Eating Vegetables Raw isn’t Always Healthier.
By Joan McDaniel
Some Raw Vegetables Need to be Cooked.
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I ate myself to wellness by Eating Vegetables as raw as you can tolerate grown in the Earth that is close to you as possible.
This blog is a history of what I ate to get well. About two and half years ago, I was very sick. I was diagnosed with Candida Yeast of the esophagus and I had what I think was a systemic Candida Yeast infection and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I was so weak; I could barely breathe or walk. I am much better now. I regained the strength and returned to my weight of over 30 years ago. I have lost over 40 pounds and dropped at least 6 inches from my waistline.
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I used natural food, and some homeopathic food remedies to get well. As I would research a food, I would write an article about it. I started with what is called Superfoods. The blog is therefore a history of what I ate to regain my health. As I have said; I ate Vegetables as raw as I could tolerate grown in the ground as close to me as possible.
When I was first released from the hospital, I knew fresh natural food was the only way to get well again. I started a small Garden of lettuce and did computer research on food and nutrition.
I knew what to eat but not how to prepare it
Most recommendations were for eating vegetables raw. I wasn’t confused about what to eat but how to prepare it. Juicing was suggested as one way to eat raw and seemed to be one of the answers but, I was weak, sick and broke. I simply could not afford a juicing machine that seems to be as expensive as a new kitchen appliance. I also had brain fog and fuzzy thinking. Anything complicated would have to wait for later.
I have always like vegetables but the concept of eating raw food even if it was raw vegetables wasn’t easy to grasp. I found myself wondering.
What happened to the Human Race and Cooking?
The thought suddenly crossed my mind, my Grandparents didn’t have a juicer, and my ancestors didn’t have a juicer. Fred Flintstone didn’t have a juicer and neither did the caveman THEY HAD FIRE!
What suddenly happened to the human race? Why do we need machines now to be healthy? What happen to doing things naturally without a complex diet or plans? Early cave man invented or found fire he didn’t need a juicer, blender or any other cooking machine modern man has come up with.
