aleigh
12-21-2006, 07:14 PM
Hi everyone!
I am so glad I found this board. I have read Alissa's book and wanted to go raw for quite sometime now. I know that once I am done my 7-day juice fast (on day 5 today!) I plan on incorporating more raw items into my diet. I already consume a vegan diet consisting of no unnatural sugars, caffeine, or processed foods. I however have several sensitivities and food allergies...sesame and nuts being my highest allergies. I can consume raw peanuts if I wanted to. I have tried pecans in very small amounts and been okay but then I had a wheezing reaction. I know due to recent bloodwork that I am allergic to all other nuts highly. Enough that it would swell my throat closed if I ate one of these amazing raw recipes with nuts.
Other allergies are soy and sesame. I did an elimination diet starting the beginning of October and after going into a healthier, soy-free diet I feel better than ever. My stomach problems are healing themselves and I am finally off of man-made medications. I went from 145 lbs to 132 lbs (possibly a few less because of this juice fast/cleanse) as well and I just want to keep improving from here...
I believe whole-heartedly in holistic medicine and I see a natural doctor. She is amazing and she believes everything I am doing is positive for me. I feel very supported by my friends as well even though many question how it is hard for me to find things to eat, I just think it's a better way to eat. I am also going to begin studying at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in October 2007 to become a certified health counselor.
Here is my little summer of health problems I have/had:
-Allergies (foods and environmental)
-Asthma (allergy and exercise-induced)
-Past stomach ulcers (healed)
-G.E.R.D. (although better than ever!)
-Ejection fraction in gall bladder (although not tested any time recently, I think this has majorly improved: simply means my gall bladder works a tiny bit slower than the norm)
-Vocal surgery in Oct.2004 (cyst on vocal chords, my reflux still irritates my voice a lot)
-Sinus surgery in Jan.2005 (fixed deviated septum and opened maxillary sinus cavity)
-Weaker immune system (esp. after both surgeries I got Mono a few months later; this was in 2005; this is getting better!)
-MRSA (to those who know what this is, yeah, I can't believe that happened ouyt of nowhere- May 2006- but I beat it and it hasn't come back!)
-Chronic fatigue (getting better!)
I am probably missing things. It seems like a lot but I have handled this all very well. I am honestly doing very well now even though all those things make me appear as a sick case in a bubble. I feel better than I have in years but like I said, I want to get even better and I feel that raw foods would be ideal for me (if not for my nut allergy)...what do you think? Can I do it 75% at least?
Thanks if you read this (I know it's a lot and I didn't expect to type this much!)...
:)
Aleigh
I am so glad I found this board. I have read Alissa's book and wanted to go raw for quite sometime now. I know that once I am done my 7-day juice fast (on day 5 today!) I plan on incorporating more raw items into my diet. I already consume a vegan diet consisting of no unnatural sugars, caffeine, or processed foods. I however have several sensitivities and food allergies...sesame and nuts being my highest allergies. I can consume raw peanuts if I wanted to. I have tried pecans in very small amounts and been okay but then I had a wheezing reaction. I know due to recent bloodwork that I am allergic to all other nuts highly. Enough that it would swell my throat closed if I ate one of these amazing raw recipes with nuts.
Other allergies are soy and sesame. I did an elimination diet starting the beginning of October and after going into a healthier, soy-free diet I feel better than ever. My stomach problems are healing themselves and I am finally off of man-made medications. I went from 145 lbs to 132 lbs (possibly a few less because of this juice fast/cleanse) as well and I just want to keep improving from here...
I believe whole-heartedly in holistic medicine and I see a natural doctor. She is amazing and she believes everything I am doing is positive for me. I feel very supported by my friends as well even though many question how it is hard for me to find things to eat, I just think it's a better way to eat. I am also going to begin studying at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in October 2007 to become a certified health counselor.
Here is my little summer of health problems I have/had:
-Allergies (foods and environmental)
-Asthma (allergy and exercise-induced)
-Past stomach ulcers (healed)
-G.E.R.D. (although better than ever!)
-Ejection fraction in gall bladder (although not tested any time recently, I think this has majorly improved: simply means my gall bladder works a tiny bit slower than the norm)
-Vocal surgery in Oct.2004 (cyst on vocal chords, my reflux still irritates my voice a lot)
-Sinus surgery in Jan.2005 (fixed deviated septum and opened maxillary sinus cavity)
-Weaker immune system (esp. after both surgeries I got Mono a few months later; this was in 2005; this is getting better!)
-MRSA (to those who know what this is, yeah, I can't believe that happened ouyt of nowhere- May 2006- but I beat it and it hasn't come back!)
-Chronic fatigue (getting better!)
I am probably missing things. It seems like a lot but I have handled this all very well. I am honestly doing very well now even though all those things make me appear as a sick case in a bubble. I feel better than I have in years but like I said, I want to get even better and I feel that raw foods would be ideal for me (if not for my nut allergy)...what do you think? Can I do it 75% at least?
Thanks if you read this (I know it's a lot and I didn't expect to type this much!)...
:)
Aleigh