Orange Juice Girl

Three Weeks on Blood Orange Juice ♥

2010-10-20T12:41:00.000-07:00

It has been my very great pleasure to have done three weeks on mono Blood Orange juice.
The Blood Orange season is about complete, and I have my last few Beautiful Blood Oranges.
I am just so glad that I had the priviledge of three weeks on this amazing fruit.
It has been a very special time ♥
I have felt wonderful; clear and clean in mind and body, have played and worked with Beautiful Blood Orange energy, felt flexible and free, and felt a loving connection with the Wonderful World around me.
I found this time priceless, the season was so short and I was able to gain so much from it. I also felt very much in-tune with the time of year just because of the seasonability of this special fruit ♥
I guess on average I was juicing 24–26 Oranges per day, although this varied a bit due to their varying size.
I am very thankful and this time will stay with me always.
Much Love and Peaches,
from Anne XX ♥

Day Sweet Sixteen Mono Blood Orange Juice ♥

2010-10-14T16:35:00.000-07:00

I thought this photo of a Blood Orange looked like a map of the world!
I am on Day 16 of Mono Blood Orange juice.
I am pretty excited because I have never been on a Mono Blood Orange juice diet before. I mostly lived off Blood Oranges in March 1995, when I was in Malta, but I did have some other fruits a few times during the month.
The Bloods have been of superb quality; some big, some small, some with marbled skin, some with orange skin — but all delicious.
The season will not be on for much longer, so I am delighted that I have been able to make the most of the very seasonal Blood Oranges ♥
They have taken my Orange juice experience to a whole new level.
I am consuming about 1.5 litres of juice per day.
My energy is great, I am finding my morning workout easier and more fun to do.
I am sleeping very well.
My flexibility is improved.
Life is good ♥

So I am eternally grateful to the Australian Blood Orange trees, and also to the Australian Blood Orange farmers.

Thank you for reading ♥
Love and Peaches,
from Anne XX♥

♥ Day 8 Blood Orange Juice ♥

2010-10-07T03:51:00.000-07:00

Day 8 on Mono Blood Orange juice.
I must say that I find Blood Oranges to be one of the most striking of all fruits.
They are sometimes beautifully gradiated with colour; starting from orangey-yellow, through red, to purple.
Here is one I juiced (in my mouth ) today.
I felt it was just so Beautiful ♥ that I had to capture its Tequila Sunrise colours on my camera.

Such a Beautiful Fruit with such a beautiful taste. I do think that fruit lovers are blessed with the most divine looking food ♥

I have been juicing between 16–20 Oranges each day, this feels like a good amount for me at the moment.
I have had good energy, and feel very satisfied with the quality and ripeness of the lovely Bloods.

Cappi, my son, and I went out with our trolley today to find some more of these Beauties. We combined food hunting with exersise, sunshine, and homeschooling as we did mental maths and spelling on our walk; so some great mulitasking and we got to bring home some delicious fruit.

I feel very blessed and happy today ♥
Love and Peaches,
from Anne XX.

♥ 7 Days on Blood Orange Juice ♥

2010-10-06T03:11:00.000-07:00

This is my seventh day on Blood Orange juice.
Blood Oranges are one of my favourites of all the fruits. There is something very special about their delicious, rich, Mulberry wine flavour, and they are not only beautiful to look at and a delight to eat, but they are full of goodness.
Bloods have up to twice the Vitamin C content of their more orangey cousins.
Their Australian season is short but deliciously sweet.
Blood Oranges can be a little hard to track down; supermarkets rarely stock them, it is usually fruit shops that are home to these litttle purple juice balls.

Blood Oranges make an excellent juice, just using a simple hand-juicer you can get so much juice out of them.

Bloods originated in Sicily, hundreds of years ago, and in 1995, I was fortunate to be in Malta in Sicilian Blood Orange season. Malta is a beautiful island and due too her proximity to Sicily there were bags of Sicilian Blood Oranges in every small grocery store.

I found out that the colour of the Blood Orange is caused by the colour pigment and antioxidant anthocyanin. Anthocyanins are also found in Mulberries and Raspberries, and that may be why, to me, the Blood Orange has flavours of Raspberries and Mulberries in it.

In contrast the colour pigment of the Cara Cara Navel Orange is not due to anthocyanin but to the antioxidant lycopene.

I usually eat mostly local fruit, but I make an exception for the Bloods, which come from the Southern part of Australia.
To get that really deep and tasty pigmentation, Bloods need to experience the cooler and drier nights. So whilst they will grow in Queensland, they will not develop the purply-red colour and taste.

So I give much thanks and gratitude to the trees and farmers of Southern Australia for providing me with the truly delightful Blood Orange ♥ ♥ ♥

Love and Peaches and Beauty Days,
from Anne XX ♥

♥The End of The Juice Diet.♥

2010-02-19T12:26:00.000-08:00

So, I broke the Orange juice diet today on four fresh ripe Dates spread out over about one hour - and they tasted delicious.

I am still doing some deep level elimination which is quite an experience in itself. And despite eliminating from my eyes, the whites of my eyes have never looked whiter. Also my skin is totally clear.

So I have at least two nice side-effects from all the elimination.

Later in the day I had about 50gms/1.76oz of Organic Watermelon.

I am trying to take the re-introduction of other fruit gently.

I also drank lots of water today, to help to flush my body out.

And I just wanted to say Thank You again to everyone who has followed my blog and given me support whilst I was on my Juice Diet.♥

I an eternally grateful that I was able to carry it out in such a wonderful way ♥

I think I will still post here if I find out some amazing Orange facts, and I certainly will the next time that I go on an Orange juice diet.

So Many Thanks for all your wonderful support and great comments.

Wishing you Beautiful Days ♥

Love and Peaches,

from Anne XX.

♥ Day 84 Mono Orange Juice ♥

2010-02-18T11:47:00.000-08:00

Day 84 ♥

Because I was going through some elimination: mucus from the nose and eyes, feeling very tired, and having a headache, I had no desire to take any food today, so I water fasted for 42 hours.

I was fortunate to be able to rest today, Cappi was wonderful and let me spend time relaxing, so I really appreciate his consideration.

So I will take Orange juice tomorrow morning, and depending on how I feel, either have another Orange juice day, or break the Orange juice diet.

This tiredness is very unusual to me and it does make me appreciate my normal high energy levels.

I do have faith in my body though, and I feel that it is really removing some deep stored toxins .

Have Beautiful Days ♥

Love and Peaches XX♥

♥ Day 83 Mono Orange Juice ♥

2010-02-17T17:15:00.000-08:00

Day 83 ♥

Today, was interesting, I seemed to go into some deeper stage of elimination, I felt weak for the first time in ages, and I had some elimination in the corner of my eyes, and a little mucus from my nose.

So I will see how I feel tomorrow, and maybe it is time to finish the juice diet.

As an added incentive, the box of Fresh Barhi Dates arrived today, and they look very good, and are just a a few days off ripening.

My father and his friend are also flying out from England to spend time with us next week, and so it will not be best time in my life for taking rest if I need to, as we will be travelling around the Sunshine Coast. It will be wonderful to spend time with him ♥

So I will water fast tomorrow to help things along their way, and then make a decision maybe the day after.

I have had the most wonderful experience on my juice diet, and before today, had no real feeling of when it may end.

I feel very blessed to have had the opportunity to undertake such a wonderful juice diet.

And I am so grateful to all The Organic Orange Trees, and The Organic Growers, The Organic Fruit Pickers, and The Organic Distributers that have combined in their sweet efforts to bring the Oranges to my door.

Fruity Fare ♥

Morning - 16 Syrup Balls, juiced with a spoon

Midday - 6 Organic Valencias, juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥ - 40 minutes workout.

Have Beauty Days ♥ XX♥

Love and Peaches XX.

♥ Day 82 Mono Orange Juice ♥

2010-02-16T10:35:00.000-08:00

♥ The Orange - Superhero? ♥

Day 82 ♥

So whilst Spiderman might be useful to have around if the Green Goblin is giving you grief in New York, and Batman is a pretty worthy Superhero, especially if he gets his Superpowers from being a FruitBatman; my personal choice of Superhero is - The Orange.

I guess I may be a bit biased at the moment, and it is true that under normal circumstances I am hardly monogamous with my fruit (having a bit of a roving eye for Mangoes and Malaysian Durians) but after such a long time being faithful to one fruit, it would take some doing to knock The Orange off his pedestal.

Orange juice is, 'One of Nature's miracle foods', according to The Science of Life books; and the Orange (as mentioned in a previous post) is 'The King of Fruits' according to Dr. Wilcox.

And indeed who wouldn't be seduced by a glass of golden just-squeezed Organic Orange juice from perfectly tree-ripe fruits.

One person who was keen to get his own Oranges was the French King Francois I, who deeply desired the first Orange tree that arrived in France. The tree had travelled from Pamplona in Spain and was planted in the garden of Le Duc de Bourbon.

When Le Duc ran off to Northern Italy to join Francois's adversary, Charles V, the very first thing that Francois did was to sieze the Orange tree.

The coverted tree was then planted in Versailles where, obviously much loved, it flourished for many, many years.

So whilst some Superheroes may rescue mere mortals from peril, by swinging from webs or by racing around in Batmobiles; the Orange does its rescuing, like the other juicy fruits, by helping our bodies to heal and rebalance, and by providing a Superfuel whilst we cleanse.

I believe that sweet, juicy fruit has an enormous potential within it to amazingly affect the quality of our lives.

Fruits, I feel, are the Superheroes of Mother Nature, who gives these champions to humans as a perfect food.

Life is meant to be Suberb, not sub-standard, and aided by with a beautiful diet of juicy fruits, then I believe that anybody has the potential to reach for a Super Sweet Life ♥

Fruity Fare ♥

Morning - 1000mls of Organic Valencia juice, made with Amco hand-juicer.

Midday - 14 Organic Valencias, juiced with a spoon

Afternoon - 2 Organic Valencias, juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥

40 minutes workout.

Have Amazing Days ♥

Love and Peaches XX.

♥ Day 81 Mono Orange Juice ♥

2010-02-15T12:06:00.000-08:00

Day 81 ♥

Because of all the heat and recent rain we have been experiencing here in South East Queensland, there has been a big growth in the Mosquito population.

When I am out gardening or watering, I find that I am soon covered with hungry Mosquitos, even in the sunshine in the middle of the day.

My experience with Mosquitos has been an evolving one since I began my raw journey.

Growing up in Temperate England, I never really was exposed to Mosquitos, or their desire for human blood.

I was first introduced to them, for any great length of time, at the beginning of my raw journey when I spent time in the Algarve region of Portugal; living off some great local fruit, during the Northern Hemisphere's Winter.

I got bitten many times, and I found that my body would react quite strongly to the bite, and there would be swelling and itching for about four days.

As I progressed along the fruity path, I found that my reaction to insect bites in general, including Mosquito bites, really lessened.

There would be less swelling at the bite area, and less itching.

Before I started my current Orange Juice Diet, I found that initially upon being bitten by a Mosquito, I would have a very tiny amount of swelling and I would itch for up to 30 minutes; after this time both the swelling and itching would have disappeared - this was very different from the reactions I was getting at the beginning of my raw journey.

However, it interested me to find that despite being covered by hungry Mosquitos recently, I have had no itching, swelling, or any reaction at all to their bites.

So I was thinking that this Orange Juice Diet must have helped my body to deal even more effectively with Mosquito bites. Then in the evening I read this in Julie Stafford's book 'Juicing For Health':

"Bioflavonoids...have a strengthening effect in the capillary walls, and act as an anticoagulant and antihistamine."

So I was wondering if the antihistamine effect of Bioflavonoids, which are very high in Oranges, is one reson why I am not reacting at all to the Mosquito bites.

I have also noticed that since being on this Orange Juice Diet, I have very rarely sneezed or had any reation to dust or mould.

I sometimes get a bit sneezy, if I am exposed to a musty environment or to dust.

Other useful snippets I read last night, regarding Orange juice and its constituents, include this quote, also from Julie Stafford's book:

"Bioflavonoids maintain the walls of the small blood vessels; help combat odema, dropsy, diabetes and diseases of the joints; assist in arresting haemorrhages; aid the treatment of high blood pressure and cataracts; fight infectious bacteria, viruses and fungi, and assist in ridding the body of drugs, heavy metals and car exhaust fumes."

And more from Julie Stafford:

"It (Orange juice) cleanses and tones the gastro-intestinal tract and improves the permeability and strength of the capillary walls...and is helpful in treating asthma, bronchitis, catarrh, blood disorders, anaemia, scurvy, heart disease, high blood pressure, indigestion, liver disorders, lung disorders, pneumonia and skin disorders and can aid weight loss. Orange juice is also an excellent source of calcium and phosphorus. It assists in the formation of bones and teeth and prevents rickets."

