had a chance to read any of his books but the fact that his website is all

about supplements

is a HUGE turnoff...and I sell supplements for a living (well I work in a place

where we sell

supplements

thanks

les

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rawfood [ <rawfood >

rawfood ]

On Behalf Of shoe_lover26

Friday, August 18, 2006 6:02 AM

[Raw Food] Re: DAVID WOLFE....slick salesman out for a quick $, or a

truthfull teacher

?

 

I am a little skeptical as well...most of what Mr. Wolfe preaches definitely

makes sense, and I

do believe him to be a very intelligent man, but with that being said he also is

a human being

trying to make a living like us all. If your success/ livelyhood depended on the

public buying

all of your products and attending your seminars wouldn't you be inclined to say

as much as you

could to sell them? We do not " need " everything he says we do, although I'm sure

it's all

healthy for us. My advice is to use common sense, and listen to your body. Too

many minerals are

just as bad as not enough!

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Hi everyone,

David is very intelligent indeed, of this there is no question. He has made a

discipline of mind

control techniques, and if you ever get to watch him speak, you'll see the

result. He REALLY

knows how to work a room, a la Tony Robbins, one of his mentors.

 

The biggest problem with the diet David recommends is that it is skewed toward

low-water,

high-fat foods and away from high-water, low-fat foods that are high in simple

sugars and

soluble (digestible) fiber. Most of the nutrients we require -- whether by

volume, mass, number

of nutrients, or whatever measure one might imagine -- are either water soluble

{e.g., simple

sugars) or water transportable (e.g., iron attached to hemoglobin).

 

When people try David's diet, initially they experience success, as his approach

represents a

vast improvement over SAD. But eventually, people who eat this high-fat diet are

faced with one

of two choices: supplement, or change the diet. Most leave the RF world forever,

the remainder

transfer their well-earned wealth to David (and several other who sell massive

quantities of

supplements to RFs).

 

As I've mentioned before, save your money, take a friend to Disneyland! And buy

the very, very

best foods you can find, regardless of the cost. It'll enrich your life and the

lives of

everyone with whom you connect, and it sends profound message -- your vote --

throughout the

economy.

 

Best to all,

Elchanan