Transition Slowly or Do A 30 Day Raw Food Challenge? Ep176

[IncredibleSmoothies]

When I became a raw foodist, I did both.... I did a 6 to 7 month slow transition to lean what to eat and finding a good balance for my body. Then in January I did a 30-day 100% raw food challenge with my husband. I'm glad we did the challenge because it gave us the kick we really needed, but I don't know if we would have been successful without the transition first.

Great video, thanks for posting.

[Lesbiana31]

@IncredibleSmoothies great idea!

[rainminder05]

Natasha- thank you so much for your videos. They are so postive and uplifting. I noticed that people who are on a raw foods diet have a great complexion and just so healthy. You have encouraged me to change my "evil ways" with my eating habits.

I cannot afford to do the 10 day juice challenge- but I will juice the best way I know how.

[kranca1000]

@ Genghisgirl: Very true, after taking in more raw foods you realize that processed & fast foods just taste horrible! I had mcdonalds for the first time in a long time yesterday and after two bites I lost my appetite. Also, eating more raw foods has helped me with portion control- without even trying! I used to mindlessly devour huge portions of junk food. Now I'm more aware of raw foods taste and textures (and when to stop when I'm full)

[Sventasis]

youre so cute love your smile :)

[DeeDuub]

hi there. does raw food diet eliminate acne?

i mean all the net is full of krap saying diet is related to acne..yet 100000s of pple eat like rubbish and their faces are clear... while other doctors say differing opininons... wat foods u rekon is related to acne besides the usual oils?

thanks! oh and any good foods for healthy hair?

thanks

[1boidae]

OMG... Natasha..... You ROCK!!!

[dante1273]

I do not have the reply option on my blackberry so here goes.

@Natasha I fully agree with you. There are tons of nutrient depletions involved with meat eating. I will have to stick with a supplement for now also working on low glycemic raw as well, due to Type 2 diabetes in the family, and your videos are a definite help =) @Shaolinhero, thank you for the tip, I will look for that. Does nutritional yeast complicate candida at all? I'm in the process of wiping out athletes foot.

[RawRadiantHealth]

I wouldn't take nutritional yeast while you have a fungus infection/athletes foot-- wait until it clears up. Stay on low glycemic diet, as you are-- that will help clear it up.

[TheMountainsun]

Love your videos Natasha!

[ponhand]

this was a beautiful message!!!!!!! Keep them coming please

[ponhand]

hey Natasha. When will you guys start the juice fast?

[RawRadiantHealth]

March 1!!

[ShaolinHero1]

Right on Natasha!

[dante1273]

I would love to go 100% raw. But I'm a bit weary about getting B12. High raw definately, but I have read about B12 depletions down the stretch during a 100% raw vegan diet.I have been on a slow transiton to high raw, I still need to cut my vices which is the tough part. I do. Have to say I've noticed a hugh difference after a green juice or a yummy nori wrap=)

[ShaolinHero1]

B12 is the least of your worries. You can get it from nutritional yeast for one, thats an easy and tasty one

[RawRadiantHealth]

you can get B12 deficiency even from eating animal products!!

[rawbarbie]

I went really high raw to start with and it was great. I learned a lot of new recipes and that I don't need junk. I am not 100% but I am eating brown rice, beans, sweet potatoes - real food. I make a raw dessert when I get some cravings. I found eating really high raw for a month or two really re-set my eating habits. Great vid!

[Zippypo]

Since going Vegan a few years ago I have been transitioning to a cleaner diet. Funny thing is the longer you do it the simpler your tastes become.

Even when I have cooked foods it is something simple like Kale soup which only has about 5 ingredients in it and nothing processed.

Someone once said throw the food away and just eat the box they both taste the same. If it takes you more than a glance to read the ingredients put it back.

[genghisgirl]

@Zippypo I agree! I appreciate the tastes of single foods so much more, and so do my kids. When I hear my sister talk about new "healthy" recipes she's making, I can't believe how many ingredients she needs to make a meal :)

[myroadhome]

Great topic Natasha! I am trying to make commitments towards LIFELONG lifestyle changes. It is interesting as I settle into this journey I keep wanting to "raise the bar" and take just another step closer to raw, try to go a little deeper, try another fast etc... I am soo lazy by nature, constantly falling "off the wagon" but I am still encouraged to keep moving forward. Your vids make a huge difference for me. Thanks for the consistently FABULOUS good energy. You are a pro! ; )

[Necrowitch]

lol.. well you are what you eat. =^-^= I'm slowly transitioning.. so is my chihuahua.. I just share my cucumber with him. I'm actually surprized he ate it! hehe =D

going from 95% to 100% is tough for me... maybe because deep down inside I just can't handle the thought of never having some of my favorite foods again.. or denying myself because one of my biggest joys in life are trying new foods. I'm afraid that if i go 100% I might not be able to be high raw again. o_o

[InnerBeauty2006]

good sound advice. I am vegan, I incorporate raw food into my diet on a daily basis. It makes a difference in regards to health, energy and clarity.

[ravendream33]

We don't put crap in our cars....because we are not emotional about our cars. Eating cannot be emotional. To make it a lasting change, one must detach from emotional eating. I detached after a long fast, because it reset my thinking about our real need for food. Go on one of Natasha's juice fasts!!! Go on as many as it takes to get rid of the emotional need to eat food that makes you feel bad. After a fast you will be as high as a kite and eating yucky sludge will no longer be an option.

[RawRadiantHealth]

totally agree!!!

[ytcrittical]

@RawRadiantHealth im the hardcore type but after 36 hours of 100% raw, all kinds of withdrawals symptoms kicked me in the face it was awful! took a week of half raw, half junk each day for my body to adjust before i could so 100%. whats your opinion of liferegenerator fruit and vegetable only approach?

[thesetwofeet]

What I'm trying to say is that almost all of us will have to transition anyway. Even after the 30 days we are likely going to binge. That's okay. It's good to experience the drastic difference in what food does to you. After that it will be a transition that may take several failures until you finally realize processed food doesn't taste as good as you thought and the body does not want it.

I'm not for 100% raw though. I tried it. There are better diets. Just eliminate processed foods.

[thesetwofeet]

I feel a 21 to 30 day strict diet commitment is critical and better than a transition. The reason I say this is that we live our lives thinking we feel good when truthfully we don't. We don't have a relative comparison to make. Once you do a three week strict diet, not necessarily raw, you then feel great, more energy, less fatigue, etc. and then when you go off the diet you feel sick and realize you were "sick" for years previous. Then your mind always reminds you junk food doesn't pay.