tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post2045947811475788110..comments2023-11-08T14:24:06.331-08:00Comments on RawforLife Blog: Garlic - The Less Popular ViewDebbie Tookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345367033617524547noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-32533954121036353482017-01-24T16:17:10.042-08:002017-01-24T16:17:10.042-08:00You make perfect sense.You make perfect sense.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02016271074917326030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-48600862994809803262015-02-17T13:09:44.740-08:002015-02-17T13:09:44.740-08:00I noticed years ago that I get thirsty after eatin...I noticed years ago that I get thirsty after eating garlic. But whenever I tell people about my post-garlic thirst, they look at me like I've just said something insane. Why this reaction? Is garlic-caused thirst an "edge case," only affecting a tiny fraction of the population? Or does everyone get garlic-thirst but they just don't realize or admit it? How widespread is garlic-caused thirst? http://www.quora.com/How-widespread-among-humans-is-the-phenomena-of-thirst-after-eating-garlicChuck Kahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258915877016335940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-82917087720560017332014-09-20T19:53:40.291-07:002014-09-20T19:53:40.291-07:00Both garlic and onions make me thirsty so that I a...Both garlic and onions make me thirsty so that I avoid them both.<br />I don't miss garlic, but I do like onions, but cannot eat them.spofcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08522374040913101386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-10365197540537782462011-06-01T22:07:44.182-07:002011-06-01T22:07:44.182-07:00For anyone who would like to know more, eg about h...For anyone who would like to know more, eg about how poisons such as alcohol 'in balance' are not healthy, why we should not eat spices, and the Natural Hygiene explanation of why we become ill, etc, please see this site:<br /><br />http://www.rawfoodexplained.com/credits.html<br /><br />Amandamcdaniel's post reflects the popular view of illness and, sure, most people believe garlic, spices, alcohol 'in moderation' etc are'healthy'. The Natural Hygiene explanation is radically different.Debbie Tookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345367033617524547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-78647091145463482952011-06-01T22:00:53.061-07:002011-06-01T22:00:53.061-07:00I have published the previous post, although, natu...I have published the previous post, although, naturally, as a Natural Hygienist, I disagree with just about everything in it.Debbie Tookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345367033617524547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-54000032572295395672011-06-01T15:49:36.083-07:002011-06-01T15:49:36.083-07:00It makes sense that the body would be thirsty afte...It makes sense that the body would be thirsty after eating garlic because like yoga or deep massage there has been an uplift of stored toxins that need to be moved out hence thirst. Balance is the key anything in abundense is not good. Alcohol in balance improves the good cholestrol one glass a day is better than none. Cultures living in hot climates depended on spices that kills the bacteria that would otherwise make anyone sick. Peoples dwelling in cold climates never needed spices, for they do not grow and second the bad bacteria does not survive on the food they ingest. I read this in Psychology 101 David G. Myers pg 477 Its impossible to suggest a diet for everyone to follow a diet needs to be based on ancestory. The Inuit of Alaska were very healthy before colonization. Their pardox deals with vitamin C, their climate does not allow for that vitamin to grow however they are not plagued with scurvy and all of the other problems associated with vitamin C deficiency. The Europeans on the other hand cannot live with out it.amandamcdaniel41https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675696574000757339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-27578208104765704672010-03-12T21:56:40.074-08:002010-03-12T21:56:40.074-08:00Ah, sorry :-) But, although figs are usually Sept...Ah, sorry :-) But, although figs are usually Sept/Oct, by coincidence my local Waitrose had some loose, beautifully ripe South African figs last week, that tasted just amazing!! However, this week although the figs are still South African, they've gone back to the packaged slightly under-ripe ones again - the kind that make your tongue sore!Debbie Tookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345367033617524547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-6601243227707307772010-03-12T16:27:58.972-08:002010-03-12T16:27:58.972-08:00Great post. I love your blog! It's hard for me...Great post. I love your blog! It's hard for me to read because all the photos on the sidebar are making my mouth water. And it's March, so why are you tempting me with luscious figs and concord grapes!!? LOL :)<br /><br />Check