Raw Living Foods Lifestyle - chiDiet.net

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As always, right after the Holidays is a great time to change behavior patterns and to begin new lives. NOW is the time to start planning for those changes.
 
Whether you're looking at the raw diet because of your health challenges, or because you're looking to take your healthy diet to a new level, this is the time of the year to start!
 
Studies have shown that it's best to change multiple behavior patterns at the same time. In other words, if you decide to quit smoking, get more exercise, and begin a raw foods lifestyle - all at the same time - you'll be more successful than if you try to accomplish them individually or sequentially.
 
 
However - "the secret to success is having a plan."
 
 
It's not enough just to say to yourself, "I'm going raw." That will work for a while - a few days, perhaps a few weeks - but unless you have tons of willpower, very shortly you'll find yourself going back to your old habit patterns and comfort foods.
 
That's why a plan is important. Let's consider a plan for going raw:
 
 
10 Steps to Going and Staying Raw 
 
1. Assemble the tools you need. A blender - any cheap, used blender - an inexpensive dehydrator, some jars for sprouting, and a variety of raw recipes are the minimum requirements.
 
 
2. Assemble your list of suppliers. Where are you going to buy your food? Are you going be mostly organic? You'll also need to find a supply of sprouting seeds - at least some alfalfa, clover, sunflower and wheatgrass (hard red winter wheat). The wider the variety the better.
 
 
3. Read your instructions. Do you know how to sprout, and how to run a dehydrator?
 
 
4. Plan what you're going to do. If you decide you'd like to make angel-hair pasta from zucchini, for example, you might find having a spiral slicing machine handy. This might put you back to step 1.
 
 
5. Set a starting date and create your support mechanism. Having a support group is the greatest. Check meetup.com for raw groups in your area. If you don't know any rawbies in your area, find a raw chat group or two for support.

Share with them what you plan to do, and the date you're going to start. You'll find yourself more successful this way, than if you "go raw secretly." Secret quitting doesn't work.
 
While I'm constantly reminding people that we don't have to justify our lifestyle choices to anyone, sometimes we can't avoid it. This video I made about Dispelling the Raw Food Myths will help you deal with the standard objections you're going to hear: http://www.chidiet.com/blog/free-stuff/dispelling-raw-food-myths.htm
 
 
6. Don't forget that you're going to need to stay inspired as you go raw. Build a collection of books, videos, and CDs before you start so that you'll have lots of material when you go raw. This will help maintain your momentum. Otherwise you might find yourself running out of steam before you get to the top of the hill.
 
I find that videos motivate me the most. Instead of watching the news or a movie at night, I'll pop in a video on raw foods and watch it, instead. chiVideos.com is a good source for these, and if you have high-speed internet you can watch raw videos online at websites like YouTube.com/chidiet.
 
 
7. Research shows that it takes 21 days for a new behavior to become a habit; if we move to a new house and now have to turn right instead of left when we leave work, it'll be 21 days before it seems natural to turn right when head for home.
 
In dealing with addictions the transitional period is longer. Yes, cooked foods are an addiction. Thus, we need to deal with them as such.
 
Victoria Boutenko has a good book on this subject - 12 Steps to Raw Foods. Her website is RawFamily.com and the book is on Amazon.com, too. Her book covers the subject in detail, but here are her 12 Steps to Raw Food:
 
 
Step 1  - I admit that I have lost control of my addiction to cooked
              food and my eating is becoming unmanageable.

Step 2  - I believe that live vegan food is the most natural diet for a
               human being.

Step 3  - I shall gain necessary skills, learn basic raw recipes and
               obtain equipment to prepare live food.

Step 4  - I shall live in harmony with people who eat cooked food.

Step 5  - I shall stay away from temptations.

Step 6  - I shall create a support group.

Step 7  - I shall find alternative activities or hobbies.

Step 8  - I shall let my higher self lead my life.

Step 9  - I shall make a searching and fearless inventory of the real
               reasons for seeking comfort and pleasure from cooked
               foods.

