"I was first
influenced
to go on the raw food diet when my
sister was diagnosed with
breast
cancer. At the same time, I
also broke up with my
boyfriend,
but still had to see him and
deal with him. These two
situations
put an incredible
amount of strain on my already
stressful
life. I was amazed
at how this diet enabled me
not
only to still function, but to
feel good as well. A
friend
of mine jokingly called it the
"Zen diet," due to its effect
of
eliminating emotional pain. I
have always been an
emotionally
sensitive person, and this
diet has been a real godsend
to
me. I didn't realize that
what we eat has such a
profound
effect on how we feel.
This diet is an incredibly
fascinating
and miraculous thing.
"I have experienced other
benefits
from eating raw foods as
well. One of the most
immediate
results was the
disappearance of the numerous
sinus
headaches I have
suffered from over the
years.
Colds and flus have also
vanished from my life. I
had
gum problems, which healed
after three months. My
menstrual
cramps have disappeared.
I am able to climb the many
stairs
to my apartment without
feeling strain in my legs (and
without
working out). My
entire body feels
stronger.
"My take on a quote by J.D.
Salinger:
I am a kind of
paranoiac in reverse, I
suspect
people of plotting to make
me happy, especially Aajonus."
- Laura, Librarian
Canoga Park, California
"I have moments of feeling
downright
excellent. It's taken
me awhile to get used to
eating
raw fish but each time I can
eat a little more."
- Teresa, age 28
Anchorage, Alaska
"A token of appreciation
for a miracle
in my life. Words
cannot explain how grateful I
am
for your service."
- Genie, age 40
Cincinnati, Ohio
"The book has [a] very
profound impact
on me. Gordon's
cancer went from 26.9 to 5.0 -
the
cancer count [in three
weeks]. Right now it varies,
5.0
to 10.0 because of his slack
in complete consumption of
food
and snacks [not on the
diet]. But I am excited
because
it does work."
- Carolyn, Registered Nurse
Panorama City, California
"Your book contains a
wealth of hard
earned health
treasures which I am
applying...for
me and my husband. I
am recommending that my
clients
and friends send for your
book as well."
- Lorie, age 50
Oregan
"I keep on thinking that if
it were
not for you [Aajonus] I
would be God knows where. It
was
your support that made
it happen. Sometimes it is
hard
to imagine the miracle that
you gave me. I am deeply
grateful...I
accept thankfully and
joyfully the contribution you
have
made to my life."
- Paul, age 42
Los Angeles, California
"It seems to have improved
the way
that I sleep and
certainly improved my nervous
system."
- Leslie, age 55
Whales, England
"As you probably remember,
my 15-year
old pug, Mr. D,
was completely blind with
catarracs,
deaf and incontinent. I
had to rub his hind-end just
to
get him to urinate or bm
while I held him up. He
had
endured such nerve
deterioration that he could
not
stand without severe
wabbling and not for more than
2
minutes. He had not been
able to climb even a 2 1/2
inch
step for 6 months. The vet
and I expected that he would
be
dead 6 months ago, at the
time you put him on a diet.
Mr.
D's catarracks have reversed
by 50%, he hears me now, he
urinates
and defacates
perfectly normally, and he is
back
to jumping on and off the
couch again, and out the doggy
door
leaping down the
stairs and plays like a puppy
again
in the yard. I cannot
thank you enough."
- Dore Freeman
Beverly Hills
"I read the book cover to
cover three
times and refer to it
constantly. The information in
this
book inspired me to take
control of my health. Today I
have
more vitality than ever
before. I especially
appreciate
the recommendations for
specific conditions. Simple
cures
that work with household
ingredients and natural foods."
- Micaela
"I have regained much of my
former
strength...This diet is
great!"
- Rodney
"Amazing! The book is a
revelation!
I wish I had it sooner.
The first reading left me
astonished.
I've been reading it
over and over, absorbing more
with
each pass. It is one of
the most impressive books I
have
ever read for several
reasons. First, the idea of
presenting
your own story in
"novelette" form was a stroke
of
genius. It connects the
reader to Aajonus and to the
work
that he is doing in an
emotional way. The second half
of
the book then answers so
many of the questions that
arise
in the first half, in a format
that makes practical
information
very accessible. I can not
praise this work enough.
