Looking for information about raw food diets ... I'm 61 and just starting.
I am a Buddhist (soto zen) and have been since 1990.
I am retired from the US Army Corps of Engineers.
Relationship Status:
Single
Favorite Raw Food or Recipe?
Avocado and sprouts of every type ... also fruit.
Interests (outside of Raw Food):
World of Warcraft!
Bicycling
Favorite Books or Authors:
"Dharma Bums" by Jack Keroac
Favorite Quote:
"The only thing worse than being talked about ... is not being talked about." - Oscar Wilde
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Hi there! I'm six weeks into an ALMOST raw diet, eating lentils & black beans once a week ... I use olive & sesame seed oils when needed ... 40 years ago, when I was twenty-something, living in Phoenix, I ate raw foods (mostly fruit) and fasted occasionally (as per Arnold Ehret's "Rational Fasting") ... I ate this way for seven years, never felt better (but what twenty-something DOESN'T feel good?) until I got married, dropped the whole diet thing, and now I'm paying the consequences. I live in a small rural town in South Carolina these days, retired, living alone and do my shopping at a local farmer's market where fresh greens are plentiful ...
Anyway, I found out "back in the day" that dietary extremism is self defeating (I almost died on a Macrobiotic diet) ... what is needed is a little common sense: if you want to fast, fine ... three day fasts are harmless, but 40 day fasts are just a tad too far "out there" ...
I LOVE avocado with raw garlic, tomato, and sprouts ... I eat that once a day ... too much oil? I couldn't care less! I am a recovering addict with 20 years clean; after 25 years of putting all sorts of substances into my body, a little extra oil doesn't amount to squat in the big picture.
Thank you so much for your response!
Hay richard just logged on i see that your a buddist thats cool i my self are look for cool people to talk to about raw food.Let me know if you would like to type
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Anyway, I found out "back in the day" that dietary extremism is self defeating (I almost died on a Macrobiotic diet) ... what is needed is a little common sense: if you want to fast, fine ... three day fasts are harmless, but 40 day fasts are just a tad too far "out there" ...
I LOVE avocado with raw garlic, tomato, and sprouts ... I eat that once a day ... too much oil? I couldn't care less! I am a recovering addict with 20 years clean; after 25 years of putting all sorts of substances into my body, a little extra oil doesn't amount to squat in the big picture.
Thank you so much for your response!