I believe that a raw diet can help, but that its not the answer. Atleast for me, I feel as if a bomb went off in my body and every part of me has been damaged. Perhaps if you only had minor side effects, this would be the answer. Since mine are so severe, I dont believe that eating raw is going to do anything more than make it a little more easy to live with these side effects.
The doctor I saw there recommended I avoid dairy, gluten and sugar and has given me a ton of supplements to take.
If thatās the case, you will not have the willpower to stick with the diet long enough, guaranteed. Your thoughts will start to gravitate towards how the diet isnāt really going to help and why am I torturing myself like this, on and on it will go.
I was a walking nightmare from this drug. Zombie would be putting it politely. I couldnāt even have a normal conversation with friends and family, people Iāve known my whole life. I was a very severe case. I can thankfully say that now I am not. But hey, to each their own.
Like I said earlier, most people canāt make it through the really difficult part, which is the first couple of months.
Good luck to you.
i felt not like a bombā¦ i felt like dead! i was laying few months just in my bedā¦ went to bed at 9 o clockā¦ iĀ“ve been not out for a half year, normally i go out 3 times a weekā¦ i think, the brainfog cant be worser than i hadā¦ i quit the job, i quit the bandā¦ i was simply not aliveā¦ just for your informationā¦
and because the effects are so heavyā¦ it will not heal in weeks, it need monthsā¦ i have 4 monthsā¦ and i would say i can live again, iĀ“m still rollercoaster but im very thankful to be around 75 % - 80 %, one months ago i was around 50 or less
you need to be tough cause the first motnhs you will not recocgnize anythingā¦ and thats the difficult part about it, to stick with it when its bad and you see no results but after 3- 4 months, some changes will occurā¦ and it will go faster and faster with timeā¦
@ Cdnuts
Thank you for your advice. I wish I could be more optimistic about this but all the evidence I have is preventing me from doing that. I am not going to stick with a raw diet, but instead stick to the diet my doctor recommended and continue takign my supplements.
How much would you say youāve improved from a raw diet? 80% of what you were (mental and sexual). And how long have you been eating raw.
Thanks again.
iĀ“m doing it for 4 monthsā¦ no exception. i just eat rawā¦ mostly fruits, and just drink waterā¦
if my body is healthy and fully workingā¦ its 100 % ā¦ now iĀ“m around 80 % ā¦ i have some speak problems i have a bit of fogā¦ but i can live with itā¦ its not life destroying anymore.
one months ago i was maybe around 40- 50 or lessā¦ my body was a total messā¦ i felt like from another worldā¦ i couldnt feel anything, i couldnt smell anythingā¦ i couldnt taaste anythingā¦ there were npo emotional sensations at allā¦
now, much of it is backā¦ not everythingā¦ but a lotā¦ and its beacause i stick to rawfood
those are some pretty amazing results. Not to discourage you, but my doctor said to avoid fruit because any sugar is not good for your adrenals and he thinks that my problem is with my adrenalsā¦
Labrea,
Donāt worry, we wonāt be discouragedā¦
There is a lot of misinformation out there when it comes to diet. If you just use common sense, most of the time you can cut through the BS. Many times though, we try and use our intellect when it comes to diet and it usually always leads us way off the correct path. This Iām afraid, is misinformation. If you ask you doctor what every single cell in your body runs on, he is going to say glucose, among other types of āoses.ā These are all sugar of course. That is what the human body is designed to run on, sugar. No matter what you eat, it is broken down into simple sugars. This is what ALL cells use to function.
I am very familiar with type of diet they offer there and while way better then SAD (Standard American Diet) it is not the best way to eat raw at all. This is like telling a cow not to eat grass, or a bird not to eat bugs. We have all been domesticated and like all domesticated animals we lose our natural ability to be able to discern which foods are right to consume. This is not so for wild creatures. No one tells them what to eat, they just know naturally. If you were a wild human living off the land I can guarantee you would gorge yourself on fruit given the chance and not worry about whether or not your blood sugar was high or your triglycerides or whatever else.
What causes blood sugar problems is not blood sugar! itās fat. Did you know you can cure type two diabetes? You know how? Eat as much fruit and vegetables as you care for while not eating ANY fat at all. In one month you will no longer have type II diabetes. Case closed. The high levels of fat coat everything like an oil slick making insulin useless. So the pancreas has to work overtime to pump out more insulin because the sugar is not getting into the cells. Over time this stresses the pancreas and you start to develop type II diabetes.
