Alternative Medicine

There’s been a “Raw” Revolution over the past few years. We have a number of “Raw gurus,” here in the States and in the UK: David “Avocado” Wolfe and Shazzie in the UK. They collaborated on a book called “Naked Chocolate.” David has several degrees, engineering and juris law and is the CEO of Sunfood Nutrition. Shazzie is a raw food chef in the UK. I would be amiss in not mentioning Victoria Boutenko, who also discovered “Green” and actually reversed the negative medical condition of herself and her family.

Now, one of the things that they have been recommending is the addition of unsweetened and preferably Amazonian chocolate, Cacao, to your smoothie. Why? Well, you see, chocolate is a terrific anti-oxidant and can remove those nasty free radicals in your system.

Now, in addition to chocolate, of course, you will need your fruits for the smoothie. Any variety will do, but avocados and bananas are great. Of course, you will want a variety, so you can get all the different minerals and vitamins from each type.

Now, the last, and probably the most important part of the smoothie is the addition of leafy green vegetables. I have tried a variety, but my favorite is spinach. Green leafy vegetables, of course, are a good source of chlorophyll, which is actually a precursor for hemoglobin (blood). You can find quite a few recipes on my website, veggiebliss.us.

Just add spring water, coconut milk (it’s great!) or even coffee. Of course, you are welcome to try your own recipes. Sometimes, I add flax seeds, sunflower seeds, or walnuts as they can provide those omega 3 & 6 fatty acid oils that are so important for brain power.

You can add vanilla, anise, other flavorings, as long as they are not artificial. David even uses cayenne powder. The only thing that you will never want to add to a smoothie is sugar. That is a no-no. Use honey, if you want it sweet.

Smoothies are definitely part of a very active lifestyle and weight loss program as well, although it does seem paradoxical. However, a friend of mine, Philip McCluskey, who has been featured on CBS used Raw smoothies to lose 200 pounds.

I remember early this year, when I was studying the “Raw” diet, meeting Philip McCluskey. Now this gentleman was almost 400 pounds and considering having a surgical procedure done. fortunately he came across the “raw food” diet.

I believe he lost at least 200 pounds and revolutionized his life as well. He was involved in marketing and went on to become a successful nutritional counselor, who is very much involved with the other Raw pioneers, like David “Avocado” Wolfe, etc. He’s also been on CBS. Now in essence, his diet is strictly vegan and very green.

Let me give you an example of one of his smoothies, and I have several on my raw section in veggiebliss.us:
2 tbsps unsweetened chocolate;
3 handfuls of spinach;
one sliced frozen banana;
one bottle spring water.
Put this in a blender and you will have a great nutritious smoothie and you can watch the pounds and inches fall off.

Now contrast this with the following story that is not as infrequent as you might assume.
In a very unusual Russian malpractice trial, two doctors have been charged with killing a former Russian beauty queen, Ekaterina Sumina, according to Alina Kalinina. Apparently, Laser Inc. did not perform any tolerance testing for the young woman in terms of the type of anesthesia used. However, I find that hard to believe, because usually all patients fill out a questionnaire before any surgical operation.

However, what actually did happen is that she stopped breathing. Now, when that happened, of course, they should have taken some immediate steps. However, they seem to have waited. Again, another unusual practice is that she was not apparently connected to a breathing apparatus the whole time. This I find rather odd, as I believe that when a patient is “under anesthesia” he/she needs to be under artificial respiration. However, medical examiners say that she may not have

I have written about this before, at other times, but noticed this ad Tuna Meltdown ad, and the total misrepresentation that fish is the only source of omega 3 fatty acid oils. the ad and link go on to berate parents who deprive their children of tuna-fish, because of fear of Mercury contamination.
What they don’t tell you is that fish are not the only source for omega 3 fatty acid oil, which is very important for sustaining cranial growth and activity, not only in children, but also in adults. In fact, the lack of nutritional omega fatty acid oils has been implicated in the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.
Now there are vegetarian sources for these omega 3 fatty acid oils: sunflower seeds, walnuts, flax seeds, pumpkin seeds and soy beans, according to PCRM.org.
While it may be true that not all fish are contaminated with Mercury, it is still not true that it is the only source for these nutrients. Plus, very often they don’t tell you what else is in the tuna fish, like dolphins.
Deficiency in these omega 3 and 6 fatty acid oils can not only lead to Alzheimer’s, but also to depression.