French medical researchers observing
chimpanzees, noted that chimps in the wild eating their natural raw diet would
live out normal life spans even while carrying the HIV virus, while chimps in
zoos fed cooked and processed foods,
developed the debilitating symptoms of AIDS and died before their time.
"Caged chimpanzees fed raw foods and
infected by the AIDS virus, do not show the slightest symtpom.... There is also
an illness similar to human AIDS that occurs in domestic cats fed industrial
products, "feline AIDS". Cases of this illness have never been observed
in wild felines."
-- Bruno Comby, "Maximize Immunity",
p. 123
Does this mean I'm advocating a totally raw diet for the rest of your life? Not at all. The great California naturopath, Bernard Jensen, used to talk about two ways of eating: the cleansing diet and the building diet. During cleansing and healing times, resorting to a totally raw diet can do wonders to rejuvenate body and mind. But you can only cleanse for so long. Alas, some people treat their body like a sewer system that they have to be constantly scouring and cleaning out. Not a very friendly attitude to take towards one's own body.
After cleansing, says Jensen, go on a building diet. Eat more protein, yes even cooked protein, always keeping fresh fruits and vegetables in the diet as well. Balance and harmony.
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