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.