Posts Tagged ‘food addiction’
Is Fruitarianism an Eating Disorder?
Posted: 22nd July 2010 by Michael in Exploring ControversiesTags: anorexia, anorexic, bulimia, bulimic, Eating Disorder, food addiction, fruitarianism, low fat raw vegan, michael arnstein, thefruitarian
Wikipedia gives the following definition of Eating Disorders:
Eating disorders are a group of conditions characterized by abnormal eating habits that may involve either insufficient or excessive food intake to the detriment of an individual's physical and emotional health.
Insufficient food intake usually manifests as calorie restrictive diets (anorexia), and excessive food intake — as uncontrollable binges [...]
What’s Wrong with Cooked Foods? Raw Fruits and Vegetables Are Perfect Foods.
Posted: 21st July 2010 by Michael in Exploring ControversiesTags: body fat, cooking, deep fried, delicious, food addiction, fruitarianism, gourmet, grill, meals, meat, recipes
I have so many people asking me 'What's wrong with cooked foods?" Well, I don't even know where to begin, there are SO many things wrong with cooked foods that it's almost an endless subject.
I've tried to cover a few big points in this video, but certainly there are many more reasons why eating cooked [...]
Natural Creatures of Pure Health
Posted: 9th July 2010 by Michael in Why Fruitarianism?Tags: 811, athletic performance, body fat, Diet, food addiction, Fruitarian, fruitarianism, health, high water, horses, LFRV, low fat raw vegan, michael arnstein, natural hygiene, nutrition, racing marathons, raw vegan, running, ultra-marathon, vegan
To try to understand health and diet it is important to get out and experience it in person.
So much of what we know is taught to us but we don’t actually experience it for ourselves.
Look horses – they are so powerful! They have perfect muscle tone, beautiful hair and eyes. They seem to be in [...]
High Fat Raw
Posted: 7th July 2010 by Michael in The BeginnersTags: 811, athletic performance, body fat, cravings, Diet, food addiction, Fruitarian, fruitarianism, gourmet raw, health, high fat raw, high water, LFRV, low fat raw vegan, michael arnstein, nutrition, nuts, raw vegan, seeds, vegan
A lot of raw foodists want to know what’s wrong with avocados, what’s wrong with nuts and seeds, what’s wrong with oils, what’s wrong with vinegar, what’s wrong with wine. These things are raw. They are not cooked. They are all natural and full of enzymes!
Well, I’ve experienced eating a diet of high fat raw [...]
My Awesome Transformation
Posted: 30th June 2010 by Michael in The BeginnersTags: 811, athletic performance, body fat, bodybuilding, cravings, depression, Diet, food addiction, fruitarianism, health, LFRV, low fat raw vegan, michael arnstein, muscles, natural hygiene, nutrition, racing marathons, running
If you want to transform your body – this is the way!
Are Vegan Products All Healthy?
Posted: 30th June 2010 by Michael in The BeginnersTags: 811, body fat, cravings, Diet, food addiction, Fruitarian, fruitarianism, health, LFRV, low fat raw vegan, michael arnstein, vegan
Eating a cooked vegan diet will get you into heaven on moral terms. But unless you consider going low fat raw vegan (fruitarian), you might get to heaven faster than you want! Just being a 'vegan' doesn't mean you are eating a healthy diet. Fried vegan foods are probably as unhealthy as cooked meat foods. [...]
What happens when you eat a fruitarian diet for a year, and then go out to dinner for your 10 year anniversary
Posted: 29th June 2010 by Michael in The BeginnersTags: 811, cravings, Diet, food addiction, Fruitarian, fruitarianism, health, LFRV, low fat raw vegan, raw vegan
I used to call my diet '80/10/10' after the book by Dr. Douglas Graham.
In the video you'll hear me say '80/10/10 diet', but now I refer to my diet as 'Fruitarianism'.
Cravings
Posted: 29th June 2010 by Michael in The BeginnersTags: 811, athletic performance, cravings, Diet, food addiction, Fruitarian, fruitarianism, health, junk food, LFRV, lose weight, low fat raw vegan, michael arnstein, nutrition, racing marathons, raw vegan, running, ultra-marathon
I am going to talk about a subject that is extremely important to most people – how to eliminate cravings. Cravings for foods that you grew up on, that you love, the things that you just can’t seem to give up: pizza, ice-cream, doughnuts, Doritos, chips, cheese, cookies, basically everything that you find in the [...]
Crash and Burn
Posted: 28th June 2010 by Michael in The BeginnersTags: 811, cravings, Diet, food addiction, Fruitarian, fruitarianism, health, junk food, LFRV, low fat raw vegan, michael arnstein
I’ve crashed and burned many times while trying to learn how to stick with a fruitarian diet.
It’s ok to crash and burn if you learn from your mistakes. Some of the best experiences and things that I’ve learned have been from a crash and burn. In almost all cases I wasn’t eating enough healthy options. [...]