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There is a very extensive website that talks about
this exact subject. Try www.beyondveg.com
--- David Karas <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Gary Orlando wrote:
> >
> > thank you very much for your comments, David.
> >
> > I wonder why some people seem to do ok without the
> raf, and
> > others seem to not do well on raw vegan.
>
> I did very well initially as a raw food vegan. I was
> 48 and noticing wrinkles
> around my eyes when I started. I had been a Dr
> McDougal high complex
> carbohydrate vegan for a little over a year when I
> went raw. For about 6 months
> before the switch to raw I had been aware of the
> possible benefits of all raw
> but I kept on eating my beans and rice. Finally I
> decided to try going all raw -
> not sure if I could eat all raw. This was a major
> shock to my body. I was
> ravenously hungry and my body started cleansing. I
> had some very difficult times
> with tiredness, 5 days of sore throat and mucus
> being eliminated. I would have
> stopped many times during this period except for the
> fact that I was noticing
> good changes in my body. After about 2 months, I
> realized that I was doing very
> well and tried to convert everyone I knew. Needless
> to say there was very little
> interest. One of the nice things was the change in
> my skin. It became softer and
> resilient. Wrinkles went away.
>
> I feel that a raw vegan diet is good for cleansing
> and healing but for most
> people lacks some nutrients needed for long term
> health. I am the listowner of
> paleofood on this server. This is a hunter/gather
> animal food eating list. A
> recurring subject on this list is from former
> vegan/vegetarians who had
> developed health problems that went away when they
> went back to animal foods.
> This is not proof (we don't know "how good" their
> diets were) but it is an
> indication of possible problems. We know that animal
> foods are common to all
> societies on this planet and have been for a long
> time. Is this just
> coincidence? Probably not. It is certainly possible
> to survive without animal
> foods but survive does not mean the same as optimum
> health.
>
> I have been involved with the raw food (almost all
> vegan) people in Los Angeles
> since 1986. Some have not stayed all raw but seem to
> be doing well. Of those
> that have stayed vegan, IMO they are not as healthy
> looking as they think they
> are. I am now recommending adding animal products to
> any that will listen. Some
> I don't even bother other than to say how much
> better I feel with animal foods
> than before. I have lost a number of friends because
> of my diet change. I have
> become the "eneny".
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