People often ask me if my program teaches raw fooding, or anything similar to the living foods, whole foods, etc.
I explain that I support these paths, and those relating to vegetarianism, fruitarianism or veganism, but I personally do not practice these diets outright, instead incorporating parts of them into my lifestyle in such a way that I can easily bridge to one of these lifestyles if I chose to.
Granted, these would definitely not be considered “diets” by those into them.
Much like myself, they are unquestionably lifestyle choices, often with set of ethics and beliefs behind what they’re doing.
I’d know, I was a lacto-ovo vegetarian for about fifteen years.
There may be something profound about adhering to such a lifestyle. I personally believe this is possible, and may someday again implement it in my life.
But the teachers/gurus who come closest to understanding how to implement such a lifestyle successfully are far and few between, with many in the movement simply have a belief about this form of dieting, and do not promote nor perhaps understand enough about its benefits to convince western civilization of its value.
In my program I offer an approach that is familiar to the western diet, although minimalist in that regard. It does require a paradigm shift, but, is entirely obtainable with determination, effort and patience/time.
Once a cleaner diet is taken on, transitioning to an all-out raw diet becomes much more obtainable. The rewards of simply getting to this point can be an often are profound for most people. I personally eat only poultry, bison and occasional shrimp as flesh-based protein sources. And I use a raw whey protein from a clean source, being cows that are not treated with antibiotics or hormones, and are eating grass the way nature intended (that raw whey can be found in a link at the bottom of this page). Then some cage-free free-range eggs and minor weekend diary.
From here, it is not a great leap to go raw food, vegetarian, vegan, or fruitarian. I in fact have times where I do just that, for anywhere from a day to several days.
Not a lifestyle as I lived before, but more as a way of refining my approach, and experimenting with the results I see in my body. We are all our own best teachers.
There are unquestionably challenges involved for most people, that they may not even be aware of, to consuming animal proteins and fats, starches, grains and dairy products that once eliminated from the diet and introduced back in, can be readily-experienced via a shock to the system.
The return of gas, bloating, low energy, and perhaps even pain.
The body has an amazing tolerance considering all the crap we’ve shoveled into it over the course of our lifetimes. The fast food restaurants as children that most of us were exposed to alone turned us all into soft garbage trucks. It’s a wonder we even survive sometimes.
And then turning to more raw foods, sprouts, detoxifying juices and green smoothies can bring back a balance and heightened sense of being that shows us via experience and common sense:
The real “wrong” diet for us all is exactly what we’re all eating now, and not changing.
Doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result is insane.
Love, Happiness, Health and Peace…………….Tim