Last night I got to see David Wolfe live in Brisbane! The event lived up to every expectation that I had so I was super excited when I got home and ready to wake up early the next day and spend it going through my notes and researching some of the topics that came up in the talk.
But maybe I got a little TOO excited.
While talking to a friend this morning I realized that I can get into the habit of putting “health experts” on a bit of a pedestal and taking everything they have to say a little too seriously.
Instead, it’s a lot healthier to learn and get motivation from their advice and experiences, do your own research, listen to your intuition and experiment with your own regimes. My video talks a little more about this stuff-
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Great video and so true. I was watching the ‘Food Matters’ DVD the other day and they said you are the best nutritionist for yourself which I think is absolutely true. It is up to people to research for themselves and experiment but also pull advice and ideas from others too…that’s the way we learn.
Thanks for the info
The experts always have new information to share with us but doing our own little experimentation can also help us to discover something new that might work for us. Definitely got to agree with you Fran.
Cheers,
Joseph
I agree with Bethany. I love ‘Food Matters’. It is amazing and so similar. I used to do that too. Whenever I heard about something, I would try it immiedatly without evening thinking if it were right for me. Some guru’s that a love are Carmella sunny raw kitchen, raw fredom fourm, and of course you. For some reason, i always reaserch for info about what other gurus are saying but whenever you reccommend something, I JUST BUY IT OR TRY IT! I guess i just trust you and know that you are here to help people like me. I still should do some reaserch though. What did he talk about?
I personally don’t really try to follow “gurus” cause I realised that many people who do are usually trying to push a certain diet, and there is no one diet for everyone.
But if someone has studied or trained (at at uni) to be a nutritionist or holistic practioner etc and they base their research on peer-reviewed information that generally gives them alot more credibility I reckon.
Anyway thats my two cents!
Michelle.
Actually Michelle, sometimes I feel that a lot of University trained and accredited experts can have their creativity shut down with rote learning. Most of the long standing and incredibly powerful information I’ve received has been from amazing individuals who have have a life long passion for alternative health and THEY are the ones who are usually on the cutting edge of alternative health. Not stuck with their noses in a text book.
Oh yeah I can see how that can be thought. I don’t think it’s always the case though. I just find people to be more credible when they have training to back up their beleifs and practises. Though David Wolfe does have a masters in Nutrition I beleive.
However not every university trained proffesional is always credible, there have been many people who have abused their power and knowledge.
I’ve also found that many people who are passionate about what they do, make for the best practioners (both professionally and personally). And by practioners I mean people who have both trained at a university and people who have studied for themselves to gain greater knowledge about their own health.
We know ourselves best. It is great to learn as much as you can about health and life in general but ultimately we must choose what is best for us.
It is just like our parents. They have been here on earth much longer than us and generally have excellent advice. But, it is best if we take that advice, think about it, then make our own decisions.
It is the same with acne. Improving your lifestyle will certainly help cure your acne. But whatever Jon did to help his acne might not work for you. Jon may have lowered his sugar intake and it helped wonders for himself, but if your insulin resistance is already good then lowering your sugar intake won’t have the same effect as it did for Jon.
-Todd
It looks as if everyone has different opinions! I think that anyone can be right but there should me research to back it up. Clearly this is a contrivercial topic
I agree with Michelle. I was in the ‘new age’ for 15 years, and no more. I know a man who can cure cancer easily or regenerate a missing tooth. But you know what I stay away from him because I know smth else about him.
Men’s feet should be stable on the ground while men’s heads should be in the sky. It seems to me that most gurus are flying in the sky with their feet off the ground. There is a good indication - foggy eyes, exaltation, etc.
It’s very important to filter every bit of info you get, especially from mighty gurus who can cure a serious disease with a glance. By doing that, you stay stable on Mother Earth, conscious. Spirituality is not about flying in the sky or meditation. But that is off topic now.
Stay conscious, listen to your intuition. Miracles from gurus do not prove anything.
Too many ‘gurus’, too many.
Made some very good points in this video!
Going to see Davids lecture in Melbourne on the 21st… Thanks for the tip
Hi Fran,have you tried Triphala powder as acne remedy,it’s organic herbal powder, i heard it works really well on acne,you can use it as a facial mask or as a cleanser!
Thanks four job
Vadim
Definitely agree. I personally use the approach where you take 90% of their advice in the beginning then when you’ve truly acted and followed enough you can start tweaking at their advice.
When I first started visiting your website I quickly discovered how anti-refined sugar you were when it came to acne and I focused on that primarily for several weeks then I decided to start eating it again and I realised that refined sugar does not affect my skin as much as it did others. Saved myself bunches of stress.
So take their advice to heart and stick with it but that doesn’t mean you can’t question it. However…it’s usually best to stick with them..for now.
Agreed. I find with the whole “raw food” craze, that it is not right for all people. It’s winter here in Cali, and if I try and eat mostly raw I end up with poor circulation and freeezing hands and feet! I’m sure raw food is great in many ways, especially in the summer months, but I don’t believe it’s so black and white.
Also note that some vegetables, such as carrots, are actually more nutritious AFTER being cooked, because we can actually absorb some of the nutrients. They also contain fat-soluable nutrients so that they must be eaten with fat so be absorbed. I like to sautee them with a little extra virgin olive oil for a little, then eat.
Other foods, such as 100% raw carob and 100% raw cashews are actually toxic when eaten competely raw! I go by what is healthy for my body, not by what is technically raw….
Katie, just to support your words.
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Well said Fran. I have watched many DVD’s and YouTube videos from all of these experts over the years and have been to many lectures from different Raw Food Gurus with differing opinions.
I have met quite a few of them and had some of them stay at my home and have become friends with them. What I have learned is that they are just normal people like you and me.
They are not perfect and the information that they give out should not be followed 100% without being researched and tested by ourselves first. Everyone is different and their specific path to health should naturally be different too.
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