The Vegan Consultant

Wake up and Roar Part IIBy Siridatta  www.minisizeme.co.ukHOW?In last month’s article, we discussed the recent  ground breaking information that is coming through regarding the Raw Food Lifestyle currently sweeping through the UK ‘s Yoga and Nutrition sub cultures.We summed up the medicinal and spiritual advancements to be achieved through the suggested programme and on paper it looked good. From my personal experience, it’s the way forward!  I had no idea that after years of Yoga practise, you could advance yet again onto another level of vibrant good health.  Well, at this moment in time, here it is:If you are anything like me, you will want to get started yesterday. But to really succeed and stay committed to the diet there are crucial strategies that must be in place.Now that we know we should be eating a diet rich in raw plant foods; what do we do? How do we do it? How do we make the transition? How do we stay balanced? Brilliant Questions!David Wolfe, author of The Sunfood Diet Success System and pioneer of www.rawfood.com, has discovered invaluable information; He calls this breakthrough The Sunfood Triangle.The crucial 5th Element to success is that to achieve this programme, you must keep these 3 dimensions in perfect balance, to achieve inner harmony. 1. Green leafy vegetables2. Sweet fruits/foods3. Fatty FoodsIf one of these food classes is missing in the diet for a significant period of time (few weeks – several months), imbalances will occur. We need to eat all 3 in balance every day.  When I have kept with this pattern, I have attained a good dietary balance, and made noticeable advancements into the realms of extraordinary health and clarity.Anyone who makes 80% of their diet from this triangle will begin to feel a startling new level of magic and transformation at play in their life. At the very centre of the Triangle are the non-sweet fruits (cucumbers, okra, tomatoes, noni and bell peppers) These fruits are perfect for snacks.  The ideal is to include a balance of foods from each section of the sunfood triangle with each meal, although you can have two in one meal and the third later.ChlorophyllWhen you eat greens you will become calm, grounded, centred and earthed.  Greens bring you strength; the leaves are transformed into the structure of the body.  You just have to look at horses; they only eat grass yet are majestic in strength, muscle structure and sheer power of speed and reflex response!Where does the cow get its calcium from for its milk?    From green grass of course!Green leaves cleanse the liver, refresh the lungs, soothe and calm the nerves, and release tension and pains from within the back and surrounding areas.  Green leaves relieve pain.  For all yogis: drink more green juices to improve your flexibility.SugarsEat natural sugars for brain fuel. Clear thought and speech is dependant on blood sugar.  Our brains run primarily on oxygen and glucose.  Glucose is the fuel of our being.  The more mentally and physically active we are, the more fuel (sugar) you can burn off.  Less activity naturally requires fewer sugars.  Wonderful sugars include Organic sweet fruits, wild honey (not orchard grown), agave cactus nectar, yacon root syrup etc.Refined and processed sugars need to be removed from the diet, immediately.Avid lovers of natural sugars, tend to be zesty  and drawn to lavish themselves in the  Sun.FatsEat raw plant fats for beauty, lusciousness, radiant and luminescent gorgeousness.They make the skin and hair shine, as well as lubricate the mucus linings and joints of the body.  Raw fats are the emollients of the body.Excellent fats include avocados, durians, olives, young coconuts, nuts, seeds, olive oils and seed oils.(eg hemp and flax)  These fats can help to protect you from pollution and the harshness of modern- day urban living. They insulate our nerves and give us robustness within our nervous system.  