Hi Tom!

Tom:
<< I personally prefer an emphasis on a healthy eating movement, with raw
diets
 being one of the major (but definitely not only) tools used for health.  >>

Do you think that a 'healthy eating movement' already exists? If you do, then
do you think that the raw diet is a part of it, and just needs more emphasis?

<< I see raw diets as, in effect, a system that people can use for a while,
then if necessary switch to other approach >>

Why do you see raw eating as only a temporary solution - is it because that
seems to be the way most people handle it? If that is your reason, my comment
would be that maybe the way that they are eating has some flaws other than the
fact that the food is raw (like for instance they may be trying to go
fruitarian, or are imbalanced in some other way). Not that I'm advocating
rigid 100% rawism here, I'm just wondering again if all raw or a very high
percent raw is important enough that it can be the emphasis or focus of a
health-food movement. It certainly seems to be that way for Natural Hygiene. I
haven't read much Instincto literature yet - but am I right to assume that raw
food is the focus of an Instincto diet?

<< at present, I don't have a nice, marketable, easy answer to the problem >>

I don't think 'marketable' is the right word - I don't think the concept of
healthy eating has to be marketed so much as "coalesced" or given more power,
or given a more clear, unified focus and message. "Marketing" is what the
three naked bimbos are trying to do - and the unethical motivations behind
their efforts is what makes them offensive and unattractive to most people,
and is also what makes them entirely ineffective other than as the latest
flashy entertainment for a certain small specific crowd.

The more I think about it, the more important it is seeming to me that all the
competing factions (wow - there are SO many warring splinter diet groups) be
brought together in some cooperative way to give some sort of powerful unified
message about taking charge of your health through diet. I think that there
are important common themes which the various points of disagreement don't
affect. Maybe the emphasis on including raw food, whenever possible, is one
theme that most of the regimens share. What do you think?

<< the psychology of healing is of great interest to me.>>

Me too. Its my work. ;-))

Once again, looking forward to hearing your thoughts.

Lots of Love, Liza

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