Are my health recommendations in accordance with the historical evidence of thousands of years of actual practice in various cultural settings? For example, nowadays vegetarianism is considered by some a novel and extreme way of eating; but vegetarianism is not a new idea nor is it far-fetched. Vegetarianism is recommended in the ancient Persian Zend Avesta of Zoroaster, which predates the Bible by thousands of years. The Essenes, who were reported by several historians to have had an average life span of 120 years, followed vegetarianism and the principles espoused in this book. My general recommendations are also consistent with what I believe to be the diet recommended by the Greek spiritual teacher and mathematician, Pythagoras. Studies of some of the healthiest cultures in the world, such as the Hunzas, Vilcabamban Indians, Mayans, and various other groups with a high number of centenarians, found that they all followed diets similar to the vegetarian diet which I suggest you explore in your process of conscious eating. Of course, not all these cultures ate exactly the same diet. For example, in South America, the primary grain is corn. In Hunzaland, the primary grain is wheat, et cetera. Most were completely vegetarian, although some, such as the Hunzas, ate a trace of flesh food on a monthly basis or for celebrations. Gabriel Cousens, MD Conscious Eating The Tree of Life 21-Day Transformation begins February 7th! ow.ly/GvDoc
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