How Has My Raw Vegan Diet Changed, Ep178

[SPSrijan]

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[iqbalhassanism]

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[katherine11138]

protein helps you stay feeling hunger-free for longer. the nuts and seeds had protein that helped you stay full for longer!

[vaidotas86]

@Topmostpop R U FUCKIN SERIOUS? Then I become vegetarian I started to fart unicorns and rainbows but my DNA havent't changed. You probably missed something

[vaidotas86]

I just helped two vegans to take away TV to their home, because they were to skinny and weak... Poor vegans...

[larannar123]

@Topmostpop They have medications to help you now....Just sayin'...:)

[KelseyIsCrazzzy]

ur ugly -.- aha

[WitchesForTheWin]

@KelseyIsCrazzzy your probabely not much of a supermodel yourself

[KelseyIsCrazzzy]

@WitchesForTheWin oh well, it doesnt really matter to me

[joewybfan]

 you fine like s***T excuse my swahili

[JackDeSimone]

different body needs... all humans need air. all humans need water. all humans need... pizza, chocolate cake, cocaine, meth, alcohol, milk... a little bit of fruit and nuts...but absolutely no leafy greens.

[succulentesculent]

hello fellow careful one w/ formulas, coefficients differ by substance substantialness. sugars @ starchy stage or such that as i heard a man eat 30 ripe peaches off tree & wasn'tt jittery or having it just sit in stomach etc. abundance's not in pound but potential if we've got that weight. even greens're goitrogens not in their tender stage or turned ie mixed sauerkraut soak. fats' active lipase needs no limit emphasis as to incomplete portion. avocados mature + lightness ingesting its density

[jezzieBell05]

did you have enough greens on high fruit? 6% of calories from greens is a lot, its like two heads of lettuce... thats what dr. graham recommends.

[elyze8]

I'm low fat raw vegan and I love to eat a high fruit diet ! It does wonder for my digestion and since I used to suffer from severe IBS, the 801010 diet have changed my life for the better. I do big smoothies during the day and it fills me up! Did you eat salt when you ate 801010? I'm not against the raw diet (high fat) but I think the best thing to do on this diet is to avoid all the oil, vinegar, agave, etc...and eat fat from WHOLE food only!

PS :I love your videos !!! Keep up the nice work!

[luchoq77]

try spinach soup, tuna sandwich ( no menace on) for lunch , 4 weekly work out hours  than u

[PeaceLoveTeenHippie]

thanks this is great!

[SailorVegan]

I'm a big eater and love sugar and have always had problems with weight and compulsive eating. Becoming raw has helped, but since I've started 80-10-10 I feel the exact opposite of you lol. I feel so calm and collected when it comes to food now. I was wondering if perhaps the different raw diets work with different genetic predispositions? I'm predisposed to obesity, so I have to be more careful in my diet; I'm wondering if people who are prone to slenderness do better on a higher fat raw diet?

[koaislove]

Yes, thank you Natasha. Exactly what I have been doing on high fruit, low/no fat. Eating like I'm possesed, even all night and not being able to sleep. Today I ate an avo and some raw almond butter and the monster is gone. Whew!

[tickyul]

Thanks for the Video and bravo if this diet works for you. I tried a diet similar to this, low fat, lots of fruits and veggies, lots of carbs. I did very poorly on the high carb/low fat diet I was following. Some of the problems I had were, falling asleep or getting very drowsy after meals, extreme hunger, peeling/painful skin, very irritable, extreme-extreme cravings for FAT, depression......just to name a few. I do high fat and no/low carb, this is the best diet for me- no depression is great!

[SailorVegan]

@tickyul Those actually sound like detox symptoms. The fact you feel so amazing going high fat no/low carb might be that you are now in fact feeding an addiction? Just wondering and curious, not accusing.

