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Hi Everyone, Glad to join this website and especially this group of raw christians who I believe are going to back to the Eden Diet that God had given us. There’s still some debate with many Christians on whether to be 100% raw or atleast 80% raw since basically they’re saying that after the fall, God had modified the diet to include cooked grains and root veggies. I’ve really been interested in going raw for some time from a vegetarian diet. Aside from a cuisinart and juicer, does anyone recommend ‘must have’ kitchenware for a beginner going raw? And what are some encouraging words that have kept many of you on the raw diet? To possibly re-phrase the question, what would I expect my body to go through after the first 2-3wks on a raw diet? I’ve read some books about raw diet, but I’d love to hear testimonies from personal experiences about choosing the lifestyle.
Thanks Beany. I totally agree with you that the soil is so demineralized these days. Thanks for the words of encouragement, and I really liked that encouraging words (“cancer, stroke….”). Tks for the advice I will definitely check out the other forums.
Hey troublesjustabubble! :-)
Thanks for your great comments. I hope you are doing well. How did you fast end up?
I wanted to let you (and everyone) know that I KNOW what you mean about resisting doing a lot of juicing, since it seems to take so many vegetables. BUT…I’ve found a new way of doing it that really seems much quicker, less of a mess, and it actually seems to make more juice!
I use my Vitamix, fill it with water till the blades are just covered, then I add roughly chopped-up vegetables, fruits, etc. I am a member of a local organic farm share, so I have been using their produce lots lately-fresh watermelon, cucumbers, kale, zucchini, etc. I also juice some of the wild food growing local to me that I know is juiceable and healthy for human nutrition. Did you all know that maple tree leaves are edible??? HAHA!! There-you now have a lifetime supply of fresh greens for salads or juicing (especially if you live in the northeast US like I do).
After blending the vegetables and water a bit, I then pour the whole mix through a nut milk bag, into one of those 4 cup pyrex measuring cups. Voila! It’s so nice to juice this way! I can easily, and quickly get in a few quarts of fresh juice per day if I do this method.
Any other comments on if people are using this menthod (or something else) to juice?
Love and hugs, —-Michael
I am Christian too!
Beany.. I left a post on that other thread for you as well.. I wasn’t saying that you were being judgemental… I meant that the thread seemed very judgemental in regards to Sarah Palin. I am pro-life and didn’t want you to think that I was attacking you. :)
Hope everyone is having a great night!! :)
I’m at work, and I’m supposed to be doing something (anything) productive…so I can’t take the time to do any backreading on this thread. But, I just wanted to pop in and say hello. I’m a Christian as well, and am glad to see others here!
I am sure you are all very intelligent people here. I mean to be Raw or even just thinking about it means you are pretty smart. So how come you fall for Christianity? I am sure none of you have read the bible. Cuz if you did you would be aware that it says that homosexuals should die and that women have no right to speak in church and that they should worship their husband just like they worship God and also supports slavery. And people might say “Well in the NEW bible it dosent say that” Oh and I suppose anyone could just come and change a book that was written thousands of years ago. C’mon people-COMMON SENSE. Oh and if any of you want the name of the passages I am speaking of let me know I will be more than glad to tell you.
TamyInCanada: Many thanks for giving us the benefit of the doubt in regards to our intelligence. :)
An open forum like this is not the ideal place to open up such broad and potentially volatile topics. The issues you raise are widely interpreted and among Christians there are many variations of opinion.
If you have genuine questions about our faith and are not merely attempting to begin a fruitless argument, I’m sure you can find those who would be willing to enter into a reasonable dialogue with you and answer, to the best of their ability, your questions and concerns. Perhaps you would like to post an email address to facilitate those one on one discussions.
I am trained and certified as health minister promoting the Hallelujah Diet those who want to change at their own starting percentage. However, I believe 100% for those who wish that number. Sadly, with many left over books from this ministry and hardly a Christian that wants to change, I still have my stash here. In Recipes for Life, my version’s diet changed but can be printed off and thankfully they took out Braggs Liquid Aminos. Also have videos from Dr. Day, I love. Thinkk holidays or just “I care” materials. My materials are all new but some have/had my labels placed on them with intent for questions or more products to market. Email me privately with questions as not always around.