Everyone
who desires health
should have a copy."
-Ron
"I...have applied the
principles
[from your book] to the best
of my understanding with
excellent
results. And again -
thanks for writing your book!"
- Drew
"Following [my
father-in-law's] third
surgery, I introduced
him to the book. The
tumor
has not returned, and he is
feeling better than ever."
- Joann
"For the previous 30 years
I had
been experimenting with
different diets, supplements,
and
health regimens. But I
must say that the sum total of
everything
I learned during
that time is not nearly as
valuable
to me as your simple diet.
It has literally changed my
life.
Perhaps most importantly it
has given me the clarity of
mind
to realize how
undernourished I was during
all
my years as a vegetarian. I
am very grateful - thank you!"
- Michael
"I just wanted to let you
know that
I have implemented your
dietary suggestions as listed
in
your book. Although I was
not particularly thorough in
every
aspect, I feel that it has
helped me to regain much of my
health.
Recently, my
doctor retested me for my
thyroid
and candida - for the first
time since I began testing
more
than a year ago, they were
both normal!!! I feel I
could
not have done it without your
help and support."
- Adrienne
"I thank you for your
wonderful book."
- Jay
"My husband and I...have
been following
the raw food diet
for several months, and we are
feeling
great on it."
- Deborah
"Again, I want to thank
you... It
seems as if you have found
your way in this life,
bringing
something through, that is
new and helpful to people...To
sense,
the rippling of one's
heart no matter how much
energy
points in different
directions. I cannot imagine
what
you have faced in bringing
through what you have brought
through,
because it goes
against so much of what is
accepted
and practiced on this
planet. There is true courage
in
the path that you have led
and lead. It is because your
mind
is fresh and your thoughts
geyser like."
- Ray
"[Before
your
diet, this was my] list of chronic ailments:
• inability to gain weight no
matter what or how much I ate
(assimilation of nutrients was
bad,
my digestion was not
good and I was losing interest
in
all but salty and sweet
foods. I was craving fat but
ingesting
it in the wrong forms).
• daily low back/hip pain (often
severely limiting my ability
to bend or sit comfortably).
• eczema (sometimes severe,
particularly
in flexion areas of
the body, since I was a baby).
• irritability
• low energy (almost complete
shutdowns nearly every day
about 2:30 p.m. or so).
• sensitivity and pain in some
of my teeth (including
sensitivity to cold).
• high incidence of upper
respiratory
infections.
• frequent sinus blockage.
• low tolerance for high
temperatures
and exposure to the
sun.
• joint pains that traveled to
different areas of the body
(sometimes the knees, or
shoulders
or other areas).
"I had
sought
relief for these problems from Western
medicine (drugs-antibiotics,
aspirin,
decongestant tablets
and nasal sprays, muscle
relaxants,
cortisone creams for the
skin. [Also from] Eastern
medicine
(acupuncture, herbal
medicine), homeopathy, vitamin
and
supplement therapy. I
had also been to marriage
counseling
(for the irritability
issue). Each year, I passed my
Western
medical physical
with flying colors, but I
still
felt very poorly, troubled by the
conditions listed above.
"For a year
and
3 months now, I have been following
your dietary suggestions over
90%
of the time. Your book
and consultations have really
had
a profoundly positive
impact on my health! I have
eliminated
all the problems on
the list except for my skin
(which
only bothers me in 2 small
areas now, primarily during
the
winter). In the summer, the
diet and the stronger sun
cleared
my skin completely!
"I have
returned
to running for exercise (which I had
stopped doing due to pains),
my
weight has gone from 217
to 230. My muscle mass is much
improved.
I am not fat and
I should state that this
weight
gain was something I
desired!. My energy levels are
much
more consistent (no
huge dips now). I am
thoroughly
enjoying the sun and heat
now, which is good since I
live
in So. Calif.! I have been
able to quit using caffeine to
extend
my wakefulness and
energy, and I seldom crave
sweets
anymore.
"And raw
fats
are amazing! They soothe the nerves and
give me lots of energy. I
especially
love raw cream! And
after a year of eating plenty
of
raw dairy, my 1998 physical
showed very low cholesterol
levels.