[tickyul]

@sailorvegan: Uh, detox, uh...no. I would say that my problem was a carbohydrate metabolism disorder. I actually had a glucometer when I was doing the low fat thing, erratic blood sugar, highs close to 300. My body was basically functioning like I was near death, falling asleep after a high carb meal. I did the low fat thing for over 2 years, thought I was going to die. I feel really good on high fat, stable blood sugar, great skin, good bp and a positive outlook. Cheers.

[eatmoreraw]

Maybe your body was craving minerals that were satisfied by the greens. I have a very high fruit diet, and I feel much better when I combine it with high amounts of greens. Greens do help eliminate cravings.

When my own home grown greens are available (grown in mineral rich soil & rock dust) then my appetite reduces further and I feel totally fantastic!, I can also get by on less greens and less fruit.

[pistasheo]

@thesetwofeet, I thought I was being reasonable. hmm lets see though, unripe fruit= acid-forming, ripe fruit = alkalizing. i wonder which kind you were eating. I'm not just talking about simply waiting for it to ripen; unfortunately most of the fruit sold in most crap grocery stores is picked unripe and is unacceptable quality. Yes, one has to be careful getting good quality ripe organic fruits. But that fact and your sample size of n=1 do not mean that fruit eating is inherently unhealthy.

[pistasheo]

@thesetwofeet, no I'm not going to back it up about fruit being alkalizing, the info is all over the net

by "all over the place" I'm referring to the fact that in one post you're recommending greens as primary source of calories, then you say you eat meat and potatoes. ok. then you keep mentioning wanting to be alkaline but you eat meat and starches (both acid-forming). then you say you believe in CRON, but yet want to get bigger muscles, I'm sorry but those are somewhat mutually exclusive.

[mchertron]

A strict raw vegan diet is not safe . Deficiencies will arise. Eating salmon, some organic eggs, astaxanthin natural supp, and plenty of veggies and fruits to balance everything out gives me the the brain and physical strength(not been sick in 3 years). I've tried every diet and have realized being a pescetarian is ideal for me. Drinking half your body weight in water every morning along with tea completes this diet. I have amazing skin now , weight, energy, and brain power all the time.

[tickyul]

@mchertron: I agree with you 100%. I have been watching a lot of these 80-10-10 videos and they have almost a cult like feel. Almost to the point where if people were doing really poorly on one of these diets......they would be very reluctant to admit it or they would attribute it to anything but the diet. Ciao

[pistasheo]

@thesetwofeet, I'm just trying to understand what you think is the ideal diet and what/why you're actually recommending. You're all over the place, I'm about done with this convo. No we don't actually need acid-forming foods.  And again, ripe fruit is not acid-forming, but meat is. Yes if you want to get big: drugged-up hormone-laden bioaccumulated-pesticide-rich meats will probably work. But it's entirely possible to be lean, healthy, and very strong without them.

[pistasheo]

@thesetwofeet, you mention alkalizing a lot, I'm sure you know that animal protein is highly acid-forming. no starches? wait, so you eat/recommend rice/potato or no?

[pistasheo]

@thesetwofeet

exactly how am I being non-objective by saying that it's not possible to get the bulk of our calories from greens and colored vedge? Just get cronometer and look at some numbers. Yes it sounds like a noble goal but it's not possible longterm if one wants to be somewhat active, exercise, etc. Note I said longterm, I'm not talking about for cleansing, or losing weight etc.

[pistasheo]

@thesetwofeet: You just contradicted yourself, first you said "greens and colored vegetables as primary source of calories"; then you said you believe in eating meat, rice, and potato. So there's your primary source of calories: the fat in the meat, and carbs in the rice/potato. It's fine, lets just be realistic about the low calories in greens/vedge. And CRON is another topic altogether but yes I tend to agree.

[WinWinSituations]

I think fats are slowing burning. This is why it's good to include fats in your diet.

[crayolasky]

Excellent video, it really helped a lot. I hear so often that it's best to eat 5-6 small 'meals' a day but I am still trying to figure out if that works better for me, or just eating 2 meals.

