I am a BIG fan of lists! I sat down today and made a list of the reasons I am raw, and I got to number 16 before I actually had to think about what I was writing. So, I think it would be a great motivator for everyone out there that is struggling, and just plain fun to post our top five reasons for going raw!Here's mine:
1. To allow my body the tools it needs to heal itself.
2. To let go of my addictions. (Mine is wine)
3. To follow Mother Earth's plan for us!
4. Be an example to my mother who is being so stubborn about trying this for herself even though she is taking more and more medications as she gets older!!!
5. And finally...Raw food makes me feel alive!
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Thread: Top Five Reasons for Raw
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08-03-2006 10:23 PM #1
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Top Five Reasons for Raw
Emily
"Strangely, man loves his mental fog more than he loves the effort which could dissolve it."
"If heaven existed as a physical building on earth, human beings would remodel it to make it right."
Vernon Howard
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08-03-2006 10:43 PM #2
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1) my thoughts are a lot clearer. Despite whatever problems, it seems solutions just come to me.
2) i feel this way of eatting is more beneficial for the enviroment as well. that makes me feel good!
3) i sleep less. ok. this may be a bad thing for some people. For me & the time i need to things, this is good & still am focused.
4) i'm more happy.
5) i was never satisfied w/ SAD food really. i just simply feeding a hunger & kept stuffing myself. nothing really ever tasted good until I went RAW.
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Hi!
1. I don't want to get cancer or any other disease that is so prevelant these days
2. I need to lose weight for myself and my family to be healthy for all of us
3. I feel better raw and I look better too
4. I love raw food
5. I want to be a good example to my husband and children and I want them to be healthy too-Alisha
formerly missionarymamato5
The Lord hath appeared of old unto me saying, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. Jer 31:3
my blog about my journey and my raw food life: http://eatrawtolive.blogspot.com/
our website: www.deschenesdanes.com
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!. Healing
2. Weightloss
3. Sustainability
4. Authenticity
5. ClarityIt is, therefore, evident that it is possible to cure by foods, aliments and fruits; but as today the science of medicine is imperfect, this fact is not yet fully grasped. When the science of medicine reaches perfection, treatment will be given by foods, aliments, fragrant fruits and vegetables, and by various waters, hot and cold in temperature.
Formerly lifeAgift aka RAWMamaSutra aka Nettle Rainbowfly when fasting
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08-04-2006 09:02 AM #5
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Health - Physical, emotional, and spiritual
(I watched my mother die from years of food, tobacco and emotional self- abuse)
Weight loss (wanting to live a fuller and richer life with and for my family)
Freedom from the prison of self doubt and eating addictions
Intense Joy In all my actions
Simplicity With Food and everything in my life and to live with more serinity
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08-04-2006 09:34 AM #6
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What a great thread! I love it!
1) Peace of mind
2) Calmness
3) Happiness
4) Spiritual Connection
5) Energy
Going raw has brought me all these things and much more! Gotta love it! :-)
All the best,
Audrey
www.rawhealing.com
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08-04-2006 11:09 AM #7
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What a wonderful thread, thanks for starting this
1. Feeling GREAT!!!!! Feeling healthier and more alive, being able to move without tiring or being out of breath
2. Living with nature, not against her
3. I can eat or not eat and be happy, I can eat a few strawberries out of the garden, and that is a meal for me, or I can forage in the meadow or the field and KNOW that I can always find food, I don't have to be dependant on a store
4. helping our planet, every thing I don't do to our Mother Earth, by not eating processed foods and animals who grazed on cut down rain forest land is a good thing
5. Getting younger every day
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08-04-2006 11:17 AM #8
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1. Eating lots of fruit makes me smell good.
2. Staying raw keeps my skin clear.
3. I am producing less waste and therefore less harm to nature and animals by eating this way.
4. I feel energetic and my digestion is good when I drink lots of water and eat lots of water dense foods.
5. I feel more clear headed and happy in general when I'm raw. I can make decisions better and I am more calm when I don't have toxins floating in my bloodstream. Positivity begets positivity.
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08-04-2006 11:25 AM #9
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1. Clarity
2. Peace of Mind
3. Energy
4. Happiness
5. Makes me look wonderful! :)
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08-04-2006 05:36 PM #10
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I have only one reason. I do not want to get sick in later life.
There is sufficient in the world for man's need, but not for his greed.
Mary Minihane
www.mintywellness.com
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08-04-2006 06:09 PM #11
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1. Energy
2. Stamina
3. Physical Healing
4. No morning breath!
5 Better Moods!Raw Step by Step
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"We can do anything we want to do if we stick with it long enough." Helen Keller
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08-04-2006 08:51 PM #12
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I hear you on the no morning breath!
Emily
"Strangely, man loves his mental fog more than he loves the effort which could dissolve it."
"If heaven existed as a physical building on earth, human beings would remodel it to make it right."
Vernon Howard
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08-04-2006 11:11 PM #13
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BYE Fibromyalgia! BYE Carpal Tunnel! BYE Arthritis! BYE Exhaustion! BYE Irritable Bowel Syndrome! BYE Breathing Problems! BYE Heartburn! BYE Antidepressants! BYE Excess Weight! BYE Back Pain! BYE Strange Aches and Pains Undiagnosed! BYE Allergies! HELLO to having a chance at life again!
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08-04-2006 11:52 PM #14
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1. Easy
2. Fun
3. Youthing
4. Detoxing
5. Happier Moods!
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08-05-2006 02:29 AM #15
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1) I have a more positive outlook on life and stituations
2) I don't get bloated half as often when on raw, gotta be good!!
3) My skin is clearer
4) I am a nicer person! Much less snappy and moody.
5) Just because I love to be eating what I know gives me life rather than takes it away from me.
Seren xXx
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