| Herb: | | | | I eliminated vegetables that were boiled. Of course I |
| Josh, I understand you have epilepsy and needed to | | | | shouldn't stop eating vegetables because I needed as |
| find herbal cures and to change your diet. You say | | | | much of the nutrients that they had even if it was less |
| that your first step of changing your diet to cure | | | | than it should be. While boiling them a lot of the |
| epilepsy was to take things OUT of your diet before | | | | nutrients are diluted into the water. Instead I tried to |
| replacing it with supplementation. You mainly focus on | | | | replace them with only raw vegetables. If raw didn't |
| removing sugar. Is that the only thing you were | | | | work then steaming is an option because it doesn't |
| concerned about at first? How long until you started to | | | | dilute as many nutrients. |
| remove other things for your diet as well? | | | | Herb: |
| Josh: | | | | So steaming is a good alternative to boiled vegetables |
| Actually I started to take other things out of my diet | | | | then? |
| very shortly after the sugar. Removing the sugar | | | | Josh: |
| takes a lot of attention but it doesn't take a lot of time. | | | | Yes it is. Still it is not as good as raw as far as |
| You can see major results very quickly and once you | | | | nutrients go because not all nutrients are protected |
| start to build a habit of reading labels then you catch | | | | through the steaming process. I found that if I ate |
| on quickly and it becomes easy. It is actually like a | | | | some boiled vegetables then it would fill my stomach |
| foundation that other changes are added to, and those | | | | up really quickly. Steamed vegetables sometimes have |
| other changes can start right away; even within a few | | | | the same effect. You can eat so much more when it |
| days or a couple of weeks depending on how often | | | | is raw than when it is cooked. |
| you go shopping. | | | | Steaming often leaves some parts of the vegetables |
| Herb: | | | | partially raw so it is like a compromise, but if you |
| That sounds pretty easy the way you describe it. | | | | steam them for too long it is almost as bad as boiling |
| What were some of the changes that you started to | | | | them. The reality is that you will still need to add more |
| add to your sugar free foundation? | | | | nutrients to you diet by finding foods that have a higher |
| Josh: | | | | concentration of the nutrients you need. Herbs will |
| Actually, Herb, it may sound funny, but after sugars the | | | | often have that higher concentration you need. You |
| vegetables where the next major change. Partially | | | | just need to research to find out the herbs that YOU |
| because of how sugars build up in fruits and veggies | | | | need. Often you hear of warnings to not waste your |
| when they go through processing, but the main reason | | | | money on useless herbal cures but they really do |
| is because of the nutrients that are lost in certain | | | | work because they are simply adding nutrients to your |
| processes. | | | | body that you need but are not getting enough of in |
| The change was in the way the veggies are prepared. | | | | your daily diet. |