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October 28, 2006   Table of Contents

Home Birthing and Raw Foods

Greetings everyone,

I am grateful to share with everyone in this group a new audio recording called "Home birthing and Raw Food". I gratefully acknowledge Judy Cozza, mother of 8 and grandmother of 11, Rachel Talley, mother of 4 and midwife, and Jenny Bayles, one of Judy's daughter's and mother of 2, for participating with me in this conversation.

Very few women realize that they can literally create the birthing experience they desire, bringing their new baby into this world through an experience filled with love, gentleness, peacefulness, and total connection. And even fewer men may realize that they can participate directly in the birth process... the man can be the one who catches the baby as it begins to emerge from the womb, and is born. What a beautiful picture!

Unfortunately, most women have learned to fear the birth process, and most men have been excluded almost entirely. Most of us have been taught that pregnancy feels miserable at times and that birth is an intensely painful experience. Yet, in the wild, animals do not share this experience. (Admittedly and unfortunately, many animals in human captivity DO share such experiences.)

In this conversation, approximately 1:18 in duration, these three women generously share their experiences and observations, contrasting hospital births with those done at home, and exploring the remarkable role that nutrition, mental preparation, and a well-bonded partner relationship can all play.

We give this recording freely as a gift to anyone, anywhere who wishes to listen, and we hereby grant permission only to any natural man, woman, or child to copy and share this recording for any NONCOMMERCIAL purpose whatsoever. It is our deepest hope and desire that other women and men, listening to this conversation, may consider the possibility that they can bring a child into the world as they wish to, that they can create the experience they seek, and that the bonding process between mother and baby, and among the entire family, can begin even before the physical birth occurs.

We invite everyone to download this recording at

Path of Health.org
(typical download for most people, play on any computer or MP3 player)

Download here for CD format (WAV file)
(to create a standard audio CD to give to friends)

and to listen and share freely.

Best to all,
Elchanan

Mangosteen, Noni, Goji, Xango, Thia-Go, G3 are ALL Acidic and Detrimental to Health

From: Dr. Robert O. Young [mailto:info@phmiracleliving.com]
Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 2:58 PM

Mangosteen, Noni, Goji, Xango, Thai-Go, G3 and other fruit juices claim to provide nutritional health benefits, or do they?  I have tested all of these so-called nutritional health drinks and they are all highly acidic at a pH ranging from 2.5 to 3.0 with an ORP (oxidative reduction potential for buffering acids and providing body energy) ranging from +250 mV to +450 mV.

All of these so-called nutritional health beverages would have the same toxic acidic effects as drinking an acidic cola drink at a pH of 2.5 with an ORP at +250 mV.  Great for cleaning the corrosion off the battery cables of your car, but destructive to the digestive system and especially the delicate intestinal villi of the small intestine where blood is made.  All of these exotic, proton rich fruits and fruit drinks will pull energy from your body robbing you of needed electrons to keep your body running healthy and strong.

You are better off eating or drinking green vegetables like broccoli and other electron rich, cruciferous vegetables that contain several anti-acidic compounds that have been shown to provide protection against cancerous causing agents like nitric and lactic acid. However, there aren't any companies selling expensive broccoli juice.  Or are there?

The reason that products such as Mangosteen, Xango, Goji and Noni seem more attractive is because the ingredients are "exotic" and most people just don't know much about the ingredients. The truth is that these exotic fruits and fruit juices are generally pasteurized, full of sugar, and will acidify the blood and tissues making you sick, tired and fat!  Whatever little nutritional value they might claim to offer is lost in their saturation of hydrogen ions making these beverages void of any nutritional or energetic value!

Yes, there is some research on xanthones, a phytochemical found in Mangosteen, Xango, Goji, Noni, but the scientific interpretations are incorrect.  The phytochemical xanthone is a potent anti-acid by itself.

