chi Raw Living Foods Newsletter, 1/7/2006

Wellness That Works
"Good health is a habit, not an event. Address your health or it will address you."

You can view this newsletter online at chiDiet.com/news/LivingFoodsNews20060107.htm.
Previous issues are available at chiDiet.com/news.

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What Raw Living Foods Did, and Do, For Me
by Dr. James E. Carey, PhD

Lately I've been getting a lot of email asking about MY story. How did I get involved with the Wigmore Program, why did I get involved, and what did it do for me? OK, I'll share.

For 23 years I lived in Key West, Florida, and built four computer companies on two continents. In '97 I'd had enough, and sold off the businesses, apartment building, office building, houses, and almost all of the stuff I'd accumulated. By the second week of January '99 I was 48 years old, free and financially liquid. I took a year off and toured the United States, traveling 60,000 miles of highways and byways, first with an Airstream trailer, later with a Bluebird motorcoach.

I also spent the year overcoming my addiction to cigarettes, something I'd been dependent upon since I was 14 years old.

Jim at 260 lbs.
December, 2000

By Spring of 2000 I was rested, collected, and tobacco-free. I'd relocated to rural Georgia, adopted a dog, and started building a house with my own hands. I also weighed 260 lbs. I'd been watching my weight creep up over the years, from my college weight of 165 to around 210 or 220 by '99. I considered myself healthy because at 45 I could still shinny up a 50 ft. sailboat mast and repair the masthead while holding on with my legs. But a year of sitting behind the steering wheel, and substituting junk food and rich meals for the cigarettes I was trying to give up really put the weight on me. Now I was 50, and single-handedly building a house. I considered myself to be in good shape, I was active and pain-free, but I sure was getting big.

So... January, 2001. New Year's Resolution - go on a diet. I read about health and nutrition, then put myself on a 1700 calorie-a-day Vegetarian diet, substituting soy products for meat. I walked at least three miles a day, five times a week. In four months I lost 20 lbs, putting my weight at 240. I kept counting calories in my little notebook, I kept walking 15 miles or more a week, and by Summer - still 240 lbs!

I could not lose any more weight. Very frustrating. If I went off my diet for a special weekend in Savannah I'd gain 5 lbs in two days, then take a week or more to get it back off.

Back to the Internet, researching. I learned about toxicity, raw living foods, and various programs. I read webpages written by people that had been on one diet or another, sometimes for a decade, but after initial improvements their health deteriorated, and they were facing new health challenges because of the inadequacies of the dietary lifestyle they'd adopted.

The more I studied, the more one program stood out. The "Living Foods Lifestyle," created by Dr. Ann Wigmore. What impressed me most were:

1) There are testimonies by people that have lived the lifestyle for 20, 30 and 40 years, and are thriving on it.

2) The Wigmore program combines the elements of Raw Living Foods, Internal Cleansing, and Bodily Detoxification. Three or more elements rolled into one.

3) There are hands-on training centers where one can go and experience the program for an extended period of time, and not just try to sort it out from a bunch of books or a weekend seminar.

4) Most of these hands-on centers are reasonably priced - I've paid as much for one night at a nice hotel for what they charge for a week-long training program.

5) What does the founder look like today, or what did they die of? Dr. Ann died of smoke inhalation while fighting a fire, at 84. She was fit and healthy. I've never been impressed when someone tries to sell me a lifestyle that doesn't appear to work for them.

6) Other notable raw fooders have, over the years, died as a result of accidents in their 80's and 90's, not of disease or medications. All maintained an active lifestyle up until their passing over.

7) Wigmore is an Educational Program, not "do this because I say so." At the training centers they teach why the body isn't healthy, and what you can do about it. As an engineer and scientist, I appreciate this.

I could go on, but suffice to say, the more I looked at it, the more the Wigmore Program stood out as being the program I needed. Synchronicity came into play at this time, and an old friend from Key West called. When I mentioned the Wigmore program she told me that she'd been through the program herself, several years earlier, and credited it with saving her gall bladder.

August of '01 found me at Creative Health Institute (CHI), near Union City, Michigan. On a trip North to visit family I stopped in for a three-day visit. I was so impressed with the personal experiences of the guests that I went back to Georgia, closed up the farm, and returned to Michigan. I still weighed 240 lbs.

In my first two weeks at CHI I lost 20 lbs. I never went hungry, I never missed a meal, I never counted a calorie. Indeed, I often had a second helping at lunch or dinner. At the end of the first month I was down to 210 lbs. When I headed back for Georgia just before Christmas, I weighed 200 lbs.

Why did the program work so dramatically for me?

