What's Your Main Focus?

The following information is for education only and is not meant to diagnose, prescribe, or treat illness.

I think that with anything in life, to make any significant changes, one must apply focus. Don't they say, 'wherever focus goes, energy flows'?

I remember back in college I was only able to focus on 4 out of 5 of my classes at one time to reach my goal (to learn as much as I could about the subject and ultmately get an 'A'). As expected, the class I did not place any real focus or attention on suffered in terms of grades, but I did learn something, it's just that the other subjects meant more to me at the time and got all my attention. I knew that I could always improve on the other subject and give it ALL my focus and flow more energy towards it, when I was ready...

Same for switching to raw or anything else that improves your overall health. If you don't think you are able to place a significant amount of focus on it right now, you probably won't see the EXACT results that you want. But that's OK, SOME attention/focus can make a positive difference...

I understand that some people feel that they don't have enough info to get started... but I have to say, there really isn't a lot to learn to get rolling, especially if you start at just a snails pace. It's not neccessary to come up with a big game-plan. If you understand the "need" for going raw, and you have the desire, and think that you are ready to place a lot of focus on a "raw adventure", and you do not have a game plan in place already, by all means, try an existing, carefully laid out, 30-day plan which will allow you to learn as you go... a crash course if you will. There are lots of raw food diet plans available.

I was fortunate enough to get a review copy of The Raw Food Diet Plan by Laura-Jane the Rawtarian note: I am compensated if you obtain the plan from this link, but you may go directly to http://rawfooddietplanhq.com/ and I will not get a commission, I am genuine about my referral for this plan and just want to let you know about it :) I feel that it is the perfect solution for someone ready to give it a go for 30-days, no matter what's in their fridge, or what's in their cupboards at the moment, and even if they don't have all the answers.

If you are at the stage where you know it's a good idea to go raw and you are READY (this is key) to put focus into a 30-day plan, and you have an hour to sit down and read, then you CAN get started on this healthy journey in short order. As mentioned, you do not need the big game plan. With The Raw Food Diet Plan you have, in your hand, the 'walk-through', bringing you through the process day to day, complete with raw shopping lists, daily menus, etc. It lays out the process in a way that makes sense, and then the proof is in the pudding.. make note of how you feel before starting and how you feel the next day, and once you work your way through the 30 days, re-assess.. Is 30-days enough to see any positive changes? Absolutely! I watched the documentary where diabetic patients reduced insulin intake after just a few days raw, it really is an overall healing process.

With that said, if you really cannot focus on doing a 30-day adventure right now, because I know there are lots of really important things to contend with in life (and it's not easy to focus on everything fully at one time), that's perfectly OK and I have a suggestion if I may... it's a small, but VALUABLE step towards health and well-being. Then later, when you have more focus (in this area), you can strive to get your 'A', which will happen when making it through 30 days raw.

Here's my suggestion: Add one thing to your diet, something simple and healthful, plus, remove one thing from your diet, something you know you can do without but might be key to cleansing and healing. Then make one substituion.. examples below.

Items to remove might include: bread, bacon, cheese, peanut butter... something you know you can leave out, just for a little while.

As for substitutions... maybe try coconut oil rather than butter, margarine or other oils. Swap out white pasta with rice pasta perhaps (gluten-free baby!), try honey instead of white sugar :)

That leaves us with what to add... what about a daily smoothie? Just fruit perhaps, or what about mixing a bit of greens into it? Simply add some water and fruit (fresh or frozen) into a blender... blend.. optionally add some greens (parsley and spinach do not change the flavour in any weird way, in fact they taste great!), blend again... drink immediately. Play with the ingredients until you get a yummy concoction, then start your day with it... just for a little while and see how you get along.

I wish you luck!

p.s. I'd like to close by offering you a green smoothie recipe straight from the raw food diet plan, which will provide a great base for springing off your own recipes, plus it's super cheap to make :)

1 banana - ripe but not yucky
1 apple - chopped and seeds removed
2 cups loosely packed baby spinach
1/2 lemon - peeled
1 sprinkle cinnamon
1/2 cup cold water