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Y’all are right on with the assessment that industrialized/processed/GMO “foods” are the root of all dietary evil. How we apply the icing to our particular nutritional cake (mine happens to be raw vegan and LOW glycemic) is a privilege that is only as sound as our access to whole, unprocessed, organic foods. Whatever natural foods diet one adopts, removing the blatantly toxic preservatives, sweeteners, colorings, stimulants etc. gives immediate and profound benefit.
10 years ago if I were to say “cooked food makes me feel like crap” it was probably not Whole, Organic, lightly steamed veggies and brow rice I was taking about, but rather some garbage that I binged on while falling off the raw food wagon. Probably consumed while feeling guilty and telling myself “This food is so bad for me, I’m a failure for not staying raw.” No food can be good for you once you have convinced yourself that it is poison.
Orthorexia is a real problem in the raw food world. When beginning on a new nutritional path, I think it is important to familiarize oneself with the signs of unhealthful dietary obsession. Check out; http://www.orthorexia.com/ and http://www.beyondveg.com/
There is a lot more nutritional common sense around now than there was in the 90’s, but being Raw is still such a beautifully simple idea, it can be easy to forget that we eat to feel awesome, not in to fulfill a quixotic nutritional dream.
All The Best to all of you! Now I’m going to go juice some local parsley and make raw tacos!