It Appears A 100% RAW FOOD DIET Is NOT The Way To Go!

[saltfan2]

I think its to heacy to get 100 eaw at the start. My plan is cafeine and MAP aino acids in the morning then fruits and nuts and grens at the day and before i get to bed a big raw sammon:)

[nainamor]

All animals on earth eat their food raw.

Are you saying you are not part of earth, an animal?

[tsb114]

"did well for the two days"!

ha ha ha ha ha ha

[hammerpower100]

check out durianrider you tube channel

[momof2peanutz]

I find it incredible that you state this video is about your "findings" and you repeatedly say that you've done "research" and this "research" has shown you... (??huh) that going 100% raw is not the 'heathliest way to go'.  For whom?? You seem very concerned w/ having an 'open mind' and being tolerant of all ideas, but you are putting down the raw food lifestyle with what you're saying and the title of your video. (without even giving it a good go!!!) Where in the world is this reserach?

[anonymouslyrics]

I applaud you on the major weight loss. I think raw food is great,but as you stated,you need balance. Some foods are great raw,and some are better cooked. What I've noticed in the western world is that we have things backwards. We tend to focus on the meat first and fruits and veggies last,as a result we fill up on meats and tend to be lacking in the fruits and veggies dept. Think about it for a minute,look at every fast food restaraunt. Whats the primary food on their menu???? meat!

[TangerineGroovin]

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[sprookafook]

if u want to ruin your health n life go vegan esp raw, esp raw. no quicker way to ruin your blood, your bones, your skin, your mental health and your mojo. never been a vegan culture on earth and there im afraid will never be.

[EverloveMusic]

@sprookafook have you tried a vegan raw diet?

[sprookafook]

@EverloveMusic yes its the worst of all diets, great for meditation but not great if u want to have a life, its the diet for the dying , those that need to rest n shrink tumours, it will take a healthy person n ruin there health, just look at raw vegans if u can find one, most that say they are either wernet in the past to build there body or are on mixed foods but selling the ''movement'' for a profit, cant blame them, u gotta invent shame or toxicness to get sheeple.

[croshayallday]

I agree! I still have to have something warm once in a while especially in the winter. As long as it is chock full of veggies, how can it be bad?

[SeasonViolet]

Ask Lou Corona :-)

[mzimmerman12]

Sorry, dont agree. You can research diet & get 1000 different opinions. IMO a high fruit raw diet (not so much cellulose) and some vegetables for balance is the healthiest way to go. People in dire straits of disease will stop their healing by entering cooked foods back into the diet. If you're not sick you can put some cooked food in ur diet, but that doesn't mean it's best. I am not 100% raw, but wish I was. I believe from my research it is the best diet for all animal species including humans

[sprookafook]

@mzimmerman12 wake up before u ruin your health.

[kokonutbaby1]

Well I think stir frying is healthy in that you use very little oil and only lightly cook food leaving it mostly crunchy or semi raw. I read also how heat to some vegetables bring out the vitamins. I also read that a potato is very high in vit A & other vitamins plus minerals. It must be cooked so steaming or stir frying it may be a good option as well. Asians have been doing this for centuries and they are extremely low in heart disease & strokes. Too much soy is not good for u though.

[rskurow]

I have been 100% raw for over 13 years and it has worked well for me.

[The711coffee]

Good video, good question. The 100% raw question would apply to the raw foodist group. Not sure if that is the best way to look at the optimum diet. After reading and trying many years I believe the group that got it right (if that is fair) is the green smoothie group. They believe get your dark greens and fruit first in a very digestable format, then decide what to eat for the day. They also rotate their greens and even grow their own, clean up is easy. Seems like a more workable routine.

[L1V3RPO0LFC]

Eat meat you weak people

[DaffyJeffy]

Hi. Personally I try to incorporate as much raw food into my diet but it's probably about 80%. And I'm not a hard vegan either - probably about 95% vegan. I've done this for a year with incredible results (avoiding injury as an athlete and recovering quickly). Of the "mainstream" raw food advocates, there are VERY FEW who advocate 100%. I honestly think, especially in the USA, we all too often try to create binary situations; If you are not 100% than you are not a raw foodist.

[FionaStolze]

Hi, interesting video you've posted and interesting question. We've been following the raw food lifestyle for nearly 7 weeks now. The benefits are revealing themselves day by day and it's a whole mind, body and spirit experience which I am blogging about. You can only experience it by being and doing it. It's not about what cooked food does or doesn't do. It's about how amazingly healthy and awakened I feel following the raw food lifestyle.

