I already eat a lot of fruits and vegetables...but eating a 100% raw food diet interests me a lot lately. Does anyone know what to expect? Should I buy a juicer? Would you recommend buying a book that explains this in depth?
Thanks!
I should have added that this would be a vegetarian diet. I don't know if milk is allowed or not..?
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i have done raw only for periods. the only drawback is the lack of protein. if you incorporate legumes and higher protein veggies along with supplementation you should be fine. i have a juicer..actually i have a few...been juicing bout 7 years....its not practical to do all the time..but juice fasting is very very healthy for you...in addition to water only fasts i practice juice fasting. with juice fasting you can maintain your normal life i.e. work, exercise etc...but you cant really do much recreational. no toxins that is. there are some things to think about when getting a juicer..types are masticating or centrifugal....one spins(centri) and the other chews(mastic)...the chewing retains the more fibers and doesnt heat up the enzymes as much but is not as good with soft fruits..the spinners go super fast and produce more heat which could be bad but they yield more juice and equally as good with veggies but way better for fruit... if you are just making for you or 2 people then spinner is fine. the spinning centrifugal ones are easier to use...one exception-if you are juicing wheat grass you have to go with masticating. otherwise spinner all the way.
you would benefit from this greatly during the winter. you literally give your insides a sun tan. you are eating foods that are only one level of energy transfer. the sun then the plant then inside you. typical food nowadays many levels from the sun...sun, plant, animal, stove, inside you....
prepared foods..forget about it..they dont have any of the suns good vibes left in them
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I think a juicer is great to have whether you actually do a raw diet or not. I love mine. When I juice, I feel great. Lots of tasty juices can be made. Remember raw, includes raw nuts. As appealing as it sounds, you may find it is not for you. But, still get the juicer, no matter what. I don't regret having it or buying it. Even an inexpensive one I got from the flea market worked good. Doing a day of nothing but juices is great. There are plenty of calories in the nuts. I love raw cashews. Milk is not allowed on a vegan diet. It is a diet absence anything to do with an animal or fish, including milk.
On a raw diet, you could probably have it. Especially the health store, unpasturized kind. Or at least the organic kind. Let us know how it goes. Since you already eat a lots of fruits and veggies, you just might like it. Good luck.
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A juicer is good, they take some cleaning though. I think if you are going on such a diet to expect an upset system because your body is not used to eating just fruit and veg. We also need proteins in our diets.
It sounds more like a vegan diet with no milk, what are you going to use as a protein substitute. :)
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Well now you've done it. Where are you going to keep the goat? An "easy to clean" juicer sounds like very good advice. What I always try to bear in mind is we modern humans have been around for at least 50,000 years and whatever we were before that for a lot longer. Up until about 6,000 years ago when we invented agriculture, we were hunter-gatherers. Our bodies are evolved for that diet. More recent adaptation has resulted in experts (like Dr. Dean! at health central below) saying your body will be healthiest if you lean toward whatever your ethnic ancestors ate. So if you are Japanese you should eat differently than if you are Italian.