Are you curious? I was. Raw vegan might be the right decision for you. Here are some of the main points of the movement 'Raw vegan on a Budget':
Then my doctor's eyes caught something that totally focused my attention: the speaker, a middle-aged african american woman, was in shape. By her height and build, and age, a patient in my O.R. would weight two hundred fifty pounds. She didn't. She was large, but trim. And healthy. Her skin had a glow. And her energy! It caught the Reiki Doc perception's attention too: sparkly, clean, and clear balanced energy system. Whatever she was doing was working right for her.
So what IS a Raw Vegan diet? It's not what you think. She says she is 'lazy', and here is a typical day for her:
- breakfast = smoothie, for example, two apples, five leaves of collard greens, a handful of raisins
- morning snack = ground nuts and dried fruit mixture
- lunch = a salad with some 'excitement'--nuts, color, flavor, texture
- afternoon snack = a couple of pieces of fresh fruit
- dinner = microgreens and other things mixed in, and maybe something 'sweet' for dessert
- tea = all day long, warm and enjoyable, herb tea
Apparently there are three levels of complexity for the raw vegan:
- simple = knife, cutting board, blender food preparation ('less than ten minutes' per the speaker)
- moderate = juicer, high end blender (kitchen aid has replacement parts), dehydrator use
- complex = restaurant chef type recipes that might take several days to prepare
What the gist of it is planning ahead, having an almost empty fridge (nutrients 'decay' somewhat with time, so it is better to 'buy what you will eat' and stick to that), staying 'on budget', and using the money that you save making memories that are worthwhile to you. This speaker is from Pennsylvania, and is growing microgreens in her kitchen! She has a garden to supplement what she buys too. Elegant solutions in a society where food is a big business--kind of like 'going of the grid'--I really like it!
I sensed myself 'loosening the shackles' as she spoke of less 'stuff' in the cupboards, less 'impulse buys' at the grocery store (a mean of sixty percent of all purchases at the grocery store are 'impulse buys'--and I think there is a proven behavioral scientific reason behind that, to make a profit), and 'eating what you like'--one woman realized she didn't enjoy peppers and onions and they kept going bad so she stopped buying them.
If you want to increase your Vibration, Raw Vegan might be a next step after getting rid of toxins (artificial sweeteners, high fructose corn syrup, trans fats) in your diet and going 'happy and local' with organic.
Caution: if your are immunosuppresed, or immunocompromised (take methotrexate, immuran, prograf or cell cept, have certain kinds of cancer like leukemia, or taking chemotherapy or radiation, possibly even on proton pump inhibitors for GERD/acid reflux because you have no acid in your stomach to kill any 'bugs') STOP!
Make sure you find yourself a smart Integrative Medicine doctor or oncologist. Be open and honest with them about what you want to do every step of the way. You have a lot to lose by being misinformed by whoever is wanting you to eat like this. Food can be a poison even to someone who is healthy, for example, mayonnaise-based salad that has been left in the sun. Make sure you take the time to learn safe handling techniques to prepare your food. Make sure you know who grows it. Make sure the choices you make are safe for you. It isn't an 'either-or' in this case. Your life is on the line. Do it right, and soon your health benefits will follow.
I saw the kitchen, just a glimpse at the restaurant while I was there the other day--there are big refrigerators and people wearing surgical caps and polyethylene gloves while making the food. An expert in food science, a chef, designed the entire operation. You don't want to get sick trying to be healthy. Just a little legwork in advance will do.
Am I going to try it? I don't know. But I am glad I went. I met some nice people and it was fun.
Here is the link to the home page of the speaker. February 4 is Online Boot Camp--very supported! http://rawfoodsonabudget.com/
(Highlights taken from this link: http://reikidoc.blogspot.com/2013/01/raw-vegan.html)
Thank you for this
Thank you for this information. I was told buy my guides 1 month ago to stop eating meat. I have been on a tight budget since my divorce to pay back the people I owe money to.
this is great info on how to do this.
I was told we need a high protein diet but not of meat.
blessing
LynMarie8
Mahalo, LynMarie
I am happy to have been of help. Your 'message' is secondary confirmation for me, as well, and it gives me great peace to hear from you today.