Comments on: A DIET FOR YOUR HEALTH, NOT JUST FOR YOUR WEIGHT http://www.carolalt.com/2008/10/09/a-diet-for-your-health-not-just-for-your-weight/ Carol Alt Official Web Site Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:01:36 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ali http://www.carolalt.com/2008/10/09/a-diet-for-your-health-not-just-for-your-weight/comment-page-2/#comment-1621 Ali Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:13:35 +0000 http://www.carolalt.com/?p=39#comment-1621 Hi Carol! Thank you so much for making your healthy lifestyle public so we may benefit. So generous. I am in a bind. I have been very sick with Lyme since I was 19 (now 34) and have endured a cascade of health problems that has left my body ravaged. This makes me very sad. I have lost my joy, my looks, my youth. It's been hard. My digestion has shut down completely as a result of so much weakness. And I am extremely thin and having trouble absorbing nutrients and keeping weight on. I am inclined towards raw foods, as my body is thirsty for life and vibrancy. What do you suggest in terms of food choices, recipes, etc for someone with compromised digestion, fungal infections in the gut, and low body weight? I know you are not a doctor. But wondering if you have any ideas. Do you eat a lot of fruit? Or do you mostly gravitate towards protein and fats? Just curious..... Thank you!!!! Hi Carol! Thank you so much for making your healthy lifestyle public so we may benefit. So generous.

I am in a bind. I have been very sick with Lyme since I was 19 (now 34) and have endured a cascade of health problems that has left my body ravaged. This makes me very sad. I have lost my joy, my looks, my youth. It’s been hard. My digestion has shut down completely as a result of so much weakness. And I am extremely thin and having trouble absorbing nutrients and keeping weight on. I am inclined towards raw foods, as my body is thirsty for life and vibrancy. What do you suggest in terms of food choices, recipes, etc for someone with compromised digestion, fungal infections in the gut, and low body weight? I know you are not a doctor. But wondering if you have any ideas. Do you eat a lot of fruit? Or do you mostly gravitate towards protein and fats? Just curious…..

Thank you!!!!

]]> By: Carol Alt http://www.carolalt.com/2008/10/09/a-diet-for-your-health-not-just-for-your-weight/comment-page-2/#comment-1554 Carol Alt Sat, 15 May 2010 22:57:10 +0000 http://www.carolalt.com/?p=39#comment-1554 Hi Jacki, Wow! a raw retreat...i mean, i know the Hippocrates center in Palm Beach Fla. however, i do not think this is the answer to your problem as you will eventually come home and have to eat with the family! So, if you are having a hard time with the family, then read my books, i talk about starting slow. Start with cooking your meat less and less, little by little until you get to the point of searing fish and meat-- I am not vegan-in my books (found in the library) i tell you how to find raw foods that are fun. i also teach you to make interesting recipes at home and i also teach you how to eat out at restaurants. in the super markets there are lots of stuff to eat that is not vegan but RAW and if you have access to a Whole Foods, you can get raw milk cheeses as well as Sashimi grade fish and meats. Also, Ezekiel bread is found in the frozen foods section and if you have people who are having a hard time getting off bread this is a good stepping stone as it is not raw, but at least it is sprouted-like i said, a good stepping stone. as is Manna bread which is raw, AND flavorful but not so good for sandwiches(or at least i do not use it that way. LOL!)- Manna Bread is also found in Whole Foods frozen section. My Dr, Dr Brantley said to aim for 75-100% raw. that leaves you a lot of play..... Aim first for 75% and move slowly from there. My whole family does it, but it did take some people more time than others to make the switch. Dump out the cooked snacks and get some Manna Bread (comes in Carrot, fruit and nut, cinnamon and raisin as well as rye and multi-grain!) dump out the sugar and get Raw Agave or Raw Honey. go online and get nut mixes--Good stuff from mom and me has one i like. and they also make a great Granola breakfast cereal.... but most importantly, remember, not everyone likes every raw food! you have to go slow and pick and choose. hope this helps!! ca ps thanks for the compliment--i but i am just paying it forward.....raw food has been the miracle in my life! hope you get thru the speed bumps! Hi Jacki,

Wow!

a raw retreat…i mean, i know the Hippocrates center in
Palm Beach Fla.

however, i do not think this is the answer to your problem
as you will eventually come home and have to eat with
the family!