Stafford's sentiments are echoed in C.E. Clinkard's book, 'The Use of Juices':

"The juice of the orange is one of the most palatable natural juices in existance and it is also one of the most beneficial. Its value is widely recognised nowadays and its advantages for babies and growing children have been clearly established, especially on account of its power to assist in bone and teeth formation and in preventing rickets. it is an excellent source of calcium and phosphorus"

And from 'About Juices' by John B. Lust:

"The orange is one of nature's finest gifts to man. Orange juice contains pre-digested food in a most delicious and attractive form, ready for immediate absorbtion and utilization. Even full milk is not superior to orange juice in nutritive value as some might expect."

And both John B. Lust, and Vivienne Lewis, in her book 'Raw Juices For Health', say that Orange juice is very beneficial for those suffering with Rheumatoid Arthritis, because people affected by this condition have very fragile capillaries, which are aided by the bioflavonoids in Oranges and their juice.

♥ So All Hail the Mighty Orange ♥

I certainly am very grateful for all the Golden Wonder it has brought into my life ♥

Fruity Fare ♥

Morning - 500mls/16.9oz of Organic Valencia juice, using Amco hand juicer.

Midday - 600mls/20.29oz of Organic Valencia juice, using Amco hand juicer.

Afternoon - 4 Organic Valencias, juiced in my mouth, and 1 large freshly squeezed juice from a juice bar.

Fruitful Exercise ♥

I hour fast walking.

Have Wonderful Days ♥

Love and Peaches XX.

♥ Day 80 Mono Orange Juice ♥

2010-02-14T00:01:00.000-08:00

♥ Happy St. Valentine's Day ♥

♥ All Hail St. Valentine ♥

♥ Thank you to Cheetah, for the Beautiful Picture ♥

To all the Orange Lovers, as well as the Sweetheart Lovers out there, I thought on Day 80 of my Orange Juice Train ride, I would share a few little Orange snippets with you.

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~ Elizabeth Cromwell, wife of Oliver, gave her husband a hard time for quarrelling with the Spanish, because it sent the price of Oranges up to four pence each (quite a fortune in 1664).

~ Cardinal Wolsey used to carry Orange peel next to his nose when riding on his mule to Westminster Hall, to offset the not-so-savoury smells of Tudor London.

~ Dr. Samuel Johnson used to save the Orange peel, of Oranges he had eaten, and carry it in his pocket.

~Samuel Pepys mentioned in his diaries that a trip to the theatre with his wife and friends, in the 17th century, ended up costing him eight shillings for Oranges (as Pepys stated that Oranges cost sixpence each, that was 16 Oranges for the group!)

~ The Orange was first known in England as long ago as 1290.

~ At the beginning of the 17th century, Sir James Lancaster, of the East India Company, forced all his captains to carry Oranges for the health of their crew.

~ P.E. Norris, in his book, 'About Fruit, Vegetables and Salad', says that: "Most people class citrus fruit as "blood cleansers", but few know that citrus fruits are even more important in COLD weather than warm, and more valuable for those who do hard manual labour than those who sit all day at desks, for citrus fruit conains something—whether citrus acid or vitamin C, we are not quite sure—which enable the muscles to function effectively. Without it they tire quickly."

~ Confucius was quoted as saying: " A Day without Orange Juice is like a day without Sunshine."

Fruity Fare ♥:

Morning~ 16 Syrup Ball Valencias, juiced with a spoon

Mid-Morning~ 6 Organic Valencias, juiced in my mouth

Afternoon~ 500ml/16.9 oz Organic Valencias, juiced with Amco hand-juicer.

Fruitful Exercise ♥

20 minutes fast walking

20 minutes workout.

Have Beautiful Days full of Love XXXXX ♥♥♥♥♥

♥ Day 79 Mono Orange Juice ♥

2010-02-13T10:30:00.000-08:00

Day 79♥

today, I was thinking about consequences and choices.

For those of us who live in the Western World, we probably have more wide-ranging food choices than ever before. Whilst the Supermarkets are ever trying to reduce the varieties of fruit and dumb down fruit selection, the overall food choices in any one Supermarket is something that I often find staggering.

Higher disposable incomes, freezing, refridgeration, canning, air flights, road infrastructure, and shippping, all combine to bring permanent seasons and continents into our Supermarkets.

Also, the huge amount of processed foods and frozen foods, canned food and dehydrated foods mean that fresh is not an important critera for most of the food stocked in grocery stores.

And so we have a massive choice of all kinds of foods from all over the world all year round.

Even just 50 years ago, food was so much more seasonal; but as cheaper air freight was made possible, and also huge juggernauts took to the road, suddenly the food seasons were not so clearly defined.

As well as most of us having the opportunity to eat out of season foods, the type and variety of foods seems to be ever increasing as food companies are constantly looking for new market opportunities.

But, I feel, whatever dietary we chose there are consequences that ultimately we are responsible for.

For me personally, my ultimate diet would be all local, foraged or home grown fruit, grown without chemicals or animal by-products, and grown in such a way that allowed for sharing with other creatures. So no killing or trapping of animals who also wanted to share the fruit.

When I buy fruit from a farmer I do not know, then I have to face the fact that he or she may put up barbed wire to kill Fruitbats, or they may kill so called 'pests'.

Also, the transportation of fruit will have an negative impact on our environment.

But as we do not all live in Edenic fruit gardens, then I feel that we have to make the most appropriate choice we can, and accept that there may be compromises in the way our food was grown or transported.

By planting fruit trees and spreading fruit seeds, then I think I can help to rebalance a little bit the harm my diet may cause to the Planet.

In the end, life is all about balance and, I feel, making the most optimal choices that we can, given our present circumstances.

So whilst some of my food choices may not be my ideal, I hope to strive for making the best choice I could at the time, whilst still being aware of the consequences of my diet.

And I also feel that it is important to be very thankful to all the trees, the tree planters, the growers, the pickers, the sellers and the drivers and pilots who make my life so enjoyable and healthy because they combine to bring me beautiful fruit ♥

And I have been very fortunate that they have brought me so many Wonderful Oranges over the past 79 days ♥

♥ Thank You ♥

Fruity Fare ♥

Morning—14 Syrup Balls, juiced with a spoon

Midday—14 Syrup Balls, juiced with a Spoon.

Afternoon 4 Syrup Balls, juiced with a spoon, 4 syrup Balls, juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥

40 minutes workout

20 minutes arm and hand exercises.

Have Beautiful and Happy Days ♥

Love and Peaches XX.

♥ Day78 Mono Orange Juice ♥

2010-02-12T11:29:00.000-08:00

Day 78 ♥

Now as you might expect, during this 78 days on Orange Juice my body shape has altered a bit.

I feel no less energy and endurance despite the loss in weight.

And I am pleased to find that I am really liking my body. Sure it may be a little lean for some people's tastes, but it certainly feels very efficient, as if it is working really well and with no extra body fat or fluid to hamper its movements and inner workings.

And I very much appreciate this feeling of efficiency in my body.

I feel very fluid and lose and I like the way my body looks.

One aspect is I feel very feminine still and I am still having my female cycle, but my body does not look as typically 'womanly', not so many curves for me at the moment!

But as I was watering the fruit trees this evening, I just felt a sense of being very happy with my body shape and very grateful to have been able to experience this change in my physical body that has come with the Orange juice diet.

Some thoughts I had as to why exercise could be more effortless on my Orange juice diet are that my limbs weigh less, and also that my muscles are less tense and my joints have an improved range of movement.

I think that the more comfortable and happy we feel about our bodies when we are fasting or juice dieting, then the less other people's concern's or views will affect us.

Because others may not have fasted before, and because our body's appearance may be very different from their own, it may be challenging for some folk to comprehend the leaner stage that we are going through.

Also, if our bodies feel good and are working well, then this is a strong sign to me that whilst the body weight is certainly lower, the functioning of the body is effective; and hence the body is getting its needs met.

When I prematurely ended my 52 day Orange juice diet, in 1995, it was because I was paying more attention to the concerns of others, rather than listening to my own body and its needs.

I only want to disembark from this Orange Juice Train when I have reached the right stop for me.

Toot Toot!

Fruity Fare ♥

Morning—5 Syrup Balls, juiced with a spoon

Midday—16 Syrup Balls, juiced with a spoon.

Afternoon— 14 Organic Valencis, juiced with a spoon, 6 Organic Valencias, juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥

40 minutes fast walking

20 minutes weights and stomach exercises.

Have Sweet and Fruitful Days ♥

Love and Peaches XX.

♥ Day 77 Mono Orange Juice ♥

2010-02-11T10:27:00.000-08:00

Day 77 ♥
Now the funny thing is that when I went to bed last night (and yes, Jack did sleep in the bedroom too) I was so convinced that when I woke up it would be Jack for Breakfast.
But when I awoke...
...all I wanted was Orange Juice.
Certainly I could appreciate the beautiful sight (and smell) of Jack; fully tree-ripened and just in a perfect state to eat, but my desire was for Orange juice. And so here I am Day 77, and still merrily travelling along on the Orange Juice Train.

Cappi devoured the Jackfruit. He Loves it, goes Jackfruit crazy.
But I sat beside him with my spoon and devoured my Orange juice.
I Love it still, and each Orange still has the capacity to surprise me with its own unique and individual flavour.
The Orange peel compost heap at the bottom of the garden has taken on the appearance of a strange Oange edifice, a large pyramid of peel and pith that pays homage to the Citrus Clan of the Orange juicers , and at the same time feeds a massive population of small black beetles.

With this stage seemingly of assimilation, and taking more Orange juice, my weight seems to have stabalised, and I have not lost any for the past few days.
My body fat is still around 5% and muscle mass is pretty similar to when I started out. These results are taken from my Tanita Body Moniter, and I have no way of knowing their true accuracy, but they do seem to be congruent with the way my body looks and feels.

Fruity Fare ♥
Morning - 16 Syrup Balls, juiced with a spoon
Midday - 11 Syrup Balls, juiced with a spoon
Afternoon 7 Valencias, juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥
40 minutes fast walking
20 minutes leg and stomach exercises.

Have Radiant Days ♥
Love and Peaches XX

♥ Day 76 Mono Orange Juice ♥

2010-02-10T12:01:00.000-08:00

Day 76 ♥

Today was the meeting of our local Fruit Club, the Sub-Tropical Fruit Club of Queensland.

I Love Fruit Club. Not only are an amazing bunch of fruit-loving, fruit-growers gathered together, but there is a raffle for baby fruit trees and a huge fruit supper, as well as a guest speaker.

Tonight's speaker was a very interesting guy, Bruce Ham, who talked all about the relevance of geology to fruit-growing. Something I had not given much thought to before, so I learnt a lot. Bruce talked about how the underlying rock formation of an area affects which minerals the soil has, and which it may be lacking, and also which rocks give the best soil conditions. Bruce also talked about which minerals to addd to which soils from an organic grower's viewpoint

So Thank You very much Bruce for some interesting and important information ♥

I kind of knew that there would be no Oranges for me at the fruit supper, because Citrus is not in season here, so I juiced-up before I went out.

The lovely home-grown fruit on offer included: Purple Finger Limes, Jackfruit, Purple and White Dragon Fruit (Pitaya), Mangoes, Peaches, Lychees, Longans, Guava, and Hoshi Gaki-style dried Persimmon.

Earlier in the evening, before supper, I was sitting in my chair when the president of the club, George, presented me with a Beautiful Jackfruit, fresh picked that evening and fully ripe, straight from his tree.

Thank You George ♥

It smelt so good. I think the best fruity smell, I have smelt since starting my Orange juice diet.

Jack needs to be eaten tomorrrow due to his perfect ripeness.

So I may stop my Orange Juice and have it for breakfast—or I may not.

Wild horses could not drag Cappi away from having it for his breakfast. He Loves Jackfruit with a passion. And he spent suppertime at the Club eating from a large platter of Jackfruit (another one of George's). So If I do break my diet, it will be a great way to go, on such a Beautiful gift ♥

Cappi got a lovely-sized Asher's Special Sapotaceae tree from the raffle and I got a beautiful Black Sapote baby tree.

So all-in-all it was a very wonderful evening ♥

I really feel that Fruit Clubs are a fantastic way to connect fruit eaters with those who grow and have much knowledge and passion about fruit.

Us fruit eaters need great fruit and these guys grow the Best ♥ They are Champs ♥

Fruity Fare ♥

Morning—10 Syrup balls, juiced with a spoon, 2 Syrup Balls, juiced in my mouth.

Late Morning—20 syrup Balls, juiced with a spoon, 2 Syrup Balls, juiced in my mouth.