But, the value of the xanthones found in these exotic fruits are not sufficient enough to neutralize the high concentrations of acidic hydrogen ions, leaving these beverages highly acidic at 2.5 to 3.0 pH and deficient of any energy value at +250 mV and up.

I would suggest looking at the published research on bioflavonoids (lutein, zeaxanthin, lycopene, luctein, beta-carotene, and over 600 more of them), polyphenols (which include proanthocyandins, anthocyanidins, catechins, etc.), indole-3-carbinol and sulfurophane (broccoli extract and cruciferous vegetables), iridoids (mainly found in olive fruit), not to mention all the vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants naturally found in electron rich fruits and vegetables. The list could go on and on and on. Nearly all of these compounds are found in the nutritional supplement that are in "The Comparative Guide To Nutritional Supplements" and in our book, The pH Miracle for Weight Loss. You could literally pull up hundreds of thousands of studies on all of these phytochemicals.

Xanthones may have beneficial properties in the right concentrations but it is only one compound among thousands that have well-researched benefits. If people think they are getting some miraculous compound, secret juice or magic formula, they are being misinformed. What they are getting is a highly acidic, enervating fruit juice that will increase the acidic state of the body and damage the delicate alkaline pH of the digestive and circulatory system.  Add mangosteen, Noni, Goji or Xango fruit or juice to your current vitamin/mineral regimen and expect short term benefits from the acidic laxative affect and long term damage to the small intestine and large intestine.  Eventually the acidic damage done to the small intestine will affect the quality of the blood that will in turn affect that quality and health of every cell in the human body. This can then lead to a serious health challenge. The nutritional health benefits of these exotic fruits are highly exaggerated and misleading.

A scientific scale called the ORAC scale was developed to measure how well foods neutralize oxidation or acids. Due to the varied antioxidants (water soluble, fat soluble, etc.) in the tablets, there really isn't an accurate way of giving a legitimate ORAC score to a nutritional supplement. As such, the ORAC scale has little relevance to Mangosteen, Noni, Goji and Xango juice!

The following offers a more detailed explanation of some disadvantages of relying on ORAC scores too heavily. In addition, there are some marked drawbacks to the ORAC score.

The disadvantages of using the ORAC score, or at least in relying too much upon it, are several, such as...

1) Despite the fact that it is sometimes touted as a "Total Antioxidative Power" score, the ORAC assay can only measure one particular type of antioxidative activity, namely the ability of antioxidants to quench or neutralize only one specific type of oxidizing free radical (aka "reactive oxygen species", or ROS) known as the peroxy (e.g., as found in peroxide) radical.   The biggest problem with this test is the peroxide radical is released by the white blood cells to buffer or neutralize metabolic acids to help maintain the delicate pH balance of the body fluids at 7.365.  All "oxygen species" or free radicals are released by the cells, including the white blood cells to neutralize the damaging affects of metabolic acids.

You see, free radicals are good guys not bad guys and are part of the body's protective system against hydrogen ions or acids.  When you drink Mangosteen, Noni Juice, Goji Juice, Xango, Thai-Co, G3, etc. you have just increased your acidic levels of hydrogen ions and the body responds by releasing free radicals to buffer the poison or acid or hydrogen ions from these exotic drinks.  In truth, the ORAC assay measures the acidity or toxicity of a food or drink, not its ability to neutralize free radicals.

2) Thus, the ORAC score when interpreted correctly offers a picture of the true antioxidant, or better said, anti-acid power of an antioxidant or mixture of antioxidants since antioxidants like xanthone works with free radicals like peroxide by quenching or buffering metabolic acids. Other alkalizing free radical species commonly found in the body and released by the white blood cells are the superoxides, triplet oxygen, singlet oxygen, and the hydroxyl radical which protects us against acids from digestion, respiration, fermentation and degeneration.  Indeed, some highly powerful and effective antioxidants or anti-acids like sodium bicarbonate, potassium hydroxide, sodium chlorite, singlet oxygen, superoxides, triplet oxygen and peroxide would score extremely poor or low on an ORAC assay.  What does this tell us about the ORAC score?  It is being misinterpreted!

