Raederle Phoenix

Make a baby pay attention to nobody else but you... This four-minute video explains how and reveals a lot of interesting information about how the brain works in the process:

"How do you like to give back to the planet?" (Question from Zoe Wild.)

I give back with every dollar I spend by buying organic locally-grown produce as often as possible. My husband and I buy organic bananas, kiwis, apples, lettuce, asparagus and pineapple by the box. We buy onions exclusively from a local co-op that can get them both locally grown and organic.

We shop at local stores that are owned by local people instead of shopping at corporations.

We use recycled tissues and paper-towels and then we compost them so that the planet isn’t harmed by our lazy American ways.
I offer nutritional information to anyone who asks, because it is my passion to help others heal as I have. My husband and I have started a radio show on the topic to make more information freely available to the public.

The more money we make, the more we can give back. Right now we buy second-hand clothing a lot, but what we really would like to do is buy quality organic clothing — but we can’t afford that yet.

When your daily choices are ethical you give back to the community, the animals, the plants, the people you care about and your Earth every single day.

~ Raederle

Question from Americans Elect 2012

"In your view, how likely or unlikely is it that scientists will find a cure for Parkinson's within the next 10-15 years?"

This is a hilarious question.

The scientists won't find the answer. A wholistic healing institute will find the answers. And those answers will be ignored for three dozen years.

We already hush-up the cure for cancer all the time.

Environment

Why aren't more people concerned about the environment? Doesn't it matter to you whether or not your grandkids (or your friends' grandkids) have forests to hike in? Doesn't it matter to you whether or not your water is poisoned? The more we ruin the ozone layer the faster we'll burn in the sunlight. The more drilling we do, the more we pollute our drinking water. The more land we clear to raise beef for fast food the more species we destroy, the less forests we have, the less food diversity we have, the lower the world-wide air quality. You'd trade all of that away for green paper which you can not eat, can not wear, can not breath, which can not love you or talk to you, or provide anything at all? I'd call that insanity!

Education

I don't think the problem with public schools has anything to do with funding. It has to do with teacher quality, national standards and our overall attitude towards children. If you lock kids up, treat them like slaves, force teachers to teach-to-the-test, numb creativity out of children, force them daily to do things they hate, keep them isolated from real society... Of course you end up with suicidal, depressed, angry, dysfunctional and domesticated teenagers and young adults. New desks, chairs, chalk-boards, books, etc, won't fix any of that at all.

Question on Americans Elect 2012

"How should the US promote energy innovations and green technology?"

Should we lean towards private sector investment or government investment?

If we pass laws to make the government do it, then it'll actually get done... Poorly.

If we somehow make it profitable then private interests will do it, and they'll do it well: really well. But if we don't make it profitable for them, it won't get done.

So it's not whether we should make government do it or make priviate sectors do it... It's how effectivie will the end result be, and how soon will it come about?

Can We All Fit In A Space The Size of Texas: Q & A

Question/Comment: "Also, what do you propose for utilities to provide electricity? We'd probably need to turn Nevada and Arizona into giant solar fields? Would that even generate enough electricity for 6 billion people? Could we do it with some well placed nuclear facilities?"

Response: It's possible that several of the air-port sized places I mentioned could be all devoted to solar power, and several more could all be filled with windmills. I know that wouldn't be enough alone though. I have no idea how much space it would take to generate enough electricity for the world population with our current technology. I do know, though, that technology is constantly coming up with a better solution, and if we were focusing on Earth-friendly power options, then we'd be coming up with some new incredible way to power more with less damage every few months. I do know that Markus Rothkranz powers everything in his own home with his own solar-batteries that he built himself. This video here shows how he powers his house: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jdg85rl61o

Question/Comment: "A pond for fish has to be 1 acre of surface area to get proper oxygen, and it has to be 13 feet deep minimum, in order to support fish through the winter. It would be inpossible for that part of your theory to work..."

Response: "If you go to the original site for the "garden pool" idea in particular that is something that exists in Arizona, a very different climate from here, and is not a pond, but a refurbished pool. I don't recall talking about ponds."

Question/Comment: "One major issue I see with this is that you'll have 6 billion or so people in a space the size of Texas, and like it or not, as population increases, so does crime. Even if you were to create this utopian community/city where everybody has the same amount of land/space and everything we need is accessible, you're still going to have human nature kick in and people will want to control it all and get larger pieces of the pie. This is precisely why humans migrated all over the world."

Response: "The purpose of the article was to illustrate the fact that the planet is not over-populated. It wasn't to suggest that we should all move to one area together. I also was illustrating that much of what we have now is wasteful, and that is why it seems like there isn't enough Earth to go around. The fear that we are running out resources, that there isn't enough Earth to go around, etc, is what causes people to behave so irrational and greedy. But by no means do I think it's a good idea to put everyone on the planet in one lump together. I just want to show that it is fear-mongering to say that we are over-populated."

Question/Comment: "Rapid spread of disease living in close quarters, is a scietific proof-just look at the spread of disease in Africa-and the hundreds of people that die in one day! 1 person gets the flu-and u have another flu epidemic that could potentially kill millions!"

Response: "What do you think happens now?
Hundreds of people die from smoking related disease each day.
Hundreds of people die from medical errors each day.
Hundreds of people die from car accidents each day.
If everyone quit cigarettes, became their own doctor and did the research, and if we quit driving and started walking... If we built our communities so that our workplace wasn't miles and miles away and could walk where we needed to go... Then we would save thousands each day."

Second Response: Now, in terms of disease, I was never suggested that we should all live in Texas or in a space together all like that. 

I was only demonstrating that we could all have as much space or more than we do now by spreading ourselfs out in more logical ways.

Instead of having really cramped cities and really sparse farmland areas we could have a mix of the two.

And, from a raw vegan standpoint -- disease would stop if everyone did become a raw vegan. I spent weeks surrounded by people who had the flu this holiday season. I hugged people with the flu, ate beside them, talked with them, even sat in their bedrooms... Literally for weeks. My husband and I were exposed to over thirty different people who had the flu all in the course of one month -- members of my family, his family, and friends. We traveled by airplane and encounted hundreds of people in close quarters all during end end of November and the beginning of December. Everyone around us was getting sick, but neither of us were harmed at all.

I used to always catch everything that went around, even with minimal exposure. The diet change absolutely is what made the difference. The same with Jay. He always caught the flu every year too.