"I am
appreciative
and grateful for finding solutions to
problems that were interfering
with
the quality of life, and
may have been indicators of
much
more serious and life-
threatening illness to come. I
am
sorry I didn't encounter
this "paradigm shift" in the
way
I eat before I was 42! But I
am enjoying the best health of
my
life now! Thank you.
p.s.- Carrie found a photo of
me
from around Christmas
1996. What a difference! I was
gaunt,
my face was
blossoming with acne rosacea
all
around my nose and
mouth. She said "want to see
what
a year on a raw diet can
do?" when she surprised me
with
it."
- Don Sanders
Los Angeles
"I have never felt better
in my life.
Plus, our dog, Peri,
seems to get happier and
happier,
stronger and stronger,
healthier and healthier every
day.
And our dog Mollie seems
to be mellowing a bit..."
- Bob
Florida
"Once I added raw
fats...and increased
the amount of fish
per day, my health rocketed
within
a month's time. My
energy increased and I'm no
longer
freezing cold all the
time. I even find myself
shedding
clothes while others
complain of the cold!"
- Malcolm
"We have read your book .
We love
it! After 5 sets of
chemotherapy, my Mom's overall
condition
[was] much
worse. In last 5 months my Mom
aged
rapidly and looked
and felt worse than at the
time
following the operation. We
all encouraged my Mom to stick
with
[her doctor's]
treatment, but when her
complaints
grew louder and louder
we understood that she wanted
and
needed help. We
intensified our search for
alternative
non-toxic treatments.
Currently she is on all raw
food
diet as a result of your
book.
"My Mom and
we
all understand that poisoning the
whole body with the
chemotherapy
can't and won't "cure"
cancer. [Her doctor] insists
[she]
continue chemotherapy.
My Mom refuses...! All our
family
switched to all raw diet
and we have numerous benefits
as
a result!!!"
- Leon
New York
"So MUCH has healed and
changed in
my life...I am in awe
and very grateful to
you...Feeling
'reborn...at thirty.' I
haven't yet fully grasped the
magnitude
of the healing."
- Andreas
San Diego
"I was thinking how richly
I am blessed
in having you in my
life!!!"
- Susan Brown
Bloomfield, CT
"I'm happy to say I've put
on a much-needed
20 pounds
since starting this diet
almost
five months ago, and feel
great. THANK YOU! In my own
way,
I am trying to share
this information with others."
- Andy
Los Angeles
"[I] see your program as
the missing
piece to the puzzle, the
long-term, foundational
program
to attain optimal health."
- Linda
"[Aajonus] makes the
connection between
diet and health
crystal clear. I, having
studied
Cayce and other nutritionists
for years, this book has given
me
the motivation to
FINALLY make the transition to
a
TRULY healthy diet.
The book blends a well written
narrative
of Aajonus' curing
his son - doomed to death by
the
medical establishment -
with facts on the connections
between
food and specific
illnesses. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
for
anyone trying to
strengthen the intuitive
wisdom
of their body's own
nutritional needs. Shows the
links
between processed foods,
heated fats and sweets to our
bodies'
inability to allow the
natural healing flow that is
our
birthright."
- Ryan
"Revolutionary! One of the
best books
on the subject. I'm a
long standing vegetarian, so
sometime
Aajonus' approach to
health [was] hard to
digest.but
his proof of the matter is
brilliant! A must-read for all
victims
of this "civilisation".
- Sam
"Finding Aajonus' work has
truly
been a miracle. A year
ago, my body and mind were
completely
controlled by the
horrible effects of Chronic
Fatigue
Syndrome. Within
months of putting to practice
the
principles found within the
book, my life began to slowly
improve.
Now, only 6 months
after changing the way I eat,
I
feel much better, hold a
steady job, and continue to
improve.
Thank you Aajonus for
helping me regain control of
my
health and life."
- Ben
Texas
"Thanks for the...tips, my
health
is so wonderful emotionally
and physically..."
- Ellie
"Just want you to know that
you and
your work are very
special and means a lot to me.
I
feel very fortunate to know
you, and you are a real
blessing
to the world."
- Brenda
San Diego
"I have already noticed a
marked
improvement in just 3 - 4
days into my accident! [My
son]
says I'm walking at least
60% better. I disposed of the
crutches,
after the first day or
so, in lieu of a cane.
