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Rainbow Green Live-Food Cuisine
Medical researchers have found that a high-fat, high-sugar diet, combined with environmental pollutants and stress, can lead to a buildup of toxins in the body collectively known as chronic degenerative disease. Here holistic physician Gabriel Cousens addresses the dangers of foods that have been genetically modified, treated with pesticides, microwaved, and irradiated—and...more
Paperback, 568 pages
Published
August 22nd 2003
by North Atlantic Books
(first published March 17th 2003)
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In the world of nutrition it seems there are about a million different voices saying what is good for you and and what is not. With that in mind I would have to say I have no idea if this guy is right or wrong or partially right or wrong. But it was interesting to read his theories on food.
The "Authentic Foods" chapter stuck in my mind the most where he presents studies that show the toxicity of non-organic foods. This chapter is scary enough to make you want to garden yourself and buy only orga...more
The "Authentic Foods" chapter stuck in my mind the most where he presents studies that show the toxicity of non-organic foods. This chapter is scary enough to make you want to garden yourself and buy only orga...more
After eating a mostly raw diet for over a year I still felt really out of control with my eating. Sugar was the main culprit for my binges and after reading a lot about why, I discovered that candida needs sugar to survive and my cravings were my candida talking.
I decided to get serious and do something about it and I'm now just 4 days in to eating in Phase 1 (very restrictive, no fruits except for lemons and limes).
The recipes have all been really amazing so even if you don't decide to follow...more
I decided to get serious and do something about it and I'm now just 4 days in to eating in Phase 1 (very restrictive, no fruits except for lemons and limes).
The recipes have all been really amazing so even if you don't decide to follow...more
Becoming a raw foodist and battling (excuse my french), the biggest bitch in the world, CANDIDA, this book was my light at the end of the tunnel. I am so grateful for Gabriel Cousens massive research, light and love that he's spread unto the world with his books, retreats, etc. And the recipes in this book have certainly just been life-saving! I'll be honest that I'm not 100% raw, because I do still have a bit of cooked grains like quinoa, but either way being 85-90% raw is a huge difference!
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While Cousens makes some interesting and somewhat valid comments on the toxicity of stored grains, as he promotes his live-food cuisine and its healing benefits, I still am not convinced that they need to be avoided. There are way too many cultures where the basis of the diet is grains. To feed a lot of people, you have to store the grains. It is my belief that a diet with grains, even if they are stored grains, is more beneficial to long-term health than a diet where they are avoided. I do like...more
Cousens' recipes seem mostly simple and likely to be tasty, but I have a hard time swallowing his tripe about bacteria mutating into fungus. Hello, what happened to the Kingdoms? Heredity?
The Pottenger cat study again! This time from the completely opposite end of the spectrum--raw veganism. Again, some of the research cited is of poor quality and terribly outdated. This a great book if you want to justify your disordered eating at the next available $2500 yoga retreat in California. Okay, a little dark humor, but the author is making some pretty unsubstantiated claims in this book. Nonetheless, I made about 50-60% of the recipes and they were all pretty darn good. My favorites:...more
So, I cracked open this book to begin reading, and as I read the first page or two I realized this was a more indebth book than I was really wanting to read. So I skimmed the pages and didn't find anything I was really interested in. So then I went to the back to check out the recipes, and reading through them I think I've decided I'm done trying live/raw foods. I believe there's lots of health benefits, but I guess I'm just too addicted to "cooked" foods, I can't give it up. There's lots of oth...more
Like a lot of people, I am gradually coming to the realization that what I put into my body affects the way my mind and body are able to function. Not all food is created equal and counting calories or carbs does very little good if I’m not giving my body the nutrition it needs. Slowly, I am learning that my body, mind, and spirit prefer whole foods to fast food and empty calories.
Rainbow Green Live- Food Cuisine introduces the concept of live-food. This plan is strictly vegan and promotes the...more
Rainbow Green Live- Food Cuisine introduces the concept of live-food. This plan is strictly vegan and promotes the...more
Like everything, it needs to be taken with a grain of salt, but this book definitely reinforced for me the belief that the more fruit and vegetables I can grow on my property - with organic seeds - the better I am off with my health.
Dr Cousens is one of the leading experts in raw food, nutrition and healthy living. In this book he has designed a nutritional plan primarily to heal candida and weak immunity system, but in overall it is a way to eat healthy for life.
This book is chock full of great recipes. If you want to embrace the raw food life I recommend this book. It is not heavy on photographs; its value is in the recipes.
I was priveledged to aid in the production of this Raw Bible of longevity.
If you want to live long - this is a must read
If you want to live long - this is a must read
This is a cook book but so much more! 100 or 200 pages about mycosis. I would recommend it.
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Something worth committing to
Not sure that I subscribe to his theories but interesting to read anyway
This book is not intended for a singles-type lifestyle. All of the recipes produce huge quatities of food and take more time to prepare than french onion soup.
If you have the time though, a raw food lifestyle is wonderful and the health benefits are extraordinary.
If you have the time though, a raw food lifestyle is wonderful and the health benefits are extraordinary.
Cousens is held up as a raw food guru, and tries to make his system sound fun. but I found this book depressing. An uber-restrictive ethos.
gabriel cousens is amazing and this book is one of my faves for it's info and recipes which are all raw and very yummy...
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