How often do you do bikram yoga? I've really wanted to start for a long time. And do you think it is better to go in the early morning, or the evening?

[pistasheo]

@thesetwofeet: "eating greens and colored vegetables as the primary source of calories" is kind of a fallacy though, those don't have enough calories. 2lbs of greens has like 200 calories. The bulk of calories have to come from either carbs or fat or both. Don't get me wrong those things are PARAMOUNT to a healthy diet, but realistically they aren't enough fuel by themselves for active lifestyles

[ravendream33]

Oh, and before I turned 100% raw, I was eating one meal a day of a salad, an avocado, and a baked potato or french fries!! I did this for 9 months and had boundless energy. I think the less volume I eat, the more energy I have, and that fats are great with my system. I weigh 102 pounds and just walk for exercise and am 5'4" tall and 41 years old. The more juice fasting the better also!!! Do Natasha's fasting program if you never tried fasting. Juice fasting is magic jump start to change.

[pistasheo]

@thesetwofeet, there are many reasons a person could gain fat trying 80/10/10, too many to list in one of these boxes. it doesn't mean it's categorically a bad diet for everyone, please, it works for a lot people..

re: acidity. no, pretty much all fruit is naturally alkaline. If you eat unripe fruit yes it's acid-forming. most people don't know what truly ripe fruit is

[ravendream33]

I could not stay on 80-10-10 for more than two weeks because I don't like to eat....I do eat because I have to. My father is the same way and it was a real bother to have to force myself to eat nonstop like a freaking cow!!! I totally agree with you !! I like my one meal a day plus some berries here and there and juices. I mean how many hours a day do we want to spend obsessing over food per day??

[ravendream33]

I eat one meal a day late evening.. I eat a bunch of kale, handfull of dulse, cider vinegar, olive oil, nutritional yeast, sesame and poppy seeds and whole avocado. I also might eat fun food like kale chips, zucchini pasta/sauce until I am no longer hungry. I get about 1000 calories in that one meal and I don't need to eat any other time. I drink water, teas, juices if I feel like it anytime. Fruit only organic, non GMO, with seeds and tree ripened. I don't focus on food but once a day.

[pistasheo]

that's the way to do it ravendream33, I'm going that way myself; i believe there are metabolic, hormonal, and longevity benefits to eating as few meals as possible

[ravendream33]

Good for you. Yes, long lived people undereat.......it is proven and documented.

[pistasheo]

yes I've seen the studies about liver and triglycerides from fructose. Believe me I've done my research. I have yet to see a study which looked at raw vegans or fruitarians, they just said "vegetarian"; that could be anything. Prove me wrong: link me a study which shows that eating fruit and veg is bad.

No, fructose is not all identical, you should do a little research on the differences. Scientists are still figuring this stuff out. I assure you HFCS is a LOT worse than eating fruit.

[pistasheo]

Of course one should be smart about their diet.

I've seen the studies, I'm not assuming anything.  All the ones I've seen have failed to differentiate the type and source of the fructose ingested. The burden of proof is more on you though to provide the study at least, you're the one who brought it up. Do you have any examples where they studied raw vegans or at least fruitarians, something like that?

[pistasheo]

@thesetwofeet re:

I'm pretty sure the fructose/ fatty liver studies you're talking about are with HFCS and other man-made refined, concentrated, unbound fructoses; not from strictly fruit consumption. There's a big difference there, not all fructose is identical. Not to mention fruit has its fiber which slows the sugars' absorption and impact on the liver.

Fruit is a natural food and people don't need to be scared of it.

[AgimA74]

@pistasheo I agree with you that wild fruit is natural. But the apple you buy today has nothing to do with the wild apple, nor the grocery banana with its wild counterpart. Apples from the grocery are sweet because they contain loads of glucose/fructose/sucrose. BTW, fiber may be quite unhealthy as well. You have to keep in mind that a doctor in the 60's had the idea that fiber might be protecting the africans he studied from colon cancer. Later he had the idea that it was the way they shitted..

