Has your fibro been helped by raw?

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Permalink Reply by Raw Temptation on June 24, 2008 at 10:37pm

Hi Cindy,
My last crisis I really wanted to die. I felt like the train hit me many times.
That was on march 30th 2008. I knew what I have to do but the food addiction were so bad!!!
After this crisis (I went to hospital for different reasons), I promised myself to try raw again. Yes... it is like trying to stop smoking, or caffeine, or anything else, like alcool. Food is an addiction.

Then, when I came back, I began to eat raw again.After one week, I began to feel better, after three weeks, wow! Then I switched to 811rv... can't bellieve I'm saying that! I'm sleeping 6 hours a night (before it was between 12-15 hours) and I do 30 miuntes of cardio in the morning with exercises in the gym plus biking outside (sometimes I'm out for 4 hours). You know what? I won't step back ever.
I'm grateful!!

Tell that to your mom. She will keep smiling!
Tell her to take a lot of green smoothies, it does help for food addiction.
Take care,

Karine

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Permalink Reply by Raw Temptation on June 24, 2008 at 10:37pm

Oh... And I don't take medications since April 1st, 2008 (no fool's day joke, lol).

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Permalink Reply by Raw Temptation on August 20, 2008 at 9:30am

Isa, 811 is great, really!
Not only for fibro but for optimal health. But I would love to know someone who eat this way since a long time... THere's bad sides I think but it is not really advertised since Dr. Graham want to sell his stuff... BUt I heard about peoples losing their hair and having problem with teeths... So I think everybody has responsability for their health. Me, It was good. Now, I eat 50% raw at least, with rice (brown and basmati) once in a while.
I try to find a balance, basically.
I'm not saying 100% 811rv is bad but we should get more information about that.

Take care,
Karine
P.S. I didn't foloow the 811 long enough to see those problems coming. BUt I'll try again soon.

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Permalink Reply by EternalLaceLaceMaker on November 3, 2009 at 6:15am

I feel much , much , much better , if I eat only RAW vegetables - seasonal and regional - + 1 Apple a day + - if the pains go very strong , till the point of screaming - I go to a period of steamed potatoes , what I have done these last two weeks .

I have been thinking in keeping the mentioned potatoes as a regular Diet , as prevention .

All these ' elements ' , organinc , klar .

I buy FAIR TRADE , which for me is BRANDENBURG . There , everything . Wonderful , these ' cosmic products ' .

The green smoothies are pure miracle . Go on . Some others too .

+ Herbal and Roots teas .

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BUT , BUT , BUT , if I break this Diet - because of certain circunstances , known here in my circle - this Diet , I repeat , which is the natural one to me , I get real set backs .

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Permalink Reply by Cindy aka Vegan Princess on June 25, 2008 at 9:17am

Thank you for the responses - I plan on passing this along to my mom. She will identify with the food addiction. She often attempts raw but doesn't make it very far. But I don't think she truly believes it will help her.

Cindy

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Permalink Reply by Fatima on December 11, 2008 at 4:50pm

Maybe your mom can ease into raw foods. Yes 100% is the ideal but not everybody can manage that. There is a book that I highly recommend. It helps one transition in a way that doesn't feel like pure hell when it comes to food addictions. In fact, it allows for the person to start at a level that feels comfortable to them. It's called the Raw Food Detox Diet by Natalia Rose.

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Permalink Reply by Raw Temptation on June 25, 2008 at 9:21am

Cindy,
If it may help,
I also lost 30 pounds in the process.... :)

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Permalink Reply by Raw Temptation on June 25, 2008 at 7:02pm

If I can help more... feel free to contact me!!
Take care,

Karine

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