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Feedback - Ann Fuller
Hi Jim, Thank you so much for the "Backsliding" inspiration. I am finding that the same thing is happening in my life. It's been a year since I spent 5 weeks at the Institute in Puerto Rico, and I am not 100% raw yet, but I don't have cravings for me...
Transitioning to raw living foods
-- by Jim Carey The biggest challenge we face in transitioning to raw living foods is enjoying the food. I remember my first few weeks - indeed, my first year - on a raw foods diet. After a meal I wasn't hungry, but I often didn't feel "full" or "sat...
A Philosophical Outlook On Being a Raw Fooder
The older I get the simpler and more unified life looks to me. We're all creatures of energy. Everything in our lives, everything around us, everything we experience consists of energy. To start with, we're made up of energy. Every proton, electron a...
Changing our Opinions - Ben Franklin
"For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions, even on important subjects, which I once thought right but found to be otherwise." - Benjamin Franklin Lion...
Another motivation to stay raw
- by Jim Carey I've found, when tempted to slide down off the Raw Wagon, that it can help keep me Raw if I think about eating animal products as animal cruelty and abuse. We have to remember that lots of our products come from foreign countries that ...
Guilt and Denial
Don't try to avoid certain foods because of guilt. Too often, denial itself becomes the goal. That game is no fun at all. And, if you're like most people, it's a game you won't win. Case in point: Think about the words "gourmet meal". Did you think a...
Why resolutions fail, and what to do about it
You resolve to make a change for the better in your life - limit smoking, drinking, cooked food, etc.. You tell your friends, you write down your resolution, you actually make the change. It works, and it feels good. You're happy and proud. Your frie...
Getting Back on Track
In the 30 years that we’ve been teaching the Raw Living Foods/Dr. Ann Wigmore lifestyle at Creative Health Institute we’ve occasionally met someone that goes home from the program and stays 100% raw for the rest of their lives. I’m so happy for...
The unexpected side effects of a raw foods diet
Unexpected Side Effects of a Raw Living Foods Diet - by Jim Carey, former Executive Director of Creative Health Institute During the years I’ve been associated with Creative Health Institute I’ve seen dozens and dozens of people learn to control ...
Eight common mistakes that occur on Raw Foods
Common Mistakes that Occur on Raw Foods - by Victoria Boutenko (www.RawFamily.com) 1. Many raw fooders do not eat enough greens. Solution: Regularly consume energy soup or green smoothies to guarantee the proper amount of greens. 2. Many raw fooders ...
The world\'s greatest job
Backsliding but progressing is NOT about feeling guilty about slipping. Even if you weren't 100% raw this week, how much better are you feeling than when you were on the SAD? The Home Study Program about the Raw Living Foods Lifestyle was developed f...
Waking up to awareness
We must always be alert to the reality that we tend to become accustomed to the way things are, to assume that's the way they've always been and the way they will stay. The first step is to become conscious -- to become aware. That is the challenge t...
How slowly you go - Confucius
It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop. - Confucius [This is a summary only. Click on the title of the article for the full text.] ...
Wow. I didn\'t see this one coming!
If you were one of the many who ordered my new DVD series over the weekend, I want to thank you! By now you're well into enjoying your bonus items. We've worked all weekend to try to keep up with the orders, but I have to admit we've fallen behind. S...
The Raw Food Journey
Living Foods are a lifestyle choice, not a religion. How much better are you feeling and doing now, than you were before you started transitioning to Raw Living Foods? Living Foods is a journey, not a destination....
Life is rawsome!
Smile! Life is Rawsome!...
Getting to 100% Raw
I didn’t realize how my little tiny bites of cooked food every few months was hurting me. And now that I’m not cheating it is just so much easier to stay raw. There is no more battle for the most part. I think that when I don’t do 100% raw I am...
Backsliding? So what?
Even if you're only eating on the program 50% of the time, how much better are you doing than when you were on the SAD?...
The unexpected benefits of being a raw living fooder
I live out in the woods of east central Georgia. WAY out in the woods. My driveway is several city blocks long. You can’t even see the house from the road. Every summer I catch......
Sliding Back into Being rRaw
Sliding Back In - The easiest and best way I’ve found to re-inspire myself, get back on the Raw Path, learn new food prep tips, and lower my stress level, all at once, is to go back to Creative Health Institute for a visit. - Jim Carey Here's a dir...
7 Ways to Think Positive and Raw...
Reflect on the raw foods you love. Avoid thinking about cooked foods. Cultivate thankfulness for your health. Remember to enjoy this moment. Enjoy every bite of goodness. Look forward to moving your body every day! Notice that you are abundantly bles...
Eating Cooked Food Again?
You're not "cheating," you've not "fallen off the wagon," you haven't "failed," you're just making poorer choices about how you eat, you're dealing with your addictions to your old "comfort foods," and you've simply been "eating outside of the progra...
