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 :
I have just been making a little almond butter I just used soaked almonds and put them through my juicer on the mincer or blank plate. Serve with my flat bread or apple slices.
To be as healthy as possible is definitely worth it!
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These look lovely. I grow my own in pots or in the garden. It is worth it! If you want me to post about growing and using herbs then let me know. x
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So true! The Reluctant Raw Foodist
Try this: Carry an apple with you everywhere, every day. Eat when hungry or when on a break.
If you already eat one apple each day then try carrying two.
This small change will mean that you will eat at least 7 pieces of fruit a week.
I sometimes think we value more those things we have to work for. The Reluctant Raw Foodist
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Try this simple apple and banana smoothie
I apple rough chopped
I banana rough chopped
a cup of water
Put into the blender and blend if it is too thick add a little more water.
It is delicious.
if you want a variation, freeze the pieces of banana an hour before and use these with freshly chopped apple.
sherunsfromdarkness Asks:
I've always been so interested in going raw- the benefits are amazing.
thereluctantrawfoodist Said:
Thank you, so glad you liked it. Do consider going raw but you do not need to go completely raw to start seeing the benefits. An apple and or some other fruit, a green smoothie and an extra salad a day and you are well on your way and you will start to see changes x
