knownfortheirphysicalprowess,arevegetarians-vegans,andnotonlythat,butrawfoodists.So,the
moralisthatifyouwanttobeasstrongasacow,anoxoragorilla,youshouldnoteatthem,buteat
whattheyeat!Yourbodyhasthecapacitytoadaptwithtime,andinthetransitionphase,thereare
specific approaches that can be taken to compensate for problems of indigestion, malabsorption, etc.
Vegetarian-Vegan-Raw/Live Foods Dietand The Weight Problem
Thisissueofweightisveryimportantwhenoneconsidersthefollowingstatistics:
Approximately40%ofthepopulationoftheU.S.A.areoverweightandapproxim-
atelyanother15%ofthepopulationareconsideredtobeobese.OneHealthFood
Storenaturalhealthmagazinereferredtothissituationas“reachingepidemicpro-
portions. 37 ”Beingoverweightandobesepredisposespeopletoahostofphysical
dis-easessuchasdiabetesmellitus,heartdisease,etc.,andasshallbediscussedlater
in the book, also has some bearing on one’s spiritual evolution.
Asmentionedabove,beingavegetariandoesnotmeanthatonewillbecomeweak
andskinny.Tothecontrary,onewillbefilledwithvitalityandstrength,andbeable
tomaintainastable,balancedandhealthyweight.Howeverduringthecleansing/
transitionperiods,onemayattimesfeelweakandloseweight,howeverthisisnot
becauseofthenewdietstyle,butbecauseofthestressonthephysicalbodydueto
themobilizationoftoxins,inthebody’sefforttocleanseitselfofthem.Itmustbe
understoodthatthepopulationthattheOrthodoxmedicalcommunitygenerallyuses
toestimatewhatthe“normal”weightofapersonshouldbeaccordingtotheirheight
isbasedondatafromanonvegetarinan-vegan-rawfoodistpopulation.Thus,whatis
skinnybythatsystemmaybequitehealthyand“light”bythevegetarian-vegan-raw
foodstandards.Ageneralguidelinetodetermineifoneistooskinnyisthatifone
cancountone’sribs,oneistoothin.Oneshouldbeabletoseetheoutlineofthe
ribs, but not be able to count them.
Dietand Ethics:
Inadditiontothenegative(toxic)effectsofmeateatingonthebody,whichiswelladdressedinthe
maintextofthisbook,thereareothermoresubtleeffects.Manypeoplewanttobringanendtoviol-
enceintheworld,theircountry,theirstate,theircommunity,theirfamily,orwithinthemselves.What
theyfailtorealize,notunderstandingorbelievinginthecosmiclawsoftheuniverse,isthatthe
goldenrulethatmostpeoplearetaughtaschildren(dountoothersasyouwouldhavedoneuntoyou),
isaspirituallawofnature.Justaswhenyoubreakalawinsociety,onesufferstheconsequencesof
theiraction,whentheuniversallawsofnaturearebroken,onesufferstherepercussions,andthereis
nogettingawayfromtheall-seeingeyeoftheDivine.Thus,theabuse,violenceandmurderthat
takesplaceintheslaughterhouses,onthefishingships,inthepoultryindustry,inthedairyindustry,
andinthemeatindustry,createsanegativesubtleeffectonthoseinvolvedandthemembersofsoci-
etywhosupporttheseindustries.Thismanifestsaswars,theviolenceoftheinner-cities,nowspilling
intotheviolenceofsuburbia,etc.Peoplemaytrytoescapefromtheinnercitiestosuburbancom-
munities,butthissubtleeffect,commonlyknownasbadari, 38 followseachindividualliketheir
shadow.Thereisnoescape,exceptthroughchangingone’sunderstandingandbehavior.Thus,cur-
rentlyinAmerica,many“quiet”suburbancitiesarealsoexperiencingthesubtleeffectsofviolence,