Is Raw Vegan the Holy Grail of Diets?

Well this may be a bit of a controversial post!

Do I think raw vegan is the only way to go? As fab a protocol as it is, the answer would have to be .. no.

Ten reasons to go raw vegan for a while (and a while will be dependent on your particular body, environment, needs and lifestyle factors)

1. Kick starting a healthful eating lifestyle
2. Showing you where your weaknesses are e.g emotional eating, types of non foods you're addicted to
3. Easing the digestive load on your body during times of stress or to release vital energy for cleansing and healing purposes
4. Seeing an immediate impact of fresh fruits and vegetables on the integrity of the body
5. Getting in touch with your intuition
6. Getting in touch with how food grows
7. As part of an overall plan to simplify your life
8. Emergency health measures
9. Preparing for a fast
10. For the fun of it!

And there may be others.. however..

I don't believe there is a one diet fits all, well I know there isn't one. I'm a nutritionist, avid researcher and learner and love testing out ideas on my own self and this concept is clear to me. What there is though is a set of time-tested principles that you can create your own diet around (diet=eating plan) when you have a clear understanding of your own body and how it functions.

Raw is one element. No one needs to eat 100% raw vegan and I wouldn't recommend it as a forever way of eating. And that's not coming from a fear-based perspective but a principle-based perspective. I'll do some more posts on 100% raw for the long term and what you need to be looking out for.

It's very easy to get caught up in a label and I had to be careful myself. The important thing is the experience that you are having and how it is integrating with the rest of your whole life.

Later ;)