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12 years ago
paragon1685
I think an addiction is really a just a symptom
of deep-rooted emotional problems involving
defensive reactions that result in a failure
to be authentic, to know oneself, to take
effective action to manage one's life, and
all the reasons that allow the addiction
to manifest and persist in the first place.
Know thyself and take responsibility for what
you know, and you will be Free.
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 12 years ago
paragon1685
People seek pleasure to get control over their
existence. Anything that feels good in the moment
gives us that feeling.
So what's the difference between someone who eats
to live and someone who eats to cope with the pain
of living? Well, there are healthy forms of pleasure
and unhealthy forms of pleasure. The difference is
in the motivation of the individual:
1) Is the pleasure som
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 12 years ago
paragon1685
I was recently going through some old posts
that I had saved from this board and I found
a few on this topic:
Re: What has sabotaged and what helped me on raw -- warning: crazed rantings
Author: Steve
Date: 12-07-03 23:45
It's interesting to me that the talk is about food.
Food. Food. Food. Food.
But real the problem is never the food. That's the
excuse we use. The issue here
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 12 years ago
paragon1685
I know I've written about my own difficult RAW
journey innumerable times in the past, but those
postings have lost been lost; as, unfortunately,
this board has crashed a number of times and all
the messages have been lost, unless we saved them
on our own computers.
I did save a few over the years, and (to answer
the question posed from above) I went back
and tried to find some posti
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 12 years ago
paragon1685
Thank you.
And yes, I wrote the poem, and you have my permission to edit it and use it to serve your purposes.
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 12 years ago
paragon1685
Oftentimes, when we start to live healthier, we suddenly find ourselves resisting the changes we say we desire. In such cases, healthier living seems "hard" because there's resistance to it coming from some aspect of your internal world.
But this is not the end of the world. It is merely feedback that you have inner work to do (i.e., increasing self-awareness and the real emotions
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 12 years ago
paragon1685
It seems to me that the argument for cooking
tomatoes is that the heating "releases" the
magical/mystical/supernatural power of the nutrient
lycopene, a so-called "antioxidant," and that this
nutrient is then purportedly easier to absorb.
(Though, from what I understand, the supposed
"research" demonstrating this phenomenon was
commissioned by tomato pas
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 12 years ago
paragon1685
My first impression regarding this request
is that it sounds more like your issues are
those involving motivation. A motivated person
doesn't have these problems. A motivated
person doesn't have excuses why he can't
stay on a particular path; nor does he have
problems with relapsing. He has an iron
will and nothing can stand in his way.
Having been where you seem to be right now,
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 12 years ago
paragon1685
Okay, thanks for giving me that chance.
I appreciate the opportunity to earn your trust.
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 12 years ago
paragon1685
I understand that this is VEGAN forum, and I appreciate
it. What I do not appreciate is naysayers who can't
back up anything they say with any evidence; other than
their own emotions as "facts," their own fantasies
as "facts," their own rationalizations as "facts."
And then have the audacity to imply that VEGANS, making
pro-VEGAN argument, don't have a ration
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 12 years ago
paragon1685
What, exactly, is the other side? What is the
Devil's argument? Rather than alluding to it,
why don't you PLEASE enlighten us? Because I'm
at a loss here. I can't really begin to understand
the other side if I don't have a clue what the
other side entails.
I threw the challenge out there, to explain/
justify something Healthy, but (apparently) it's
more than we can handle.
Huma
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 12 years ago
paragon1685
I see nothing in common, intellectually, with the
two camps. Nothing. One argument can be made
intellectually; whereas, the other requires a
purely emotional argument. The difference between
those two,psychologically, ethically, physiologically,
is enormous.
What isn't being mentioned, in the posts directly above,
is Philosophy. Without that, one could simply argue just
about anythin
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 12 years ago
paragon1685
It seems to me that lifestyle is more important than
any other factor, when it comes to health and longevity
(for most individuals). Let's say, e.g., you have ideal-
length telomeres for an extremely long life, but you
decide to live mostly on a diet of grossly overindulging
on donuts, Twinkies, cookies, ice cream, burgers, and
beer (actually that sounds similar to a lot of people's
di
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 12 years ago
paragon1685
The only way I could imagine this test being
accurate is if a people continue the exact
same lifestyle that they had (leading up to
the time of the test) after taking the test.
But what if a person took the test, then based
on negative results, said person suddenly went
RAW, wouldn't that change the result?
Or what if a person took the test, got a favorable
result, then decided h
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 12 years ago
paragon1685
It never ceases to amaze just how much (seemingly
firsthand) knowledge the average person seems to
have regarding the dietary habits of the so-called
"cave man." (As if all of our ancestors were born
in the cave, and never wandered far from it, until
modern man showed up on the scene a few thousand
years ago.)
The fact is (at least the facts as I understand
them) that Man
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 12 years ago
paragon1685
The only argument I've ever heard for non-veganism
that might have some validity is that certain nutrients
(in a non-vegan diet) are necessary for a person with
a particular health issue. (A health issue most likely
caused by the meat-based Standard American Diet in
the first place.) And this might be true, for some people.
