If you want to reverse heart disease, really reverse it for the long haul, veganism is the answer. I'm not aware of any other effective treatment protocol. Bypass and stent surgeries are a temporary fix if lifestyle issues are not addressed, and statin drugs while marginally effective cause undesired side effects. Here's President Clinton giving his experience and perspective in a brief 2:30 minute video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3ied_AD4iE
This research is so widely known by now you'd be hard pressed to find a cardiologist unaware of it, but my impression is the majority are still not on board. I guess that's understandable, the world might need a lot fewer cardiologists if there was widespread adoption of veganism.
The potential for the reversal of many other common disorders is also compelling. Dr Campbell (mentioned by Clinton here) considers the idea of a vegan diet cure for many diseases in the video link in my earlier post "T Colin Campbell".
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
weeding the garden....
This will be a fairly long post, so I'm beginning with this punch line: "For good health, do not mix high levels of fat and protein with high levels of carbohydrate in your diet, on an ongoing basis". Keep reading to see how I got there.
In the previous post we've seen it's not all about the food, healing and caring for heart and mind are as, or more, important. It's really just another angle on the body/mind connection, the two halves of the whole. In my experience changes to either affect the other - better food in the body opens the heart, and as we become more conscious we desire cleaner fuel. We are what we eat, in both body and consciousness.
But nutrition is a complex topic, right? From the outside looking in, the only thing immediately apparent about nutrition is the experts all seem to disagree with each other. Many of the major schools of thought in nutrition claim improved health, and even reversal of disease. And it seems also to be true (at least from the anecdotal perspective), people do seem to improve their health following different approaches.
Since I mentioned anecdotal perspective, let me offer a quick perspective on the science of nutrition. It's getting there, but it is far from a clear picture as yet. Each school of thought points to studies that "prove" their perspective, heated debate ensues, and the overall picture becomes cloudier to the neutral observer. It also doesn't help that studies are expensive, and funding entities tend to be the vested corporate interest groups with deep pockets. I'm optimistic the truth will out eventually, meanwhile the immediately notable feature on this landscape is a pervasive fog.
But... if different approaches seem to improve health, might we find common features among them? And if so, might they be meaningful? Perhaps... let's take a look.
It seems to me the two most divergent current schools of thought are the Paleo Diet, and the 80/10/10 Diet, with most other approaches falling somewhere between. Oversimplifying by necessity, Paleo might be said to be a refinement of the Atkins Diet, popularized with publication of "Dr Atkins Diet Revolution" in 1981, and 80/10/10 coming out of a school called Natural Hygiene, popularized by a 1985 book "Fit for Life". 80/10/10 is vegan, the Paleo approach is not - what could they have in common?
Strangely enough, both schools seem to be saying essentially the same thing, but I doubt proponents of either would be happy to look at it that way. Simplifying again, Paleos say "eat all the fat and protein you want, as long as you minimize carbohydrate consumption", and 80/10/10 proponents say "eat all the carbs you want, as long as you minimize consumption of fat and protein".
The common thread being, "for good health, do not mix high levels of fat and protein with high levels of carbohydrate in your diet, on an ongoing basis".
It seems to work - there are plenty of good looking examples from both camps. Let's tease out the difference between them a bit more. 80/10/10 is by definition vegan because it is difficult to consume no more than 10% of your daily calorie requirement as protein unless your diet is exclusively plant based, where it becomes a matter of course. And Paleos do not emphasize the calo-nutrient ratio so much, except to reduce percent of calories from carbs to about 20%. Keep in mind there are divergences in both camps, I'm being very general.
So all the foregoing begs The Big Question - which "camp", if either, produces the better result? Which looks better, performs better, is the more disease resistant, and has the higher longevity?
First I'll propose the idea that the science is sorely lacking on this point - to my non-expert eye it's a jumble at best, making the whole of it more anecdotal than "hard" (science). And as importantly, science, when it works, teases out the placebo effect - ie you think you're going to get better because you are doing a protocol, so you do (proving the mind/body connection). So without consistent good science, ultimately, this comes down to individual opinion at this point. I have mine, you have yours, and viva la difference. I'll close by expressing mine, briefly.
