Raw Food, Flexibility & Stretching Secrets
7 SECRETS OF NUTRITION & FLEXIBILITY
#5 of 7: Raw food for flexibility
Learn how I got flexible fast
In 2002, I stopped eating.
I lived in New York City at the time, and after returning from my first 10-day, silent Vipassana meditation course, I got off the subway in a
daze and said, “Forget it!”
Forget meat, forget dairy, forget booze, and forget cigarettes. I quit everything right there—just like that.
I began this new healthy chapter of my life with a 5-day fast. I drank carrot juice, orange juice, watermelon, cucumber—anything I could find.
My head was spinning, my belly was shrinking, and a little voice in my head said: “Your on to something here, Luke!”
So when I started eating again, I ate only raw food… and that lasted for the better part of 2 years! In case you don’t know, raw vegan food consists of fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds. Nothing else.
Lucky for me, I really like plants (hmm… broccoli). Here’s what happened: I dropped 40 lbs in 8 weeks, my clothes hung from my lean frame like laundry on the line, and I had this crazed look in my eyes of someone who just discovered a HUGE secret… and
I had!
Wanna hear it?
“Food is the most powerful drug on this planet!” Eat the good stuff, and like a German diesel engine, your body will perform like a champ for a century.
But if you like to eat the crap at 7-11, then you better invest in a premium heath insurance plan.
So what does this have to do with flexibility? Well, when I started on a plant-based diet, I got really bendy, really fast because plant foods prime your body for growth and change
like no other.
Here’s a quick tip: try to eat at least 1 raw meal per day (a giant salad is fine), and if you can, make it your last meal of the day.
I’ve done this experiment with over 140 people, and they ALL told me the same thing: raw food makes you flexible.
Plus, it’s damn good for you too.
Funny how that works… if you eat healthy foods, your body seems to perform better. Coincidence? I doubt it.
Learn the right yoga positions for flexibility
at 10:15 pm - 15th November 2010 Permalink
Hi, I practice yoga regularly and still find it difficult to perform some pose which involves flexibility. I am a vegetarian, more on Indian diet but without rice. I replace rice here with wholemeal bread. My height is 163cm and I weigh 57kg. When I lose weight it shows mostly on my face and I look haggard. I am 47. Please advice. Thank you.
at 12:40 pm - 19th November 2010 Permalink
Hi Punitha,
Yes… it’s true. When you are young and you lose weight, you look older. When you are in your
20′s or 30′s it often makes you look younger… then when you are 40+ losing weight can bring
out the wrinkles. There’s an old joke… to fight wrinkles, just gain a pound a year;) In any case,
I’m not sure there’s much you can do, but wrinkles are nice and normal.
Lucas
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