A book that changed my life

[kaleidoscopeeyes]

I haven't gotten a chance to thoroughly read it yet, but I've skimmed and read bits and pieces. My mother read this when she was in...her 20's, I believe, and she's passed it onto me. I was already a raw foodist upon reading this, which helped make even more of an impression, in my opinion, because the majority of statements weren't too far out. I'll update with more information when I finish reading it (I've very busy with school and my new job, so even though I'm a very fast reader this may take awhile)

In the meantime, I HIGHLY reccomend you check out Survival into the 21st Century

Raw love,

Luna

[GlimR]

I owned this book in 1976....one of the best books I ever read....very cool. I lost it along time ago but found one on ebay maybe 7 years ago and was thrilled......so much info~

[halikatak]

Here (http://www.amazon.com/Survival-into-Twenty-First-Century/dp/0933278047) is a link to buy on Amazon for whoever is interested...

I'm in a book club and next month is my turn to pick :D

[meinleben]

isn't it ironic that his wife (victor kulviskas, the author)died a month ago at age 59....she was a raw fooder of 30 years....

[tanishamarshall]

wow interesting.

[Cabosun]

This is indeed a treasure! I wonder how many pages?

[sport]

isn't it ironic that his wife (victor kulviskas, the author)died a month ago at age 59....she was a raw fooder of 30 years....

This is not good news. I would expect that anybody that has been raw for 30 years would be healthy well in to a ripe old age.
Does anybody know what caused her death.

[GlimR]

Not ironic just sad. I'd be curious to know what happened too. Eating totally clean and raw is not a quarantee to a long life...but hopefully one of a higher quality and state of health than one might have had otherwise.

[berrynice]

My husband recommended this book and actually bought it for me when I started showing him this site and Alissa's book.

He said he met him and Ann Wilmore of Hippocratis Institute (sp)? He was very into raw in his late 20's. I'm fortunate because he can answer a lot of my questions.

Awesome book. I'm sorry to hear his wife passed away.:(

[justinesmith]

This is not good news. I would expect that anybody that has been raw for 30 years would be healthy well in to a ripe old age.
Does anybody know what caused her death.

Stress caused her death. THey had recently moved to Costa Rica and made some major life changes. She even though she was a 30 year raw foodist AND an established dancer (her body was AMAZING) she did not effectively manage her stress. I got this info from www.chidiet.com in their newsletter. So sad. :(

[GlimR]

Justine~
Thank you for that info~

[jenjen]

i'm sorry but, stress killed her? that's rediculous. people survived concentration camps in nazi germany, people survived the depression where noone hardly had a penny to buy some wood for warmth let alone enough food....and she, this 'super healthy' woman died from stress? that is crap. i would like to know what really happened there. if it was health related, the info really should be shared as she and her husband are role models for 1000's of raw foodists.
j

[GlimR]

You seem pretty angry about the whole thing jenjen...not my reaction but ok.
People die...we all will...raw food or not~

[sport]

You seem pretty angry about the whole thing jenjen...not my reaction but ok.
People die...we all will...raw food or not~

Yes but we are living this life in the belief that it gives us the edge and I for one am very dissapointed to hear that a long term raw foodist should die at such an early age.
Now it is very possible that she had something very wrong with her and that if she had not been raw she would have died 10 years ago but I would like to know that for sure.

[Hannah]

Just chiming in with my thoughts on this ... the report of her death that I read said that she had been experiencieng some symptoms for about a year and that at the time of diagnosis it was too late to cure her illness. While her family has not been forthcoming about what exactly she had, I think her example serves as a good reminder that there is no 100% cureall for every body. We are each unique individuals each with our own physical needs and imho our own spiritual plans. Each of us is on our own journey. I can completely understand and respect the family's desire to maintain her privacy - especially based upon how they built their work around healing through raw food and movement.

Maybe this can be a lesson to each of us, to take responsibility for our health in the way we see fit, rather than following someone else's path blindly ... allopathic medicine has its place too. I believe, for me, the example of this death, while on the raw path, will keep me aware of my body, its needs and its symptoms. It is important for me to maintain awareness of what comes up, and to acknowledge that some of the physical challenges that I experience may simply be detox that raw food can clear away - and at other times there may be other factors to consider and professional opinions to seek.

Just my humble opinion :)

[VibinOnLife!]

Just to add my humble opinion...

I think that first and foremost a person's life is very private except for what they choose to discuss with others. And that no one should assume that they have the right to someone's personal information...even if that person has lived their life in the public eye. I believe that living by someone else's example is a very dangerous and heartbreaking way to live, since more than likely the expectations always surpass the reality of a thing. I believe that it's best to get a general idea from someone or something, and then create your own blueprint from there. Therefore, someone else's success or lack thereof in this living foods lifestyle (or in life) does not affect the masses. Emotionally yes; however, no one feels doomed to failure because of the outcome of someone else's life.

Also, I think that this is a good lesson for us all. It's not to say that the lifestyle does not "work". We are all witnesses to the power and healing of living foods, whether that's more energy, better elimination, or something as major as cancer or MS, etc. After all, what else is there? Cooked food, lost limbs and prescription drugs??? I think that instead of looking at living foods as the "answer" or a "cure", we should realize that it's just what is right. It is what is health. And it is what best sustains us.

The biggest lesson that I have learned from hearing this information is that everyone IS different. And there are so many ways to eat living foods. Sometimes we get into a rut with a specific type of raw food diet. We eat mostly dehydrated, or we eat mostly fruit, or we eat nuts all day, or we do/don't eat oils, etc. Some of us find that we like a certain fruit/vegetable, salad, entree, dessert, and that's what we eat all of the time. Sometimes we put a standard living food grocery list in our bag and we buy/eat from that exact same list every day/week/month.

We have to understand that our bodies change with the environment, the seasons, life events/stresses, etc. And when our bodies change, we should change. There will be times that all of us have to rethink our idea of raw and move to a new place in raw foods. This is also the importance of intuitive eating. If we begin to listen to our bodies and choose what our bodies call for instead of what we like or what we decided yesterday to prepare for dinner today, we would benefit our bodies so much more.

I read a book once that said that you are not truly raw until you have tried at least 5 varieties of a specific food. The saying that variety is the spice of life is very true when it comes to food. In eating the same things over and over we can throw our vitamin/mineral balance off just enough to cause illness.

Just my thoughts on the subject.

Live well everyone! :D

VOL

[burgespj]

what is it about? It doesnt say on amazon. Pat

[Rwmomto5]

I knew her personally and know the circumstances regarding her death. Please send her love and light, Youkta was a beautiful and inspirational woman. It was through meeting her 18 years ago that led me to living foods.

Stress, negative emotions, self sabatoge all lead to illness. When I teach people the benefits of changing their life, diet is number 4 on the list. We have to deal with our emotions first. Unresolved emotions wreak havoc on the body.

Illness manifests in the spiritual realm first and the last place it moves towards is the dense physical body.

Viktoras will be using her as an example/lesson for all. He is indeed a very cosmic and beautiful man.