Excuse me for the confusion Stuart but I had asked in my response to you if you had “guessed what my other passion was.” As soon as I posted that, I realized you had not seen the next “self interview” I conducted where I asked my readers that question.

If you go to my next “self interview” here you’ll understand what I was asking: http://www.adversityuniversityblog.com/2008/12/09/stephen-hopson-interview-withyou-guessed-it/

My good friend! How are you? It’s been years since I’ve seen you. I’m thrilled that you and I are still in touch with you reading my blog.

Hey, you forgot to answer the 2nd question - did you figure out what my other passion is? There’s a surprise prize (haha, I love how that sort of rhymed!) to the first commentator who figures it out.

Thanks for the awesome comments - I appreciate your brotherly support. I can’t believe we met almost 20 years ago and are still in touch. I love you brother!! I have to make a point of getting reunited with you and meet your growing family.

In 2009?

Thanks Barbara - I love being in the moment with this sort of thing - it makes it fun for me and hopefully the reader.

Thanks for the question - I’ll add that to the list of questions the next time I interview myself. These are very important and good questions to ask - I appreciate you thinking of them.

Question. With a raw food diet you’re eating mostly fruits and vegetables (carbs). Where does your protein come from? And do you also supplement your diet with any of the good oils? Or, is the proteins, carbohydrates and fats ratio a fallacy?

Actually Ned, that’s an interesting question you pointed out. The statement I made “eating to live and not living to eat” is what I am striving to do. I don’t believe I’ve ever been “addicted” to food but ever since I made the decision to go on a raw food diet, I am usually thinking about how I will plan my day in terms of what I will eat because I’m much more conscious of what I put in my body these days.

Whereas before, I would subsconsciously eat whatever at certain hours of the day (breakfast, lunch, dinner and in between). What that meant was I would eat without regard to what it was that I was eating. For instance, if I had a potato chip bag in the house and I was hungry in the afternoon, I’d open the bag without regard to what I was doing to myself. I was eating without planning.

Now I’m planning things out because it takes certain organization to adapt your life to this way of nutrition. If I have a meeting or two during the day, I’ll think about what to pack for lunch or mid-afternoon snack.

Does that make sense? I’m not sure addictions to various foods have come to the surface on this raw food diet because other than eating healthier foods, I haven’t had any cravings to go back to the SAD diet (Standard American Food).

Iinteresting food for thought! Thanks for sharing.

I’m just wondering. I imagine the addictions to various foods would come to the surface on a raw food diet.

Whew!

Of course Greek salad!

Best place for Stephen.

Why didn’t I think of that? Thanks!

Corinne

Very interesting - it didn’t hit me until yesterday. I’m glad you enjoyed the DVD and that it had good information for you.

Good for you that you refuse to label yourself as a diabetic. It’s not WHO you are, you got that right. Yes, you’re being one smart lady by listening to your own body - doctors may know some things but they do not know your body like you do. Like books, doctors can dispense with information but it’s up to use to them as guidelines, something to go by while the ultimate decision is made by our own inner spirits that “knows.”

Interesting information about how your body couldn’t tell the difference between white sugar, artificial sweeteners and natural sugar from fruits. Wow. Fascinating. It’s like the subconscious not knowing the difference between what you’re visualizing and what’s real, you know?

You’re not the only person who decided to drop the medicine and experiment with other things. Countless of people on the raw food diet/lifestyle have dropped their medicines too to fantastic results. I myself dropped the thyroid medicine I was taking but that was way before I began the raw food lifestyle. I remember the doctor telling me it would harm me if I did - it did not.

So while doctors are there for a reason, they don’t know everything. Besides the harsh truth is they are just as blinded as the rest of America about the miracles of plant-based foods and natural healing remedies. The medical schools are just starting to introduce natural healing methodologies in their curriculum. The pharma industry still has a tight noose around them. They stand to lose billions if the truth were to be known about their harmful drugs.

Haha, I got carried away too.