Too Much Fruit! and Fruit vs. Fat, by Matt Monarch

Too Much Fruit!
Some long-term 100% Raw Foodists run into troubles from eating an excessive amount of fruit. Dr. Bisci has seen numerous disheartening cases of people living primarily on fruit for many years. These unfortunate individuals experience decaying teeth, hair loss, nutritional deficiencies and a host of other maladies. We have never seen anyone succeed in the long-run on a diet consisting primarily of fruit. The Raw Pioneers who chose this type of diet did not do well.

I want to discuss the consequences of fermentation, in regards to our fruit and sugar intake. To make this point clearer, it is important for you to understand that sugar is a key ingredient for fermentation. Fermentation is the chemical reaction which occurs when glucose (sugar) converts to carbon dioxide and energy (ATP). Carbon dioxide is irritating to our cells and tissues, when not eliminated.

Everything we eat breaks down to glucose (sugar) so it can be converted into energy (ATP) by the cells of our body. The amount of sugar present in this conversion process determines the amount of fermentation. Eating straight sweet fruit causes more fermentation than eating fat, due to the amount of sugar present. Fat slowly converts into glucose, giving us a steady supply of energy, while eating sugar fruit is like taking a straight shot of whiskey.

We can handle a certain amount of natural sugar without a problem. In fact, fruits and natural sugars, in reasonable quantity, have a soothing, alkalizing effect on the body. However, if we frequently eat sweet fruit in massive quantities, the resulting levels of fermentation create a highly acidic condition in the body from all the carbon dioxide - gaseous acidic waste - being produced.

I have also found that those who eat mostly fruit typically do not choose to consume concentrated foods such as nuts and seeds. Eliminating these dense foods from the diet moves one even closer to a fasting state, causing increased cellular detox, which adds to the already excessive fermentation from over-consuming fruit.

Increased detox + fermentation from excess sugar = tremendous acidic condition

In the long-run, an acid body starts to leach alkaline salts from its skeletal frame to combat the over-acidic condition. This is one of the reasons long-term Fruitarians and many Raw Foodists have problems with their teeth. As thoroughly discussed in my new book Raw Success, the Raw Diet is a Life-Long Fast and the detox will always be there to a certain extent but even more so on a high-fruit, low-fat type of diet. If you have already experimented with this kind of Raw Diet and feel it did not serve you, it is most likely that your body is telling you to not go in that direction.

Some think simply adding more greens to their diet will fix the problem. True, adding greens helps to alkalize the body while at the same time providing extra precious minerals and nutrients. If someone adds greens, but continues to over-consume fruit, they may feel better initially. However, especially if they are not cleansing their colon, overeating fruit will inevitably catch up to them in the long-run even if they are eating more greens.

If you are exercising, you can handle more sugar because you are giving off more of that excess carbon dioxide through your lungs. However, you still dont need as much as you think. Even if you are exercising, there is a great possibility that overconsuming fruit will catch up with you in the long-run.

Please do not misunderstand. I LOVE FRUIT! I eat fruit every day. It is an integral, enjoyable, nourishing part of my diet. On rare occasions I will even overeat a favorite fruit that lures me in. However, that is an exception and only lasts one meal. If I were to overeat fruit twice that day or the following day, I would suffer the effects tenfold. It is what you do MOST of the time that really counts, rather than the little blips here and there.

Fruit vs. Fat
I would rather see someone overdoing fat than fruit. This does not mean I advocate eating massive amounts of fat. Although less harmful than overeating fruit, for long-term success the ideal is to find balance in your intake of all the food groups.

If you truly become 100% Raw, over the years you will automatically evolve to need less food.

Eight years ago, I plunged into a 100% Raw Lifestyle overnight. After being on the typical American diet all my life, I was totally unaccustomed to the empty (yet not hungry) feeling in my stomach. I had a wild need to feel full. Thus, my evening ritual revolved around a HUGE salad that consisted of a LARGE head of romaine lettuce, 10 cut up heirloom tomatoes, over an ounce of dulse, a handful of sprouts, olives and 3 ENORMOUS avocados from the California Farmers Market. I ate this gigantic salad every night for more than FOUR or FIVE YEARS! This is how I survived the transition! That large salad was one of the tools I needed for my success on the 100% Raw Diet. Gradually, I evolved and by year five or six I never ate more than one avocado in any one day and my salads were miniature in comparison.

In Raw Spirit I share the story of a man who went 100% Raw, lost 50 pounds and was experiencing a miraculous recovery from degenerative disease. During the gathering at which we met, he declared to our group that he ate a jar of almond butter every day, got knocked out from all the fat and protein, and then fell asleep. In spite of his almond butter habit, this man was losing massive amounts of excess weight and healing his body. I was thrilled to hear the advice given to him: You are doing great! Keep up the good work. Who cares if you eat a jar of almond butter a day and fall asleep? Eventually that impulse will be gone. For now, eat all the almond butter you want. Just as I am not eating three large avocados anymore, I would guarantee that he is not still eating that daily jar of almond butter.

I heard David Avocado Wolfe once say that he used to eat nine avocados a day when he first became Raw. Now I am sure he is not able to handle anywhere near that volume.

For ultimate long-term success, we do not want large amounts of fat in our daily diet. If you are eating large amounts of fat at this time and choose to cut back, be careful to avoid a drastic increase in your quantities of fruit intake instead, for that will inevitably cause complications in the long-run. If you look at the quantities of fat and fruit that Dr. Norman Walker ate, you will notice that he routinely consumed a small amount of each in his meals. The Optimal Diet is an ideal balance of fat and fruit which is thoroughly discussed in my new book Raw Success. My suggestion is to take your time, dont worry, and as the years go by, continue to lower your quantity of fat, while keeping your fruit intake steady.

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I am delighted to be one of the Main Speakers at this year's Raw Spirit Festival!

In spectacular Sedona, Arizona from September 12-14, 2008, the Raw Spirit Festival is the Grandest Raw Vegan Eco-Peace Celebration on Earth.

Please click the link above to discover the incredible line-up including seven raw vegan meals, keynote addresses from leaders in the raw foods movement, workshops, food prep demos, exercise, yoga, meditation, extraordinary social opportunities, wild plant food walks, live music, dancing and performance and so much more.

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