frederic patenaude posted possibly the most interesting article i’ve ever read about the raw food movement, “Did We Adapt to Cooked Foods?”. this guy even contradicts some of the things he has said before, and that’s just the kind of thinking i like. the ability to be objective, and being able to allow your opinions to change and admit that you might have been wrong. so very little people are able to do this. it’s the only way to really learn anything in my opinion.
it’s been a little over a year that i’ve been eating this way, and although there’s no doubt my health is a lot better than it was a year ago, i still have a really hard time eating only raw for one day. when i do i’m usually hungry all the time and it’s really tough. so lately we’ve been eating more healthy cooked foods, like squash and yams and quinoa.
no matter what the experts say, i think you just have to listen to your body, and the healthier you get the more clearly your body will speak to you. like eating too much fat leaves me depressed. i’ve conducted my own experiments, whenever i would feel down i tried eating very low-fat for 2-3 days and so far it’s worked everytime.
my best advice, according to my experience and readings, would be to keep your diet very low-fat (eliminate oils from your life) with lots of fruits and veggies, and some healthy cooked food.
it’s been a while since i last rss feeded. the raw food detox has been tough. but now i’m feeling real good on this diet, i decided to start a group (called RAW) on ipeace, for people who wish to learn more about a raw food diet. i’m not a raw food expert, but i have been reading plenty about the subject and learned from 7 months of personal experience. i think many of us are pretty sick (in the head as well as in the body), and it’s not our fault, greed has taken over our eating habits. raw food is amazing because it heals mentally as much as physically. for more about raw food you can look at my “Tips n’ Tricks” section.
here’s what’s new with hugger-mugger comicx: i’m not as lazy as i used to be, i now sell shirts and prints on
spreadshirt and pretty soon on zazzle, my website has been improved or so i like to think and my website address has changed to hugger-mugger-comicx.com.
many drawings on my site have changed in the last few months, i didn’t include them all here, mainly because i keep changing everything all the time. and i will continue to do so until i’m pretty much satisfied. i’m also planning on redrawing some old comics and illustrations, i usually do this when i like the content but not the visual aspect. it might seem like i cant come up with new ideas, but it’s really that i just can’t stand having ugly drawings on my site. and i like to keep improving everything. also, as my drawing skills improve, my old drawings stop representing my current skill level. plus i’m still very much learning how to do art and still developing my style. i’m hoping one day i won’t need to do this, but meanwhile you can observe my learning process, which must be kind of interesting no?
documentary about some diabetic americans going on a raw food diet for 30 days. not much going on sometimes but the results are pretty convincing. they go off of their medications within a month, one of them even heals from a said incurable type of diabetes. its worth seeing just for the doctor’s reaction.
please bear with me while im detoxing, im aware i have a whole bunch of “to be continued” stories sitting around. i’m going through a hard-core raw food detox and this is only my second month into it. if you want to detox, you don’t have to do it painfully like me. try drinking a green smoothie everyday for breakfast, that would be a good start. to learn more about green smoothies, search the internet or i recommend the book “Green for Life” by Victoria Boutenko.
if you wish to rid yourself of toxic waste accumulated since conception, the book “fit for life” explains how. the book tends to be a bit repetitive, probably because their method is quite simple (but effective).. if you dont feel like reading it for whatever reason, just try this: only eat fruits until noon, as much as necessary without
overeating, and never eat fruits with other foods or never cook fruits, and always have them on an empty stomach.
if you want to stop feeling depressed, lazy, lethargic, you need to consume food in such a way as to ease digestion. you shouldnt eat 2 different proteins at the same meal (meat, dairy, eggs, nuts), nor should you mix a starch with a protein (meat and potato) and its best to eat a protein with either a salad or fresh vegetables. and by fresh i mean uncooked. when you eat fruit, you have to wait 20-30 minutes before you eat anything else (45 minutes after a banana, dates or dried fruits). if you have a properly combined meal (as explained above) you would have to wait 3 hours before you eat fruits. and if it includes meat, wait 4 hours. if you have an improperly combined meal.. well then, you would have to wait 8 to 12 hours before being able to eat fruit again.. not a great idea..
of course if you want to understand why you should start eating like this, read the book. the sections on meat and dairy are especially interesting. plus they have a whole bunch of recipes which facilitates the detox. supposedly just eating fruits properly will make a big difference, so you might want to try that first. detoxing is not always fun by the way, you might be feeling sick at times, although this wont apply to everyone, keep in mind that everytime you feel spacey or dizzy or vomity, youre just getting closer to a happier, healthier, thinner brand new you. plus youll be amazed at how much mind and body really are interconnected. helps in understanding stupid behavior in other people and in yourself.. those businesses are keeping us dumb and addicted and buying more, pretty much controlling who we become.. should we let them? i dont think so. read my “to gobble” page for more info on this. cheers.
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