3)  An excellent example of naturally occurring antioxidants or anti-acids (and in reality there are plenty more) are the carotenoid family of antioxidants which includes beta carotene, lycopene, luctien, canthaxanthxin and zeaxanthin, among others, and which are found extensively in strongly-colored fruits and vegetables. Most carotenoids show little activity against the peroxy radical because they work together to buffer metabolic acids.

5)  The ORAC score derived from the ORAC assay shows only antioxidant activity in liquids in a test tube (in vitro) rather than within complex living biological systems within the body. The problem here is that some substances or foodstuffs may show great ORAC scores in test tube measures, but may perform poorly in the body due to poor bioavailability, and vice versa.

6) A number of incorrect or invalid ORAC scores for common fruits and vegetables are now in circulation due to faulty methods of testing or faulty interpretation and reporting, or both.  Why? Because the ORAC score does not take in consideration the fermentation of sugars that turns to acid in the body.

7)  The original ORAC assay method, called the B-PE method (for beta-phycoerythrin, a reagent), has been largely discredited in the scientific literature in the past few years as being inaccurate and yielding poor repeatability. Many of the original advocates in the antioxidant field of the ORAC B-PE Assay, including Dr. Guohua Cao, a USDA research scientist) now recommend a more sophisticated ORAC assay, called the ORAC FL method, where the "FL" stands for fluorescein, a fluorescent reagent used in the test. The newer ORAC FL method yields an ORAC score ranging from 95% to about 400% (4X) of the older ORAC score, and, on average, yields a score which is about 120% to 200% of the score from the older ORAC B-PE method.

8)  Unfortunately, the vast majority of ORAC assay scores to be found on the web and in the scientific literature for various foodstuffs, including fruits, vegetables, juices, and supplements, were produced using the older ORAC B-PE method.

9)  Indeed, most of the ORAC scores to be found in the literature and on the Internet are from a set of ORAC scores published by the USDA in the late 1990's, all derived using the ORAC B-PE method. There has also been some confusion in interpretation of the USDA scores, with some companies and authors reporting scores for freeze-dried (concentrated) samples as scores for fresh samples, resulting in inflated scores, and with others reporting the score in units per 100 grams (or even 65 or 6 grams) rather than the standard score which is reported in ORAC units per gram.

With any of the putative "single score" "total antioxidant" assays, the older ORAC B-PE assay and the newer ORAC FL assay may offer a single score, but they hardly offer a true picture of total antioxidative or anti-acid ability.

Bottom line: stay away from all these exotic fruits and fruit drinks.  They are all acidic and by drinking them you put your health and fitness at risk!

For more information visit our website at: www.phmiracleliving.com.

ph Miracle Center
16390 Dia Del Sol
Valley Center, California 92082

- thanks to Jan Jenson

Backslider's Corner

Backsliding but progressing is NOT about feeling guilty about slipping. Even if you weren't 100% raw this week, how much better are you feeling than when you were on the SAD?

Staying inspired is an important part of the transition to the raw and living foods lifestyle. Last night I watched Victoria Boutenko's video, "Greens can Save Your Life," for probably the 30th time. While I've viewed every video in the Home Study Program numerous times, and every video about the raw and living foods lifestyle and movement that I find, this is still the most inspiring, in my opinion.

Always remember that we don't justify our lifestyles to anyone. One of my favorite phrases is, "Gosh, that looks delicious! But I'm afraid it's not on my diet." Another good phrase is, "That sure looks yummy. Thank you. Unfortunately, my doctor wouldn't like it if I ate that." (Right, Dr. Flora?) <grin>

Now, after five years of being all raw lots of the time, somewhat raw some of the time, and mostly raw most of the time, friends and family are starting to express an interest in my lifestyle. (It's about time!)

When people express an interest, there are three videos that I like to share with them. (I like to give out videos because books tend to sit and gather dust; people won't read them until they're truly interested; but most people will watch a video.)

