Great down to Earth take on raw foods and how one should be realistic about working some into your diet and not going 100% raw. You make sense my friend!
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Cooking food gives you a head start on digestion so you get more energy from cooked food than raw food. Check out Doctor Alice Roberts in Origins of Us: Guts.
To survive on raw carrots, it would take 8 hours of eating! She said, "That is the end of my last raw carrot and I'm really glad because it's taken me hours to eat them!"
For every 100 calories of raw food you eat, you use up to 25 calories chewing and digesting it.
With some foods, you get up to 35% more energy by cooking it.
@AppleSouffle Cooked foods have no live enzymes to help it digest in the stomach......test it for yourself - eat a 150 grams of salmon sushi VS 150 grams of well cooked salmon. Have a glass on any drink with them.
You should still feel light after the raw meal and will feel heavy, 'sleepy or tired' after the cooked meal. This tired feeling will last 2-4 hours, depending on how old you are.....
Cooked may mean more energy on the stats....but raw will show up on how u feel.
Did he tried it out? I mean he says that the raw food isnt that well in the northern countrys but why should i eat again cooked food ? I feel really well with that raw food that i got here in germany it's thausend times better than eat cooked food.
i live in a sis thats is a pastry and my parents drink alot of crap sodas and eat very unhealthy fatty food. but im hanging in there still. my other sis diet is almost all sugar and i keep convincing her that its bad for her if she wants to loose lbs but idk. i just ignore the junks they buy and just buy my own in the local store. :D so yeah i think its the mentality of the person that you can fight back
Good advice, thanks. I've added a baby spinach, kale, banana, and blueberry (2 cups water) smoothie most days of the week and it has really kicked up my focus and energy in the middle of the day. I also eat walnuts, apples and cooked eggs. I want to add Chard and Collard Greens to something soon. I eat other "not so healthy" stuff as well.
Eventually, I would like to work up to about 75% of my diet coming from raw foods. Baby steps!
this is awesome advice! I just started a 100% raw diet, I wanted to do this last year but I knew I wasn't ready yet so I ate vegetarian for that year and now I am really excited about making the transition to raw and not dreading it, it has only been 5 days for me but I can say it has not been difficult so far. Thank you, I really appreciate what you had to say.
you make really good points! i've been trying to go on a raw food diet for the past few months, but its hard coz i live in canada and fruits are limited and not that fresh in the winter months. it more feasible in the summer months though. however i'm trying to eat at least 50% raw foods. thanks for the honesty, you're one of the first raw foodist i've seen who hasn't pushed raw foods relentlessly. great video and sensible information!
eating raw food is likely healthier but you have to think about the bigger picture as well... If you're using fossil fuels to import tropical fruits during the winter i don't see that as an overall positive gain. There are ways to supplement a winter diet with raw foods such as home made sauerkraut, some fruits like apples that will keep as well as sprouting seeds and legumes. Even so I am not sure it is practical or even better of us and the planet to eat 100% raw in all seasons.
Also, having an outdoor job I've found i just get far too yin/damp eating raw foods in the winter and find it impossible to keep my extremities warm enough. Perhaps the solution would to eat raw blubber such as the Inuit but that is not easy to get either. :P
dude im raw vegan from north america and what you said if very much not true..ANYONE can go raw vegan if they do it right..we have a ton of local farmers markets where we can get fresh veggies and for fruit we can easily buy that at the groceries :P..you for sure don't need exotic fruit to be raw vegan..maybe you should just state those are you opinions but it doesn't mean that its true..
@becomingdustin Got to agree with you, I am in the UK and the fruits that were being talked about get MARKED DOWN in price when they get ripe, lol! (Asda) So a couple of trips a week (after 4pm when they begin to mark things down) get friendly with the markers down and fill up your trolley. Cheap as chip and ripe. Also find the nearest organic farm and ask for stuff they cannot sell, there is lots, get is cheap or even free. If you want it you can do it!
Thank you, your video was just what I needed to hear just at the right time. I've been trying to incorporate a healthier lifestyle but I found it challenging and was overwhelmed with everyday life activities. One evening I came across your video & your common sense advice took a big weight off my shoulders. Now instead of just throwing in the towel I now take baby steps in achieving my ultimate health goal. Thank you Ka for being such a positive mentor for us. Vernie :)
Thank you very much for such a simple, friendly and warm answear. Man - such a BIG BIG bussines goes with all this. And small people like me in a cold winter reads California sunny people books about this!!! Lots of people lost all there focus in life and became more fanatic than anything with this foo...o man..bravo!!! you good!!! ad me on FB ---- KRISTJAN.BUTOLEN
ka id luv to see u on fish a few times a week or month, youd look so much better. vegans always look like they have been up for 3 days and only recently got one good night of sleep.
Thank you, Ka, for acknowledging that eating 100% raw can be a real challenge for us folks in colder climes, with families that balk at veganism and raw food. I'm sure that sharing this opinion is not popular in the raw community...It has however made me feel alot better about the effort I put into being partly raw. Should I ever relocate to a warmer area I will increase my raw intake even more.
haha, just do the best you can, and enjoy life. stop passing on your judgements, because they don't matter to anyone else. I'm just gonna smile, eat cooked meat, and lots of raw vegetables. :)
Hi Ka, I've recently found you and am loving your vids and views - there's certainly a need for more serious, open, non-dogmatic folks in the movement. All the best.
This is great! I've been taking a Winter break from raw food. I'll start it up again once the farmer's market starts, but for now, I like the warmth cooked food provides.
"This is a taboo topic in the raw food world." Not since FAILURES like this took over the movement. People love it when you approve of their shitty habits, just ask David Wolfe, Matt Monarch, Kevin Gianni etc.
if you want to succeed on raw or high raw in the winter,buy a blender and eat lots of bananas and dates, if you can get enough of them, buy rice or potatoes with veggies as second best option
It's so cool seeing you somewhere I've been! I love it there, was there in 2009 and never wanted to leave. I miss the birds, the butterflies, the flowers, the sea. Want to go back so bad.
I have read that - with regards to human evolution - we only began cooking our food 50,000 years ago (foodtimeline[dot]org[slash]oodfaq3[dot]html). If that is true and before that point we were only eating raw foods how would humans living in cold climates have survived w/o "tropical fruits". it's not like there were grocery stores. I think if you are going raw food 100% and you do not have the luxury of having fresh tropical fruits - like our ancestors - then you must be an omnivore.
Kdnce, where did you read the 50,000 year figure?
Cooking began 1.8 million years ago. That's according to Harvard Professor Richard Wrangham. I read his book Catching Fire - How Cooking Made Us Human.
Cooking, hunting, meat and making tools all go together. Without them, we would still be Homo Habilis.
Compared to the gracile Australopithecines, Homo Habilis had teeth that were small and crestier, more pointy bits. You can tell from our teeth that we are designed to eat meat.
@AppleSouffle1 I put the link in my post above ... well sort of. look again you'll see it. :) I wasn't trying to parade around like this was fact, more than this is what I read.
more expensive!!? i cut out 3 - 12$ fast food meals a week (all of thoses chicken delivery food).. People who like you will respect your choices. You have to be honest with yourself i think. it's just my opinion...
its true its not for all i tried but could not go raw for more than 2 days at a time. my brain and body could not handle it. Ive now returned to bieng a vegan with a wide variety of cooked whole foods like barley brown rice buckwheat tofu beans vegies sakads and nuts and fruits i feel a million dollars and healthier.
live in northern ontario ill share my point of view on what you're saying
1st. im ALWAYS learning and researching on getting better at what to eat... you say we have to be very knowledgable on it... its pretty simple actually!!! it becomes common sense after a bit
2nd. because its cold? we have winter jackets because we dont have fur like the animals. no worries
3rd. my family has accepted it and are ok with it!
#2 is spot on, clean fruits and veggies, are crucial and hard to come by in the U.S. in my experience. I RARELY find seeded grapes anymore...it'ss been three years since i saw them last. Sad truth this is
Cooking started 1.8 million years ago with Homo Erectus. Their brains grew by 30% thanks to cooking! Cooking is a head start on digestion, so more energy is available. Without cooking, we would still be in the stone age.
