Thanks, Michele. It's those exciting earthquakes that keep me away.
>On Tue, 30 Jan 1996, Michele Reel wrote:
>> Places I know have at least one (and perhaps only one) raw food
>>restaurant: Atlanta, GA (Delights of the Garden)
>> San Francisco, CA (can't remember the name)
>> S.F. has a live foods support group, mild weather, an ocean, and all
>>that other stuff you want, plus some mighty exciting earthquakes from
>>time to time.
>> I keep running across reports that once people have been on a high
>percentage raw diet (90% or more or something) for 2-4 years, initially
>>they getcolder in the cold climates, but by the 4th year they can take the
>>cold better than most others around them. I remember Hovannessian in
>>his out-of-print book "Raw Eating" saying he got so that he could sleep
>>outdoors in the winter, on a thin blanket of snow, with nothing but one
>>anket, and felt great. Gabriel Cousens, M.D. who eats 90% raw for years
>>now reports also that after a few years he can handle very cold weather
>>better than ever before.
>> We westerners were raised with the idea that you need to eat hot food in
>>the winter to stay warm, and take hot baths, etc. Interestingly, in India
>>the common thought is the opposite! They recommend cold foods in the winter
>>and cold showers and baths in the winter, saying that it helps your body be
>> accustomed to the cold.
|