Terrence Brannon - my experiences

[thequietcenter]

Hello, as you can see from my dietary resume
(http://bit.ly/spiritual-resume) I have been confused about diet for a
very very long time.

I was about to purchase a paleo book online, but I saw a list of paleo
diets and tripped up on the Wai Diet and instantly liked it. I had
experimented with fruitarianism for quite some time but always only
lasted about 30 days before going back to cooked food.

I had read Aajonus Vonderplanitz's books on his Primal Diet, but had
some ethical issues with eating animals at the time. However, I now
have a different perspective on animal killing:

* our eyes are set forward like a predators
* The Cosmic Love of Nature is a ruthless High Indifference. Just
watch the nature shows if you think killing other species in
un-natural.
* I am Number One. What I need comes first
* I am due to be eaten myself one day by worms, maggots, etc. I may as
well join the circle of consumption instead of trying to transcend
it... even though I do believe that there are truly breatharians
around, I dont think that is for me right now.

I would say that nuts contain enzyme inhibitors and should be avoided
for reasons similar to vegetable matter. However forcing people to
shell their own will probably lessen their interest in them.

I'm thinking that frozen mahi mahi from Whole Foods (or other health
food stores) is a viable alternative to sushi restaurants, but I will
consider both.

It is clear that fish/eggs take much longer to digest than fruit (only
15 minutes max). So I have a choice. Eat one fish/egg meal early and
then do nothing for a long while or do the "Fit for Life" approach -
fruit morning, something medium mid-day and something heavy at
night. I think I will play this by ear.

I think the suggestion by Mellis
(viewtopic.php?f=11&t=178&start=90)
on how to get the yolk should be added to the general Wai
introduction. Although my intent is to put lemon and garlic in a bowl
and "marinate" the yolk there for anti-bacterial purposes.

I have been raw gourmet for the last 4 months but have given away all
of my raw veggie concoctions to my room-mate. The raw gourmet people
really highlight that maxim of this diet: food processing is an
attempt to make the inedible, edible. They take kale and do all sorts
of things to make it edible - massage it in olive oil, salt it, but
nutritional yeast on it, as well as other spices. And then dehydrate
it.

I probably will continue my weekly wheatgrass enema because I use it
as a biological marker for keeping time of when the weeks change. I
follow the Dreamspell calendar to re-program myself from the Gregorian
chaos.

Also, there is mention of a Wai Book
(http://www.youngerthanyourage.com/home.htm) but the links on this
page are broken. Is such a book available?

So, the general introduction is over. I think I will reply to this
thread as various things occur over the next 30 days.... or make that
28, since that is what the Dreamspell calendar uses.

[thequietcenter]

I had the Salmon Ceviche (http://sushijo.com/beyond-fresh/boynton-beach.html) at Sushijo. I could only eat 1/4 before it seemed like I was going to wretch. My body is fairly hot in places --- the head, arms, etc. I suppose this is the initial phase of getting used to stronger bacteria than the raw vegan eats.

Hey, my eyes are watery too!

All of their fish is raw, so I'm glad to have a genuine raw place so close.

I needed something sweet after the meal, so I ate some raw truffles (http://rawonefood.com/) and I have my OJ and apple juice ready to further deal with the mouth watering salivation that is common when one moves back to eating animals.

[Oscar]

The Free Acne Book is only available in an online version: http://www.waiworld.com/waicure/index.html

[thequietcenter]

Today, I had stomach discomfort. I didnt eat much all day other than a raw gourmet brownie and apple juice and orange juice. I really didnt want much else.

But today, after a full day of dancing and sweating (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPXwDgC_Bc0), I came home and noticed I have little pimples all over my skin.

I've never had such a thing ever, even as a teen... I suppose the raw sashimi I had yesterday was not so raw or pure after all.

I've been raw vegan gourmet for about 4 months up to now and had consumed no animal food for at least 6 months.

[Oscar]

What are your plans concerning the Wai diet?

[thequietcenter]

What are your plans concerning the Wai diet?

Well, I was certain I was going to follow the Wai diet, until this pimple incident combined with stomach discomfort.

The stomach issue is probably just getting used to the pathogens in fish which I have not encountered for awhile.