I was toxic. Not only did the organic, unprocessed food that CHI served reduce or eliminate the toxins that I was putting into my body, the program of drinking wheatgrass juice and doing daily enemas helped my body eliminate toxins that I'd been accumulating all of my life.

By eating processed foods, I'd been putting toxins into my body faster than my body could remove them. I learned that my body was storing these toxins in fat cells in order to protect me. Once I eliminated the toxins I was ingesting, my body was able to quickly process the backlogged accumulation.

Jim at 180 lbs.
August, 2005

I also had a large amount of impacted fecal matter. Most people do, I learned. The enemas cleared out this backlog. That's probably why my initial weight loss was so dramatic. All of this I learned in the program.

Since '01 I've spent three to six months of the year at CHI, helping out as a volunteer as I helped myself get healthier. I weigh 180 lbs now, and my weight is still slowly declining. I expect to stabilize around 165-170, what I weighed in college. I can stay pretty raw at home, but I can't come close to the yummy food they create and serve at CHI.

The other thing that keeps me going back to CHI is the feeling when I see others overcome their health challenges. I've seen people heal their diabetes, obesity, arthritis, colitis, after-effects of chemotherapy, breast cancer, hepatitis, heavy metal poisoning, asthma, wounds that won't heal, PMS, migraine headaches... all kinds of health challenges. I've even seen people stop smoking, painlessly, in just a few days. They didn't even notice that they'd quit. Wish I knew that back in '99.

I try to help CHI in their mission. I've installed computers and a network, rewrote the website, taught various classes, mowed the lawn, started this newsletter, served as Program Director, done public speaking, fixed toilets, painted buildings, made some videos, answered the phones, stuffed envelopes, told my story on TV and radio, and created and market the home study program (chiDiet.com) for those who can't get away for a session at CHI.

Through all of this I've watched people perk up, heal, and get happy. Like Chantel from Zimbabwe. She came to CHI with rheumatoid arthritis, which she'd had since she was 16. She was 26. At graduation, after completing the two-week program, Chantel said, "I stopped taking my medication after I was here three days. I've not had any pain in a week." With tears streaming down her cheeks, she said, "This is the best I have felt since I was 15 years old."

Last summer Chantel sent me an email. "While I am only 75% raw after these two years, I am not taking medication, and my pain has not returned. I am happy to tell you that I am now married and three months pregnant. Your program made this possible. Thank you, thank you, thank you."

What did raw living foods do for me? They helped me lose over 60 lbs, they gave me an energy level that's like being 25 again (I took up skydiving last year). Instead of sleeping 8-10 hours a night, I awaken totally refreshed after only 4-6 hours of sleep. My bowels are regular and move easily. I'm happier - all the time. People say I "glow," and I smile all the time. I have a more positive outlook on life. My cravings for snacks, sweets and caffeine have disappeared. Most of all, I find my life more satisfying and rewarding than it's ever been before.

Jim Carey
January 6th, 2006
www.jcarey.com
editor@chiDiet.com

For more stories like Jim's: CreativeHealth.us/testimonials.htm.

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Hands-On Raw Vegan Food Prep and Internal Cleansing Classes

Now is the time to visit Creative Health Institute and learn about Dr. Ann Wigmore's Raw Living Foods Lifestyle. This time of the year classes are small and intimate, tailored to your needs and challenges.

We've been teaching the benefits of a plant-based diet for 29 years in an intensive, two-week hands-on program of health education and raw foods preparation. The testimonials of former CHI students and guests speak volumes about the Dr. Ann Wigmore program that we teach - CreativeHealth.us/testimonials.htm. 80% of the guests get more from the program than they ever expected!

This two-week program includes everything. Well, almost everything. We do require two things you must bring in order for this to be a success - a smile, and a great attitude. We've learned that people who bring these qualities have wonderful experiences with our program (CreativeHealth.us/about.htm).

Some try to heal you with vitamins or herbs, others with drugs or surgery. But the Dr. Ann Wigmore program is different - We Don't Wait for you to get sick. The Wigmore diet “tunes up” your entire body, now, so you won't get sick in the first place!

A lot of people don't know that Ann Wigmore was here or had much to do with CHI. In fact, when we tell people about her coming here for the first 13 years and harvesting the garden they are surprised. Then we tell them about the original Ann Wigmore room that we rent and they get excited.

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"There are, in effect, two things: to know and to believe one knows. To know is science. To believe one knows is ignorance."

- Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine (460-357 BC).

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Backslider's Corner
- by Jim Carey

This is a lifestyle choice, not a religion. Even if you're not eating 100% raw, how much better are you doing than you were on the SAD (Standard American Diet)?

