Living Foods for Optimum Health : Staying Healthy in an Unhealthy World

eating for abundant health, November 20, 2002

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Alejandra Vernon “artist & illustrator” (Long Beach, California) –

  

  

  

This book may seem drastic at first if you are a regular McFood client, but actually, it allows for quite a bit of moderation. In Chapter 6, there is a six-month plan mapped out, with incremental changes, and says under “Personalizing the Program”: “If you consistently make living foods at least 75 percent (by weight) of your daily intake, your dedication to achieving total body health will bring rewards that know no bounds”.
I’m at the 75 raw/25 cooked point myself, and at 58, I’m in better health than at any other time in my life.

In Chapter 1, we read how we have exchanged, in the last century, a plant-based diet for a meat-based one, and how “the results have proven to be disastrous for our health and the environment”.
The regeneration of cells is a fascinating topic (it takes 7 years to complete a full regeneration), and Mr. Clement states that “It’s not added years that cause the body to age into a diseased state. It’s the cell starvation that results from years of ingesting processed and cooked foods” (pg.42).

The causes and cures for many diseases are discussed, as well as depression and alcoholism, and the “Mind/Body Connection”.
There are numerous food lists, and show how to combine foods for the best nutritional results and ease of digestion.
Under “Shopping for Recreational Foods”, some cooked food is listed, so one can have a little “fun with food” from time to time.
There’s a chapter on sprouts, and how to germinate them, and the value of doing so, as well as over 50 pages of recipes. Page 235 has this simple one:
“Avocado Cups
1 ripe avocado, peeled and pitted
4 apples, cored and chopped
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 cup pure water
Blend all ingredients until smooth. Pour into glass custard cups and serve immediately.
Makes 4 servings”

“You’ll come to see that the Hippocrates diet isn’t a trial by sacrifice, but rather a challenge of change. It’s time to look in new directions for the food your body needs” (pg.114)
If you want to maximize your health and increase your energy level, I highly recommend trying this raw food diet. If implemented gradually, there will be little in the way of withdrawal symptoms, and I’m amazed that I no longer crave either sugar or coffee…this coming from someone who has had an addiction to sugar since childhood.

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Clear and informative, but not for newbies, August 4, 2001

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Elisa “HipMom” (NY) –

  

If you are omnivorous, you may not be ready for this book. Brian Clement, who took over the Hippocrate’s Health Center from Ann Wigmore, truly believes that raw vegetarianism is the only way to go. The book is filled with useful information, but it may be hard to digest if it’s the first time you read about how living food can change your health for the better, or even for the best. The introductory part is very open and may scare you and drive you off the whole subject. If you want a book that will give you a first “taste” on the subject of raw vegetarianism, pick “Be your own doctor” by Ann Wigmore.

Other than that, this health book is realistic, and informative.

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