I've been transitioning to raw, aiming for 80%- I cut out coffee, sodas, and alcohol (with the exception of an occasional glass of wine) a month ago, and feel over that hurdle. I've also been getting organic produce from a CSA for two years, and eat mostly home cooked meals that are borderline vegetarian to begin with. My question is, why is it that raw veggies make me feel queezy? I can handle a salad, and snack on veggies here and there, but when I eat them in majority, I barely eat. My stomach feels very uneasy. I tried to make a raw soup today- two spoons and I had to stop. Same with dehydrated snacks (like flax crackers). Is this a passing phase? Has anyone had this and gotten through it? I don't feel like I'm detoxing.
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Sam I've been doing this for about 3 weeks ....well I'm starting my third week, and I feel a little queezy sometimes. I notice last week when I tried to eat a salad or after eating a raw meal that I felt a little queezy. It doesn't seem like it's as sever as what you are feeling. At any rate, when I feel that way I usually try to eat a fruit that I really like or some nuts and sometimes just a big really cold glass of ice water...., it seems to help. I don't know if this will help to you but it may be worth a try. From what I understand when the body is detoxing it can make you feel a lot of things. I've read about people who have been on the raw diet for 2 or three month and still getting some detox symptoms.
Good luck.
Maybe it's a texture thing- and the flavors are so much sharper... Like a grilled onion verses a raw one. I think my taste buds are exhausted.
I will try that and report back in a few days!
Eating cooked foods makes it settle right down, too. I just got back from an extended vacation, where raw wasn't possible, so I'm having to start this experiment again. Im starting with the cider vinegar, because I have it in the house.