13. What to Eat

 

I am not a nutritionist and can only offer you my personal experience. For me an ideal diet is natural food, Garden of Eden style. Foods that taste delicious in their natural state are what our bodies need, and our bodies let us know what is not needed. Much of the toxicosis in our bodies is from foods we ate that contained non-nutrients or from the environment, and most of us will get sick, i.e. have periodic detox crises, like colds, diarhhea, skin erruptions, etc. as our bodies try to get rid of these toxins. When post flood you are likely to react to non-nutrients, stimulants, and junk food with mild detox crises.

 

I would suggest searching the Archives/Messages for food and Instinctive Eating. Look for Severen Schaeffer's book, Instinctive Nutrition, and Zephyr's book, Eating Instinctively on Earth. Another good book is We Want to Live, by Aajonus Vonderplanitz. I eat Instinctively, i.e. only raw food in its natural, whole, unmixed state, what is delicious tasting is what my body needs and what is not, I do not eat.  I do not recommend vegetarian, even though I did it as a transition. It is highly lacking in B12 and other essential nutrients, and long term is not healthy.  I had to transition to Instinctive eating very slowly because our bodies are so toxic from standard American diet (SAD) that germs can have a ball, and make us pretty sick. The symptoms of course are detox events that help us heal, and it is best not to try and suppress these symptoms. What I eat is any kind of fruits and veggies, preferably organic, that taste good in their who! le natural state. I also eat raw animal food, the fattier the better, lots of Sushi grade fish, like Artic Char (a wild Salmon-avoid farm raised) and tuna and raw eggs, especially the yolks. Most of us are deficient in fat, which is especially needed for healthy neural transmission, and raw animal fat is healthy. The cautions about fat have come from the carcingenic effects of cooked fat. If you venture into raw animal food fatty fish is a good start. There are lots of Sushi resturants. The first time I ate  raw Sushi I got sick, but it was mild and I knew it was a necessary detox crisis. I also eat raw beef, from pastured animals, although Coleman beef, which most Food Emporiums carry, is guite good.

 

Disclaimer: I am not responsible for recommending this diet, especially if you go into it too soon.

 

The important thing is to get rid of cooked grains, bread, cereals, pasta, dairy, beans, processed sugar (try substituting dates or other dried fruit) and avoid as much processed and cooked food as possible. Try to do some redirecting when you crave these, but you are going to continue to crave these long into the muddy basin period, and should never feel guilty if you eat them. Get mad at your parents whose fault it is you are a food addict.

 

Since you may not be ready to eat raw meat, you might try rare beef, lots raw fruits and vegetables. Your body is likely to let you know if you combine foods that are not compatible. The diet in Fit for Life, by Marilyn and Harvey Diamond might be a good transition, although I think they include cooked grains, which is not a good idea. But they understand about the detoxification process, and their books are well worth reading.

 

See the links at the end of the long version on:

 

 

On the following link there are groups for Raw-Food, also Paleofood, which is a popular diet, although I think suggests too much cooked meat.

 

 

If you can transition during the redirecting to more raw food, it will speed your recovery.