Afternoon—10 Syrup Balls, juiced with a spoon, 2 Syrup Balls, juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥

20 minutes, leg and stomach exercises.

Have Wonderful Days ♥

Love and Peaches,

from Anne XX.

♥ Day 75 Mono Orange Juice ♥

2010-02-09T10:21:00.000-08:00

♥ Day 75 ♥

I believe that Mother Nature is an orderly soul; she keeps a tidy house and garden. And if we have respect for her laws and the laws of Natural Hygiene, which seem very congruent with her own maxims, then I believe we can achieve a certain flow in our lives.

This flow may also be known as synchronicity; whereby events in our lives seem linked and very relevant to each other. And special 'co-incidences' occur which enhance and bring joy into our lives.

I find that a fruit diet, comprised of mostly sweet juicy fruit, brings a beautiful flow and harmony into my life. This seems even more enhanced when I am on a mono diet.

All the most beautiful moments of synchronicity in my life seem to have occurred during mono diets.

I find Natural Hygiene and Mother Nature both very logical and rational. One reason that I am greatly attracted to the writing of Arnold Ehret because I find his words and ideas to have this same ring of truth and rationality.

A raw diet, for me, has to make sense on every level.

There is always the unknown in life, that we ever strive to fathom, but the basis of my life on a fruit or mono diet seems very rational and easy to understand.

It seems to me that the truth, including dietary truths need to be simple and easy to understand; they need to make sense at a very basic level.

Mother Nature's laws are not complex, the animals who live in harmony with her do not need a manual or detailed instructions to survive. Some of them may need a parent's care for a time in their lives but after this time they live by natural and simple instinct.

So I feel that one reason why things in my life seem to flow when on a mono diet, is that I am in a certain level of harmony with the Natural Laws, and so flow and synchronicity are part and parcel of this natural state of living a Hygienic lifestyle.

Sometimes because synchronicity seems 'strange' or unusual; something we are not so used to having in our lives, we may try to close ourselves to it, or not accept it into our lives, but I find that if I have faith and I open myself up to synchronicity then it flows ever more strongly.

There are so many connections on all levels in our Universe that we may have no comprehension of or find difficult to understand; therefore, the fruity journey is definitely a bit of an adventure— often into uncharted territory.

Fruit Pirates headed out on an exciting adventure ♥

Fruity Fare ♥

Morning—12 Syrup Balls, juiced with a spoon, 2 Syrup balls, juiced in my mouth

Midday—12 Syrup Balls, juiced with a spoon

Afternoon 12 Syrup Balls, juiced with a spoon, 2 regular sized Organic Valencias, juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥

40 minutes workout

20 minutes leg exercises and stretching.

Have Delicious Days ♥

Love and Peaches XX.

♥ Day 74 Syrup Balls from Heaven ♥

2010-02-08T01:59:00.000-08:00

Day 74 ♥

My oh my today was a corker !

There is one little wholefood store on the Sunshine Coast that has the smallest, the sweetest, the most syrupy of all the Syrup Balls.

And today was the day to visit that store.

I had already had my usual three meals of juice, when we returned home with bags of sweet Syrup Balls

(For those of you who have not been following this Orange Juice Train, Syrup balls are particularly small and sweet Late Season Valencias. Less than half the size of a standard Valencia, they tend to get left behind on the shelf. A kind of Cinderella Orange, deceptively clothed in not the glitziest of skin—but pure sweet beauty beneath the cinders).

So whilst the Syrup Balls are often left 'on the shelf' by those who opt for 'Bigger is Better', this little Orangeophile is one gal who really appreciates them.

So when we arrived home, I couldn't wait to taste their sweetness, and then I did not want to stop my Syrup Ball Feast. And because I juice each one individually with a spoon, the feast lasted a nice amount of time. And I just felt so good and happy and warm afterwards.

Pure Golden Nectar ♥

I am finding that the last week my appetite for Orange juice has increased.

And I think that after a stage of elimination, then there may be a stage of assimilation. So it may be that after doing some deeper elimination, my body now is in more of an assimilation stage, and there is a need for a greater quantity of juice.

I am listening to my body on this mono diet, and the needs it has and I am trying to go with the flow as it were.

That is one reason why I did not finish the mono diet, as I had intended to on day 60.

There was a need to continue.

And now I really am taking it day-to-day.

I could finish tomorrow, or I could not. It is open-ended when it will end ♥

I really appreciate all the lovely positive comments and support I have had here ♥

I am very grateful and wish to thank you all for your companionship during this Orange Juice train ride.

It has been one of the best journeys of my life, and a great deal of fun too ♥

♥ Thank You ♥

Fruity Fare ♥

Morning—7 Organic Valencias, juiced with a spoon, 3 Organic Valencias, juiced in my mouth

Midday—9 Organic Valencias, juiced with a spoon, 1 Organic Valencia, juiced in my mouth

Afternoon—1 large fresh squeezed Orange Juice, from a juice bar

Late Afternoon—18 Syrup Balls, juiced with a spoon, 2 Syrup Balls, juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥

20 minutes walking

20 minutes dancing.

Have the Sweetest Days ♥

Love and Peaches XX.

♥ Day 73 Mono Orange Juice ♥

2010-02-07T12:53:00.000-08:00

Day 73 ♥

My second longest Orange juice mono diet ended after 52 days.

But I ended it not because I was listening to my own body, but because I was listening to the concerns and considerations of other people.

I accept that those who were concerned for my welfare were only acting out of love and care.

They saw a loss of weight and that was what they focused on.

I had lost a lot of weight (28lbs) but I was stronger and had more endurance and felt as well as I have ever done.

And when I stopped my mono diet, I knew that I had ended my Orange juice diet prematurely because the wonderful fruits that I broke my diet on (my fathers fresh Greengages and then a beautiful Mango) tasted only like ashes in my mouth after my beloved Orange juice.

On another Orange juice diet in 2008, I broke it after 40 days, and the Persimmon that I ate tasted like nectar.

So the big difference was that the breaking of the 52 Day Orange juice diet, was due not from messages within but without.

And on the 40 Day Orange juice diet, my body was ready to stop.

So the message I am trying to relate is that one skill which is vitally important on any kind of raw unprocessed diet is Listening to Your Own Body.

We are taught the importance of listening to others, and how to be good listeners; but also equally vital is listening to your own body and its very important needs.

I truly believe that on a raw unprocessed diet, where most of the food is eaten totally unaltered and mono, your body will give you very clear signals of its needs and desires.

We have the internal 'ears' to hear our bodily needs but it is not always easy to listen with these ears.

Why is this?

I believe that a big part of it is that most of us have not been raised to listen to our own bodies, and also we have not been raised on a raw unprocessed diet from birth.

We have been told to listen to our parents, listen to our teachers, listen to the 'experts' and nutritionists, and listen to the Television, and listen to the doctors.

But who ever told you "Listen to Your Own Body".

And it is hard on a mixed, cooked, and processed diet to listen to your own body because the instinctive signals from raw unprocessed foods are not there.

There are so many mixes and de-natured foods that how could your body possibly be getting any clear signals as to what food it really needs.

So, I believe,one huge advantage of eating raw mono meals is that your body has a far easier time seeing what works for it personally, and then it also has a far easier time letting you know. The message is not lost in a barrage of other bodily messages from mixed, cooked, or processed foods.

So I am listening to my body regarding the stop point of my diet.

I am trying to listen with my internal 'ears' to my physical, mental and spiritual needs.

On the physical side, I do the same workout every day, so that is a good benchmark for me of how my body is doing physically.

And at the moment I find this workout to still be easier than when I am on a mixed fruit diet.

So this is one indicator, another is my general energy levels and my weight.

I am still losing weight, but I still have not lost much muscle mass. I accept there will be a point where I do not want to go any lower weight wise. And I think that this will most likely be an influence in my decision to end the Orange diet, if the weight loss become an issue and my body tells me it has lost enough weight.

The emotional and spiritual signals may be more subtle than the physical signs, but I believe they are still there if we listen to our internal 'ears'.

To be able to listen to others is indeed a great and valuable skill. However, also vitally important is the skill of being able to listen to yourself ♥

Fruity Fare ♥

Morning— 14 Organic Valencias, juiced with a spoon

Midday—9 Organic Valencias, juiced with a spoon, and 3 Organic Valencias, juiced in my mouth.

Afternoon—7 Organic Valencias, juiced with a spoon, 3 Organic Valencias, juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥

40 minutes workout

20 minutes dancing.

Have Beauty, Fruity Days ♥

Love and Peaches XX.

♥ Day 72 Mono Orange Juice ♥

2010-02-06T09:01:00.000-08:00

Day 72 ♥

Today, I just thought that I would share some of the benefits and experiences of the past 72 days.

First of all, here are the major benefits that I have encountered on my Orange juice diet:

Softer skin

Moister skin

Improved circulation

Better condition of veins

Skin is less likely to bruise

Increased range of movement in joints

Increased general flexibility in muscles
Muscles feel 'freer' and looser

I feel more agile

Reducing of fine lines and improvement in general skin condition, notwithstanding, and taking into account episodes of elimination through the skin

Improved sense of smell

Increased lung capacity, more freedom in muscles associated with breathing

The need for less sleep

Better sleep, very deep and satisfying; awesome dreams

Better adaptation to hot Aussie Summer

Increased endurance, except for the few days during the Orange juice diet when I felt a need to rest due to elimination

Faster than usual healing of cuts

And here are some of my experiences during the 72 days:

Smells and sensations of past toxins, including smelling cigarettes and marijuana, despite never taking these substances personally and just being a 'passive' smoker.

Also, having a smell/taste sensation of coffee, despite not drinking coffee for the last 23 years.

Increased incidences of synchronicity

Feeling very much in flow and in tune with the universe

Finding I have more time and energy for other elements of living due to needing less sleep.

Finding less energy is used for thinking about food, so more energy freed up for other aspects of life.

Sweating less; I almost stopped sweating altogether in 1995 on my 52 day Orange juice diet, this has not happened to me this time, but I feel bettter adapted to the heat and am sweating less.

So I am very appreciative of this amazing Orange Juice Experience, and I feel very blessed to have been able to carry it out and to have been favoured with many benefits and adventures along the way.

Fruity Fare ♥
Morning—9 Organic Valencias, juiced with a spoon, and 3 juiced in my mouth
Midday—700mls/23.7oz Organic Valencia juice, using Amco hand-squeezer, 3 Valencias, juiced im mouth
Afternoon—14 Organic Valencias, juiced with a spoon.

Fruitful Exercise ♥
40 minutes workout
20 minutes dancing.

Have Beautiful and Fruitful Days ♥
Love and Peaches XX.

♥ Day 71 ♥ Mono Orange Juice.

2010-02-05T11:21:00.000-08:00

Day 71 ♥

O.K., if I were a Pirate, the real deal booty I would be after would be all the lovely Tropical fruit on the desert islands.

It must have been a joy for the buccaneers of old to finally reach a Tropical island (and Tropical fruit!) after many weeks at sea.

The dear old Orange, along with its Citrus cousins, was often a godsend for the seafarers of old.

Before it was discovered that the Orange and other Citrus fruits were a great source of Vitamin C and precious as gold for their anti-scorbutic properties, many mariners died or suffered terribly from Scurvy.

Scury occurs due to a lack of Vitamin C in the body. Many mammals can manufacture their own Vitamin C, but Humans and Guinea Pigs are generally unable to make their own, and so need this vitamin in their diet.

Scurvy, aside from drowning and fighting, was one of the major causes of death in sailors.

For instance, on Vasco de Gama's first cruise around the Cape of Good Hope, at the end of the fifteenth century, half his crew died from Scurvy.

Once it was found that Citrus fruits could help to prevent Scurvy. Citrus trees were planted all along the seafarers' ports of call, including Maderia, The Azores, West Africa, and St. Helena.

The Orange is indeed a great traveller.

If kept cool and dry, it can keep nicely for many weeks.

It is so well protected in its thick zesty coat.

And so the Orange is a real Storehouse of energy and nutrients.

If I was setting off with Capt'n Cappi on a Tropical Adventure on the High Seas, you can be sure that our ship would have its hold choc-full of Orange Treasure.

And as well as being a Storehouse of Vitamin C, I find the Orange also to be a Storehouse of Sunshine.

The Orange is a valuable bringer of stored food energy and sun energy in the Winter months to many fruit eaters.

Especially in those countries where the sunshine is very limited in Winter, then the Orange can be a vital Winter fruit, that keeps and travels well.