Check out the documentary by the BBC - Did Cooking Make Us Human?
And the book by Harvard Professor Richard Wrangham, Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human.
@AppleSouffle1 brainwashed sheeple....show me a single scientific study that proofs what you said! By the way: BBC is the most mainstream bullshit ever.....either it comes to history or to health....
100% is another question...but if you want to kill your vitamins and enzyms...your welcome!
Aero, speaking of brainwashed. Sir, I just gave you an entire book and documentary FULL of reasons why a raw diet fails. You can hardly pick on the BBC. That is just vile! They have a reputation for excellence that goes back decades.
Some people just don't have what it takes to be part of polite, adult society.
Cooking gave us larger brains and a smaller digestive system. Without cooking, we would still be Homo Habilis with a brain volume of 510-610 cc.
Wrangham's theory of cooking increasing brain size is not a widely entertained theory. Most archaeologists accept that humans began cooking between 500,000 and 250,000 years ago. For his theory to hold up you would have to prove that humans were cooking over a million years earlier than that. The evidence simply isn't there to even suggest that. I should also point out that he is a primatologist and this is an issue for anthropologists/archaeologists.
@MickScarborough It might, and it might not we probably will never know. What we do know is that indigenous people untouched by man naturally cook there food. Some are really healthy others are not. The longest lived cultures today eat a plant diet but it can include meats and dairy that they make themselves. Youtube search the secrets of longevity TED talk if you want the science behind it.
@AppleSouffle1 its clear you dont realize how much of the nutritional value you remove from the vegetables. our brains got 30% bigger? we use like what... 5% of our brain? maybe a little more, maybe a little less, im not totally sure on that. but we benefit from the food being raw MUCH more than cooked.
@ovechkin100 Have you seen how much nutrition you lose from cooking your food, or are you just going off of what someone told you? The actual science behind it is you only lose about 5-20% of the vitamins from cooking your food. It varies on what your cooking and how your cooking it. If your making a soup and drink the broth you actually lose even less. Raw food is good and I eat lots of it, but I also eat cooked foods like organic grains, beans, and cook some veggies.
@jonmarek While we don't use 100% of our brain at one time, we do use 100% of our brain throughout the day. Its like we use different muscle groups to move and be active throughout the day but not all of them at once. If we contracted all of our muscles at once we wouldnt be able to move. The brain works similarly. Also people who do use more of there brain at once tend to be autistic or have learning disabilities.
@jonmarek I think the message we should be trying to get across is to get people to eat a more plant based diet. Raw and cooked fruits and veggies. If you watch the TED talk called the secrets of Longevity you will see its less about diet and more about lifestyle and not being stressed out.
@ovechkin100 Glad you have an open mind. I'm constantly looking into this stuff and I tried my hardest to not have an tone and I'm glad it was interpreted with honestly and an open mind :)
@jonmarek for sure : ) thats the only way you gain any knowledge, if i were to become egoistic and move into defense mode... i would have learned nothing. but im well aware i have much to learn!
Ovechkin100, we use 100% of our brains. If you only used 5% of your brain, you could not function. I learned that from a program on BBC Radio 4 about brain research, all cutting edge information.
The opposite is true. We benefit from eating COOKED food, especially meat. You can watch the documentary - Did Cooking Make Us Human?
@AppleSouffle1 Cooking is very unatural for animals. Would you like to argue that we are not animals? We are in every sense of the word and 100% of scientists agree on that.
When I had gourmet raw I had terrible cravings, and less energy. Yeah, I would have given it up...
...But then I woke up and noticed I felt way better on lots of fruit. You don't need all those superfoods - that's just a way for "gurus" to make money. Look at the 80/10/10ers - they are so healthy without.
I have been able to be 100% 80/10/10 fruit and veg eater, but never 100% gourmet/standard raw.
@alpenhuhn1 For some of us living REALLY north (it's -41 in my neighborhood as I type this) there is no local food =) Unless you consider ice food, LOL.
That being said, I also agree if you can get local food, rather than something shipped on a boat or a truck, it's certainly going to be better for you.
Most of what we get in stores here is ripened artificially, which is sad.
What you forgot, and what you forgot to bring up is LEAVES
yes, leaves and salats etc. or fir needles and so on. they have HIGH nutritions anyone needs.
nuts and stuff for fat. protein also, and in vegetables. minerals (pink) salt and other stuff.. what else do you need? YES the leaves are important! like, drinking 4cl wheatgrass juice you have almost all you vitamins you need on that day.
Bravo! Thank you so much for addressing this topic honestly by raising important points. Not everybody has access to fresh fruits and vegetables or can everyone afford them. Although the alternatives can be healthy if approached responsibly and knowing what is best is vital.
@stevenmiles Where do you live that you cannot find fresh produce? There is the option of frozen and dried fruits and veggies. Lots of my fruits and veggie are frozen or dried.
@FathomlessJoy I personally don't have a shortage to any foods. I'm just agreeing that the raw food vegan diet isn't for everybody. That doesn't mean people return to unhealthy junk or process foods. You can find healthy alternatives while eating as much fresh produce available by location or budget. I get mine fresh off the farm here in Illinois and I substitute with my own garden. I use frozen food through the winter.
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Thank you for this segment...I think a lot of people don't take the climate in consideration and how it affects our bodies. :) You are one of the BEST raw food gurus on Youtube. Thank you for your honesty. It is appreciated.
I hear what you're saying. All good reasons - just disappointing to realise that it's the truth and that so few of us will actually manage 100% raw food for the long term. Such a shame that the world at large has not yet grasped the truth about what we're putting in our bodies.
I'd rather be alone than being with a family that won't support me. Family comes 2nd to me, at least the family that I was born to, rather than the one you birth(which I can not speak on as I am happily single).
I'm sorry dude but I live in North America pretty close to the Canada border, but I will take my chances with raw foods and by that I mean Fruits exclusively, because veggies aren't digested in the human body, The only two types of foods that the body can ( Typically ) digest with no problems are Fruits and Meats, I would prefer not to eat meat because of several reasons, so Fruit it is for me. Humans eating more meat than carnivores? DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH A BIG CAT CONSUMES DURING FEEDINGS?
@Thunderspank300 Veggies aren't digested in the human body? That may be true for many raw vegetables to a degree, but the general consensus among the 80/10/10 community is that the non-cruciferous leafy green vegetables (all kinds of lettuce, spinach, arugula) and celery are the best vegetables to eat raw (and, well, not very many people purposely eat steamed celery). I do, however, enjoy the occasional raw carrot (the bright color and sweet taste, much like fruit, just screams, "eat me").
i heckle the vegans on this topic. they say it is a non issue and everyone and any one can do this. you'll save money as well.
I tell them these, and the "veg nazis" tell me I am an animal hating murderer because I do not support the sanity in eating raw anywhere else. or perhaps these people live in a temprate climet city? they also say it is cheap. you save more being a raw food vegan in Labrador Canada than an omnivore in Italy.
@phoggee no no. if we had no factory farms it would be no issue. and it is ok, sane, and smart, easy and cheap to be a raw vegan anywhere. you can ship from across the globe. doing such can clear one's conscious because it is not even an issue in comparison to eating even wild game meat. trucking beef 90 miles from the source one time like flying one load of berries to Barrows Alaska from Australia 20000 times. or as they seem to tell me.
@kuwaizair - If the issue is inhumane treatment of animals in transit, does buying local meat produce not answer that conscience-issue? (for those who choose to be omnivores that is)
@Natalyaandall he's just saying its tougher to go 100% in colder climates, you have to spend more cash and its obviously not easy BUT it can still be done I live on the west coast so luckily its pretty easy here
There is a theory that has been out for a good while that basically says that people should eat according to their blood types. Of course the jury's still out on that as far as I'm concerned, but the more I read, the more it makes sense. Example: Type O is the oldest blood type which thrived on meats, fats and grains. Type A seems to do better on a vegetarian diet. Type AB is omnivorous and does well on a mix of the foods that work well for both A and B types. Web search "blood type diet".
