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Index
Title Page
Copyright Page
Foreword by Dr. Vivian V. Vetrano
Foreword by Victoria Boutenko
Acknowledgments
A Special Acknowledgment for Our Chief Editor
A Special Acknowledgment for Victoria BidWell
Preface
Why does this book have two forewords?
Victoria BidWell’s Preface
Introduction
Section One—Raw Power: Reasons to Go Raw
1. Super Health
2. Mental Ability and Mental Health
3. Optimal Weight and Beauty
4. Emotional Balance and Happiness
5. Spiritual Growth
6. Economy
7. Pleasure
8. Ecology
9. Free Time
10. Longevity
2 Rah, Rah, Raw! Raw Diet Testimonials
“Raquel”: No More Cancer, Diabetes, Asthma, Infertility, Eczema and Obesity!
Jessica: Her Baby Made Her Eat Raw!
Marie Tadič “I’ve Got Energy for Sale!”
Jenny Smith: Recovered from Twenty Years of Sleepwalking and Obesity
Al: Live Food for Bodybuilding and Higher Consciousness
Dana Pettaway: Increased Awareness and Freedom from Vices
Tim Tye, “The Raw Food Guy”: An Awakening of the Mind and Creativity
Annette Larkins: Super Health at 63
Mike McCright: Raw for Life
Amy Schrift: Total Life Makeover
Sandra Schrift: Young at 68
Jackie Nash: Lost 45 Pounds and Became Active at 69
Paula Wood: Thyroid Removal No Longer Needed
Samara Christy: Lost Weight, yet No Surgery Needed for Loose Skin
Angela Stokes: From Morbid Obesity to a New Life with Raw Foods
The Boutenkos: Raw Family
Dr. David Klein, PhD: Healing Ulcerative Colitis
Ric Lambart: 32 Years Raw
Dr. Vetrano, hMD, DC, PhD, DSci, and Natural Hygiene
More Testimony
3 Radically Raw: My Story
Section Two— Raw Proof: The Science
4 A Paradigm Shift in How We View Disease and Health
The Two Paradigms: Conventional and Alternative
The Medical Model’s Four Schools of Thought
Disease as a Mystery
Disease as Wear and Tear
Disease as Genetic/Congenital
Disease as Germ Inspired
The Health by Healthful Living Model
Crucial Alternative Terms
The Ten Energy Enhancers: The Conditions for Health
The Ten Energy Robbers: The Secondary Causes of Disease
The Ten Energy Robbers Are the Addictors
Endogenous Toxins: Bodily Generated Sources of Toxemia
Exogenous Toxins: External Sources of Toxemia
Live Food—It’s All about Energy!
Live Food: Our Biggest Energy Conserver
Acute versus Chronic Disease
How Acute Disease Evolves into Chronic Disease
Six Ways Acute and Chronic Disease Differ
Health by Healthful Living Gets the Best Results!
Your Highest Health Potential
The Health by Healthful Living Model: One Disease, One Healing Process
Even Deficiency Diseases Can Stem from Toxemia
The Politics of Poisoning People
When Certain Cooked Foods May Be Absolutely Necessary
In Deference to the Good Doctors and Their Personnel
Coming Up
5 Bacteria and Viruses: Not Guilty as Charged!
6 Do Drugs Work?
Taking Drugs: It’s a Black-or-White Thing
The Palliation Effect of Drugs—Exposed!
The Mimicking Effect of Drugs—Exposed!
Drugs Don’t Work!
7 The Simplicity of Disease Origin and Health Care
So, with This Good News, Why Do Most of Us Cling So Defensively to the Medical Model?
