Dr David Klein Raw Food Diet
Okay, peeps – something new, and very special today. An interview!
If you haven't done so already, scroll down to January 20th's blog entry for his bio, then join me in welcoming Dr. David Klein ?
RAWFOODMUSE: It's such an honour to have you here, Dave. Thanks so much for joining us! Getting right to the point, then: what on earth is Natural Hygeine?
DR.KLEIN: Natural Hygiene is a term coined possibly by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton about 80 years ago. He was the greatest leader of this natural health approach and wrote 40 books on the subject and fasted 40,000 people to health recovery. His work influenced millions of people and saved my life and the lives of countless others! "Hygiene" is a Latin word which literally means "health." The word "natural" was attached to it to distinguish this health approach from other approaches which might involve treatments, therapies, remedies, unnatural diets, etc. Natural Hygiene is a lifestyle, not a diet. It's all about cooperating with nature, allowing our bodies to heal on their own without meddling and interfererence, and about living healthfully, that is, living in harmony with nature, eating our natural biological diet of raw fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds, living consciously and sharing our vibrant joy.
RAWFOODMUSE: Cool, do you think Natural Hygeine is here to stay, or is it just another trend?
DR.KLEIN: In modern times, Natural Hygiene has been around for about 200 years, since the days of Sylvester Graham. It's really human's original natural way of living and has been around for 99.99% of our ancestor's existence. All animals in nature live that way. Most of humankind does not know about or believe in self healing and natural raw food eating. So, I hope Natural Hygiene is a trend that lasts forever and catches on more and more!
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RAWFOODMUSE: Are natural hygiene and fruitarianism the same?
DR.KLEIN: Natural Hygiene simply encompasses all aspects of natural living–it's a lifestyle. Fruitarianism is a controversial term that I like to explain this way: biologiclally, physiologically and even spiritually, humans are predominantly fruit eaters, or frugivores. That is, fruit is our optimum food and the food which we will thrive on if it is our main food and is of high quality and if we lead a totally healthful lifestyle. Fruitarian diet is not a diet of 100% fruit. In nature, before recorded history, humans ate mostly fruit, plus some green leaves, seeds and nuts. Humans are able to eat other foods, but we cannot thrive on them and avoid common maladies and major diseases. Humans did migrate to colder climates, endure glacial epochs and eat animal foods, but our ancestors did not do as well on animal foods (and later grain foods when living in arid lands) as when eating the diet we were originally designed for: raw fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds. The experiences of over 2 million modern day raw fooders who eat mostly fruit has confirmed this. Of course, this can lead to a huge discussion. Those who want to read the scientific basis for this can read my book, Raw Revelation (previously titled Your Natural Diet: Alive Raw Foods). It's here: http://www.vibranthealthandwealth.com/bookstore/bookstore-individual.php?ID=2. Also, The Great Fruitarian Debate at http://www.vibranthealthandwealth.com/bookstore/bookstore-individual.php?ID=6.
RAWFOODMUSE: How about the recipes? Are they difficult to make?
DR.KLEIN: Natural "Hygienic" eating is not about recipes–it's about making a meal of one or two whole, ripe, unprocessed organic foods (such as bananas and lettuce) at a time. The fancier the meal, the worse our digestion and health will become. Natural Hygine practitioners and teachers teach "food combining" for those who want to eat simple recipes. Food combining is based upon our physiology–our digestive limitations with respect to the biochemical composition of foods. For example, an excellent combination is fruits with greens or celery. Poor combinations include nuts with sweet fruits (except acidic fruits like oranges and tomatoes), and starchy foods (such as grains and white potatoes) with any sweet fruits or fatty foods (such as avocados, nuts and seeds). When we eat undigestible poor combinations, we experience indigestion, toxemia, disease and suffering. Those who need to make "transitional recipes" can check out my book Raw 'n Delish. It has over 250 simple and delish recipes with proper food combining, including a lesson and chart explaining this. It's at http://www.vibranthealthandwealth.com/bookstore/bookstore-individual.php?ID=56. Vibrance magazine also has recipes and demo videos by raw food chefs such as yourself. The best of the simplest recipes I can recommend are dressings for dinner salads, such as: soaked nuts or seeds or some avocado mixed in a blender along with oranges or tomatoes plus some celery and greens, made into a creamy dressing. All in all, we'll do best if we don't make fancy recipes. A meal of three to five bananas and a few stalks of celery is a perfect meal.
RAWFOODMUSE: What do you think of cooked and gourmet raw eating?
DR.KLEIN: I think we all need to avoid "gourmet" eating, especially fatty, salty and starchy recipes as well as "raw junk foods" such as cacao, which is toxic. Cooked starches feed our fat cells like nothing else. To me, "gourmet" implies fancy and unnatural, and the results will never be optimum health. Simple, whole, raw food meals without preparation is what our bodies really want. With some discipline in the beginning, plus daily exercise to earn our calories, simple eating will eventually become easy and natural–we'll discover our true natural selves and set ourselves free from kitchen slavery!
RAWFOODMUSE: Thanks Dave, for your time and energy today. Can't wait to share the super simple, properly-combined video recipe I made for your magazine- I'll be sharing it here this month. Keep shining!
DR.KLEIN: My pleasure, and thank you Gina for teaching raw health!
Okay! Wow! My first interview all complete. Maybe I'll keep this up. What do you think? Any ideas on whom to interview next? If so, post below or email me!
Until next time………….Gina
RESOURCES:
David's websites:
http://www.vibrancemagazine.com
http://www.vibranthealthandwealth.com
http://www.digestionperfection.com
http://www.selfhealingempowerment.com
http://www.colitis-crohns.com
http://www.colitiscurebook.com
http://www.colitiscureblog.com
http://www.youtube.com/user/VibrantRawFoods
http://www.fruitarian.info
http://www.durastillstore.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Paia-HI/Vibrance-Magazine/195009820276?ref=mf
http://vibranthealthandwealth.wordpress.com/
Source: https://therawmuse.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/interview-with-dr-david-klein/
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