I read that raw foods can cure disease. I bought the kindle version of Victoria Boutenko‘s 12 steps to Raw foods. Then I went to the grocery store and bought lettuce, parsley, and fruits. I drank a smoothie in the morning for 2 days. On the third day I ate cereal. This random pattern of smoothies and traditional American fair continued until I noticed that I started to crave the smoothies. Then I started to crave fruit rather than my usual high carb bedtime snack. I didn’t really change the rest of my diet. Just added those smoothies. No big deal. I felt a ton of energy and that pesky sinus infection that had been around on and off since before Thanksgiving went away. Cool right?! I had about 4- 5 green smoothies a week for the last 4 weeks.
Then the really big news came. I went to my PCP for a referral (yeah, I go out of network sometimes). And he checked my blood pressure. That blood pressure has been elevated since my pregnancy in 2005 but was now 84/134. My blood pressure has consistently been high since last April when I spiked out in the operating room. My doctor told me to keep an eye on it and that I would need to go on medication. He said that no diet or exercise could combat it. He said it was hereditary.
Is it proof that the green smoothies work? Was it just a coincidence? I don’t care. I will say that I feel better when I add the greens to my daily diet, I have almost zero cravings for “junk” food, and am noticing my clothes fit better.