When you open up your Orange, you release into your body the Energy and nutrients that have been gradually absorbed and stored from a beautiful Summer somewhere in Citrus Country ♥

And in the words of my friend Arnold Ehret:

"...And when springtime comes and last season's fruits, especially apples are on the decline, and the new vegetables not yet ready, does not Mother Nature help us out abundantly with oranges from the South? Will the aroma and wealth of these splendid products of nature not induce man to eventually become a fruit-eater entirely?"

Well said Ehret ♥

Fruity Fare ♥

Morning— 10 Organic Valencias, juiced using a spoon

Mid-morning—14 Organic Valencias, juice using a spoon

Afternoon—400mls of Organic Valencia juice, using Amco squeezer, and three large Organic Valencias, juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥

1 hour fast walking

10 minutes weights.

Have Beautiful Sunshiny Days, full of Treasure ♥

Love and Peaches XX.

♥ Day 70 ♥ Mono Orange Juice Diet.

2010-02-04T09:56:00.000-08:00

Day 70 ♥

I have been reading the detailed account of the addition of Orange juice to the diets of 341 children, from 1930– 1931, in Mooseheart, Illinois, 'City of Children' village.

The account is written by Dr. Milton T. Hanke and it makes for pretty interesting reading.

There are very detailed accounts of the children's diets before the Orange juice was added, and the diet was kept the same during the tests, with the only exception being the addition of 16 oz (in two lots of 8oz) of fresh raw squeezed Orange juice daily, with the addition of a half a lemon (for taste) to each 8oz Orange juice serving.

The diets, to me, seemed woefully lacking in fruit. The average fruit consumption being less than half a pound of fruit per day.
So I would imagine that the children would have been getting less than optimal vitamin C.
This is despite the daily calories seeming quite adequate, with an average of 2, 545 calories for the girls, and 3,064 for the boys. The age range of the children was ten to seventeen.

Interestingly, after the test period, the Orange juice was reduced to just 3oz daily, and the benefits that the children enjoyed from the two 8oz daily drinks of Orange juice was greatly diminished.

So, the major recorded benefits to the children were 57% less cavities and 83% less gum disease. And in addition the children's growth rates increased by 75%.
A control group who had the same diet, but did not receive the Orange juice, had no decrease in cavities and gum disease, and no improved growth rate.

It is sad to think that the average diet of many of today's children contains even less fresh fruit than the Mooseheart children, and it just goes to show that even without taking any of the processed foods out of their diet, children on a SAD diet could hugely benefit from two big glasses of fresh Orange juice daily.
Taking into account my previous post (on Day 59) on the benefits to children and prison inmates of fresh fruit and Orange juice, it is clear that the addition of fresh raw fruit is so very important to the mental and physical well-being of our Western Society.
Even without reducing the cooked and processed foods, fresh fruit would make such a valuable addition to our children's dietary. And then imagine if the amount of processed foods were reduced what the amazing effects could be.

So looking at the United States in the 2000 cencus, there were 76.6 million children enrolled in schools.I estimate (based on the costs of my Biodynamic Oranges) that this would cost around $2.50 per day for 2, 8oz glasses of Biodynamic Orange juice.

So, for all the school children to have free fresh Biodynamic Orange juice it would cost $191.5 million dollars per day.
Seeing as the US spends $1948 million on defence each day, the cost of $191.5 million per day on Biodynamic Oranges seems a small price to pay to defend what is vitally important— our children's health.

And as a beautiful bonus there would be thousands of lovely groves of chemical free Oranges. So more tree cover, more oxygen and a better soil structure, as well as the possibility for many to work in a chemical free environment surrounded by fruit trees ♥

Fruity Fare ♥
Morning —500mls/16.9oz Organic Valencias, using Amco Hand Squeezer.
Mid-morning—10 Organic Valencias, juiced using a spoon to squeeze out the juice
Afternoon—10 Organic Valencias, juiced using a spoon.

Fruitful Exercise ♥
40 minute workout
30 minutes fast walking.

Have Beauty Days ♥
Love and Peaches XX.

♥ Mono Orange Juice Day 69 ♥

2010-02-03T11:50:00.000-08:00

Day 69 ♥

I am reminded today of how very fortunate I am to have such an abundance of great quality citrus. Not only are there more than five or six local places where I can select my own Organic or Biodynamic Oranges, but I can even get them delivered right to my door!

So, I guess it is easy sometimes to take abundance for granted, especially when there is so much great citrus for me to chose from.

I feel that, for me, it is important to appreciate this abundance and wealth that is in my life. This ability to always have access to good quality fruit, and this constant ability to be able to buy it and be nourished by it.

In his book , 'The True Power of Water', Masaru Emoto talks about the power of the words 'Thank You'.

So although it may seem a small exchange, the words 'Thank You' in return for all this beautiful fruit and the wonderful surroundings that I find myself in; I am truly Thank-ful ♥

Here is a quote from the webpage: http://www.healthrecipes.com/

"One hundred years ago, when my father was a boy, oranges were only for 'rich people', so he received one orange a year in the toe of his Christmas stocking. He treasured this annual bounty by sucking the juice from it on Christmas day. On the second day, he opened the orange and ate the pulp. On the third day, he ate the skin. Things have changed greatly over the years and now oranges are inexpensive and available everywhere."

So a Mighty ♥ Thank You ♥ to all the Mighty Oranges that have passed my lips since I began this Orange diet.

Fruity Fare ♥

Morning— 500mls/16.9oz fresh Organic Orange juice, using Amco squeezer

Mid-morning—400mls/13.53oz fresh Organic Orange juice, using Amco squeezer

Afternoon— 300mls/10.14oz fresh Organic Orange juice, using Amco squeezer.

Fruitful Exercise ♥

20 minutes leg and stomach exercises.

Have Beautiful Days ♥

Love and Peaches XX.

♥ Day 68 Mono Orange Juice ♥

2010-02-02T10:13:00.000-08:00

Day ♥ 68 ♥

Although, generally I believe that consuming a fruit in its whole unprocessed state is optimum, I do make an exception for Orange juice. This is the only fruit that I tend to juice, as opposed to consuming whole.

I accept that freshly squeezed Orange juice is processed to a degree, and that in doing so something is taken away from the whole fruit.

Having said that, this time on the Orange juice I have been more attracted to just cutting the Orange into four pieces and juicing in my mouth.

My electric Breville juicer, normally a vital part of my Orange Juice Diet, has not been used once. And because the Oranges are nice and ripe, it feels great to simply juice them in my mouth.

I would like to share an example of how although a substance may mimic another chemically, and may appear 'the same' on paper, there is a huge difference between a substance that occurs in natural raw food, and another that is laboratory made.

This fits in for me with the idea that we cannot really improve upon natural uncooked wholefood (which is wonderful and health-giving) when humans try to emulate its properties in the science lab.

This information is taken from http://www.whfoods.com/

"Consuming vitamin C supplements does not provide the same protective benefits as drinking a glass of orange juice, shows research by Italian researchers in the Division of Human Nutrition at the University of Milan, Italy (Guarnieri S, Riso P, et al., British Journal of Nutrition).

Seven healthy test subjects were given each of three drinks, two weeks apart: blood-orange juice containing 150 milligrams of vitamin C, fortified water containing 150 milligrams of vitamin C, and a sugar and water solution containing no vitamin C. Blood samples were collected immediately before the drink was consumed, then every hour for 8 hours, and finally 24 hours after consumption of each drink.
Blood samples were exposed to hydrogen peroxide, and free radical damage to DNA was evaluated at 3 and 24 hours. Only when orange juice was consumed was any protective effect seen. After drinking orange juice, DNA damage was 18% less after 3 hours, and 16% less after 24 hours. No protection against DNA damage was seen after consumption of the vitamin C fortified drink or the sugar drink. "

So, I believe, there is a world of difference in the effects of Vitamin C as contained in fresh Orange juice and Vitamin C that has been manufactured in a laboratory.
The best way, I feel, to get the nutrients and vitality we need, is from fresh raw ripe fruit (and veggies if desired).
Fresh fruit is imbued with life-force and energy and magic that simply cannot be manufactured in a factory.
It is in one way a simple way of eating, and yet in another contains so many wonderful energies that are so complex and developed that man cannot even begin to re-create them ♥

Fruity Fare ♥
Morning— 11 Organic Valencias, juiced in my mouth.
Midday— 10 Organic Valencias, juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥
40 minutes fast walking
10 minutes leg exercises.

Have Happy and Wholesome Days ♥
Love and Peaches XX.

♥ Day 67 Mono Orange Juice ♥

2010-02-01T12:59:00.000-08:00

Day 67 ♥

Summertime...and the Oranges are sweeties ♥

I find myself at about the same weight as when I was at Day 26 of an Orange juice diet back in June 2007. So although at the moment, I have been on Orange juice for 41 more days, I have lost about the same total weight.

I also felt ready to end the juice diet in 2007, after 26 days, whereas at the moment I am just taking it day-to-day, and I am not sure how long I will continue.

One factor would be if I felt weak or lacked the strength and endurance to carry out my daily activities. Another, is if I feel that I am going into 'starvation' mode, whereby my body would be utilising vital muscle tissue.

So, I continue and I am still really attracted to Oranges and their sweet juice.

There is no other juicy fruit that I would prefer at the moment, if I was given a choice ♥

Here are some names for the Orange in other languages apart from English:

Italian — Arancia

Spanish — Naranja

Portuguese — Laranja

Danish/ Norwegian — Appelsin

Swedish/Russian — Apelsin

Polish — Pomarancza

Serbo-Croat —Naranca

Bulgarian — Portokal

Greek — Portokali

Persian — Porteghal

Hebrew — Tapuz

Hindi — Narangi

Bengali — Kamala Lebu

Kashmiri — Sangta

Indonesian — Jeruk

Filipino — Dalanda

Chinese — Tian Cheng

Japanese — Orenji

So, from its probable origin in China the Orange has travelled the globe. It would have been a good traveller in the days of sea voyages and so spread across the world with the Romans, Spanish and Arabs. The Portuguese influence in spreading the Orange can still be seen in its Bulgarian and Greek names.

So, because of the Orange's common availabilty it can be loved and enjoyed from Australia to Zaire ♥

Fruity Fare ♥

Morning — 12 Organic Valencias (including a few beautiful syrup balls) juiced in my mouth

Afternoon — 11 Organic Valencias (again including a few juice balls) juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥

40 minutes workout

40 minutes fast walking.

Have Fruitful Days ♥

Love and Peaches XX.

♥ Day 66 Mono Orange Juice ♥

2010-01-31T12:31:00.000-08:00

Day 66 ♥

Sixty-six is a good number, it was the year I was born, and the year England won the World Cup!

Seriously though, 66 was a good day, as all the others have been on this journey.

I was pretty sure I was going to break the juice on Day 60, but here I still am, a little bit thinner but just as happy.

The Oranges, to me, have been just Beaut. And each morning all I want is ...

...Orange juice.

And what is very beautiful is that I can have Orange juice.

I am able to take the golden nectar that I desire.

I am going to quote a bit more from the wonderful Dr. Leon A. Wilcox, friend and champion of the Orange.

Wilcox says:

" I, one time, heard a great physician and dietition say, "orange juice is water distilled in God's own distillery". How true this is.

It is a food and a drink for the healthy and medicine for the sick. For those who are seeking to regain health, there is nothing that can be taken that will assist nature like the golden elixir of life."

Hooray for Dr. Wilcox! ♥

Imagine if we had physicians today who were prescribing Orange juice instead of man-made allopathic drugs.

Would Dr. Wilcox survive today though, or would he be run out of town by the big pharmacuetical companies who have nothing to gain if people are well, but all kinds of profit to make if they are sick.

I so admire these health pioneers such as Leon A. Wilcox and Frank McCoy, both doctors, who had their eyes open to truth and healing.

I have no doubt that the members of our current medical system truly want to help people and remove sickness from the world. But it seems that they are trained to look for quick short term fixes which stop any symptoms of elimination, rather than allowing the body's own intelligence to predominate and be given the appropriate conditions to heal itself.

Can a powder or a potion ever truly compete with the marvellous intelligence and healing capacity of the human body ♥

Fruity Fare ♥

Morning—10 Organic Valencias, juiced in my mouth

Afternoon— 10 Organic Valencias, juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥

50 minutes fast walking.

Wishing you Great Health and Happiness ♥♥

Love and Peaches XX.

♥ Day 65 Mono Orange Juice ♥

2010-01-30T12:20:00.000-08:00

Day ♥ 65

Blood Oranges

In 1936, a child

in Hitler's Germany,
what did I know about the war in Spain?
Andalusia was a tango
on a wind-up gramophone,
Franco a hero's face in the paper.
No one told me about a poet
for whose sake I might have learned Spanish
bleeding to death on a barren hill.
All I knew of Spain
were those precious imported treats
we splurged on for Christmas.
I remember pulling the sections apart,
lining them up, sucking each one
slowly, so the red sweetness
would last and last -
while I was reading a poem
by a long-dead German poet
in which the woods stood safe
under the moon's milky eye
and the white fog in the meadows
aspired to become lighter than air.