@evilyakko no you shouldn't, which completely contradicts the argument that we're designed to eat meat. If we were, we could eat meat raw like carnivorous animals do, and cooked meat wouldn't contribute to cancer and other health problems. We're designed to eat plants.
@TheRushingWind Well humans are omnivores, were capable of consuming both and reap the benefits of both, and about anything these days can give you cancer lol also there are raw meats humans can eat, It would be silly to say humans should be able to eat all raw meats because humans haven't been in contact with every kind of animal until recent human history.
Also there is evidence to suggest that eating cooked meat increased our intelligence. Nature isnt perfect but it got us here :)
@evilyakko if we're omnivores, we can eat meat raw. If we're not, we can't without getting ill. Independent studies have shown that veggies and vegans have lower risks of cancer and other health problems.
btw, there is no such thing as "design" when it comes to nature.. were not designed by anyone or anything, the mere fact that humans eat meat makes it completely natural, and there is nothing wrong with that, there are health problems related to not getting the nutrients you need that meat can fill, we eat meat because a wide variety of vegetation wasn't always available to us, Chimps do the exact same thing.
@evilyakko that's like saying the fact we build computers makes computers natural. It doesn't. By eating meat, we go AGAINST nature. Meat may have some nutrients but so do non-meat sources - without the added dangers. We're not omnivores, so there's nothing I need to get over. You're a very angry person aren't you?
@TheRushingWind LOL but we are omnivores, we share a whole list of traits that prove us to be omnivores, and we do eat meat, so were omnivores, the simple fact that we eat meat on a regular basis proves it lol.
There are plenty of vegetables and fruits we cant eat without getting sick :) do you agree?
Also there is evidence we have been hunting for hundreds of thousands of years, we evolved to eat meat, we are omnivores, get over it :)
@evilyakko again, so angry. By your logic, it's natural to eat all the artifical crap such as E numbers and the now-banned monosodium glutamate that cause so many problems. Just cus we eat it doesn't mean it's natural to eat it. Veggies and vegans are healthier and live longer (in general) - explain that. As for the fruit and veg you can't eat, they generally make it pretty obvious by their markings
@TheRushingWind IF you throw a pile of E-numbers on one table and a pile of meat in the other and then a pile of veggies in another,Which of those tables are humans more likely to consume? your argument is weak, we have been hunting meat for hundreds of thousands of years, we are omnivores, get over it! lol and nope, its not that simple, there's lots of veggies that will make you sick that u cant tell from looking.
People that are vegan are more likely to be health aware :)
So to clarify, we eat meat and veg because thats what our brains tell us to eat, we are less likely to eat a tube of chemicals because we think it looks good to eat lol, and vegans are often health awear, if you are a vegan you are less likely to smoke, drink alcohol and more likely to exercise etc, your argument is "vegans live longer so it must be because of their diet" is like saying you often see firemen round fires so they must have caused the fire. lol weak.
@TheRushingWind Also are you saying we shouldn't eat anything that has to be prepared or that we cant eat without cooking? So even if we were vegitarians which we arn't, were omnivores.. fact.. get over it.. that we couldn't eat any of the food we prepare because it isn't "natural"
So any food that you can only eat cooked is bad and we shouldn't eat it?
@TheRushingWind Facts like "eating meat causes cancer" when what the science really says is RED meat can increase cancer growth, but doesn't actually cause cancer. headlines aren't science little girl!
And of course your done, u lost, u cant argue cos you have nothing, buh buy, angry little girl :)
@TheRushingWind Bananas, Corn, Wheat, Apples and indeed, most fruits and vegetables are not natural either. They are the results of centuries of genetic modification through selective breeding.
@kev3d Yes, unfortunately, that's the problem with the foods humans live off today, all of it was modified by humans. There's no true natural food for humans left.
"Also there is evidence we have been hunting for hundreds of thousands of years,"
Why eat from the carcass of an animal when you dont have to? The ice age is over, man! No need for that kind of survival skill now is there?
"and we do eat meat, so were omnivores"
While that is true, its not that simple. We're actually closer to being herbivores. When looking at it across the board, we eat more meat than carnivores do. We're CONDITIONED to eat meat in the modern world.
@evilyakko I agree, its delicious! But I'm not gonna eat more than my body can handle, because a carnivore's stomach is 20 times more acidic than mine, theyre built for it!
@evilyakko Correct, chimps are om's and they are our closest relative but they eat more plant matter than meat like we should be doing. But eating meat is a choice among humans and I respect it. Me, I dont want my body to have mostly dead rotting matter diminishing my functionality, so I have animal proteins just one day out of the week. Our physical characteristics are the same as a herbivore's but I would say we are about 90% herb 10% carn
@TheAmericanOriginal Actually, if we were TRUE herbivores, we would have fermenting vats for digesting cellulose (no animal can produce cellulase). Humans MAY have had that at one point, in our now-useless organ known as our appendix, but we lost that ability when we started eating more meat.
@rpmangin Thats right, we're not true herbivores cuz we're not completely herbivores. I'm saying people in general eat more meat than a true carnivore does.
After Peak Oil's decimation of any 6,000 mile food distribution system, where will vegetarians get the nutrition they need? Local foods with "occasional" inputs from long distance sources will be the rule.
You sound like your from Germany or Austria. What are you doing spending Christmas in a tropical climate then when you've got such a beautiful homeland at Christmas?
@mydollstuff and alsto stay away from all artificial products, such as soy protein or all that crap that has preservant and the proces to obtain the food is very abrasive and not healthy.
@mydollstuff Vegan is the best way to go!!. Legumes and whole grains are very nutritional. TO me raw diet do not work, and to be honest most raw fooders looks like skeletons xD. THe one who don´t use protein supplements that are mado of brown rice mostly. WHY BUYING THAT CRAP IF YOU CAN EAT RICE XD!!. Boiling do not destroy anything. Other thing that has increase enormously is strenght and stamina vegan vs raw vegan. FOr a vegan diet to be heatlyh must boil or steam.
@irlumir this is absolute rubbish, boiling does destroy nutrients, I know a lot of raw food people and most are not skeletons, this is a stereotype just like the cooked vegan stereotype.
@cafeaulait69 if boiling destroy nutrients, why eating less food than in a raw vegan diet creates better results with bodybuilding? You can have all the crap a lot of people are talking on the internet but on the other hand you have the facts, in real life experience. You really thing eating thouse massive amount of food will not tired your sistem on time? why most frutarian who eat more than 3k calories (an more) are so skinny when thouse that amount should be store as fat storage?
@cafeaulait69 something is what people are talking about and other different is what happend in real life. I have tons more energy and mental clarity and eating less with some density quality food. Ofcourse if you eat something fried it will cause problems, but nutrients on boiling or steaming stays there, at least most of it and you have more in less mass. Like i said don´t get so dogmatic. For some people may work for others don´t but it have nothing to do with dicipline or whatever.
@irlumir I've never heard so much rubbish... you must be quite young, try living on a vegan cooked food diet for a few years and see what happens to you.
@allthings509 emm i have 27. My girlfriend grandfather has 96 and he is not even full vegan, he eat time to time some chesse and he looks quite well for his age. What gives you longevity on this earth is been a true christian, follow the will of god. But energy levels are one thing. I tried myself, i know very well what i am doing and i do not believe the crap other people are mumbling without testing. It will be nice if you explain more about the rubbish, because most vegan eat the wrong way
@allthings509 because you don´t say a thing !!xD you said that living on a vegan diet can bring disease to you, then explain why. Second i never have supported the vegan movement because of the hatred it cause. That feeling of been always fighting can cause more damage to your health than eating meat, and that is so true. Well if you believe yourself so enlightning xD please guide us with your light. Serioulsy just writte more than two or three words if you want to say something, share XD
@irlumir WRONG, you are too WEAK-MINDED to make the appropriate changes in your harmful toxic lifestyle, and the rest of the useless eaters that you hang with do the same, and to you all, that makes it socially acceptable. AND THAT IS WHY I AM ANTI-SOCIAL, which I call ANTI-IDIOT!
