results of raw

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I would greatly appreciate any advice from veteran raw foodists.

 

A few months ago, I became enamoured with the idea of going raw,

since indeed my life as a 34 year old living in suburban LA, my

health problems have steadily been increasing, particularly now with

chronic asthma, allergies (animal and dust, and some food). For the

past while I have been a heavy meat/protein eater, which seems to be

very good for my energy level and physique - I am relatively thin

and with good muscle mass. Basically going raw was my reaction to

wanting to get rid of my health issues, and to live in longevity

without adult aging diseases.

 

I tried two experiments, both of which lasted about 3 weeks. For the

first, I went totally raw but ate a great deal of raw fish and raw

cheese. This was great for me and I had quite a good amount of

energy. In fact, my asthma improved and I had to take only about 1/2

the amount of asthma medication.

 

Then, I took a hiatus of about a month, and tried an all-vegan raw

diet. This for me was very difficult. I was constantly hungry, even

though I ate the nuts, hemp protein, bee pollen etc.. Despite my

hunger, I gained about 11 pounds, and I had to start taking the full

strength of asthma meds. Whereas my weight was fairly normal before,

and I had certainly not been underweight, the 11 pound gain was very

disconcerting. I attributed it to all the fruits and higher carbs I

was ingesting. Much of the recipes I got from " Raw Food, Real

World " . But all in all, it was discouraging because it was not

sustainable to me -- I was constantly fatigued, hungry, and in

addition, I was getting fat!

 

I have now gone back to a semi-raw diet which includes very little

fruit, but more vegetables, and raw fish. My asthma is still where

it was (ie/ not half, as with the protein-raw diet), and I am losing

all the weight I gained.

 

Because I am trying very hard to " do the right thing " for my body, I

welcome any insight from any of you who have had similar results,

and how you managed to overcome them.