If they're willing to sit through a three-hour presentation, I watch Victoria's "Greens can Save Your Life" with them. But for most people I've found that I have to give them a shorter, simpler summary.

For that, I give them a copy of "Out of the Ordinary," an interview with Robert Taylor on WMTV. OK, the fact that I'm on the show with Steven Gibb might color my judgement, but it's still a good overview of the program.

The other video is actually an audio recording, on CD or cassette. It's a talk I gave at a Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) meeting in Battle Creek, Michigan, "The Benefits of Living Foods." For those who tell me they never have time to watch a movie, I suggest this CD for them to listen to while they're driving. Every single person I've given this audio to has asked for more information, so it works well.

Oh... one other reason I give out the "Out of the Ordinary" and "The Benefits of Living Foods" is that they're only five bucks each, instead of the $25 that most of the videos cost. (What? You thought I got them for free because I work here? Hahhahaha!)

Stay Rawsome!

- Jim Carey

[Thanks for all the feedback about my comments on Henry David Thoreau's book Walden, or Life in the Woods. You can download a free copy here: http://chidiet.com/books/Walden.htm and here: http://etext.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/ThoWald.html.]

It's Great to be Loved

by Jim Carey

Victoria Boutenko called last week, and she's ready to make another video. We're working out the date and locale, but I'm holding out for Maui. (Last week's article about Maui: http://chidiet.com/news/LivingFoodsNews20061021.htm.)

Mike Snyder called, and has asked me to be on his Internet Radio show. We'll be on, live, Wednesday, November 1st, at 8 p.m. Eastern time. A recording and a transcript will be available online after the show. You can submit any questions you'd like answered, and register for the show, at http://www.therawdiet.com/carey.html.

Chris Brisson also called, and asked if I'd do another show with him. I think we're going to do that show on Wednesday, November 8th, but that's not for sure, yet. You can pre-register and submit your questions for this show at http://askchidiet.com/. Chris and I did a show together a few weeks ago; the recording is available at http://rawlivingfoods.typepad.com/1/podcasts_and_audio/index.html.

Pretty cool, huh? I'm blushing. And it gets better:

One of the most famous raw vegan podcasters is Steve Prussack. He, too, called and asked me to be on his show, Raw Vegan Radio (http://rawveganradio.com). I've been a fan of Steve's since his first podcast, and we carry his RSS feed on our blog at http://rawlivingfoods.typepad.com/ (over in the right-hand column).

When I look over the list of people that Steve has interviewed on his show, I feel truly honored. Sometimes I wonder if more than a handful of people even read this newsletter; it always surprises me to learn that others see me as an "authority." <grin>

The date and time of my show with Steve are yet to be set; I'll be sure to let you know. If you subscribe to my blog's daily feed, you'll be the first to know. Here's how to sign up: http://rawlivingfoods.typepad.com/1/faq/index.html.

Yep, it's great to be loved.

-- Jim Carey

Raw Living Foods Home Study Program

"To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art." - La Rochefoucauld

This month marks the third anniversary of the Home Study Program, developed from the teachings of Dr. Ann Wigmore at Creative Health Institute. I put this program together because, as Director of Creative Health, I talked to many, many people who either didn't have the time, or the money, to attend the two-week hands-on program in Michigan. I was going over the books this morning, and realized that we've shipped 20,000 videos in the last three years! That truly amazed me. I knew that there was a demand for this training, but I had no idea it would be so popular.

Twenty percent of our orders have been International shipments. We've shipped to every continent; in order of per-capita popularity: New Zealand, Australia, Iceland, Candad, England and Japan. We've also given away many complete sets of the program, including DVD players and television sets, all over Africa.

Who received video number 20,000? Two friends from Wisconsin, Natasha and Georgina. They both ordered the complete Home Study Program on the same day, and we filled their orders at the same time. One of the videos we shipped to them was number twenty thousand.

