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Going Raw
Several of my patients and friends have started a
raw diet.
That means that they eat
fruits, whole grains and vegetables. My first
reaction is "What fun is that!" However, what is
simply extraordinary is the change I saw happen to
them in only a few months time. Their skin glows,
they drop twenty pounds of fat and their demeanor
becomes calm and pleasant. Although these examples
are not official case studies, I have counseled
intimately with some of these people for years and
know them well. I have studied the results of their
new diet and it has made a convert out of
me.
The phenomenal change that
I have witnessed is motivating me to eat berries,
wheat-less apple cereal and a smoothie for
breakfast, kiwi and avocado for lunch and with a
large salad for an enjoyable dinner. Boring at
first but it has begun to grow on me as my skin
changes and my hips shrink. This behavior does not
come easily to me, I could have an emotional
relationship with a warm chocolate chip
cookie.
When I first heard the
expression "raw diet" I was appalled, envisioning
forms of uncooked sushi laden with parasites. But
as I find the challenge of "feeling good" to be a
swiftly moving carrot in front of my nose, I had to
up my efforts to fight back against the effects of
a sedentary American lifestyle and diet. David
Wolfe who wrote The Beauty Diet and is 100% raw,
says that most people are comfortable with a diet
that is around 80% raw food and the remaining 20%
cooked food. Sometimes you have to start
slowly.
First, I committed to
organic.
That alone reduced my
eating to only three restaurants and two grocery
stores. Second, I eliminated dairy, except for
clinging to one Starbucks cappuccino (I know, I
know). And third, I choose only turkey and deep
ocean fish as my cooked protein. I should feel
wonderful. However, apparently there is a vetting
process.
According to nutritionists
Charles Marble of the Migun Institute, as your body
begins to release toxins into your bloodstream, you
may feel a cold or flu like symptoms that may
simply be part of your detox from years of refined
carbohydrates and sugars. So right now, I have a
terrible cold, but I am finally losing weight. What
surprises me is that many of my cravings, and I
mean CRAVINGS, have quieted down so making the
right food choices is getting easier. Charles says
I need to fast on lemon water, cayenne and molasses
once a week if I want to really hit the next
level.
I'll have to think about
that.
©2009, Molly
Barrow
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Dr. Molly
Barrow holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and is
the author of the new book, Matchlines:
A revolutionary New Way of looking at relationships
and making the right choices in
love. She is an
authority on relationship and psychological topics,
a member of the American Psychological Association
and a licensed mental health counselor. Dr. Molly
has appeared as an expert on NBC, PBS, KTLA, and in
O Magazine, Psychology Today, Newsday, MSN.com,
Match.com, Women's Health and Women's World. Please
visit: www.askdrmolly.com
or Take the new relationship compatibility test,
Match Lines Systems for Successful Relationships
for Singles, Couples and Business at
www.DrMollyBarrow.com.
Molly has a radio program, Your Relationship
Answers at www.blogtalkradio.com/drmollybarrow
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