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tical · 01-27-2011, 08:56 AM

Raw is great, but it's important to understand the purpose of raw. Cooking vegetables severely diminishes their nutrient value. Buying organic frozen vegetables is a cheaper and very effective way at getting the best of them, I'd even say better then buying organic foods that aren't frozen and have been sitting out.

Freezing is typically done immediately after harvesting so you've got an excellent nutrient profile almost completely in tact. Other food that isn't frozen is travelling, in different temperature conditions, and oxidizing away valuable nutrients.

Also, for those that are looking at feeling like a "new" person, this isn't always possible by just going raw or adding more vegetables. One has to eliminate foods that their immune system reacts to.

This is called an elimination diet, lasts about 28 days. At first you're allowed to eat specific foods that are known to be tolerable by most people (greens, certain legumes, apples, pears, certain grains like quinoa, etc.). Then after a week you'll be adding in certain foods and recording your response to them, for example, citrus, berries, kiwi, pineapple, beans. Over the course of the diet you'll be introducing meats back into it and towards the end you'll be introducing the "common" foods that people have reactions to (gluten, soy, eggs, milk, etc.). If a food gives you a headache, makes you tired, gives you any kind of acid reflux response, foul gas, stomach pains, etc. You simple make note of this and avoid them.

This is considered the GOLD standard at eliminating antigens and stress on the immune system. Think about this, if you're eating something like gluten that your body has an autoimmune response to, you're not only taxing your immune system (as if you had an infection) but the autoimmune response is also damaging the villi of your small intestine preventing absorption of vital nutrients. This response also creates small "holes" in your intestine allowing larger protein molecules to escape into the bloodstream (again creating a vicious cycle since your immune system will have to attack those antigens).

This 24x7 stress on your immune system will tax just about every aspect of your body because (as a survival mechanism) it will be more focused on producing cortisol (stress hormone) to support your immune system - depleting sex hormones and even going as far as resulting in a downregulated metabolism (hypothyroid) if the adrenals become "fatigued" and unable to keep up with the stress hormone demand.

So yeah, treat your gut right and so many other things will fall into place. Cognitive clarity, improved emotional "range," youthful energy, weight loss, etc.

Consider the importance of your gut to your survival, it is so important it is the only system in your body that has it's own independently operating nervous system (enteric) and also comprises 75% of your immune system!

I recommend everyone try an elimination diet because it isn't actually a diet. You're able to reintroduce foods back into the diet and eat as much as you like. Even still, people lose 5 to 10 lbs during the course of the diet.

Also! Baddogs response is not uncommon. Once you eliminate something that has been damaging your intestines and allow them to heal, you're able to reintroduce some foods that you used to react to because the holes in your intestine have healed and aren't allowing these molecules into the bloodstream any longer. This is usually done after about 3 months post diet.

01-27-2011, 08:56 AM
tical Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 6,504	Raw is great, but it's important to understand the purpose of raw. Cooking vegetables severely diminishes their nutrient value. Buying organic frozen vegetables is a cheaper and very effective way at getting the best of them, I'd even say better then buying organic foods that aren't frozen and have been sitting out. Freezing is typically done immediately after harvesting so you've got an excellent nutrient profile almost completely in tact. Other food that isn't frozen is travelling, in different temperature conditions, and oxidizing away valuable nutrients. Also, for those that are looking at feeling like a "new" person, this isn't always possible by just going raw or adding more vegetables. One has to eliminate foods that their immune system reacts to. This is called an elimination diet, lasts about 28 days. At first you're allowed to eat specific foods that are known to be tolerable by most people (greens, certain legumes, apples, pears, certain grains like quinoa, etc.). Then after a week you'll be adding in certain foods and recording your response to them, for example, citrus, berries, kiwi, pineapple, beans. Over the course of the diet you'll be introducing meats back into it and towards the end you'll be introducing the "common" foods that people have reactions to (gluten, soy, eggs, milk, etc.). If a food gives you a headache, makes you tired, gives you any kind of acid reflux response, foul gas, stomach pains, etc. You simple make note of this and avoid them. This is considered the GOLD standard at eliminating antigens and stress on the immune system. Think about this, if you're eating something like gluten that your body has an autoimmune response to, you're not only taxing your immune system (as if you had an infection) but the autoimmune response is also damaging the villi of your small intestine preventing absorption of vital nutrients. This response also creates small "holes" in your intestine allowing larger protein molecules to escape into the bloodstream (again creating a vicious cycle since your immune system will have to attack those antigens). This 24x7 stress on your immune system will tax just about every aspect of your body because (as a survival mechanism) it will be more focused on producing cortisol (stress hormone) to support your immune system - depleting sex hormones and even going as far as resulting in a downregulated metabolism (hypothyroid) if the adrenals become "fatigued" and unable to keep up with the stress hormone demand. So yeah, treat your gut right and so many other things will fall into place. Cognitive clarity, improved emotional "range," youthful energy, weight loss, etc. Consider the importance of your gut to your survival, it is so important it is the only system in your body that has it's own independently operating nervous system (enteric) and also comprises 75% of your immune system! I recommend everyone try an elimination diet because it isn't actually a diet. You're able to reintroduce foods back into the diet and eat as much as you like. Even still, people lose 5 to 10 lbs during the course of the diet. Also! Baddogs response is not uncommon. Once you eliminate something that has been damaging your intestines and allow them to heal, you're able to reintroduce some foods that you used to react to because the holes in your intestine have healed and aren't allowing these molecules into the bloodstream any longer. This is usually done after about 3 months post diet. Last edited by tical; 01-27-2011 at 09:00 AM..