Learning through disctinctions: Garlic (WAS: Raw Garlic , Good or Bad?)

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rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of

Janet FitzGerald

Saturday, August 19, 2006 11:42 PM

[Raw Food] Re: Raw Garlic , Good or Bad?

 

Hi Elchanan,

 

I just wanted to chime in to say that I've always LOVED garlic and the smell of

garlic, and it

never bothered me on other people. Just thinking about it makes my mouth water

a bit. I'd try

that experiment if it didn't have to take 90 days. I just don't know that I

care enough about

my cravings. I really don't have that many, I guess.

 

I've been eating 95-100% raw (depending on the day) for a month, and use

crackers to eat raw

hummus. I just got a dehydrator and I'm trying flax seed crackers with garlic

in them. My

garage, where my dehydrator lives, smells like ...you guessed it...garlic! It

doesn't bother me

at all. Hmmmmm. Oh, well.

 

I like that choice of words, " one can readily perceive that the body rejects

garlic. " You might

be right about that. I'll see how I feel as time progresses. For now, onions

and garlic are my

friends. I suspect I'll be transitioning for some time to come.

Janet

__________________

 

Hi Janet,

From my perspective, this feels so very reasonably put, you seem to be on a very

constructive

path. Not because of what you may or may not be eating right now, that will

likely evolve. But

because of your perspective. And I do love that you are eating garlic because

you love it, and

not for any " medicinal " purpose. I, too, love to love what I eat!

 

I would offer this: the human body, and all life forms, are amazingly resilient.

They adapt to

an almost unbelievable array of conditions. If you grew up with garlic and

onions, for example,

your body has " acclimated " itself to them. In other words, your body has

developed means of

handling what you are feeding it. But all such adaptations come at a cost, in

energy and

physical resources (vitamins, minerals, etc.) at the very least.

 

Consider, for a moment, the perspective of an artist. Every art student is

taught to be aware of

the negative space, that portion of a drawing or sculpture or whatever, where

nothing at all

appears. The blackness, the emptiness. For it is ONLY by noticing the presence

of the negative

space that we can fully comprehend what occupies the positive space -- the thing

being depicted.

 

 

One of the primary ways in which our species learns is through formation of

distinctions ... we

comprehend A by virtue of its being different from B. Self-awareness is very

much of this

nature. Only by removing salt, or garlic, or onions, etc., then trying them

again can many

people can attain genuine awareness as to how these substances are affecting

them.

 

Ninety days virtually guarantees the results, you can probably accomplish much

the same in 30-45

days. But I choose a conservative approach in offering such suggestions. I was

too casual in my

watermelon monodiet suggestion, and someone experienced discomfort because of

it. I'll try not

to repeat that mistake.

 

Best to all,

Elchanan

 

 

 

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The timing of this thread is ironic. I just made my first recipe for

the new dehydrator. What came forth were flax seed crackers that

have WAYYYYY tooo much garlic. Or, is it my senses? Heheheeh.

 

Janet

 

rawfood , " INFO @ Vibrant Life " <VLinfo

wrote:

>

> rawfood [rawfood ] On

Behalf Of Janet FitzGerald

> Saturday, August 19, 2006 11:42 PM

> [Raw Food] Re: Raw Garlic , Good or Bad?

>

> Hi Elchanan,

>

> I just wanted to chime in to say that I've always LOVED garlic and

the smell of garlic, and it

> never bothered me on other people. Just thinking about it makes my

mouth water a bit. I'd try

> that experiment if it didn't have to take 90 days. I just don't

know that I care enough about

> my cravings. I really don't have that many, I guess.

>

> I've been eating 95-100% raw (depending on the day) for a month,

and use crackers to eat raw

> hummus. I just got a dehydrator and I'm trying flax seed crackers

with garlic in them. My

> garage, where my dehydrator lives, smells like ...you guessed

it...garlic! It doesn't bother me

> at all. Hmmmmm. Oh, well.

>

> I like that choice of words, " one can readily perceive that the

body rejects garlic. " You might

> be right about that. I'll see how I feel as time progresses. For

now, onions and garlic are my

> friends. I suspect I'll be transitioning for some time to come.

> Janet

> __________________

>

> Hi Janet,

> From my perspective, this feels so very reasonably put, you seem to

be on a very constructive

> path. Not because of what you may or may not be eating right now,

that will likely evolve. But

> because of your perspective. And I do love that you are eating

garlic because you love it, and

> not for any " medicinal " purpose. I, too, love to love what I eat!

>

[snip]

>

> Ninety days virtually guarantees the results, you can probably

accomplish much the same in 30-45

> days. But I choose a conservative approach in offering such

suggestions. I was too casual in my

> watermelon monodiet suggestion, and someone experienced discomfort

because of it. I'll try not

> to repeat that mistake.

>

> Best to all,

> Elchanan

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Janet wrote:

> I just made my first recipe for

> the new dehydrator. What came forth were flax seed crackers that

> have WAYYYYY tooo much garlic. Or, is it my senses? Heheheeh.

 

Congratulations on your new dehydrator!

I've been making crackers since early this year. My first ones were

dismal, but then I hit on a recipe that worked for me, and I came to

understand how thick I had to spread the batter, and my crackers have

been a mainstay in my diet (what I usually have for lunch, actually).

You do have to remember that, as the batter shrinks in the dehydrating

process, the flavors will become more pronounced. (I like spicy, so I

tend to have a heavy hand with hot peppers and such, and I have to be

careful when I'm adding them to my crackers, if I am going to share

them with others)

 

Good luck with your crackers. There are some good recipes in the list

files.

Margaret

[Guest guest]

Hey Margaret,

 

Thanks so much for the tips! I'll check out the recipes.

 

Janet

 

rawfood , " Margaret Gamez " <mgamez wrote:

>

> Janet wrote:

> > I just made my first recipe for

> > the new dehydrator. What came forth were flax seed crackers that

> > have WAYYYYY tooo much garlic. Or, is it my senses? Heheheeh.

>

> Congratulations on your new dehydrator!

> I've been making crackers since early this year. My first ones were

> dismal, but then I hit on a recipe that worked for me, and I came to

> understand how thick I had to spread the batter, and my crackers

have

> been a mainstay in my diet (what I usually have for lunch,

actually).

> You do have to remember that, as the batter shrinks in the

dehydrating

> process, the flavors will become more pronounced. (I like spicy, so

I

> tend to have a heavy hand with hot peppers and such, and I have to

be

> careful when I'm adding them to my crackers, if I am going to share

> them with others)

>

> Good luck with your crackers. There are some good recipes in the

list

> files.

> Margaret

>