That sure is a lot of videos. I hope that they're being well-shared, and being viewed often. Being a "raw fooder" requires more than just not eating meat. I hear from many people that have thrown their bodies out of balance by eating too much fruit, or nuts, or other raw foods.

Furthermore, the Living Foods Lifestyle includes other components besides just raw foods. There is the "living" aspect of our foods, as well as internal cleansing, colon health, lymphatic system health, proper exercise, wheatgrass juice, energy soup, proper food combining, dehydrating, nutritional and dietary balance (lots of greens), and yummy food prep. All of this we teach at Creative Health Institute, and in the Home Study Program.

Surrounded, as we are, with increasing toxicity in our food and environment, eating a pure and healthy diet is more important than ever. More and more people are starting to see that, and I believe that's why the Raw and Living Foods Movement is growing so fast.

There's a lot more to being a raw fooder than eating fruits and veggies. Dietary variety, purity, balance, sprouting and personal detoxification are important, too. Now you can learn about the Raw Living Foods Lifestyle in the comfort and convenience of your own 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 Dr. Ann Wigmore Raw Living Foods Lifestyle includes over 50 hours of video instruction, and a comprehensive manual.

The Raw Living Foods Lifestyle has been taught by a series of visionaries in the past century. Dr. Ann Wigmore used it to cure herself of colon cancer in the 1950's, and then taught it for decades at Hippocrates Institute in Boston and Creative Health Institute in Michigan, where she taught others to heal themselves naturally.

If you can't get into a residential program, then the home study program is for you. 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.

The First Lesson is Free - Examine the program in your home for 30 days. Even if you don't elect to continue your subscription, the first lesson is still yours to keep.

SPECIAL BONUS

When you order the complete raw living foods lifestyle Home Study Program this week we'll also include over $100 worth of bonus materials:

Personal Raw Coaching: 30 minutes of free coaching and consultation (by telephone) with Hiawatha Cromer, "The Wise Woman of Raw Foods"
Bonus Book: "Green for Life," by Victoria Boutenko (read the Book Review)
Bonus Video: "Greens can Save Your Life," with Victoria Boutenko (2 Tapes or DVDs)
Bonus Video: "Dr. Ann Wigmore's Kitchen," with Dr. Ann and Dr. Flora van Orden III
Bonus Video: "Out of the Ordinary," with Robert Taylor, Steven Gibb and Dr. Jim Carey
Bonus Book: "Finding Health in Hodunk," by Thom Hartmann
Bonus Video: A surprise title.

For purchase information and more details, please visit chiDiet.com/lessons.htm.

What people are saying about the home study program: http://rawlivingfoods.typepad.com/1/feedback_home_study_program/index.html.

"The King who cannot rule his diet, will hardly rule his realm in peace and quiet." - Passage from the "Rule of Health of Salerno," author unknown.

A Radical Approach to Health

Take responsibility for your own body

by KK Fowlkes of http://wheatgrasskits.com/

We have the greatest healthcare system in the world, or so we have been led to believe.  It is certainly the costliest.  In 1995 I had just begun a wheatgrass business and had a  greenhouse where people came in and out and sometimes shared with me their experiences with health.  A neighbor to the greenhouse once came in and shared with me his wife's experience.

In July of 1993, medical doctors upon finding a huge tumor in her colon the size of a small grapefruit removed it and put her into intensive care, where she remained until January of 1994.  At that time she died.  He related that the total cost of that illness approached the amount of four hundred thousand dollars!  That was horrific!  The really sad and horrific thing was though that she died anyway.  I am sure that he was thankful to have had health insurance.

Is health insurance necessary?  If a person wishes to lead a hedonistic life and chooses to smoke, drink alcohol, take drugs of all kinds, including over the counter and prescription drugs,  eat anyplace, anytime, anything he so desires, then yes, health insurance is necessary.  In this day, even if a person is careful, and eats the typical American Diet and avoids certain processed food, then yes, health insurance is necessary.