Let Food Be Thy Medicine —Hippocrates, Founder of Modern Medicine, 400 BC
8 Cooked vs. Raw Diet Experiments and Research
1. Dr. Otto Louis Moritz Abramowski and His Hospital Patients
2. Dr. Werner Kollath’s Study Animals Thrived on a Raw Diet
3. Athletic Performance Improved on Raw Diet
4. Dr. Edmond Szekely’s 33-Year Study
5. Dr. Francis Pottenger’s Cat Study: Dietary Factors in Degenerative Disease
6. Dr. Edward Howell’s Enzyme Research
7. Calves Die on Pasteurized Milk!
8. The Prisoner of War Diet Is Better Raw
9. Lewis Cook’s and Junko Yasui’s Rats
10. Stamina, Blood Pressure and Balance Improved on Fruitarian Diet
11. Lipid Profiles and Glucose Tolerances Improved on Fruitarian Diet
12. Dr. Max Gerson: Cancer Reversals during Thirty Years of Raw Diet Clinical Practice
13. Mice More Peaceful on Their Natural Diet
14. Dr. John Douglass: Alcohol and Nicotine Addiction Reduced on Raw Diet
15. Sir Robert McCarrison’s Monkeys: Cooked Diet Results in Colitis and Ulcers
16. Guinea Pigs Developed Several Disease Conditions on Cooked Diet
17. Dr. John Douglass: Hypertension and Obesity Reduced on Raw Diet
18. Energy and Endurance Increased in Mice on Raw Diet
19. Body’s Defenses Boosted on Raw Diet
20. Colon Cancer Risk Lowered on Raw Diet
21. Nutrient Status and Weight Control in Rheumatoid Arthritis Improved on Raw Diet
22. Lung Cancer Risk Reduced on Raw Food
23. Raw Diet Is Best Vegetarian Diet for Mice
24. Dr. Robinson’s Live Food Cancer Therapy
25. Fibromyalgia Symptoms Reduced on Raw Diet
26. Cancer Risk Reduced on Raw Vegetables
27. Blood Lipid Improvement Found on Mostly Vegetarian Diet
28. Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms Reduced on Raw Diet
29. Favorable Weight Loss and Amenorrhea Effects Noted on Raw Diet
30. Antioxidant Status Improved on Raw Diet
31. Raw Diet Benefits Shown in Just One Week
32. Pain and Joint Stiffness Decreased on Raw Vegan Diet
33. Fibromyalgia Sufferers at Hallelujah Acres Improved on Mostly Raw Diet
34. A Largely Vegetarian Diet and Reduced Risk of Colon and Heart Diseases
35. Mostly Raw Diet and Improved Quality of Life
36. Raw Diet Fuels Intelligence Increase
37. Dr. Jean Seignalet’s Hospital Study: Raw Diet Yields High Patient Success Rate
38. Preadolescent Children Thrive on Live Food Diets
39. Cancer Risk Reduced More with Raw than Cooked Vegetables
40. The Roseburg Study: Sex Life, Stomach Acid and More Improved on Raw Diet
41. Gastric Cancer Risk Reduced on Raw Diet
42. LDL Cholesterol and Triglyceride Levels Found Favorable on Long-Term Raw Diet
43. Cancer Risk Reduced on Raw Cabbage
44. Bone Mass in Long-Term Raw Fooders
45. Dr. Cousens: Diabetics Improve on Raw Diet
46. Cancer Markers Improved on Raw Diet
47. Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure Reduced on Raw Diet
Additional Studies in Appendix D
An Ongoing European Study of Cooked Foods
Numerous Individual Case Studies
The Most Important and Convincing Experiment of All
9 Man’s Fatal Chemistry Lab: The Great Cooked Food Experiment
Is Cooked Food Toxic?
What Happens to the Macronutrients in Cooked Food?
What Macronutrients Are
What Cooking Does to the Macronutrients
Toxic Cookware
Is Cooked Food Addictive?
10 The Raw Ingredients
Vitamins and Minerals
Enzymes
Phytochemicals
Biophotons: Light Energy from the Sun
Electrons
Bioelectricity
Hormones
Water
Essential Fatty Acids
Friendly Bacteria
Oxygen
Life Force Energy
Suggested Reading
Coming Up
Section Three— Raw Pioneers: History and Leaders
11 A Brief History of Raw Foodism
12 Modern-Day Leaders of Raw Foodism
Elizabeth Baker: Active and Consulting in Her 90s
The Boutenko Family: Healed of Four “Incurable” Diseases
Brian Clement and the Hippocrates Health Institute
Lou Corona
Dr. Gabriel Cousens, MD: Seeking the Optimal Diet for Spiritual Growth
Roe Gallo: Allergic to the 20 th Century
Dr. Douglas Graham and Training Athletes
David Jubb, PhD: Living on Little Food
David Klein, PhD, and Vibrance Magazine
Rev. George Malkmus: Why Christians Get Sick
David Wolfe, Stephen Arlin and Fouad Dini: Nature’s First Law
Paul Nison: Healing Crohn’s Disease
Dr. David J. Scott, DC, and Natural Hygiene
Dr. Vivian Virginia Vetrano and Natural Hygiene
Many Others
Let’s Go!