But the pimple thing is totally unexpected. I suppose it could be due to lead/mercury in the fish. Or the horrible table salt I'm sure they put on the ceviche.

So my plan is to be 100% fruitarian and grab a raw egg or truly raw fish when I really feel I need it, which might be once every 30 days or so.

Ive been totally fruitarian before and the only issue is that you lose all muscle mass. And that is no issue as long as you arent involved in physical exertion.

[Oscar]

There are different possibilities as to what gave you issues, but getting used to raw animal protein is one of them. The salt could be the cause of the pimples, but I don't think lead/mercury had anything to do with it. I think you can go on the diet without problems, but build up your tolerance slowly. And be quite strict in the beginning, regarding things on the diet and things not on the diet. If you manage your energy well, then there's no reason to lose any muscle mass. Once you're in a routine I guess you can experiment with how much protein you'd minimally need.

[thequietcenter]

YEs, I went to Whole Foods today and bought their two raw fish dishes (http://genjiweb.com/genji/index.html) - tuna tataki and genji sashimi

I just ate all the tuna tataki and left the soy sauce, pickled ginger and carrot sticks in the box for my room-mate.

I think my response to this real raw, unsalted tuna will be much better than my restaurant experience.

[Oscar]

According to the site, the tuna tataki is seared though...

[thequietcenter]

According to the site, the tuna tataki is seared though...

Yeah, around the edges. The center is a deep red. Very similar to the wild harvested tuna I saw (but of course did not buy or eat because it is not frozen immediately).

I already ate the tataki and I dont anticipate any ill effects.

[thequietcenter]

Yesterday, I went back to Whole Foods and got the same two raw fish dishes (with the understanding that the edges of the tartare are seared).

I ate them and enjoyed them. I left the carrots and pickled ginger for my friend.

Yesterday, all I had was fruit juice and my two raw fish dishes. I awoke the next morning (now) and had a considerable bowel movement, after which there was a minute or two of burning sensation in the rectum.

The raw fish was unspiced and I did not encounter this in my pure fruitarian days.

I wonder about food. I mean some people have become breatharians, demonstrating that food is not necessary. But I'm not ready for that yet.

So, even if I have another craving for raw fish. I dont plan to follow it. Instead, I think I will only have that about once a month. Because I know that meat makes my brain feel nourished and my body feel well-oiled. And all the health food stores are promoting something called Krill, which is some sort of high-availability omega-3 fish oil.

And I dont think we get fish oil from eating the flesh and we avoid the organs to reduce bacterial complications... hmmm..

[thequietcenter]

Yesterday, all I had was fruit juice and my two raw fish dishes. I awoke the next morning (now) and had a considerable bowel movement, after which there was a minute or two of burning sensation in the rectum.

The raw fish was unspiced and I did not encounter this in my pure fruitarian days.
.

Aha! As I got up, I noticed that I have some raw salsa on my desk! And I had raw guacamole 2 days ago, and it was loaded with onions and pepper and salt. Todays elimination could be that spicy guacamole coming out.

[RRM]

my intent is to put lemon and garlic in a bowl
and "marinate" the yolk there for anti-bacterial purposes.
...

There is nothing wrong with bacteria.
There are over 400 different bacteria in our intestines,
making vitamins, aiding digestion and your defense system.
Our body can easily deal with bacteria such as salmonella, as long as you expose your body these bacteria regularly.
'Keeping your body in a plastic bubble' (away from the bacteria) weakens your defense.
Predators sometimes store their dead prey in a tree for days; its natural that bacteria are everywhere,
including in your food.
If not, your defense will be weaker.
If you want to change, you should carefully gradually increase your exposure,
letting your body get used to the bacteria.

[thequietcenter]

When I first went raw gourmet 4-5 months ago, my feet and underarms smelled. Eventually the feet got back to normal, but the underarms thing has never went away.

I've noticed the stinky feet returning as I moved to The Wai Diet.

I am finishing off the rest of my raw gourmet. I gave away my dehydrated kale to my room-mate, but I'm having raw salsa with dehydrated onion crackers and I notice the crackers have whole wheat as their primary ingredient.

I never read "Grain Damage" by Doug Graham but I think it has a lot of data on why grains are bad.

[RRM]

I've noticed the stinky feet returning as I moved to The Wai Diet.

Which means that... ?