They are not fruit based, therefore they are usually too high in protein and fat. Though this approach is vegetarian, most vegetarian diets are not healthy , as they rely too heavily on grains, dairy, nuts and seeds, oils, as well as dairy and eggs. So it's important not to try to distill the concepts into buzzwords, or you may lose the essence. And when someone says 'I tried vegan or vegetarian or raw, etc, for 20 years, and it didn't help,' this is a clue that something was off I have a vegetarian relative who only eats Kraft Mac and Cheese, for instance.
We are all working with the level of information we have available to us at the time. Also, many people are attracted to dietary concepts because they gratify the ego, and buffer the sense of self identity. The diet in that context may not be as healing, because it is not touching the core wound; it is adding to it. Healing is our natural inclination. I haven no doubt about that. However, many of us live so far from the way we were designed, that healing becomes an uphill struggle.
Healing from multiple angles at once makes it easier to dislodge chronic stories and patterns from the mind and body. While the cells of the body are perpetually being regenerated, these waste materials are not; they remain lodged in the body. As they clear, through the various channels of elimination, you may experience memories of your past, or cravings from a certain era. This is a sign that you are touching in on the deepest healing. Toxic elements, such as mercury, can stay in the system, and pass down through the generations.
Anthony Williams, the 'Medical Medium', says that some of what we are trying to clear is mercury that was rampantly used in the time of our great grandparents. Now we get their genetics, and their toxins, because these elements are very stubborn, and take deep cleansing to purge from the system. Though after a few days of fasting, levels of DDT, for instance, have been tested and shown to be present in urine.
- La Tarantula.
- The Last Stop.
- Healing Disease and Trauma through a Fruit Diet - Steven Budden — Flow Healing Arts?
In our culture of instant gratification, the shortest path might still seem long and winding. WE need to let that go, and give ourselves time to achieve what is possible for us. Just look in the mirror at your body, and see where you are strong and vital, and where you may not be, and begin to intend to rebalance the equation. You'll soon know how. Fasting is the deepest path to healing.
We need to get out of the mentality of putting things into our bodies to remedy deficiencies. If you stop purchasing all supplements, vitamins, and minerals now, instead re-routing that income to fruits and herbs, your body will thank you. Nourishment comes from food, and also from fluids, sunlight, air, and what Gurdjieff calls 'sense impressions. Not that I advocate that for you.
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Limiting food and often water for short durations allows the body to make better use of those other forms of nourishment, and to purge deeply embedded toxins. First, cleansing needs to happen; the removal of toxins first, and eventually dead and ailing cells. This automatically begins in the fasting state. Second, the organs and the glands begin functioning again. Third, the rebuilding of the body and the replacement of tissues, after absorption and utilization are re-ignited.
Sometimes weight is lost in stage 1. The fear of losing weight often prevents men from healing. Sometimes, weight is gained at various states, as the body uses fat to buffer acid wastes being flushed from the system. It's important not to jump ship as these changes take place, but to keep the faith in the outcome.
Dry fasting is the most ideal for healing. No water or food for short durations a few days can be very powerful. They say 1 day of dry fasting equals at least 3 days of water fasting. If you follow a dry fast with a water-rich fruit diet, many toxins will be flushed out. Many people worry about dehydrating on a dry fast. It is not a concern on fasts of this length. I once did single days of dry fasting while doing light farm work in the 95 degree sun. I was amazed that I hardly thirsted.
Dry fasting allows the body to begin pulling toxins from the tissue. It will generally work in the order of a vast and beautiful intelligence. Fasting can also be used as a kind of diagnostic tool. Arnold Ehret, a compelling pioneer of dietary healing, recommended a day fast to ascertain where the weaknesses are in the body.
- The Drugs Don’t Work.
- Can Fasting Reverse Serious Disease? - Detox International.
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Once you know what your areas of focus are, then you can approach them with herbal formulas and a healing diet. Also, working a few days of dry fasting into your lifestyle will create profound results days per month. You'll save money on food as well. Another powerful tool, for which there are many studies showing its effectiveness, is intermittent fasting. That essentially means fasting for certain hours from 7pm to noon the next day, for instance. Some people do this daily, and it uses sleep time as a fasting tool.
Studies show it speeds up metabolism and muscle growth in athletes. Those on a paleo type diet need to do it, since they are consuming so many toxins in the form of animal products. Human beings are frugivores by design, meaning we are designed to eat primarily fruit as our staple, and fruit exclusively during times of healing. Compare our anatomy and physiology to every other creature on the planet, and you'll see that we are remarkably similar to primates.
It's so obvious, it takes repeated misinformation to make us question it. The mind has a difficult time distinguishing 'familiarity' from 'truth. This fact that our ancestors were fruitarian seems to have been staunchly guarded by the establishments since ancient times. Is it because people in the state of true thriving are difficult to control? Protein-rich foods are one of the primary reasons that so many people are getting cancer and other diseases.
