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  • It seems to me that palm oil might be a good replacement for coconut oil, as they have similar fatty acid composition. The same could be said for cocoa butter and shea butter.
  • Furthermore I believe I will obtain some anti-oxidant benefits from eating them regardless of the enzyme inhibitors. so thanks for your input, but I am not dissuaded. By all means try it out to see what happens, but I seriously would not expect any …
  • Grape seeds are VERY healthy to eat. The proanthocyanidins they contain have anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer (especially anti-oral-cancer) properties. No denying the potential (keyword, potential) benefit of grapeseed extract. But you would hardly…
  • If she is maintaining her weight on her diet and exercising, then I say don't change the calorie count at all. Your body tries to always maintain a constant weight, so if that's what it's doing, then something in your diet and life style must be rig…
  • 3 weeks of raw eating: Well, I made it. This isn't the most extreme diet I've ever been on (which is saying something) but it still tested my temptation a fair few times. Since my last update, I have increased calorie consumption mostly in the form …
  • I know the 80-10-10 people say you should just eat more fruit, but doesn't that seem a bit counter-intuitive? If you need more protein and more calories, I would think nuts and raw gourmet food would be the way to go, as it is caloric and has more p…
  • I have had some implicit thoughts about your postings from the start, even your name says a lot about the outcome of your scientific experience : I think it may already be determined from the start ! I'm somebody who personally hates the biased conc…
  • Hey Rawskeptic- Thanks for sharing your journey. Quite fascinating! I would be interested to see how you feel following a raw foods diet more like the ones recommended by Becky Mauldin (Recipes for Life), Sally Fallon (Nourishing Traditions) or even…
  • the weight you are losing isn't muscle at all. it's all fat or water weight. and you don't need more protein. you are getting A LOT. Which doesn't explain why all my major lifts have gone down. I'm not so concerned with the weightloss (2.5 pounds is…
  • The skin could be detox. It took my body months to get used to digesting this way and to clean out. I went through three or four months of transition... Not too sure about the whole detox thing. I always wonder why some people believe that your body…
  • I have a hard time believing your 15. lol You better believe it. ;-) If it changes your perspective about me any, I act a lot more mature when it comes to talking nutrition science. I'm really a total goofball in real life even if I don't show it he…
  • Hi, Rawskeptic, I have really enjoyed reading your posts. I applaud your scientific approach. You also question some of the things I've been wondering about. I think you will make a much better dietitian as a result of going through this experiment,…
  • Also - if you're used to over 3000 calories, and you've dropped to just over 2000 don't you think your lack of energy, etc. might be connected? Hmm, how can I explain this. I've been on low-calorie diets before (think 1400 calories) and while my lev…
  • I'm with RawK - increase your fruit consumption. It seems quite possible to me that you're not lacking protein, but carbs. If you're eating over 2000 calories a day from varied foods, you should be getting plenty of protein. As outlined in my origin…
  • Not odd at all, if you are not taking in adequate fluids to flush the fiber. Otherwise, all that fiber will draw fluids from the body, and hence, constipation. I drink 6 liters of water a day already; I've been doing that for a while, actually. I gu…
  • Divided responses for simplicity: Rawskeptic--for this last week, increase your fruit intake and lower your fats (currently at 40%!) considerably. If, by the end of 7 days, you do not notice an increase in stamina, then at least you will have tried …
  • Day 15 of raw vegan lifestyle: -I'm now another 1/2 pound lighter, as I'm still having a lot of trouble getting enough calories in. I'm now a full 5% weaker in my bench press and 10% weaker in squat and deadlift. Furthermore, my stamina seems to hav…
  • Day 10 of raw vegan lifestyle: I am now getting into the hang of the diet. Tossing together smoothies, homemade salad dressing, salads, and soaking/dehydrating almonds is becoming second nature. My weight has gone down by 2 pounds (my scale is super…
  • Day 3 on raw vegan: Nothing horrendous to report, but not much good either. One thing I have to say: I am sick of chewing. Veggies are great but it is hard to stand having to take so much time ingesting so few calories when you're hungry. Would I be…
  • rawskeptic i don't think carnap was in anyway insinuating that because of your age, you live off of mcdonalds and joints...I think carnap meant that younger bodies can take more abuse, so it will take longer and more abuse for the abuse to be appare…
  • Rawskeptic, check out Doug Graham's book 80/10/10. He is the source and one of the raw "gurus" if you will. The jury is still out for me on the issue of good fats. It's a rather difficult thing to interpret. There have been major studies that have f…
  • I don't know if anyone has suggested this because I didn't have time to read all the replys but if you are seriously interested in nutrition, I would recommend reading The China Study. It's the bigges and most comprehensive sudy on nutrition ever do…
  • Just a side note first : when I was 15 and 16, I felt great eating McDonalds once a day and smoking two joints a day. So... just know that a body over the age of 21 starts to get tired, starts to show the signs of bad eating and living habits. But I…
  • @Pam: Thanks for the advice about the bananas (mangoes--how could I forget about those???) and for all the great recipe ideas. I am loving all the new things I'm eating. "It's rather simple but as everyone knows, oil is a lubricant, oil coats things…
  • There are two main schools of thought when it comes to raw food. One is a high fat diet. And the other is a low fat high fruit diet. I personally switched from the high fat to the high fruit (maybe you would be interested in googling 80/10/10). Diet…
  • Rawskeptic, where do you live? If you live by a vegetarian restaurant that serves raw food, or by a raw food restaurant, please go try the food! You don't need to eat raw gourmet every day, but it definitely helps to keep cravings at bay. It's also …
  • @Pam: I applaud your efforts. We might be able to provide more useful information if you tell us how tall you are, how much you weigh, and whether you have specific health issues you are addressing (like diabetes, an eating disorder, drug use, etc.)…
  • @beany beegan: skeptic, It would help if you read up on the Sad American Diet and what it is doing to the American people I've done lots of research on different diets and nutritional aspects, and yeah, I concur that the Standard American Diet is pr…
  • Thanks for all the replies, everyone! =D I'll respond one by one. @bitt: "i agree with everyone else, you might get bored if you eat the same thing everyday. especially at first. although some prefer the simple type of diet. i enjoy a more complex o…
  • More variety -- noted. I'm due to run out of spinach on Wednesday, so I will pick up kale, cucumbers, and other leafy greens then. I also just remembered that I like kiwifruits rather a lot, so those will probably be replacing the apples every other…