Raven's Restaurant - Vegan Cuisine

Goodness, gracious, I've been slacking on the blog. But, fear not, I'm back, baby! Quickie today. Here's the deal though. I'm still amazed at how people can eat like crap, and make no connection between that and their health, while at the same time, totally unable to believe that I am able to survive being vegan even though I'm healthier than every single one of them.

A couple of people in my life were diagnosed with cancer over the last few months. One was diagnosed with stage IV colon and liver. I immediately put him on a whole plant foods diet. He did amazingly well throughout chemo. Kept his energy up and was able to keep on working. Now, three months later he is 100% cancer free. Did the chemo do it? Well, his chances of survival were very low, and the fact that he--and these are his words--feels better than he ever has (and even said this during chemo) is a testament to the fact that he was finally treating his body right. Animal protein had been implicated in basically every major disease. People have got to wise up to this fact. So-called nutritionists gave him advice twice to eat animal protein. This is simply criminal, and has no basis in objective science. None.

The other person has changed her diet a bit (I was not involved), and is doing better, and hopefully will keep on keeping on....

Now as for the title of this little blog, I'm going to share with you a quick sampling of the 'diet and nutrition' page of msnbc.com today--there were articles on the following (I'm paraphrasing):

Vitamin C prevents Gout
Vitamin B's prevent vision loss
Calcium lowers cancer rate
Omega 3's prolong life

All on one page. Fundamentally flawed, and here's why....You simply cannot be healthy living on isolated nutrients. This is common sense. Plants (which have all of the above nutrients in abundance) are created by the earth to be consumed in their most original form. The nutrients are packaged with fiber, water, phytochemicals, minerals, vitamins etc. in just the way our bodies can most efficiently use them. Why are we conducting research on isolated nutrients? It's just crazy. Spend the money funding school programs that educate children on the healthiest diet known to man: veganism...

Animal products do have nutrients, but they are packaged with cholestrol, saturated fat, and zero fiber. See the difference? "But I can't give up my cheese." Great. Here's to your health and happiness...