Comments on: Health, Hunger, and Happiness

By: Yuri

Yuri — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:39:11 +0000

That’s a good point you made Sharon about the fact that our bodies are resilient. It is really amazing how resilient they are. When you consider how poorly most people eat and still are alive, it’s pretty amazing. It’s too bad it takes most “humans” a serious scare in order for them to improve their dietary and lifestyle habits. Thanks for the great comment.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:12:02 +0000

i was certainly not raised raw (grew up in a sicilian home – pasta and bread….daily staples), and therefore my “conditioning” has been extremely hard to rework. i certainly equate certain foods with comfort and have been working on this reconditioning for over a year now. but it is amazing how quickly stress can trigger emotional/comfort eating (at least for me) and how difficult it is to break that cycle. as you have mentioned, our bodies are much more valuable than any luxurious material good, and yet we do not treat them as such. part of the problem i think is that our bodies are resilient, and we rely on that. unfortunately, many of us are walking around in a very acidic state, looking and feeling seemingly healthy, but harboring an internal environment that can easily invite disease.

the reconditioning of our relationship with food really does have to start at our core – and that is finding contentment within, being truly centered and feeling “full” of life, versus feeling the need to fill voids. and learning to manage daily stress through exercise, and also activities like meditation, is so important.

thank you Yuri for this article, it is so relevant for many of us that struggle to detach our emotional hunger from true hunger. would love to hear more on this topic in the future.

By: Yuri

Yuri — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:56:20 +0000

Thanks Marie. I personally don’t know anyone who was raised raw but I do know a few people who were brought in a healthy vegetarian atmosphere. I think in their cases they are much more aware of healthier food choices. Anyone been raised raw? Thoughts?

By: Marie

Marie — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:05:41 +0000

WOW! So TRUE!!!! Even when I started your rawfood diet I was so scared i’d be hungry… I prepared raw nut mixes to leave in my office drawer just in case & thought i’d never have enough proteins… but I was sooo wrong! I was able to follow your meals and feel great & fueled! I’ve just completed week 10 now and plan on continuing forever:) It made me smile when you said that you would envy someone who had been brought up on a raw food diet because my boyfriend & I have been talking about that a lot lately. We don’t have kids yet but we’d love to hear feedback about couples who do & follow a raw food diet. Would anyone like to tell us how it’s going? Do you know anyone Yuri? What do you think? Thanks a lot & once again congrats for your great work, articles, newsletters & more!