And Jay and I are not the only raw vegans who have this experience.

So, disease doesn't have to be a concern. It's only a concern to people who don't take the measures required to prevent disease.

Question/Comment: "Is your theories simply based on getting people to live vegan and how it can really happen? Are your idea's based on ways we can almost mandate people to live vegan? Well, maybe not, mandate but makeing it so people can live simply as well as living vegan? Is it primarily for the use of spreading the way to live vegan and how we can change everything to do so?"

Response: "The garden pool concept is not vegan, since it includes eggs and fish, and those are not vegan. The entry post Could we all fit in a space the size of Texas is not about dietary requirements. That is why it is on my "Musings" blog and not my "Health & Fitness" blog.
The concept is this: We're not overpopulated, we are just mis-handling the land that we do have.
That is what the entry is about."

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42-Day Log

 

Day # in red

Food in dark red (and pills starting on Day #9)

Completely wrong food in purple

Between completely wrong and borderline in blue-purple

Borderline food in blue

Vegetable juice in green

Sunday, September 4th, 2011

Day 1

Ate: A tiny apple for breakfast. Several nori wraps. Spiced seeds and nuts.  Kelp noodles with chard, nuts, vinegar, coconut aminos and spices. Nori wraps with avocado, tomato, spinach, etc.

http://reallyrawraederle.blogspot.com/2011/09/blog-diet-for-intestinal-flora-health.html

Day log: No discomfort.

Monday, September 5th, 2011

Day 2

Ate: Plain Amande yogurt with maca, vitamin powder and around nine whole cocoa beans.  Several dried 'superfruit' berries (completely wrong for the diet).  Some of Jay's green juice that contained tomato. Store-bought kale chips.  Kelp noodles with cabbage, nuts and hot sauce.

Day log: Extreme exhaustion.  Could hardly stand without being dizzy.

Jay experienced the same: fatigue and dizziness.

Mild fever, feeling cold and then really hot.  Random sweating out of the blue during the day.

Powerful cravings for watermelon in particular.

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

Day 3

Ate: Half a grapefruit for breakfast.  Plain Amande yogurt with maca, vitamin powder and around seven whole cocoa beans.  Green juice that contained carrot, lemon and wild yard plants.  Home-made kale chips.  Kelp noodles with kale, nuts, and garlic.  

One nori wrap made from onion, nori, spinach, kale, salt, olive oil and spices.  Popcorn before bed with salt.

Day log: Grapefruit tasted somewhat sweeter than usual, but perhaps it was just a good grapefruit.

Mild cravings that lessened throughout the day.  Woke up with several "loaded" pimples.  Woke up with much more energy than Monday morning, but feeling emotionally dependent.   

Fell asleep fairly easily and slept well, except for having a nightmare about my mom being spiritually attacked and me carrying her away and praying and surrounding her with light and protection.

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

Day 4

Ate: Half a grapefruit for breakfast.  Plain Amande yogurt with maca, cinnamon, nutmeg, vitamin powder and four whole cocoa beans. 

Drank a glass of carrot-lemon-cabbage juice.  Several handfuls of home-made kale chips.  A nori wrap with some kale on it and a little olive oil.  A few spiced nuts.

One celery rib with almond butter, one celery rib eaten with alternating bites of spicy pistachios.  A few gulps of plain kombucha.

A glass of carrot-celery-kale juice.  A bowl of quinoa.

Day log: Woke up with good amount of energy at 11:30am.  I woke up before Jay.

Grapefruit tasted incredibly sweet, like a date had been added to the juice.  My taste must be changing.

Started feeling really tired and blah around 6:30pm.

Feeling fairly alert and awake, but having lots of muscle pains at 8:30pm.

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

Day 5

Ate: Carrot-cucumber juice for breakfast.  Followed shortly by home-made kale chips.  A few spiced nuts.

Two nori wraps with avocado, mixed greens, onion, a little kale and spices.  A few macadamia nuts.  A bowl of quinoa.

Fennel-carrot-celery-wheatgrass juice for dinner with home-made kale chips.  Spiced nuts.

Day log: Woke up feeling a bit lethargic at 11:30pm.  Coughed a bit in the bathroom, and sneezed a bit in the kitchen.  I feel strange.

Been feeling fatigued most of the day, especially during and after the walk.  We ate the nori wraps with avocado right before the walk, which may be part of why I was so tired.  I perked up a bit after the quinoa.

Friday, September 9th, 2011

Day 6

Ate: A bite of fresh broccoli from the yard. A few tart dried berries (goldenberries?) for breakfast.  A few blackberries from outside.  Spiced nuts.  Lettuce-carrot-celery-wheatgrass juice.  A few macadamia nuts.  Lettuce-carrot-celery juice.  Kelp noodles.  A bowl of quinoa.  Kale chips, home-made. 

Day log: Woke up feeling pretty good at 10:30am.  Felt distinctly like I had slept a bit longer than needed, but okay.

Had a good day overall.

Saturday, September 10th, 2011

Day 7

Ate: Half a grapefruit for breakfast.  Kelp noodles, a half-nori wrap, a little piece of celery with almond-macadamia butter, a tiny piece of tomato and some slices of bell pepper for brunch.  Lettuce-carrot-cucumber-celery juice for lunch, which was very hydrating and pleasant.  Home-made kale chips and lettuce chips.  A few spiced nuts.  A simple nori wrap (onion, cucumber, lettuce, olive oil, spices).

Kelp noodles with one lemon, brazil nuts, macadamia nuts, almonds and a little walnut, and the tiniest amount of vinegar and coconut aminos.

Day Log: Got up to the alarm at 7:45am.  

Did an enema first thing this morning and was amazed by how energized it made me feel.  I did it with the motivation of getting rid of the gassy-ness I've been experiencing the past few days.  Feeling energized was an unexpected bonus.

Sunday, September 11th, 2011

Day 8

Ate: Half a grapefruit for breakfast.  Half a tiny home-grown seeded watermelon.  (My half was about the size of a fist.)

Juice made up of the rind of the tiny watermelon, cucumber, lettuce and a little bit of wheatgrass.

A couple nibbles on herbs in the yard.

A mono-meal of macadamia nuts (about half a cup.)

A nori wrap with tomatillos, leafy stuff, onion, cucumber, and cold-pressed olive oil.

Kelp noodles with macadamia-almond-brazil-butter, lemon juice, tomatillos and salt.

