You’re going to be hearing a lot about this over the next couple of weeks: Raw food guru, David Wolfe, will soon be releasing what he’s calling “the culmination of my life’s work and research into how to help others live longer, look younger and feel better.” And, let’s just say has a ton of influential friends, like Kevin Gianni.
In between now and then, he’ll be sharing several videos, starting with the one he announced today on — apropos the times — how to boost your immunity.
One thing’s for sure, it’s entertaining as ever.
What I mean is, there are always several things I figuratively stand up and cheer in his presentations, as in the one above when he speaks of medicinal mushrooms.
Then, there are the other parts, when “ormus” and “grounding pads” start sprinkling the lexicon, that cause me to cringe and wonder if his main message is thus tainted. (Though, based on the comments under his video, people seem to eat it up.)
I’d like to hear how you’re reacting to the videos as he releases them. Please do come back and comment.
Forgive me reader, for I have “sinned.” It’s been over a week now since my last post.
This past weekend, I watched an interesting new documentary on Netflix, via their online viewing feature. It was totally by accident, as I was just browsing to find some mindless entertainment to cap a busy day giving RawDoneLight a facelift.
So, it was fortuitous that I came upon The Beautiful Truth (clever title, given Al Gore’s film). It was interesting in more ways than one. First, the information itself. This was really the reason I kept watching. The main premise was about treating cancer thru nutrition and how it is that known carcinogens are allowed to continue to proliferate in our environment. Indeed, in our mouths! I’d heard about the mercury amalgam claims before, but my dentist, whom I trust, had always satisfactorily withstood my grilling, so I was skeptical. Well, I’m starting to return to the concerned category. The images of mercury vapors being released by just (vigorously) rubbing on a filled tooth were fascinating, if not entirely believable. And some of the comments from people in the FDA, etc., seemed rather condemning admissions as well.
The second interesting part of the movie was the narration. Of course, a narrator is not unusual in a documentary, of which I’m a rather avid viewer, but this one was. He’s the main character’s father, and he drifted between roles as proud family member and neutral third party in retelling the story of his son’s school project (ostensibly, the reason for the investigations). His use of the phrase “the boy” was especially odd. Probably just a regional colloquialism; it sounded weird to this New Englander.
Anyway, it all piqued my curiosity enough to check out the Gerson Institute’s site. The movie wasn’t specific, but it did mention juicing and eating organic, whole foods, so I wanted to see whether the diet was actually vegetarian. Indeed, it may even be vegan, according to this blurb found therein:
The Gerson diet is naturally high in vitamins, minerals, enzymes, micro-nutrients, extremely low in sodium and fats, and rich in fluids.
The following is a typical daily diet for a Gerson patient on the full therapy regimen:
Thirteen glasses of fresh, raw carrot/apple and green-leaf juices prepared hourly from fresh, organic fruits and vegetables.
Three full vegetarian meals, freshly prepared from organically grown fruits, vegetables and whole grains. A typical meal will include salad, cooked vegetables, baked potatoes, vegetable soup and juice.
Fresh fruit and fresh fruit dessert available at all hours for snacking, in addition to the regular diet.
Where it goes astray is in the supplements/medications. There you’ll find liver extracts, thyroid, and pancreatic enzymes. Oh, and coffee enemas. LOL.
So, overall, it was a heavily conspiracy theory-laden film, with strange narration, but some redeeming qualities and jumping off points for further inquiry. Their site also has a link to view The Gerson Miracle online, but I haven’t gone through the registration process yet. If you beat me to it, please leave a comment, and let me know what you thought.
Incidentally, this month marks the first of a controversial, three-part series on vegetarian supplementation in the newsletter. If you’re not yet a subscriber, this would be a great time to hop on board. After all, it’s free!
Having noticed there are several raw food cleanses about to get underway, I spent the other day putting together a comparison chart, based on their salespages, of what four of the top programs offer.
I hope you find it helpful and timely (some have promotional pricing).
Note: I’ve not done them myself, so if you’re able to clear up any of the question mark items or notice other changes down the road, please let me know, and I’ll keep it updated.
That’s the sage (pun not intended) advice from Dr. Patricia Sant, Ph.D., co-owner of the Yahoo! group vegetarianspice, among several others.
It’s also the title of her new vegan cookbook. She put a lot into this collection and is rightfully a very proud “mama.” I mean, seriously, take a look at these mouth-watering dishes!
And, after you’ve had a chance to try some out, maybe you could pop on over to her blog and let her know which was your favorite recipe? I’m sure she’d really appreciate hearing from you all.