Step 10 - I shall let my intuition help me.

Step 11 - Through clarity I will gain happiness.

Step 12 - I shall provide support to other raw fooders.
 
 
8. Part of changing your diet and lifestyle is detoxifying the body. Not as a one-time detox, but instead, we should be constantly detoxing. That's where Dr. Ann Wigmore's program comes in. She taught much more than a diet. In her books and videos she lays out the procedures for a continuous healthy detox, including the foods we eat, how we combine them, the usage of colonics or enemas, the uses of wheatgrass juice, and more.
 
The basics are laid out in her book, Why Suffer? How I Overcame Illness and Pain Naturally. While it's out-of-print, used copies can usually be found on Amazon.com for a few dollars.
 
Other great books of Dr. Ann's are Be Your Own Doctor and Rebuild Your Health, both available at Amazon.com.
 
 
9. Be aware, not discouraged. You're going to backslide at times, and it's normal. Don't feel like you've "failed" if you happen to go out for pizza or a hamburger. Instead, think about how well you've been doing, how much better you're eating than you used to, and how much better you're feeling since you started going raw.
 
 
10. Experiment, experiment, experiment.  Knowing that I have addictions to comfort foods, I found new comfort foods. For me that's fresh blueberries, raspberries, and raw vegan pizza, made with flax crust in the dehydrator. It's a recipe I've included in my book. Victoria's Step 9, above, has helped me a lot, too.
 
 
Overwhelmed? I would be, too, if it weren't for the teachings of Dr. Ann.
 
Sometimes I get off the raw path when traveling the country, visiting family and friends. But when I get home I head to the market, stock up on good raw, organic fruits and veggies, then pull out my Dr. Ann Wigmore Raw Living Foods Home Study Program and get back to it.
 
I'm feeling better, more energetic, happier and de-stressed than I did in my old cooked-food life. MUCH better. My warning is when I felt the arthritis coming back in my knees - that's my personal sign that I'm not eating right.
 
 
Here's good news: There's a new Home Study Program. Bigger and better than ever, it's designed to lead you by the hand from raw-curious to fully raw and healthy.
 
The program even includes one-on-one consulting by phone and email with long-time Dr. Ann Wigmore Instructors, people that have been doing this MUCH longer than me, and know a lot about it.
 
This is the most complete collection and comprehensive overview of Dr. Ann's Raw Living Foods Lifestyle available, designed to get you started, keep you on track, and support you when you backslide. It includes:
 
The 300+ page 13 Step Raw Living Foods Success Guide
The 180 page Raw Living Foods Recipe Book
Grassy Roots - Back to the Roots of Healthy Eating - 14 episode Raw Food TV show on DVD
40 videos on DVD by Dr. Ann and her Institute Instructors
1 hour of free Raw Coaching  - 2 sessions of 30 minutes
Free email consulting with Dr. Flora van Orden III, Dr. Ann's long-time assistant
What's in Your Lunch Bucket? Eat Light - Be Bright, by Jan Jensen, a handbook for active working women
Delicious Raw Food Recipes, by Emily Rutherford of RawFoodRestaurantGuide.com
Menu planners, discount coupons for hands-on programs and much more

I do this to help others attain a healthier lifestyle, and can find no better way to start people on the path to healthy living than this program.

While I totally support and encourage people to take a hands-on program at a Dr. Ann Institute, the Home Study Program is much more detailed.

You'd have to spend months at a hands-on program to absorb this much information. Plus, you have it at home for continual reference and inspiration

I'm really excited about this because, over the years, I've received hundreds of thank you letters and success stories from people who have benefited from the Raw Living Foods Home Study Program, and this is the best one I've assembled yet!
 
Here's the link: http://chiDiet.com

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY THE DVDS WILL BE AVAILABLE.

 
Sincerely Yours,
 
Jim Carey
 

PS: Even if you're not 100% raw, how much better are you doing today than when you were on the SAD?

