Natural Healing Power

We have all heard remarkable success stories of people on raw food diets, but we don’t hear so much about those who don’t really thrive on it, despite of their best efforts to do everything just right. One may be struggling with cravings, deficiencies, dental problems etc, not knowing why, while others are so successful. If you are one of those people struggling, then be sure to check out the Green for Life Program

There can be different reasons for failure. We can easily miss some important factors, and there are also different ways to eat raw. Here are some common limiting factors (they may sound so simple, but read on):

1 Do you get enough sleep? Really, this is often overlooked. It is so easy to go late to bed because we want to finish this or that, at least that is my personal experience. The bad news is: nothing makes up for lack of sleep! It may take some discipline to get to bed in time.

On the other hand, there are powerful techniques which can help us to optimize our sleep in such a way that we can cut our sleeping time considerably and feel even more energized than ever before. You will find incredible and simple to apply powerful techniques in the book
“Powerful Sleep, Secrets of the Inner Sleep Clock”

2 Do you get enough sunlight? Most people tend to think that they get sufficient sunlight, but 2 quotes from The American Journal of CLINICAL NUTRITION may convince you that may not always be the case:

[The elderly are at risk for vitamin D deficiency because of poor dietary vitamin D intake and decreased exposure to sunlight. We observed that 30%, 42%, and 84% of free-living white, Hispanic, and black elderly were vitamin D deficient [25(OH)D < 50 nmol/L] at the end of August in Boston]

[ We observed that 32% of healthy adults 18-29 y of age were vitamin D deficient [25(OH)D < 50 nmol/L] at the end of the winter in Boston]

Did you know that your body only absorbs 10-15% of Calcium from your food in the absence of sunlight, while it absorbs about 30% of the Calcium from milk with adequate sun exposure? Adequate Calcium is needed for long term success on the raw food diet. (I am not encouraging you to go for milk, this is just an example).

Did you realize that you effectively block production of vitamin D with a good sunscreen? If you do it properly you can block up to 95-99% !

We have been warned to avoid sun exposure to reduce the risk of skin cancer, but did you know that sunlight also has a powerful anti-cancer effect? In vitamin D deficiency there is an increased risk of cancer, as well as of diabetes type 1, hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis, and multiple sclerosis.

Raw vegans are especially at risk of developing vitamin D deficiency, because they have fewer resources from the foods they eat. Oily fish for example is a good source of vitamin D, and so is cod liver oil, but vegans will not take these. They also tend to take fresh produce rather than vitamin D fortified products. It is clear that vegans need to be more diligent in seeking sun exposure than others. Don’t let lack of time restrain you. Most likely you can find more opportunities for being in the sun than you realize right now.

3 Do you get enough exercise? It is my observation that those who are successful on a raw food diet are the ones who do vigorous work-outs. I don’t need to tell you why exercise is necessary. One of the many reasons can be that exercise provides acid in the body which can counteract the alkalinity of vegetables and fruits. For well-being we need about 80% alkaline and 20% acid foods. In my observation it may be that the body can handle alkaline fruits and vegetables when combined with vigorous (acid-forming!) exercise! So exercise could replace the need for heavy or cooked foods to balance the diet.

4 Are you consuming a lot of nuts/seeds/oils? One possibility is that a high fat diet is draining your energy. You may think you are not getting much fat, but watch out! Fatty foods are very concentrated, it is very easy to overdo on fats on a raw diet. Keep a food log for some days, and you may be unpleasantly surprised!

5 Do you get enough greens? They are loaded with phyto-nutrients and absolutely essential for survival and success on a long term raw diet.

I want to draw your attention to the Green for Life Program. The next group cleanse begins March 31st, 2008. They can only take 50 people at this time, so be sure to join before they’re full. If you join now, then ‘you’ll be automatically signed up for their upcoming and never-done-live-before “Mono-Meal Cleanse”, which you can follow right after the Green Cleanse, for the ultimate detox ever! ‘

Yours in health,

Jannette