Back to Basics

From time-to-time we should remind ourselves of why we're aspiring to a plant-based diet. Here's a list of articles that you can use to reinforce your own aspirations, as well as share with others.

Why Resolutions Fail, and what to do about it: chidiet.com/news/LivingFoodsNews20050618.htm.

Raw Living Foods Defined, by Dr. Ann Wigmore: chidiet.com/news/CHInewsletter07292003.htm.

Ten Advantages of Eating Raw, by Susan Jorg: rawfoods.com/articles/tenadvantages.html.

The Benefits of Raw Foods, by Paul Nison: chidiet.com/news/CHInewsletter04292003.txt.

The Value of Eating Fresh Sprouts (Scotland): news.scotsman.com/features.cfm?id=655172005.

Raw and Living Foods - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): rawfoods.com/faq.html.

Things to be Aware of in the Raw Food Arena, by Nomi Shannon:
Part A: chidiet.com/news/CHInewsletter05272003.txt
Part B: chidiet.com/news/CHInewsletter06032003.txt
Part C: chidiet.com/news/CHInewsletter06102003.txt

Unexpected Benefits of Being Raw, by Jim Carey: chidiet.com/news/CHInewsletter07152003.htm.

Vegetarian Resources: www.creativehealth.us/links/links27.htm.

Living Foods Resources: www.creativehealth.us/links/links4.htm.

Living Foods Recipes: www.creativehealth.us/links/links5.htm.

Meat in our Midst; Voices of Vegetarians, Messages from Meat-eaters: www.chronogram.com/issue/2005/06/wholeliving/.

Coping techniques to stay on living foods, by Victoria Boutenko: annwigmore.com/news/RawFamilyOctober2005.htm.

Audio interviews with famous raw fooders on Mike Snyder's blogsite: therawdiet.blogspot.com/2005/05/audio.html.

I hope these articles help, and keep you inspired.
- Jim

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Wigmore / chi Diet Raw Living Foods Education at Home
- [chi - living energy; life force; the life energy of the planet]

Now you can learn all about the Living Foods Lifestyle without leaving home. Learn how to detoxify your body, what to eat, why to eat it, and how to prepare yummy raw food meals that leave you feeling full and satisfied. The Home Study version of the Wigmore Diet Program includes over 45 hours of video instruction and a comprehensive manual.

The Living Foods Lifestyle was developed by Dr. Ann Wigmore in the 1950's and refined over the years at Hippocrates Institute in Boston and Creative Health Institute (formerly Hippocrates Institute of the Midwest, one of several Institutes founded by Dr. Ann). If you can't get away for a hands-on program, the home study alternative is available at ChiDiet.com. There's so much material in the home study program - 15 lessons, 30+ videos, 350+ page handbook - that you'd have to spend at least a month at a place like Creative Health to learn as much. For detailed information visit chiDiet.com/lessons.htm.

Examine the program at home, and even if you elect to return it, keep the book Why Suffer?: How I Overcame Illness & Pain Naturally, by Dr. Ann Wigmore.

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January Special
- value added to the popular Raw Living Foods Home Study Program

Get free copies of the following books and videos with your purchase of the complete Wigmore Diet Home Study Program:
"Green For Life" - Victoria Boutenko's latest, best-ever selling book.
"Greens can Save Your Life" - Victoria's greatest video.
"Finding Health in Hodunk" - Thom Hartman's notes about his healing adventure at Creative Health Institute.
"Out of the Ordinary," hosted by Robert Taylor, with Steven Gibb and Jim Carey.
"Why Suffer?" - How Dr. Ann Wigmore developed the Living Foods Lifestyle, and how it saved her life - TWICE.

Visit chiDiet.com/lessons.htm for details.

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In The News

Hi, Jim,

Wishing you the Happiest New Year! Thank you for your contribution in sharing my message and resource to others. FYI, I just got my own radio show on Seattle radio on Thursdays on Alternative Talk Radio, a segment called Positive Choice Radio at 1 pm Thursdays.

Thanks for your support. Is there anything I can do for you?

Happy New Year,
Kimberly Mac

The Naked Vegan
KKNW Radio: www.newschannel1150.com
(last Thursday's guest was Victoria Boutenko)

(Reuters) - Heart conditions became worse in male mice carrying a genetic mutation for heart disease when they were fed a soy diet, a study published on Wednesday showed: news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060104/hl_nm/soy_dc. [We've been warning about the dangers of soy for years. For more research and information visit chidiet.com/dangersofsoy.htm.]

