>>Sandy:
>> But even though I have to agree that a total raw food mostly fruitarian
>> vegan diet cured my acne as well as many other symptoms/syndromes I had, I
>still can't conclude that it *works for me.* It has brought on signs of
>> deficiencies in its own right, like dry skin and poor muscle tone, which
>started to come about as soon as I went all raw vegan 4 years ago.
>
>gc:
>--Sounds like you are consuming too much concentrated protein and/or dried
>fruits and your body is dehydrated. That's what causes dry skin.
Lynton:
1 What could a raw vegan eat that would be "concentrated protein"?
2 Wouldn't it be a lack of intake of water that results in
dehydration? Eating dried fruits my have disadvntages, but not dehydration
if balanced with sufficient water IMO. eg 2 and more litres per day.