1. Importance of Raw Foods

3. • Dr. Stanley S. Bass, N.D., D.C., Ph.C.
says, "The closer the food comes to the
natural state in which it occurs, or the
closer we come to its raw, unfired form,
the higher its quality is."

4. Destruction of nutrients
• Loss of phytonutrients (beta-carotene,
lycopene, etc)
• 80% loss of vitamins
• 100% loss of minerals
• 50% of protein becomes denatured

5. Enzymes

6. Protein

7. Protein
• Simon N. Young, the Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Psychiatry, states
that, contrary to popular belief, eating turkey (which is associated with
tryptophan and drowsiness) and other high-protein foods (which actually
contain the same amount of tryptophan) will not drastically increase
serotonin levels in the brain. The blood-brain barrier only allows
regulated amounts of amino acids to enter the brain, and tryptophan
must compete with more abundant amino acids in order to enter.
• Study: people who consumed a carbohydrate-rich meal absorbed more
tryptophan than those who consumed a protein-rich meal.
• Tryptophan has to compete with other amino acids.
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8. Amino Acids
• Degraded when cooked
• Extremely plentiful in raw produce
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9. Amino Acids
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10. Loss of oxygen and hormones
• Cooking removes the oxygen, water and
hormones from food

11. • It can take up to a year to recover from a
nutritional deficiency

12. Gluten Intolerance
• Celiac disease means you can’t absorb
nutrients
• Not getting important nutrients in for your
mental health

13. Toxins

14. Pesticides
• Pesticides destroys dopamine in the brain
• Contributes to Parkinson's and depression

15. Stress
• Cortisol kills brain cells
• Researchers dissected salmon after death from
swimming upstream to spawn, and found death
is due to cortisol toxicity
• When researchers removed adrenal glands,
salmon lived for up to 1 year after spawning
• Stress gets in the way of sufficient stomach acid
creation (HCl critical to happiness. Digestion =
absorption of amino acids = synthesis of
neurotransmitters = more serotonin)

16. Stress
• Those who are depressed have been
shown to breathe less deeply than those
who are not depressed
• De-stress by deep breathing
• 5 deep breaths, hold for 6 seconds
• 4x/day
• This decreases tension

17. Inflammation
• Sore throat / swollen joint / stubbed finger
• Immune response
• Bunch of chemicals our body produces to
fight infection and causes swelling
• Inflammation is a major cause of
inflammation (6hrs or less)
• Modest sleep los for just 1 week means
increased inflammation

18. Inflammation
• Zoloft decreases pro-inflammatory
cytokines
• Taking an aspirin greatly enhances the
effect of an antidepressant just because
it’s anti-inflammatory
• Slow destruction of the brain

19. Inflammation & Allergies
• Allergies produce all inflammatory
cytokines
• People with allergies have a much higher
incidence of depression

21. Why are there no animal products
on this retreat?
• The China Study
• Food allergies
• “30% of schizophrenics are cured, yes,
cured, when they cut out dairy” Dr Abram
Hoffer
• The trouble with casein/whey:
bodybuilders developing schizophrenic
symptoms

22. The Trouble with Dairy
• Ice cream has a morphine like effect in
your body: relaxes, calms, helps sleep

23. Water
• When you’re young, ratio of water inside
the cell to outside the cells is 1.2 to 1
• When we are 60, the ratio is 0.8 to 1
• Keep from dehydrating by keeping to drink
water and eat raw foods
– cooking causes water to evaporate and leave
the food