Notes From The Lecture

A little update from the BC lecture here in London a couple of weeks ago..

First up I had young coconuts for the first time, absolutely delicious. Where have I been all my life! Drank the water through a straw and then it was hacked open so I could scoop out the coconut flesh. Update over..only joking.

Brian was late problems in Paris I think.. I will intersperse with my own thoughts in bold..

He talked about the campaign to grow/eat organic foods at popcampaign.org and expressed dismay at the widespread use of GM foods in the states and apparently sneaking in the backdoor in the UK. I haven't done any research on that but wouldnt be surprised. Corn and soya are the most common GM products so be aware when you buy.

My thoughts
Eat Simply
Eat Organic
Know your source

Here are some things that caught my attention (I tend to pick up what resonates and leave the rest)

- The weaker you become on a physiological and emotional basis the more controllable you become
- Emotional disorder is at the root of disease
- Food can be a mirror of how you feel about yourself
- The degree to which you love yourself is the degree to which you will eat appropriately (mindfully, healthfully)
- Once you value your life nothing is difficult
- If a mother lives well usually the whole family fall in line
- Excuses will not get you anywhere but commitment will get you to where you want to go
- You don't commit to the raw food diet you commit to yourself, raw food may be a vehicle that helps you in your comitment (paraphrase)
- Validate your values by taking action, this creates virtue, then commitment, then whole lives
- The most important thing about being alive is that we have endless potential
- People who are incredibly good at what they do are committed, they only do things they love. They don't do anything they don't want to
-There is a passionate way or no way
-We just do not the nature of things
- Re isolated synthetic vitamins - even at the most basic level vitamins and minerals will never perform fully without their co-factors
- Vitamin C is not simply Ascorbic acid (manufactured version) there is more to it
- 68% of people lack vitamin C
- Enzymes great est antidote to ageing and helps digestion (My thoughts: yay for raw  milk ..Brian wouldn't agree).