Hi Loren,

This is very interesting. I ahve a few questions.

Since you're a nutritionist, you'll understand why I ask these.

First of all, what about protein and fats. I know we don't need a lot of
these (definitely much less than the NOrth American diet contains) but we
do need some for muscle building and for the maintenance of equilibrium
within the body. I'm thinking particularly of women who need a certain
amount of fat in their bodies to achieve healthy rereproductive capacity.

Along these lines, are you going to try to tel us that a foetus can develop
quite well if the mother eats a diet of mostly fruit and some veggies?

Also, what about the bowel system? Yes, what you say about cleansing the
body so it can adjust to a light diet makes sense. However, much fruit has
diarrhetic (spelling?) qualities which can wreak havoc with the bodies. I'm
thinking both of the high water content and of the high fibre content.

Well, I'd be interested to hear your answers. Is it possible that only
certain body types are suited to this diet--people either with certain body
types or certain lifestyles?

At 08:57 AM 2001-03-05 EST, you wrote:
>Stefan,
>
>When you speak of a fruitarian diet, I don't know if you mean fruit only, or
>substantially fruit.  I am a 100% raw vegan nutritionist that eats about 90%
>fruit, and two or three salads/week, as do many of my clients and students.
>I have been all-raw for over 9 years, and have been almost all-fruit for
>about 7.  I feel great, am perfectly healthy, and quite strong.
>
>As a human being, and therefore, an anthropoid primate, our bodies are
>perfectly suited for a fruit diet.  Not only is fruit loaded with necessary
>sugar and vitamins, it is also second to veggies as a source of minerals, and
>is the best source of enzymes.
>
>Trying tell any of the apes the fruit is only for detoxing.  A 500 pound
>fruit-eating gorilla is 20 times stronger than the average man.  We too, can
>easily build all the strength we need eating a fruit-based diet.
>
>The experience of one, or many people failing to thrive on this, or any other
>diet, does not necessarily say much about the diet, as the most important
>factor is not the quality of the food, but the ability of the system to
>efficiently and effectively assimilate and use it.  Many people are so toxic
>that the transition can be difficult and painful.  For some people, it can
>take years to become clean enough for the system to operate on such a light
>diet, after so many years of eating a typically much denser diet.
>
>Fasting is the quickest and most efficient way to allow the system to cleanse
>itself naturally, and I have yet to see a single person not respond favorably
>-- eventually -- if they're willing to give it enough time to cleanse the
>body.  When they do, the results are usually a quite amazing level of health,
>vitality, strength, flexibility, and mental clarity.
>
>Namaste,
>
>Loren
>
>In a message dated 3/2/01 3:58:11 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>[log in to unmask] writes:
>
><< You are right. A fruitarian diet does   n o t   work at least not in
> the long term. For some weeks, even some months people experience con-
> siderable improvements of their health because fruits are detoxing.
> Then the time is come to nourish your body again with minerals and
> fat, not only sugar and vitamins. There's the point where fruitarian
> diets fail.
>
> www.beyondveg.com contains a detailed report of Tom Billings who
> wrote about his fruitarian experiences and how they failed despite
> best quality, best ripeness (directly from the tree).
>
> Best instinctive regards,
>
> Stefan >>
>
>