I do lead a raw food group with non believers for many years still, but don’t judge them and let the light shine. It works best for me and I am blessed at each rawluck which meets at least 2x monthly here. Our community is very active with raw dinners and more to unite all.
Hey all you Raw Foodies for Jesus! Woot woot! Nice to meet y’all.
Woot woot! This warms my heart! Raw Christians unite!
Christian Ortodox.100% RAW.Feel so good! Me and my Wife and our 5 month old babygirl Maya! She is the best. So much fun!!!
Hi everyone. Just wanted to say hello. My husband and I have just transitioned to a vegan diet, but we are not 100% raw yet. We are christians and we just moved to Columbia, SC. Anyone in SC? We would love to meet some people here with similar interests!
Hi BreakingFree!
Great to know we have some Christians on the site who are living healthy. Welcome!
I've only come to goneraw a few times looking for recipes. Today I find the forum and was horrified by comments in the A/A thread. I was delighted to find this thread.
So here I am . . . . Christian and gathering information and raw/super foods like crazy. I get going in the raw direction and then get de-railed.
I have always believed that you are what you eat but that it is also soooooo very important what you feed your brain. I really need to stay engaged in forums and newsletters, etc. to keep myself focused on what is truly right and good for my temple.
Going raw has really made sense to me. We spend waaaaay too much resources and energy on feeding the middle of the food chain (the animals we fatten up for eating). Yes, if a percentage of the population went vegan there would be plenty of land to grow enough food to feed the world.
Thank you for the thread. I was beginning to wonder if all raw foodies thought they were their own personal God and that NATURE was God. Let's face it, nature is beautiful but it is brutal, too. What part of nature is the Agnostics' God? The pretty stuff, the brutality, or both?
Just a thought . . . .
Glad to be amongst you good folks here.
Laura J
How thrilling to find fellow Christians!
I love eating raw, but don't care for the new age or Eastern religion overtones either. It's nice to find fellow Christians doing this for health, just like me.
By the way, I ran into something similar when I started doing yoga. I find it to be fantastic exercise and especially great for toning. But the classes I went to had too much of that focus as well for my taste.
I think it just so happens that people in these cultures are more aware or more open to this.
Belinda
I am a born again christian too.I too have started this lifestyle to better take care of my temple so I can serve God better.It has also helped me with anxiety.I feel alot happier eating raw.I am still a newbee even though I have been a healthnut for some time.Glad too meet some fellow believers.
I love Jesus. God gave us the optimal diet, as you all know, in the garden of Eden, and the closer I get to that, the closer I feel to
Him. The enemy tries to pollute our minds and get access to our brain, through our bodies. The body is a support system for the brain wherein can dwell the Holy Spirit if we allow and which does Gods work through us. It is so important to eat healthy and maintain control over appetite, I believe it with all my heart and yet i I struggle everyday, but with Christ and through Him I can have victory. Praise God for what He has done, he has led many of us to a healthier understanding of how to treat our bodies. I love reading Matthew 4 and realizing the importance of control over appetite, the first of Christ's trials in the wilderness. It gives me hope because He overcame! The wonderful thing is that this healthy lifestyle can be used to bring others who are sick to Christ, through healing them with proper diet and lifestyle suggestions, Praise God we can be a part of His Ministry of Healing. . If we pray and ask God to communicate what we should eat, to better communicate with HIs Holy Spirit, yearning to do His will, I know we can find the answers we need to achieve Optimum health
I am all new at this. I am a 44 year old Christian, with two children at home, 10 and 8 and two older who have moved on. I have great difficulty in getting motivated. But thanks to a friend who recommended this site, I will give it a try. I do enjoy smoothies and over the years I have made my favourite breakfast one (1 apple, 1 banana, 1 orange, 3 Tbs. hemp, 1 Tbsp honey, 8 ice cubes and 1 cup of juice on top.) My problem is, that I don't get a lot of support, but I do want to be eating better and getting into shape. I way over 200 lbs. and really struggling. Would you be able to guide me and help me to make a plan and stick with it? I appreciate all the comments that I have read, and do feel encouraged. Thanks everyone for writing and sharing. I have enjoyed going through this site.
Im a christian as well and loves all of the wonderful raw and healthy foods our creator has given us! : )
Wow, great thread! I have been lurking and reading (A LOT!) for the past few days. I am a Christian and on this raw food journey thanks to a very dear "raw foodie" friend. I am about 3 days in. I am not, and may never be 100% raw, but am working toward at least 75%.