[pistasheo]

@AgimA74: I've heard that argument before too, but I'd still have to eat 20 grocery store apples just to get me through a day of laying on the couch. Yeah apples have been bred for sweet/taste, I don't see the sin (or a study showing that as bad). If I were eating "wild" apples, I'd probably have to eat >50 of them.

Re:fiber, soluble fiber (fruits/vedg) is pretty widely accepted as a good thing,afaik. Insoluble fiber (wheat) is no good though. And no-fiber diet is definitely bad for colon health

[AgimA74]

@pistasheo Hmmm, as with the cholesterol idea, the fiber idea, they are not theories, no one has been able to demonstrate that the first is bad and the second is beneficial. Just some statistical data is there, that is contradicting. From the biochemical point of view, I can't see how fiber, any type, should be beneficial for humans. Actually, according to the idea of Denis Burkitt, you could eat sand and have a better effect, if the idea would stand scientific scrutiny... IMHO

[pistasheo]

another thing about 80/10/10 and high fruit is the need to "stretch the stomach" for most people. in order go from a denser fattier raw or cooked diet to a high-fruit high-water high-fiber 80/10/10 style, the stomach does need to adjust; but without pressuring it with big meals, it never will grow. to make this happen, eat til you're full each time, then a little more. sounds weird but it's a necessary evil in order to be able to eat fewer, bigger meals.

[jeff35209]

Great Video, Can you tell us your weight and height?

Thanks

[kaede103084]

too little fat in your diet is not good. eating fat doesn't make you fat.

[Zippypo]

When I am at home I eat two big meals a day also. Usually get up early drink water first thing, Than usually eat the first meal around 10 am and supper is between 3 and 4:30 PM.

My dog even knows to eat during the daytime.

Funny you fast between the last meal and first meal about 18 hours and wake up not hungry. Weird feeling.

When on the road working I eat two light meals during the day and always make it a point to have supper before 5 PM.

[grassrootsvegan]

I feel super energized, more focused, and just recently lost 8 pounds. That's on top of the 40 pounds I lost a few years ago on a low fat cooked vegan diet. What seems to be key here for me at age 50 is the low fat factor combined with nutrient rich plant-based foods. Also exercise. I too do Bikram yoga, but in the morning on an empty stomach. Awesome!

[grassrootsvegan]

I've being doing an 80/10/10 style diet for about 4 months, meaning mostly fruit and leafy greens, some nuts & seeds. Occasionally I eat cooked food, and allow for sprouted chickpeas. I'm 98% raw. Although I don't follow Doug Graham 100%, I do for the most part keep the fat ratio within the 10% range. So far it's worked really well.

[pistasheo]

1/2 avocado and 1-2T nuts/seeds still doesn't sound like much fat, or calories. I guess it depends on how many total calories you eat but if you're exercising that much you probably eat a fair number, where do the bulk of your calories come from? I think a lot of people make the mistake of going all the way to 90/5/5 (overt fat free) when doing 80/10/10; it has it's upsides but also has downsides, I don't believe it's sustainable

[pistasheo]

sorry I meant to say unsustainable

[Boolze]

Cool, you gave 80-10-10 a fair trial.

Seems people usually have a trouble eating enough fruit when on that diet, not a problem of eating more fruit than they seemed to have use for.

I'm more on 90-5-5, since I'm not too attracted to greens, nor the fatty fruits and the non-raw nuts one usually finds in stores.

I usually eat 20 pieces of fruit per day, or more if I'm eating several low-caloric fruits (I aim for around 2000 calories, being a very sedentary person).

[Boolze]

It'll be good to have a video of you showing meal examples, so I have more to show to potential converts who have trouble imagining a raw veg*n diet in practice, despite it being so easy, really.

(BTW, rawsynergytv is channel similar to yours, currently dedicated to 80-10-10)

[faylinameir]

good stuff