Yesterday,
I disposed of the cane, and
now walk, albeit stiff-legged,
without
the aid of a walking
devise. Things seem to
be
working! Considering the
intensity of the injury:
the
audible pop in my knee, the
excruciating, and agonizing
pain,
I'm knitting together, and
apparently healing much faster
then
I ever, ever, anticipated.
Thank you, thank you!!!"
- Myron
San Fernando Valley
"I have had to be on a
completely
raw diet including milk
and cream for health reasons
for
the last 2 ½ years and I am
happily regaining optimal
health
thanks to raw eating."
- Kay
"I have just recently
purchased your
book and I have
experienced positive results
with
raw foods. I don't have
any severe health issues, but
rather
nagging problems which
are already subsiding."
- Scott
"...my husband and Luke,
now Mark
and Stephen, even
Jessica (6 yr. old), have
taken
hold of your philosophy. We
all eat this way. Yes,
some
people think we are crazy. But
we feel good."
- Diana
Panorama City
"God bless you, Aajonus!
You saved
my life. Thanks to your
book "we want to live" now I
have
the energy to live and
work."
- Fran
Hollywood
"I wanted to tell you how
appreciative
I am to receive the
wisdom you have shared in your
book
- I can feel the love
and care with which you
give.
Thank you for your
generosity."
- Larelle
"Wow, I am so happy!
Also,
thanks for clearing up my
confusion...And, I can feel my
life
coming back to me.
Thank you so much."
- Susanne
"I am lucky and progressing
well.
I eat a completely raw
diet. It is very
nurturing
to my body and I love it."
- Donna
"I am
doing very
well on the diet...I am so thankful that you persisted in your belief
that
man could lead a happy, disease-free life. I was at wit's end before I
found out about you and now I feel that I have found "it".
"I am a
wife
and mother of three fantastic, really fantastic boys and you've
actually
given me hope that I'll be around to see grandkids (I'm only 38 and I
have
had my doubts). Thanks for giving me my life back."
- Suzanne
"I'm feelin' so damn good,
I almost
can't handle it!! [My
previous doctor] didn't even
recognize
me! Of course the
last time I saw him I was 60
Lbs.
lighter! He told me he
thought I looked at peace,
which
I think is a great way to
describe how I feel now."
- Malcolm
New York
"...the physician -- a
graduate from
Harvard -- told [my
husband] that he knows several
good
friends who have been
on Aajonus' diet for the past
year
and a half and they are
doing fine. They've lowered
their
cholesterol and look
great."
- Cheryl
Santa Barbara
"Thank you for giving me
the nutritional
tools to help so
many people (as well as
myself).
Daily, using what I have
learned from you I make a
difference
in the lives around me.
Nutrition and good health was
just
a crap-shoot for me until
I met you Aajonus--and I thank
you."
- Sus'
"I think I've learned not
to be reactive
and to take a long
term outlook towards this type
of
change in diet. I look
forward to your next book!"
- Michael
"So dear Aajonus thank you
for what
you do here on this
planet and for whom you are,
for
the gifts you give.
Blessings to you."
- Jennifer
San Rafael
"I have gone to 95 per cent
[Aajonus'
raw diet] and feel 80
per cent better."
- Ebrahim
Culver City
"It has only been a week,
however
I can see some
improvement on the dry skin
areas
on my arms and scalp."
- Charlie
"I repeat that the Aajonus
Vonderplanitz'
results with
remission from cancer using hi
raw
animal fat diets are
statistically valid. He did
not
make this up."
- Elnora, 40-year biological
researcher
New York City
"Wishing you the best and
thanking
you again for all that
you do to better people's
well-being.
Fondly,"
- Pascal
San Rafael
"If my friend has been
opened...then
anyone can! He was
the most germ-phobic person
that
I knew, but, after having
met you, [he] was very much
struck
as to the elegance of
the system that you describe.
I
want to honor the truth of
you, and your unfailingly
courageous
effort to bring it out
into the world."
- Ray
"Just...to say how very
much I appreciate
the work you are
doing to make the world a
better
and healthier place for all
of us. You have certainly
opened
my eyes and given me
tools for self-healing."
- Nita
Hollywood
"I
realized that
I was doing some startling things for
me...and feeling a strong
sense
of my body being healthy.