Lisel Mueller

I must admit to a bit of a penchant for Blood Oranges, especially the really dark red ones from Sicily. I would have to say the juice from Sicilian Bloods is one of the most glorious drinks to have ever passed my lips ♥
At the moment Bloods are not in season in Australia and although the Blood Orange will grow in Queensland, because the Winter does not get very cold, the Bloods will not get such a deep red colour. So the very beautiful rich winey flavour that accompanies the deep rich colour needs a nice cold winter to develop.
Since starting my Orange juice diet, I have had Valencia juice for the vast majority of my daily juice, with just the odd Navel or Honey Murcott.
But as I find each individual fruit to have its own unique taste and flavour, I have never tired from the dear sweet Valencias ♥
I think that looking forward each day to my Orange juice, when the house has been filled with Durian, fresh Figs, Home-grown Mangoes, and local Lychees, is a good indication that the juice is still working for me and fulfilling my needs.
And I do feel very blessed to have had access to so many delightful Organic Oranges. The Organic aspect has been very important to me. It feels good to be consuming Organic fruit from both a health and an environmental perspective, and the Organic fruit feels very precious to me ♥

Fruity Fare ♥
Morning - 10 Organic Valencias, juiced in my mouth
Afternoon - 11 Organic Valencias, juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥
40 minute workout.

Have Beautiful Days ♥
Love and Peaches
From Anne XX

♥ Day 64 Mono Orange Juice ♥

2010-01-29T10:26:00.000-08:00

Day 64 ♥

It has been great spending the last couple of Days with other fruit lovers, I feel that Cappi has really benefited too from having the company of others who eat like he does and who love fruit. He has really enoyed sharing fruit and time with Darrick, Jess and Nick.

My energy and strength continue to be good, and I continue to relish the Oranges and really look forward to my morning juice, especially if I finish my juice by early afternoon the previous day.

I have three lots of Organic Oranges from different sources in the house, all are great, and I feel the variety of fruit from different growers, and so different soils, will help ensure that I get a wider range of nutrients.

One reason why, I feel, the Orange juice diet works so well for me is that it is a great cleanser whilst at the same time being a great source of nutrition ♥

Yesterday when out walking I was 'hit' by the fact : "Arnold Ehret Was Right!" I could feel that V=P-O, in that Vitality equals Power minus Obstructions.

I could feel so much freedom and fluidity in my muscles as I exercised, and a huge source of energy that was not just related to the amount of juice I was consuming - it was a Wonderful feeling ♥

Fruity Fare ♥

Morning - 11 Organic Valencias, juiced in my mouth

Midday - 9 Organic Valencias, juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥

40 minute workout

2 and a half hours fast walking.

Have Fabulous Days ♥

Love and Peaches XX

♥ Day 63 Mono Orange Juice ♥

2010-01-28T11:23:00.000-08:00

Day 63 ♥

...And three Fruit Eaters came from the South bearing gifts of Durian...

We have three beautiful fruit eaters staying with us at the moment, Darrick, Jess and Nick, who came from Bryon Bay via Chinatown in Brisbane.

It is lovely to spend time with other fruit eaters. Cappi is having a great time (and enjoying the lovely Durian) I am having a great time and enjoying the smell of the Durian. But I am still happy on Oranges and look forward to my juice with relish ♥

We had a bit of a beach day yesterday, and the sea air was such a tonic, and deep breathing it felt very wonderful and energising.

We managed to find some good Biodynamic Valencias on the way to the beach, so I have a nice little stock of citrus, plus I am getting an Organic delivery tomorrow morning. So the Organic Oranges continue to be bountiful and very much appreciated.

We are so fortunate in our part of the World to be able to access great quality, nicely sun-ripened fruit.

So Thank You ♥.

I feel that I am going to continue with Orange juice while my body is still eliminating. Otherwise I feel that I would be cutting short some deep-seated cleansing.

My bottom line is that I have energy and endurance and that my body feels that it is in a state of cleansing rather than a state of starvation and deprivation.

I feel that whatever raw diet one is on, listening to the body is vital. We are all very much individuals with greatly varying life histories and differing genetic backgrounds, so what may work well for one person may not be optimal for another.

I feel good physically on the Orange juice, happy mentally, and in a very beautiful spiritual place - and so I feel that an extended mono Orange juice diet is indeed working very well for myself ♥

Fruity Fare ♥

Morning - 7 Organic Valencias, juiced in my mouth

Midday - 3 Honey Murcotts, juiced in my mouth

Afternoon - 3 Organic Oranges, juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥

1 hour 40 minutes fast walking.

Have Beauty Days ♥

Love and Peaches XX.

♥ Day 62 Mono Orange Juice ♥

2010-01-27T11:42:00.000-08:00

Day 61 ♥

I have decided to remain on the Orange juice for now, but I am taking my decision day-to-day. I have some elimination continuing, and it still seems the best option to me to continue with the Orange juice. I feel to add mixed fruits to my diet would slow the body in its cleansing efforts.

I am feeling strong and have good energy and endurance which pleases me ♥

I have started to look through the doctor's account of the very positive effects Orange juice mixed with Lemon juice had on the gums and teeth of the 341 children.

It is quite scientific in nature, but I am inspired by the comment in the foreword (written by the twelve doctors who made up the Chigargo Dental Research Club):

"Definite dietary instructions were given and in certain cases massive doses of orange juice were recommended. These cases were carefully watched and tabulated and it was at this time that certain soft tissue changes were noticed. The effects were so startling that in some instances the members of our group were soon prescribing large amounts of orange juice in all cases showing soft tissue pathology."

There is very detailed data of the diet of the 341 children, including what fruit they ate, and I feel that this will be a very interesting study to investigate.

I am still loving the weather, and find its heat a perfect accompaniment to the Orange juice diet.

The Orange juice today tasted even better than usual after a day of water ♥

Fruity Fare ♥

Morning - 8 Organic Valencias, juiced in my mouth

Mid-morning - 3 Organic Valencias, juiced in my mouth

Afternoon - 8 Organic Valencias, juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥

20 minute workout

40 minutes fast walking

10 minutes weights

Have Peaceful and Beautiful Days ♥

Love and Peaches,

from Anne XX

♥ Day 61 Mono Orange Juice ♥

2010-01-26T11:41:00.000-08:00

Day 61 ♥

Today was not quite as planned, I had intended to break my Orange juice diet today, but water fasted instead!

I was still having some elimination, and I just felt that I neeeded to water fast to aid my body, so my body would have more energy to help the elimination along. It seemed that the Universe was letting me know that it was not the right time to end the Oranges.

I am currently reading the biography 'April Fool's Day' by Bryce Courtenay. I have read his work before, including 'The Power of One' which I found to be an amazing book.

'April Fool's Day' is Bryce Courtenay's heart rendering account of his son's life and death. His son Damon died of AIDs when he was just 24 years old. Damon had haemophillia and had received contaminated Factor VIII in a blood transfusion.

In the book are Damon's words:

"And what I am trying to do is express them (the events associated with his illness) in a way that may make you think that what you have, the life you lead, is special, because you have one thing in common. Well, most of you anyway. You have your health. Please never take that for granted, because it is the greatest gift that will ever be given to you as a person. It allows you to choose the path you take in life. There are no limitations to what you can achieve if you have your health. There is nothing you can not do. Never forget that. If that is all you get out of reading this book, then I have achieved my aim."

It does seem rather easy to take our health for granted, and forget just how precious it is and how nothing else in life can really compare to the feeling of strength and well-being coursing through our veins.

And health, seemingly our birthright, can be taken away from us by accidents, toxins, mis-treatment of ourselves by others, genetics, and unnatural diets. And for some, like Damon, it can never really be 100% present if we are born with a genetic condition such as Haemophillia.

So, I feel very blessed and fortunate to have been able to follow a path that has given me such wonderful health and all the joys that good health brings with it, and to have lived with two healthy and happy children ♥

It must be the hardest thing in the world to see your child suffer with pain and ill health, and feel powerless to stop the pain and suffering.

So I give many thanks for finding a way of light and fruit that has brought me, and continues to give me, health and happiness ♥ Thank You ♥

Fruity Fare ♥

Italian bottled Spring water, and reverse osmosis water.

Fruitful Exercise ♥

30 minutes fast walking.

Love, Peace, and Health ♥ XX

♥ Day 60 Mono Orange Juice ♥

2010-01-25T13:15:00.000-08:00

Day 60 ♥

I was thinking about making this my last day on the Golden Nectar, but I got a couple of signs from the world of Orange synchronicity that it was not quite the time to stop yet.

Despite my weight being down, and despite the house-cleaning and elimination that is going on, I feel that I have more endurance than when on a mixed fruit diet.

One of the reasons for this is that when I am carrying Cappi (and the same was true with Camlo, my elder son, when I was on a mono Orange juice diet in 1995) I feel like I could carry him forever. My muscles do not seem to get tired.

When I carried Cappi (13kg/28.6lbs) home from the railway station yesterday, it was more of a joy for my muscles, rather than an effort. And it felt like if I had needed to carry on for another couple of hours then it would not have been an issue.

Another real bonus to the Orange juice diet is feeling in harmony with the heat. I have felt the hot temperatures to be delicious, and I have relished the heat and the sun on my body.

When I hear other people saying how hot they are, then I realize that I am on a different planet to them—The Orange Planet!

I am excited to study a book that I got off the internet.

If you have been following this blog, you may remember the Day 39 post, where I was talking about the California Fruit Growers Exchange and the research they conducted on children's dental health and diet.

Well, with a bit of internet investigating, I managed to get hold of the detailed original report of this research. The book was published in 1934, and is in excellent condition with many photographic plates, and it is filled with data that helps to show the great improvement in gum and tooth health when the children had no other dietary change except the daily addition of two big glasses of Orange juice (with some added Lemon juice).

I do not necessarily hold faith in science, but I do think that having well-documented studies by members of the medical profession, can be very useful in presenting the benefits of fruit to those who desire documented data.

Fruity Fare ♥

Morning— 250 mls of Organic Valencia juice, using new hand-juicer.

Late Morning—14 syrup balls, juiced in my mouth

Afternoon—1 large freshly squeezed juice, from a juice bar

Late Afternoon—9 syrup balls, and 1 large Organic Valencia, juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥

40 minutes workout

15 minutes weights

50 minutes fast walking.

Have Beautiful Days ♥♥

Love and Peaches XX.

♥ Day 59 Mono Orange Juice ♥

2010-01-24T02:41:00.000-08:00

Day 59 ♥

These two Valencias in the photo show the possible variation in Orange size. Although both are certified Organic, there certainly is a big variation in size. The bigger 'Table' Orange is on the left and the smaller 'Syrup Ball' is to the right.

I am preferring the Syrup Balls for taste and sweetness, but the larger Oranges have still been mighty good.

And in case you are worried that my Oranges do not look 'orange', I took this photo in sepia.

Something that I read years ago has stayed with me. It was regarding a prison where the prisoners had been given a glass of Orange juice each day, in addition to their normal prison fare. Now I am not at all sure that this would have been raw, fresh juice. However, just this addition of one glass of Orange juice (and possibly pasteurized Orange juice at that) per day was found to have a very positive effect on the behaviour of the prisoners.

What really strikes me about this is that so much potential power lies within fruit; just one glass of Orange juice per day, amid all the processed jail food - and yet that glass made a vital and positive difference to the health and well-being of the inmates.

Similarly, I have a newspaper clipping, about an English primary school, where the only change made to the children's diet was that for morning break they ate only fruit. All their other meals at home and school remained the same.

The school originally brought in this trial for just one class. But they got such an improvement in behaviour and also such an increase in academic achievement in this one class that the school soon implemented the 'fruit only' morning break for the whole school.

So I see that fruit indeed has almost magical powers to help us humans who have strayed with our diet and lifestyles so far from the natural and rational way of living - so that even in the midst of a Western World full of processed and denatured diets or mass-produced prison food - fruit can still work its wonders ♥

So I am indeed very grateful to have discovered the fruit diet, and I am very grateful for all the wonderful health and joy it has brought into my life ♥

There are many people in the world, such as prisoners, and children (whose diet is largely in the hands of their carers), who have very little dietary choices and who do not have the power to pick, grow, or select their own fruit.

And this makes me very appreciative for all the dietary choices and power that I have in my life, and my ability to be able to easily choose and obtain great quality fruit.

