Health Professional Writes to Aajonus

Hi Aajonus,

Lately, I have been using your genius to help my patients, when they will listen. Some take a long time to embrace some of the ideas, some jump right in, others...I go verrrry slowly with them. Of course, I recommend they get your books because I cannot possibly help them understand everything as well as if they just read them for themselves. One of my patients went to California for a consult with you and a new patient of mine is considering it.

Thank you so much for all the work you have done and are still doing. I am experiencing directly how profound it is and am awed by the power of raw food. It has changed the way I practice because I know there is only so much I can do for a patient if they won't change their diet to all raw as you describe it. The level of healing that is possible on the Primal Diet just blows me away...
Excerpted by webmaster, letter by J.J. Westrn United States

Is The Raw Food Diet Good For You? - The Larger View

In an article on timesonline in the UK entitled Is Raw Food Good For You, the writer states: Cutting out meat, fish, eggs, dairy foods and cereal grains would result in the loss of many nutrients.

Who could argue with the fact that cutting out meat, fish, eggs and dairy foods would result in the loss of many nutrients!

The thought does not occur to her apparently that eating these foods raw IS part of a healthy raw food diet.

You just need good sources to know for sure what you are eating – for example are your eggs from cage free chickens? Does it matter if they are fertilized? Are the chickens fed waste products? Or soy? Is raw cheese salted? What is wrong with adding salt? Do I get enough natural salts in a balanced raw diet? Is the beef or buffalo or mutton grass fed exclusively? Are the fish from the deep sea or from contaminated waters?

There are lots of questions. Aajonus has asked these questions and many more. In addition to The Recipe for Living Without Disease which tells many practical and important facts and techniques for food preparation, he has created a report of producers and distributors in the USA whose food products are within his standards. This can be obtained on the www.wewant2live.com site; click here for more info.

There are other questions about organic vegetables exclusively which can be important because vegetables and particularly vegetable juice is part of a balanced raw diet. The word organic gets re-defined by vested interests to the point where the only way to be sure of the nutrient value of your vegetables is to grow them yourself using techniques you will find at www.organicfoodforless.info. Other gardeners and horticulturists have parts of the picture but this horticulturist in Australia has the whole picture and it is easier, costs less and is more rewarding than you may have thought.

Freedom to choose healthy food in Ohio

is being encroached upon. Anyone who either a) lives in Ohio, b) eats healthy raw food from farmers in Ohio or c) knows someone who lives in Ohio should follow this link: http://www.ohiolibertycouncil.com/?tag=ohio-issue-2 because there is a very short time before certain issues come up for a vote. Other forces have prepared this and are having it their way until and unless we speak up. Details are on the linked site. If you wish to know the science pertaining to raw milk, you may order Aajonus' expert report on raw milk, written with Dr. Douglass.

Primal Diet presence on You Tube

Hello! Primal raw food Diet testimonials can now be seen by visiting www.YouTube.com and searching for 'wildandraw' (or click here)! You Tube has already designated five of these with 5 stars!

Also anyone interested in how to save your family from the swine flu hoax and vaccination can now see Aajonus' legal form, how to use the form and links giving objective sources at www.NoToSwineFlu.net. When you sign in, your name & email address only go to the webmaster and will not be spread around.

Is your favorite Hollywood star on a raw food diet?

I just came across a very large article with pictures written in a Swedish newspaper with an address in Stockholm. In the middle of the 2-page spread is a huge delectable plate of raw foods (so labelled) with pictures of Hollywood stars surrounding it. Among them are notables like Barbara Streisand, Pierece Brosnan, Daryl Hannah, Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson, etc. all with big smiling faces. So it seems that somehow the benefits of raw foods are spreading among these Hollywood figures--and being heard about in Sweden!

Just thought you'd like to know,

Best Ydalmen Sandberg

Hernia, ibs, diabetes, seem to vanish

on a raw food diet:
'Hi Aajonus,

Early last year I was very ill; I was losing weight very rapidly and was not able to digest. I was diagnosed with IBS [irritable bowel syndrome] together with hietial hernia.

Also [I was] dehydrating at a very fast pace, diagnosed with a rare illness called Diabetes Insipidus.