Not only that, but a kind of
knowing
that there is
tremendous hope in my world of
living
a long, healthy life,
of confidently being on the
right
track. And I would not
have being doing this if it
weren't
for the way that you lived
your life for yourself - and
for
the rest of us. I know that I
have already thanked you for
being
courageous, persistent,
and having a vision of
health.
It's time to thank you again.
Thanks, Aajonus.
"Ever since
my
contact with you, my fear of microbes has
lessened considerably and has
allowed
me the insight of the
connectivity of all
life.
I love your reference to viruses as
communication links among the
species.
All this stuff about
unity among all life is
beginning
to make sense, finally...There
is a lot of work for all of us
to
do to change the paradigm.
Thanks for taking
responsibility
for making us aware of the
possibilities we have to
improve
our health, and that of the
world."
- Murray
Sacramento
"I
consider you
to be one of the greatest and most
important mentors in my life.
I
applaud your many hard
fought contributions in the
healing
arts. Your work with
your clientele is equally
praiseworthy.
But ultimately, it's
your progressive [and
thankfully
aggressive], approach
directed toward protecting,
hence
preserving the precious
delicate balance of our
planet,
that is indeed noteworthy of
supreme recognition. In
deep
appreciation, I support you
from the bottom of my heart.
"As a
guardian
of our earth, I thank you for being one of
the few genuine earthlings
that
truly deserves to dwell on
this fabulous planet.
...And,
hopefully through your ancient
wisdom, and as a tenacious
advocate
of 'righting the
system', people amass will
heed
your lead.
"As my
mentor
and my teacher, I am thankful eternally to
you...I am blessed!"
- M.S.
"I have never been in
better health
thanks to your book."
- Brad
"I'm nearly over my cold.
My mother
was quite amazed. I
told her it was the diet.
Nothing
like tangible results to get
through to people!"
- Laura
"I no longer have my
attention on
my heart which had been
beating erratically for the
last
couple years. After noticing
the calmness...I found no
missing
beats...or irregularities.
My whole system seems calmer.
No
gas or rumbling in my
gut. I never believed it could
happen.
My fervent thanks to
you."
- Elinor
"...your book, 'We Want To
Live",
is the closest I have
come across that
fulfills...the
natural diet of man."
- Barry
"I am extremely happy with
how it's
going. We have about
10 guys in my office doing the
diet
and all are loving it."
- Enid
"The influence you have had
on my
life has been incredibly
good...what a healer gives
another
being is, really,
priceless."
- Greg
Santa Ysabell
"Thank you for the
wonderful information
and
inspiration...I'll use [your
book]
for the rest of my live."
- Jennifer
"After 25 years of
self-study in
the nutritional arena and
much trial and error, your
book
has provided most of the
missing pieces in the jigsaw
puzzle
of my own health. Thank
you for your great work."
- Clive
"All is going well and I'm
feeling
much better. Started to
feel better and lose my shaky
legs
after my first 12 [raw]
eggs. I'm feeling almost 100%."
- Kay
"I have been following your
advice
and I feel great. Thanks
so much."
- Jeff
"Thank you for your kind
help and
guidance."
- Stanley, N.D., D.C., PhC.
Brooklyn
"My sister...is showing
incredible
and immediate progress
already. Thanks."
- Larry
"I really appreciate what
you're
doing. I'm feeling better
and better in many ways.
You're
saving me from a lot of
misery. Thanks a
million."
- Kevin
"Thank you for all of your
help and
guidance in my journey
towards better health."
- Dillion
"I praise the universe for
the gift
of meeting you. I thank
you so much for your help."
- Donna
Hartford
"Thank you for your
dedication and
love."
- Fiona
"Thank you for the
contribution you've
made to my life.
Thanks so much for the
enlightenment."
- Leigh
"I refer to your book so
often and
your advice. [Your]
knowledge has been such a big
part
of my life over these
last 6 months, that I wanted
to...show
my appreciation. My
health and life are so much
better
than [they] had been over
the last 4 years. I feel
better
now than I did before I was ill!
Everyone is interested to know
about
this lifestyle that has
brought me back."
- Malcolm
"Thank you so much for your
experiences
and discoveries,
and blessing us with a new
healthy
lifestyle."
- Daniel and Linda
"I am excited to begin
incorporating
these principles for
myself and my patients."