Cucumber-lettuce-lemon juice.  A bowl of quinoa.

Day log: Got up at 10:00am.  Transplanted strawberries.  I was surprised at how little energy I had to dig the strawberry plants.  I went into it feeling energized, but within then minutes I was sweating heavily and feeling fatigued.  This is unusual for me since I became a raw foodist and began walking more often.  Despite the fatigue I got the job done, and then I helped Jay with some shelf assembly and shelf carrying. 

Not gassy today.  I suspect it was due either to the kale chips or the spiced pistachios I was eating. 

Monday, September 12th, 2011

Day 9

Ate: Half a grapefruit for breakfast.  Spinach-cucumber juice for brunch.  Kelp noodles with macadamia-brazil-nut-butter, maca, vitamin powder, salt, lemon, and 1 cup of spinach blended into the nut butter.  

Wheatgrass-lemon-spinach-carrot juice.  A bowl of quinoa.  [Dance classes.]  Celery with home-made nut butter made up of half macadamia nuts and half almonds, vitamin powder, spinach and a little maca.  A bowl of quinoa.

Pills taken: 2 detox pills, 1 vitamin B, a spoonful of vitamin powder, a spoonful of maca.

Day log: Got up at 10:40am.  Had pleasant detailed dreams.

I think I should start logging the vitamins and other tablets I'm taking on this log.  I've been taking Markus Rothkranz's anti-parasite pills, which I generally call "detox pills" fairly inaccurately, but it's a shorter name than calling them anti-parasite tablets.  I've been taking some vitamins here and there, none of them very consistently.  I took the last few tablets of enzymes towards the beginning.  Note that I generally only take a B-vitamin supplement, in particular for the purpose of getting B12.

As I was drinking the wheatgrass blend I kept telling myself that I liked the juice, and for a brief moment the flavor in my mouth was entirely different.  The wheatgrass tasted like the first time I had Marty's wheatgrass.  The flavor was back to it's true flavor, and not how my body interprets the flavor based on silly detox reactions.  And then the moment past and it was back to tasting nauseating.  I've never had this happen before, so it was really fascinating and awesome.

Took two dance classes back to back from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.  Felt excellent during and after class.

Tuesday, September 13th, 2011

Day 10

Ate: Half a grapefruit for breakfast.  Lettuce-wheatgrass-carrot-greenbean-tomatillo juice for brunch.  Some millet with salt.

Avocado by itself.  [1 detox pill]  Handful of macadamia nuts.

Kelp noodles with sauce made up of: juice of lime, 2/3rds cup macadamia nuts, 1/3rd cup almonds, handful of spinach, maca, vitamin powder, and a couple drops of coconut aminos and a couple drops of vinegar, a few pinches of salt

Several slices of red pepper (around a third of a bell pepper) eaten at the Writer's Meeting.

A bowl of quinoa.

Pills taken: 3 detox pills, half a spoonful of vitamin powder, most of a spoonful of maca

Day log: Got up at 9:05am, feeling good.  

Been feeling good pretty much all day.  Started getting pretty sore (from the dance classes last night) around 2pm, and started to get progressively more and more sore.  My entire back, sides and thighs complain a bit when I move around now at 9:22pm.  My mood is still pretty good though.

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

Day 11

Ate: Whole grapefruit for breakfast.  Macadamia nuts.

A nori wrap.  Some of Jay's cooked soup made up of carrot, cabbage, celery, onion, garlic and brown rice.

At the Gathering Wellness Forum I ate four or five slices of "onion bread" which is made up of flax, onion and some other seeds.  I ate several servings of the kelp-noodle dish which didn't appear to have any nuts added to it like the dishes I make with them.  It include sesame seeds.  The dish I brought and ate quite a bit of was shredded carrot, cabbage, pablano pepper, onion, lime juice and salt.

Pills taken: 1 detox pill

Day log: Had a great meeting at Gathering Wellness Forum, felt like sitting around the table with family.  Spent most of the day prior to that working on a fantasy novel.

Thursday, September 15th, 2011

Day 12

Ate: Half a grapefruit for breakfast.  Handful of macadamia nuts.

Almond-walnut-butter on a stick of celery.

Kelp noodles with sauce made up of: juice of lime, macadamia nuts, almonds, walnuts, Brazil nuts, maca, vitamin powder, and a couple drops of coconut aminos, a few drops of cold pressed olive oil, a couple drops of vinegar, and a few pinches of salt.

Six or so macadamia nuts.

Kombucha on the way home from the grocery store. 

Carrot-cabbage-kale-wheatgrass juice.

A bowl of quinoa.

Pills taken: half a spoonful of vitamin powder, a spoonful of maca

Day log: Got up around 10:40am.  Had a good day for the most part.  Been working on the fantasy novel most of today as well.  Enjoyed a walk to the store with my husband, although it was much colder than expected.

Friday, September 16th, 2011

Day 12

Ate:  Glass of water.  [Detox pill.]  Bowl of raspberries breakfast.  Kombucha.  A few goldenberries.

[Bromelain]  Glass of water.

Large amount of carrot-cabbage-lettuce-garlic-sorrel-lemon-basil-wheatgrass juice.

Glass of water. [Enzyme] Several goldenberries.

Glass of water. [Enzyme] Cooked onion and garlic soup mixed with raw chopped up tomato and carrot-cabbage-lettuce-garlic-sorrel-lemon-basil juice.

Pills taken: 1 detox pill, 1 bromelain, 2 enzyme tablets

Water intake: 4 glasses of water

Day log: Got up around 11:20am.

I've developed a number of breast lumps.  I've had a single lump in the same place varying slightly in size for eight years.  Only in the past few months have other lumps began to develop.  It's likely the change started when we moved back.

I've heard that Buffalo, NY is a high spot for breast cancer, so there is pollution here that could be contributing.  It could be cancer.

Another explanation is that as I've been moving toxins and bacteria out of my intestine, I may not have been providing my body with enough water and vegetables to fully flush things out, causing my body to dump toxins and dead cell waste into my breasts in lumps.

By avoiding fruit, as this log illustrates, I've been consuming an insane amount of nuts, more than I've ever consumed in my life, including when I first became a raw vegan.  It's possible that the nuts contain a toxin that has caused the lumps, or contain a bacteria, or both.  It's also possible that their high fat content is a large contributor to the lumps.

Whatever the case may be, today marks a change in the trend.

