>Hi,

>

>I was wondering how many people on this list follow a completely raw >paleo
diet? 

 

>While there is certainly value in many raw foods, I would say that in the
>modern world, it is not beneficial to eat an exclusively "raw food diet",
>meaning that "raw" is the principle being followed.

 

>There are many details to the reasons, and if you have a lot of spare time,
>you can read some of the voluminous documentation and discussion at:

 

>http://www.beyondveg.com 

 

>Ken

 

Sorry, I should have clarified. I have no intentions of becoming a
vegetarian, I meant raw including meat/fish/poultry, etc. I somehow ended up
on Aajonus Vonderplantiz' website (http://hilarion.com/aaj.html,
http://home.earthlink.net/~welive/index.html) and started reading about his
raw diet. Supposedly he has cured himself as well as his son with his way of
eating. The testimonials are intriguing and at the same time I am always
skeptical and wonder if they are real. I was tempted to buy his books but
decided to join a yahoo group first since I have spent way too much money on
empty promises already.

 

Anyway, in my continued quest to finally feel good again and regain my
health, I wondered if there is any validity to his diet. In the meantime I
have found out that he allows raw dairy (and I am lactose intolerant),
encourages eating many raw eggs per day (I am intolerant to eggs), and they
actually encourage people NOT to eat raw veggies. Raw fruits are ok and
veggie juice, but not eating veggies due to the cellulose. Here is what one
of the list group members said:

 

" I very rarely eat veggies at all  as the cellulose they contain is 

indigestible when raw, and obviously I don't want to cook them as that 

creates toxins. Also raw vegetables taste pretty bad in my opinion and are 

extremely nutrient-poor per kilo compared to raw animal foods. They also 

seem to cause stomach-aches when I have eaten them with raw animal foods.
Strictly speaking, if I'm travelling and there's no reliable meat or fruit  

around I might have a carrot or two but that happens once or twice a year.

 

I used to avoid juiced veg as well as I did not consider it to be exactly a 

Palaeolithic food! After a while I noticed that I had become a bit 

lethargic, and some Primal Dieters told me that this was because of the 

toxins from my cooked-food days being released from the fat cells and 

thereby  gradually acidifying the blood over time. I then had a couple of 

juiced veg drinks which solved the problem completely. However, after a 

while I noticed that I got diarrhea after drinking juiced veg regularly, no 

doubt because it isn't really a natural food, and I found that I didn't need


it any more  as I was no longer tired. These days, I consider  juiced veg as


something I should have only once or twice every few months or so, more as a


sort of  occasional medicine  rather than as a major or minor proportion of 

the diet, and this has worked out fine for me healthwise."

 

Any thoughts on these comments, Aajonus' books, or this 'Primal Diet' in
general? I am not sure I am ready to give up veggies and eat raw organ meats
or raw fish.

 

Any input is greatly appreciated.

 

TIA,

Kristina