[CYNFELYN23]

Interesting .

[piedro5390]

2 days and you post already about your experience about going raw.. in that case I'm also on a diet because the last 2 days I've only eaten fruits and vegetables. I consider a diet a commitment for at least 2 weeks..

[rainbowsalads]

2 days? you still had cooked food in your colon. : / You were not 100 percent raw. you gave up and posted a video.

[louispaitson]

Our bodies arent the same as the test tube research implies, those "anti-nutrients" play vital functions in our body. They can act as food for bacteria in our gut that make vital nutrients, help protect the gut wall, and that feed the gut wall, and they can bind toxins to be excreted.

Note on the dates: if you are reaching for the dates uncontrollably to satisfy sugar cravings I would avoid them for awhile, it may be gut dysbiosis creating those cravings.

[ukijhu97]

Another problem is your teeth; eating fruit in masses everyday messes up your teeth, until i find an alternative the best way to eat for your teeth includes bone marrow, raw unprocessed butter, fish liver oil, fermented foods,etc. according to research by Weston Price.

[Gary1111001]

@ukijhu97 How does fruit damage teeth? Sugar doesn't erode teeth; acid does. So many people with bad teeth don't eat fruit.

People need to use the words "myths" and "fallacy" with searches on Weston Price. He wasn't a scientist; he did observations which left a lot out.

I eat a pound of dates a day, and 6 pound of other fruit every day for the last 18 years.

[ukijhu97]

@Gary1111001 Ok and how are your teeth? Do you have many cavities or tooth decay?

[Gary1111001]

@ukijhu97 Not many.;) I had 3 cavities when I doubled my fruit intake. 3 years later I have one less cavity and the others haven't progressed; and no pain (I don't go to dentists, I'm going for remineralization. I once chipped a tooth and it filled in. I was eating 13 fruits a day then).

See also: theFruitarian at the dentist.

[ukijhu97]

@Gary1111001 ok interesting. The paradigm is that the fruit is acid in the digestive tract and without alkaline food such as green leafy vegetables to couterbalance the body leeches precious minerals from bones and teeth which causes cavities and tooth decayö. so do you eat anything alkaline as well?(from what ive read most fruits are acid in the body with some exceptions).

[Gary1111001]

@ukijhu97 I eat a lot of vegetables, but plenty of fruits are alkaline - especially when ripe. Acid fruits are citrus and berries. Acid is more common with the other food groups: nuts, grain, meat, and the high-protein leeches calcium.

I suspect my cavities were from too much sticky acidic wheat, oats and pop-corn. . .and stress.

[smurfieboo]

@Gary1111001 bullshit, oranges and lemons and other citrus fruits are ALKALINE. Just because they taste bitter DOES NOT MEAN they are acidic. That's a marketing myth by the big corporation to tarnish fruit as bad for your teeth and stomach. The most acidic food of all is meat which will cause acid influx and really damaged your teeth!

[ukijhu97]

i think its extremely hard to go 100%_ raw anyway. i mean you cant eat out, your constantly thinking about what to eat. I think the ultimate diet is that instead of eating potatoes and meat everyday you're eating raw food as the main part of the diet.

[ZeroTemp]

Yeah, Joel Furhman, Eat to Live. THat's the way to go.

[knotjustdreads]

Everything you´ve said here is EXACTLY how I feel. So much is common sense. The difference is people who claim to be raw or healthy are often cheating with foods that really aren´t. I use to be a sugar addict. It was an every day struggle. Then I went raw a year & a half ago and symptoms I didn´t know were symptoms went away. I sway from healthy eating occasionally but now I´m 90% raw again. Soup is SO healthy, cooked, warmed or cold. And dates are great. Raw desserts saved me.

[darrensurrey]

Thanks for this. Interesting. Although, some may argue a balanced diet is healthiest and you've proven it to them!

[mikecazzx]

Congratulations on seeking knowledge from both sides. The vast majority of foods are damaged by processing and heating. Yes, a small percentage of foods are easier to digest, or one or two compounds are made more available for digesting, but it's a minute fraction of items. Starches in potatoes, lycopene in tomatoes, but not much else. In everything I have come across and read, Doug Grahams 80 10 10 "diet" seems the safest and in line with other authors ratio fo fast, proteins and carbs.

