How Has My Raw Vegan Diet Changed, Ep178
Today I talk about how my raw vegan diet has changed after experimenting with different variations of raw vegan diet like 80/10/10. I talk about what worked for me, what didn’t and what I’m doing now! www.rawradianthealth.com FREE Juices & Smoothies Recipe eBook www.rawradianthealth.com Health & Wellness Coaching http 10-Day Juice Fasting Program: tinyurl.com Acne Program: tinyurl.com Website: www.rawradianthealth.com Blog www.rawradianthealth.com Facebook: tinyurl.com Twitter: twitter.com Donations: tinyurl.com To learn more about the Raw Food Diet and individual, group or donation based coaching to lose weight, have more energy and get healthy, go to: www.rawradianthealth.com
@thesetwofeet
exactly how am I being non-objective by saying that it’s not possible to get the bulk of our calories from greens and colored vedge? Just get cronometer and look at some numbers. Yes it sounds like a noble goal but it’s not possible longterm if one wants to be somewhat active, exercise, etc. Note I said longterm, I’m not talking about for cleansing, or losing weight etc.
@pistasheo, part two – I have tried high fruit diets, fasted, dry fasted, juice feasted, watermelon feasted and a number of other diets over periods of time and exercising while doing it. My personal experience has been that for cleansing and healing my body, high greens, almost no fruit (except alkalizing lemons and limes), no starches, lean chicken breast and broth was the best, even better than just fruit. For cleansing fruit seemed fine, but for healing alkalizing and some meat seems key.
@thesetwofeet, you mention alkalizing a lot, I’m sure you know that animal protein is highly acid-forming. no starches? wait, so you eat/recommend rice/potato or no?
@pistasheo, part three – I have also done heavy weight lifting at times and for me I had more energy and built leaner, stronger muscle faster by eating chicken or fish at least twice a day. I suppose it depends on a person’s goals. We are meant to be lean and muscular and meat does that. I highly doubt a fruit diet will do that. I have built muscle with no meat but it was much tougher physically and mentally. I would agree that disease is less likely in someone that only eats whole foods.
@pistasheo, why do you keep trying to make it seem like I say things that I don’t. Where did I “recommend” starches and meat products? I recommended a lot of greens. Yes I do know that meat is acidic as are starches. Fruit is acidic also. I’m not against eating acidic foods, we need them. We just have to eat less of the acidic and more of the alkalizing. I have proven to myself without question for healing and age reversing, alkalizing the body far exceeds any diet I have tried.
@thesetwofeet, I’m just trying to understand what you think is the ideal diet and what/why you’re actually recommending. You’re all over the place, I’m about done with this convo. No we don’t actually need acid-forming foods. And again, ripe fruit is not acid-forming, but meat is. Yes if you want to get big: drugged-up hormone-laden bioaccumulated-pesticide-rich meats will probably work. But it’s entirely possible to be lean, healthy, and very strong without them.
@pistasheo, ripe fruit is not acid forming? Please back that up. Science shows that fruit is indeed acid forming. I don’t think those studies were done with unripe fruit. Science could be wrong yes, but I have gone months testing the pH of my urine and saliva and documenting my skin, eyes, energy level, sleep patterns, etc. while experimenting with different diets. Most fruits are acidic. I found, as written, watermelon, lemons, limes to be alkalizing.
@pistasheo, I’m “all over the place” for two reasons.
1. Different diets suit different needs.
2. I don’t usually have the willpower to eat what I know is ideal so I have to find a diet that suits what I feel I am capable of at the time.
Example: I think greens are the best foods. Greens don’t offer a lot of energy. Fruit doesn’t either when compared to a baked sweet potato or pasta. Is a piece of fruit healthier than a sweet potato? Probably but not enough to outweigh my energy need.
@pistasheo, also, me “being all over the place” demonstrates that I have an open mind and realize what works for one person may not be ideal for another person.
Vegans or 80/10/10 people or similar cultish groups tend to (yes I am generalizing and not everyone that is vegan fits into that description) be very closed minded and have a holier than though approach to eating. I’m anti-extremist. There just aren’t enough answers to substantiate say that one diet is the light.
A strict raw vegan diet is not safe . Deficiencies will arise. Eating salmon, some organic eggs, astaxanthin natural supp, and plenty of veggies and fruits to balance everything out gives me the the brain and physical strength(not been sick in 3 years). I’ve tried every diet and have realized being a pescetarian is ideal for me. Drinking half your body weight in water every morning along with tea completes this diet. I have amazing skin now , weight, energy, and brain power all the time.