Certainly, it is necessary to have some type of accident insurance to protect vulnerable members of ones family.  Certainly it might be necessary to have some type of insurance if one is in the child bearing years.

The year 2006 saw a 7.7 percent increase in the price of health insurance which was a smaller increase than had been seen in a few years.  Dr. Drew Altman, president and chief executive of the Kaiser Family Foundation, which tracks the annual cost of health insurance said, "To working people and business owners, a reduction in an already very high rate of increase just means you're still paying more."  Since the year 2000, health insurance premiums have gone up 78 percent, versus wages which have gone up 20 percent.

More than 155 million Americans get their health insurance through their jobs.  Employers usually pick up 84 percent of the cost for individuals and 73 percent for families.  Sixty one percent of businesses offer health insurance.  (Kevin Frecking, Associated Press, Yahoo News Sept 26, 2006)

So, what is the overall cost of health insurance?  For individuals the cost averages $4,242. per year.  For families the average cost is $11,800. per year.

This might sound reasonable to my neighbor who would have had to fork up nearly $400,000. dollars for his wife's illness.

However the massive reality here is that she died anyway!  $400,000 dollars expended for her illness and she died anyway!  Truly tell me, what is the use of having it?  One is protecting himself from ever having a major illness cause bankruptcy, but the important thing here, human life, the life of a cherished loved one, is not protected.

Is this reasonable?  Many young families in our society don't even gross $11,800 per year.

Should all the rest of the people in the US be required to pay more taxes so that unknowing or careless people can have some type of insurance?  Do we want to foot the bill for people who say what the heck, I am going to die anyway.  I might as well enjoy myself in the meantime.  Eat drink and be merry for tomorrow we die.

Let us also examine the state of a stay in the hospital these days.  We have just seen how expensive it can be.  Is it safe?  A man named "Lance Peterson who is a disease investigator, reports that he was stunned when he found out that a lethal bacterium was three times more common in his Illinois hospital system than the rate found anywhere in the US."  (Bloomberg.com, Sept. 27, 2006).

Hospital infections kill 92,000 per year.  This statistic comes from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia.

It is conclusive that we live in a dangerous society.  Should we endanger ourselves even more by entering a hospital?

The radical approach that we suggest is to take responsibility for ones self in only one area of life.  That way is by controlling the main ingredient that affects the health of the body-what we put in it 3 times per day.

In the 1950's Ann Wigmore pioneered a radical approach to carefully care for the human body.  Her approach was two-fold in that it actually took people who were already extremely ill and guided them into a diet that would heal their illness.  Secondly her diet was instructive for those who wish never to become ill.  Her basic diet consisted of living food and wheatgrass juice. http://www.wheatgrasskits.com/issue14.htm

Ann Wigmore's diet was based upon the age old philosophy of Hippocrates, father of medicine, who said,  "Let your food be your medicine."

- Thanks to KK Fowlkes of http://wheatgrasskits.com/ for sharing this with us!

For more information about Dr. Ann Wigmore, please visit: http://annwigmore.com/.

In The News

(BBC News) Walnuts - The new superfood? Eating walnuts at the end of a meal may help cut the damage that fatty food can do to the arteries, research suggests. It is thought that the nuts are rich in compounds that reduce hardening of the arteries, and keep them flexible: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6036409.stm. - thanks to Helen Terry

Vegetables slow memory loss in old age - (Reuters) - An apple a day may keep the doctor away but a plate full of vegetables is more likely to help fight memory problems in old age, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Elderly people who reported eating at least 2.8 servings of vegetables a day compared to people who ate less than one serving a day saw their rate of memory loss and other mental decline slow by 40 percent over six years, the researchers found: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061023/hl_nm/vegetables_dc_2.