In a nutshell I’ve tasted thirst and it is not good!

My friend heard that I was very ill and called me; she could not even recognize my voice.

When I said to her “What can I eat”! She began to read your books for me on the phone.

She realized I could not even read with enough concentration. Your diet began to make an impact on my body the moment.

I dragged myself out of bed and made the first smoothie of eggs and papaya. Ever since then my search for the raw food has been exciting to say the least.

For one thing, I was never able to drink pasteurized milk and now I drink gallons of raw milk.

I have been able to visit your conferences twice and had consultations at which time you have been able to help me tremendously.

I’m writing you this note to “Thank you” for not only myself but my husband who was diagnosed with prostate cancer and we both are doing very well,

Also to let you know we had a graduation party on the 22nd of June 08 for our younger son, among our guests was Conrad Mac Intire. He is a tennis coach for the City of Springfield MA and he had this comment to make in front of our guests:

“ Ydalmen, you look as you did 20 years ago, I told my wife you have to call her and ask what diet you’re on. You look terrific”.

Also in the spring my ophthalmologist measured my vision for new glasses, his comment was

“I’ve not seen any one improve their vision in a year like your vision”.'

Raw Spirit Festival on the Big Island of Hawaii

We are all invited to participate in the Raw Spirit Festival September 12th - 14th on the Big Island of Hawaii!
We are invited to the Raw Olympics November 21-24 also on the Big Island of Hawaii! See the www.rawolympics.org/ website for the full story on both of these amazing raw food events.

Raw food lover asking you to get in touch about where to live...

I am summarizing an entry from DD looking for a better life with more abundant raw food.
She is looking for sources of good food including raw dairy products in the area of Miami Florida.
She is considering living in areas that interest her AND have the necessary raw dairy products
(milk, cream, butter, eggs...). This could include Southern Californa, certain communities in Mexico (nearest Puerta Vallarta) or NYC . She would like to hear from anyone who cares to communicate about the above or other locations where the raw food diet, specifically the Primal Diet, can easily be followed. You may contact her directly at deniman@hotmail.com or make comments on this blog.

Living experience on a raw food farm - what the the Amish could learn from Aajonus

Day 4 12/16/04 Little Rest

We got a little bit of a break today. We don’t have too many orders and not too much else to do. The gutters are overflowing though and they will need to be cleaned. Albert and family went into town to go to a health food store. I have some free time to write and maybe call my family. It seems by nature, the Amish are innocent. They know about their professions and how to work hard and they haven’t had enough contact with the outside world to grow suspicious. Albert confirms this. They are always a little suspicious of the English though. There is this subculture of Amish people in Pa. and probably other parts of the world who are pretty strict followers of Sally Fallon. They cook from her cookbook, get the Wise Traditions magazine, sell Nourishing Traditions and The Untold Story of Milk, at their farm stands, sell products and foods from Nourishing Traditions and base most of their dietary choices on what she and the Weston Price Foundation says. Most of them have seen amazing health benefits from it for themselves and from their customers. That keeps them going and makes them feel what they are doing is right. With all of this good information and food, some bad information and food sneaks in. Some of the farmers have been using and selling Adulterated Aloe Vera Gel. They have been getting it from someone named Mark. Albert and some other Amish believe it’s really good for them. This brand that they are using is pretty bad. It has artificial flavors, sugar, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, etc. It’s pretty gross. On the bottle is says “150% Aloe Vera” and it has a bunch of pseudo-science with big words on the back. I wish they didn’t use it, and I don’t really want to tell them not to yet. They are already doing so many good things and their heads are already swimming with so much info anyways. I don’t want to add on it. There is a big possibility for these people to be taken advantage of. I had to help pick 80 dozen eggs in the hen house again this morning. God I hate that place. It’s allergy city. There is a yin and yang balance of milk and poop in dairying. Milk is good and poop is good, but they are not good together. It’s a delicate art to keep them away from each other, you want milk to drink and sell and you want manure for fertilizer. These cows have so much poop on their udders. I try to get it all off but sometimes I can’t. I wonder if people would still drink milk if they knew what the udders look like. Sally Fallon knows many of these farmers personally and has gained a lot of their trust. I hope she doesn’t abuse this trust. I’m reading a copy of Wise Traditions and there is a cartoon about a guy who is drinking ultra-pasteurized milk. His daughter warns him not to, but he does it anyway. He starts throwing up in the toilet and when he lifts his head out, it’s a skull. It’s basically a propaganda cartoon, even though it may be true, it’s still propaganda. I don’t like propaganda and I don’t like science. It’s funny for me to see people who constantly tell me to beware of some science because it is false but then try to convert me with other science. “Ignore this research, but believe this one!” They don’t really address this issue and I think it just confuses people. I wish someone would come along and tell people that they should experiment with themselves instead of believing in research. Just seeing what traditional people ate and then trying it on myself has worked better for me than any science theory. Science is b.s..