@nickatnoon611 I already do that. Obviously you're deficient in something if you imagine everyone's in the dark about these things. Vegan cooked diet is for fools, as I said do it for a few years and see what happens to your health.
also please to vegan community forget dogma and all that stuff. Most vegan live hating other people because they eat meat. That is so silly because if you want people to change you must treat them with love and care not with fight and hate. THe probelem of vegan diet is not the diet, the diet is the best thing you can eat today (legumes, grains, fruits, vegetables, roots, etc) the probelm of Vegan diet are Vegans and his attitude to other people. well have good life
we are not monkeys. ALL raw food people are really skiny (like durianrider) and that is not how a male must look. I tried for a lot of time the raw diet and it not work because of the nutrition density. Maybe 100 years ago it will work but bananas and apple these day are crap. I do make a vegan diet with science (how we must treat our food so it don´t get denaturalice or create toxic wasted) and guess what, boiling or steaming DO NOT CREATE TOXIC WASTE FOR THE BODY.
I think Point 3 is weak.. you should not adjust your lifestyle because of somebody else. if you think you are doing right, do it ! i mean, nobody has to eplaine oneself for the things he eat........except it is human flesh or something like that :D
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I appreciate this video, even tho it's old. This just goes to show that this information is timeless. Thanks so much for being honest & sharing some important information. You are right. People need to invest money in good food. How we spend our money is a choice. I am interested in your opinion of fruits to include in a diet. Here in Florida we have the ability to grow a lot of different types of fruits & vegetables. I want to plant a garden, but only can think of kale, carrots & cucumbers.
100% Raw fruit and vegetables is stupid. If you look at the tribes and natives of the world they eat a lot of veggies and fruits but they also kill for meat. The trick is this.....Choose Healthy food. Lean meats cut off the fats and if possible organic animals like the natives eat and the same goes with fruits and vegetables. Seedless fruit!!?Nature puts seeds on ALL it's fruits! I will blend all my fruits & veggies with seeds and stem on them. I came from central america we ate 100% natural.
I have a Question for you: do you really blend all the seeds and stems of all of your fruits, including tomato? Tomato's green stems are poisonous, yes? I do not know any other poisonous fruiting plants offhand but there must be some more.
@danielskipp1 Do your personal research on EVERY fruit and vegetable that you eat. For starters most people when they eat they throw out the stems and spit out the seeds and even animals do this. Grape seeds are one of the strongest anti ox ants in the world has many nutritional benefits and strawberry stem has enzymes. If tomato stem is poisonous then don't eat it. The eating of natural fruits and vegetables does require your OWN personal knowledge and research.
I think for the most of the typical sick Westerners a 100% raw vegan is excellent detox and nutrition, assuming tehy chew properly or juice/blend. cooked meat is a heavy burden.
cba to eve watch 9 full minutes..what does he say?
MagnitudeOfSoul 1 day ago
Great down to Earth take on raw foods and how one should be realistic about working some into your diet and not going 100% raw. You make sense my friend!
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Cooking food gives you a head start on digestion so you get more energy from cooked food than raw food. Check out Doctor Alice Roberts in Origins of Us: Guts.
To survive on raw carrots, it would take 8 hours of eating! She said, "That is the end of my last raw carrot and I'm really glad because it's taken me hours to eat them!"
For every 100 calories of raw food you eat, you use up to 25 calories chewing and digesting it.
With some foods, you get up to 35% more energy by cooking it.
AppleSouffle 5 days ago
@AppleSouffle Cooked foods have no live enzymes to help it digest in the stomach......test it for yourself - eat a 150 grams of salmon sushi VS 150 grams of well cooked salmon. Have a glass on any drink with them.
You should still feel light after the raw meal and will feel heavy, 'sleepy or tired' after the cooked meal. This tired feeling will last 2-4 hours, depending on how old you are.....
Cooked may mean more energy on the stats....but raw will show up on how u feel.
StraightLEFTfromPAC 5 days ago
@AppleSouffle Fruit has its own enzymes, make fruit your staple, stick to fruit, have a salad when you feel like it.
brendonml 2 days ago
i wish i live in a warmer country,,,,btw,very nice guy
peterbreskobresko 1 week ago
Did he tried it out? I mean he says that the raw food isnt that well in the northern countrys but why should i eat again cooked food ? I feel really well with that raw food that i got here in germany it's thausend times better than eat cooked food.
Kivut 1 week ago
I appreciate your truths! Thanks~
celestegrl 1 week ago
i live in a sis thats is a pastry and my parents drink alot of crap sodas and eat very unhealthy fatty food. but im hanging in there still. my other sis diet is almost all sugar and i keep convincing her that its bad for her if she wants to loose lbs but idk. i just ignore the junks they buy and just buy my own in the local store. :D so yeah i think its the mentality of the person that you can fight back
antidescent 1 week ago
thank you so much for this! what was the super food you said after maca at 3:21??
hoboKinngg 1 week ago
Good advice, thanks. I've added a baby spinach, kale, banana, and blueberry (2 cups water) smoothie most days of the week and it has really kicked up my focus and energy in the middle of the day. I also eat walnuts, apples and cooked eggs. I want to add Chard and Collard Greens to something soon. I eat other "not so healthy" stuff as well.
Eventually, I would like to work up to about 75% of my diet coming from raw foods. Baby steps!
HealthyMBS1 1 week ago
This guy's the man. Very wise.
joemak777 1 week ago
this is awesome advice! I just started a 100% raw diet, I wanted to do this last year but I knew I wasn't ready yet so I ate vegetarian for that year and now I am really excited about making the transition to raw and not dreading it, it has only been 5 days for me but I can say it has not been difficult so far. Thank you, I really appreciate what you had to say.
SheSellsSeaShellscom 1 week ago
you make really good points! i've been trying to go on a raw food diet for the past few months, but its hard coz i live in canada and fruits are limited and not that fresh in the winter months. it more feasible in the summer months though. however i'm trying to eat at least 50% raw foods. thanks for the honesty, you're one of the first raw foodist i've seen who hasn't pushed raw foods relentlessly. great video and sensible information!
BethuneGal 1 week ago
awesome video :) thanks
Aqlor 2 weeks ago
eating raw food is likely healthier but you have to think about the bigger picture as well... If you're using fossil fuels to import tropical fruits during the winter i don't see that as an overall positive gain. There are ways to supplement a winter diet with raw foods such as home made sauerkraut, some fruits like apples that will keep as well as sprouting seeds and legumes. Even so I am not sure it is practical or even better of us and the planet to eat 100% raw in all seasons.
ScrubsyBH 2 weeks ago
Also, having an outdoor job I've found i just get far too yin/damp eating raw foods in the winter and find it impossible to keep my extremities warm enough. Perhaps the solution would to eat raw blubber such as the Inuit but that is not easy to get either. :P
ScrubsyBH 2 weeks ago
Great, great, great!!! I would sign under every word you said in this video :) Thank you
modelladel 2 weeks ago
dude im raw vegan from north america and what you said if very much not true..ANYONE can go raw vegan if they do it right..we have a ton of local farmers markets where we can get fresh veggies and for fruit we can easily buy that at the groceries :P..you for sure don't need exotic fruit to be raw vegan..maybe you should just state those are you opinions but it doesn't mean that its true..
becomingdustin 2 weeks ago
@becomingdustin Got to agree with you, I am in the UK and the fruits that were being talked about get MARKED DOWN in price when they get ripe, lol! (Asda) So a couple of trips a week (after 4pm when they begin to mark things down) get friendly with the markers down and fill up your trolley. Cheap as chip and ripe. Also find the nearest organic farm and ask for stuff they cannot sell, there is lots, get is cheap or even free. If you want it you can do it!
scalothis 2 weeks ago
Thank you, your video was just what I needed to hear just at the right time. I've been trying to incorporate a healthier lifestyle but I found it challenging and was overwhelmed with everyday life activities. One evening I came across your video & your common sense advice took a big weight off my shoulders. Now instead of just throwing in the towel I now take baby steps in achieving my ultimate health goal. Thank you Ka for being such a positive mentor for us. Vernie :)
vinderella1 2 weeks ago 4
seems to me the one good reason not to go raw is that you don't want to??? if you really want to, there is no good reason not to!!!
dupeice 2 weeks ago
lol Arnold Schwarezengers healthier brother! Cool stuff!