(Reuters Health) - Walking at least 3 times per week seems to significantly slow the functional decline seen in people with peripheral artery disease (PAD), a condition that involves hardening of the blood vessels in the legs and elsewhere, according to a new report: news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060103/hl_nm/walking_slows_dc.

(HealthDay News) -- Vacations are meant to provide rest and relaxation, but that doesn't mean fitness can't be part of your adventure, too: news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20060103/hl_hsn/healthtipplananactivevacation.

(HealthDay News) -- A new study shows how and why a high-fat diet and obesity are linked to type 2 diabetes. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have found a molecular connection between the high-fat Western-style diet and the disruption of insulin production. A single enzyme, called GnT-4a, enables the beta cells in the pancreas to sense blood glucose levels and produce the appropriate amount of insulin: news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20060103/hl_hsn/molecularlinkbetweendiettype2diabetesdiscovered. [For 30 years at CHI we've seen diabetics overcome their health challenges with Raw Living Foods. Researchers are starting to catch up with us. <g>]

(Reuters Health) - The use of nicotine substitutes (nicotine gum, patches or inhalers) during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy appears to slightly increase the risk of birth defects, according to a large study of pregnant women and their offspring: news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060102/hl_nm/nicotine_fetus_dc. [Quit NOW!]

(Reuters Health) - Children with asthma, especially young children, miss more days of school than those without asthma, according to a new report: news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051230/hl_nm/children_school_dc. [Valya Boutenko tells of her asthma going away after only 24 hours on Raw Living Foods. To read her story visit chiDiet.com/books.htm.]

(AP) As more people abandon New Year's resolutions to lose weight and turn to obesity surgery, doctors are debating which type is safest and best. And researchers are uncovering some surprising trends. The most common method in the United States - gastric bypass, or stomach-stapling surgery - may be riskier than once thought: news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060102/ap_on_he_me/fit_obesity_surgery. [The "easy" way - HA! Raw Living Foods is the easiest way I know of.]

Detoxifying Diets May Offer More Health Benefits Than Weight-Loss Diets - With more than 80,000 chemicals already in commercial use and one new chemical entering industry every 20 minutes, many individuals are unknowingly stockpiling up to 500 contaminants in their bodies - even newborns are testing positive for bloodstream contaminants: http://openpr.com/news/2086.html. [Something we've been teaching for 30 years!]

More Info about last week's Fluoridated Water Discussion

(AP) EPA unions call for moratorium on fluoride in drinking water - The US Environmental Protection Agency reveals that tens of millions of Americans may be at risk from fluoridated drinking water. Eleven unions representing more than 7,000 workers at the Environmental Protection Agency are calling for a national moratorium on programs to add fluoride to drinking water, citing what they call a possible cancer risk and adverse health effects: www.fluoridealert.org/hp-epa.htm
www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050901/NEWS0103/109010031
home.att.net/~gtigerclaw/EPAresponse.html
http://www.nofluoride.com

Over 70 U.S. communities have rejected fluoridation since 1999: www.fluoridealert.org/communities.htm.

Water Fluoridation "Obsolete" according to Nobel Prize Scientist - Nations who still practice it "should feel ashamed of themselves," Dr. Avid Carlsson, Pharmacologist, Nobel Laureat in Medicine/Physiology: www.fluoridealert.org/carlsson-interview.html.

Fluoride water "causes cancer" - Boys at risk from bone tumors, research by Harvard School of Dental Research reveals - The Observer observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1504672,00.html.

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We Get Mail --

Thank you so much for your information re: Fluoride.
I have sent it on to everyone I know, including TV stations channels 7 & 9.

Yours
Sue Nash
- Australia

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"He who does not know food, how can he understand the diseases of man?” - Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine (460-357 BC).

"Healing is Physical, Mental, Emotional and Spiritual." - Dr. Ann Wigmore.

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Recipes

Raw Vegan / Raw Living Foods Recipes: CreativeHealth.us/links/links5.htm.

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Upcoming Events

Renton, Washington - (Just outside of Seattle), TODAY - Saturday, January 7, 10:00 A.M. Olin Idol, N.D., C.N.C., Vice-President of Health at Hallelujah Acres, will be speaking at the New Life Church, 15711 152nd Avenue South East. For more information Contact Health Minister Jerrod Sessler (205) 551-6100.