You might be interested in reading T. Colin Campbell's The China Study. This may not be correlated by every study, but research this: Atkins attempted to use his approaches to heal cancer in the 80's, without success, eventually giving up. Trying to find studies that prove this are difficult, because the various systems in place prevent the accuracy of those.
Even compared to the milk of other mammals. Cow's milk is at least 3 times that though the numbers are difficult to verify , and it is a different blend of proteins that are not easily assimilated. Breast milk is primarily carbohydrate in the form of sugar, secondarily fat, and lowers in protein A direct path to disease is to eat in reverse ratio of this.
If you want inspiration, look at the diet of primates, who have a very similar digestive system to us. Primates that are fed protein are said to become very violent and aggressive. Could this be a clue about why the world is as it is? Why is fruit is attacked for sugar content , why are protein-rich foods glorified?
Most dietary theories, as brilliant as they may be, are limited in that they are attempting to balance an equation that is perpetually imbalanced due to improper nutrition. Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine use the elements and temperaments to find balance with cooked foods, advising most to stay away from raw foods. If you are eating mostly cooked foods, I think these systems are useful. However, I don't think they are the deepest path to healing, by any stretch. Paleo or ketogenic diets are popular. Practitioners usually advise intermittent fasting to cleanse out the toxins the diets produce, and to super-hydrate to compensate for the dehydrating foods that are the staples.
When a diet is popular in our culture, that is a red flag for me. Hillary Clinton is 'paleo'; let us look at her level of health and vitality, or many others on the diet. Many people are on it, and few are healing. It makes logical sense, and it does not deliver on its promises I was paleo on and off for a year; and ketogenic for a strict year. I'm not sure if anyone has ever healed a life threatening condition on a paleo diet, and if they have, there are few case studies.
Most of my clients who are on it, their symptoms persist or worsen. There are more diets than I can list here, and just bear in mind most are a mixture of 'foods', 'non-foods', and then supplementation via certain foods, supplements, fluids, etc , to flush out or balance the effect of the non-foods, which is never fully possible in the long run. People get so attached to the systems, they become part of the identity that they'll refuse to let them go, even after years and years of limited success.
Also, without the list of symptoms, and measured progress, it is difficult to gauge improvement. If there hasn't been improvement after some years, or even some months, try another approach. A classic example is someone trying to lose weight by using the same approach for twenty years without success low carb attempts, followed by binging, for instance. Or an Ayurvedic practitioner never thriving themselves.
And these systems serve their purpose; sometimes non-ideal foods have not been abundant in our history. I'm asking for more. Thriving into extreme advanced age. How old are you planning to be when you pass on? Where did you get the number? HERE is an interesting link about a relatively long-lived culture. Once healed, you can refine the diet that works for you.
His youtube channel is invaluable as well. It takes many hours of information to undo the misinformation. He shares some profound stories of healing through diet and herbs, such as people born without certain bones regenerating those on this diet, teeth kicking out cavities and remineralizing, brain tissue absent since birth reforming. I am so grateful that we have his videos. I advocate eating all fruit, or at least mostly fruit, until the symptoms you listed above are gone.
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It can be invaluable to record where you are when you begin, so you can track your progress. See if your kidneys are filtering by urinating into a glass first thing in the morning, and holding it up to the light, looking for specs. You can also let it sit in the fridge for a few hours, and then, look for sediment in the bottom. It seems like common sense understanding the causal relationship between diet and wellbeing.
Conventional medicine does acknowledge that there are impacts on health from our emotions, diet, relationships and life circumstances. If it can't be fixed by conventional medicine, drugs can often still help with symptoms.
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Nick bought his first juicer and embraced huge lifestyle changes with great commitment. Such a sudden change was perhaps a little drastic and after a week or so I had a huge bowel clear out. This worried me initially but I felt much better afterwards.
As well as starting juicing, he gave up alcohol, meat, wheat and dairy, and he dramatically increased his intake of raw fruits and vegetables, along with eating raw nuts and seeds. Although David Klein advises ditching the medication immediately I still had a lot of fear around doing this and it was only after 3 or 4 months when the symptoms had completely gone that I felt confident in not taking the drugs.
I started exercising more and took up rebounding and cycling. I remember that just as I was starting juicing I went for a bike ride and felt exhausted after only a couple of miles. I then started doing 20 minutes rebounding a day and after a month of this I decided to go out on the bike again. I did a 10 mile ride and came back bursting with energy and wanting to go out again. This was as radical a transformation as anyone could have hoped for and from that point onwards Nick has never looked back.
He realised though that not everyone is going to just switch their thinking after years of being told there is nothing that can be done except surgery.
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The radical change in lifestyle it entailed is not for everyone though, and a variety of reactions is understandable. All his pain and stiffness were gone. His hands had been swollen and difficult to open, but now, the swelling was gone and he could operate again. And he had quit all his medications after the first visit even though I told him not to.
His reflux and migraines were gone. His mood had improved, and he was less irritable. He was no longer constipated. And he lost 15 pounds. If there is one thing I could encourage everyone to do, it is to take just one week to see just how powerful a drug food can be. There is nothing to lose but your suffering.
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