So, if you are having a hard time with the family,
then read my books, i talk about starting slow.
Start with cooking your meat less and less, little by little
until you get to the point of searing fish and meat–
I am not vegan-in my books (found in the library)
i tell you how to find raw foods that are fun. i also teach
you to make interesting recipes at home and i also
teach you how to eat out at restaurants.

in the super markets there are lots of stuff to eat that is
not vegan but RAW
and if you have access to a Whole Foods, you can get
raw milk cheeses as well as Sashimi grade fish and meats.
Also, Ezekiel bread is found in the frozen foods section
and if you have people who are having a hard time
getting off bread this is a good stepping stone as it is not
raw, but at least it is sprouted-like i said, a good stepping
stone. as is Manna bread which is raw, AND flavorful but
not so good for sandwiches(or at least i do not use it that
way. LOL!)-
Manna Bread is also found in Whole Foods frozen section.
My Dr, Dr Brantley said to aim for 75-100% raw.
that leaves you a lot of play…..
Aim first for 75% and move slowly from there.
My whole family does it, but it did take some people
more time than others to make the switch.
Dump out the cooked snacks and get some Manna Bread
(comes in Carrot, fruit and nut, cinnamon and raisin as well
as rye and multi-grain!)
dump out the sugar and get Raw Agave or Raw Honey.
go online and get nut mixes–Good stuff from mom and
me has one i like. and they also make a great Granola
breakfast cereal….
but most importantly, remember, not everyone likes
every raw food! you have to go slow and pick and choose.
hope this helps!!
ca
ps thanks for the compliment–i but i am just paying it
forward…..raw food has been the miracle in my life! hope
you get thru the speed bumps!

]]> By: Jacki http://www.carolalt.com/2008/10/09/a-diet-for-your-health-not-just-for-your-weight/comment-page-2/#comment-1540 Jacki Sun, 09 May 2010 19:48:32 +0000 http://www.carolalt.com/?p=39#comment-1540 First, thank you, thank you, thank you. I have been researching raw food for awhile but I'm having a hard time getting started especially with a family used to eating dead cooked meat. I would love to attend a raw retreat to help me. Can you suggest any? Thanks in advance, Jacki Btw- you looked gorgeous on Dr. Oz last week First, thank you, thank you, thank you. I have been researching raw food for awhile but I’m having a hard time getting started especially with a family used to eating dead cooked meat. I would love to attend a raw retreat to help me. Can you suggest any?

Thanks in advance,
Jacki

Btw- you looked gorgeous on Dr. Oz last week

]]> By: Carol Alt http://www.carolalt.com/2008/10/09/a-diet-for-your-health-not-just-for-your-weight/comment-page-2/#comment-1363 Carol Alt Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:46:54 +0000 http://www.carolalt.com/?p=39#comment-1363 well, Leslie, i answer here! and here is your answer: The doctor i buy the "starter" from says to boil the milk. and i do. but then i take SEVERAL keifer buds and freeze them in little plastic bottles in my freezer. i do this so i can play. and i say "play" sometimes i am able to get keifer from unboiled milk. so try it. but use the regular, not low fat milk. and if you can find unpasteurized milk online and get it shipped, great! then i would try it without boiling it. that would be optimum! have fun and experiment. sometimes i do everything right, and i do not get keifer from the milk. so that is why i say to take several keifer "buds," so you can play. enjoy! ca ps-a keifer bud is just a spoonful of keifer. i put it in an empty vitamin bottle and freeze individual servings! well, Leslie, i answer here!
and here is your answer:
The doctor i buy the “starter” from says to boil the milk.
and i do.
but then i take SEVERAL keifer buds and freeze them in
little plastic bottles in my freezer. i do this so i can play.
and i say “play”
sometimes i am able to get keifer from unboiled milk.
so try it.
but use the regular, not low fat milk.
and if you can find unpasteurized milk online and get it
shipped, great!
then i would try it without boiling it.
that would be optimum!
have fun and experiment. sometimes i do everything right,
and i do not get keifer from the milk. so that is why i
say to take several keifer “buds,” so you can play.
enjoy!
ca
ps-a keifer bud is just a spoonful of keifer. i put it in an
empty vitamin bottle and freeze individual servings!

