Real human food is not habit forming
Great answer! I agree entirely. We tend to crave sweet/carb-y/salty/fatty foods. I rarely crave something like brussels sprouts or asparagus despite the fact that I like them both immensely.
Completely remove all cooked foods from your diet, and you'll quickly find out how addicted you are to heterocyclic amines (HCAs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).
There's actually a heck of a lot of known carcinogens that we consume fairly often. Drinking hot liquids, cooking meat at high temperatures, eating processed meats, red meat, eating most cooked carbs, drinking alcohol, re-heating cooked vegetables, etc.
This makes a pretty convincing argument for uncooked vegan foods, as most carcinogens get eliminated from that list.
Structured water: google it. Or even better, pick up a book about it and start reading. Other people have commented about this as well.
I'm having a hard time on this one. It reminds me a lot of Pi Water which was popular in the 90's and got debunked.
Most of the articles I can find about structured water seem to be trying to sell me something. Of those that aren't trying to make a profit, I still had a hard time coming up with any scientific evidence to support the claims. The sites make a wide variety of claims that are inconsistent from one site to the next, with some appealing to spirituality/mysticism while others use scientific terms but fail to provide any detailed explanation or any sort of credible studies to support the claims.
"Structured water is wetter for better absorption and hydration."
"Wells around sacred sites or places of worship have structured water because of the healing energy of the location and all the prayers, intentions, and meditations done around the place."
Based on what I've read so far, I suspect that placebo effect is the cause of any perceived health improvements caused by drinking structured water. The placebo effect is of course a very real thing, and can lead to positive health improvements. That said, if you're aware of any peer-reviewed papers on structured water I'd be curious to read more.
Thanks for your response!
RE: My 3 day food log, and thriving on little calories.