The Reluctant Raw Foodist
"I used to be a' foodie' and now I am a "foodist'"
Welcome to my health and wellbeing blog.
I’m not a raw foodist by choice. I was recently diagnosed as having a complicated autoimmune condition including severe Histamine Intolerance and a form of reactive arthritis. I have become hypersensitive to high histamine foods, pollen, dust and some everyday chemicals. My condition affects every area of my life.
I have Mast Cell Activation Disease (MCAD).
I was prescribed a low histamine diet and then a raw food diet to ease my symptoms and over the past 2 years I have overcome my reluctance to a new way of eating and living. I have been experimenting to combine the two diets and I have been learning how to eat a diet comprising mainly of low histamine raw fruit and vegetables and how to change the habits of a life time.
I am starting to feel healthier than I have ever been before. I have also lost 35 lbs in weight.
I will be sharing with you how I got here and I'll be exploring low histamine raw recipes, natural beauty products, how to cope with being "allergic to everything" and generally how to regain health and fitness and live life to the full despite my unusual condition!
Please feel free to message me with any suggestions, questions, or comments. I'd love to hear from you!
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These are some ads for where I buy my coconut water and stuff like that :
As you know my mum has dementia and my husband has had 3 strokes and I organise the care for them both, so I am reading this for them as well as for me :)). Ruth Heidrich PhD is such an inspiration to me as she was diagnosed with breast cancer at 47, had a mastectomy and found that it had spread. She decided after doing some research not to have chemo but to join a programme that meant she had radically to change her diet overnight. She went plant based/vegan at the time and for the last few years she has been a raw foodist.
She is now in her 70s and has won more than 900 athletic trophies and medals. She still has the bone density of a woman in her early 30’s and a resting heart rate of 44. She has been free of cancer for 20 + years.
I am currently reading this. Written by the surgeon who features on “Forks Over Knives”.
l0ne1ygirl Asks:
thereluctantrawfoodist Said:
Hi and Welcome x
I put a “How to Go Raw, My Way” page on my blog. I recommend watching the films, “Forks Over Knives” and “Fat, Sick and nearly Dead” as they are so inspirational.
I eat mainly raw food so a lot of fruit and lot of greens juiced and in salads or smoothies and some nuts and seeds. I eat some steamed veg and I make veggie soups with legumes such as lentils.
This blog ( has about 4000 entries!) shows my journey as I have experimented a lot on the way. I will publish more about my food and lifestyle. I am also writing a book called “Healing Time” which is going to be a plan for recovery from illness.
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Anyone who has histamine problems do have a look at this:-
Dirk’s new book on histamine, just published. Edited by yours truly. Yahey! :))
(via mysteriouslives)
Sobering thoughts…. I will buy his book to read more.
Russia Today - Corporations are not interested in healthy food
Obesity is one of the main health problems in America. But it turns out that big corporations in the US are cashing in on making people fat. To tell more about how lobbyists are fattening up the American public and their own wallets Christopher Cook, author of the book “Diet for a dead planet,” joins RT’s Kristine Frazao.
My post on Ani Phyo’ book click here
Ani Phyo’s book - Ani’s Raw Food Kitchen - my Spring Tumblr “Give Away”
I will give a copy of this to one of my followers on 25th March. Reblog to enter.
(via mysteriouslives)
AnI Phyo’s Raw Food Kitchen .. I have fixed the post to the top of my blog x
For me, it’s a book a large glass of green smoothie and a fireplace. Then I am with you!
A book, a glass of wine and a fireplace;