Cooked fats are thick, heavy and have a deranged structure. They clog our blood, arteries and lymphatic systems.  This naturally results in excessive weight gain and heart disease.  Now hear this!Raw plant fats DO NOT cause the body to gain excessive weight, unless one totally overeats  unsoaked nuts.  In fact eating raw plant fats, results in people naturally shedding excess fat from their bodies.  Raw plant fat contains lipase enzymes, which actually burn body fat.  Each raw fatty acid replaces each cooked trans-fatty acid.  Isn’t that fantastic?Other Variations of The Sunfood TriangleTo lose weight change the triangle to: 50% Chlorophyll, 50% Sugars and 0% Fats. The best snack foods whilst losing weight are raw cacao beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, okra, bell peppers and celery, as they all contain few, if any calories.  Cacao beans are an excellent natural appetite suppressant.  Mmmm raw chocolate can help you loose weight!!!  To gain weight change the triangle to:  42% Chlorophyll, 16% Sugars and 42% Fats.The secret to gaining weight and strength is eating greens and fats together, with fewer sugars.  Also adding Superfoods such as, raw hemp protein, maca and blue green algae, will also deeply assist.Again, just think of a gorilla, the strongest and heaviest animal in the world who thrives on greens and shoots!To Feed Children change the triangle to:  40% Chlorophyll, 20% Sugars and 40% Fats.Calcium and magnesium are extremely important for a child’s diet and they can gain this from green leaves or green juices,  You can sweeten greens juice by adding either apples or pears.  Pregnant mothers  benefit from  balancing their diet with more greens and fats with lots of variety to feed the growing baby. An ample supply of B12 is also vital for children and breast-feeding mothers.  Views vary, but there is a strong notion that B12 supplements are beneficial for vegans.To Feed the Elderly change the triangle to 40% Chlorophyll, 20% Sugars and 40% fats.Elderly people require additional Amino acids, as the liver’s pool of these acids diminishes with age.  Amino acids are found  in  wonderful seeds such as, Hemp, Flax and Pumpkin, and Superfoods such as bee pollen, propolis and spirulina.  The two raw foods known to have extreme longevity properties are royal jelly, wolf or goji Berries. These should be eaten daily as part of maintaining  your youth!Eating to overcome Candida: Change the triangle to:  50% Chlorophyll, 0% Sugars and 50% Fats.Candida is such a common condition that results in bloating, thrush, athlete’s foot, clouded thinking, depression and exhaustion. Sugar, dairy and wheat feed this fungal bacteria.  Therefore to overcome this condition, we must starve it of its food source.  Candida loves damp, dark places, so more skin exposure to direct sunlight is a must as yeasts and fungi are destroyed by direct sunlight.  Do not take fruit juice if you have Candida, and take ample amounts of probiotics to stabilise the balance of bacteria  within your digestive system.  You can increase your intake of sugary fruits once the body is cleansed and the Candida symptoms have disappeared.Eating for Mental Clarity change the triangle to: 100% SugarsTo achieve  maximum clarity of mind, fast or eat only one type of juicy fruit for several days.  In the final article we shall reveal the vital, immortal secrets of the Gods…Quotes:‘The Ancient Egyptians understood the power of the triangle through the strength and magic of the pyramids; integrate this pyramid energy into your lives – NOW!’   Kanyu Phil Th”Force – Live Vibe Tribe, UKFEAR = False Evidence that Appears Real – Anthony Robbins‘Would you like your food with or without nutrients? Go for Radiant And Wild for the same in your life’– Sue Reid, Food of Life Festival, UK.

What is a Raw Foods Diet?