PPS: "[Because of their diets] nine men in ten are suicides." - Ben Franklin

 

 

New Raw Food Recipes Posted Daily

Looking for raw and living food recipes? Visit http://rawlivingfoods.typepad.com/1/recipes/ - I try to post a new recipe every day.

If you have a recipe you'd like to share, please email it to me - [email protected]

Thanks!

Jim Carey

Get A New Raw Living Foods Recipe Every Day

Looking for raw and living food recipes? Visit http://rawlivingfoods.typepad.com/1/recipes/ - I try to post a new recipe every day.

If you have a recipe you'd like to share, please email it to me - [email protected]

Thanks!

Jim Carey

10 Dr. Ann Wigmore Videos

I put together a 10 DVD set of the Dr. Ann Wigmore Raw Living Foods lifestyle for a very, very special price.

Learn more: http://wigmorediet.com/

Enjoy!

Jim

Updated Raw Living Foods Course Now Available

By popular demand, the Dr. Ann Wigmore Raw Living Foods Home Study Course keeps growing and growing.

I've added more video titles, two ebooks, and the entire Grassy Roots TV series to the course. It now covers everything from "Raw Curious" to Advanced Raw. There's a 300 page Handbook to Going Raw, and a recipe book with hundreds of raw and transitional recipes.

Learn more: chiDiet.com

Yours in Raw Inspiration,

Jim Carey

"Eat to live - not live to eat." - Ben Franklin

"Because of their diets nine men in ten are suicides." - Ben Franklin

(Ben was a pretty smart guy, wasn't he?)

Buy a Vitamix?

Hi Jim,

I've been juicing for the last ten years or so and after reading Victoria's book have decided to toss the juicer and go for blending (for the fiber content etc). Is a vita-mix the way to go, or is there a great blender out there? The cost is high on the vita mix but if I could use it for many things, it may be worth it. What do you use? Any good sources out there you'd recommend? Please respond.

Claire
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I’ve not found anything that holds up like a Vitamix, though I have gotten about 3 months out of the OLD Hamilton-Beach blenders ($5 at yard sales). Most modern blenders won’t last a week. I was also quite happy with their warranty coverage when I was Director at Creative Health Institute, where we used our Vitamix a LOT.

After 2 years of using old Hamilton Beach blenders, I splurged last year and got myself a Vitamix. It’s worth the money.

Jim

Oxalic Acid in Spinach

By Victoria Boutenko of RawFamily.com.

I often receive questions about oxalic acid in spinach. Here is an excerpt from the book Green Smoothie Revolution, page 34.

QUESTION: Should I avoid eating spinach because it has oxalic acid?

VICTORIA: The oxalic acid in food is considered harmful because it can combine with calcium and may leach the body of this important mineral. For some reason everyone knows of the oxalic acid in spinach, but is not aware of the oxalic acid content in many other commonly eaten foods such as grains, beans, and especially coffee and tea. While spinach is loaded with calcium which minimizes the loss of this mineral from your body, coffee has none. I would be more concerned about the oxalic acid content in coffee and other products than in spinach. At the same time, even though the oxalic acid content in spinach is minute, if you do not rotate your greens and use only spinach for many weeks, you may accumulate oxalic acid and experience symptoms of poisoning. Remember, rotate your greens!

-- Thanks to Thea Rott for sharing this with us.

What You Can Expect in Benefits and Results

Expected Results & Benefits Disclaimer

EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO ACCURATELY REPRESENT THIS PRODUCT AND IT'S POTENTIAL. EVEN THOUGH THIS INDUSTRY IS ONE OF THE FEW WHERE ONE CAN CREATE THEIR OWN BENEFITS IN TERMS OF HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS, THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE ANY CHANGES OR BENEFITS USING THE TECHNIQUES AND IDEAS IN THESE MATERIALS. EXAMPLES IN THESE MATERIALS ARE NOT TO BE INTERPRETED AS A PROMISE OR GUARANTEE OF BENEFITS. RESULTS ARE ENTIRELY DEPENDENT ON THE PERSON USING OUR PRODUCT, IDEAS AND TECHNIQUES. WE DO NOT PURPORT THIS AS A "GET WELL OVERNIGHT," "MIRACLE CURE," OR ANY OTHER SCHEME.

