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Roy
I just got your reply and would like to thank you for your time and knowledge. I realise it's primarily about balancing the acid/alkaline of the blood.
I've read some cases where people have got better using raw foods and so I've been trying to do that as much as possible, having green soups, salads etc. but am I right to believe that cooking alkalizes food more? I think I got worse recently when I stopped using a probiotic as I wasn't sure it was working but I may have to get some again. I've also got Paul Pitchfords book and he advocates raw saltless sauerkraut so I've put some on today. As for the raw sesame paste I made, I may have to completely avoid as raw fats seem to space me out just now.
As for fish, I have had some recently even although I would not like to eat animal products but I think I need it. Funnily enough I've also been drawn to natural yoghurt but wasn't sure if it would be OK. I feel tamari and miso need to be randomly used just now and I feel better using sea salt and herbs for seasoning.
Raw garlic is great and I usually use it in flax oil over a salad.
I normally have raw seaweed but may now cook it instead as you suggested. I feel I need to have a strongly alkalizing diet as this time and will do what is necessary. My kidneys have been aching too and so I'll start cooking sprouted adukis with kombu to see if this helps. I believe I drank far too much whilst cleansing on the raw diet and find it hard to shake the importance of hydration. The ginger compress sounds good, i was thinking about that last night but I also find a hot water bottle good at bedtime. All fruit is out of the diet but I did try some dried apricots and got a reaction, so now they're out too. It's challenging not having any sweet at all but I feel better without it.
In summary do you think the following is appropriate:-
soups, steamed, pressure cooked veggies with beans, seaweed.
Raw garlic, pau d'arco, ocassional brown rice, fish.
What about millet, is it not supposed to be more alkaline than brown rice?
Just a few words back from this post would be greatly appreciated Roy, after going from one extreme to the other dietary wise, it's helpful to speak to someone like yourself.
Peace and love
Sue
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