Raw Vegan Lens

Join me for my strangest episode yet, because it was not intended to be on a podcast. I was giving myself a serious heart-to-heart pep talk while getting ready to take Jebby to the vet for a growth on her eyelid. Call it a come to Jesus moment, an epiphany... an I don't know what. It was intense. When I reached the part about addiction, it shifted unexpectedly from a pep talk for myself to me defending my decision to do another grape fast so soon and the whole addiction vein within my family, like I was on trial. The decision to share this as a podcast episode consciously hit me several hours later. Maybe I just slipped in and out of podcast mode, because I was recording on the same app. I don't really know, and it doesn't really matter. When I listened to it, because I've needed the pep talk a lot today, three things were clear to me. The first was that I should share it for the sake of full transparency. The second was that it could help someone who thinks or feels that they're all alone in their food addiction. The third was that it was going to take an enormous amount of courage for me to actually share it in the podcast. It's hard for me to listen to it, let alone share it with people all over the world. By the way, I am astounded by the number of people who listen to this podcast and all of the places you live. I was thrilled to see I now have a listener in Ireland. I never thought I would. From my TikTok post, stating today is Day 1 of my new grape fast: I broke my 40-day grape fast with my raw vegan tomato-basil soup, a cabbage salad with toasted sesame oil and sea salt and zucchini chips. My plan was to try eating 'raw 'til 4,' as many successfully do. It didn't take me long to discover that I'm not someone who does well with this eating plan. No one would say "I'm going to stay clean until 4pm and just do heroin at night." Addiction runs deep in our family. It's taken more than one life. It's taken me 20 years of trial and error, experimenting with raw vegan, repeatedly trying to have my cake and eat it too, to finally make peace with being raw vegan for the rest of my life, so that it's a much longer and happier life. Still filled with delicious food, but also much more energy and health. After just one week of eating cooked food, I'm exhausted, sore, puffy-faced, bloated, achy, stiff, overeating, foggy-headed, low-energy, rash is back across my shoulders, forgetful and three pounds heavier than I was when I started the 40-day grape fast. A 35 lb. weight gain in seven days seems utterly impossible and absurd, but the scale doesn't lie. That's so hard on the heart in more ways than one, but I choose to focus on the positives. My blood sugar remains low. My bloodwork's positive changes cannot be undone in one week, especially not my A1C, which is a three-month average. My hummingbird energy will return in a few days. I have the best raw vegan recipes in the world, thanks to Melissa and Nate Maris of Raw Food Romance. So I can plan my entire first month of raw vegan meals to eat after I finish this current grape fast. I've spent 26 years learning about raw food, and know without a doubt that finishing this grape fast strong by embracing raw food for the rest of my life is how I will ensure that diabetes is behind me forever. I recorded a powerful pep talk for myself this morning that I'm going to gather the courage to share in its entirety on my podcast Raw Vegan Lens. The only way to lose is to quit. I choose to learn from my mistakes and persevere. I choose to listen to my heart instead of the addiction and the worries, fears and criticisms of others. I've done this once. I can do it again, and for even longer. I'm so happy and grateful I read The Grape Cure by Johanna Brandt. She was brave to experiment, persevere, heal herself, and share her findings with the world. Everything is going to be okay. In fact, far better than okay. Just stay the course and be patient with yourself.

Join me for all the details of my fast, how I broke my fast AND my bloodwork results!!!

Join me for an update on my observations, improvements and healings!

Join me for the latest observation on my grape fasting journey!

Join me for an update on my healing successes and life in general!

Join me for a grape-tastic update!

Join me for a little update on my raw vegan journey!

Join me for an update on the raw vegan front, reversing diabetes and manifesting!

Join me for some raw vegan fun and manifestation experiments!

Join me for a catch-up, some reflection, growth and ideas! I'm going to begin exploring, documenting and sharing how a raw vegan diet can super-charge our manifestation abilities.

Join me for a catch up on life!

Whew! Celebrate with me and catch up!

Join me for a big decision.

Join me as the plot thickens.

Join me for a quick catch up and my latest goof-up.

Join me for a very transparent update.

Join me for a catch up session!

Join me for a catch-up on all the healing I've been doing!

Join me for an update... a rollercoaster with high highs and low lows, but lots of healing.

Join me for an update and ending the year with positive developments!

Join me for an update on my raw vegan/ADHD journey!

Normally when an episode recording is interrupted the two files merge. My apologies for not noticing that they had not this time. This is an unorthodox solution, but also the simplest and quickest.

I'll always be honest about where I am mentally and emotionally. let's talk about it.

Join me for some interesting twists and turns in my journey!

Join me for an exciting update!

Join me for an update on the challenges we're currently facing.

Join me for a progress update!

Join me for a good news update and a plot twist

Join me for some great news!

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Join me for an update on life and raw since leaving my day job!

Join me for an update on all the things!

Join me for challenges, victories, defeats and the pre-launch of a great experiment! Also, learn a little about True North Health Center in Santa Rosa, California and hear my favorite True North patient testimonial!

Join me for an update!

Join me for probably my longest episode ever. Thank you for listening. It helped. I hope it helps you too. If you ever wish to reach out, email me at [email protected]

Join me for a an unusual episode of doctor's appointments, super-sleuthing and puzzling this out.

Join me for a chat about raw vegan challenges and victories!

Join me for a little travel, Melissa Maris' Hand Salads uncook book, a little spill at work and my progress in general!

Join me for the portion of Green for Life that includes the surveys from the Roseburg Study!

Join me for more riveting chapters from Green for Life!

Join me for more of this absolutely incredible book!

Join me for more of Green for Life and a look at acidity & alkalinity, as well as an update on my Grape Cure journey

Join me for the shortest episode ever, lol... less than eight minutes, due to the rest of the household awakening.

Join me for several more chapters of another one of Victoria Boutenko's incredible books, Green for Life.

Join me for three more chapters of Victoria Boutenko's fantastically researched Green for Life!

Join me for another great read. In my humble opinion, Victoria Boutenko's Green for Life should be required reading for every human being. Do with this information what you please, but know that if implemented, it will change your life. I implore you to purchase a copy of this incredible book for the delicious recipes, fascinating research and I hope you share it far and wide. Some books are meant to pass through our hands again and again.