> >>Some people make it sound as if our bodies were meant to live on cooked
> >>foods and need to go through the proper sequence of modifications (and
> >>certain - thank God - minor health problems) to adopt to an all-raw diet; I
> >>thought it was the other way around; that's why we have whole nations of
> >>sick people eating cooked foods - because their bodies never did adopt to
> >>the latter.

> The body did adapt to cooked food, and sickness is part of the adaptations
> result.
> For me it has been quite frustrating, I just wanted to start eating raw, and
> everything would be great !
> What helps, if you have the inclination and opportunity, is to include some
> of the power foods in your diet:
>      fresh barley-grass juice ( or dehydrated at least )
>      fresh carrot juice
>   as much of these as you can manage, and keep up light exercise, walking etc.

> I don;t know if you are trying 100% raw, or what your approach is, so I
> won;t comment further.

Things seem to be going much better now that I've made a rather large
quantity (some 10 tbs) of many mixed sprouts one of the actual meals
during my day (before, I would just have a tbs or so of them after eating
blended salads or such; along the lines of what is suggested in the
Ultimate Raw Diet).  This seems to be helping a great deal in regaining
energy, removing the feeling of weakness and stabilizing my weight. Then
again, you can never tell for sure; maybe my "transition" period has just
ended at about the same time.  Either way, I am exactly where I originally
intended to be - 100% raw, maintaining my weight, not feeling weak and not
experiencing any health problems.  It seems to have been worth the wait
and suffering/detox.  :)