Went for a walk/run and did a little martial arts in the park.

Saturday, September 17th, 2011

Day 13

Ate:  Two glasses of water. Kombucha.

Large amount of carrot-lemon-lettuce-cinnamon-nutmeg juice.

Two glasses of water. Large amount of carrot-lettuce-cabbage-celery-wheatgrass-maca juice.

Two nori wraps without any oil.  Nori wraps contained lettuce, onion, tomatillos, and lemon juice.

Two glasses of water.  One spoonful of spices nuts.  

[Bromelain, Enzyme] Three nori wraps without any oil.  Nori wraps contained lettuce, onion, cabbage, tomatillos, spices, and lemon juice.

Pills taken: a spoonful of maca, 1 bromelain,  1 enzyme tablet

Water intake: 6 glasses of water

Day log: Got up around 11:30am.

Went for a walk/run.  Been a cold day.

Sunday, September 18th, 2011

Day 14

Ate:  One glass of water. Half a grapefruit for breakfast.

Large amount of carrot-lemon-lettuce-cinnamon-nutmeg juice.

Two nori wraps with lettuce, lemon juice, onion and tomatillo.  One or two celery ribs.

Half a grapefruit after the OWL orientation.  A couple gulps of kombucha.

Small amount of carrot-lettuce-cabbage-celery-wheatgrass-maca-vitamin-ginger juice.

Two glasses of water.  Two celery ribs.

Two large bowels of quinoa.

[Bromelain] A cup of tea.

Pills taken: a pinch of maca, pinch of vitamin powder, 1 bromelain

Water intake: 4 glasses of water

Day log: Got up at 8:45am.

Played Carcassonne with Roy (brother) and Mom.  Played Innovation with Asa (friend), Mom and Jay (husband).

Was somewhat tired and strung-out most of the day, but clear-headed.  Mild burps, and the very tiniest tiniest amount of gas.  Hiccups were common throughout the day.

Monday, September 19th, 2011

Day 15

Ate:  One glass of water.

Vegetable juice.

Three celery ribs.

Carrot-lettuce-cucumber-cabbage-celery-wheatgrass-ginger juice.

Half a grapefruit.  A few gulps of kombucha.  Several bites of carrot.

The other half of the grapefruit.  A cup of herbal tea.

Pills taken: 5 detox pills, 2 enzymes, 2 bromelain

Water intake: 4 glasses of water

Day log: Got a lot of work done.  Had very few cravings at all today.  It's been a day of progress.  I've never previously enjoyed plain celery sticks and plain carrots.

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

Day 16

Ate:  One glass of water. 

A tremendously gigantic jar of lettuce-cucumber-carrot juice.

Three celery ribs.

Garden Juice (explained in log).

One third of a red bell pepper.  

A gulp of kombucha.  A bite of celery.

Two medium bowls of quinoa.  A gulp of kombucha.  A few bites of brown rice.  

A bowl of amaranth.  Half a bowl of millet.

Pills taken: 4 detox pills, 3 enzymes, 3 bromelain

Water intake: 7 glasses of water

Day log: Got up around 10:45am.  

I'm feeling excellent at the moment.  I spent a half hour in the garden looking after my plants and harvesting and I made this super strong juice from what I picked.  Here's what went into it from the garden: 4 fairly small burdock roots, 5 sorrel plants (including roots), 1 stalk of broccoli including small 'flower-tops', 1 long leek leaf, 5 small strings of thyme, 5 small strands of garlic-chives, 2 dandelion leaves, 8 springs of parsley, 1 long thin stalk of fennel with flowers, and 5 small lettuce leafs.  And additionally from the kitchen: 2 lemons, half a really hot 'banana' pepper, 2 cloves of garlic, and a very small pinch of wheatgrass blades.

Although, as I write this the nausea is starting to come on.  I ate some red bell pepper as chaser.  This stuff was super spicy hot.  I diluted it in water and despite that it still burned.

I was exposed to someone sick later that day, and I think their germs took advantage of my system being in shock.

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

Day 17

Ate:  One glass of water.  A whole plain lemon.

Two cups of golden-seal tea.  Half a grapefruit.

Then sometime shortly later, the other half of the grapefruit.

A gigantic glass of lettuce-cucumber-parsley juice.

Two cups of tea.  A glass of water, or so.

Carrot-tomato-cucumber-zucchini-basil-sorrel-basil-fennel juice.  

A glass of water or so.  A gulp of kombucha.  Half a grapefruit.

A whole plain lemon.

A bowl of quinoa with amaranth.  A few bites of millet.

Pills taken: 2 grapefruit seed extract, 1 enzymes, 2 bromelain

Water intake: 7 glasses of water

Day log: Got up around 8:30am.

Head is stuffy, sore and somewhat pounding.  Sinuses hurt.  Throat itches and hurts.  A visitor last night mentioned they had a cold, and I'm afraid with my immune system under shock from the detox of the Garden Juice that his bacteria found a home in my confused body.  

Both juices today helped a lot.  

Much less interest in solid food than usual, and strong desire to drink lots and lots of water.  I have cravings for honey that I believe are completely emotional based on having lemon-honey drinks as a kid to sooth a sore throat.

My nose is endlessly runny and sore.

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

Day 18

Ate:  One glass of water.  One cup of chicory tea.  Half a grapefruit.

[Detox pill] Then about an hour later, the other half of the grapefruit. 

One cup of chicory tea.

A gigantic glass of lettuce-kale-cabbage-ginger-lemon juice.

One cup of chicory tea.

Salsa with romaine lettuce.  Salsa included avocado, bell pepper, tomatoes, onion, garlic, basil, parsley, and hot pepper.

A bowl of quinoa with amaranth.  

Pills taken: 1 detox pill, 1 enzyme, 3 bromelain, 2 probiotics

Water intake: 3 glasses of water

Day log: Got up around 8:45am.

My throat still itches a little, but is no longer sore.  My sinuses are driving me crazy.  I have sinus pressure and an endlessly-runny nose.  Seemed to have a mild fever for some of the day.

Friday, September 23rd, 2011

Day 19

Ate:  One glass of water.  

A tall glass of lettuce-bellpepper-cucumber juice.

A large jar of carrot-lettuce-ginger-lemon-hotpepper-zucchini-onion-wheatgrass juice.

Guacamole with cabbage.  Guacamole was one mashed avocado, juice of one lemon, some hot pepper and some onion.