To some extent it comes down what sort of body type you think is most healthy and attractive. 80/10/10 folks tend to be lean, Paleos less so. I kind of doubt anyone will reach absolute best levels in bodybuilding or absolute strength competitions doing 80/10/10. On the other hand, if strength to weight ratio is the more relevant measure, 80/10/10 will probably outperform the high protein approach. The lean sprinter's body is easily achieved with 80/10/10 (perhaps I shouldn't say easy, it takes a lot of training regardless of diet), but the bulk of the shot putter's body, not so much.
In terms of disease resistance, I find recent research on excess protein as disease catalyst to be interesting, and think it may well become the more prevalent view. This research is even affecting the Paleo camp, many of whom are reducing total protein consumption as a result. The longevity question is more complex, but would seem to be related to the disease resistance question, so I will leave that one there for now, to be revisited at some point looking at "calorie restriction", another possible common thread between dietary approaches that "work".
To end where we started, diet is one part of the complex whole that creates good health. How important? It is very important, it's the fuel that drives our experience of everything. We know the obvious - for good health we need certain "mechanical" needs met on an ongoing basis, in approximate order of importance: clean air and water, sufficient sleep, clean fuel, strenuous physical activity, and moderate sun on bare skin. And we need to fuel and care for the emotional/spiritual body too, with love for self and others, in contemplation, art, meditation, play, movement, exploration, reverence, ad infinitum...
In the previous post we've seen it's not all about the food, healing and caring for heart and mind are as, or more, important. It's really just another angle on the body/mind connection, the two halves of the whole. In my experience changes to either affect the other - better food in the body opens the heart, and as we become more conscious we desire cleaner fuel. We are what we eat, in both body and consciousness.
But nutrition is a complex topic, right? From the outside looking in, the only thing immediately apparent about nutrition is the experts all seem to disagree with each other. Many of the major schools of thought in nutrition claim improved health, and even reversal of disease. And it seems also to be true (at least from the anecdotal perspective), people do seem to improve their health following different approaches.
Since I mentioned anecdotal perspective, let me offer a quick perspective on the science of nutrition. It's getting there, but it is far from a clear picture as yet. Each school of thought points to studies that "prove" their perspective, heated debate ensues, and the overall picture becomes cloudier to the neutral observer. It also doesn't help that studies are expensive, and funding entities tend to be the vested corporate interest groups with deep pockets. I'm optimistic the truth will out eventually, meanwhile the immediately notable feature on this landscape is a pervasive fog.
But... if different approaches seem to improve health, might we find common features among them? And if so, might they be meaningful? Perhaps... let's take a look.
It seems to me the two most divergent current schools of thought are the Paleo Diet, and the 80/10/10 Diet, with most other approaches falling somewhere between. Oversimplifying by necessity, Paleo might be said to be a refinement of the Atkins Diet, popularized with publication of "Dr Atkins Diet Revolution" in 1981, and 80/10/10 coming out of a school called Natural Hygiene, popularized by a 1985 book "Fit for Life". 80/10/10 is vegan, the Paleo approach is not - what could they have in common?
Strangely enough, both schools seem to be saying essentially the same thing, but I doubt proponents of either would be happy to look at it that way. Simplifying again, Paleos say "eat all the fat and protein you want, as long as you minimize carbohydrate consumption", and 80/10/10 proponents say "eat all the carbs you want, as long as you minimize consumption of fat and protein".
The common thread being, "for good health, do not mix high levels of fat and protein with high levels of carbohydrate in your diet, on an ongoing basis".
It seems to work - there are plenty of good looking examples from both camps. Let's tease out the difference between them a bit more. 80/10/10 is by definition vegan because it is difficult to consume no more than 10% of your daily calorie requirement as protein unless your diet is exclusively plant based, where it becomes a matter of course. And Paleos do not emphasize the calo-nutrient ratio so much, except to reduce percent of calories from carbs to about 20%. Keep in mind there are divergences in both camps, I'm being very general.
So all the foregoing begs The Big Question - which "camp", if either, produces the better result? Which looks better, performs better, is the more disease resistant, and has the higher longevity?
First I'll propose the idea that the science is sorely lacking on this point - to my non-expert eye it's a jumble at best, making the whole of it more anecdotal than "hard" (science). And as importantly, science, when it works, teases out the placebo effect - ie you think you're going to get better because you are doing a protocol, so you do (proving the mind/body connection). So without consistent good science, ultimately, this comes down to individual opinion at this point. I have mine, you have yours, and viva la difference. I'll close by expressing mine, briefly.