Innersky23 2 weeks ago
Thank you very much for such a simple, friendly and warm answear. Man - such a BIG BIG bussines goes with all this. And small people like me in a cold winter reads California sunny people books about this!!! Lots of people lost all there focus in life and became more fanatic than anything with this foo...o man..bravo!!! you good!!! ad me on FB ---- KRISTJAN.BUTOLEN
zdenkkk 2 weeks ago
This video helped alot, thank you...
777TimeTraveler 2 weeks ago
ka id luv to see u on fish a few times a week or month, youd look so much better. vegans always look like they have been up for 3 days and only recently got one good night of sleep.
sprookafook 2 weeks ago
Thank you, Ka, for acknowledging that eating 100% raw can be a real challenge for us folks in colder climes, with families that balk at veganism and raw food. I'm sure that sharing this opinion is not popular in the raw community...It has however made me feel alot better about the effort I put into being partly raw. Should I ever relocate to a warmer area I will increase my raw intake even more.
darkgardyner 2 weeks ago
haha, just do the best you can, and enjoy life. stop passing on your judgements, because they don't matter to anyone else. I'm just gonna smile, eat cooked meat, and lots of raw vegetables. :)
JJDarklink 3 weeks ago
Hi Ka, I've recently found you and am loving your vids and views - there's certainly a need for more serious, open, non-dogmatic folks in the movement. All the best.
mistresspav 3 weeks ago
awsome dude much love
youtubar 3 weeks ago
This is great! I've been taking a Winter break from raw food. I'll start it up again once the farmer's market starts, but for now, I like the warmth cooked food provides.
MarmaladeMonster 3 weeks ago
"This is a taboo topic in the raw food world." Not since FAILURES like this took over the movement. People love it when you approve of their shitty habits, just ask David Wolfe, Matt Monarch, Kevin Gianni etc.
NoCommentChick 3 weeks ago
Thank you for sharing this, and for being honest!
lollapalooza18 3 weeks ago
An honest raw fooder! Refreshing...I like this guy! Thanks mate!
Devilen73 3 weeks ago 20
if you want to succeed on raw or high raw in the winter,buy a blender and eat lots of bananas and dates, if you can get enough of them, buy rice or potatoes with veggies as second best option
milosstepita1 4 weeks ago
It's so cool seeing you somewhere I've been! I love it there, was there in 2009 and never wanted to leave. I miss the birds, the butterflies, the flowers, the sea. Want to go back so bad.
mysticsecret1313 1 month ago
Yeeeaaah, I'm sticking to a vegetarian diet with cheese.
HybridD91 1 month ago
@HybridD91 mmmm tasty...milk from an animal tits!!!!
PAKETEMON 3 weeks ago
I have read that - with regards to human evolution - we only began cooking our food 50,000 years ago (foodtimeline[dot]org[slash]oodfaq3[dot]html). If that is true and before that point we were only eating raw foods how would humans living in cold climates have survived w/o "tropical fruits". it's not like there were grocery stores. I think if you are going raw food 100% and you do not have the luxury of having fresh tropical fruits - like our ancestors - then you must be an omnivore.
Kdnce 1 month ago
Kdnce, where did you read the 50,000 year figure?
Cooking began 1.8 million years ago. That's according to Harvard Professor Richard Wrangham. I read his book Catching Fire - How Cooking Made Us Human.
Cooking, hunting, meat and making tools all go together. Without them, we would still be Homo Habilis.
Compared to the gracile Australopithecines, Homo Habilis had teeth that were small and crestier, more pointy bits. You can tell from our teeth that we are designed to eat meat.
AppleSouffle1 1 month ago
@AppleSouffle1 I put the link in my post above ... well sort of. look again you'll see it. :) I wasn't trying to parade around like this was fact, more than this is what I read.
foodtimeline [dot] org [slash] foodfaq3 [dot] [html]
Let me know what you think! I dig your channel. Really well presented info.
Kdnce 1 month ago
more expensive!!? i cut out 3 - 12$ fast food meals a week (all of thoses chicken delivery food).. People who like you will respect your choices. You have to be honest with yourself i think. it's just my opinion...
kryptoweb 1 month ago
its true its not for all i tried but could not go raw for more than 2 days at a time. my brain and body could not handle it. Ive now returned to bieng a vegan with a wide variety of cooked whole foods like barley brown rice buckwheat tofu beans vegies sakads and nuts and fruits i feel a million dollars and healthier.
TerryNoble 1 month ago
how do I give you money?
bluelagoon10023 1 month ago
live in northern ontario ill share my point of view on what you're saying
1st. im ALWAYS learning and researching on getting better at what to eat... you say we have to be very knowledgable on it... its pretty simple actually!!! it becomes common sense after a bit
2nd. because its cold? we have winter jackets because we dont have fur like the animals. no worries
3rd. my family has accepted it and are ok with it!
but good points. something to consider for sure
ovechkin100 1 month ago
Central heating and clothes are great in the winter.
SeasonViolet 1 month ago
#2 is spot on, clean fruits and veggies, are crucial and hard to come by in the U.S. in my experience. I RARELY find seeded grapes anymore...it'ss been three years since i saw them last. Sad truth this is
prettybones8 1 month ago
Very good, thank you sir!
Galsforsale 1 month ago
Why would you want to eat mostly raw food anyway?
Cooking started 1.8 million years ago with Homo Erectus. Their brains grew by 30% thanks to cooking! Cooking is a head start on digestion, so more energy is available. Without cooking, we would still be in the stone age.
Check out the documentary by the BBC - Did Cooking Make Us Human?
And the book by Harvard Professor Richard Wrangham, Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human.
AppleSouffle1 1 month ago
@AppleSouffle1 brainwashed sheeple....show me a single scientific study that proofs what you said! By the way: BBC is the most mainstream bullshit ever.....either it comes to history or to health....
100% is another question...but if you want to kill your vitamins and enzyms...your welcome!
Aero481 1 month ago
Aero, speaking of brainwashed. Sir, I just gave you an entire book and documentary FULL of reasons why a raw diet fails. You can hardly pick on the BBC. That is just vile! They have a reputation for excellence that goes back decades.
Some people just don't have what it takes to be part of polite, adult society.
Cooking gave us larger brains and a smaller digestive system. Without cooking, we would still be Homo Habilis with a brain volume of 510-610 cc.
Read the book.
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@AppleSouffle1
Wrangham's theory of cooking increasing brain size is not a widely entertained theory. Most archaeologists accept that humans began cooking between 500,000 and 250,000 years ago. For his theory to hold up you would have to prove that humans were cooking over a million years earlier than that. The evidence simply isn't there to even suggest that. I should also point out that he is a primatologist and this is an issue for anthropologists/archaeologists.
iamaswamp 1 month ago
@AppleSouffle1 Read it again. Cooking vegetables had NOTHING to do with our brain size.
MickScarborough 1 month ago
@MickScarborough It might, and it might not we probably will never know. What we do know is that indigenous people untouched by man naturally cook there food. Some are really healthy others are not. The longest lived cultures today eat a plant diet but it can include meats and dairy that they make themselves. Youtube search the secrets of longevity TED talk if you want the science behind it.
jonmarek 1 month ago
@Aero481 Fuck him. Let him get cancer and die young. We dont have to follow.
