Hi Everyone,
I have followed this site for a while--it was invaluable during my recent raw food trial! Now however, I am soliciting your help, thoughts, and comments about the raw food movement for a research project I am currently conducting. I'm a student at Kansas State University in Anthropology, Biology, Microbiology, and PreMed and this semester I have been looking into the raw food movement, identity, and body politics for a class called Language and Ecology. So I have a few questions if you have the time.
1.) Why do you eat raw?
2.) What are your thoughts about cooked food?
3.) How does eating raw shape your identity?
4.) Does eating raw change your thoughts regarding your body?
5.) How much does what you put into your body affect you and the world around you?
If you have the time to help with any of these questions I would greatly appreciate it. Also, any advice you might have regarding research material would be wonderful as well. Thanks in advance for your help and support with my project.
Much Love,
Lindsay
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Hi Lindsay, I have been RAW for 2 1/2 months and here are my answers:
1.) Why do you eat raw? I was having major hormone problems & going through Menopause & all it's lovely symptoms
2.) What are your thoughts about cooked food? It's there if I want it, but it appeals to me very little now
3.) How does eating raw shape your identity? It makes me feel like a young woman because it tames my symptoms, gives me energy, and helps me feel healthy again, which affects what I think about myself as a person
4.) Does eating raw change your thoughts regarding your body? Yes, I am trying to love my body & take care of it now instead of poisoning it. It felt like it was dying and now it feels rejuvenated. It makes me want to seek more health for it, such as exercising, and the little bit of weight I had on is slowly dropping off as I go along in my raw experience. I'm looking better on top of feeling better!
5.) How much does what you put into your body affect you and the world around you? It affects my children, husband, and grandchildren because I complain less, play more, and started composting and recycling also. My world is being changed and affected and everyone around me seems happier too, because I'm happier!
Take care,
Robbin
Thank you 2plus2. I really appreciate your willingness to help.
You have been a wonderful help. Thank you.
Thank you Caleb!
Thank you Sara. Best of luck with the marathon.
Thank you Raw Curls. The way you define cooked food as damaging, addicting, and yet soothing at times is reminiscent of what I was expecting to see, and that is that more people would view cooked food as a drug. I appreciate your help.
Thank you Superfood2. You are definitely right about the better skin complexion with raw food.
Robin, Your answers were great. Thank you for your help.
Thanks twitch. Your help and comments are invaluable! I will see what I can do about posting my research progress.