hi all, just wanted to find out if anyone here has had personal turnarounds in health after switching to (some percentage of) a raw food diet.
I myself have experienced the following:
1. 100% improvement in night vision (probably via flax seeds daily!)
2. major lift in mood (have had dysthemia in past, that’s mild depression)
3. Super-fast recovery from respiratory infections that used to knock me out for weeks: I came down with something that felt like strep throat recently. I had a fever and chills overnight. The next day, the fever was gone already and three days later my sore throat was gone too. In the past I would have suffered with this for weeks and had to get antibiotics.
And that’s all just from about 80% raw food diet. Some days I am 100%, but on average about 80%. It is pretty amazing how quickly that happened as well – it’s been about four months.
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This is a good topic! Here are the changes I have noticed:
1 – had numbness/tingling in my hands and feet that was concerning me and the doctors couldn’t quite figure out and that is much better/almost gone
2 – used to get these really dry, gross patches around my hairline (maybe eczema?) – gone when i’m doing good. i can see them come back almost immediately if i eat processed sugar???
3 – yeast infections/UTI’s all the time – now very rarely and gone when i up my probiotics intake
4 – i don’t come home, lay on the couch and fall asleep before 8 pm!! used to do that all the time!! way more energy!!
5 – working out is much better (due to increased energy)
6 – IBS much better – rarely have symptoms now and usually only when i “fall off the wagon”
7 – mental clarity. had that foggy feeling often before and that is gone!! (had it worse during detox but better now)
i’m not even 100% and it’s been life changing for me for sure. people also comment that i just look better, seem clearer, etc. when i get away from raw, many of these symptoms come back rather quickly which just confirms for me that eating raw is what has helped me. i can do some other foods and am fine but i find white flour and sugar are my worst enemies. maybe i have some gluten intolerance too??
Oh, and how did I forget?? I have lost 10-15 lbs. and feel like I am at the ideal weight for me and I don’t feel like I’m starving myself at all!
Great idea to post this! This should be shared with newbies too. I’m a newbie – just crossed the 30 day mark. Here’s what I put in my personal diary after only 9 days raw:
1. My Sjogren's disease symptoms of arthritis in my wrists and knees, dry mouth, dry eyes, dry throat has improved. My wrists are not bothering me at all my hands seem to only fall asleep now when I sleep in the wrong position. My dry eyes are less in need of eye drops I can do about 4 applications a day now, instead of 12. 2. Flossed without any tenderness or bleeding. 3. I don't feel like I need a nap as much in the middle of the day! That's a biggie! 4. My skin feels softer, as if it's more hydrated and I didn't used moisturizer. Breaking out now though - detoxing. 5. OK, here's the big one. For the last 18 years I have had pain in my left shoulder in the bursa area when I move my arm in a certain way. It's bursitis at a low level that has been with me for 18 years, after a really bad, bad bout of it that pretty much paralyzed my arm for a week in bad pain 18 years ago. For the first time today I moved my arm in the "wrong" way and didn't feel the sharp pain I normally would. It surprised me so much that I did it again, and again, and then I started swinging my left arm around like a wild monkey in every direction possible to test it. No pain whatsoever! Amazing after only 9 days of eating raw food - no more pain after 18 years of pain.That was day 9. Now at day 32 or so, all of the above continues (acne is lessened though!). My energy level is terrific, my mood (which has always been good) seems even lighter and happier, I need less sleep, I am losing weight and looking foward to getting down to my ideal weight in 12 weeks or so. My nasal passages are wide open and clear – I can breath through my nose while sleeping for the first time ever! It’s just all good.
No downside whatsoever, healthwise!
Sorry – I cut and pasted and evidently the format messed up the forum posting. Oops!
Wow, you all just reminded me: clear nasal passages and a load of new hair growth on my hairline.
I’m so amazed by the immediate results people see when they switch to a raw food diet.
More miracles, please! :-)
wow, I have heard the asthma thing a lot. that’s so interesting.
I have noticed I have no smell anymore either, it’s great. ;-) no gas, no smelly poops, no BO. i’m a clean machine! LOL