Pills taken: 1 bromelain, 2 probiotics

Water intake: 3 glasses of water

Day log: Got up around 12:30pm.  Fever is broken, feel much better today.  I suspect I really needed those probiotics last night.  Should have started taking them sooner, actually.

The cravings have abated fully.  I don't desire anything in particular at the moment.  The two juices were pleasant, the second was particularly nice.  I mostly just think more juice would be fine.

Spending too much time "resting" at my computer and reading, giving myself eye-strain.

Saturday, September 24th, 2011

Day 20

Ate:  One glass of water.  One bite of grapefruit.  Half a lemon.

A few sips of of cabbage-carrot-ginger juice.

The other half of the lemon.

A bite of carrot.

1.4 bowls of quinoa with a little amaranth.

Pills taken: 3 bromelain, 1 enzyme, 2 detox, 3 probiotics

Water intake: 4 glasses of water

Calories: roughly 520

Day log: Got up early, cleaned for a while, ate some lemon and a bite of grapefruit and went back to sleep.  Got up late and spent some time in the sunshine which made me feel a lot better.  I woke up both times feeling quite hopeless.  The guacamole-stuff made me gassy and gave me some gas-pains as well.  If I can't handle avocado even on this diet, now, with enzymes...  Then maybe I just can't handle avocados.  :(

My cravings are purely physiological at this point.  They're fairly easy to set aside.  I want things to cope...  But I can shrug it off and do something else.  I'm fairly tired of my entire life feeling like cleaning.  Cleaning my body, inside and out, cleaning the kitchen and the juicer, cleaning the apartment, the clothing, the sheets, cleaning my mind...  I begin to wonder if life is just cleaning, in one form or another.

Sunday, September 25th, 2011

Day 21

Ate:  One glass of water.  Half a grapefruit, and one bite of lemon.

A tini glass of carrot-lettuce juice.

The other half of the grapefruit.

In the garden I nibbled on parsley, sorrel, chives, one tiny cherry tomato, garlic chives, and lettuce.  

I brought in a small (tiny) watermelon and ate it.

Much later I drank a third of a bottle of kombucha.

A few bites of carrot.  A medium bowl of quinoa/amaranth.   

The rest of the bottle of kombucha.  A bite of sunflowerseed-zucchini-butter on celery.

Three bites of soaked (not cooked) buckwheat.

Two cups of herbal tea.

A handful of spiced seeds.

Pills taken: 4 bromelain, 2 enzymes, 6 detox, 3 probiotics, 1 b-vitamin-complex

Water intake: 5 glasses of water

Calories: roughly 780

Day log: Feeling better today.  This is the third morning in a row I've woken up sweaty.  I took a shower early in the day.  I have much more energy today than in a long time, even before the watermelon.  In fact, I noticed little change to my level of energy upon eating the watermelon.  I'm still easily winded by heavy lifting, but overall my stamina seems to be coming back.  I've swept and mopped the kitchen floor today, and done other cleaning as well.

I seem to be healing body-wide.  Plain parsley didn't taste like pennies today, for the first time.  This means a dramatic improvement in the level of heavy metals in my body.  I wonder now if cilantro would also no longer taste like pennies.  This is huge.

I've finally gotten the courage to look up information on breast lumps.  Based on what I've read, it's unlikely that I have cancer, but very likely that it is caused by "infection."  Well, I'm definitely battling infection right now, so I can believe that.  Little change in the lumps in the past few days.

My sinuses are no longer throbbing, but my nose is still running here and there.  I feel alert and ready...  to play.  I feel very strongly anti-work that isn't of my own choosing.

Monday, September 26th, 2011

Day 22

Ate:  One glass of water.

Ate a watermelon the size of my fist.

Half a grapefruit.

A giant tall jar full of celery-lemon-lettuce juice.

Pills taken: 2 detox,

Water intake: 2 glasses of water

Calories:  

Day log: Feeling restless today.

I think the seeds and buckwheat I ate last night, although tiny in portion, have affected me.  I have mild cravings again today.  This intense focus on food, etc, even though I'm currently drinking juice.

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

Day 23

Ate:  One glass of water.

Two handfuls of frozen blueberries.

Half a grapefruit.

A couple handfuls of macadamia nuts.

A third of a bottle of kombucha.

Two small macun apples.  (A tart locally grown apple, now in season.)

A tall jar full of celery-lemon-lettuce-sage-parsley-thyme juice.

Two bowls of quinoa with amaranth.

A quarter cup of spiced seeds.

Pills taken: 1 enzyme, 4 bromelain, 4 detox, 

Water intake: 1 glasses of water

Calories:  1680, give or take

Day log: Woke up feeling pretty good.

Feeling so rebellious against everything.

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

Day 24

Ate:  One glass of water.

Half a grapefruit.

Two small macun apples.  (A tart locall apple, in season.)

A medium apple of a new variety I don't recall the name of.

A handful of frozen blueberries.

A quarter cup of spiced seeds.

A tall jar of kale-cucumber-zucchini-lemon-ginger juice.

A quarter cup of spiced seeds.

A bowl of quinoa.

A quarter cup of spiced seeds.

A bowl of millet.

Pills taken: 4 bromelain, 7 detox, 1 enzyme, 4 probiotics

Water intake: 7 glasses of water

Calories:  2200

Day log: It's going on five o'clock now, and I've been sewing all day.  It has felt great.

Status update on facebook: "Listening to my body.  Yesterday my body told me: Hey, I'm tired of this crazy 500 to 800 calories you've been eating, eat more today!  So, I ate what I felt like eating yesterday and went up to 1700 calories for the first time in a week.  I would think this would be far too little (I usually eat 2000-3500 calories a day)...  But oddly, I think I have nearly as much energy today as I did on any given day before this fast.  I'm fascinated."

Thursday, September 29th, 2011

Day 25

Ate:  One glass of water.

Half a grapefruit.

Two small macun apples.  (A tart locall apple, in season.)

A tomato-carrot-zucchini-ginger-sage juice.

A bowl of millet.

A quarter cup of spiced seeds.

A quarter cup of macadamia nuts.

Pills taken: 3 bromelain, 4 detox, 2 enzyme, 3 probiotics

Water intake: 6 glasses of water

Calories:  1300

Day log: I woke up feeling excellent, but then had a stupid row about nothing with my mom and felt terrible.  I listened to some music and did some sewing, hugged my husband a lot, cried a bit, then felt much better.  Now, at 4:30pm, I feel pretty good again.