Taken from the book Mini Size Me – The Raw Yoga Revolution“Let me share my vision with you; I see the world without sickness, sorrow or mental disturbances in which we are living in perfect balance and abundant health and harmony.” Dr Ann Wigmore Phd (Co-Founder of the Hippocrates Institute)I couldn’t of said that better myself. I, too share this vision, and I hope that at the end of reading this article , you may be inspired to actually taste this experience for yourselves.So how do you feel right now? Take a few minutes to close your eyes and tune in to your body with a few breaths. Allow yourself to sense how you truly feel. Do you feel a lively and vibrant superhero?  Or a lethargic, tired and heavy frump that is low on energy, or maybe you are just somewhere in between? If your answer is Superhero, it’s likely that you have already taken steps towards aligning your diet with an intake of sun-filled, energy-drenched fresh green nutrition. Which is an excellent start!   But if the answer is frump, there is no need to despair.  This is where a raw food diet will deliver the medicine, the methods and the manifestation that you require to step into the YOU, that you know is inside, just bursting to get out.If on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 = zero energy, while 10 = superhero) you feel about 6 or less, then a raw food diet will shake your foundations  and raise your rafters into a whole, new, fresh level of vitality and health. At the very least you could gain a few more super powers through this super improved diet.So what is a raw foods diet and why would you make an effort?  What are the benefits? Can I still have a take away on Saturdays? The optimum choice would be no. But wouldn’t you like to be free from the desire for it, if you knew it delivers you no favors?  Read on to find out the expanded benefits of a raw lifestyle.Firstly, the raw lifestyle is a great choice for all those out there who know that inside each of us is a seed of massive life force, and want to tap into it. Layers of disbeliefs, mental blockages, emotional pains, combined with poor nutrition are preventing the full ignition of your life and transformation into Superb Health.I see raw foods as the best available fuel for the fire of your life. So what are Raw Foods?Lets jump right in and go exploring.Access Exceptional EnergyOur average diet is food diminished by cooking and cut short of the essential enzymes for healthy digestion. Raw foods are nature’s healers, flooded with sunlight, filled to brim with minerals and bountiful with active enzymes. These foods are still alive! Please re-read that sentence.  You will be eating food that contains abundant energy within its cellular structure and growing rich with the vital life force known as ‘prana,’ the fuel source of all living things.   Could you say the same for the frozen pizza at the back of the fridge, or perhaps a pot noodle? That is why, when on a raw foods diet nothing is heated beyond 37 degrees, which is the same temperature as our bodies.  Above 37 degrees, you will start to kill off all enzyme activity, and deplete the life-force within the food.  We need to eat this food while it is bursting with life.  It is at this stage that we soak up the life-force from the food to harness its qualities and send it around our bodies.  Rather than siphon our own internal energy to digest the already ‘dead’ food.When we say dead food, we are referring to the standard cooked diet that usually depletes our energy, ultimately resulting in disease and impaired old age.  Some examples of raw foods are fresh fruit and vegetables, that are ideally grown in your own garden. Also within this diet there are sprouted foods (alfalfa and mung beans) nuts, seeds, seaweeds and now the ever popular ’superfoods’.  Hippocrates, an ancient Greek philosopher and the founder of modern medicine, sums up the benefits beautifully: “So let thy food be thy medicine, and thy medicine be thy food.” Upping your intake of raw is choosing radiant life!Return to NatureA raw lifestyle is a move towards eating as nature intended. Raw foods are foods in their natural unprocessed state, un-treated with heat to prepare them for eating.  Today, so many of our food (fuel) sources are heavily processed, filled with chemicals and soaked in sugar. These foods lead to addictions, dependencies and cravings. What many people do not understand is that disease incubates over time. If, on a daily basis we continue to consume un-natural foods,  we are supporting a future of disease rather than a future of health. Raw plant prana is nature’s gift for rejuvenation. Reduction of Excess FatPeople are often interested in raw plant foods for its massive weight loss potential, as there are many recorded accounts of stunning physical transformations when going  ‘Raw’.  David Wolfe, one of the world’s leading authorities on Raw Foods says: “No amount of raw plant food is fattening. Only cooked food is fattening.”  