So I don't want to discount that infinitesimal possibility;
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 12 years ago
paragon1685
I have written about this subject at great length
in the past, so I won't rehash it all now. You
can check out a sample discussion at the following
link:
Note: that discussion also includes arguments from
people on the "other side."
But I know of absolutely no non-vegan argument that
withstands the intense scrutiny of ethics, psychology,
physiology, biochemistry, and the en
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 12 years ago
paragon1685
Roger Ebert has seen the light, now that he
can't actually eat food (he can only consume
liquids); but at least he's helping spread
the word, about the importance of a healthy
diet, by reviewing this film.
Too bad the mass media, and it's entire co-
dependent infrastructure, will not run with
Ebert's review as a reason to at least check
out the film.
But I don't want to entirely bla
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 12 years ago
paragon1685
I'd say that to the extent one's is not using
reason, in balance with one's emotions, that
eating choices are emotional to that same extent.
And just because you're eating RAW food is not
necessarily, in all cases, done for rational
reasons.
Our emotions involve every choice we make,
whether we're conscious of it or not. And, quite
often, we're not the least bit aware of what's
g
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 13 years ago
paragon1685
It's also possible that as you get healthier on your new RAW
diet that those foods you are purportedly "allergic" to will
no longer be problem; not to mention that those foods you don't
like may suddenly start to taste better. But, until then,
your best bet is to eat those RAW things that you do like and
focus on eating those items.
When I transitioned from the SAD (the Stand
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 13 years ago
paragon1685
Exactly how many "objective" studies have been done on
cinnamon anyway? And, after being on and off this message
board for 9 years, it's always truly amazing to me how
much completely, or near-completely, unquestioned faith
is placed (HERE OF ALL PLACES!) in so-called "objective"
and "scientific" studies by the Medical Establishment.
Remember, my friend
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 13 years ago
paragon1685
In my mind, the question is what a substance OBJECTIVELY
does to the bloodstream. So it really doesn't matter
what any one person thinks about whether or not cinnamon
is healthful or harmful (as human beings have been known
to be subjective from time to time); all that really
matters (in a context of physical health) is the consequences:
how something affects, or does not affect, to the c
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 13 years ago
paragon1685
It seems to me that Cinnamon comes from the bark of the
cinnamon tree, which is processed by Man, and powdered
and dried. It's not really a RAW food in the sense that
it's unwholesome to consume. Note that the key to health
is the condition of one's blood, and cinnamon does toxify
human blood.
The difference between a strawberry and cinnamon is that
humans are biologically adapte
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 13 years ago
paragon1685
24. Re: sugar
THE HARMFULNESS OF REFINED SUGARS AND OTHER SWEETENERS
by Marti Fry
The Sweet Drug
It's a white crystalline powder. It was originally smuggled in from the Far East and was sold at the equivalent of $12,000 per pound. Its early users soon became addicted. Gradually its use spread throughout the population. At first it was a luxury for the rich, but gradually it was produced in large quantit
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 13 years ago
paragon1685
It seems to me that the people doing these "studies" aren't
taking into account whether that serving of fruit or veggies
is RAW or not. In fact, in some cases (such as tomatoes) so-
called "researchers" claim there are more nutrients in the
cooked varieties. (As if nutrients alone is the key to health.)
And I would think you'd need more than 5 servings of RAW food
pe
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 13 years ago
paragon1685
13 years ago
paragon1685
Even if fruit didn't have essential amino acids, you could
actually live (I know this might be hard to believe) without
protein (i.e. amino acids) for 21 days! Trust me on this one.
(And I've never asked anyone to trust me on this website
before.)
The contents of your body fat will nourish you in the short
run, if for some strange reason you don't get adequate
supplies. (Anyone who
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 13 years ago
paragon1685
As far as "science" goes, I'm well aware of the
psychology of superstition, of which Germ Theory
is 100% in accordance with that psychology.
I realize that trying to convince True Believers of
something, who have nothing else (i.e., no context
nor rational standard) to compare their beliefs to -
as if all beliefs subsist alone in a vacuum, is an
exercise in futility. I on
Forum: Other Health Related 13 years ago
paragon1685
29. Re: Vegan moral?
I don't think anyone could rationally argue that because
someone is more moral than someone else that he's a
"better" person than a less moral person because of it.
I do, however, think it could be argued that moral person
is healthier, more mature, and more rational than someone
less moral. Isn't being moral part of being a healthy,
mature, rational being?
Yes, killi
Forum: Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) 13 years ago
paragon1685
The Theory of Toxemia merely states that the body creates
it's diseases in response to one's lifestyle.
I'd really love to know WHY viruses and bacteria have it out
for us? I mean has anyone ever answered that question? What
purpose does it serve for these little bad wolves? And how
does dead tissue (i.e., viruses are nothing more than spent
DNA material) ACT on the body? Or is it,
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