Mini oddysey of the past week

So I didn't do a blog entry on last week's class as i had hoped. it went astonishly well yet again.. then the next day i was driving into town to get my groceries and got into a head on collision making a turn at an intersection.. in short my car was a writeoff but remarkably I got away with some relatively minor injuries (banged my left knee/wrist/rib pretty good) and the other driver wasn't injured at all. I had to wear a knee brace initially, and my wrist and fingers were virtually imobile (lotta pain too the first night aye carumba).. nothing broken or fractured, which was darned good news. It's been a much busier week than I would've liked it to be given everything, but got my much needed beauty rest whenever I could. been healing remarkably well, getting around without the knee brace/walking stick without too much hassle; swelling has gone down considerably too. The arm is fully mobile again, no pain at all really. fruit, rest and water does a body good I guess.

Then there was last night.. I almost didn't make it to last night's class due to all the snow here yesterday, the rental car I had doesn't have snow tires, the car got stuck on the road just outside the driveway with 2 inches of snow on the ground (the new ford focus SUCKS for winter driving lol).. and I couldn't make it up a big hill on the way home last night even after it had been plowed, had to have a snow plow driving rescue me from a snow bank also, so I took the dang car back to the rental place, not much use really in this weather. might be time to move somewhere warmer and buy a bike :)

anyhow, last week's class I talked about food combining (including how to properly combine non-lfrv fare according to Shelton), transitioning to a raw/plant based diet, and the evidence that a plant based diet makes you live longer (including the cultures referenced in 'healthy at 100' and 'the china study').. This week it was nutrition and the brain (specifically how lfrv/plant based diet helps improve mental function, mood, and seems to be very effective at treating psychological disorders) and the wonders of greens. Folks are still loving everything so far. Made a spinach/banana/date green smoothie before class and did a demo for a sample savory veggie stew/blended salad, both of which were hits. Looks like I may have sold my first vitamix as an affiliate too, woohoo!

Apparently people are visiting my eatfruitfeelgood website, so I'll have to post a substantive blog entry on there soon. I'll write about a dude who uses a low protein vegan diet to treat folks with severe mental/mood disorders like schizophrenia. Makes you wonder if there's anything a plant based diet can't help cure, don't it? :)

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Comment by ednshell on March 2, 2010 at 4:46pm: Glad you are healing so quickly! XO Perhaps all your good deeds softened the Karmic eruption ;)

I am Sooo excited to hear about your talks, very inspiring! It sounds like you put together a really good one, thanks for sharing all the details! I'd love to know what feedback you get from people attending. There are so many people in my local raw group here that are anti-fruit (if you can believe that), I guess you just have to be prepared to answer those dreaded but expected questions, i.e. organizing your talk, lol.

Comment by B on March 1, 2010 at 3:35am: thank you so much R, L, E, sdal, WL, WD, eb! i'm a very lucky boy to be in relatively good shape given everything, and I'm extremely grateful that i can still teach this stuff. lots of love to all of you.

WL: yes a cane is highly recommended for any aspiring international villain, although if I'm not mistaken Austin Powers has one in at least one of his films, non?

it's fun to talk about nutrition and the brain because it's a fascinating subject, and like you say many are interested because they notice their mental function has been declining as they age, in some cases severely. we also talked about hydration, how to tell if you're dehydrated. most people in the class realize how they've been chronically dehydrated for most of their lives, which is great news however unpleasant it is to contemplate. that of course affects mental functioning, digestion, energy levels, aches and pains, etc. everyone's so grateful for the information i've sharing, so it's really rewarding. you'll love doing it too when you get the chance i'm sure :)

Lily: here's an outline in a nutshell:

Class 1: introductions (everyone says they're name and what they're hoping to get out of the class); my story (if you've had powerful healing/weightloss/transformation experiences this gets people's attention); the lfrv diet; the diet i recommend (high raw, low fat plant based diet); glossary of nutrition basics (macronutrients vs. micronutrients; calories, protein, fat, carbs, etc.); how to calculate your daily caloric requirements. homework was 1) eat fruit before every meal and 2) enter your food values into fitday or nutridiary to see your macronutrient ratios (to become aware of them)

Class 2: discuss people's experience with the homework; the 'next step' (aim to consume at least 70% of your calories from whole plant based carbohydrates; keep fat at 20-15%, protein below 10%; minimize/avoid animal foods); the okinawans/hunzas/vilcambamba/rural chinese dietary habits (low fat high carb plant based); e.g. of protein/fat content of select foods (particularly animal foods, nuts/seeds, etc.); food combining ala Shelton (the book 'Food Combining Made Easy' is highly recommended).

food and the brain including the effects of too much/too little carbs, proteins, water, fats on mental functioning and mood; importance/benefits of greens; how to get more greens into your diet; fairly comprehensive list of greens, emphasis on rotating and favoring tender greens.

next week I'm talking about weight loss (i.e. eat a healthy diet, exercise and ditch the scale for long term permanent weight loss); cooked food toxins -- acrylamide, nitrous/HC amines, dietary AGEs, PAHs, etc. (my goal was to encourage folks to go veg, if they eat cooked veggies or even some grains that's better than the alternatives as far as I'm concerned; the toxins in animal foods are the worst anyways incidentally)

Comment by Ellen on February 27, 2010 at 12:03pm: Thanks for the update, B! And glad to hear you're better!

Comment by liliaceous on February 27, 2010 at 6:23am: Glad you're OK!
The classes sound great :) I really want to do some classes around here, too...work has kept most of my time recently, but I quit my job, so in 3 weeks I should have more time! Do you have any materials, like an outline, that could help? I don't want to leave anything out or perpetuate any raw "misinformation" (*cough* david wolfe...). I feel like I learn something new every day right before I learn what I thought I knew is wrong...
I'd say I wish I could come to one of your classes, but I'm a bit turned off by snow these days ;)

Comment by SuperduperCucumberLover!..=) on February 27, 2010 at 6:10am: OH Gosh! That sounds intense! I am glad you are allright!

Comment by Windlord on February 27, 2010 at 5:53am: Dude, so glad you (and the other person) escaped with just "minor" injuries, and that you're so quickly on the mend. Bet the cane comes in handy--score major sympathy points! (didn't one or more of the Bond villains use a cane too? ;)

That's a great 2nd week topic; a little off the standard beginner subjects. Given the fear over alzheimer's etc, I'm sure people love to learn about how to improve/maintain mental capacity.
Keep on spreading the good newz!