Hi Matrix,

I have a very small booklet written by Dr. William Howard Hay and another book by him, Building Better Bodies. I really haven't read too much of them, just skimmed. I think Shelton, Hays, & Eghret all had similiar philosophies & maybe all in that time frame.

For the most part, I totally agree with MH about today's authors--a lot seem to be pretty much like todays doctors--they really don't have a clue. But in a couple of newer books (&here again I have just skimmed & read a little on the net) but in the Fit for Life book by Marilyn & Harvey Diamond (& some stuff from Victoria Bueleko (sp?)), I believe their philosophy is to eat fruit separate from any other food and at least 15 minutes before other food (even a leafy salad).

This is their reasoning. Raw fruit (some fruit veggies) have everything contained within that fruit to digest itself when mixed with salavia. It passes out of the empty stomach in about 15 mins giving instant energy, fully assimulated by the body. Starchy carbs take a few hours and animal protein stays in the stomach to help digest it for a long time.

If you eat meat and then eat a fruit salad for dessert, that fruit is in the stomach for so long it begins to ferment, all the while the stomach is doing it's job to digest that animal protein.

For those of you out there that seem to 'drag' in the mornings, try this (suggested by the Diamonds). When you first consume any foods upon arising, make it a watery fruit (melons, canteloupe, oranges, grapefruit, grapes, etc). This doesn't mean to also have that cup of coffe with cream & sugar--that will destroy the effect. You will feel an almost instant energy. And since it digests so quickly you may get hungry even before your morning break, but if you could make it until then & have some more fruit, you're set til lunch. Then at lunch have more fruit, maybe salad, but no meat, dairy, or processed foods, you will not suffer from that after lunch sleepy tired syndrome. I couldn't believe it would be that dramatic until I tried it.

Anyway, just a thought. Hope you don't mind me throwing that out here.

re the Shelton book, what a rare find indeed, I know I was elated to have found the 2 hays books. I think we can learn something from all of them. If I'm not mistaken, they (Shelton, hays, eghret) all avodcated majority raw fruits & veggies.

Betty

I have came accross alot of books by this top author! All good finds.

MH