It's a Good thing

[Guest guest]

I know of several raw fooders in my area and all

of them are certainly healthier looking than the

average Jane/Joe. Myself, I keep trying to implement more

raw foods into my diet, however it's a struggle to

even eat 50% raw on a regular basis. I don't say that

to discourage anyone, but it's tough for

me.<br><br>I also think the much touted 100% raw goal is for

most people unrealistic, though for some it may be

quite possible and very worthwhile. I'll tell you why i

think that.<br><br>There's two sides to the " argument

from popularity " that one hears from the

healthfooders, who are fond of saying that modern folk's eating

habits are corrupted by processed foods, and that our

natural diet is to be composed of -- you guessed it --

raw foods.<br><br>That pov is true, but ~relatively~

true. Yes, it's true that most people's health is

compromised by eating processed and denatured foods. But it's

a tautology to jump to the " all raw " conceptual

conclusion about " right " human diet.<br><br>The evidence for

that is clear: If eating 100% raw is such a good

thing...where are all the people doing it? I don't mean doing

it for a few months or years, but doing it

consitantly for upwards of 10 years?<br><br>In the entire

world, how many people have done just that? Probably no

more than a dozen. So in the last 20 years that's 1

dozen on one side, 10 billion on the other who do not

eat raw.<br><br>If 100% raw were really the way for

all to go, then we'd have seen evidence of just that

by now!<br><br>But we haven't, and that's one reason

(I'll give you more later) why i think 30-70% raw is a

great idea, but the idea of 100% should be taken with a

grain of salt.

[Guest guest]

The day I went raw, (Dec. 99) I went from eating

cooked food to 100% raw. I have never had secound

thoughts about it, I have never been tempted to go back to

cooked food. True there are some things I miss, but

there are women in my life I also miss. I'm not going

back to them either. Why is 100% such a big deal? It

was easy for me. I would think it would be easy for

anyone.<br><br>The idea that something is wrong, because the

majority of people don't do it, is a bit

ridiculous.<br><br>As long as you eat some cooked food, you are not

allowing yourself to 'get over' cooked food. <br><br>Since

all life on earth evolved on 100% raw food, we don't

become raw foodists. We simply return to a natural way

of eating.<br><br>Don't missunderstand me I am not

trying to talk you into 100% raw, for each his own. But

you seem to be justifying not being 100%. Why not

just do what feels good to you?<br><br>Doug