Section Four—Raw Passage: Your Journey to Raw Life
13 Getting Started
The Decision
Methods of Transitioning
Transitioning One Meal at a Time
Food Elimination Transition
Reduced Temperature and Heating Time Transition
Instantaneous (Cold Turkey) Transition
Fasting Followed by Instantaneous Transition
Green Smoothie Transition
Just Get Started!
Invest Time in Food Preparation during the First Months
(Un)Cookbooks
Educate Yourself
Always Focus on the Positive!
Kitchen Gadgets
Meal and Snack Planning
Stand Firm in Your Commitment!
Foods to Stockpile
Techniques for Getting Off Cooked Foods and in Touch with Genuine Hunger
14 Detoxification and Healing
The Fatigue Factor
Possible Detoxification Symptoms
Are Enemas and Colonics Useful?
Eating Less and Enjoying More
The Detoxified and Purified Body, Mind and Spirit
Detoxifying Your Environment
Overcoming Cravings for Cooked Foods
15 The Fasting Factor
Fasting on Water Only versus Juice Dieting
Fasting and Freedom from Addictions
Spiritual Benefits of Fasting
Fasting and Mental Health
The Natural Hygiene Fast
Fasting and Starvation —Defined
What the Natural Hygiene Fast Is and Is Not
The Five Kinds of Rest Taken on the Natural Hygiene Fast
The Natural Hygiene Fast versus the Juice Diet
How to Break the Natural Hygiene Fast
Questionable Candidates for the Natural Hygiene Fast
Natural Hygiene Fasting Case Studies
Kidney Stones Passed
Cataracts Gone
Woman Finally Carried a Fetus to Full Term
Insanity Reversed
Parkinson’s Tremor Gone after Several Fasts
Deafness, Impotence, Enlarged Prostate and Sinus Congestion Gone
Ankylosing Spondylitis Healed
Baby Healed from Whooping Cough
Extreme Emaciation Resolved via Fasting!
Further Fasting Cautions
The Details of Drug Withdrawal
Fasting for a Heart Attack—A True Story
Our Final Fasting Farewells
16 How to Stay Raw in a Cooked World
Staying Raw in Social Situations
Eating Out
Traveling
How to Avoid Backsliding
Enhanced Sensitivity to Cooked Foods
The Glorious World beyond Temptation!
Paradise Health
17 Nutritional Controversies
Vegetarianism vs. Meat Eating
Design/Nature Considerations
Health Considerations
Spiritual Considerations
Ecological Considerations
Vegans and the Vitamin B 12 Issue
Restrict Your Calories for Longer Life
Food Combining
Nuts and Seeds: Hard to Digest?
Organic Food: Is It Really Necessary?
Nutritional Value
Toxins in Commercial Produce
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
Organic Foods Even Taste Better
In a Pinch
And a Final Warning
Nuking Our Food by Irradiation
High vs. Low Glycemic Index Food
Hybrid vs. Wild Produce
The Acid/Alkaline Balance
Drinking Water
Controversial Foods and Seasonings
Eating Foods in Season
Supplements and Super Foods
Fiber: How Much Is Necessary?
The Proper Dietary Proportions of Carbohydrates, Fats and Proteins
Dr. Graham’s 80/10/10 Diet
Dr. Vetrano’s “Genuine Fruitarianism—Eat Your Veggies, Nuts and Seeds, Too!”
A Case History of Protein Deficiency
The Protein Needs of the Body
The Digestion of Nuts and Seeds
It’s Up to You to Decide!
18 Common Pitfalls to Avoid
Assuming a Food Is Raw When It Isn’t—Although It May Be Labeled “Raw”
Judging the Diet before You Give It a Chance
Overeating Fruit or Not Brushing after Acid or Dehydrated Fruit
Overeating Nuts, Seeds and Dehydrated Fruits
Not Getting Sufficient Protein
Eating Too Much Fat
Overeating and Undersleeping
Succumbing to Social Pressure
Trying to Gain Weight with Raw Foods Only and No Weight Training Whatsoever
The GetWell Weight-Gain System
Buying and/or Preparing Too Much Food
Not Eating Enough Greens
Failing to Study the Raw Food Diet
Failing to Plan Ahead
Neglecting Other Areas of Health
19 Frequently Asked Questions
Isn’t a raw food diet boring?
If we’ve been eating cooked food throughout history, what’s the big deal?
Can’t I just eat cooked foods with vitamin, mineral and enzyme supplements?
What if I lose too much weight or muscle strength?
I’ve been on the diet awhile, but still haven’t lost as much weight as I would like. What can I do?