Friday, September 30th, 2011

Day 26

Ate: Half a grapefruit.

Then, much later, another half of a grapefruit.

A carrot-cranberry-lemon juice.

A bowl of millet with lettuce.

A half cup of frozen blueberries.

A bowl of almond yogurt with cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger.

A swallow of kombucha.

Two bowls of amaranth and millet.

A third of a bottle of kombucha.

Four spoonfuls of spiced pumpkin and sunflower seeds.

Pills taken: 4 bromelain, 4 detox, 2 enzyme, 5 probiotics

Water intake: 4 glasses of water

Calories:  1500

Day log: Got up at 11:30am.  First time up before noon in a few days.  Felt pretty good this morning, although I have my period.  Trampoline arrived today, and spent some time bouncing on it.  Thus far it makes my head hurt each time I bounce on it.

Saturday, October 1st, 2011

Day 27

Ate: A small macoun apple. (Local, tart, in season.)

Sorrel-tomato-fennel-parsley-lettuce-thyme juice. (Around two measuring cups full.)

Kelp noodles with three kale leaves, one small tomato, and a sauce made from 30 macadamia nuts, the juice of one and a half lemons, a spoonful of coconut aminos, a spoonful of cayenne sauce, a spoonful of balsamic vinegar, and a pinch of salt. 

(The above portion is half of the total I made for Jay and I, there were six kale leaves total, 60 macadamia nuts, etc)

A bowl of half a cup of millet and a quarter cup of amaranth. (dry measurement) 

A swallow of kombucha.

A bowl of amande yogurt with maca and vitamin powder.

Pills taken: 4 bromelain, 8 detox, 2 enzyme, 4 probiotics, a spoonful of vitamin powder

Water intake: 1 glasses of water

Calories: 1800

Day log: Got up at 12:50pm.  I feel really rested and good today.  I started my day bouncing on the trampoline, then took one bromelain, one enzyme, two parasite-free pills, and then ate the small tart apple.  Feeling awesome thus far.

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

Day 28

Ate: Two small macoun apples. (Local, tart, in season.)

Tiny salad made up of mixed greens, tomatoes, wakame, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and organic seasonings.

Carrot-sorrel-celery-fennel-parsley-lettuce-thyme juice. (Around two and a half measuring cups full.)

A half cup of spiced pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds from Living Intentions.  (The previous spiced seeds in this log were from Go Raw, but I like Living Intentions' seeds' flavor better.)

Two bowls of millet with amaranth.  Each bowl was half a cup of millet and a quarter cup of amaranth. (dry measurement) 

The second bowl had a few spoonfuls of buckwheat.

Half a bottle of kombucha.

Pills taken: 2 bromelain, 4 detox, 1 enzyme, 4 probiotics

Water intake: 4 glasses of water

Calories: 1850

Day log: Got up at 11:00am.  Today I broke my fast from all oils just a little, by eating a little salad with cold pressed olive oil on it.  I made a huge salad for the class we taught today, and I ate my portion.

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

Day 29

Ate: Two small macoun apples. (Local, tart, in season.)

A bite of cauliflower, and a bite of red bell pepper.

Two small macoun apples.

Sorrel-parsley-fennel-sage-lettuce-lemon-carrot-wheatgrass juice.  (Around two cups full.)

At the potluck: four bite-size rolls of dehydrated onion-flax-sesame "breads" with cashew "cheese."  Six carrot-pea "cakes" with "cream" tahini sauce.  Six tomato wedges in vegetable sauce.  Asparagus, about seven one-inch pieces.  Zucchini noodles with corn and avocado.

After getting home: A bowl of amande yogurt with vitamin powder, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.

A gulp of kombucha.

A half cup of spiced pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds.

Pills taken: 7 detox, 3 bromelain, 3 enzymes, 4 probiotics, a spoonful of vitamin powder

Water intake: 5 glasses of water

Calories: 

Day log: Got up later than intended, at 12:30pm.  Jumped on the rebounded for fifteen minutes to start my day.

Felt really sluggish and meh later on in the evening.  I suspect the dried foods at the potluck dehydrated me despite drinking a very tall glass of water with the meal.

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Day 30

Ate: Two small macoun apples. (Local, tart, in season.)

A tall glass of sorrel-parsley-lemon-cucumber-lettuce-sage juice.

A bowl of millet and amaranth. (Half a cup of millet, a quarter cup of amaranth, dry measurement.)

A gulp of kombucha.

A bowl of millet and amaranth. (Half a cup of millet, a quarter cup of amaranth, dry measurement.)

A quarter cup of spiced pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds.

A quarter of a container of kombucha.

Pills taken: 2 detox, 4 bromelain, 2 enzymes, 2 probiotics

Water intake: 6 glasses of water

Calories: 1400, 17% from lipids

Day log: I had a difficult time getting up this morning.  I set my alarm for 10am, and didn't get up.  Set it for 10:45am, then 11:30am, then just turned it off.  I actually got up at about 12:30pm, again.  I was unusually tired and blah, and I think it has to do with the meal I had yesterday evening.  Not enough vegetable fiber, not enough water.  That's what I think.

This morning I did an enema.  I felt excellent for doing so.  Then I took a long hot bath with olive oil in the water.  Then I showered and scrubbed my scalp really thoroughly.  That felt excellent as well.

I'm feeling much better after the enema and bath.

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

Day 31

Ate: First thing in the morning I had a juice from one lemon, many sorrel plants, a spring of parsley, some thyme, fennel, a sage leaf and around twelve springs of wheatgrass.

I felt strong detox reactions to the small glass of juice, so I ate a bowl of frozen blueberries.

Two small macoun apples. (Local, tart, in season.)

Half a pomegranate.

One small macoun apple.

The other half of the pomegranate.

Two bowls of quinoa with a little amaranth.

Half a bottle of kombucha.

Pills taken: 12 detox, 1 spoonful of psyllium husk in water, 1 enzyme, 1 bromelain, 3 probiotics

Water intake: 5 glasses of water

Calories: 1500, 12% from lipids

Day log: Got up at 12:30pm, again, despite setting the alarm for earlier, again.  I think I'm going to set the alarm for sunrise tomorrow.  I need to get more done in a day, which I'm going to do by rising earlier.

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

Day 32

Ate: One small macoun apple. (Local, tart, in season.)

