Living Raw, Day 4

• 20 oz. blackberry/raspberry/banana/flax meal/seaweed/turnip green smoothie
• 8 oz. decaffeinated green tea
• 16 oz. coconut/blueberry/nut smoothie
• handful raw mixed nuts
• 2 oz. yucca root w/ garlic and sea salt
  
• 2 bee pollen granules
• 16 oz. celery/spinach/tomato/asparagus juice
• 16 oz. carrot/cucumber juice
• 16 oz. water/lime juice
• 1 young coconut
  

I've taken chewing to another level; I've been chewing my smoothies. The act of chewing goes a bit further than breaking down the cell walls of food to achieve better digestion and nutrient absorption. Chewing also produces more saliva and mixes with the substance in your mouth. Digestion starts in the mouth. Guzzling a beverage may cause a stomach ache because by not allowing saliva in the mix it's much harder on your digestion system. Why waste the body's energy on something so preventable?

Mostly liquids today, as it appears. I've been convincing myself that juice is just much more appealing than anything solid, which isn't hard because lately when I eat solids I experience slight discomfort; Maybe I eat more than I need, or maybe my digestive track is already dozing off a bit. Whatever it is, it's never come at a better time.