Raw food group presentation on fasting, by david woodier

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Brisbane Raw FoodFasting and Ancient Food Wisdom

Chermside, 10/10/09 by David Woodier –[email protected]

www.inspirationtosuccess.com

Plan for Today

1. Save Time: Don't eat!My 20 day fast

2. Back to the Future ... Ancient Wisdom

revisitedInterpreting the messages gifted to you through

words, food, numbers and more... (some content

from Don Tolman).

How to Integrate Healthy Knowledge with

Healthy LivingPractical, fun and easy ways to make many small positive

changes


About David Woodier


Why did I choose to fast

Clean out

Wanted to try a new idea

Fun & Adventure

Pushing to the Limits

Great people did it

Over this period I juiced predominantly a CABALA juice –Carrots, Apple (yellow), Beetroot, Apple (green), Lemon and Apple (red). I’m not sure if my apples were yellow or just light greeny/yellow, but I did my best to get this combination.

I didn’t get any come down effects such as headaches or cravings for food and I put that down to the fact that I have completed a couple of short fasts (of 3-5 days) in the past and also realise that our bodies are extremely clever and the mind is even more powerful at directing our behaviour if we allow it to be. I have to admit though, that writing the blog made it easier for me to be committed as I knew I’d have to tell you all!

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Over this period, I drank 1-3 litres of water per day and sometimes made a pot of herbal tea to enjoy at my desk. One time I added a teaspoon of honey to the cup and another time I added maple syrup to see if I felt any different but didn’t note anything particular.

Initially I continued to use my juicer to try new recipes such as hummus, babaganoush (egg plant dip) and bliss balls (mixture of nuts, dates, goji berries and rolled in coconut, sesame seeds and puffed brown rice) which I’d serve to friends and also put the tiniest bit in my mouth where I’d chew it and then spit it out so I could taste the creations.D

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During this stage I had noticed that my weight was on a smooth descent and on day 19 I realised a 10kg drop in body weight. I didn’t start this fast for that reason and seeing such a large weight loss (I went from 72.8kg to 62.7kg) I decided to finish day 20 and go on to juices.

Once I’d made that decision, there was a sense of relief that I was going to be tasting, creating and cooking again. Apparently as humans, we make decisions for emotional reasons and justify with logic, and I would say that I was looking for a reason to stop the fast as I was so incredibly bored not being able to create.

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Top Tips for Fasting

1. Have a plan – especially for afterwards

2. Have a reason for doing it and know the WHY

3. Watch your language

4. Tell people you’re doing it

5. Fasting desperado

6. Start with 1-3 days and build up

Remember, without health, nothing is possible –

take a tiny step every day, and watch the

difference unfold.


Back to the Future … Ancient Wisdom revisited

A stupendous insight of civilisations past has now

been confirmed by today's investigative, nutritional

sciences. They have shown that what was once

called "The Doctrine of Signatures" was

astoundingly correct. Referred to in the classical

period of Rome as the "Law of Similarities" it is

now called by scientists, "Teleological Nutritional

Targeting".

It now contends that every whole food has a

pattern that resembles a body organ or

physiological function and that this pattern acts as

a signal or sign as to the benefit the food provides

the eater

Back to the Future … Ancient Wisdom

revisited

Use your wisdom:

Where is it grown?

What colour is it?

Seasonal fruits and

vegetables

If a plant doesn’t thrive

Back to the Future … Ancient Wisdom

revisited

Apples, Pineapples

Carrots, Kiwi

Walnuts

Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb

Avocado, Single Seed Fruits, Olives, Pears, Pomegranate

Broccoli, Cauliflower

Bananas, Cucumber, Zucchini Asparagus

Figs, Passion Fruit, Peanut

Bamboo shoots

Beets

Berries

Lettuce, Brussels Sprouts

Cashew

Cherries

Coconuts

Corn

Onions, Garlic

Orange

Radishes,

Grapes

Grapefruit

Leeks

Melons

Nectarine

Potatoes,

Thyme

Spearmint

Watermelon

Further Reading

Check out my fasting blog and videos at:

http://www.davidwoodier.com/blog/

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Raw food group presentation on fasting, by david woodier