Raw Food
Where to begin? Well, I’m on a path to eating all raw food, and I have created a site healthybliss.net in order to share my experiences, and hopefully help or inspire others to seek their own path to natural healing. We all have the power and energy needed to heal ourselves; all we need to do is give the body the opportunity to do it.
I have suffered from various ailments for the last ten years…everything from excessive gas and bloating to just general fatigue and depression. I can tell you that this is not normal so don’t just write it off to your age or the cards you’ve been dealt! You can change and you can rediscover your true self!!! I know because I did!!!
Health is Wealth!
Eventually my ‘ailments’ led to a very sick time in my life that lasted for 2.5 years. I had an extremely itchy horrible rash all over my body and I had no energy and no will to live. I also had heart palpitations and many other strange symptoms…but really none of that mattered because I was not well – it didn’t matter what it was – I had to heal from the inside out; I had to rid the over-burden of toxins from my body and I had to rebuild my body’s reserves of minerals, vitamins and life force energy.
I’ve been a vegetarian for the last 14 years. For me that meant no meat or fish, but admittedly I did eat a lot of dairy and bread and other not-so good foods, even though I also ate a lot of fruits and salads. I really don’t know why I got sick and other people who eat much worse than me don’t…that’s not really for me to worry about!
Eventually I went on an elimination diet and after 9 months I discovered that I have an extreme intolerance to a flavour enhancer that they add to foods. This food additive is called ribonucleotides, or #635, 627 or 631. More information on that can be found here.
I immediately eliminated the culprit from my diet, and bang, the rash was gone, the heart palpitations were gone and I started to feel like a real person again!!! I was so happy to have my life back!! I had to be very careful and read labels all the time, but I didn’t care – I was just so relieved to finally know!
For several months I just enjoyed living. But I started to slowly realize that I wasn’t exactly the same as I was before I got sick…I seemed to hold on to negative emotions more than ever before; I seemed to gain weight very easily regardless of what I ate; I still had no energy compared to how I was before; and I just really didn’t feel healthy anymore. It quickly became obvious to me that my liver was extremely weak and I knew that I needed to do some serious cleansing and fasting and rebuilding in order to get my body back in realignment. Luckily I had been doing fasting and cleansing for many years and so I knew straightaway what I had to do.
I saved all my money for 1.5 years in order to take the time off so that I could fully devote myself to my healing. Basically one year after I discovered what my ailment was, I started my cleansing and healing program. I started with a 14-day fast/cleanse, then I ate for 3 weeks and then I did a 28-day fast. Lots and lots of details on that can be found in the Fasting & Cleansing section.
After the 28-day fast in September 2006, I decided to go into an all-raw diet. What better time to start? I was living in a tropical climate and had many fresh fruits and veggies available to me, so in that sense it was easy. I had wanted to try this diet for many years, but I always seemed to create excuses about why I couldn’t do it or how it wasn’t the right time….well I am sorry that it did take me so long to get started but I am certainly grateful that I finally did! Since I started the all-raw diet, I have also done another 7-day cleanse and a 10-day juice fast as well.
The results and transformation have been amazing. I feel like a new person! I am full of positive emotions and unlimited energy…my natural state is happy and calm! I am constantly told that my eyes are so clear and beautiful and that I look so healthy – that is because I am!!!! I was never told these things before, even before I actually got sick! I am constantly told that I have beautiful skin and that I am inspiring and motivating to others. I feel that positive energy radiating inside of me. Now it is so obvious to me that I had poisoned my body and spirit with the chemicals in food. Now I realize how important it is to feed my body with the best fuel I can find – I know that I deserve the very best!!!
The site is all about my transformation in progress….this information can be applied to anyone with any illness, because the real path to real healing is the same no matter what your ‘label’ of sickness is. You have to believe in yourself first and foremost. You also have to let go of pain in your heart and bring love and forgiveness to your life – you can eat all the right foods and do all the right things, but if you don’t let go of negative emotions, you will never be well!
I hope you enjoy reading about my story…If I could do this, anyone can.
For more information on rawfood, fasting, cleansing, detox and natural healing, visit my new comprehensive site on it all at healthybliss.net!
Here are some words of wisdom to leave you with:
- See the Beauty.
- Believe you will succeed.
- Do whatever is necessary.
- Never give up.
- Enjoy the survival journey!