ANY CLAIMS MADE OF ACTUAL BENEFITS OR EXAMPLES OF ACTUAL RESULTS CAN BE VERIFIED UPON REQUEST. YOUR LEVEL OF SUCCESS IN ATTAINING THE RESULTS CLAIMED IN OUR MATERIALS DEPENDS ON THE TIME YOU DEVOTE TO THE PROGRAM, IDEAS AND TECHNIQUES MENTIONED, YOUR MOTIVATION, KNOWLEDGE AND VARIOUS SKILLS. SINCE THESE FACTORS DIFFER ACCORDING TO INDIVIDUALS, WE CANNOT GUARANTEE YOUR SUCCESS OR BENEFITS. NOR ARE WE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF YOUR ACTIONS.

THE USE OF SUCH WORDS SUCH AS “ANTICIPATE,” “ESTIMATE,” “EXPECT,” “PROJECT,” “INTEND,” “PLAN,” “BELIEVE,” AND OTHER WORDS AND TERMS OF SIMILAR MEANING IN CONNECTION WITH A DESCRIPTION OF POTENTIAL BENEFITS DOES NOT MEAN THAT SUCH BENEFITS WILL HAPPEN TO YOU.

MANY FACTORS WILL BE IMPORTANT IN DETERMINING YOUR ACTUAL RESULTS AND NO GUARANTEES ARE MADE THAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE RESULTS SIMILAR TO OURS OR ANYBODY ELSE'S, IN FACT NO GUARANTEES ARE MADE THAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE ANY RESULTS FROM OUR IDEAS AND TECHNIQUES IN OUR MATERIAL.

We offer no cures - we treat and heal no one. We simply share information, developed by Dr. Ann Wigmore, about how a Raw Living Foods Diet and Lifestyle can benefit everyone, and how the body often cures itself with a proper diet.

Information contained within this website is for educational purposes only. Statements have not been evaluated by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

This information is neither medical nor dental advice and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease and should not in any way be used as a substitute for the advice of a physician or other licensed health care practitioner.

Learning to Truly Live

I get many, many emails from people who went raw for a while, and then got into other health challenges. One woman, for example, ended up as an insulin-dependent diabetic. Why? Upon questioning, I found that she was actually eating a fruitarian diet, and all of that excess sugar caused her new health challenges.

That's why it's so important to educate yourself about what truly is a raw living foods lifestyle. The Ann Wigmore Institutes around the world do a good job of that, as does the Dr. Ann Wigmore Raw Living Foods Home Study Program.

The Home Study Program is available again, and it's got more material in it than ever before: chiDiet.com.

Jim

Making every day Earth Day - Earth 911

Lots of recycling and pollution prevention information, environmental news: http://www.earth911.org.

All natural bug repellents

Children's All Natural Bug Repellent
by Suzanne - [email protected]

In misting spray bottle add 2-4 drops tea tree essential oil and 3-6 drops lavender essential oil (less drops for very young children, more drops for older children). Close and shake in order to blend oils and create a synergetic blend. Then add 3 oz distilled water and 1 oz witch hazel. Avoid eyes and mouth when misting. Reapply every other hour in very hot weather.
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Herbal Repellent Oil

1 part fresh pennyroyal
1 part fresh thyme
1/2 part fresh basil
1/2 part neem leaf (if available)
tea tree essential oil
citronella essential oil
olive oil

Pick your fresh herbs. Manually remove any dirt then set them in a sunny place until the herbs are wilted.

Using 1/4 cup as your part, measure 1/4 cup of pennyroyal and thyme, and 1/8 cup basil and neem leaf into a crock pot. Pour in enough olive oil to cover the herbs plus another inch of oil (approximately 1 cup).