- Joe, M.D.
"We read your book and all
our family
switched to all raw
diet and we have numerous
benefits
as a result!!!"
- Leon
"Much affection and
admiration for
your courage and for
giving such effective
leadership."
- Alice
"Wanted to let you know I'm
still
eating the raw diet and it
is continuing to give me
increased
energy. Everybody tells
me how good I look. In
fact
they are surprised I'm in a
wheelchair [because of
Multiple
Sclerosis]."
- Palmer
North Carolina
"I'm enjoying my raw food
regimen.
Thanks again for
turning me on to it! Also want
to
quote your book in mine."
- Fred
Colorado
"THANK YOU for your
persistence and
brilliance in
figuring this out."
- Barbara
"Joshua seems to be doing
quite well!
He has more
energy and pep. He tries more
'tricky'
things, physically. His
nervous system still seems a
little
unstable but I've seen
improvement there as well. He
definitely
feels better and has
more energy."
- Katherine
(8-year old with diabetes,
muscular
dystrophy and
enlarged liver; liver
normalized
in 3 months.)
"I have been on your diet
for about
9 months and I enjoy it!
I used to be vegan, for about
five
years, and I grew up a
vegetarian. I used to have
cravings;
it never felt like I was
satisfied. Your diet feels
much
more balanced. Thank you
for all the information."
- Aleph
"Thanks for my health!"
- Kay
"I want to tell you you're
a genius.I
feel so damn good
right now, I want to express
my
gratitude. I've still got a
few minor symptoms, and the
usual
body quirks and burps,
but I feel good, consistently.
Muscle
is building up. I've got
more energy. I'm sleeping
better.
The food digests; I get
normal hunger for good things.
The
irritation in my G.I.
tract is practically gone. I
was
waking up at night with my
eyes feeling like they had
sand
under the eyelids. This has
improved very much. When
reading
and studying I couldn't
sit for longer than an hour or
two.
A pain would start
appearing in the left front of
my
abdomen. That problem is
vanishing also."
"My landlord mentioned how
vastly
better I seemed to be
lately. My mother visited
recently
and said the same thing
basically. For years after
almost
starving to death, I didn't
smile very much at all, and
she
said it is very wonderful to
see me having a normal energy
level
and lots of expression
in my eyes and face...it's
working."
- Greg
"The sore enlarged lymph
nodes under
my right arm are
definitely better."
- Caroline
"My strength is growing.
There is
no question about that."
- Rod
"Thank you for bringing
your truth
out of the closet. Just
when I thought I had done it
all
and was giving up, you
came along and gave me hope."
- Barbara
"My husband has been eating
raw foods
and feels much
stronger, when he runs; and
more
'solid' in body mass."
- Arla
"We are both doing well,
getting
healthier day by day."
- Denise and Kay
"As we walk this path with
you, your
depth of attunement
with the body becomes even
more
clear to us. We love our
bodies, too! And the
communication
becomes deeper every
new month."
- Marilyn and Paul
San Rafael
"[I] started your raw
diet...and
am amazed at my sense of
well-being and energy."
- Irene
"I am now better and using
the inhaler
much less than I have
in years. I am sticking
with
the diet and enjoying it. Again,
thanks. I had a great summer
and
fall. My immune system is
greatly improved and I only
occasionally
need a brief hit
from the prednisone.
I've
gained weight and am healthier. I
have cut back the inhalers to
2x
a day."
- Ellen
Santa Fe
"Thank you for giving me my
life
back."
- Paul
"Still on your diet and
have never
done better in all my life."
- Doloris
"[My daughter Dorothy] is
doing magnificently
well! We
pray that this remission
continues."
- Jim
Clinton, NJ
"We want to thank you for
your work
in the world, and for
writing this book. I
particularly
enjoy work like yours that
challenges existing beliefs in
the
realm of diet and
medicine."
- Paul and Juliette
"We're really enjoying your
book
and practicing its
principles. We feel so much
gratitude.
We thank you for
your dedication and years of
research!"
- Heidi and Andrew
"I know it works. My
insulin [intake]
is down to only 13
units/a.m., 8 units/p.m. I'm
able
to reduce one unit per
month. Your book is our bible
and
we refer to it daily."