Eating your vegetables will keep you young - (AFP) - Vegetables are brain food, according to new study which found that eating veggies can help prevent cognitive decline in the elderly. "Compared to people who consumed less than one serving of vegetables a day, people who ate at least 2.8 servings of vegetables a day saw their rate of cognitive change slow by roughly 40 percent," study author Martha Clare Morris of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago said in a press release. "This decrease is equivalent to about five years of younger age." Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061024/hl_afp/ushealthfoodageing_061024001744.

(Dr. Mercola) Study shows that exercise (walking) after a high fat meal helps your arteries in as little as 45 minutes (bonus information: you can do away with carbohydrates for years without harming your health): Dr. Mercola.

Cell phone usage linked to sharp decline in sperm quality - (NewsTarget) Prolonged cell phone use may damage sperm in male users, suggests a study by researchers at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University, Ohio. The findings -- presented at the American Society of Reproductive Medicine conference in New Orleans -- were based on a study of 361 men attending the clinic for infertility tests. The men were divided into four groups -- one group with no cell phone usage; one group that used cell phones less than two hours a day; a group that used one for two to four hours a day; and a group with more than four hours a day of cell phone usage. The men who used their cell phones in excess of four hours showed a 30 percent drop in sperm motility and viability when compared to the men who did not use cell phones. Sperm count, quality, and shape were also reduced with each level of increased phone usage: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6079782.stm.

Does plate size really matter when it comes to watching your weight? Or is it a silly trick your stomach probably won't fall for? As it turns out, in this case, size does matter. Researchers found that when you dish up your meal, you're likely to clean your plate, regardless of serving size. And when you use a large serving spoon and a large plate or bowl, you're more likely to help yourself to over 50% more food than if you use smaller utensils and dishes. To avoid doubling the self-sabotage, think petite. Petite plates and petite spoons mean petite you: http://www.realage.com/news_features/tip.aspx?v=1&cid=17251.

(AP) Fatty tissue may decrease the body's ability to kill off cancer, says a study that found making mice leaner - through exercise or surgery - seemed to help them fight skin tumors: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061024/ap_on_he_me/fat___cancer_2.

(Science Daily) Acute diverticulitis, a disease traditionally seen in patients older than 50 years old, is now being seen in younger adults who are obese, according to a study conducted by the University of Maryland Medical Center's department of radiology in Baltimore, MD: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/09/060923104630.htm.

Fox News kills story on milk contamination by BGH - "Milk, Lies, and Videotape - Monsanto's War Against Your Health": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axU9ngbTxKw.

The damage this polluted world does to your body - A reporter tested his body for chemicals he accumulated over his lifetime, and found the results disturbing: Dr. Mercola's comments, and the original article:http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0610/feature4/index.html.

Events

The Regular Meetings and Events page is at RawLivingFoods.typepad.com/1/regular_meetings_and_events/index.html.

Share Your Story of Victory Over Serious Illness

by Kathy Fields

Now 10 healthy years after my victory over Chronic Fatigue, I am still inspired by peoples amazing self healing journeys. You will not be surprised to know then that I am working on a book to share people's success stories. It is to provide hope to those who are currently dealing with illness or who wish for a higher level of health.

Here is where you can help. If you (or anyone you know) have a true story of how you overcame illness and have gone on to accomplish a new level of optimal health, you now have an opportunity to share your message.

Stories of overcoming any type of illnesses are welcome. Let it come from the heart. Your journey is important! For more information: http://chidiet.com/news/photos/ShareYourStoryOfVictory.pdf.

Raw Living Food Recipe - Tasty Veggie Burgers

Linda Carpenter

** This recipe is great doubled, with the extras going in the freezer…

5 cups almond (or any nut) pulp
    (Can use the pulp left from nut milk, or just soak fresh nuts)
1 small butternut squash (peeled and cubed) - can substitute carrots here
2 1/2 cups pumpkin seeds (soaked 8-12 hours)
1 red bell pepper
1/2 to 1 onion, chopped (sweet onion)
2 to 3 stalks celery, cut into pieces
1/4 to 1/2 cup fresh basil (washed and taken off stem)
1/4 to 1/2 cup fresh parsley (washed and taken off stem)
2-3 cloves garlic
1 Tbsp. dry dill (or 1/2 cup fresh)
3/4 cup ground flax seeds
Celtic sea salt- 1 to 2 tsp.
Stevia - 1/4 tsp. dry or 10 drops liquid
Several dashes of cayenne pepper
Trocomare seasoning- 1 1/2 to 2 Tbsp.