MickScarborough 1 month ago
@AppleSouffle1 its clear you dont realize how much of the nutritional value you remove from the vegetables. our brains got 30% bigger? we use like what... 5% of our brain? maybe a little more, maybe a little less, im not totally sure on that. but we benefit from the food being raw MUCH more than cooked.
ovechkin100 1 month ago
@ovechkin100 Have you seen how much nutrition you lose from cooking your food, or are you just going off of what someone told you? The actual science behind it is you only lose about 5-20% of the vitamins from cooking your food. It varies on what your cooking and how your cooking it. If your making a soup and drink the broth you actually lose even less. Raw food is good and I eat lots of it, but I also eat cooked foods like organic grains, beans, and cook some veggies.
jonmarek 1 month ago
@jonmarek While we don't use 100% of our brain at one time, we do use 100% of our brain throughout the day. Its like we use different muscle groups to move and be active throughout the day but not all of them at once. If we contracted all of our muscles at once we wouldnt be able to move. The brain works similarly. Also people who do use more of there brain at once tend to be autistic or have learning disabilities.
jonmarek 1 month ago
@jonmarek I think the message we should be trying to get across is to get people to eat a more plant based diet. Raw and cooked fruits and veggies. If you watch the TED talk called the secrets of Longevity you will see its less about diet and more about lifestyle and not being stressed out.
jonmarek 1 month ago
@jonmarek ill be honest i didnt know about a lot of this, thanks for the info tho : )
ovechkin100 1 month ago
@ovechkin100 Glad you have an open mind. I'm constantly looking into this stuff and I tried my hardest to not have an tone and I'm glad it was interpreted with honestly and an open mind :)
jonmarek 1 month ago
@jonmarek for sure : ) thats the only way you gain any knowledge, if i were to become egoistic and move into defense mode... i would have learned nothing. but im well aware i have much to learn!
ovechkin100 1 month ago
Ovechkin100, we use 100% of our brains. If you only used 5% of your brain, you could not function. I learned that from a program on BBC Radio 4 about brain research, all cutting edge information.
The opposite is true. We benefit from eating COOKED food, especially meat. You can watch the documentary - Did Cooking Make Us Human?
AppleSouffle1 1 month ago
@AppleSouffle1 Cooking is very unatural for animals. Would you like to argue that we are not animals? We are in every sense of the word and 100% of scientists agree on that.
MickScarborough 1 month ago
We come from the tropics, and weren't meant to live in cold climates?
Would someone please tell the Eskimos.
azcentralsurprise 1 month ago
When I had gourmet raw I had terrible cravings, and less energy. Yeah, I would have given it up...
...But then I woke up and noticed I felt way better on lots of fruit. You don't need all those superfoods - that's just a way for "gurus" to make money. Look at the 80/10/10ers - they are so healthy without.
I have been able to be 100% 80/10/10 fruit and veg eater, but never 100% gourmet/standard raw.
lingocode 1 month ago
what about local food? apples,pears,prunes,grapes,its anyway better to eat local food than exoctic,if you life in the north
alpenhuhn1 1 month ago
@alpenhuhn1 For some of us living REALLY north (it's -41 in my neighborhood as I type this) there is no local food =) Unless you consider ice food, LOL.
That being said, I also agree if you can get local food, rather than something shipped on a boat or a truck, it's certainly going to be better for you.
Most of what we get in stores here is ripened artificially, which is sad.
AlbertaBeefy 1 month ago
I agree with your statement.
I'm now on 50% Raw food and it is so easy to practice but I want to reach 80-90%.
I think a little bit wholewheat bread, Beans, Potatos etc is not so bad unhealty.
Even meat if it is onely once a week or less.
DerHeiligeTyp 1 month ago
thx ;))
ardvisura67 1 month ago
What you forgot, and what you forgot to bring up is LEAVES
yes, leaves and salats etc. or fir needles and so on. they have HIGH nutritions anyone needs.
nuts and stuff for fat. protein also, and in vegetables. minerals (pink) salt and other stuff.. what else do you need? YES the leaves are important! like, drinking 4cl wheatgrass juice you have almost all you vitamins you need on that day.
9snaker 1 month ago
Im orderin' a PIZZA double cheese!
BrunNJayJ 1 month ago
@BrunNJayJ
yuck..
9snaker 1 month ago
@BrunNJayJ lol
2emeraldeyes 1 month ago
Bravo! Thank you so much for addressing this topic honestly by raising important points. Not everybody has access to fresh fruits and vegetables or can everyone afford them. Although the alternatives can be healthy if approached responsibly and knowing what is best is vital.
stevenmiles 1 month ago
@stevenmiles Where do you live that you cannot find fresh produce? There is the option of frozen and dried fruits and veggies. Lots of my fruits and veggie are frozen or dried.
FathomlessJoy 1 month ago
@FathomlessJoy I personally don't have a shortage to any foods. I'm just agreeing that the raw food vegan diet isn't for everybody. That doesn't mean people return to unhealthy junk or process foods. You can find healthy alternatives while eating as much fresh produce available by location or budget. I get mine fresh off the farm here in Illinois and I substitute with my own garden. I use frozen food through the winter.
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ChangLeeism 1 month ago
Thank you for this segment...I think a lot of people don't take the climate in consideration and how it affects our bodies. :) You are one of the BEST raw food gurus on Youtube. Thank you for your honesty. It is appreciated.
jhurbon12 1 month ago
I hear what you're saying. All good reasons - just disappointing to realise that it's the truth and that so few of us will actually manage 100% raw food for the long term. Such a shame that the world at large has not yet grasped the truth about what we're putting in our bodies.
sezaalful 1 month ago
I'd rather be alone than being with a family that won't support me. Family comes 2nd to me, at least the family that I was born to, rather than the one you birth(which I can not speak on as I am happily single).
HEIBAOSHEN 1 month ago
Never give in. Be confident in your healthy choices. People who talked about my eating raw are either sick or dead.
shannonleec 1 month ago
Very good approach on vegetarianism. It's all about balance, not extremity.
MrBrutus101 1 month ago
Great advice, burrrrr its cold and dark here in Canada.
mascar33 1 month ago
I'm sorry dude but I live in North America pretty close to the Canada border, but I will take my chances with raw foods and by that I mean Fruits exclusively, because veggies aren't digested in the human body, The only two types of foods that the body can ( Typically ) digest with no problems are Fruits and Meats, I would prefer not to eat meat because of several reasons, so Fruit it is for me. Humans eating more meat than carnivores? DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH A BIG CAT CONSUMES DURING FEEDINGS?
Thunderspank300 1 month ago
@Thunderspank300 I wouldn't go with 100% raw. It's absurd.
MrBrutus101 1 month ago
@Thunderspank300 Veggies aren't digested in the human body? That may be true for many raw vegetables to a degree, but the general consensus among the 80/10/10 community is that the non-cruciferous leafy green vegetables (all kinds of lettuce, spinach, arugula) and celery are the best vegetables to eat raw (and, well, not very many people purposely eat steamed celery). I do, however, enjoy the occasional raw carrot (the bright color and sweet taste, much like fruit, just screams, "eat me").
rpmangin 1 month ago
i heckle the vegans on this topic. they say it is a non issue and everyone and any one can do this. you'll save money as well.
I tell them these, and the "veg nazis" tell me I am an animal hating murderer because I do not support the sanity in eating raw anywhere else. or perhaps these people live in a temprate climet city? they also say it is cheap. you save more being a raw food vegan in Labrador Canada than an omnivore in Italy.
kuwaizair 2 months ago
So what to do when living in a cold country?? It's not reasonable we all move to Thailand if we want to go raw, is it.
phoggee 2 months ago
@phoggee no no. if we had no factory farms it would be no issue. and it is ok, sane, and smart, easy and cheap to be a raw vegan anywhere. you can ship from across the globe. doing such can clear one's conscious because it is not even an issue in comparison to eating even wild game meat. trucking beef 90 miles from the source one time like flying one load of berries to Barrows Alaska from Australia 20000 times. or as they seem to tell me.
kuwaizair 2 months ago
@kuwaizair - If the issue is inhumane treatment of animals in transit, does buying local meat produce not answer that conscience-issue? (for those who choose to be omnivores that is)
Nibbler800 1 month ago
i wish I could afford an all raw meat diet but I can't...
MrSpemat 2 months ago
@MrSpemat Sashimi
MrBrutus101 1 month ago
There is growing number of people who go 100% raw diet in Russia. Russia is very cold country at winter times.
Natalyaandall 2 months ago 7
@Natalyaandall he's just saying its tougher to go 100% in colder climates, you have to spend more cash and its obviously not easy BUT it can still be done I live on the west coast so luckily its pretty easy here
sondheimfan1 1 month ago
There is a theory that has been out for a good while that basically says that people should eat according to their blood types. Of course the jury's still out on that as far as I'm concerned, but the more I read, the more it makes sense. Example: Type O is the oldest blood type which thrived on meats, fats and grains. Type A seems to do better on a vegetarian diet. Type AB is omnivorous and does well on a mix of the foods that work well for both A and B types. Web search "blood type diet".