Donāt get me wrong, you need fats, but not as much as the typical American gets in their diet. You also need the right type of fats. Natural fats like avocado, nuts, seeds, coconut and certain oils. Even these eaten in too high amounts can interfere with the blood sugar dance. Remember, itās not the sugar, you need that to live. Itās the FAT.
If you really would like to take your knowledge of this to another level I suggest reading the 80/10/10 diet by Doug Graham. Also check out www.rawschool.com
What your doctors are missing by limiting fruit they are trying to make up for with supplements. While some supplements are good, namely the ones that can nudge our hormones in the right direction, the ones used for nutritional purposes just arenāt necessary if you are eating correctly. Getting your nutrients from food is the best way to get your nutrients. Not from a pill or potion. They fall short every time and may not even work.
Also, ask your doctor where you are getting your calories if you are severely limiting fruit. You can only get them from three places. Protein, Fat, and Carbs. Eating salads all day isnāt gong to give you enough energy to sustain yourself with. Leafy greens while necessary, do not give you enough calories to live on. You just couldnāt eat enough roughage, physically itās impossible. So, if youāre not getting your calories from carbs or protien, you are getting it from fat. This will not give you the outcome you want. They are also probably selling you all of these different supplements as well, correct?
Trust me, check out the two references Iāve given you as a starting point. And again, good luck.
fruit sugar is different than raffined sugarā¦ it makes no problemsā¦ at least for meā¦
I understand what your saying and the importance of sugar in our diets. I was just mentioning that my doctor recommended I avoid it if I want to heal my adrenals. Also, the supplements he is giving me are not supplementing my diet, but instead meant to support my digestion, liver, kidneys and adrenals.
Also, just to share, one thing he mentioned I get is Milky Oat Seed. It helps heal the nervous system and supports sexual function. Check it out:
rockymountainherbals.com/her ā¦ stage.html
Traditional Uses: Neurasthenia (nervous depletion) and nervous breakdown; worry, anxiety and depression; nervous insomnia. Sexual depletion or exhaustion. Enfeebled heart. To aid convalescence after debilitating disease. Support withdrawal from tobacco and other drug addictions; delirium tremens
Any thoughts on this?
Make sure it is in fact all natural and then try it out. Thatās all you can really do. See if it makes a difference for you. It may work, or it may be bunk. Only one way to find out. Keep a journal, track your progress with the methods you try, see how it makes you feel, etc. Unfortunately we are left to use ourselves as guinea pigs because there is just no other option. You have to actively do something, or you will stay wounded for quite awhile.
I know this movie is about diabetes, but maybe some of it applies to us. Iām going to try and watch the movie on tuesday and see what I can learn from it. Check this trailer out:
Joetz,
Itās a start. This diet is good, but there are better raw diets to follow. Just like the medical profession, there is a great deal of argument when it comes to which diet is the best raw diet to follow. They will all trump the SAD diet (Standard American diet) but even still there is room to improve on this one. I do think you should watch it and see the amazing things that can happen when you realize how powerful food is to your system. Remember, crap in, crap out. You really are what you eat.
to be honest brothers,
today i felt so goodā¦ sure, my brain is still left behindā¦ but after such a long period of bad suffering i just enjoy every singel positive feeling i getā¦ my afternoon was awesomeā¦ i was back at about 85 % health ā¦ maybe a little further than that. compared to 1 months ago, its like heavenā¦ rawfood saves my liveā¦ its trueā¦
iĀ“m doing it for 4, 5 months since i started
By your progress so far, if you can manage to make it a whole year straight, you will have days again that you never thought were possible. Thatās awesome brother. KEEP AT IT.
In another two months you should think about adding T boosting supps. Although if I remember correctly you arenāt having an ED issues. It may still help for the neuro stuff thoughā¦
Hey if anyone wants to join me and come see this movie on Tuesday night, and you live in south florida, send me a private message and Iāll give you the address to go see the movie.
I saw the movie! It was actually pretty good, and very interesting. The people they selected for the film were people who were eating real crap and were very unhealthy, so it was a very abrupt change for them. One thing that surprised me were the emotion changes they went through as their bodies sorted themselves out. Lots of crying and emotional behavior.
This is the most difficult thing for me when I go raw. The emotional side of it. It took me by surprise as well. It makes you understand that you are actually addicted to cooked food. It creates the same response in your body that drugs do when some one stops a drug habit. Amazing really.