Put nuts (if whole and soaked), squash, pumpkin seeds, bell pepper, onion, celery, basil, parsley, garlic and dill through juicer using the solid plate.

Then mix in flax meal, salt, Stevia, cayenne and Trocomare seasoning. (** if using nut pulp, just add this to juicer mixture and seasonings)

Form into round burgers and place on a mesh sheet if possible, or on a teflex sheet if too moist. If on a teflex sheet, dehydrate 4 to 6 hours on 95 degrees, shift to mesh sheets for another 4 to 6 hours or desired dryness.

Free (Electronic) Copies of Why Suffer?

Why Suffer?: How I Overcame Illness & Pain Naturally
by Dr. Ann Wigmore, DD, ND. An Inspiring Classic.

This is Dr. Ann's autobiography about growing up with her homeopath Grandmother in Lithuania, healing herself of gangrene as a teenager, and discovering wheatgrass juice and raw living foods as the treatment for her cancer, after the doctors gave up on her. This was the basis of the findings and teachings of the Wigmore Diet Program of Dr. Ann, used by thousands to reverse dis-ease, detoxify and rejuvenate. Paperback, 182 pages.

Thanks to the efforts of Harold Dillard and Donald Haughey, this life-changing book is now available for free via download (you'll have to supply the printer and paper, or read it on your computer): RawLivingFoods.typepad.com/books/whysuffer.pdf.

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Hi Jim!

Well, I was reluctant to print all 88 pages of the Ann Wigmore book you posted but I am glad I did! It was great. I'm not done yet but just wanted to pass along the kudos to you all for the know-how to get it up and on the web so we all can enjoy it. It's great to hear the whole background of Ann. I love hearing the stories about when she was a child. Very enlightening!

Thanks again,
Peace,
Michelle Plucinsky

Blood Pressure and the Living Foods Diet

A note from Penny:

My husband Collin awoke and said, "Okay, this is going to be the true test." He was referring to his blood pressure which has, in the past, proven to be higher than it should be. However, as you all know, this week, he has committed to the 7-day Raw Challenge and has been so faithful to it. I remain in awe.

So, back to this morning. After waiting for the results of his blood pressure, Collin said in a startled tone: "Oh my goodness!"

I was waiting in anticipation... not knowing if that was a positive or negative "Oh my goodness!"

"What is it?" I asked in a holding-my-breath-but-heart-beating-rapidly kind of way.

"This is the LOWEST my pressure has been," Collin replied with pure delight and amazement. "This is the pressure of a 28 or 29 year old," he stated. (He's 41.)

Needless to say, I cheered. I squealed. I ran and kissed him. I ran to the bathroom where my son was showering, and talked to the bathroom door, so to speak, explaining the great news to Caleb on the other side of the door. With a smile of fascination, our 10-year-old son immediately strolled out of the bathroom with towel wrapped around his waist and proceeded to come face to face with Dad about this matter. Caleb's smile said it all. No words were needed. (I'm sure he said something, but I can't remember what those words were. All I saw/heard was that smile from a proud son.)

the 7 Days Raw Journey starts every Monday at
http://www.TheGardenDiet.com
Give raw a try Garden Diet style!

In Joy,
Jinjee and Storm

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Why Suffer?: How I Overcame Illness & Pain Naturally, by Dr. Ann Wigmore, ND, is available for free via download (you'll have to supply the printer and paper, or read it on your computer): RawLivingFoods.typepad.com/books/whysuffer.pdf and at http://chidiet.com/books/whysuffer.pdf.

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