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Raw Food Does NOT Cure Disease!

August 29, 2010 By: admin Category: Natural Health, Natural Philosophy, Raw Natural Diet

I don’t mean to harp on this point but it seems that many folks just aren’t getting the picture here. The ONLY thing that can “cure” disease is HEALTH. Truly healthy people DO NOT get sick. Does this sound TOO simple? Do you want it to be complicated? So becoming healthy is how we cure disease yea? Of course, but creating health requires a multi-faceted approach in which no aspect of lifestyle can be left unattended. Surely subscribing to a “healthy” diet would be a necessity in creating overall health, however, without sleep, daily exercise, sufficient sunlight, etc. even the healthiest diet will NOT result in overall health. This being considered “Sleep cures disease” would be just as fair (and just as incomplete) a statement as Raw Food Cures Disease.

More to the point lets examine the validity of Raw Food Diet as a “healthy” diet. What constitutes a healthy diet? The more appropriate question would be “what does NOT constitute a healthy diet?”. Being that most degenerative diseases are diseases of excess we should first look at what needs to be eliminated from our diets to make it a healthy one. Even most nutrient “deficiencies” are caused by poor eating choices and overeating in general. By and large, deficiencies are not from eating insufficient nutrients, they come out of ignorance of the natural physiological functions of our body. Yet we are convinced that all we need is MORE CONSUMPTION to cure what ails us. “Eating less food cures disease” is, again, just as true as “Raw Food Cures Disease” but again,quite incomplete. (more…)

Ban on High Fructose Corn Syrup

August 03, 2010 By: admin Category: Healing Addiction, Natural Health, Raw Natural Diet

This is ridiculous. If this “ban” ever really happens, how long will it be before the casually concerned masses are confronted with the dangers of invert cane sugar, evaporated cane juice, syrups, “nectars”, beet sugar, etc. We won’t be any safer through “prohibition” haven’t we learned that by now?! How about we just use common sense and realize that ANY refined foodstuffs whether it be a refined carb (sugar), refined protein(ketosis in a bottle), or refined fats (oil) are highly toxic and our state of health will decline in direct proportion with the amount of these fragmented substances we consume. I don’t think it is unreasonable or irrational to suspect that the soft-core refined food industry (Amy’s, Boca, Spectrum, Wholesome Sweeteners, etc.) is behind this lovely campaign. “Our condiments, stimulants, and T.V. dinners are better than yours because they kill you a bit slower”

New Class: Freedom and Vibrant Health Through Nature

August 02, 2010 By: admin Category: Natural Health, Natural Philosophy

Coming to the R.A.T Gallery in Gardenville, PA…

Freedom and Vibrant Health Through Nature

With Matthew Warner

 

What does freedom mean to you? To me freedom is independence of anything outside the domain of one’s self.  In a spiritual or an emotional sense this would mean that everything we need to satisfy our desires must be sought from within. In a more gross physical sense, the domain of one’s self would extend to the entirety of the physical body and include the elements of the earth and all other beings with which we share our existence. This is the domain that I will refer to as “Nature”. Nature provides us with air, water, food, sunlight, love, affection, touch, along with all the tools and intuitive knowledge we need to enjoy the pinnacle of healthful joy. Anything created outside of this “Nature”, often through manipulation and manufacturing, creates a void between ourselves and our inherent opportunity for total freedom and sustainability. When there is an apparent necessity for something outside of nature, i.e. medicine, supplements, refined micronutrients, drugs, alcohol, stimulants, etc., it is merely an indication that the principles of nature are being ignored in some other aspect(s) of one’s lifestyle. Our bodies are fully capable of every task necessary for vibrant health provided we maintain enough awareness to remove all obstacles that arise due to the self destructive lifestyles that have become convention.


Learn how to remove all of these obstacles and more importantly how to avoid allowing new obstacles to crowd your path to total freedom. We will explore and discuss practical lifestyle aspects from an anatomical, physiological, biological, mental, emotional, ecological, and philosophical/spiritual perspective. Of course not everyone is ready, willing, and/or able to make such a total reform, but gaining an understanding of this perspective is sure to provide a beneficial shift to some part or parts of your lifestyle and outlook.