Kittery, Maine - Aimee Perrin will be teaching 2 raw food classes in January. The Raw Resolution Revolution - How to get on and stay on the raw food diet. This class will center on the preparation of simple foods that will encourage weight loss, satisfaction, cleansing and well-being. Wednesday, January 11th, 6-9 pm, $35. Special: Introduction to the Raw Living Food Lifestyle. This is a special Saturday class for people who work during the week and would rather come to a weekend class. Easy meal preparation and the challenges of eating raw food on a busy schedule will be discussed. A meal will be prepared and shared during class. Saturday, January 28, 12 noon, $30. AimeeFields@aol.com

Ft. Bragg, California - January 16-20 Join Cherie Soria and the Living Light staff as they teach you everything you need to know in order to gently transition to a raw food diet (or maintain it if you've already started!) You'll learn how to organize and manage a raw kitchen, create delicious gourmet meals and snacks in hands-on classes and informative demos, and you'll finish the week with a short juice fast to re-set your metabolism. Check our website: www.RawFoodChef.com or call 707-964-2420 to register.

North Carolina - January 19, 2006 - Mike White from Waynesville, NC will doing a special presentation on E3Live and Optimal Breathing for energy and stress reduction during the holidays (and ALL YEAR) + a special Tibetan Bowl meditation. Mike has been mostly raw for more than 10 years... and a breath coach for more than 30 years! For more information contact Jan Jenson, The WELLth Coach, Optimal Breathing Development Specialist. Publisher, WELLthy Choices NewZine, WELLthy Choices Potlucks - (704) 664-1962 - office; (704) 450-6115 - cell.

Ft. Bragg, California - January 20-27 Fundamentals of Raw Living Foods - A two-day intensive; Essentials of Raw Culinary Arts - A 5-day hands-on experience - Learn how to nourish your body and nurture your spirit with delicious foods that you can make yourself. Make rich nut milks and creams, cultured foods, dehydrated goodies and snacks and learn basic knife skills and sharpening techniques, kitchen gardening and sprouting, and a myriad of new raw gourmet recipes. Complete recipe binder and resource guide included. Check our website: www.RawFoodChef.com or call 707-964-2420 to register.

Eden, Arizona - Eden Hot Springs Winter Retreat March 1st - March 5th, 2006. Join us for an amazing retreat that combines the undeniable magic of soothing hot spring waters, delectable raw, organic, vegan cuisine, invigorating yoga, inspiring lectures, living food preparation classes and healing body treatments. Our experienced staff will guide you through one of the most profound transformational events of your life! www.naturaw.com/Eden_Hot_Springs_March_2005.pdf.

Ann Arbor - Monthly potluck. Contact Ellen Bogard at (734) 995-0875 for more information.

Atlanta - Support Group and Potluck every Monday, 6:30 - 8:00 pm at the Natural Market Place www.naturalmarketplace.net.

Detroit - Veggies in Motion calendar of events: www.veggiesinmotion.org/calendar.

Lansing - Living Food Group gathering and living food (raw vegan) potluck. We always meet the 1st Monday of the month (unless it is a holiday) from 6-8 p.m. Our coordinator is Cricket Lott. Here is our website: http://www.livinghiho.com.

Delray Beach, Florida - Circle of Life Holistic Events: www.circle-of-life.net/winternewsletter.html.

Like to see your event listed? Email the info to editor@chiDiet.com.

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CHI Resources

The testimonies of former guests speak volumes: CreativeHealth.us/testimonials.htm. If YOU have a raw testimony that you'd like to share with others, please email it to editor@chidiet.com.

Check out CreativeHealth.us/programs.htm for class schedules.

To read about the founder of the Living Foods Lifestyle and cofounder of Creative Health Institute, Dr. Ann Wigmore, visit www.AnnWigmore.com.

For those folks who can't get away for a 2-4 weeks in Michigan, there's also a home study version of the Dr. Ann Wigmore / Creative Health Institute program: www.chiDiet.com/lessons.htm.

For related books and recipes: chiDiet.com/books.htm and CreativeHealth.us/store.htm. Victoria Boutenko's and Hiawatha Cromer's books are especially good if you're looking for transition diet recipes.

For blenders, dehydrators, seeds, growing supplies, and other raw life tools: CreativeHealth.us/store.htm

For instructional and inspirational raw food-related videotapes, DVDs and audio tapes: chiDiet.com/tapes.htm and chiDiet.com/lessons.htm.

The Newsletter Archives at chiDiet.com/news/ contain a wealth of resources and articles about raw food issues.

More raw food resources: CreativeHealth.us/links/.

Going to CHI is like going to an International Summer Camp -- In my visits over the last four years I've met people from all over the United States, and from Canada, Russia, Malaysia, Holland, France, Australia, Korea, Trinidad, Zimbabwe, Japan, China, England, and Luxembourg.
- Jim Carey

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