To some extent it comes down what sort of body type you think is most healthy and attractive. 80/10/10 folks tend to be lean, Paleos less so. I kind of doubt anyone will reach absolute best levels in bodybuilding or absolute strength competitions doing 80/10/10. On the other hand, if strength to weight ratio is the more relevant measure, 80/10/10 will probably outperform the high protein approach. The lean sprinter's body is easily achieved with 80/10/10 (perhaps I shouldn't say easy, it takes a lot of training regardless of diet), but the bulk of the shot putter's body, not so much.
In terms of disease resistance, I find recent research on excess protein as disease catalyst to be interesting, and think it may well become the more prevalent view. This research is even affecting the Paleo camp, many of whom are reducing total protein consumption as a result. The longevity question is more complex, but would seem to be related to the disease resistance question, so I will leave that one there for now, to be revisited at some point looking at "calorie restriction", another possible common thread between dietary approaches that "work".
To end where we started, diet is one part of the complex whole that creates good health. How important? It is very important, it's the fuel that drives our experience of everything. We know the obvious - for good health we need certain "mechanical" needs met on an ongoing basis, in approximate order of importance: clean air and water, sufficient sleep, clean fuel, strenuous physical activity, and moderate sun on bare skin. And we need to fuel and care for the emotional/spiritual body too, with love for self and others, in contemplation, art, meditation, play, movement, exploration, reverence, ad infinitum...
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Mark Bittman's VB6 (Vegan Before 6:00)
I just learned about Mark Bittman's Book "VB6: Eat Vegan before 6:00". So I went to Amazon to check it out, and it looks like an excellent and practical approach. One thing I've learned as I've transitioned to full-time vegan - it's much easier to eat "clean" all day when you know dinner "as you like it" is waiting for you. And as your body and brain begin to "notice" the benefits to mood and energy, cravings for highly processed and junk foods subside, and your body begins to desire healthier "reward food" at dinner too. On the Amazon page Bittman talks about this and other good things that happen "automagically" in the transition to Vegan - it's great overview info, and it's free:) Check out "Book Description", and "Excerpt":
http://www.amazon.com/VB6-Before-Weight-Restore-Health/dp/0385344740
http://www.amazon.com/VB6-Before-Weight-Restore-Health/dp/0385344740
Friday, July 26, 2013
It's Not All About the Food!
Given a reasonable diet and exercise baseline, the more important aspect of health may well be emotional and spiritual. Journey with this young allopathically trained physician as she comes to discover the limits of conventional wisdom, and the true cause of health. Another excellent 18 minute Ted Talk:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tu9nJmr4Xs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tu9nJmr4Xs
T Colin Campbell, Nutrition and Cancer Researcher
In an earlier post I said I would post links showing a possible relationship between high levels of protein consumption, and Cancer, and other diseases. Although many alternative health practitioners have felt this to be true for some time, T Colin Campbell is the scientist who brought it to wider attention. His major work "The China Study", published in 2006, is quite recent in terms of major changes in scientific viewpoints. You can imagine the firestorm of controversy in the field of nutrition science the publication of his research caused, and Campbell continues to be a lightning rod for controversy. Recently however other researchers are finding support for his conclusions in a variety of ways, and it seems the number of studies showing this link are increasing quite rapidly.
For now I'm going to keep it simple by only posting a link to a recent Campbell Ted Talk, probably the best overview of his work and perspective. It's less than 20 minutes, you may find it interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CN7PF10RKo
For now I'm going to keep it simple by only posting a link to a recent Campbell Ted Talk, probably the best overview of his work and perspective. It's less than 20 minutes, you may find it interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CN7PF10RKo
Thursday, July 25, 2013
the question should be... where do you get your GREENS
And why do I say that, you may ask... Let's consider some factoidals:
We know that bodies can only be formed from protein consumption. Yes we do need our protein for healthy bones and bodies, it's one of the three essential macro nutrients (the other two being fat and carbs). But we all know the largest terrestrial animals are herbivore, and have a diet of grass and/or leafy greens. Where did they get their protein?