♥ Thank You ♥

Fruity Fare ♥
Morning - 450ml/15.22oz of Organic Valencia juice, using Amco hand-juicer
Late Morning - 14 Syrup Balls, juiced in my mouth
Afternoon - 3 large Valencias, and 3 Syrup Balls, juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥
40 minutes workout
20 minutes fast walking.

Have Beautiful and Fruit-filled Days ♥
Love and Peaches XX.

♥ Day 58 Mono Orange Juice ♥

2010-01-23T03:17:00.000-08:00

Day 58 ♥

Today I had the pleasure to finish reading Dick Gregory's book, 'Natural Diet For Folk Who Eat: Cookin' With Mother Nature'.

I have really enjoyed Dick Gregory's insights and humour; and I especially valued the last chapter.

I would like to share some quotes from that last chapter with you ♥.

"The same mentality which sanctions the dropping of bombs on Vietnam is responsible for spraying poisonous chemicals on the fruits and vegetables people eat. Even the rationale is the same. Spraying fruits and vegetables, it is said, is for the protection of the consumer. The same reasoning insists that bombing Vietnam is for the Vietnamese people's own good!"

"As mentioned earlier, in the chapter on fasting, when the body is cleansed, the six basic fears plaguing humankind disappear. This is true of both individuals and nations. America seems to be afraid the nation will be overwhelmed externally, by some mysterious force - a red menace, a yellow peril, etc. It never seems to occur to America that the greatest menace is internal, the gradual and not so mysterious degeneration of the bodies of Americans and the effect that disintegration has on the mind, emotions and behavior patterns.

" Individual Americans show the same irrational fears. Some worry and fret while riding in an airplane, fearing the possibility that the plane will crash. It never occurs to them there is more danger in the meal they will eat on the plane. When the basic fears disappear as a result of cleansing the system, the terrible problems rooted in those basic fears also begin to be solved - racial hatreds, bigotry and misunderstanding, an infatuation with war and killing - all of the seemingly "insoluable" problems we face today."

" Anything we are supposed to have Mother Nature places at our doorstep. At twelve noon, we walk out of the door and we know where Mother Nature's sun will be. Her rain comes down on us, and her air and her wind. But the birds fly away when we approach and animals scamper at the sound of our footsteps. It's as though they know we can't be trusted.

" Apples don't run away from us. They fall off the trees into our waiting hands. Oranges, pears and peaches don't try to escape. They remain in Mother Nature's kitchen, being baked and ripened by her natural sunlight. So enjoy her pantry! You'll be so glad you did. Because Mother Nature's cookin', baby!

Peace be with you."

Thank You very much Dick Gregory for these words of beauty and truth ♥

Dick Gregory and Martin Luther King

Dick Gregory and Muhammad Ali

Fruity Fare ♥

Morning - 350ml/11.83oz of Organic Orange juice, using enamelled hand-juicer, and 4 syrup balls, juiced in the mouth.

Midday - 10 Organic Valencias, juiced in my mouth

Afternoon - 10 Organic Valencias, juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥

40 minutes workout

20 minutes fast walking

20 minutes dancing.

Have Beautiful Days ♥

Love and Peace XX ♥♥

Day ♥ 57 ♥ Mono Orange Juice

2010-01-22T12:41:00.000-08:00

Day 57 ♥

Today, I was very thankful for a lovely delivery of Organic Oranges from Maleny Organic Farmers' Market.

Not only is their fruit lovely but they are lovely people to connect with.

http://www.malenyfarmersmarket.com.au/

Cappi was also happy because we also ordered 3 large punnets of organic Mulberries for him.

Mulberries are one of his favourite fruits.

The Orange quality and ripeness has been very good, and I am very thankful for this.

I am sure that quality and ripeness of Citrus are the keys to ensuring a great experience on a mono diet. Teeth, the digestive system, and nutrition will all be more likely to be optimal when the fruit eaten is also optimal.

I would like to add some words from Dr. Leon A. Wilcox, as quoted in Hilton Hotema's book, 'Long-Life In Florida'.

Wilcox was an American physician who used Orange juice to help people heal themselves.

One of his famous cases is of the girl who lived on Orange juice for six months. This case is also mentioned in Hotema's book.

" KING OF FRUITS

After having given the question of fruits twenty years of study and research not only by personal use but also by the direction and treatment of patients. I have arrived at the conclusion that the orange is the king of all fruits.

Very few would believe the length of time an individual can live and perform the hardest of work, both mental and physical, using absolutely nothing but oranges for food. Another very important thing; a sick person living exclusively on an orange diet, is not only getting all the nourishment a body requires, but the orange will neutralize the acid in the system and prove a better medicine than any drug known to pharrmacy."

Now Wilcox sounds like my kind of doctor!

It is inspiring and encouraging for me to read the words of those that have gone before and paved the way with their knowledge and experience.

♥ Thank You ♥

Fruity Fare ♥

Morning - 200mls of Organic Orange juice, using the new hand-juicer, and 3 Organic Oranges, juiced in my mouth.

Midday - 500mls of Organic Orange juice, using the new hand-juicer, and 3 organic Oranges, juiced on my mouth.

Afternoon - 10 Organic Oranges, juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥

1 hour fast walking.

Have Beautiful Days ♥

Love and Peaches XX.

Day 56 ♥ Mono Orange Juice Diet ♥

2010-01-21T10:35:00.000-08:00

Day 56 ♥

Today I was running low on Organic Oranges, so I thought I would take a walk to the next small town along from us on the railway line to get a few more. I am getting a big Organic Orange delivery tomorrow, but then a girl can never have too many Organic Oranges in her larder!

It is a great walk, off the main road and through the Pineapple fields, which are at this moment full of baby Pineapples ripening up in the Summer sunshine. I was on my journey back when I heard a loud noise and there not far behind me in the middle of the field was a large crop sprayer! Yikes!

So I went at a fast pace, trying not to bump my precious cargo of Oranges, and just managing to stay ahead of the monster machine with its big arm stretching out across the field.

But it did make me think of all that is unseen. Suppose I had come along half an hour later, all the baby Pineapples looking fine and dandy in the morning sunshine, but they have just been sprayed with some toxic chemical - how would I know!?

When I am out walking, I often see council employees spraying the footpath for weeds, or people spraying their gardens, this is all the seen. But how often have I walked across a park that has only just been treated with chemicals - and simply not known it.

The chemicals used on our fields, parks, and foods are invisable for the most part to our naked eyes. But they are there. Unseen yes, but not unfelt.

Because of all the toxins that I have no personal control over, then I desire to be as chemical free in the areas of my own personal choice, such as food, household cleaners, my garden, and the fruit trees and bushes in my garden.

Closing my eyes will not make the chemicals go away, looking for only the visable toxins will not make the invisable ones disappear, but every small personal choice that I make for a chemical-free lifestyle will unite with all the other chemical-free choices being made all over the world, to help create a more beautiful environment. ♥

Sometimes the enormity of a situation can seen daunting, but I do believe that it is all the little actions adding up together that can make all the difference ♥

Fruity Fare ♥

Morning - 200mls of Biodynamic Valencia Juice, using my new hand-juicer, and 8 syrup balls, juiced in my mouth

Midday - 8 syrup balls, juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥

2 hours fast walking

Have Bliss-filled days ♥

Love and Peaches XX

♥ Day 55 ♥ Mono Orange Juice

2010-01-20T11:48:00.000-08:00

I decided to make a short Youtube video today, as I did not have any photos of me on my journey. So I thought it might be useful to record how I looked (on camera anyhow) on an extended Orange Juice Diet. I used a Sanyo Xacti HD2000 camcorder.

Thank you for watching ♥

Yesterday, I got a groovy gift, a beautiful Amco orange enamelled hand orange squeezer. It works a treat ♥

It gets lots of juice out of each Orange, and at the same time is a great exercise for the hand and wrist!
The Oranges continue to be blissful.
I love puting them outside to let the rays gently sun-warm them, it seems to 'juice them up' even more.
I am also really enjoying doing my usual workout; my body flows well with it and there is a lovely ease.
I feel very loose and relaxed in my joints.
I contine to be inspired by Dick Gregory's book. I am really enjoying it as my bedtime read, and savouring each chapter.

Life is Good ♥

Fruity Fare ♥
Morning - 700ml/23.7oz Organic Valencia juice, using my new squeezer, and 2 Organic Valencias, juiced in my mouth
Midday - 250ml/8.45oz Organic Valencia juice
Afternoon - 7 Organic Valencias, juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥
40 minutes workout
1 hour fast walking.

Wishing you Beautiful and Peaceful Days ♥
Love and Sweet Peaches XX ♥♥♥

♥ Day 54 Mono Orange Juice & a Juice With Elvis Parsley.

2010-01-19T11:33:00.000-08:00

Day 54 ♥
Quite an auspicious number for me. 108 is a significant number in India, many Mango orchards were planted with 108 trees. So any division of this number also holds a bit of magic for me. Therefore, I was very happy to reach Day 54 ♥
And a little bit more delight on this day was to get a delicious Orange juice from Elvis Parsley.
Elvis Parsley is the delightful owner of a lovely fruit shop in Woodford, South East Queensland.
As can be seen from the above photo, Elvis has named his shop Grapelands!
His store is well worth a visit if you are in the area. Woodford is famous for the annual folk festival held there between Christmas and New Year.
So if you are ever in this small town, then go and get some beautiful fruit from Elvis Parsley.
Elvis will even serenade you as you fruit shop, if you ask nicely.

Here he is with Bob Hawke, former Australian Prime Minister.

Anyhow I got a wonderful Orange juice in the lovely town of Woodford, served by the wonderful Elvis Parsley.
Life is pretty good ♥
And the fantastic name for the fresh juicebar in Elvis's shop is: Return To Slender !!
If you want to visit Elvis, his address is Grapelands, 87, Archer Street, Woodford, Queensland 4514.

Fruity Fare ♥
Morning - 7 Organic Valencias, juiced in my mouth.
Midday - Fresh Orange juice at Grapelands
Afternoon - 12 syrup balls, juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥
40 minutes workout
30 minutes fast walking.

Have Beautiful, Tuneful days ♥
Love and Peaches XX ♥♥

Day 53 Mono Orange Juice ♥

2010-01-18T11:51:00.000-08:00

Day 53 ♥

The weather here in South East Queensland has still been very conducive to a mono juice diet. The temperatures have been high, averaging about 32 degrees Centigrade/90 degrees Fahrenheit, and I have been really enjoying the heat and loving the early morning sun warming up my Oranges.

I have been juicing Oranges from a variety of sources, and it is nice to have a little variety. I have another order arriving on Friday, and I am thinking of ringing them up and asking for all of their littlest Valencias (which tend to be the real syrupy juice balls).

I am continuing to enjoy Dick Gregory's book, 'Natural Diet for Folks Who Eat: Cookin' With Mother Nature'.

Gregory has lived on fruit and veg juice (no solid food) for one and a half years at the time he was writing the book (1971) in protest of the Vietnam War. Apparently at the time he was well known for his water fasting and his juice diets. Dick Gregory was a very popular comedian, so I believe that his dietary actions were pretty newsworthy.

It would be great if one of our present day entertainers followed Gregory's lead and brought a good example of awareness of diet and Natural Hygiene into the world of celebrity news.

I feel that I have been eliminating a bit today, I had more coating on my tongue than usual and my body felt like having more of a restful day; I did not feel tired or weak but just not drawn to do my usual workout. However, my skin is nice and clear.

The Oranges continue to be excellent in taste and ripeness ♥

For which I am very grateful ♥

Fruity Fare ♥

Morning—10 syrup balls, and 1 large Valencia, all juiced in my mouth

Midday—11 syrup balls, juiced in my mouth

Afternoon —7 syrup balls, juiced in my mouth.

Have Beauty Days ♥

Love and Peaches,

from Anne XX.

♥ Day 52 ♥ Mono Orange Juice

2010-01-17T11:19:00.000-08:00

Day 52 ♥

Today was kind of a special day for me because I reached the 52 day mark, which is the longest that I have previously gone, in this lifetime, on Orange juice.

I did a 52 day Orange juice diet back in 1995. It was a great experience and really helped to pave the way for me on a fruit diet. I found that after this 1995 Orange juice diet, I was better able to assimilate my fruit and I seemed to get more value from fruit —I just felt that the fruit I ate was doing me so much more good.

I ended my first 52 Orange juice diet, not because I felt ready to stop but because my friends and family were concerned about how much weight I had lost. Me, myself, I felt stronger than usual and had plenty of energy, but I was 28lbs less than my normal weight. This time around I am about 14lbs less than my 'normal' weight.

So that is an interesting difference. I am seeming to lose less weight each time I do an extended mono Orange juice diet.

