Most dramatic change as a result of living raw?

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Permalink Reply by nycgrrl on June 24, 2008 at 7:25pm

The most dramatic change: I am almost clean from anti-depressants, which I have been on for 15 years. I have had a few slipups here and there, but I am taking 1/4th my original dosage and expect to be off them by the end of the summer. I feel lighter, both physically and mentally than I ever have. I no longer need a 1 hour nap to get me through the day. I can play with my young boys without getting tired. My body has become more "cut" and this is where I get the most comments from people. My workouts havent changed dramatically, but my body is different. I am more clear-thinking, and (usually) calmer than in my pre-raw days. I was never a full blown SAD eater, but rather just ate poorly...few veggies, few fruits, grains, beans, some meat when I felt like it, pasta 2-3 times a week. I also ate A LOT more than i do now.

I feel wonderful.

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Permalink Reply by LilyLoo on June 24, 2008 at 9:16pm

that's awesome! i rarely take medication anymore either. i used to always have to take tums (almost on a daily basis) because the things i was eating were irritating me so bad. no more tums for me!!

i also feel calmer and lighter. its great!!!

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Permalink Reply by Rachel Rose on June 24, 2008 at 9:48pm

nycgrrl that is such an inspiration to me! In less than a year from now I'll be starting my residency in internal medicine and psychiatry and will always remember the words you wrote above-- One of my major career goals is to get people off psych drugs- I believe that the chemistry that gets 'messed up' in the brain is similar to the chemistry that gets messed up in any other organ, causing disease. The chemistry of the brain is just less well known, and the affects of food on this chemistry is, well, unfortunately not much that scientists wish to create and find funding for real studies on. They'd rather shock your brain with electricity as a last resort, making you dumber in my own humble (not scientifically grounded) opinion (like duh, the doc just fried my brain a bit so I, like, totally forgot that I was depressed). That was a joke, albeit not a great one.
Anyhow, I hope to change this. I would like to be intimate with my patient on a food level. A food level is SUCH an emotional one, uh? We ALL know this. So, all in all, I hope to have a very honorable outlet to detox patients on their way to raw transformation without charging $2000 for some 'weekend outing' where someone is supposed to gain the confidence to change their lives themselves. How do programs like Weight Watchers work? By follow-up. Who has the best potential for follow-up? Doctors. If insurance companies could pay ME to do what YOU would pay much more to get on your own, that would be amazing. Well, I am getting seriously off track here. I am on my way out to get supplies for tomorrow, Day 7 of my 14-day juice feast which is going WONDERFUL and which I will write much about on my page soon.
You are all simply wonderful!
Peace and love, Rachel in the Bronx (Rose is just my middle name)

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Permalink Reply by Hil~raw~ry on June 25, 2008 at 6:44am

WOW! I sound like your before! I aspire to have even half the changes you describe! Thanks so much for sharing and inspiring!

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Permalink Reply by LilyLoo on June 24, 2008 at 9:14pm

My most dramatic change is my general outlook on life and my attitude towards health and happiness. Becoming raw has made me more aware of everything we put in our bodies and how much you have to seek out the good amongst all the bad in the food industry. I have an extreme interest in food now and love learning all about health and raw food and I can't keep away from sites like this :)

People comment on looking a little thinner, which was not my initial reason for becoming raw, but its definitely a plus! I didn't really have a lot to loose anyway so most of my changes have been internal. Emotionally I feel great, as well as physically and I never want to lose that!

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Permalink Reply by Bunny Berry on June 25, 2008 at 10:40am

"My most dramatic change is my general outlook on life and my attitude towards health and happiness. "

Amen, sister!

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Permalink Reply by Charles on June 24, 2008 at 9:29pm

I get invited to more parties. Raw parties, that is. But hey, it counts.

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Permalink Reply by LilyLoo on June 25, 2008 at 9:58am

party animal

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Permalink Reply by Zoe Desmond Carlton on June 25, 2008 at 6:56am

Happiness every day no matter what. Priceless ;)

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Permalink Reply by Andrew J on June 25, 2008 at 8:12am

Where to start? People tell me I look younger and healthier than before. I have more energy than before. My skin is better. I sleep less but it's better quality sleep so I feel less tired. I'm far less stressed than I used to be. And all that's for starters!

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Permalink Reply by Sarah on June 25, 2008 at 10:32am

Not cooking. That, in a word, is win.

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Permalink Reply by Rande on June 25, 2008 at 10:33am

i'm so much happier! and more awake and alive and clear. i couldnt fathom going back to a "normal" way of eating, its amazing to me that people would choose pizza (or, y'know, whatever) over feeling like this.

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