out my blogs http://811family.blogspot.com and http://pullingdaisies.blogspot.comAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04100932151088312851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-44775641838374174722010-03-07T00:00:10.451-08:002010-03-07T00:00:10.451-08:00I'm with quite a few others about onion. I use...I'm with quite a few others about onion. I use to love red onion in a salad, and I had some on Friday, first time for quite a while, but the taste just lingered for ages. I still like chopped chives, though. Also, as a result of this post, I immediately swapped out garlic in one of my favourite simple recipies (parsjip rice), to a small amount of minced spring onions (which I still like), and this worked very well.David Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01133946446563395993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-31689352353430393482010-03-06T23:25:09.186-08:002010-03-06T23:25:09.186-08:00Thank you, 過分
Although...I target my output at a...Thank you, 過分 <br /><br />Although...I target my output at about one article a month :-)Debbie Tookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345367033617524547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-42217391450700170552010-03-03T22:08:52.982-08:002010-03-03T22:08:52.982-08:00Hi rawdad
I don't have raw onion much either ...Hi rawdad<br /><br />I don't have raw onion much either now, although I believe there may still be a recipe for 'raw onion bread' on the RawforLife site somewhere!<br /><br />I do use some snipped chives sometimes for flavouring. Although Natural Hygiene wouldn't really support that either (:-)) it's a solution for those 'transitionining' from onions et al!Debbie Tookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345367033617524547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-44613421276890900382010-03-03T16:46:52.538-08:002010-03-03T16:46:52.538-08:00Great article Debbie - thanks again ... I 2 used t...Great article Debbie - thanks again ... I 2 used to consume quite a bit of garlic... and have frankly lost the taste for it... and onions and booze... since I have been on 80 10 10...<br /><br />Really cool... I think...RawDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00138269000257029138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-92093233700307413492010-03-03T11:16:51.089-08:002010-03-03T11:16:51.089-08:00Three raw cloves at a time?! Do you have any frie...Three raw cloves at a time?! Do you have any friends from that period left, Prabdeep?Debbie Tookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345367033617524547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-49981299348879540632010-03-03T10:50:02.959-08:002010-03-03T10:50:02.959-08:00great article debbie, as always :)
Spices and her...great article debbie, as always :)<br /><br />Spices and herbs taste bitter and disgusting and garlic stings like several bees have entered your mouth. All these things in their raw state, no one would even think of eating. (Although indians can eat raw green chillies like there's no tomorrow but thats because theyre taste buds are so numbed out and damaged that they can no longer feel the irritability of the irritants!)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02000041372591847483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-80896000345408073072010-03-03T10:47:35.760-08:002010-03-03T10:47:35.760-08:00The spices in their raw, unmixed with other ingred...The spices in their raw, unmixed with other ingredients?<br /><br />Onions make our eyes water almost every time without fail<br /><br />spices (such as green chillies, red chillies, ginger etc) are so strong mot people cough or dare not even them raw<br /><br />Garlic? Stings like several bees have invaded your mouth. I somehow ate cloves and cloves of this stuff (raw, on its own, sometimes 3 cloves at a time!) several months back thinking it would help with my candida. All I needed to do was eat lovely juicy fruit!<br /><br />Nice article as alywas Debbie.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02000041372591847483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-36403925706846422062010-03-03T00:16:22.398-08:002010-03-03T00:16:22.398-08:00Hi Alison
I pretty much accord with the Natural H...Hi Alison<br /><br />I pretty much accord with the Natural Hygiene view of spices (see link in my answer to Acey). Chili always made my nose run, even pre-raw, and I always wondered about that (UNTIL I went raw!).<br /><br />However, although I do believe spices are unhealthful, I do use them very occasionally...Debbie Tookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345367033617524547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-91997532197545593302010-03-02T23:31:14.071-08:002010-03-02T23:31:14.071-08:00Thanks for the great article Debbie. Since being 1...Thanks for the great article Debbie. Since being 100% I find I can tolerate less and less garlic and onion, and as my digestion gets more sensitive I can feel what the garlic and onion do to it each time I eat, which I couldn't do before.<br /><br />Interestingly, I've always sworn garlic gives me spots. Reading your explanation makes sense, my system being stimulated to push it out as toxins through my skin...<br /><br />Talking of BO (!) mine often smells of curry...I don't use spices that regularly, but I do still sometimes. Do you feel the same about spices?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-21993609167129159172010-03-02T21:26:26.478-08:002010-03-02T21:26:26.478-08:00Hi Gretchen