Does this mean bland and unsatisfying food? Not at all!  You couldn’t be further from the truth.  The great news is that some raw fats e.g. avocados can actually help excess weight dissolve. Plus, by embarking on a natural raw plant lifestyle,  any weight that is lost, will stay off,  as nature returns you to the true weight and shape for you.Brilliant Skin and Great Long LifeThe benefits of going raw and staying raw are  endless! You’ll enjoy a clear and glowing complexion, bright shiny eyes, increased libido and beautiful, lustrous hair and nails. People who have experienced acne have found that detoxifying their diet brings dramatic improvements including fewer blemishes.   All who go ‘raw’ will have stunning skin and hair.  Try it and see for yourself.  In today’s western world, the average age expectancy for males is 65,  70 for females, but there is endless evidence to show that a raw diet can greatly extend your lifespan. Dr. Howell a world renown Nutritionist , states that: “Humans eating an enzyme-less diet use up a tremendous amount of their enzyme potential in lavish secretions of the pancreas and other organs, resulting in a short lifespan 65 years rather than 100 or more.”Every living being has a fixed enzyme potential which can be prematurely exhausted in a large way through eating cooked and processed foods.  Raw plant foods come complete with such massive amounts of live enzymes that you don’t need to use up your “enzyme store” to digest them.  We will talk about enzymes later.Thorough Body and Mind DetoxBy going raw you give your body the best chance to offload all those toxins created over years of a cooked, processed diet and stressful living. What we eat profoundly affects the way we think, feel and behave. Life shifts come from changes within. When you take in only pure, natural and healthy foods, you begin to glow within and without. To quote David Wolfe  “We are not really human beings, we are human becomings, because we are constantly becoming more.” A raw food diet can kick start  ‘becoming more’, more wonderful, more physical and much more mental transformation.The Bliss of BalanceTake a simple and easy initial step towards raw foods by supplementing one of your daily meals with a dark green leafy salad and a tasty dressing.  This book promotes the concept that through adding delicious raw alternatives gradually to a standard cooked diet. Both your body and mind will naturally realize the benefits of raw plant foods and develop a preference for these. As you introduce more raw nourishment, you will notice increased life focus, heightened sensory awareness and a greater zest and drive for life.If your idea of Raw is lettuce, tomatoes and a bit of cucumber you are about to be hugely surprised. Learning about raw cuisine is an expansive and fun journey of creativity and experimentation.  Before long, you will be introducing raw nourishment for the healing and vitality of your friends and family. Seeds of ChangeAn optimum raw diet contains a high percentage of sprouted seeds.  Seeds are often seen as symbols of a powerful and vibrant potential for good reason! If you consume the powerful energy of a plant-in-the-making, this high enzyme  vibrancy  transforms into positive fuel  for your present and future  abundant health. The evidence is clear, take a cooked almond seed, plant it in the ground can a tree grow? No way.  Plant a sprouted seed and here you have the potential of an almond tree! Our bodies are so blessed with the prana of living foods.AcidificationAs we began our journey into a raw foods diet we discovered some startling facts and information:? Fat is an over acidification of the body? Fat is saving your life? Fat is a response from the body to an alarming over-acidic condition!Through the absorption of raw foods only we began to understand that we were changing our bodies from acidic into alkaline. This is the first process that kicks in when beginning a raw diet. We need to understand that the body creates fat cells to take away acid from the vital organs. All the acid that has been stored in your fat cells in your body begins to break down and is passed out through all elimination points (bowels, kidney, skin, lungs and nose).  This acid has come from meat, fish, yeast, mushrooms/fungi, (and the waste products of these living organisms) tea, coffee, dairy, alcohol, tobacco and wheat being the main culprits.We realised that we were ingesting the energy from these living fruits and vegetables to restore our whole being.  Our diet was feeding us energy, not depleting it.  We were absorbing the vital life force present in our foods.  