Libertasfalsus 2 months ago
your honestly is wonderful ! thank you, i thought of the higher cost of what you really need - your great.
TheFoxandTheRabbit 2 months ago 13
What animals can i eat raw?
evilyakko 3 months ago
@evilyakko lol
kiiravana 3 months ago
@evilyakko any of them according to those who claim we're natural meat-eaters. Just don't blame me when you get sick
TheRushingWind 3 months ago
@TheRushingWind nnnoo im pretty sure you shouldn't eat pork or chicken raw.
evilyakko 3 months ago
@evilyakko no you shouldn't, which completely contradicts the argument that we're designed to eat meat. If we were, we could eat meat raw like carnivorous animals do, and cooked meat wouldn't contribute to cancer and other health problems. We're designed to eat plants.
TheRushingWind 3 months ago
@TheRushingWind Well humans are omnivores, were capable of consuming both and reap the benefits of both, and about anything these days can give you cancer lol also there are raw meats humans can eat, It would be silly to say humans should be able to eat all raw meats because humans haven't been in contact with every kind of animal until recent human history.
Also there is evidence to suggest that eating cooked meat increased our intelligence. Nature isnt perfect but it got us here :)
evilyakko 3 months ago
@evilyakko if we're omnivores, we can eat meat raw. If we're not, we can't without getting ill. Independent studies have shown that veggies and vegans have lower risks of cancer and other health problems.
TheRushingWind 3 months ago
@TheRushingWind We can eat raw meat, and fish :)
evilyakko 3 months ago
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@TheRushingWind Except for that pesky vitamin B12 deficiency.
kev3d 2 months ago
btw, there is no such thing as "design" when it comes to nature.. were not designed by anyone or anything, the mere fact that humans eat meat makes it completely natural, and there is nothing wrong with that, there are health problems related to not getting the nutrients you need that meat can fill, we eat meat because a wide variety of vegetation wasn't always available to us, Chimps do the exact same thing.
We are omnivores, get over it.
evilyakko 3 months ago
@evilyakko that's like saying the fact we build computers makes computers natural. It doesn't. By eating meat, we go AGAINST nature. Meat may have some nutrients but so do non-meat sources - without the added dangers. We're not omnivores, so there's nothing I need to get over. You're a very angry person aren't you?
TheRushingWind 3 months ago
@TheRushingWind LOL but we are omnivores, we share a whole list of traits that prove us to be omnivores, and we do eat meat, so were omnivores, the simple fact that we eat meat on a regular basis proves it lol.
There are plenty of vegetables and fruits we cant eat without getting sick :) do you agree?
Also there is evidence we have been hunting for hundreds of thousands of years, we evolved to eat meat, we are omnivores, get over it :)
and no, you just want me to be ;)
evilyakko 3 months ago
@evilyakko again, so angry. By your logic, it's natural to eat all the artifical crap such as E numbers and the now-banned monosodium glutamate that cause so many problems. Just cus we eat it doesn't mean it's natural to eat it. Veggies and vegans are healthier and live longer (in general) - explain that. As for the fruit and veg you can't eat, they generally make it pretty obvious by their markings
TheRushingWind 3 months ago
@TheRushingWind IF you throw a pile of E-numbers on one table and a pile of meat in the other and then a pile of veggies in another,Which of those tables are humans more likely to consume? your argument is weak, we have been hunting meat for hundreds of thousands of years, we are omnivores, get over it! lol and nope, its not that simple, there's lots of veggies that will make you sick that u cant tell from looking.
People that are vegan are more likely to be health aware :)
evilyakko 3 months ago
So to clarify, we eat meat and veg because thats what our brains tell us to eat, we are less likely to eat a tube of chemicals because we think it looks good to eat lol, and vegans are often health awear, if you are a vegan you are less likely to smoke, drink alcohol and more likely to exercise etc, your argument is "vegans live longer so it must be because of their diet" is like saying you often see firemen round fires so they must have caused the fire. lol weak.
evilyakko 3 months ago
@TheRushingWind Also are you saying we shouldn't eat anything that has to be prepared or that we cant eat without cooking? So even if we were vegitarians which we arn't, were omnivores.. fact.. get over it.. that we couldn't eat any of the food we prepare because it isn't "natural"
So any food that you can only eat cooked is bad and we shouldn't eat it?
I don't get what ur point is lol
evilyakko 3 months ago
@evilyakko opbviously you're going to believe whatever tabloids you read or stick to your narrow-minded views instead of facts. Im done
TheRushingWind 2 months ago
@TheRushingWind Facts like "eating meat causes cancer" when what the science really says is RED meat can increase cancer growth, but doesn't actually cause cancer. headlines aren't science little girl!
And of course your done, u lost, u cant argue cos you have nothing, buh buy, angry little girl :)
evilyakko 2 months ago
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@TheRushingWind Bananas, Corn, Wheat, Apples and indeed, most fruits and vegetables are not natural either. They are the results of centuries of genetic modification through selective breeding.
kev3d 2 months ago
@kev3d Yes, unfortunately, that's the problem with the foods humans live off today, all of it was modified by humans. There's no true natural food for humans left.
rpmangin 2 months ago
@rpmangin True. All of our foods are genetically enhanced.
MrBrutus101 1 month ago
"Also there is evidence we have been hunting for hundreds of thousands of years,"
Why eat from the carcass of an animal when you dont have to? The ice age is over, man! No need for that kind of survival skill now is there?
"and we do eat meat, so were omnivores"
While that is true, its not that simple. We're actually closer to being herbivores. When looking at it across the board, we eat more meat than carnivores do. We're CONDITIONED to eat meat in the modern world.
TheAmericanOriginal 2 months ago
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@TheAmericanOriginal Because its delicious, enough said!
evilyakko 2 months ago
@evilyakko I agree, its delicious! But I'm not gonna eat more than my body can handle, because a carnivore's stomach is 20 times more acidic than mine, theyre built for it!
TheAmericanOriginal 2 months ago
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@TheAmericanOriginal Well yeah cos humans arn't carnivores, their omnivores like rats, pigs and chimps.
evilyakko 2 months ago
@evilyakko Correct, chimps are om's and they are our closest relative but they eat more plant matter than meat like we should be doing. But eating meat is a choice among humans and I respect it. Me, I dont want my body to have mostly dead rotting matter diminishing my functionality, so I have animal proteins just one day out of the week. Our physical characteristics are the same as a herbivore's but I would say we are about 90% herb 10% carn
TheAmericanOriginal 2 months ago
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@TheAmericanOriginal There is no such thing as should, it is subjective, I would rather live fast and die young than live slow and die elderly.
It all depends on what you want out of life.
Actually our physical characteristics are not the same, we have omnivorous characteristics in our biology.
You can't put a percent on a diet that is circumstantial.
My father eats meat every day and drinks alcohol most days, hes 75 and fit as a fiddle, stop wasting my time :)
evilyakko 2 months ago
@TheAmericanOriginal Actually, if we were TRUE herbivores, we would have fermenting vats for digesting cellulose (no animal can produce cellulase). Humans MAY have had that at one point, in our now-useless organ known as our appendix, but we lost that ability when we started eating more meat.
rpmangin 2 months ago
@rpmangin Thats right, we're not true herbivores cuz we're not completely herbivores. I'm saying people in general eat more meat than a true carnivore does.
TheAmericanOriginal 2 months ago
Fat and protein is very important! Nuts has to be good for this diet. It has a lot of calories as well :)
GetReal4Real83 3 months ago
After Peak Oil's decimation of any 6,000 mile food distribution system, where will vegetarians get the nutrition they need? Local foods with "occasional" inputs from long distance sources will be the rule.
hapibeli 3 months ago
Excellent reasons! For most people: 1. Money 2. Social Constraints 3. Determination! Live life to the fullest! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
higherpower32 3 months ago
The Tao of health,, all the benefit of vegetarian but with only 70 % raw
Ying Yang 5 elements diet ,,,check out Daniel Reid !!