Can’t I just go on a diet of 50–95% raw food?
How do you get enough protein?
Won’t I miss my comfort foods?
What about my family? How can I ever get my family to eat my raw food dishes?
Does my pet need to eat raw? If so, how can I get my pet to eat raw food?
Aren’t you hungry all the time?
If this diet is so great and healing, why doesn’t my doctor know about it? Why isn’t it all over the news?
Don’t you miss eating something warm?
Shouldn’t I wait until the summer, or at least spring, to begin eating raw? Won’t I be too cold eating raw in the winter?
Why does cooked food seem to taste better?
Doesn’t cooking result in better digestion and allow for better absorption of certain nutrients?
I have bowel problems. Can I do this diet?
What if I just have to eat some cooked foods? Which ones are the least bad?
If raw food isn’t available, isn’t it better to eat cooked food than to eat no food?
Isn’t there a danger of bacteria in raw food?
Does this diet cost more money?
Can I drink alcohol?
Can I drink tea or coffee?
Can I eat frozen foods?
What do you eat?
Why should I go on a raw diet if I am young and healthy?
20 Raising Live Food Children
Can I start this diet while pregnant?
Is it advisable for a lactating mother to go raw?
Is this diet healthful for my kid?
The ABCDs of Feeding Mothers, Infants and Children Hygienically
A: Feeding Mothers, Infants and Children Hygienically
B: How to Make the Live Food Diet Fun for Kids!
C: How to Make the Other Nine Energy Enhancers Fun for Kids!
D: How to De-brand and De-drug Your Kids!
21 Raw Pleasure
Victoria BidWell’s Secret Touches for Perfectly Prepared, Hygienic, All-Raw Recipes!
Soups
Everybody’s Favorite Celery-Cilantro Soup
Creamy Carrot Soup
Cream of Tomato Soup
Cream of Celery Soup
Vegetable Chowder
Cream of Spinach Soup
Corn Chowder
Creamy Cauliflower Soup
Lorenzo’s Tomato-Avocado Soup
Entrées
Spaghetti
Nori Rolls
Chinese Stir “Fry”
Tomato Raviolis
Buddy and Cherrie’s Barbecue “Chicken” Nuggets
Burritos
Beet Burgers
Raw Pizza
Desserts
Raw Cake
Raw Candy
Carob Cream
Peanut Butter & Carob Cups
Ice Cream
Frozen Fruit Ice Cream
“Pumpkin Pie” Pudding
Carrot Almond Cookies
Peppermint Patties
Buddy and Cherrie’s Carob Nut Taffy
Sandy’s Apple Pie in Ten Minutes
Buddy and Cherrie’s Cashew Ice Cream
Frozen Persimmon Pudding
Beverages
Seed Milk
Nut Milk
Banana Milk Shake
Smoothie
Carob Mint Soda
Super Smoothie
Pineapple Spinach Drink
Strawberry Shake
Green Drink
Beverages from The Health Seekers’ BeverageBook Manuscript (Upcoming Book)
The Waldorf Classic
The Sweet Waldorf Classic
The Barely Sweet Waldorf Classic
The Pear Waldorf
The Nutty Waldorf Variations
The Pineapple Slushy
The Sweetest Tomato Beverage
The Mellowed-Out Grape—Choice 1
The Mellowed-Out Grape—Choice 2
The Mellowed-Out Grape—Choice 3
Dr. Scott’s Refreshment
The Hygienic Retreat Traditional Trio
Mango, Go! Go! Go!
Nutty Mango, Go! Go! Go!
Ginger Mango, Go! Go! Go!
Ginger Nutty Mango, Go! Go! Go!
Chunky Mexican Salsa—In a Glass!