[jamie80744]

Hi Tim, I've been following all of your reports and suggestions and taking that on. I'm finding a juice raw diet for breakfast and lunch when I can, and it makes me much more alert and able. In the evening we have a relatively normal meal. No more junk foods here or pre-prepared juice. thnaks - Mark

[overwhelmingtraffic]

@jamie80744 Sounds like you are doing great Mark. Yes a raw food diet for one or two meals per day is something I would agree with and am basically doing that myself. My cooked meal in the even is vegan as well though. I like a green smoothie for breakfast and either another smoothie or a salad for lunch. Yum! Keep up the good work and thanks for dropping by...

[angelic1912]

Wow! This is good to know, by chance could you tell us what kind of steamer you use to cook the veggies and/or crock pot you are using for the soups? Thanks :)

[overwhelmingtraffic]

@angelic1912 I am just using a regular saucepan with "steamer" section and a lid on top, nothing fancy. Same for the crockpot, it's just got 3 settings off, low, and high! but both work really well. I don't think anything fancy is needed.

[overwhelmingtraffic]

@Avrilxxxmac I appreciate your support, thanks for that. I am enjoying my journey and we do all need to apply and see what works for us, which may be not what works for others. No matter what a diet with a large portion of raw food is going to be so good for you even if you decide never to juice fast/do smoothies regularly. Personally I have no immediate plans to do a juice fast again and am loving my green smoothies!

[overwhelmingtraffic]

@TheSamJinLifestyle I think you are correct here from what I have read a large portion of raw food helps but 100% is un-necessary and may be a negative to the body. And yes the truth being somewhere in the middle seems spot on to me! Interesting about being physically weaker as well without cooked foods. Thanks for your perspective and support, I appreciate it.

[LowFatRawRecipes]

100% raw diet is ideal for every creature on the planet including humans who, like other anthropoid primates thrive on a high fruit low fat diet that includes plenty of leafy greens. This diet as explained in Dr. Douglas Graham's book, The 80-10-10 Diet has worked for thousands of people worldwide and is in stark contrast to the high fat gourmet diet promoted by most raw food gurus. If 100% raw isn't for you right now than eat a low fat raw vegan diet including starchy carbs instead of fruit.

[overwhelmingtraffic]

@LowFatRawRecipes I don't necessarily agree 100% is the way to go, that was my point in the video. But I do agree that a large percentage of your diet with raw food is of a huge benefit and I low raw foods in general. I have no plans now to go 100% raw. Fruits are very important for you and sorry I do not agree to not use fruit. I do not have a lot of fruit (much more veg than fruit) but their are many benefits to fruit and of course fruit should not be cooked as it's better raw. Cheers

[ImAManMann]

@LowFatRawRecipes Your logic is flawed. Humans may be similar to other primates but we are not the _same_. Humans are omnivores and to ignore that would be a mistake. Vegan dictators need to understand that every person is different and there nutritional needs vary. Hardliners for any one diet allow what works for them cloud their judgement and they can take away choice from those who need it the most. Tim takes a very balanced approach and encourages people to do what works for them.

[mikecazzx]

@ImAManMann Aside from those who may have a legitimate condition, I think it's foolish to think one person could thrive on a high meat diet whereas one could thrive on a high fruit and veg diet. We are all very similar in what we need. Humans can "survive" eating meat, blood, milk, fat and a host of awful things. Sit back and think about what is easiest to make, easiest to digest and provides the greatest variety of nutrients per bite. Raw, ripe fruits and vegetables. Without a vegan label.

[HappierHealthierYou]

@LowFatRawRecipes lol every creature, yea spiders, lions, and wolves all would thrive on that deit lol. Your dogmatic and rigid, so dangerous.

[laahlaahland]

@HappierHealthierYou hahah yea imagine a daddy long legs munchin' on a pear

[HappierHealthierYou]

@laahlaahland lol, i cant even try to save these people from themselves anymore. i just hope a majority of them decide to add back food groups when their diets fails.

[22justus2]

I was sort of leery when you said "100% Raw". I tried that about a year ago and also found out that it just didn't work for me. I am total vegan, but I have incorporated some cooked foods into my diet and am very happy with that. Certainly, there is moderation in all things. Some raw foodists look very unhealthy to me. I feel comfortable and am happy with my vegan lifestyle. I am glad you have found that place in your life too. I hope you stay energized. Cheers!!