Yes, I do think onions can be a probl...Hi Gretchen<br /><br />Yes, I do think onions can be a problem as well, and that it's no coincidence that underarm BO often smells of onions.Debbie Tookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345367033617524547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-40231572637427525142010-03-02T19:52:46.950-08:002010-03-02T19:52:46.950-08:00Hi Debbie,
I am so with you! I never liked raw g...Hi Debbie,<br /><br />I am so with you! I never liked raw garlic or onions, even before I went raw, so I never had to give them up when I started getting into natural hygiene. The taste and smell lingers forever and it's so unpleasant. It's obvious to me that our bodies are trying like crazy to get the stuff out of us as quickly as possible.<br /><br />Thanks for all the great info. I love your articles!<br /><br />Cheers, GretchenGretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07266400711729945708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-20857372146427257742010-03-02T18:08:55.819-08:002010-03-02T18:08:55.819-08:00thanks deb! the rawfoodexplained.com has so SO muc...thanks deb! the rawfoodexplained.com has so SO much info, that i missed the part about condiments. i have still tons to read tho. thanks for pointing out to the article, which i am reading shortly.<br /><br />my inquiry still holds tho (carnivores eating grass). i am digging more :-). we humans should have a parallel/similar behavior. that's why i shooted for spices or even non food items (garlic, onions, etc).<br /><br />aceyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-51522469432777033872010-03-02T13:12:57.505-08:002010-03-02T13:12:57.505-08:00Thanks D!Thanks D!Debbie Tookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345367033617524547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-10919524577422698142010-03-02T12:22:07.904-08:002010-03-02T12:22:07.904-08:00Great post... as ever.Great post... as ever.David Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01133946446563395993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-72746680403702534882010-03-01T21:13:13.309-08:002010-03-01T21:13:13.309-08:00Hi Acey
Sounds a bit like the 'eat chicken so...Hi Acey<br /><br />Sounds a bit like the 'eat chicken soup for three days and your cold will be gone.' If you let a cold run its course and do nothing, it'll probably be gone in 2-3 days anyway <br />:-)(or symptoms easing significantly).<br /><br />Spices...Natural Hygienists don't see it the same as eg cats eating grass, and this explains why:<br /><br />http://www.rawfoodexplained.com/condiments/condiments-seasonings-and-spices.html<br /><br />(Having said this, I do have spices myself occasionally and am very partial to cinnamon!)Debbie Tookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345367033617524547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-73339085553260626312010-03-01T17:38:08.935-08:002010-03-01T17:38:08.935-08:00great article, debbie!
i used to be a garlic freak...great article, debbie!<br />i used to be a garlic freak and my dad would say "that'll ruin your social relationships". (my breath was terrible, but i could not feel it myself).<br />i recall, when i was a kiddo, i used to be given crushed garlic w/ lemon juice and honey when i had a cold, and this latter was gone in 2 days. hmm...<br /><br />quickie question: the fact that we use spices (say cumin, cardamon, pepper, cinnamon, etc) or herbs, w/o them being technically foods - isn't that the same as with carnivores, for example, when they feel sicko or have trouble w/ their digestive systems, they eat some grass (tho it's not food for them) for the health benefits it brings?<br />thanks debbie!<br />aceyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227591395966495076.post-76068559992067862752010-03-01T09:57:58.137-08:002010-03-01T09:57:58.137-08:00Hi Nadine
Although raw, I will admit to enjoying ...Hi Nadine<br /><br />Although raw, I will admit to enjoying the UK reality TV show 'Come Dine With Me'! Guilty pleasure? Last one showed someone serving garlic soup, and of course all the diners trilled, 'I LOVE garlic!' We've got to the point where people who would like their food without garlic are viewed as a bit unusual, even unsophisticated?! <br /><br />But there are probably more people in the raw food world questioning it than in any other walk of life. For example, in VitaOrganic, Wardour St, London W1, where they serve raw salads, I was cheered to see a bowl the other day labelled 'No garlic!'Debbie Tookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345367033617524547noreply@blogger.com