Yesterday,I was looking at my 'Orange Juice Diaries' on my website

http://www.fruitgod.com/

and I have lost less weight this time than I did on a 26 mono Orange juice diet two and a half years ago in May 2007.

However, I do think that weight loss is a factor to take into account in mono Orange juice diets. I am feeling now that I am getting to the stage where I look pretty thin. I feel great and feel strong and energetic—more so than on a mixed fruit diet — but I can appreciate that I might not look so strong!

I am just loving the Syrup Ball Oranges, they are so wee, but so packed with flavour.

I desire and enjoy them so much. And I do not feel the need or desire for any other fruits when I have them by my side ♥

I am also really enjoying dancing and exercising ♥

Fruity Fare ♥

Morning—11 Syrup Balls, warmed by the sun, juiced in my mouth

Late Morning—11 Syrup Balls, warm from the sun, juiced in my mouth

Afternoon—17 Syrup Balls, juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥

40 minutes workout

50 minutes dancing

20 minutes fast walking.

Much Love to you all ♥

Wishing you great quality fruit and great health and happiness ♥ ♥

Love and Peaches XX.

Day 51 Mono Orange Juice

2010-01-16T11:10:00.000-08:00

Day 51 ♥

Today I went to a couple of local markets; one had good live music, the other good Oranges - so I was pretty happy.

Cappi got an all-fruit ice-cream from the Eumundi markets.

There is a guy there with a stall called 'Pulp Addiction' and he sells frozen fruit put through a Champion juicer. Cappi gets a large tub with Mango, Banana, and Pineapple, so he was a happy chappie too.

I found some small nicely ripe Biodynamic Valencias.

I was carrying two big bags of them when one of my bags split and there were little syrup balls rolling all around the pavement; some kind souls stopped to help me retrieve them before they rolled away into the road.

My tongue seems to be getting less coated, and my skin has gone nice and clear. A while back I was getting some elimination through the skin. I have found, however, that if I deep breath when I am getting elimination through the skin, the deep breathing helps to clear the skin.

I think because toxins are then being released more via the breathing and less through the skin. Also the extra oxygen is great for skin health, and helps speed up any elimination.

The sunshine has also been wonderful here at the moment; a great aide to elimination, skin health, and feeling wonderful.

Fruity Fare ♥

Morning - 10 syrup balls and 1 big Valencia, juiced in my mouth.

Midday - 7 syrup balls, juiced in my mouth

Afternoon - 12 syrup balls, juiced in my mouth

Fruitful Exercise ♥

40 minutes fast walking

15 minutes weights.

Have Beautiful Days ♥

Love, Peaches, and Sunshine XXX.

♥♥ Day 50 ♥♥

2010-01-15T11:44:00.000-08:00

Day 50 ♥

Today was 50 days on the true Golden Nectar.

What, I find, is so wonderful about fruit is that one can live on it exclusively, even mono-style, for an extended period and yet feel wonderfully healthy ♥

The guy, Morgan Spurlock, who did an all-McDonald's diet had severe health consequences after just 30 days on his diet.

Similarly, I do not think there is another food, apart from sweet juicy fruit, that one could live on for an extended period and see an improvement in health.

Other foods eaten mono, may be able to support life for a while but not even come close to support a thriving life.

And thriving for me is what it is all about: thriving, wonderful, joyful health.

So, for me, a mono fruit diet enables a good deal of cleansing to occur whilst at the same time allows me to thrive and live my life in a beautiful way ♥

I got a beautiful delivery of amazing Organic Valencias today from Maleny Organic Farmers' Market.

These folk sell all organic, grow much of their produce themselves, and I am very grateful to them for bringing me a delicious big box full of Organic Oranges, for just a $2.50 delivery charge.

http://www.malenyfarmersmarket.com.au/

There were lots of the very small syrup balls in the box, so I had a great day, juice-wise ♥

Fruity Fare ♥

Morning - 11 small syrup balls, and 1 regular Organic Valencia, juiced in my mouth.

Late Morning - tried out new Oranges from delivery- 15 small syrup balls, juiced in my mouth.

Afternoon - 11 more syrup balls, juiced in my mouth.

These Oranges are about half, or less, the size of regular Oranges - but deliver about 10 times the flavour!

Fruitful Exercise ♥

40 mins workout

20 mins digging.

Have Stupendous Days ♥♥♥

Love and Peaches XXX.

Day 49 ♥ Mono Orange Juice.

2010-01-14T10:24:00.000-08:00

Day 49 ♥

We had another beautiful time at the beach today, at Bribie Island which I have never visited before.

The water was nice and warm with few waves, so ideal for swimming in.

The sea air felt very fresh and energising. My lungs feel freer and as if they can easily expand more with being on the Orange juice mono diet, so deep breathing the sea air is a real pleasure.

I read some more of Dick Gregory's book last night.

He embarked upon a fast for political reasons and social protest, in his own words:

"What began as an act of social protest - a political act - became in the process of living it a "purifying act" - in mind, body and spirit. As my body was was cleansed of years of accumulated impurities, my mind and spiritual awareness were lifted to a new level. I felt closer to Mother Nature and all her children. I felt more in tune with the universal order of existence."

In 1970 Gregory went on to do an 81 day fast on distilled water. And at the time of writing of his book (1971) he was on a fruit juice fast until the Vietnam War ended.

So what began for Dick Gregory as a reaction against war, changed his health and consciousness for ever.

Fruity Fare ♥

Morning - 11 small Organic Valencias, juiced in my mouth

Midday - 1 large fresh squeezed Orange juice, from a juice bar

Afternoon - 5 Honey Murcotts and 5 conventional Valencias, all juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥

40 minutes fast walking

Swimming in the sea.

Have Fruitful Days ♥

Love and Peaches XX ♥♥

♥ Day 48 ♥ Mono Orange Juice.

2010-01-13T11:32:00.000-08:00

Day 48 ♥

Today I was blessed with a beautiful mix of Organic Oranges: some delightful, teeny-tiny syrup balls from a wholefood store in Maroochydore, some larger Valencias from a supermarket, and some very nicely ripened delights from Maleny.

I was also blessed with some great reading matter.

I managed to find Dick Gregory's book, 'Natural Diet for Folks Who Eat: Cookin' With Mother Nature.'

I managed to pick up a first edition from 1971 for just $7 on Ebay.

Gregory was a well known comedian who turned his health and diet right around by going from 280lbs to just 97lbs after an extended water fast.

When he wrote the book in the late 60's/early 70's Gregory was on a fruitarian diet. I saw a more recent video of him speaking out against the factory farming of chickens.

I have just started his book, and it is written in a punchy and entertaining way. A great book to introduce folk to the raw way of life by using personal experience combined with a good sense of humour.

I did not miss eating the Figs, sure I could appreciate that they were great quality ripe Figs, but I could appreciate more the wonderful Organic Oranges that I had yesterday.
I feel that I would like to carry on for at least 52 days, to match my longest mono Orange Juice Diet so far, back in 1995.
And hopefully, I have a big Organic order arriving tomorrow full of juicy local Oranges ♥
Life is so abundant for me, and I need to fully appreciate the beautiful abundance in my life right now!

Fruity Fare ♥
Morning - 2 Supermarket Organic Valencias, 4 Maleny Biodynamic Valencias, and 8 teeny-tiny Organic syrup balls ♥ all juiced in mouth
Midday - 2 Supermarket Valencias, 4 Maleny Biodynamic Valencias, and 8 teeny-tiny Organic syrup balls, all juiced in mouth
Afternoon - 2 Maleny Oranges, and 2 teeny-tinies, juiced in mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥
40 minutes workout
1 hour fast walking.

Wishing Everyone Happy and Abundant Days ♥
Love and Peaches XX.

Day 47 ♥ Mono Orange Juice.

2010-01-12T10:41:00.000-08:00

Day 47 ♥

Cappi chose a great book the last time he went to the library.

It is called: 'The Digger's Club: The Australian Fruit and Vegetable Garden' by Clive Blazey and Jane Varkulevicius.

While it may be considered a little odd for a five year old to pick a fruit-growing book from the library, I guess a child raised on a natural diet is not your average library customer.

I was very grateful for Cappi's choice because this is an awesome book. Not only does it give lots of useful information on growing your own food, but it is really on the ball in regard to how Supermarkets and chemicals are greatly affecting our fruit quality and choices.

Here are a few of the paragraph titles:

Destroying Food Quality

showing how picking fruit unripe and treating fruit with chemicals vastly reduces its nutrient content and quality.

Ninety Percent of Fruit and Vegetable Cultivars Are Lost.

Shows how, for example, at the turn of the 20th. Century there used to be three to four thousand Apple Varieties, but now they have been replaced by 4 or 5 main supermarket varieties. These supermarket varieties are always chosen for shelf life over flavour and quality.

The Tastiest Fruits Never reach Market.

Explains how important it is to rescue and grow the old heirloom varieties, rather than rely on the supermarket fruits that are selected for storage life.

Planting Fruit Instead of Flowers.

looks at how the fruit garden can be beautiful to look at as well as functional.

"Isn't a persimmon in autumn as exquisite as any magnolia in spring."

Quality of Life Begins at the Table.

This section looks at how people can become self-sufficient in food production and in doing so help rescue the precious heirloom fruits and vegetables.

A really great book, that is geared for Australian growers, in terms of specific advice for the different growing regions in Australia, but has got great information in it that is relevant to everyone who values great quality fresh produce.

We went to the beach today. It is so beautiful breathing the fresh and vitalising briny air.

I did a fast walk from Cotton Tree beach to Alexandra Headlands and back, and it felt just wonderful.

I had the sea breezes in my lungs and the beautiful sun on my body ♥

As we were in the area, we went buying Figs from the best Fig grower we have found on the Sunshine Coast.

I looked at the plump and Jammy purple Figs, just starting to burst open (this grower is unusual in that they pick all their Figs perfectly ripe) but I was not quite ready to stop the Orange juice. The Figs have just come into season and will be around for the next two months.

Fruity Fare ♥

Morning—the juice from 3 conventional Oranges, juiced in a hand juicer.

Late Morning—a large cup of fresh squeezed non-organic Orange juice from a juice bar.

Afternoon—10 Organic Oranges, juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥

40 minutes workout

40 minutes fast walking.

Wishing you all Beautiful Days and Top Quality fruit ♥

Love and Peaches XX.

Day 47 Mono Orange Juice ♥

2010-01-11T10:27:00.000-08:00

POEM

The Love of an Orange by Dahlia Ravikovitch

An orange did love
The man who ate it.
A feast for the eyes
Is a fine repast;
Its heart held fast
His greedy gaze.

A citron did scold:
I am wiser than thou.
A cedar condoled:
Indeed thou shalt die!
And who can revive
A withered bough?

The citron did urge:
O fool, be wise.
The cedar did rage:
Slander and sin!
Repent of thy ways
For a fool I despise.

An orange did love
With life and limb
The man who ate it,
The man who flayed it.

An orange did love
The man who ate it,
To its flayer it brought
Flesh for the teeth.

An orange, consumed
By the man who ate it,
Invaded his skin
To the flesh beneath.

Day 46 ♥
I am still experiencing good energy, improved range of movement in joints, and a general sense of health and happiness and well-being.
I have thought about stopping, but really at the moment there is no other sweet juicy fruit that is really appealing to me.
It is like I am in the Orange Zone. Satisfied and feeling nourished on Oranges. Also I feel that I am still cleansing, so I might as well carry on some more.

When I do an extended mono diet, especially Orange juice, it really does seem to free up mental energy and physical time for other things.
I am not expending any thought on what I shall eat each day. The time I am actually physically juicing my food is very short, I also do not think about food very much, it is definitely more eating to live than living to eat.
Although I really love and appreciate my Oranges, my diet does not figure, thought-wise and time-wise, in such a big way as it does when I am eating a mixed fruit diet.

Fruity Fare ♥
Morning—11 mixed size Biodynamic Valencias, juiced in the mouth
Midday—6 Biodynamic Valencias, juiced in the mouth
Afternoon—7 Biodynamic Valencias, juiced in the mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥
40 minutes workout
40 minutes fast walking.

Have Wonderful Days ♥
Love and Peaches XX

Day 45 Mono Orange Juice ♥

2010-01-10T11:48:00.000-08:00

Day 45 ♥

I have not been weighing myself or recording any statistics so far on this diet, so I thought I would today.

These statistics are from my Tanita Inner Scan Total Balance scales.

Before I started, my 'normal' weight was around 50kg (110lbs), and my Muscle mass is usually around 38.5kg (84lbs), while my body fat percentage is around 15%.