Did you know that green plants have the most protein of all foods, on a per calorie ratio basis? And many nutrition experts now speak of "bio-availability", the degree to which our bodies utilize the nutritional content of a given food? It seems some food types have nutrients that are more easily digested, broken into constituent parts, and then assimilated to the cells. Vegan oriented nutrition experts tend to believe greater bioavailability of plant sourced nutrition is the reason for the health and performance benefits they feel we receive with this lifestyle choice. If bioavailability is in fact a valid concept, then the reason would be efficiency - the machine of the body runs more efficiently because the fuel given is cleaner, and more efficiently taken up and utilized.
Now I will admit that consumption of greens is an acquired taste for most of us, and not one we are taught by our society! Go to an average restaurant and order a salad, and what do you get? (Almost) nothing! It's difficult to acquire a taste for nothing! (I think there may be a Buddhist joke in here, somewhere... but that's not the nothing I'm talking about:)
Fortunately there are more and easier ways to cultivate the taste for greens, and it sneaks up on you. I can now totally enjoy a salad based on half Romaine and (gasp) half Kale! Yes, totally raw Kale. I never thought that would happen, but it happened in stages.
Green smoothies smoothed my transition, and can be the beginning and end of it - green smoothies can be the sum total of your greens consumption if you add enough greens and have them often enough. Some will say eating the whole unprocessed raw plant food is still the more optimal way to fuel the body, and others will say blending (and juicing) "pre-digests" the foods and make them more available. It's the minor point. Whatever works, works.
To my way of thinking a green smoothie has a base of at least half Kale (it blends down) or other dark green leafy, by volume not weight, so half is not really half, and that is why a relatively high amount of greens are necessary for said smoothie to really be "green". To which you add your pleasure of choices of other raw plant foods, like fruit for flavonoid and phytonutrio, and perhaps some nuts or seeds for a nut milk base to give a creamy texture, like a "shake". All of that is personal preference, and it changes. At one point I was adding a raw egg or two "for protein", but I have found my body no longer needs that. Same with protein powder, I no longer feel I need to add the protein since upping the greens, and I like (love actually) the difference in how I feel.
Unlike many vegans I am not morally offended by consuming animal products, although I do have concerns about current practices in the industrial production of any food, be it plant or animal. But that's another blog.
The blender you use is important. There are some cheap ones that are pretty good. Oster brand comes to mind. But VitaMix is best, by a country mile. And I'm going to tell you the very best way to save a few bucks, because they are expensive. It's the VitaMix "certified reconditioned" program. Everyone who buys them this way says "what gives this thing is new". I think what VitaMix does is use the motor base over if it tests good, and put new everything else on it. And it comes with a 5 year warranty, so it's hard to go wrong. The motors rarely wear out, in fact I can't recall ever hearing of one that did. I suppose in heavy commercial use, restaurants, bars, juice and smoothie bars maybe they do. Anyway! Here's the link:
https://secure.vitamix.com/Certified-Reconditioned-Products.aspx
And you can easily find promotional codes on the internet that give free shipping too. The basic machine is then $329 total, still not cheap. But I now consider the VitaMix one of the essential kitchen appliances, along with juicer, knives, and cutting board.
We know that bodies can only be formed from protein consumption. Yes we do need our protein for healthy bones and bodies, it's one of the three essential macro nutrients (the other two being fat and carbs). But we all know the largest terrestrial animals are herbivore, and have a diet of grass and/or leafy greens. Where did they get their protein?
Did you know that green plants have the most protein of all foods, on a per calorie ratio basis? And many nutrition experts now speak of "bio-availability", the degree to which our bodies utilize the nutritional content of a given food? It seems some food types have nutrients that are more easily digested, broken into constituent parts, and then assimilated to the cells. Vegan oriented nutrition experts tend to believe greater bioavailability of plant sourced nutrition is the reason for the health and performance benefits they feel we receive with this lifestyle choice. If bioavailability is in fact a valid concept, then the reason would be efficiency - the machine of the body runs more efficiently because the fuel given is cleaner, and more efficiently taken up and utilized.
Now I will admit that consumption of greens is an acquired taste for most of us, and not one we are taught by our society! Go to an average restaurant and order a salad, and what do you get? (Almost) nothing! It's difficult to acquire a taste for nothing! (I think there may be a Buddhist joke in here, somewhere... but that's not the nothing I'm talking about:)
Fortunately there are more and easier ways to cultivate the taste for greens, and it sneaks up on you. I can now totally enjoy a salad based on half Romaine and (gasp) half Kale! Yes, totally raw Kale. I never thought that would happen, but it happened in stages.