[overwhelmingtraffic]

@22justus2 Yes I agree, a good balance seems to be the way to go. I am loving my new vegan lifestyle. But also enjoying the "cooked" food sometimes. I had a veg stew last night which tasted awesome and have frozen some of it. My weight is still going down so it's working fine and I am feeling better than I have since I can remember!

[ROCKGY1]

go to amazon.com and buy forks over knives dvd and also buy the book forks over knives this book has many recipes good luck.

[overwhelmingtraffic]

@ROCKGY1 I have seen the movie actually, thanks for your support appreciate it ! It was an eye opening movie for sure.

[newgtguy]

I asked Dr John McDougall (at his 10-day live-in program) what he thought of the "Raw Food" diet. He said raw foods are definitely healthy, but if you listen to some of the raw-food gurus they are pushing a diet which is very high in fat, salt, and suger; a big no no in his and Fuhrman's eyes.

[overwhelmingtraffic]

@newgtguy Agreed. High sugar/salt is most definitely NOT a good way to go!

[angelbe88]

Experience is the best teacher as you know. Meaning, the only way you will know the difference is if you actually try it for a certain amount of time. 2 days is not enough. Now of course the optimum living foods diet doesn't include processed items like oils, soy sauces, salts, etcc. It would be fruits, greens, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and maybe some sea vegetables.

[overwhelmingtraffic]

@angelbe88 The reason I stopped after 2 days was because of the research I did. Interestingly enough since doing that I have had a few really nice weight loss days so it's all good! I have mostly all that stuff you have mentioned (but very little/no oils, salts, etc) so it's all good. I agree with experience though for sure. Appreciate your support!

[WikidLovely]

I aim for 60 to 80 per cent raw which is perfect for me and very healthy :) My cooked options include oatmeal, soymilk, brown rice, wholemeal pasta and some wholemeal breads. I always have fruit and veg raw and a whole lot of them :) x Great video!

[newgtguy]

@WikidLovely That sounds about right. Even Brendan Brazier isn't 100% raw. The people I know who've gone 100% raw and low-fat are very thin.

[overwhelmingtraffic]

@newgtguy Yes tend to agree with the research I have done before and after this video, it seems a large percentage of raw good is the way to go, but not 100%. Thanks for dropping by.

[des570]

are you going to plan on incorporating meat back into your diet? or just vegetarian with some cook veggies?

[overwhelmingtraffic]

@des570 I have not missed meat at all, and it's been close to 3 months now since I had some, so no I am not planning to incorporate it back into my diet. Vegan lifestyle with some cooked vegies is the plan (fruit/veg/nuts/seeds/lentils, etc). No animal products (including eggs) and no dairy. Working well for me at present!

[homebroo71]

:) what is good is the happiness that you get from learning and exploring - including your interest in learning about cooking and spices etc :) its all healthy - no refined sugars etc - so its all good!

[overwhelmingtraffic]

@homebroo71 Yes I must say I am really enjoying the journey and love passing on my perspective to others. Have to keep reminding myself that it is all healthy anyway (so much more than what I used to eat!!)

[sjagain]

@TheSamJinLifestyle I agree, the truth is somewhere in the middle, and we must remember what works for one person, may not work for everyone.

[sjagain]

Hi Tim. It wasn't my intentions to throw a monkey wrench into your 100% raw plan, but it is nice to hear you're educating yourself in order to get the most out of your new lifestyle. As I commented on your last video, I'm about 70% raw, and often look forward to a nice hot bowl of fresh veggie soup. I use it like a comfort food; nothing lifts a persons mood/spirits like something warm in their belly!

[overwhelmingtraffic]

@sjagain Good to hear from you. Sorry I did not remember your username in the video. I really appreciated your comments as I want to learn new things and interestingly since implementing what I discussed in the video weight loss is accelerating again. Also I agree about the hot soup (or in my case last night hot veggie stew). ha ha yes I also agree about the comfort food. So thanks again for commenting!

[croshayallday]

@sjagain I totally agree... Though I'm about 90% raw I live in the Northern part of the country and when it is cold outside and I'm just as cold inside I love a bowl of mixed veggie soup, maybe a little miso in it. I also eat a little seafood, salmon etc.

Hot soup IS a comfort food to me too!