In a message dated 12/8/97 7:12:04 PM, you wrote: >The December issue of Yoga Journal has an article on Rickson Gracie, >one of the Gracie brothers from Brazil, famous for never having lost >a single no-holds-barred fight with martial artists worldwide >in over fifty years. [see footnote 1] >The focus of the article is Rickson's yoga practice. The last >paragraph mumbles something about his unusual diet. I have heard >from various Gracie sources that they are raw foodists of varying >levels. They seem to have been influenced by NH. I think some of >them may be raw foodists by our definition. I do know that their >stamina is phenomenal, and their skill unmatched world wide >in several full-contact no-holds-barred competitions (UFC, Extreme, >Pancrase, Vale Tudo, etc..) Clearly the diet hasn't hurt :-) >From Living Nutrition Newsletter (http://www.io- online.com/~nature/klein.html): "The Gracies are fruitarians. A typical meal in the Gracie family consists of sliced persimmons, watermelon juice, and bananas as a side dish. Apparently before a championship fight in Japan, Rickson Gracie consumed fruit juice and papayas as his sloe diet during the two weeks before his fight. He is presently the World Jiu-Jitsu Champion. Just thought you might be interested that a world champion fighter is a fruitarian!" Love, Vicki