Today on day 45 here are my statistics:

Weight ♥ 44.5kg (98lbs)

Muscle Mass ♥ 40.1kg (88lbs)

Total Body Water Percentage ♥ 65.8% (Average for females, according to Tanita is 45–60%)

Body Fat Percentage ♥ 5%

Visceral fat Rating ♥ 1 (how much fat is around the vital internal organs rating goes from 1–59, where 1 is the least amount)

Metabolic Age ♥ 12 (not bad for a 43 year old!)

Bone Mass ♥ 2.1kg (4.6lbs) Where the average given for women under 50kg (110lb) is 1.95kg (4.3lb).

So my muscle mass has not actually decreased but has risen slightly, while my body fat appears to be where the loss has taken place.

I am still really enjoying my Orange juice.

I feel well and loose in joint and limb, I have plenty of energy and I am not really tempted by any other fruit.

I have though put a Mango Cheek, from Cappi's special Mango tree in the freezer, so I can get to taste it when my Orange juice diet comes to an end.

Fruity Fare ♥

Morning—11 Biodynamic Oranges (of various sizes) juiced in my mouth.

Later on in the morning—10 Biodynamic Oranges (of varying sizes) juiced in my mouth

Afternoon—6 Biodynamic Oranges, juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥

40 minute workout

1 and a half hours gardening

20 minutes fast walking.

Have Glorious Days ♥

Love and Peaches,

from Anne XX ♥

♥ Day 44 Mono Orange Juice ♥

2010-01-09T11:48:00.000-08:00

Day 44.

A poem by George Wallace:

Garden of The Nuns

I stole this orange from the garden of the nuns

to bring to you Juanita.

It dropped between the shining leaves,

and I reached down to pick it up

as the sisters meditated, behind draperies

and cool windowpanes, on the Acts of the Apostles.

And yes, Juanita, there are more oranges for you

from the garden of the nuns. This

orange I bring to you

to release you from your own meditations,

the ones that haunt you.

Take this orange Juanita. It holds the sun.

I still feel well and happy on the Orange juice. No other sweet juicy fruit is really tempting me at the moment. As long as the Orange quality is good, then I fel very contented with them.

Hopefully, I have an order of local Valencias arriving late next week. I really enjoyed the Oranges I got in Byron Bay, especially one lot from Santos, a local wholefood store.

It may be that I will miss our homegrown Mangoes, but to slightly alter a phrase by Judy Mazel, 'It will all be there next year'. Or at least in the next five years, as Mango crops often have a really great year every five years or so.

I do not feel it is worthwhile to focus on what one may or may not have missed out on, but rather always to look to what one is experiencing right now!

I may not be getting all the local seasonal fruit but I certainly am having the most wonderful experience ♥

Fruity Fare ♥

Morning—8 Biodynamic Oranges, juiced in my mouth

Midday—8 Biodynamic Oranges, juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥

40 minutes workout.

Love, Peaches, and Grand Days to All ♥ ♥ XX.

Days ♥ 41, 42, & 43 ♥

2010-01-08T03:38:00.000-08:00

I have been off the computer for a few days as Cappi and I have spent a very lovely three days at Byron Bay in the North of New South Wales. Beautiful Beaches, plenty of backpackers, and lots of people and Dogs enjoying the waves.
We went to stay with a raw food lady Jess and her boyfriend Say; also staying were Freelea, Julie, Harley, Darrick, Nick, and Stephen.
Cappi was really excited to meet so many fruit lovers all in one place ♥
Such a wonderful bunch of people ♥
The beach, company and fruit were excellent and Byron is such a beautiful setting for all three.

Nick shared some great Oranges with me, they were Biodynamic ones grown in NSW.
It was a lovely three days in my Orange juice diet.
Some of the Biodynamic Oranges were the best I have had since starting this Orange Delight.
The sea air was a real energiser, as was spending time with other like-minded folk ♥

Day 41
Fruity Fare ♥
Morning—11 teeny-tiny Biodynamic Oranges, juiced in my mouth
At Roma Street Station—a large cup of freshly squeezed Orange juice, from a juice bar.
Afternoon—7 Biodynamic Oranges, juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥
40 minute workout
1 hour walking

Day 42
Fruity Fare ♥
Morning—7 Biodynamic Oranges, juiced in my mouth
Midday—8 Biodynamic Oranges, juiced in my mouth
Afternoon—7 Biodynamic Oranges, juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥
20 minutes workout
2hrs walking

Day 43
Fruity Fare ♥
Morning— 8 Biodynamic Oranges, juiced in my mouth
Midday—7 Biodynamic Oranges, juiced in my mouth
Late Afternoon—6 Biodynamic Oranges, juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥
20 minutes workout
1 hour walking

Have Beautiful Days ♥ ♥
Love and Peaches XX

♥ Day 40 Mono Orange Juice ♥

2010-01-05T00:16:00.000-08:00

Day ♥40♥

Kind of a special day for me. Somehow the '40 days' holds a special significance for me.

I have often done 40 day mono diets for Lent, although many of them carried on past Lent because I was having such a good time ♥

Jesus fasted for 40 days in the wilderness, and it does seem a significant number related to a dietary period.

The last few days I have been really loving the juice. A week or so back when the Orange supply was not so good, it felt a bit challenging but now it just feels great and the 'normal' diet for me.

I do however, want at some point to try our homegrown Mangoes which are now well into their season. I may have a break of a few days to try some Mangoes, or I may just carry on.

This morning we went up to Maleny and got lots of the smaller syrupy Valencias that no one else seems to pick first, so my juice today has been sublime.

I also finished reading Tonya Zavasta's book, and started to read, 'The Orange: Golden Joy' by John Train, with photos by Mark E. Smith.

There are some amazing photos of orangeries and Orange groves.

The book looks at the history of the Orange and the Orange in art.

And includes some poems:

To His Coy One

O Orange,

Thou ripe and juicy Orange,

Thou sweet and luscious Orange

I shake the tree, I shake it,

O fall into my lap!

Goethe

I like how Goethe uses capitalisation to begin his fruit too ♥

I had a nice conversation today with a lady who has an Organic farm and an Organic delivery business. She grows Valencias on her farm, but they are just out of season, but good to know for next year.

I love connecting with fruit growers. She was also interested in the fruitarian diet.

Fruity Fare ♥

Morning—3 teeny-tinies, 4 Biodynamic, and 3 conventional Oranges, juiced in my mouth.

Afternoon—14 teeny-tinies, juiced in my mouth ♥beautiful♥

Fruitful Exercise ♥

40 minutes workout

30 minutes fast walking

Have Beauty Days ♥

Love and Peaches XX ♥

♥ Day 39 Mono Orange Juice ♥

2010-01-04T01:00:00.000-08:00

Day 39 ♥

Today, I recieved in the post a small booklet published by the Californian Fruit Growers Exchange in, I believe, the 1930's.

It is called 'World's New Dental Story' and gives the amazing results obtained when children already on a so-called 'excellent diet' had the addition to their diet of two daily 8 ounce glasses of Orange juice (with the juice from half a Lemon added to each glass to enhance the flavour).

The children's diet remained exactly the same except for the addition of the Orange juice.

At the end of the year the researchers found that:

Tooth Decay was decreased by...57%

Gum Troubles were reduced by...83%

Growth rate was improved by...75%

The juice was raw and fresh squeezed using Sunkist Oranges.

When the amount of fresh Orange juice was reduced to only 3oz daily (instead of the two lots of 8oz) the amount of decay increased once again, and gum troubles also increased.

This is very inspiring to me, especially because the children's initial daily diet was high in dairy products (1 quart of milk and 1.5 oz of butter), which did not seem to help improve the state of their teeth, and it was only when Orange/Lemon juice was added that their dental health improved noticably.

I think that examples such as these, of the power of fruit helping health are very precious. It seems that fewer such studies are being carried out today, and I wonder if the pharmacuetical industry and the processed food industry have more power now than they did 80 years ago.

Fruity Fare ♥

Morning—14 fantastic Teeny-weeny Organic Oranges, juiced in my mouth. I think these have been the best of the best I have had so far on my diet, so sweet, rich and syrupy.

Afternoon—3 Teeny-weenies, 6 Biodynamic, and 2 Regular Oranges, all juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥

40 minutes workout

40 minutes fast walking.

Have Beautiful days ♥

Love and Peaches XX.

♥ Day 38 Mono Orange Juice ♥

2010-01-03T00:07:00.000-08:00

Day 38 ♥

I had a great day today; Cappi and I went to the Northey Streets Organic Market in central Brisbane.

There was some doubt if we would make the market, which finished at 10.30am, because firstly I chose the slow train, rather than the express. I guess all our decisions are really the 'right' decisions but sometimes they give us a roundabout way to get there!
Then there were some young people on the slow train causing some issues. It is sad to see young people really out of it on drugs and alcohol, they have so much potential in their young bodies.
So the train was delayed while the Queensland police rushed up to the side of the train sirens blaring. All rather dramatic really for a couple of young people stuggling with life.

So we finally got to the market, lots of fast walking from the nearest railway station. Cappi was ace, kept up with me and did not complain once about the pace at which we were travelling the streets of Brisbane.
It was just before 10am when we arrived and most of the stalls had sold out. But with Orange luck there was a stall still selling fresh squeezed Organic Valencia juice. They were also selling whole Valencias, and I got the pick of all the teeny tiny small ones (that I just love—they are little balls of concentrated sunlight sweetness). These little ones are not only cheaper but tastier, but no one else seems to have that figured just yet!
Cappi had some Organic Bananas, it is just so good that everything in this market is Organic, and some Organic dried Mango.

So after our Orange juices, we went to take a look at the nursery, situated in the community city farm, next to the market.
It is a community farm/nursery, and it has the nicest feel to it; green and peaceful, and earthy and alive.

http://www.northeystreetcityfarm.org.au/

And joy of joys, they had Peanut Butter Fruit trees for sale !

So we came home not only with two bags of wonderful Organic Oranges but a Peanut Butter Fruit tree (Bunchosia argentia).
So all in all a rather grand day ♥.

What I am finding is very much that when the Oranges are of wonderful quality, I desire no other fruit.
But when they have been less than optimal, I have fancied the smells of other fruit.
Quality is just so important ♥

Fruity Fare ♥
Morning— 500mls x2 of fresh squeezed Organic Valencia juice from the market.
That is the most juice I have had at one time on this juice diet. It was very good!
Afternoon— 10 teeny-weeny gorgeous little Valencias, juiced in my mouth

Fruitful Exercise ♥
40 minutes workout
1 and a half hours fast walking.

Love, Light and Sweet Peaches to Everybody ♥ ♥ XX

♥ Day 37 Mono Orange Juice ♥

2010-01-02T11:09:00.000-08:00

Day 37.

The weather here in South East Queensland continues to be wonderful. Plenty of Sunshine and plenty of rain. I got caught in a Tropical downpour yesterday; it was better than any shower I have ever had. I find the rainwater just so clean and soft and energising.

Apart from enjoying the rain, I am also really enjoying reading a book, lent to me by a friend, called, 'Quantum Eating' , by Tonya Zavasta.

http://www.beautifulonraw.com/Quantum_Eating_The_Ultimate_Elixir_of_Youth.html

I can relate to much of what Zavasta writes about needing less food as one continues on the fruity path. That is not to say that enough food is not important. I just think that the enough figure is not necessarily static and that our needs can and may change as we journey along.

I think it is vitally important to get enough food, especially when one first starts out on a raw unprocessed diet.

This is an example of how important I feel it is to listen to our own bodies and their own special needs, rather than just follow what is working for someone else.

Here is a quote from Zavasta, page 281:

"Rawsome beauty is a reflection of your superior health, and, therefore, is all about individuality.

There is no absolute standard of natural beauty emerging on the raw food diet; which is precisely the reason that its pursuit is so intriguing. It is when the imperfections become beauty, as shadows are to light. It is when the autumnal face has even more grace and exquisitness in its fading than either spring or summer beauty can ever exhibit. When health contributes and sustains beauty, beauty stops being Nature's boast but becomes a sacrament."

With good old Orange synchronicity the book came to me at just a time when I could really appreciated it.

I feel that I am getting into the stored fat and doing some elimination. I have some clear mucus elimination from my throat, and a little from my eyes when I wake in the morning.

I also have some small pimples on my cheeks and forehead.

I do not feel that I am dehydrated despite not consuming that much liquid. This is because I am urinating at least 9 times a day, the urine is also copius and clear.

I had the feeling today, that as we clean our bodies and are on a lighter diet then the body may well need less water/fluid to function optimally.

I listen to my body on thirst and that usually seems to work well for me.

Fruity Fare ♥

Morning—500mls of Biodynamic Valencia Juice, using a hand juicer.

Afternoon—9 Biodynamic Valencias, juiced in my mouth.

Fruitful Exercise ♥

1 hour fast walking.

Have Radiant Days ♥

Love and Peaches XX.