Mexican Salsa In a Glass—Variation 1
Mexican Salsa In a Glass—Variation 2
Mexican Salsa In a Glass—Variation 3
Banana Cream Pie In a Glass
Veggie Smoothie
Plumb Yummy Smoothie
The Ginger-Mint Pear Smoothie
Golden Delicious Smoothie
Banana Nutnog
Sauces, Dressings, Condiments
Tahini Sauce
“Thousand Island” Salad Dressing
Honey Mustard Dressing
Oil and Vinegar
Curry Spinach Dressing
Raw Mustard
Tomato Sauce
Parmesan Cheese
Natural Hygiene Salad Dressings, Sauces and Dips
Cashew Tang
Tart Cashew Crème
Cashew V-4 Crème
Apple-Sweet Cashew Crème
Almond Tang
Almond V-2
GetWell’s Waldorf Special Sauce
Tomato-Pecan Dip
Sunny Tomato Topping
Piña-Tahini
Taste of Brazil
Hawaiian Dream
Tomacado
Applecado
Avocado Special
Avobutter
GetWell Guacamole
Dieter’s Delight Sauce
Fig Ambrosia
Fruit Fixin’s Sauce
Old-fashioned Apple Sauce
Mexican Salsa
GetWell’s Fruit Jam Formula
Victoria BidWell’s Nut and Seed Butter Secrets
Victoria BidWell’s Favorite Recipe: Traditional Cranberry Relish
Appetizers and Dips
Raw Hummus
Nori Rolls
Creamy Spinach Dip
Deluxe Macadamia Nut Cheese
Pecan Pesto
Pumpkin Seed and Macadamia Nut Cheese
Guacamole
Sunflower Seed Pâté
Salads and Salad Trimmings
Arabian Salad
Cheesy Spinach Salad
Waldorf Salad
Coleslaw
Holiday Salad
T. C. Fry’s Super Salad
Marinated Kale
Arame Salad
Dill Coleslaw
Greek Salad
Pecan Croutons
Salad Sprinkles
Buddy and Cherrie’s Mock Potato Salad
Snacks
Cauliflower Pâté (“Mashed Potatoes”)
Garlic Cilantro Flax Crackers
Barbecue Flax Chips
Breakfast Dishes
Al’s Cereal
Trail Mix
Sample Menus for One Week
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Sample Seasonal Hygienic Menus
Veggie Volt! Tomato Bolt! Ginger Jolt! Instead Of Coffee!
Appendix A: Killer “Foods” to Avoid
The Four White Evils: Wheat, Dairy, Sugar and Salt
Grains, but Especially Wheat!
Dairy
Table Salt
Refined Sugar
Excitotoxins
Soy
The Corruption of Our Food Supply through Processing, Refining and Preserving
Appendix B: The Drug Story
Appendix C: Radical Branches of the Raw Food Movement
The Green Smoothie Diet
Nonvegan Branches
Beyond Raw Food: Guy-Claude Burger and Instinctive Eating
Aajonus Vonderplanitz and the Raw Animal Food Diet
Issues with Raw Meat, Dairy and Eggs
Meat: To Eat or Not to Eat
Appendix D: Studies from Scientific Journals
If You Want More Studies
Appendix E: End Cooked Food Habits via Behavior Modification
The Addiction Syndrome at Its Very Worst
Self-Correction Strategies for Cooked Food Eating or Overeating
Mind/Body Connection Exercises for Ending Food Addictions
Appendix F: Natural Hygiene and the Nondietary Health Factors
The Medical Mentality at Its Very Worst
Natural Hygiene at Its Very Best
Nerve Energy —A Formal Definition
How to Restore Your Nerve Energy!
Nerve Energy Is Not Plain, Old “Energy”!
Dr. Vetrano with Victoria on the Priceless Benefits of Adequate Rest and Sleep
The Two Primary Needs of Sleep
Miseries of Sleep Deprivation
The Lifesaving Benefits of Sleep
Recuperation and Recovery Come from Rest and Sleep!
Dr. J. H. Tilden: The Seven Stages of Disease
The Seven Stages of Disease
The Natural, Physiological Laws of Life
T. C. Fry’s Twenty-Two Health Essentials
Overcome Ailments and Achieve Health: Establishing the Essentials of Health
The Food Combining Rules—Summarized
Classification of Foods for Food Combining Rules
Appendix G: How to Get Strict with the Ten Energy Enhancers
Bibliography
General Bibliography
Recipe Book Bibliography
Resource Guide
Related Web Sites
Raw Food Chat Groups
Resources for Food and Kitchen Supplies
Resources for Healing and Fasting Supervision
Raw Food Events
Raw Restaurants
United States
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District of Columbia
Florida
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Hawaii
Idaho
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Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
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Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Texas
Utah
Washington
Canada
British Columbia
Ontario
Québec
United Kingdom
England
Raw Chains and Franchises
Glossary
Final Farewells
The Hygiene HighJoy Hotline: 360-855-7232
Victoria BidWell’s Vita-Mix Code: 06-000271
Our Hygiene Homestead in The Woods
Final Encouragements from Victoria BidWell
It’s Detox Time!
Susan and I Answer, “Where Do We Go from Here?”
Author Contact Information
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