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 get colder 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 blanket, 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.