This added energy jumpstarted the natural detoxing period that blessedly comes from this Raw Nutrition Diet.We began to experience the detox zone as the acid began to come out. To assist with this vital and necessary phase we began weekly coffee enemas, which we preformed separately in the solitude of our bathroom! Detoxing can reveal itself as spots, colds, lethargy, aches and pains within the body, emotional outbursts, mood swings and sometimes zero energy.We began noticing that the detoxing came in waves, it certainly was not linear.After 6 months we noticed that the sugar cravings had subsided, the urge for coffee and bread didn’t turn us crazy anymore and that we were now sold on this way of life and hungered for more experiments and experiences into how far this supreme radiant health could evolve into.So you have to ask yourself  “How do you truly feel?” What is keeping you from experiencing the lean, healthy and truly energetic body that you deserve?  Are you content to continue feeling lethargic, uncreative and halfhearted in your passions?I suspect not….And neither were we!Benefits of a Raw Food Diet? Increased Vitality? Less sleep required? Shining skin and eyes? Rebuilding your body’s tissues and inner structure? Inherent powers, prime animal instincts and responses? Growth into new direction within your life? Naturalise and neutralise your body? Strips away chemicals and toxins within your body? It compels you to live naturally and in harmony with the Earth? No physical waste – packaging, bones, shells, – only compost!? Pulls acid out of your cellular system? Peels off excessive fat and weight? Cleans your circulatory system? Boost energy in all your inner organs? Balances your hormonal levelsWe are gifted with the intelligence and power to make positive nutritional choices. Too often, we just don’t know how abundant, varied and delicious our food choices could be, leading to choices made through incomplete awareness. Mini Size Me presents you with great trade-ups in food choice and quality that is lush, fresh and fun.The Downside of a Raw LifestyleI have been raw for almost 4 years now, and I can honestly say I have had no bodily reaction to this way of life.  Yes I experienced detoxing at the initial stages and of course, that was a challenging phase to pass through, but the pros massively outweigh the cons.I have only ever discovered 2 main areas of the Raw Challenge:I understand that some people experience coldness in their bodies, and often feel they can’t stay on a raw diet, once the summer has passed.  However, the Director of Lotus Healing in London, Guru Dharam Singh, has advised me that there are certain Chinese herbs that can boost the kidney and spleen energy to prevent one from feeling cold.I have been advising extra chillis, garlic, ginger and cinnamon to boost the internal heat that is felt inside.  Also by boosting the amounts of fats in your diet, you will insulate your internal heat, and keep the cold out as you enter the winter months.The biggest challenge to overcome is naturally the reaction you get from other people who are not raw.  My goodness, you have to be prepared for this one!  It’s quite something how other people react.  Until one is well versed in the benefits of raw, it can be quite a concept to grasp.  Our conditioning is so strong in the belief that we must eat cooked foods that anything else simply is NOT RIGHT.  And that’s about the size of it, when questioned why people don’t believe in a raw foods lifestyle, they simply can’t actually put a finger on a very strong or concrete point.The older generation (parents), really don’t get the idea at first!  My parents particularly my mother, felt I was endangering my health, and she was watching very carefully to see whether her daughter was only to waste away.  Waste away, you got to be joking!  Radiantly bloom into life was the result.But it was difficulty being at home and maintaining a raw regime.  It was a daily chore to redefine my choices and myself.  But over time she came round, and now she looks on and agrees, yes there is a tremendous amount of sense to eating raw.  I have actually overheard her speaking with her friends.  “She only eats salads, and only twice a day, but look at her she obviously knows what she is doing!”With time and as people begin to see and feel the changes within you, they will come round and not only that, they will be curious to find out more.This article has been taken from the soon to be released raw yogic book “Mini Size Me – A Yoga and Nutritional approach to achieve outstanding Health and Vibrancy ”, written by Siri Datta and Duncan Campbell.You can begin a 40-day Raw Food Programme with Siri Datta’s & Duncan’s expert guidance and support.  They will encourage and inspire you to “keep up” all through an online coaching forum.  Alongside raw foods, she will also provide you with a yoga programme tailor made for your type.  Mini Size Me, is the online programme that has sent 1000’s of people soaring to beautiful and radiant levels of confidence and enhanced enchantment.Mini Size Me, also offers 3-day, 7-day, 21-day programmes alongside the Melon Cleanse and the Women’s Moon Cycle.Email Siri Datta on minisizeme23@yahoo.co.uk or call 01935 423 466

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