Our philosophies tend to be geared toward an honor and reverence for nature because we can intuitively identify with the power and peace found in the miraculous natural world. The more you align your actions with that philosophy the more of that power and peace becomes accessible to us as individuals. When we are able to fully embrace a truly natural lifestyle we may find that all of our greatest desires are fulfilled without any boxed, packaged, bottled, electrified, digital, or destructive outside influences. We are able to joyfully experience and appreciate all that already is and break our attachment to fleeting material distractions. Optimum health and infinite joy is the natural state of being. Open your mind to the possibilities of a return to nature and the natural state of Freedom. (more…)

What is a Cleanse/Detox Diet?

August 02, 2010 By: admin Category: Natural Health, Natural Philosophy

What is a Cleanse/Detox Diet? It seems to be a euphemism of sorts. A more direct way to phrase such a diet would be to refer to it as a temporary cessation of poison consumption.  Our bodies are naturally designed and equipped to break down and eliminate toxins on a regular basis. The fact that these faculties exist does not mean that we are designed to purposely consume toxic and poisonous substances. These methods are in place to handle the toxic debris that are a byproduct of everyday metabolic function. In every moment our body is cleaning up after itself and it has all the right tools for the job. There is nothing that can be consumed or supplemented that will make this process any more efficient or effective. The key is simply too reduce the amount of toxins consumed to as little as possible in order to lighten the load of the bodies eliminative faculties. Furthermore, it is not only the digestion of toxins that impedes the perpetual detoxification process. Digestion itself is a strain on the bodies energy supply and as a metabolic process inevitably produces byproducts to a degree that is proportionate to the complexity of the foods eaten. Therefore, the practice of cleansing or detoxification through the ingestion of ANY substance is completely illogical. Foods, Herbs, tonics, and tinctures that are used for this purpose are simply a counterproductive manipulation of the bodies eliminative facilities.  The evidence to support these theories is made abundantly clear in the process of Fasting. When we stop eating altogether for a set period of time we are not only avoiding the consumption of toxic substances, but we are also allowing our bodies to take a break from the potentially taxing process of digestion and distributing that energy to the rest of our bodies systems, especially the eliminative organs. During this period of time your body is given the opportunity to leave the frontline unguarded and attend to some serious deep cleaning in areas that have been otherwise neglected due to lack of energy. (more…)

From the Ground to the Table part2

May 09, 2010 By: admin Category: Intuition, Natural Health, Natural Philosophy


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From The Ground to the Table part3

May 09, 2010 By: admin Category: Intuition, Natural Health, Natural Philosophy


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What Do I Eat and How Do I Eat It?

April 21, 2010 By: admin Category: Fitness, Natural Health, Raw Natural Diet


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Should We Count Calories?

April 21, 2010 By: admin Category: Natural Health, Raw Natural Diet


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Raw Food Combining Part 2

April 21, 2010 By: admin Category: Natural Health, Natural Philosophy


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The Quest For Nutrients

April 21, 2010 By: admin Category: Natural Health, Raw Natural Diet


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My Big Change Part 1 – Introduction to the “Neo-Raw” Food Movement

January 12, 2010 By: admin Category: Natural Health, Raw Natural Diet


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My Big Change Part 2 – Discovering the “Traditional Raw” Food Movement

January 12, 2010 By: admin Category: Intuition, Natural Health, Natural Philosophy, Raw Natural Diet


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My Big Change Part 3- Opening My Own “Raw Food” Cafe

January 12, 2010 By: admin Category: Natural Health, Natural Philosophy


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My Big Change Part 4 – Facing The Conflict Within

January 12, 2010 By: admin Category: Intuition, Natural Health, Natural Philosophy


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My Big Change Part 5 – Moving on In a New Direction

January 12, 2010 By: admin Category: Natural Health, Natural Philosophy


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My Morning Ride Pt.1 – Diet & Exercise

January 12, 2010 By: admin Category: Fitness, Natural Health, Natural Philosophy


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  • "I highly recommend Matt Warner as the best health coach out there. Before I went raw (the right way), I was depressed, overweight, had a ton of food allergies, addicted to smoking, and was forcing myself to go to work everyday at a job that had nothing to do with my passions. Did I mention insomnia? I live in California where there is no shortage of a raw community but chose Matt all the way on the opposite coast because not only did his personal story resonate with me but his Socratic style puts him in a class above the rest. With Matt's help, I was able to gain the confidence to turn it all around. In a matter of a month, I quit smoking, lost weight, had the energy again to exercise, my insomnia went away after 4 days, and I quit my job and am now working in a field I am highly passionate about! Thanks Matt."
    Rachel