Guest guest Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 Hi everyone, This is the first of two questions I have. I will post the other one seperatly. basically I have been raw fooding for a week now and it feels great (I have a few aches and pains which may either be detox or my coming down with flu I can't tell). I am not sure whether I am ready to take it up as a full time life style yet. But if I continue to feel this posative I wouldn't want to go back to my old ways (which was already vegan save for honey, gluten free, high in tofu/ soy and generally healthy even though I overindulged alot) Basically I have met two types of raw fooders so far: Increadibly healthy and inspiring individuals who bounce with truly grounded energy, and whiring balls of frenetic energy who seem to be anorexics in denial. The first kind are the ones who have inspired me, but having had eating disorders in the past I want to avoid falling into the later catagory (the amount of raw food 'diaries' i have read where the blogger goes on about their having eating 'too much' alarms me - for me raw fooding is all about grazing and eating as much as you and your body wants). Anyway my question concerns menstration. I have read statistcs of a large number of raw food women having had menstral problems. Are there any LONG TERM raw fooders (who have raw fooded for 2 years or more) out there who have NOT or even who have had there menstartion effected. Is your menstartion lighter? Less frequesnt? patchy? Are there any long termers out there who still have regular and healthy periods? I will be interested in all your answeres, opinions or even suggestions about this and other womens health raw fooding issues. Love and light Shanta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 There is huge debate over this. Menstruation in primates is NORMAL and healthy and if you aren't menstruating and raw, there is a huge problem. You can also be underweight and raw which will lead to problems as well. I've seen exactly what you describe. Some raw look like they've been in a concentration camp. It's normal for a woman to shed her uterine lining every month and though lighter now, my menses is normal. Be very careful on the info. you get on this. Some have a really warped and misogynistic view about it in the raw community and look at menses as an illness. Total BS. Anyway, just my 2 cents, but there are quite a few women who are too low in body weight and have problems not only with menses, but also fertility and other hormonal issues from not eating a healthy raw diet. Be careful what you believe, hear, and research a lot! On Feb 4, 2006, at 9:13 AM, shanta gyanchand wrote: > Hi everyone, > > This is the first of two questions I have. I will post the other one > seperatly. > > basically I have been raw fooding for a week now and it feels great > (I have a few aches and pains which may either be detox or my coming > down with flu I can't tell). I am not sure whether I am ready to > take it up as a full time life style yet. But if I continue to feel > this posative I wouldn't want to go back to my old ways (which was > already vegan save for honey, gluten free, high in tofu/ soy and > generally healthy even though I overindulged alot) > > Basically I have met two types of raw fooders so far: Increadibly > healthy and inspiring individuals who bounce with truly grounded > energy, and whiring balls of frenetic energy who seem to be > anorexics in denial. The first kind are the ones who have inspired > me, but having had eating disorders in the past I want to avoid > falling into the later catagory (the amount of raw food 'diaries' i > have read where the blogger goes on about their having eating 'too > much' alarms me - for me raw fooding is all about grazing and eating > as much as you and your body wants). > > Anyway my question concerns menstration. I have read statistcs of a > large number of raw food women having had menstral problems. > > Are there any LONG TERM raw fooders (who have raw fooded for 2 years > or more) out there who have NOT or even who have had there > menstartion effected. Is your menstartion lighter? Less frequesnt? > patchy? Are there any long termers out there who still have regular > and healthy periods? > > I will be interested in all your answeres, opinions or even > suggestions about this and other womens health raw fooding issues. > > Love and light > > Shanta > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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