My room is a little bit warmer tonight; at least I am not seeing my breath. Marie said I might be able to sleep in the girl’s room downstairs since it is getting colder, they can sleep on the couch. Albert and Marie are amazing people. The whole family is. We all really bonded tonight, after the milking of the cows. We were talking about everything, from food, society to Sally. He really knows a lot. He cares deeply about people and about what is going on in the world. I was talking about how TV and commercials can brainwash people and make them eat unhealthy. He said the same thing is happening now with the Amish and a lot of them have lost their way. He said that the Amish are a step behind the English regarding health and that they are starting to see more disabilities in children like deafness. He says that a lot of it is because more Amish are buying things at stores instead of making it themselves. His Grandfather’s father may have made butter he said, but then it just gradually faded out. He said a lot of Amish are concerned about “cheap, cheap, cheap” and about saving their farms¹. He likes to use hands and arms when he is talking. He’ll also put his hands in prayer position a lot; I like that. He has big hands. So many people know about Grass Fed Farms. Sally Fallon recommends them a lot of people and lists them in Wise Traditions. Aajonus Vonderplanitz, an all raw diet guy, lists them also. We were joking about Aajonus and how Albert always knows who his clients are because they are emphatic about everything having no salt. Aajonus also recommends eating rotten eggs² and sometimes feces. Marie thought that was gross and said she would never try it. I’ve eaten raw liver before so I said I would give it a try. Albert said he would too. We all laughed. Albert said he didn’t know where he’d be without Sally Fallon. He said that he’d probably be just another guy. Sally is really doing a lot for people. She’s only had her book out for about five years and she already is huge. There are over a hundred chapters of the Weston Price Foundation, many people including me are doing better with what she recommends, she is helping restore and bring out of debt small family farms, and now she is beginning to bridge the gap between English and Amish, I feel that I am in the middle of a revolution. It was a beautiful night tonight. It was warm, no wind and the cows wandered onto the wrong field. I had to run out on lush cool green grass and track them down. I raced Sparkle. The ground was filled with potholes. It took forever. Peter said that the cows didn’t want to go in since they got a taste of freedom. It took so long; as soon as the cows were about to go in, they would run out and I would have to get them again. I didn’t mind, it felt great. The cows let me pet them for the first time tonight. They must be getting used to me. Lisa spoke to me for the first time today. They must be getting used to me too. She said, “Gooden Mua” (Good Morning). Lucy is still too shy, but smiles at me when I’m not looking. I’m making French toast for them tomorrow morning; I hope it turns out well. I’m marinating the bread overnight in the batter (a secret recipe for all of you foodies out there). For breakfast I had ham, savory French toast and sauerkraut. For lunch I had cream, honey and cinnamon. At dinner I had hamburger and onions, cheese and tomato soup. Lots of butter with everything. I drank a lot of whey tonight. Major craving: I love whey.

1 With most of the Amish being poor, they are always looking for ways to save money. One of the ways they do this is by shopping at discount food stores. These stores sell food which have already expired or have other problems with it i.e. dented cans which makes them cheaper. Albert feels that this is the reason why a lot more Amish are being born with birth defects. However, he is in the minority. Many of them do not feel there is a relationship between this toxic food and poor heath.

2 This may sound crazy, but it is actually a popular remedy in Chinese Medicine, they are called century eggs. They are buried in the ground for several weeks to several months until they rot. It is supposed to be an aphrodisiac!