Green smoothies smoothed my transition, and can be the beginning and end of it - green smoothies can be the sum total of your greens consumption if you add enough greens and have them often enough. Some will say eating the whole unprocessed raw plant food is still the more optimal way to fuel the body, and others will say blending (and juicing) "pre-digests" the foods and make them more available. It's the minor point. Whatever works, works.
To my way of thinking a green smoothie has a base of at least half Kale (it blends down) or other dark green leafy, by volume not weight, so half is not really half, and that is why a relatively high amount of greens are necessary for said smoothie to really be "green". To which you add your pleasure of choices of other raw plant foods, like fruit for flavonoid and phytonutrio, and perhaps some nuts or seeds for a nut milk base to give a creamy texture, like a "shake". All of that is personal preference, and it changes. At one point I was adding a raw egg or two "for protein", but I have found my body no longer needs that. Same with protein powder, I no longer feel I need to add the protein since upping the greens, and I like (love actually) the difference in how I feel.
Unlike many vegans I am not morally offended by consuming animal products, although I do have concerns about current practices in the industrial production of any food, be it plant or animal. But that's another blog.
The blender you use is important. There are some cheap ones that are pretty good. Oster brand comes to mind. But VitaMix is best, by a country mile. And I'm going to tell you the very best way to save a few bucks, because they are expensive. It's the VitaMix "certified reconditioned" program. Everyone who buys them this way says "what gives this thing is new". I think what VitaMix does is use the motor base over if it tests good, and put new everything else on it. And it comes with a 5 year warranty, so it's hard to go wrong. The motors rarely wear out, in fact I can't recall ever hearing of one that did. I suppose in heavy commercial use, restaurants, bars, juice and smoothie bars maybe they do. Anyway! Here's the link:
https://secure.vitamix.com/Certified-Reconditioned-Products.aspx
And you can easily find promotional codes on the internet that give free shipping too. The basic machine is then $329 total, still not cheap. But I now consider the VitaMix one of the essential kitchen appliances, along with juicer, knives, and cutting board.
but... where do you get your protein?
This is the question vegans hear most frequently about their lifestyle choice, so why not start there. Here are some basics.
Most plants have all three of the macronutrients - fats, carbs, and protein, as opposed to the micronutrients such as vitamins, minerals, recently discovered bioflavonoids and other antioxidants, and potentially others not discovered as yet. (And many plants have many or most of the micronutrients also.)
If you ate only a variety of fruits and vegetables, along with moderate amounts of nuts and seeds, you would be getting a calo nutrient ratio of 80/10/10 carbs/fat/protein.
Most plants have all three of the macronutrients - fats, carbs, and protein, as opposed to the micronutrients such as vitamins, minerals, recently discovered bioflavonoids and other antioxidants, and potentially others not discovered as yet. (And many plants have many or most of the micronutrients also.)
If you ate only a variety of fruits and vegetables, along with moderate amounts of nuts and seeds, you would be getting a calo nutrient ratio of 80/10/10 carbs/fat/protein.
Not enough protein? Check out latest cancer research (links coming in a subsequent post) showing excess protein may be a root cause for cancer epidemic, along with all the other so called "metabolic" disorders - diabetes, heart disease, alzheimer's, arthritis... to name a few.
Check out the growing body of serious athletes who prefer lean muscle to bulk to achieve a higher strength to weight ratio, and have gone vegan. Those same athletes typically blow right thru previous personal best performance records.
Here for example, Rich Roll, one of my favorite vegan atheletes, did a blog on getting enough protein on a plant "powered" diet
Check out the vid on that page too. Let me know if you think Rich is missing out on nutrition:)
High level athletes are going vegan in increasing numbers for one reason only, increased performance, clarity, focus. The rest of us, well, we do it to feel better, also clarity and focus, and to be disease resistant.
I have two friends who tell me their docs have told them not to eat greens. That causes the red light to go on, it does not make sense to me. I am now convinced with a little luck one should be able to recover and heal completely from any disease by intervening with the healthiest lifestyle choices. But you gotta make luck come to you.