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Djpatbass 3 months ago
apples are great fruits and totally local to europe
RandomUser2009 3 months ago
Great video. Veganism/Vegetarianism rules. A healthy ethical and balanced lifestyle. Check out my videos /watch?v=WWMnscY04AY
haridham 3 months ago
You sound like your from Germany or Austria. What are you doing spending Christmas in a tropical climate then when you've got such a beautiful homeland at Christmas?
germanicelt 3 months ago
i wonder if thats a raw water swimming pool.
wineguzzeller 3 months ago
@wineguzzeller RAW SEWAGE MAYBE!!!! LOL
nickatnoon611 3 months ago
Thumbs up for best realistic approach to raw food diet on youtube!
Burgeezy 4 months ago
@mydollstuff Grow your own food in season, and learn what LIFE is all about!
nickatnoon611 4 months ago
@mydollstuff and alsto stay away from all artificial products, such as soy protein or all that crap that has preservant and the proces to obtain the food is very abrasive and not healthy.
irlumir 4 months ago
@mydollstuff Vegan is the best way to go!!. Legumes and whole grains are very nutritional. TO me raw diet do not work, and to be honest most raw fooders looks like skeletons xD. THe one who don´t use protein supplements that are mado of brown rice mostly. WHY BUYING THAT CRAP IF YOU CAN EAT RICE XD!!. Boiling do not destroy anything. Other thing that has increase enormously is strenght and stamina vegan vs raw vegan. FOr a vegan diet to be heatlyh must boil or steam.
irlumir 4 months ago
@irlumir this is absolute rubbish, boiling does destroy nutrients, I know a lot of raw food people and most are not skeletons, this is a stereotype just like the cooked vegan stereotype.
cafeaulait69 4 months ago
@cafeaulait69 if boiling destroy nutrients, why eating less food than in a raw vegan diet creates better results with bodybuilding? You can have all the crap a lot of people are talking on the internet but on the other hand you have the facts, in real life experience. You really thing eating thouse massive amount of food will not tired your sistem on time? why most frutarian who eat more than 3k calories (an more) are so skinny when thouse that amount should be store as fat storage?
irlumir 4 months ago
@cafeaulait69 something is what people are talking about and other different is what happend in real life. I have tons more energy and mental clarity and eating less with some density quality food. Ofcourse if you eat something fried it will cause problems, but nutrients on boiling or steaming stays there, at least most of it and you have more in less mass. Like i said don´t get so dogmatic. For some people may work for others don´t but it have nothing to do with dicipline or whatever.
irlumir 4 months ago
@irlumir I've never heard so much rubbish... you must be quite young, try living on a vegan cooked food diet for a few years and see what happens to you.
allthings509 4 months ago
@allthings509 emm i have 27. My girlfriend grandfather has 96 and he is not even full vegan, he eat time to time some chesse and he looks quite well for his age. What gives you longevity on this earth is been a true christian, follow the will of god. But energy levels are one thing. I tried myself, i know very well what i am doing and i do not believe the crap other people are mumbling without testing. It will be nice if you explain more about the rubbish, because most vegan eat the wrong way
irlumir 4 months ago
@irlumir I don't think you understood my comment.
allthings509 4 months ago
@allthings509 because you don´t say a thing !!xD you said that living on a vegan diet can bring disease to you, then explain why. Second i never have supported the vegan movement because of the hatred it cause. That feeling of been always fighting can cause more damage to your health than eating meat, and that is so true. Well if you believe yourself so enlightning xD please guide us with your light. Serioulsy just writte more than two or three words if you want to say something, share XD
irlumir 4 months ago
@irlumir I said living on a vegan cooked diet would make you ill, eventually.
allthings509 4 months ago
@allthings509 EXPLAIN!!! come on, i really want to read if you have something to say, or you don´t have anything to add?
irlumir 4 months ago
@irlumir WRONG, you are too WEAK-MINDED to make the appropriate changes in your harmful toxic lifestyle, and the rest of the useless eaters that you hang with do the same, and to you all, that makes it socially acceptable. AND THAT IS WHY I AM ANTI-SOCIAL, which I call ANTI-IDIOT!
nickatnoon611 3 months ago
@allthings509 Grow WHEATGRASS, and juice/drink it fresh. It is a COMPLETE food, and elevates your thinking!
nickatnoon611 4 months ago
@nickatnoon611 I already do that. Obviously you're deficient in something if you imagine everyone's in the dark about these things. Vegan cooked diet is for fools, as I said do it for a few years and see what happens to your health.
allthings509 4 months ago
also please to vegan community forget dogma and all that stuff. Most vegan live hating other people because they eat meat. That is so silly because if you want people to change you must treat them with love and care not with fight and hate. THe probelem of vegan diet is not the diet, the diet is the best thing you can eat today (legumes, grains, fruits, vegetables, roots, etc) the probelm of Vegan diet are Vegans and his attitude to other people. well have good life
irlumir 4 months ago 2
we are not monkeys. ALL raw food people are really skiny (like durianrider) and that is not how a male must look. I tried for a lot of time the raw diet and it not work because of the nutrition density. Maybe 100 years ago it will work but bananas and apple these day are crap. I do make a vegan diet with science (how we must treat our food so it don´t get denaturalice or create toxic wasted) and guess what, boiling or steaming DO NOT CREATE TOXIC WASTE FOR THE BODY.
irlumir 4 months ago
I think Point 3 is weak.. you should not adjust your lifestyle because of somebody else. if you think you are doing right, do it ! i mean, nobody has to eplaine oneself for the things he eat........except it is human flesh or something like that :D
watchafunnyone 4 months ago
Mimi Kirk... If you are considering implementing a Raw Vegan diet into your lifestyle, whether 10-100% watch her channel and buy her (Mimi Kirks') book. VERY SIMPLE nothing flashy. Includes all the nutrients in basic every day fruits and veggies that you need daily. You Will Not Be Disappointed.
dmusic9 4 months ago
i think you should confine your own reasonings to your own body
firehorrse2012 5 months ago
I'm with you there, I don't think we are designed to live in cold countries! I feel much better in Madeira than in the UK.
gizzie121 5 months ago
I appreciate this video, even tho it's old. This just goes to show that this information is timeless. Thanks so much for being honest & sharing some important information. You are right. People need to invest money in good food. How we spend our money is a choice. I am interested in your opinion of fruits to include in a diet. Here in Florida we have the ability to grow a lot of different types of fruits & vegetables. I want to plant a garden, but only can think of kale, carrots & cucumbers.
julietesterman 5 months ago
100% Raw fruit and vegetables is stupid. If you look at the tribes and natives of the world they eat a lot of veggies and fruits but they also kill for meat. The trick is this.....Choose Healthy food. Lean meats cut off the fats and if possible organic animals like the natives eat and the same goes with fruits and vegetables. Seedless fruit!!?Nature puts seeds on ALL it's fruits! I will blend all my fruits & veggies with seeds and stem on them. I came from central america we ate 100% natural.
Kungfumastertraining 6 months ago
@Kungfumastertraining
I have a Question for you: do you really blend all the seeds and stems of all of your fruits, including tomato? Tomato's green stems are poisonous, yes? I do not know any other poisonous fruiting plants offhand but there must be some more.
danielskipp1 5 months ago
@danielskipp1 Do your personal research on EVERY fruit and vegetable that you eat. For starters most people when they eat they throw out the stems and spit out the seeds and even animals do this. Grape seeds are one of the strongest anti ox ants in the world has many nutritional benefits and strawberry stem has enzymes. If tomato stem is poisonous then don't eat it. The eating of natural fruits and vegetables does require your OWN personal knowledge and research.
Kungfumastertraining 5 months ago 2
@Kungfumastertraining
Thank you.
I think for the most of the typical sick Westerners a 100% raw vegan is excellent detox and nutrition, assuming tehy chew properly or juice/blend. cooked meat is a heavy burden.
danielskipp1 5 months ago
brilliant! I agree.
worldofdancetheater 6 months ago