A few bites of carrot (store bought, organic).

One pomegranate.

Two more small macoun apple.

Juice from half a head of lettuce, many assorted herbs from the garden and some wheatgrass, a tall wide glass nearly full.

A few bites of carrot, home grown and fresh.

A bowl of seeds, amounting to around three-quarters of a cup.

One bowl of quinoa with amaranth.

Nearly half a bottle of kombucha.

One bowl of amaranth with quinoa and millet. 1/2 cup amaranth, 1/8th cup quinoa, 1/8 cup millet, dry measurements.

Pills taken: 6 detox, 2 bromelain, 1 enzyme, 5 probiotics, .5 spoonful of psyllium husk in water

Water intake: 5 glasses of water

Calories: 2075, 29% from lipids

Day log: I set my alarm for sunrise (7:17am) and got out of bed at 7:30am.  I may have only a few hours sleep, but I don't feel exhaustively tired, just simply sleepy enough that I could go back to sleep.  I've jumped on the rebounder a bit, taken two of Markus's Parasite-Free pills and eaten an apple thus far, and it is 8:00am.

Had a long day, but no particular health troubles at all.

Friday, October 7th, 2011

Day 33

Ate: Three small macoun apples. (Local, tart, in season.)

A quarter cup of spiced seeds.

Juice from half a head of lettuce, herbs from the garden, wheatgrass, and one carrot. Total juice was 2 measuring cups.

Four cups (cooked measure) of millet.

A half cup of spiced seeds.

A third of a bottle of Wild Root High Country kombucha.

Pills taken: 5 detox, 2 bromelain, 1 spoonful of psyllium husk in water, 3 probiotics

Water intake: 6 glasses of water

Calories: 1500 calories, 24% from lipids

Day log: I set my alarm for sunrise (7:17am) and got up at bed at 7:20am.  I slept around six hours, which is more than last night, but I don't feel excessively tired.  Thus far I've eaten one apple, and it's 9:10am.  Tried to go to sleep at a reasonable time, ended up napping in the late evening on accident.  Then I ended up staying up until around 1:00am.

Saturday, October 8th, 2011

Day 34

Ate: Two small macoun apples. (Local, tart, in season.)

One small Ida Red apple, from the farmer's market.  A sweet-tart apple.

One pumpkin seed.  A couple bites of turnip.

Two measuring cups of juice made from lettuce, wheatgrass, cilantro, tomato, carrot, celery, lemon and a few turnip leafs.

A large meal made up of: 3 tomatoes, 1/4 cup of fresh cilantro, 1/2 cup of almonds, 5 Brazil nuts, 1/2 a packet of kelp noodles, 5 tomatillos, and an 1/8 teaspoon of salt.

A bowl of amaranth, millet and quinoa.  About two measuring cups full, cooked measurement.  Mostly amaranth.

A bottle of kombucha.

Pills taken: 6 detox, 2 bromelain

Water intake: 5 glasses of water

Calories: 1690, 36% from lipids

Day log: I had set my alarm for 7:00am, but I just couldn't do three days in a row on less than eight hours.  I re-set it for 8:30am when it went off.  I still feel really tired, and it's 9:11am now.

Stopped feeling tired at some point during the day, got a lot of work done.  Jumped on the rebounder for around 10 minutes total today, and had a 20 minute walk.  I spent much of the day on my feet in the kitchen (around three hours, maybe four), but I don't think that counts for much by way of exercise.

Sunday, October 9th, 2011

Day 35

Ate: Six small macoun apples. I ate these throughout the morning, not at once.

A small "tub" of Brad's Raw Kale Chips, garlic (Vampire Killer) flavor. Consisting of kale, red bell peppers, cashews, nutritional yeast, garlic... And there may have been couple other minor ingredients.

Most of a carton of coconut water.

A few thin slices of orange bell pepper.

A handful of macadamia nuts.

1.5 measuring cups of juice made from collards and other greens.

2 measuring cups of amaranth, millet and quinoa.

Pills taken: 2 detox, 2 bromelain, 2 spoonfuls of psyllium husk in water, 3 probiotics

Water intake: 5 glasses of water

Calories: 1640, 29% from lipids

Day log: Got up at 8:00am.

Monday, October 10th, 2011

Day 36

Ate: Five small macoun apples. I ate these throughout the morning, not at once.

1 measuring cup of juice made from collards, wheatgrass, lemon, carrots, tomato and lettuce.

4 macadamia nuts.

3/4 cup amaranth, dry measurement.

1/3 cup quinoa, dry measurement.

.2 cup millet, dry measurement.

A few swallows of kombucha.

A third cup of spiced pumpkin seeds.

Pills taken: 4 detox, 2 spoonfuls of psyllium husk in water, 2 probiotics

Water intake: 5 glasses of water

Calories: 1650, 22% from lipids

Day log: Got up at 9:45am.  Got a lot of cleaning done, and much work on my computer.

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

Day 37

Ate: Three small macoun apples. Throughout the morning.

Two small Ida Red apple, from the farmer's market.  A sweet-tart apple.

Strange "dough" I accidentally invented made up of 2 tablespoons of chia seeds, 5 macadamia nuts, 10 almonds, 5 Brazil nuts, maca and vitamin powder.  Salted.

Two celery ribs.

A bite of collard and turnip.

A nibble of tomatillo.

A bowl of amaranth with quinoa.

A third cup of spiced pumpkin seeds.

Pills taken: 3 probiotics, 1/2 a teaspoon of vitamin powder, 1 teaspoon of maca

Water intake: 4 glasses of water

Calories: 1200, 36% from lipids

Day log: Got up at 8:30am.  My stomach has been balking at virtually everything the past few days, mostly mildly.  I set it aside as "detox" and "die-off" and "parasite pills burning bacteria" but I'm beginning to wonder if my body is just had enough of the continual bombardment of ingredients to kill of bacteria.  So today, no "detox pills" -- instead, I started my morning with three probiotics.

Read two chapters of Temeraire, Book II, to my husband last night.

No green juice, a crime!

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

Day 38

Ate: One small Ida Red apple.  Several macoun apples.

A tall glass of kombuca.

Kelp noodles with sauerkraut and macadamia nuts.

At the potluck: Sour krout, salad with lemon and olive oil and raw soaked forbidden rice.

A bowl of amaranth with quinoa.