Turn the crock pot on low temperature and heat the herbs for about 3 hours. An alternative way to prepare your oil extraction is to place the herbs in a clear glass jar and set it in the sun for about five days. Shake it once or twice a day.

When you have finished heating your oil, strain your oil through a cheesecloth lined strainer. Squeeze out as much oil as possible. Measure out how much oil you now have. For each ounce of oil add 10 drops of citronella essential oil and 5 drops of tea tree oil.

Pour into bottle and label.
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Lemon Balm Insect Repellent

When bothered by insects in the garden, just pick a few leaves of lemon balm and rub on the skin. It really works well! (Not to mention the wonderful aroma.)

Making Raw Food Diets Work for Newbies

If you’re a newcomer to the raw food way of life, it could turn out to be a daunting process, especially if your system is not used to the change. There are those who swear by the 80/10/10 diet that relies heavily on carbohydrates to provide fuel for your body, and others who denounce it with equal fervor.

Diet is a question of personal choice, and it’s wise to choose one that suits us and that we’re likely to stick to. So if you’re looking to go the raw food way, here’s what you need to know as newbie to this way of life:

•    It’s best to make gradual changes rather than quit cooked food cold turkey because this diet is not something that works wonders all of a sudden. Your body may find it difficult to adjust and you may be prone to spells of dizziness, mental and physical fatigue, headaches, drowsiness, emotional mood swings, and low concentration levels. So start out with one meal a day for a week, and then gradually increase the amount of raw food you eat as your system adjusts.
•    When you’re eating a mix of raw and cooked food, remember to eat cooked food that’s healthy so that you’re able to gain the maximum benefit out of this process. You must avoid food that has been heated beyond 115 F, processed, refined, or pasteurized.
•    The raw food diet takes time getting used to, so don’t worry if you find the going tough in the beginning. Ensure that you take adequate precautions to prevent medical complications, especially if you’re on medication and suffer from other medical conditions. If you’re really serious about changing to a raw food diet, you must persevere with it even when it seems hard to adjust. You will find it easier as the days go by.
•    Although it may seem like less work when you don’t have to cook food, you need to make a larger effort in making raw food edible by processing, dehydrating, soaking or fermenting. You also need to work on finding recipes to prevent boredom from stopping you from adhering to this way of life.
•    Raw food diets find favor with athletes, especially those who specialize in endurance and strength training. It seems to give them an edge when it comes to performance and achievement.

If you’re looking for good recipes to help you stick to your raw food diet and make your meals more interesting, you could try the ones listed in The Complete Book of Raw Food. The book, now in its second edition, has over 400 recipes from 55 chefs and is reputed to have the most widely available collection of raw food recipes. It also includes detailed information including preparation times, both advance and immediate. So go ahead, launch your entry into the world of raw food with this book for an ally, and feel the difference in your life.

This post was contributed by Katie Wilson, who writes about the top nursing colleges. She welcomes your feedback at KatieWilson06 at gmail.com

Being raw and feeling the heat

It was really hot outside today and it was such an added blessing to be raw because I was not uncomfortable in the heat and humidity at all.

Two guests had added some olive and coconut oil to their salads, which I didn't eat, because it would have really made it impossible for me to stop sweating in the heat (especially at night) and would have made me very uncomfortable in the day, too. 

Oil stops the circulation and electricity in the body.  It was so evident yesterday that it's a boon to be raw in this tropical heat [Homestead, FL]. 

A cold wave came in last night from the NW and the raw fooders put on jackets!  Tim even remarked how cold it was. The people who were at the party who were cooked food eaters were comfortable. 

I'm grateful that I have such perfect circulation, even though I do get cold when the temperatures are below 85!

7 free online tools and resources for raw fooders

Have you ever wondered where to go online to find information about raw health and nutrition? Personally, I think websites are like recipes. You might “try” a hundred but eventually, you’ll go back to just a dozen or so on a regular basis.

Here's Frederic Patenaude's recommendations: http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/ezine/070606.html.