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Why I LOVE to Eat Raw Food
I first got introduced to vegetarianism in the 70’s, and
back then, I did it as a way to protest the exploitation of our planet and to
conserve and extend our food supply by not wasting grains to fatten up cows and
hogs for our own consumption. I didn’t
really do it for health, although I came to believe that it was healthier for
me. In fact, I noticed after being
vegetarian for a number of years that even looking at meat or smelling it
almost made me nauseous. It was as if my
whole body rebelled against it.
I’ll tell you something that I could never have said back
then. I was very proud of myself (maybe
a better term is “spiritually arrogant”) because I was a vegetarian and I felt it
was clearly a superior way to live. I
laugh when I think how much I once believed my food choices made me “better”
than others! They say, “Pride cometh before a fall,” and I definitely
had the pride! The fall was soon to
come.
At that time in my life, I was running 5 miles a day, 5 days
a week; going an hour of yoga every day, along with meditation; and riding my
bike about 20 or so miles per week. I
was in the best physical condition and I didn’t hesitate to let everyone know
it was because of my superior choices! (Yes, pride was ruling my mind!)
When I got pregnant a second time, I became deathly ill with
serious complications, lost the baby and almost died. Just writing this story is healing, as I was
unable to talk about it for years without bursting into tears. As I laid in the hospital bed, alternating
between crying and cursing God, I begged for an answer. “How
could you do this to me? Even drug
addicted moms have babies, and here I am doing EVERYTHING RIGHT! How could
YOU!?”
The answer came in a way I never could have expected. I heard a Voice, an unmistakable ‘Voice of
Authority.’ It reverberated in my mind
with undeniable power and I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that this Voice
spoke the Truth.
Here is what I heard, “Health does NOT begin on a physical
level.”
Whoa! I was floored,
confused and still mad! What do you mean, Health does not start on a
physical level?! Then where DOES it
start?!
The answer I received from this ‘Voice of Truth’ is that our
health starts on an energy level. It
starts from an emotional and spiritual level, beyond what is visible to us in
the material world. This was the information
that changed my life. Years later, I put
this truth together with eating raw foods.
Here is what I realized.
If I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that health does not begin on a
physical level, then why bother to eat raw food to improve health and energy?
There are several reasons.
There is one reason that makes most sense to me. If everything in our Universe is made of
energy and has a vibration, it makes sense that food would be included with its
own vibration. If we want to raise our vibration,
(which I did, since I believe higher vibrations are associated with all the
higher thoughts, words, actions, and results of life) doesn’t it make sense to
eat food that has the highest vibration possible?
Food has a vibration?
Yes, it does! And you already
know intuitively what those vibrations are.
Let me show you. Take this quiz:
Which
has a higher vibration?
Broccoli
or a potato?
Beef or
grapefruit?
Pork or
eggs?
Avocado
or chicken?
Chicken
or beef?
The answers are: broccoli, grapefruit, eggs, avocado,
chicken. I bet you answered them all
right! We all know the answers
intuitively. If our goal is to go to a
higher vibration in consciousness, doesn’t it make sense to eat higher
vibration foods? That is why I eat raw
food as much as I possibly can. Aside
from the energy that we can’t see, here are the reasons I LOVE to eat raw food
from a strictly physical point of view:
Raw
food has more live enzymes which we need for metabolic processes, including
digestion and elimination.
Raw
food has more nutrients intact than cooked food.
Raw
food has a more alkaline pH, and the human body is alkaline by design.
Raw
food makes me feel energized, rather than tired.
Raw
food makes it easy to obtain and maintain my ideal weight.
Raw
food diets have been shown to improve or reverse most degenerative diseases.
The best part is that raw food tastes delicious!!!
If you want more information, I recommend “The pH Miracle”
by Dr. Robert Young. This important book
explains of the benefits of eating raw food and I found it life changing.
One word of caution: do realize that vegetarian or not, raw food or not, most of us need some good nutritional supplementation. Why? Because our soils (even organic farms) are vastly depleted of the nutrients that were there even 10-15 years ago. I learned about adaptogens and they helped me find the last piece of the nutrition puzzle.
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Raw Breakfast Cookies
These are a huge favorite for a hungry breakfast or an afternoon treat. One batch lasts me for a couple of weeks.
- 4 cups nuts or seeds (walnuts, almonds,pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds)
- 2 cups dried fruit (raisins, blueberries, figs, prunes)
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp unrefined salt
- 2 to 4 Tbsp of water
- 4 Tbsp of dried coconut
Process the nuts until well ground and place in large bowl. Process the rest of the ingredients and add a Tbsp of water at a time until the fruit begins to becomes smooth. Add everything to bowl.
Use wooden spoon to mix, this takes about 5 minutes. Let sit for 5 minutes. Put coconut into small bowl. Roll cookie dough into ball and roll in coconut. Flatten into cookie shape in your hand and it is ready to eat!