Pills taken: 6 probiotics

Day log: Got up at 10:00am. I forgot to set the alarm last night.  Very uncool.

Oh, drat, forgot to keep up with my log, and now I don't recall what I ate...  So the log for this day is guesses based on what I've been doing.

No green juice for two days in a row, double crime!

Thursday, October 13th, 2011

Day 39

Ate: Four small local seasonal apples, throughout the morning.

A swallow of kombucha.

A few bites of a home-grown orange bell pepper.

A tall jar of juice made from lettuce, collards, lemon, kale, sorrel and cilantro.

Two bowls of amaranth with quinoa and millet.

One brazil nut.

A medium glass of juice made from lettuce, lemon, kale and cilantro.

Pills taken: 5 probiotics

Water intake: 5 glasses of water

Calories: 2000, 13% from lipids

Day log: Got up at 9:30am. This log is written the day after, so the sequence of food is not perfect.

Friday, October 14th, 2011

Day 40

Ate: Four small local seasonal apples, throughout the morning.

A whole grapefruit.

Pulsed together: Two local season jonagold apples, 2 spoonfuls of raw honey comb (including wax), 1/4 cup of walnuts, 1/4 cup of oat groats (soaked), half a leaf of kale, 2 tablespoons of chia seeds, a little maca, some vitamin powder, 2 tablespoons of cinnamon, a pinch of nutmeg, a pinch of salt, a pinch of ginger and a pinch of cardamom.

Several leafs of romaine lettuce, plain.

1 cup coconut water.

One bowl of amaranth with quinoa and millet.

A glass of water and 2 tablespoons of psyllium husk.

Another apple.

A glass of kombucha.

Pills taken: 5 probiotics, 1 teaspoon of vitamin powder, .25 teaspoon of maca, 2 tablespoons of psyllium husk

Water intake: 5 glasses of water

Calories: 1780, 17% from lipids

Day log: Got up at 9:30am.

Saturday, October 15th, 2011

Day 41

Ate: Three small local seasonal apples.

.3 cup of walnuts

.2 cup of cut oats

.3 leaf of kale

3 tablespoons of chia seeds

2 tablespoons of cinnamon

.33 cup of yellow cauliflower

Two medium local seasonal apples.

.2 cup of walnuts

.1 cup of cut oats

.2 leaf of kale

3 tablespoons of chia seeds

2 tablespoons of cinnamon

.2 cup of yellow cauliflower

Half a package of kelp noodles.

.25 cup of macadamia nuts

.6 cup of sauerkraut 

.2 cup of broccoli

1 bite of cooked carrot

.5 cup of amaranth, dry

.2 cup of quinoa, dry

.2 cup of millet, dry

Pills taken: 2 bromelain, 3 probiotics

Water intake: 4 glasses of water

Calories: 2500, 35% from lipids

Day log: Got up at 9:30am, went to the farmer's market.

Sunday, October 16th, 2011

Day 42

Ate: One small Ida apple.

3 bananas (frozen, as ice cream)

5 raisins, 1 pumpkin seed, 1 sunflower seed, 1 macadamia nut, 7 cocao beans

One medium Ida apple, one small macun, and one small pear.

8 macadamia nuts, 2 tablespoons of chia seeds, 1 tablespoon of cinnamon

.3 cup of kale, .09 cup of broccoli, .19 cup of dried golden berries

1 head of romaine lettuce, .5 cup of sauerkraut, a couple bites of spicy kimchi

3 table spoons of fermented cucumber-mint salad dressing, 7 macadamia nuts

.5 cup of amaranth, dry; .17 cup of quinoa, dry; .17 cup of millet, dry

A swallow of kombucha

1 measuring cup of coconut water

Pills taken: 2 probiotics, 1 enzyme, 1 bromelain

Water intake: 4 glasses of water

Calories: 2000, 25% from lipids

Day log: Got up at 9:30am.  

Lymph fluid, which we have 6x the amount of in proportion to blood, is loaded with toxins on a traditional diet. Muscles, skin and bones can also store toxins when the body runs out of fat to put toxins in. The brain will even begin to store toxins when everywhere else is full. When your body finally stops being flooded by constant toxin intake (such as cooked proteins, cooked fats, refined sugars, refined flours/rice, artificial sweeteners, artificial colorings, etc), then the blood becomes clear enough to handle a load of toxins to be expelled from the body.

The state of your blood determines how you feel at any given moment. It's bringing the oxygen and nutrients to your muscles, brain and organs. When detoxifying rapidly, the blood is full of toxic matter which can cause muscle cramps, clouded thoughts, lethargy, frequent bathroom use (although most people use the bathroom about one in four times to what a healthy person should), etc. This is why every decent book about "going raw" mentions the "transition phase" where all processed foods are avoided, but baked yams, steamed vegetables, and brown whole long-grain rice are part of the diet. These cooked foods thicken the blood in comparison to raw foods, slowing the detoxification process.

Your best friend calls you and tells you he/she's really sick? How do you show you care?

I've been astounded at the problems I thought were unrelated to food/health that have gone away with dietary changes. Things I didn't even realize I had issue with due to health stopped being an issue. For example, I used to hate a lot of chores, such as doing dishes in particular. I thought I hated these things because they were boring, unfun, time consuming, etc, and took me away from things that I enjoyed. This was not the case. The problem was that most chores required me to do things that caused me discomfort in my body. I didn't realize how strong that discomfort was until it was finally relieved. Now I find chores merely boring, or unexciting, but I no longer hate them.

A common theme among people who become raw foodists is the discovery that almost every problem is a health problem. One really common statement I hear from raw vegans is: "I can't believe how much my mood is lifted, I used to always be depressed!"

People who are spiritual who become raw vegans say things like, "It's easier to meditate longer, and get deeper into the meditation." People who are into sports say things like, "It's incredible how much more focused I am on the game, and how much harder I can play." And people who sing say, "My voice is so much cleaner/stronger/clearer!" and people into yoga say, "My balance is so much better," etc, etc, etc.

But even more incredible is how often people find that poor relationships dissolve and disappear, and decent/good relationships become incredible. In other words, being healthier separates you from bad relationships, and connects you deeper into good relationships. It's priceless.

Memory often improves after a really good detox, but just changing a few food items a day won't create a powerful enough detox for that. In any event, my point is, emotional/spiritual/social/mental issues are all greatly reduced or completely resolved through detoxification of the body, and this is often not understood or known.

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