Urgent Advice Needed.

Gabrielle1

Dear All,

I need advice urgently, please. My apology if this ought to have been added to someone else's thread. And I hope that this will all appear. I don't like instructions, especially when they are in small rectangles.

I am vegetarian, and being a strict food combiner, virtually vegan because I don

Gabrielle1

Thank you for the advice and the link. It all looks helpful.

I was sorry to raise a couple of carnivorous responses. I am trying to be a raw vegan; therefore, I am interested in the matter; therefore, I want to discuss and learn. Those who have fully adjusted to raw veganism ought to want to help those who struggle, both in the brain and in the tummy.

I don't want to to follow a diet that requires me to live in a particular time, in a state of relative affluence. If raw veganism is 'natural', the way that we are meant to be, and the way that we used to be (both according to many views), then it ought not to be dependent on modern conditions. Could I effectively follow a sufficiently nutritious raw diet anywhere in the World, with only the locally available sources of nutrition and with no artificial supplements? That's a question, not a challenge to anyone's beliefs. I want the honest answer to be 'yes'.

Superfood 2, I think that you are referring to the process in which animals produce B12 from what they consume. However, everything that I read on the subject states that other than in supplements, the B12 that is available and beneficial for humans comes from animals. The Vegan Society recommends that vegans take B12 supplements. Isn't that why pernicious anaemia used to be very common in vegans? I keep trying to find B12 in plant sources and was delighted to find that dark chocolate is a source. Perhaps we can find others.

I find the eating of meat abhorrent, and I have developed a distaste for eggs and milk. I want to eat only fruit, vegetables, cereals and nuts. But I want to understand what I am doing and why.

Now, assuming that I manage to sort out the tummy, I'd be grateful for some practical recipes (which are probably in the other forums, but don't people like spreading their advice around?). Recently, I had a five hours rail journey, followed by dinner with a colleague at a hotel, followed next day by a long meeting and another five hours railway journey. (I asked for salad starter and main course at the hotel and was presented with two heaps of rocket with some tiny bits of cucumber and cherry tomato, all floating in dressing). What simple meals could I prepare that I could eat in various states of transit, and which wouldn't leave me needing comfort breaks every few minutes. (because leaves just don't do the trick when it comes to soaking up liquids)?

I hope for further helpful responses.

Regards,

Gabrielle.

Gabrielle1

More good advice. Thank you, all.

I'm surprised that B12 from animals is from synthetic sources. Doesn't this vital vitamin occur naturally in anything?

I might have been drinking too little water in my attempt to avoid comfort breaks every few minutes.

Sadly, I'm well past marketable age and in addition to all the other expenses, I'm paying for education and career development for four children. So, the change of job is out. But well done to all the young ones who are living healthily now. Although you are enjoying the benefits now, you will enjoy them much more in twenty years. I'm striving to put right all those years of idiocy. I agree with listening to my body. Unfortunately, you never lose your addictions, which often go back for generations. Perhaps, it's best to keep the brain out of it. That's the thing that remembers past pleasures and shuts out the accompanying effects.

I shan't go for all raw (especially after causing chronic toothache today after crunching on a carrot). I have begun to have a bit of high fibre rice (which takes a very long time to cook slowly). In general, I shall do raw for breakfast and lunch, and gently cooked evening meal.

And I shall continue to scrutinise the forums for tips.

Regards,

Gabrielle.

Dust

All raw never sat that great with me, after the detox period I was just out of energy all the time even though I was eating a lot of veggies and fruit.

I personally function better on raw milk, some cooked rice, quinoa, etc. and mostly raw.

And a green smoothie every morning, fruit, greens, flax and hemp seeds. A smoothie once a day is a must in my opinion, I just don't feel or operate that great without a smoothie at least once a day.

Gabrielle1

More good advice. Thank you.

As usual, it leads to another question. I soak seaweed to remove the salt, but the result is a very unpalatable sludge. Any suggestions? Would a long drying in the lowest oven heat restore it?

I think that a smoothie maker will be on my Christmas list.

Regards,

Gabrielle.