aubrey
03-01-2007, 07:46 AM
Well, I hit my 30 day mark yesterday! :D I was 75-80% raw for about the past year before that, and had been 100% raw for about two months before then...BUT, being 100% raw for the past 30 days has brought the following to my life:
1. I no longer suffer from fibromyalgia pain
2. I have had only one headache and NO migraines this month, the first month in years!!!
3. When the weather drastically changes, I don't get arthritic
4. My blood sugar has regulated itself and I no longer suffer from hypoglycemia
5. My vision is improving (I had neuro-optical vision problems in my left eye)
6. I no longer suffer from insomnia; I have been off my sleeping meds for 3 weeks!!! And I sleep better now naturally than I have in a VERY long time!
7. I no longer suffer from fatigue. I tire when I am supposed to tire.
8. I no longer suffer from cramping and bloating
9. I am in a great mood way more often than not...I've been so enthusiastic about life
10. I have lost 10 pounds and one dress size
11. My skin seems to have gotten more luminous
This is all I can think of for now...but there are so many more things. I have healed myself, and by becoming accountable for my own health, I have done something for myself that no doctor could do for me. A lot has changed; things that were really important to me somehow now have a different perspective. Although I am in law school, I'm not so sure I want to be a litigator anymore...its such a nasty, ugly profession most of the time duking it out in court. I have become more sensitive, compassionate...I am thinking I want to spend my time focusing on writing books, teaching, and doing more charitable work. I'll still get my degree and my license, but perhaps use it to help others more than make my self rich and powerful...the superficiality no longer appeals. I have been very reflective lately, returning to my spirituality, centering, and philosophizing about how the ego has really gotten in my way and has been the root of all my problems. The ego desires so many things that just don't nourish us physically, spiritually, emotionally...my addiction to cooked food was one such ego driven thing. Law school forcing us to compete for grades, class rank, and thus the highest paying jobs is another. Success the ego desires is superficial success...real success is something that comes from within, and is inspired by something bigger than what society seems to expect.
This is a huge change for me...going completely raw has literally saved my life in so many ways...making the choice to go raw has affected my mental, emotional, and spiritual health MORE than my physical health. No other diet or lifestyle change can claim that. Its the best gift I could have ever been given. I can only hope it does as much for others as it has done for me, and I am so grateful to everyone on this site for being a part of this growth.
~Namaste! :D
1. I no longer suffer from fibromyalgia pain
2. I have had only one headache and NO migraines this month, the first month in years!!!
3. When the weather drastically changes, I don't get arthritic
4. My blood sugar has regulated itself and I no longer suffer from hypoglycemia
5. My vision is improving (I had neuro-optical vision problems in my left eye)
6. I no longer suffer from insomnia; I have been off my sleeping meds for 3 weeks!!! And I sleep better now naturally than I have in a VERY long time!
7. I no longer suffer from fatigue. I tire when I am supposed to tire.
8. I no longer suffer from cramping and bloating
9. I am in a great mood way more often than not...I've been so enthusiastic about life
10. I have lost 10 pounds and one dress size
11. My skin seems to have gotten more luminous
This is all I can think of for now...but there are so many more things. I have healed myself, and by becoming accountable for my own health, I have done something for myself that no doctor could do for me. A lot has changed; things that were really important to me somehow now have a different perspective. Although I am in law school, I'm not so sure I want to be a litigator anymore...its such a nasty, ugly profession most of the time duking it out in court. I have become more sensitive, compassionate...I am thinking I want to spend my time focusing on writing books, teaching, and doing more charitable work. I'll still get my degree and my license, but perhaps use it to help others more than make my self rich and powerful...the superficiality no longer appeals. I have been very reflective lately, returning to my spirituality, centering, and philosophizing about how the ego has really gotten in my way and has been the root of all my problems. The ego desires so many things that just don't nourish us physically, spiritually, emotionally...my addiction to cooked food was one such ego driven thing. Law school forcing us to compete for grades, class rank, and thus the highest paying jobs is another. Success the ego desires is superficial success...real success is something that comes from within, and is inspired by something bigger than what society seems to expect.
This is a huge change for me...going completely raw has literally saved my life in so many ways...making the choice to go raw has affected my mental, emotional, and spiritual health MORE than my physical health. No other diet or lifestyle change can claim that. Its the best gift I could have ever been given. I can only hope it does as much for others as it has done for me, and I am so grateful to everyone on this site for being a part of this growth.
~Namaste! :D