Guest guest Posted October 10, 2000 Report Share Posted October 10, 2000 Hi, John, thank you very much for supplying the link. I will browse the book. Jan, you spot the problems directly as usual. No need to show me what undigested food looks like, but thank you for the kind offer. LOL ! Yes, my body has at times clearly problems digesting food properly due to seemingly constantly irriated and hyperacidic insides. I can see at the URL you gave they have some theories concerning this and will read the article carefully. It is a very interesting theory / work on nutrition and health. What you say about the energy expenditure of digestion having to balance the energy gain from the food makes perfect sense. Animals have been carefully selected to this balance in nature. Humans have been given the gift of environmental and behavior flexibility and can thus strike a balance themselves. Which I now will try to do (once again) by some experimenting. It was fun getting elegantly wasted, but there is a limit. The advice about juicing fruits and vegetables and combine them with seeds is something I most certainly will try. It sounds delicious as well as healthy and energy rich. Mmmmm, gazpacho. I need food ! One more question, though: Are pasteruized fruits and vegetable juices of less nutritional or energy value than unprocessed juices ? I know some fruitarians don't wish to eat any kind of processed food. Thank you again for your advice. Love, Amanda. On Tue, 10 Oct 2000 01:15:30 jb wrote: >If digestion is a problem, the advice would be not to eat veggies but to juice them. Put the juice in a blender and add some seeds (100... 200 grams of flax-, sesame- or sunflower-). Eventually add some tamari and herbs or spices to get the proper taste and the blend will be a kind of tasty porridge, rich in calories and nutrients, yet easily digestible - much easier than any type of processed food. It won't give the "instant, explosive" energy a fruitarian enjoys but it certainly comes at a worthy second place... Angelfire for your free web-based e-mail. http://www.angelfire.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2000 Report Share Posted October 10, 2000 On 10/10/00 at 5:59 PM mumble cat wrote: ºHi, º ºJohn, thank you very much for supplying the link. ºI will browse the book. º ºJan, you spot the problems directly as usual. º ºNo need to show me what undigested food looks like, but thank you for the kind offer. LOL ! º ºYes, my body has at times clearly problems digesting food properly due to seemingly constantly irriated and hyperacidic insides. I can see at the URL you gave they have some theories concerning this and will read the article carefully. It is a very interesting theory / work on nutrition and health. During my transition from (mainly) cooked food vegan to fruitarian, I did the tests with litmus paper and both saliva and urine were acid. It changed into alkaline in about a week and has stayed that way. The acidity is also said to be linked to osteoporosis and as dairy products cause acidity too, it isn't a surprise there is a relation between dairy consumption and osteoporosis. º ºWhat you say about the energy expenditure of digestion having to balance the energy gain from the food makes perfect sense. Animals have been carefully selected to this balance in nature. Humans have been given the gift of environmental and behavior flexibility and can thus strike a balance themselves. Which I now will try to do (once again) by some experimenting. It was fun getting elegantly wasted, but there is a limit. Finding the proper balance means carefully watching the signs from the body but the signs will be "loud and clear" only when the body has recognized what it "likes" best. Strange as it may sound, the body *knows* that but unless it has recognized, one won't get the proper feedback. Not really a surprise, the similarity with "once recognized *who you are* it cannot be forgotten anymore". The mechanism of recognition essentially is the same - that is why one should not differentiate between mind and body Take care: especially during transition periods like from "heavy" foods to "light" uncooked food, the body can feel rather lousy because a flue-like "house-cleaning" can be triggered and then the "wrong" conclusions will be made, before the body can recognize... º ºThe advice about juicing fruits and vegetables and combine them with seeds is something I most certainly will try. ºIt sounds delicious as well as healthy and energy rich. ºMmmmm, gazpacho. ºI need food ! With fruits one can make delicious blends as well. In Northern countries, in winter, add some energy-rich stuff like dried figs. Those, fearing a rush of glucose, add a few carrots - it will slow down absorption. º ºOne more question, though: Are pasteruized fruits and vegetable juices of less nutritional or energy value than unprocessed juices ? º ºI know some fruitarians don't wish to eat any kind of processed food. I consider anything pasteurized as processed food too. That is not by theory but by experiment. One of the raw food gurus advised to test everything thoroughly instead of just believing and imitating so I know the effects of pasteurized juices to be the same as ordinary cooked food. Occasional use, no problem but not a regular. Of course I tested AFTER the body recognized what it likes best º º ºThank you again for your advice. º º ºLove, º ºAmanda. My pleasure... Love, Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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