@thesetwofeet, no I’m not going to back it up about fruit being alkalizing, the info is all over the net
by “all over the place” I’m referring to the fact that in one post you’re recommending greens as primary source of calories, then you say you eat meat and potatoes. ok. then you keep mentioning wanting to be alkaline but you eat meat and starches (both acid-forming). then you say you believe in CRON, but yet want to get bigger muscles, I’m sorry but those are somewhat mutually exclusive.
@pistasheo, do you have the ability to be reasonable? I have eaten all fruit and was acid. I have eaten mostly greens and some meat and was alkaline. I’ve tested my pH for up to 4 times a day for weeks straight while altering my diet. I have also seen how my skin, whites of my eyes, hair and nails all change in accordance with my pH. I have solid evidence to back up my words in regard to fruit being acidic to the body. I have seen my nails get so thick you can see it grow out on each nail.
@pistasheo, again, what I say I think is ideal for optimal health and what I do are not the same. I occasionally drink alcohol for social enjoyment (rarely anymore) and I know that’s bad (a little red wine may be good). Are baked sweet potatoes or cooked brown rice bad? Not in my opinion. In some situations they are probably very beneficial. Are they healing like greens? Not in my opinion. It depends on what your goals are as to how you should eat I suppose.
@thesetwofeet, I thought I was being reasonable. hmm lets see though, unripe fruit= acid-forming, ripe fruit = alkalizing. i wonder which kind you were eating. I’m not just talking about simply waiting for it to ripen; unfortunately most of the fruit sold in most crap grocery stores is picked unripe and is unacceptable quality. Yes, one has to be careful getting good quality ripe organic fruits. But that fact and your sample size of n=1 do not mean that fruit eating is inherently unhealthy.
@pistasheo, alright, you got me there. Most of the fruit I eat is genetically modified, not organic and picked before it’s ripe in order to get to the store on time. I cannot say if a person had a orange tree in their backyard and ate the orange at the perfect ripeness if that would be acidic but I’m leaning toward that it would be slightly acidic – not as much as most meat although some meats are not that acidic either.
Good luck being able to get enough pure fruit to survive.
Maybe your body was craving minerals that were satisfied by the greens. I have a very high fruit diet, and I feel much better when I combine it with high amounts of greens. Greens do help eliminate cravings.
When my own home grown greens are available (grown in mineral rich soil & rock dust) then my appetite reduces further and I feel totally fantastic!, I can also get by on less greens and less fruit.
Thanks for the Video and bravo if this diet works for you. I tried a diet similar to this, low fat, lots of fruits and veggies, lots of carbs. I did very poorly on the high carb/low fat diet I was following. Some of the problems I had were, falling asleep or getting very drowsy after meals, extreme hunger, peeling/painful skin, very irritable, extreme-extreme cravings for FAT, depression……just to name a few. I do high fat and no/low carb, this is the best diet for me- no depression is great!
@mchertron: I agree with you 100%. I have been watching a lot of these 80-10-10 videos and they have almost a cult like feel. Almost to the point where if people were doing really poorly on one of these diets……they would be very reluctant to admit it or they would attribute it to anything but the diet. Ciao
Yes, thank you Natasha. Exactly what I have been doing on high fruit, low/no fat. Eating like I’m possesed, even all night and not being able to sleep. Today I ate an avo and some raw almond butter and the monster is gone. Whew!
@tickyul Those actually sound like detox symptoms. The fact you feel so amazing going high fat no/low carb might be that you are now in fact feeding an addiction? Just wondering and curious, not accusing.
I’m a big eater and love sugar and have always had problems with weight and compulsive eating. Becoming raw has helped, but since I’ve started 80-10-10 I feel the exact opposite of you lol. I feel so calm and collected when it comes to food now. I was wondering if perhaps the different raw diets work with different genetic predispositions? I’m predisposed to obesity, so I have to be more careful in my diet; I’m wondering if people who are prone to slenderness do better on a higher fat raw diet?
@sailorvegan: Uh, detox, uh…no. I would say that my problem was a carbohydrate metabolism disorder. I actually had a glucometer when I was doing the low fat thing, erratic blood sugar, highs close to 300. My body was basically functioning like I was near death, falling asleep after a high carb meal. I did the low fat thing for over 2 years, thought I was going to die. I feel really good on high fat, stable blood sugar, great skin, good bp and a positive outlook. Cheers.
thanks this is great!
try spinach soup, tuna sandwich ( no menace on) for lunch , 4 weekly work out hours than u
I’m low fat raw vegan and I love to eat a high fruit diet ! It does wonder for my digestion and since I used to suffer from severe IBS, the 801010 diet have changed my life for the better. I do big smoothies during the day and it fills me up! Did you eat salt when you ate 801010? I’m not against the raw diet (high fat) but I think the best thing to do on this diet is to avoid all the oil, vinegar, agave, etc…and eat fat from WHOLE food only!
PS :I love your videos !!! Keep up the nice work!