There is a lot of debate out there about what those healthy choices are exactly, and it's still a problem. It's not like science has figured it all out and has all the answers. Like most things the truth is somewhere in the middle. I have come to believe that green plants are at the very base of the healthiest possible lifestyle choices, the bottom rung of the ladder. So yeah, if a doc says you shouldn't be eating greens, I wonder if that doc has something wrong in their approach. Just maybe.
Hello, my name is Dave, and I am Vegan...
Yes I am. When I was 37 I reversed my health by going mostly vegan, and I lost a ton of weight. But that's not all that happened, I had been a physical and emotional mess for years - anxiety prone, migraines, low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), and just generally felt crappy most of the time. I'm not a tall guy and have fairly small bone structure. A good weight range for me is 140-150, I was over 200 and moving up-scale fast - when Grace intervened - a JuiceMan juice maker one Christmas.
I did not know who Jay Kordich was, but I watched the video tape that came with the juicer, and stroking my (double) chin said to myself - you know this makes sense. Humans are the only animal species that cooks their food... Hummm....
When I made the first fresh uncooked (unpasteurized) juice (sort of a V-8 concoction as I recall) I had an immediate strong reaction. And it was not just the sugar or something like that (believe me I ate plenty of desserts, and being hypoglycemic, knew exactly what getting sugar feels like). I felt an amazing rush of vitality and energy for the first time in years. Actually, probably for the first time ever. You tend to notice stuff like that! Now I no longer get that amazing rush when I eat or juice fruit and vegetables, but I was severely depleted and didn't know it. I will never forget that moment, my eyes were opened, the light went on.
So after a few years of this relative bliss state, where my weight went to 140 and my energy and vitality soared, I gradually slid back into old ways. Not uncommon. In my case I was not getting something, a certain nutrient, or nutrients, but I had a couple of likely suspects in mind from the reading I had done. Omega 3, vitamin B12, or protein. I knew something was missing, but was not sure what. I backslid almost out of necessity, but ended back in the land of pain... by 55 or so I was a mess again, overweight, and worse, the early symptoms of heart disease had shown up. I knew something had to be done, and I had a pretty good idea where to start... back to the fresh juice.
It worked, and it's different this time. The internet changed everything - now there is the support of others on similar journeys, and as importantly, the deep knowledge of true experts, all on tap in real time. The so-called raw food community has undergone a green revolution of it's own. We now know green plant foods have the highest nutrient to calorie ratio of all the foods available to us. Previously, I was not getting (enough of) my greens! It's that simple.
A very good friend commented recently I should start blogging my explorations of health. So encouraged, here I am. I hope it can help others in some way.
I did not know who Jay Kordich was, but I watched the video tape that came with the juicer, and stroking my (double) chin said to myself - you know this makes sense. Humans are the only animal species that cooks their food... Hummm....
When I made the first fresh uncooked (unpasteurized) juice (sort of a V-8 concoction as I recall) I had an immediate strong reaction. And it was not just the sugar or something like that (believe me I ate plenty of desserts, and being hypoglycemic, knew exactly what getting sugar feels like). I felt an amazing rush of vitality and energy for the first time in years. Actually, probably for the first time ever. You tend to notice stuff like that! Now I no longer get that amazing rush when I eat or juice fruit and vegetables, but I was severely depleted and didn't know it. I will never forget that moment, my eyes were opened, the light went on.
So after a few years of this relative bliss state, where my weight went to 140 and my energy and vitality soared, I gradually slid back into old ways. Not uncommon. In my case I was not getting something, a certain nutrient, or nutrients, but I had a couple of likely suspects in mind from the reading I had done. Omega 3, vitamin B12, or protein. I knew something was missing, but was not sure what. I backslid almost out of necessity, but ended back in the land of pain... by 55 or so I was a mess again, overweight, and worse, the early symptoms of heart disease had shown up. I knew something had to be done, and I had a pretty good idea where to start... back to the fresh juice.
It worked, and it's different this time. The internet changed everything - now there is the support of others on similar journeys, and as importantly, the deep knowledge of true experts, all on tap in real time. The so-called raw food community has undergone a green revolution of it's own. We now know green plant foods have the highest nutrient to calorie ratio of all the foods available to us. Previously, I was not getting (enough of) my greens! It's that simple.
A very good friend commented recently I should start blogging my explorations of health. So encouraged, here I am. I hope it can help others in some way.
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