I keep thinking about a man that James and I met back in Santa Barbara at the Raw Festival 2010. He was experimenting with a mono diet. A mono diet is consuming one type of food only for a period of time. Some refer to this as visiting mono island. The best way to do a mono island is to choose one type of fruit or fruit juice (your favorite fruit would be best) and eat ONLY that fruit for a period of time. The man we met was an ultra-runner; a person who runs very long distances (25 miles plus). He looked like a normal, healthy person. He was experimenting with blueberries and said he felt pretty good. I was thinking to myself, there is no way I could run a marathon on blueberries alone.
I could do this (mono diet) for a few days maximum – how about you? What would be your fruit of choice? Mine would be blueberries or watermelon. I don’t plan on visiting mono island anytime soon.
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I remember when you talked about this guy! If I recall, you said he looked pretty unhealthy. I feel pretty confident we need the full spectrum of phytonutrients to remain healthy. What are your thoughts? Are you eating all raw now? I’m thinking of going vegan.
The guy who was doing mono actually looked good but many of the vendors at the festival did not look so great – we especially noticed teeth not looking so vibrant. My feeling is that after my experimental month of raw I will consider taking one or two days a week of just raw. It is challenging for me, yet I appreciate and enjoy the challenge of it. Other than that not too fanatical about food other than organic, unprocessed and whole. In terms of going vegan, I think it is awesome for so many people. It is a philosophy I completely support, however having been a vegan for many years in my life I know it doesn’t support my biochemistry long term. I have noticed in the last few years that I do not do well with eggs, but I do like the extra protein hit I get with “consciously raised” poultry, fish, and organic cheeses – especially goat’s and sheep’s and occasionally raw cow’s milk cheeses. I am going to be looking for a raw milk source starting in October so if you (or anyone in the Denver metro area) know of a source please pass it on.