- Susan, age 45
(Sue has been on insulin since
she
was a child)
Los Angeles
"I've been on Aajonus' diet
for over
two years. From the
information in We Want to Live
I
am able to do the diet on
my own, mainly
instinctively,
eating what appeals to me
according to the guidelines in
the
book. Immediately, I
started feeling better in
every
way. I have always been
concerned with my overweight
problem
(obsessed with it). I
noticed that I was eating less
than
before, even though I'm
still a "big eater". Eating
the
diet fills me up and satisfies me
more quickly and for a longer
time.
I've lost very little
weight but finally I've lost
one
dress size, which suits me
fine. I'm slimmer and firmer.
This
took time but I've already
lost 80 percent of my
cellulite,
and I had a lot. I was a
compulsive chocolate and candy
eater.
Now I make
Aajonus' chocolate substitute
-
a little raw carob powder
mixed in unsalted raw butter
and
unheated honey - or a
smoothie with hormone- and
antibiotic-free
raw eggs and
banana (or other fruit). My
chocolate
and candy cravings
are satisfied without any of
the
ill side-effects that chocolate
and candy produce, like
extreme
moodiness. I crave sugar
after every meal, so now I eat
unheated
honey and that
satisfies me fine.
"I am a flight attendant who
works
tiring 10-15-hour
international flights on my
feet.
I face continuous jet-lag and
extreme climate changes. The
diet
improved my ability to
endure everything. I don't
feel
the heaviness in my legs
now. I no longer take pills
for
my vascular problem either. I
no longer have a vascular
problem.
To cut down on a lot of
the water-retention I cut out
salt.
I craved salt, so I had to
eat it. Following the diet
suggestions,
I now eat tomatoes,
raw oysters or raw scallops to
satisfy
my salt cravings. It's
easy, now that I am adjusted
to
it. Physiologically, it's a
much easier way to live than
before.
"The first year I still slept
a
lot, but now I sleep less and I
recoup from colds, flus, every
form
of sickness
(detoxification) faster. I
have
more stamina and am less
tired. It's much easier to
exercise
and enjoy exercise (my
muscles got stronger,
quicker).
Even my moods improved. I
feel happier. The diet changed
my
life and perceptions. It is
one of my keys to happiness,
health
and youth."
- Veronica, age 33
Lesigny, France
"Dear Aajonus,
"I have been meaning to
sit
down and write this
letter for a few months now,
however,
being blessed as I am
with two wonderfully healthy,
energetic
little girls, I do not
find myself sitting often.
"Sydera and Chelsea are
both
doing excellently. As
you may remember, Chelsea has
enjoyed
eating all raw
foods since she was introduced
to
them when I weaned her
from breast feeding.
This
is still true for her. She continues
to choose raw foods over
cooked
when given the option.
"Sydera did not adapt as
easily
to the raw diet. We
were able to substitute raw
milk
and cream, fruits and
vegetables, raw honey and raw
nuts
for foods that she was
already eating but raw meat
was
too foreign to her. It took
seven months of waiting, but
she
finally decided, on her
own, to discover why Mommy,
Daddy,
and baby sister
loved raw meat so much. Now
she
is quite pleased to tell
anyone who will listen that
Meat
is Yummy!
"Sydera has always been
our
strong-willed child.
She can throw a tantrum with
the
best of them. In fact, one
of her most infamous fits
occurred
in a Walmart store. I
carried her out of the store
kicking
and screaming. When I
reached my car, I actually had
a
police officer approach me
and tell me to step away from
the
child. He figured, judging
by her demeanor, that I was
hurting
her in some way when
in all actuality it was my 3 ½
year old daughter who was
behaving violently. I
had
the bruises to prove it. After this
incident I was
devastated.
I felt that I had failed as a parent.
If I could not control the
situation
when my child was this
small how could I possibly be
a
good parent as she got
older? I spoke to my
doctor,
to my family, and to other
parents - everyone assured me
that
she would grow out of
it. It was just a phase
they
said, while this may be true for
some children, it was not true
for
mine.
"Sydera did not improve
with
time, in fact, her
tantrums grew more and more
violent.
