Have i hit the wall...?

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Comment by Sarah on August 4, 2009 at 3:09pm

Thanks Zoe, i am on a green high i think right now, it's happened twice in the last week, i feel like i want to constantly smile and feel so much energy and joy running through my body. I LOVE it :) x

Comment by Zoe on August 4, 2009 at 2:55pm

lovely Sarah! I was going to jump in and ask you what you were eating but it sounds like you've sorted it all out , good news ;)

Comment by Sarah on August 4, 2009 at 2:46pm

Thanks everyone :) I have improved ALOT, listening to my body has helped. I have kept my diet cleaner and lighter, less nuts and sweet foods, i am having lots of fruit smoothies and lot of GREENS ! Green is the key :) I am also letting go of all fear, having faith, a happier outlook and enjoying every moment, the mind is so important for health. I'm learning to breathe properly, deep full breaths, ammmazing effect on my mood and digestion.
I'm giving LOVE everywhere and it makes me feel so good. Loving and living raw right now.

Comment by Angus on July 22, 2009 at 6:03am

Sunbath naked and you will feel wayyyyy better.

Comment by Johnny on July 21, 2009 at 6:07pm

OK, I'm finished making the oatmeal cookies. They're in the dehydrator.

Sorry, Sarah, if the first line above came across crass. I didn't mean that its funny you're feeling bad. Heaven knows, that I feel your pain as I have gone through so many years of feeling bad. I myself am really close to 100% raw now, and eat that way for days or weeks at a time. But I am not obsessive about it and never have been. For instance, I went to a funeral of a close friend who died suddenly of a heart attack. They had a small lunch afterward. In their culture, its important to feed the gathering. They really wanted me to have something to eat. It wasn't exactly the time to try and explain to them all about my raw food culture. I ate their vegetarian food, enjoyed it and went home to continue on my close to 100% raw diet.

What you are experiencing sounds so familiar for people who stick to 100% for a length of time. 73 days is great. But detox can be hell. And as has already been said above, everyone is different - detox time and intensity is different, and I now believe that not everyone's body does best on 100%. The only one who can figure that out is you, and it may take a long time.

Comment by Johnny on July 21, 2009 at 5:21pm

This if funny. You're on 100% raw for 73 days. Of course you're experiencing problems. Just think what a shock this is to your body. I've read that it takes about one month for each year you were on SAD diet to detox, give or take depending on how bad your diet was and other toxic exposures throughout your life. Going 100% really ramps up the detox. Its hard to go 100%. Its best to work up to 100% as slowly as you need to, if that is what you want So if the transitioning is getting too rough, best to just back off and include some small amount of the healthy cooked foods you're used to having before going 100%. If you keep at it, one day 100% may be very easy for you to do.

I love what Mish said - "GO WITH THE FLOW. Eat healthy but don't become obsessive and sick. "


Hey, that a coincidence, Jeff and Jess - I'm in the middle of making raw oatmeal cookies (from sprouted oats) right now! They are deeeelishhh.

Comment by Jeff and Jess Dempsey on July 21, 2009 at 11:06am

Serious with the allergies thing. My whole family has sesitivities to wheat and dairy. My sister can't eat lobster, or vanilla or tapioca! She'll have crazy reactions. My son is highly wheat intolerant to the point of it delaying his nervous system when we were giving it to him and didn't know. You might try to find a naturopathic MD who can get your blood tested for sensitivities. They are starting to do this more for autistic children and finding out that it's acually just wheat intolerances.

Hope your journey goes right for you soon. I am struggling with some similar issues on the skinny side of things. I just got back from Hippocrates and listened to a Brian Clement lecture. He says you have to eat some carbs like soaked oats (make cookies) to get some fat- then lift weights and exercise. I'm going to start that now.

Have you tried blue green algae? remineralize? Sunflower sprouts? Sunshine? Deep Breathing?

Colonics are great but you may have to do quite a few of em' if you have systemic yeast. But I tell ya, I thought I had systemic yeast and I feel like I've fended it off with lots of alkaline forming foods, fairly mono meal diet. not fully mono but just say, 1-3 ingredients for most meals.

Comment by Russ (RawDad) on July 21, 2009 at 11:00am

Sounds like you are in a similar boat to mine ! I am fatigued - with brain fog ... but getting better.

I have had the most success with low & no sugar fruit only, fats and greens (granny smith apples, black and straw berries) If in heavy detox.. you need to LOAD MINERALs !!!!!!!!!! Green Juices, Superfoods...etc...

For the fungus... I have again started taking 1 tbsp of coconut oil in AM, olive leaf extract at noon, and oregano oil at bedtime... it is helping.

David Wolfe recommends no sweet fruit for folks with fungal issues - I believe he is correct.

Alkalization is VERY important - and will stop Candida in its tracks. Be sure not to overdue the nuts/seeds.

Comment by Valery on July 21, 2009 at 10:34am

Ultimately, you have to listen to your body. Having some grains or meat may put you back into a balance or slow down the detox you are going through. You may want to incorporate more greens, since they will help cleanse the blood and liver, and both are linked to the skin. I found with my experience that things like agave, cacao, and lots of fruit do not really work for my overall well being. Fruit even causes my skin to break out more. It could very well be detox but I have gone back and forth on high fruit vs low fruit and every time when I go high fruit for like a month, I break out and I just don't feel my best. More alkaline foods, such as greens and low sugar fruits clear up my skin like a dream and help to fuel me better. Cucumbers are really great for the skin, but all in all it's about the balance that is right for you. I would incorporate some grains and/or a small amount of meat (since you have been raw for a good amount of time, the meat may or may not agree with you) with a large salad and see how you feel afterwards. We are the scientists and also the experiment.

Comment by mish on July 21, 2009 at 10:27am

Hey Sarah, it can take LOADS of experimenting for years to get the right balances. I did have the right balance for 6 yrs feeling and looking tip-top at 99% raw and then after a 64 day green juice feast it all went down the tubes. Now I am struggling to get my homeostasis back. I created a wet-damp kidney condiition with all that green juice. Our minds rationalize what should be best but our bodies sometimes prove the opposite.
Also, if you are eating something over and over you may develop a sensitivity or allergy, like I did with cashews my first year. I created an allergy by repeat use and ended up with something like hives for months. I got tested and it was cashews. It is a good practice to go for lab tests throughout your journey, allergies, deficiencies, hormonal balance and all that.
7 yrs ago when I started this community was immature and dove in head first. Now I see that many people who started back then have revised their RAW VEGAN ways b/c the dogmatic approach has not served best in reality. GO WITH THE FLOW. Eat healthy but don't become obsessive and sick.

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