]]> By: Leslie Granoff http://www.carolalt.com/2008/10/09/a-diet-for-your-health-not-just-for-your-weight/comment-page-2/#comment-1341 Leslie Granoff Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:27:01 +0000 http://www.carolalt.com/?p=39#comment-1341 I wrote on your wall, but then found this part of your site. Not sure where you read and answer. I asked about making "raw" keifer. I've got the starter and in your book you said you can use pasteurized milk. I found some organic, pasteurized but NOT homogenized. All the recipes I have read for making it says to boil the milk first, do you need to? and can you use 2% or skim to make it or does it have to be whole milk? I wrote on your wall, but then found this part of your site. Not sure where you read and answer. I asked about making “raw” keifer. I’ve got the starter and in your book you said you can use pasteurized milk. I found some organic, pasteurized but NOT homogenized. All the recipes I have read for making it says to boil the milk first, do you need to? and can you use 2% or skim to make it or does it have to be whole milk?

]]> By: Carol Alt http://www.carolalt.com/2008/10/09/a-diet-for-your-health-not-just-for-your-weight/comment-page-2/#comment-1271 Carol Alt Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:06:26 +0000 http://www.carolalt.com/?p=39#comment-1271 DPMarkham, if you cannot find what you want on the links on my homepage, then just type in RAW foods on the web and there should be a ton-a ton!-of sites that can help you out by shipping. i ship everything to my house, too! hope this helps? ca DPMarkham,
if you cannot find what you want on the links on my homepage, then just type in RAW foods on the web and there should be a ton-a ton!-of sites that can help you out by shipping.
i ship everything to my house, too!
hope this helps?
ca

]]> By: carol alt http://www.carolalt.com/2008/10/09/a-diet-for-your-health-not-just-for-your-weight/comment-page-2/#comment-1205 carol alt Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:08:41 +0000 http://www.carolalt.com/?p=39#comment-1205 Hi-Should you detox your body, yes you should, in my opinion! there are plenty of books on the subject. there are liver cleanses, colon cleanses as well as full body detoxes and enemas! my books, however, just deal with food- hope this helps! ca Hi-Should you detox your body,
yes you should, in my opinion!
there are plenty of books on the subject.
there are liver cleanses, colon cleanses as well as full body detoxes and enemas!
my books, however, just deal with food-
hope this helps!
ca

]]> By: carol alt http://www.carolalt.com/2008/10/09/a-diet-for-your-health-not-just-for-your-weight/comment-page-2/#comment-1204 carol alt Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:06:46 +0000 http://www.carolalt.com/?p=39#comment-1204 Hi Sonya, please read the answers to the other comments as so many people have asked the same question. i am not able to do the "food" part of my site as well as the people who actually do that for a living. so, i have left that to the experts. please read above responses for the websites and sorry for any inconvenience! all the best, ca Hi Sonya,
please read the answers to the other comments as so many people have asked the same question.
i am not able to do the “food” part of my site as well as the people who actually do that for a living.
so, i have left that to the experts.
please read above responses for the websites and sorry for any inconvenience!
all the best,
ca

]]> By: carol alt http://www.carolalt.com/2008/10/09/a-diet-for-your-health-not-just-for-your-weight/comment-page-2/#comment-1203 carol alt Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:04:42 +0000 http://www.carolalt.com/?p=39#comment-1203 Hi Becky, yes, the cashews are part of the crust. Man, no matter how much i proof read this book, recipes are like trying to wrangle jelly with rubber bands. you just don't catch all the mistakes. as i did not create these recipes, i just gave the credit to all my raw chef friends, and they made them for me to taste, not always did i or my editor find these mistakes. it takes people like you to point them out! thanks and i will try to have these things corrected in the next edition of the book! ca Hi Becky,
yes, the cashews are part of the crust.
Man, no matter how much i proof read this book, recipes are like trying to wrangle jelly with rubber bands. you just don’t catch all the mistakes.

as i did not create these recipes, i just gave the credit to all my raw chef friends, and they made them for me to taste, not always did i or my editor find these mistakes.

it takes people like you to point them out!
thanks and i will try to have these things corrected in the next edition of the book!
ca

]]> By: carol alt http://www.carolalt.com/2008/10/09/a-diet-for-your-health-not-just-for-your-weight/comment-page-1/#comment-1202 carol alt Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:57:36 +0000 http://www.carolalt.com/?p=39#comment-1202 Hi to all. i have answered your mail. unfortunately, they are below. i answered these BEFORE my webmaster added an 'immediate reply' button. so the answers come BELOW ALL the questions. so pan down to see my responses! sorry. the problem has been corrected and updated! ca Hi to all.
i have answered your mail. unfortunately, they are below. i answered these BEFORE my webmaster added an ‘immediate reply’ button. so the answers come BELOW ALL the questions.
so pan down to see my responses!
sorry.
the problem has been corrected and updated!
ca

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