"I am not one of those Americans that came to India seeking
enlightenment, yet, guided by chapati, paratha, nan, white rice and the
beloved idli, have awakened to my calling and will use my knowledge and
expertise to help others relieve their suffering. Let the spirit move
through you (daily), and perhaps at first, explosively! Fear not!"
your poop guru,
Bethany
This weekend's inspiration is from the artists at the residency itself, some random words in conversation about wanting to improve diet, which I took on as a project. And so begins this blog. I'm at an artist residency In Bangalore,India btw, incase you are just finding this, I've been here a couple weeks and I may back track with photos of Ooty and Mysore as well, where I have been already, but the focus right now is bringing in the raw food....
Thursday evening after Nadira and Eliza gave presentations of their work to our crowd of guests, Tara, Nadira and Eliza received the first communion of cleanse/raw food weekend. Some herbal capsules of psyllium husk, bel leaf , and chandrashoor , lovingly labeled 'Bowelcare'.
-to make you move, and also calcium/magnesium powder to mix with a glass of water before bed. They also each received a talisman for the journey and permission to call my hotline should they need encouragement. It is scary business changing diet. But in the morning we started out with some raw comfort - cashew banana pudding with tamarind drizzle and dates on top.
So, my followers, any thoughts , fears , questions? I think all of you had some trepidations...Cryus made a good point about raw food in India, we may be subjecting ourselves to some bacterias to contend with. There is a reason for all this cooking down of the veggies. So far I have combatted that with blanching some veggies just enought to kill any unwanted guests. But also, India has a host of fermented foods. Fermenting food also combats bad bacterias and makes good bacterias. We will delve into some fermenting for our raw food weekend.
Also I have clove capsules on hand in case there is a hint of digestional turbulance, the clove spice can knock out the badness.
your poop guru,
Bethany
This weekend's inspiration is from the artists at the residency itself, some random words in conversation about wanting to improve diet, which I took on as a project. And so begins this blog. I'm at an artist residency In Bangalore,India btw, incase you are just finding this, I've been here a couple weeks and I may back track with photos of Ooty and Mysore as well, where I have been already, but the focus right now is bringing in the raw food....
Thursday evening after Nadira and Eliza gave presentations of their work to our crowd of guests, Tara, Nadira and Eliza received the first communion of cleanse/raw food weekend. Some herbal capsules of psyllium husk, bel leaf , and chandrashoor , lovingly labeled 'Bowelcare'.
So, my followers, any thoughts , fears , questions? I think all of you had some trepidations...Cryus made a good point about raw food in India, we may be subjecting ourselves to some bacterias to contend with. There is a reason for all this cooking down of the veggies. So far I have combatted that with blanching some veggies just enought to kill any unwanted guests. But also, India has a host of fermented foods. Fermenting food also combats bad bacterias and makes good bacterias. We will delve into some fermenting for our raw food weekend.
Also I have clove capsules on hand in case there is a hint of digestional turbulance, the clove spice can knock out the badness.
