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vision
iloveraw.co.uk aims to share information with
like minded people interested in healing the body
through emotional release.
I wanted to create a site that pulls lots of different ideas together - easily explained & digested.
Raw information & Real life experience
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children
Getting our children to eat properly seems to be a battle in a world of fast food.
iloveraw.co.uk was created to share tips on how to excite your children's taste buds & teach them about the importance of eating well. Children are mirrors, reflecting our true emotions, whether we like it or not!
free will
We cannot change other people, but we can lead by example. What do you eat? What do you feed your children?
information on this site
All information has been collated, foraged & discovered on my own voyage learning about raw food.
The nutrition pages have been based on The George Mateljan Foundation site - Worlds Healthiest Foods.
I have also cited a lot of information from Victoria Boutenko on 'Greens' from her book, 'Green for Life'.
who am i?
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My name is Fiona Hollis, born 1978.
In 2008 I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism. To my horror I was told
by my GP that surgery would probably be needed to remove 3/4 of my thyroid gland, leaving me dependent on medication for the rest of my life.
I believe that, when working properly, our bodies are able to heal themselves. That all illness or dis-ease is caused by energy blockages within our bodies where emotions get trapped & repressed. I have not always thought this way - but since having my son my eyes have opened to the magical possibilities that are open to us if we dare to believe & see for ourselves.
Initially I thought I had flu, so thought I would let it run its course. After five days with a temperature of 40 C, the shakes, extreme brain pain & a buffet of horrendous symptoms I decided to take my sorry self to the local GP.
The GP took one look at me & suggested I see a specialist as my neck was very swollen & she was concerned it was thyroid cancer. My heart sank.
I knew deep down the goiter in my neck was blocked expression - clearly affecting my throat chakra. There was a key issue that had been bubbling
to the surface of my mind for the last few months & the fear of expressing it to those around me was too great. I denied the need to confront it. The 'thing' I least wanted to say - had now backed me into a corner & was testing how
much I was willing to stay in denial.
I now had no choice - and I could feel it in every painful cell.
The emotions surrounding this admission were HUGE. The waves of shame, self hatred & despair I experienced as I spoke my truth was clearly what I had been avoiding.
The day after I spoke my truth my goiter went down & I started my healing - & believe me it was the biggest thing that's ever happened to me.
what led me to raw food?
I started the raw food diet when I was looking for ways to naturally reduce my thyroxine levels. Whilst Googling 'heal your own hyperthyroidism' I stumbled upon an on line community called
Give it to me raw.
Raw foodists had posted advice & real life experiences and good tips for managing thyroid conditions(amongst many other things). It seemed that cruciferous vegetables (green leafy veg) were mother nature's very own thyroxine suppressors - in particular kale.
I started drinking green juices every day as well as having green smoothies & raw salads. From there the key was being aware of all the different emotions that bubbled up. Amongst which were 'why am I doing this?' 'surely it won't work & everyone will think I'm mad'. A pinch of self belief & a handful of faith are essential.
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law of attraction
After having had many different, almost magical experiences since the birth of my son - I have gone from 'spiritual tourist' - to hardy believer in the fact that we create every experience in our lives.
Seems obvious - but there's no blaming other people for ANYTHING. Even the really bad things that don't seem fair - they are there to get us to release emotions we don't want to acknowledge.
Since I started eating raw food it made me so much clearer & aware of what foods as well as other activities I use to try & avoid emotions! Comfort eating, bread, sweet things etc.
A raw diet gives me a clean slate to work from, whilst energising & cleansing me from the inside - releasing toxins, emotions - making me shiny & healthy!
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how did raw food help?
The raw food diet helped energize & boost my endocrine system. It gave me a strong stable environment to experience blocked emotions I allowed to come up & flow through me.
This illness was my neon light pointing me in the direction of self belief.
** RED ALERT **
Like any change you make there will be initial reactions & de-tox like effects.
At first your body will purge all the toxins - making for spots, maybe bad breath etc - but this is merely your body expelling all the grot from your system.