I tried everything -
time outs, taking away
favorite
toys, rewarding good
behavior, following a strict
schedule,
extra attention - none
of it worked. It wasn't
until
I tried raw foods as a part of
her diet that I saw any signs
of
promise. We cut out the
processed sugar and gave her
raw
fruits and unheated
honey. We replaced junk
drinks
with non-pasteurized raw
apple juice. We
substituted
her old brand of milk for raw
milk from a local farm.
With
each new change emerged a
calmer, more alert little
girl.
"Sydera is more patient
and
is not so quick to throw
a tantrum. She is able
to
remain calm when she is upset and
listen to reason instead of
screaming
at the top of her lungs
until she gets put in her
room.
She talks about what she is
feeling instead of resorting
to
an all out hitting, kicking,
screaming fit. On the
rare
occasion that she experiences a
moment, as we now call them, I
can
always trace the cause
back to something that she
ate.
Thanks to the raw diet we
spend less time in conflict
and
more time enjoying one
another.
"For Chelsea, the move
to
raw food has been a
relatively easy
transition.
She was a breast fed baby until
she turned one year old.
When
she was weaned, she went
straight to raw milk and
ground
sirloin. We noticed a
change in her almost
immediately
following the introduction
of raw foods into her
diet.
Chelsea had always been small
for her age. Each visit
to
the pediatrician had the same
result, she always measured
below
the 25th percentile for
both height and weight in her
age
category. When she was
nine months old our
pediatrician
prescribed an iron
supplement for her because her
iron
level was too low.
When she was retested after
three
months there had been no
change in her iron
level.
We were instructed to continue
with the vitamins and have her
retested
again in three
months. At this same
time
we began the raw diet. The
results were almost
instantaneous.
Chelsea nearly doubled
in size, finally reaching her
ideal
height and weight, her teeth
began to come in, she began to
walk,
she stopped being sick
all of the time, and even
though
we had decided not to
continue with the iron
supplements,
her iron level reached a
safe level on its own.
"Where we live in
Connecticut
it is relatively easy to
obtain the raw foods that my
family
loves. I have learned
that this is not the case in
all
states. On a trip to Indiana last
Christmas I discovered that I
could
not purchase raw milk
anywhere. I had not
brought
milk with us because I figured
that I would certainly be able
to
purchase raw milk in
Indiana. They have lots
of
dairy farms. I was wrong. I
soon learned that farmers were
afraid
to sell raw milk
because of repercussions they
could
face from the Board of
Health. Chelsea cried
for
milk for days before I gave in and
purchased a gallon of milk at
a
local grocery store. At first,
Chelsea kind of looked at me
as
if to say, What is this? I
want milk. But she drank
it
and so did I. That same night
we were both violently ill,
Chelsea
more so than me. We
both experienced vomiting and
diarrhea.
Poor Chelsea
vomited six times in her
sleep.
Her vomit looked and
smelled like sour milk.
Thank
goodness she was in our
bedroom so we were able to
hear
her and get her up. I felt
like I had a bad hangover,
minus
the alcohol. At first, I
thought we had caught some
type
of bug all though I could
not figure out why no one else
was
sick. There were six
other people in the house and
no
one else was even the
slightest bit ill. It
was
Christmas so we had visited tons of
family members both the day
before
and the actual day that
we got sick. No one else
experienced
even the slightest bit
of what we had experienced.
"I could not figure it
out
until we went for a second
visit 2 months later.
This
time I brought raw milk but when
it ran out I bought another
gallon
of pasteurized milk at a
local store and, after
drinking
it, Chelsea once again became
ill. (I did not drink
the
milk this time.) It was the
pasteurized milk!
"It has been four months
since
this experience and
Chelsea is still afraid to
drink
raw milk. Once, she would
eagerly accept a cup of raw
milk,
drink it down, and ask for
more. Now she cries when
we
give her raw milk and will
not drink it until we reassure
her
that we are giving her the
Good milk. Other than
this
instance, things are going great
for us with our raw food
diet.
We have all been healthier
than ever. Before the
diet,
someone in the family would be
at the doctor's office at
least
once every six weeks (usually
Chelsea), no one has been
since
we started eating raw
foods. Chelsea has
become
our teacher. She eats whatever
her body craves, often going
straight
for the raw meat, and
is probably the healthiest
person
in our family because of it.
And a child shall lead..."
- Mrs. Mikel J. Theobald
Bloomfield, Connecticut |