chilove
04-02-2007, 11:20 AM
Hi all,
I just have to share, I am so excited! I am having the best week ever! After a major health scare (heart condition related) my father who is on multiple medications and has several chronic health conditions has finally decided to go raw!! I flew out to spend a week with him and my step mom and have been clearing out their cupboards, throwing all their SAD food out (donating it to food banks actually), taking them shopping, showing them how to prepare yummy delicious raw food, teaching them about vegan nutrition, etc...
The other night my Aunt and a dear long time family friend came over and we watched the video "Eating" (an awesome video that promotes a vegan whole foods diet--the best video explanation of why vegan is the best diet for humans that I've ever seen) and they also decided to go vegan and mostly raw!!!! :-) And we are in Texas! All these people were previously very, very meat and potato oriented. :-) My dad actually rodeos, he is a team roper. We had a good talk this morning about the whole meat eating=macho cowboy philosophy. He said he doesn't care if his friends make fun of him for eating fruit at the rodeos. How cool is that?
It has been such a wonderful experience to be able to influence and teach people that I care about and to have them be so receptive to the information.
Don't ever give up hope for your loved ones. Maybe one day they will be ready. Until then stay positive, supportive and gently encouraging.
All the best,
Audrey
www.rawhealing.com
I just have to share, I am so excited! I am having the best week ever! After a major health scare (heart condition related) my father who is on multiple medications and has several chronic health conditions has finally decided to go raw!! I flew out to spend a week with him and my step mom and have been clearing out their cupboards, throwing all their SAD food out (donating it to food banks actually), taking them shopping, showing them how to prepare yummy delicious raw food, teaching them about vegan nutrition, etc...
The other night my Aunt and a dear long time family friend came over and we watched the video "Eating" (an awesome video that promotes a vegan whole foods diet--the best video explanation of why vegan is the best diet for humans that I've ever seen) and they also decided to go vegan and mostly raw!!!! :-) And we are in Texas! All these people were previously very, very meat and potato oriented. :-) My dad actually rodeos, he is a team roper. We had a good talk this morning about the whole meat eating=macho cowboy philosophy. He said he doesn't care if his friends make fun of him for eating fruit at the rodeos. How cool is that?
It has been such a wonderful experience to be able to influence and teach people that I care about and to have them be so receptive to the information.
Don't ever give up hope for your loved ones. Maybe one day they will be ready. Until then stay positive, supportive and gently encouraging.
All the best,
Audrey
www.rawhealing.com