Kitty
Add me to the list too!
Back last fall I felt the Lord told me to get back to juicing. I've been fighting Fibromyalgia, migraines (daily) , high BP and muscle weakness/ tightness for over a decadeand most recently anixousness and jitters. All the medicines the doctor gave me only gave me side effects making me worse. I'd start juicing and eating " whole foods" but the cost made it difficult and I felt like- well the Lord will just have to heal me because that's what He does. But years of prayer and having people praying for me never changed things and I kept getting worse. This summer my BP which I've been struggling with and runs in the family was 210/130 they wanted to admitt me. I kept asking the Lord for wisdom, because the herbs, vitamins and supplements I was taking never seemed to do what they were suppose to do. Somehow I found out about raw foods and started researching. I have learned so much and felt the Lord told me that He has provided healing through the foods that He made for us here in addition to His healing power.
Well, after a month of juicing and wheatgrass I noticed a big difference, but then the holidays came and I wasn't able to juice as much. I felt worse again. So after the holidays I went totally raw. I've only eaten one cooked meal with chicken after about 2 wks into raw and the next day my muscles were all tight and the pain came back. That was it! No more! and I've been 100% since. I went through a strong cleanse a week ago wasn't sure if it was the flu or cleansing, but when it passed I FELT AMAZING!!! I've had no headaches for almost a week now-which for me was DAILY. My energy was through the roof and I felt HAPPY for the first time in years! The other thing I noticed was I FELT CLOSER TO THE LORD. This time last year I struggled with depression and not being able to hear His voice as well as I used to. The other day I felt so ALIVE that it was like being born again all over! So now I'm asking the Lord to give me the wisdom and boldness to share what He's shown me with others in the His Kingdom so we can do the work He's called us to. Oh, and my blood pressure was 127 / 79 the other day!! and I've dropped about 10 lbs! Putting me at almost where I've wanted to be -weight wise -since my fourth child was born 10 ys ago.
Watched an Awesome video today and would recommend it to everyone a real eye opener DIET FOR A NEW AMERICA by John Robbins ( son of Baskin & Robbins ice cream) check your library that's where I found mine. Also GREEN FOR LIFE by Victoria Boutenko The green smoothies she talks about makes starting out raw much easier. I've got all but one kid on them. If you struggle with the taste of them keep it up-my daughter use to plug her nose to drink now she likes drinking them and my 10 year old requests them!
Well- God Bless everyone!!
I'm so glad to see so many Raw Christians! YEAH! Having a body by God is Awecome! Nothing heals like His food!
It's so beautiful to see other raw believers out there....May God continue to bless and keep all of you throughout this journey.
beany b i was just wondering if sproutin them is a better way to consume them,i wanna loose abt 80 lbs too, may god help you to the finish line
Hi! It's so good see fellow Christians and Health nuts all in one place! I feel kind of like an outcast on sites like this sometimes because I'm not all "New Age" and then I feel like an outcast to the Christian community because I believe in "natural stuff". I'm on a very strict diet (pretty much vegan/organic) but now I'm trying to work my way up to eating raw and I just want to say that I have a lot of respect for you guys who do this! Thanks so much for posting this.
Hello There! I'm a Christian, too. Just saw this web site, and your comment came up. Must be that God is trying to tell me something? Nice to meet you, btw.
Maybe God is trying to tell you something, He works pretty awesome like that. You're probably not talking directly to me, but nice to meet you too! I really love talking with other raw Christian people, I just think that when God's people come together and fellowship amazing things happen in people's hearts and lives.
100% Christian....trying to be raw!
I'm 100% Christian and 50% raw. Just started recently after reading Buteyko breathing exercises for asthma (they recommend an alkaline diet, and exercise every day also). It sounded impossible when I have my own business, but the Lord is helping me work it all in, and I have so much more energy. I seriously wondered if I would make it to 50. What's so cool is, I never realized how delicious raw vegetables could be! Thanks for all the great recipies. Also wanted to share for anyone who needs extra protein (if you have diabetes or hypoglycemia): Hemp is a great source and tastes fine in smoothies (ok, I didn't really want a brown or green smoothie, but who cares what it looks like, right? -- It tastes good), and stevia is a great substitute for sugar!