Does anyone on here follow this lifestyle??? I have been doing some research on the raw food diet and am very interested in attempting to transition myself over to it. I'd love to hear from anyone with real life experience with this!
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Does anyone on here follow this lifestyle??? I have been doing some research on the raw food diet and am very interested in attempting to transition myself over to it. I'd love to hear from anyone with real life experience with this!
Where do you plan on getting your B12?Originally Posted by cmedeiros17
If I am able to fully transition over I do not plan on eating meats except on rare occasion.
Hmmm....good question!!! There is so much to learn!!! So apparently I would have to take B12 supplements.Originally Posted by strange_wings
Where do you plan on getting your B12?
Supplements come in different forms and not everyone can metabolize the most common form as easily. So yes, lots of research.Originally Posted by cmedeiros17
Hmmm....good question!!! There is so much to learn!!! So apparently I would have to take B12 supplements.
Thank you, she is fine and off the raw diet. Just an IMO here. If you have to take supplements to be on a raw diet, how healthy can it be for you? All these years of evolution mean something. Cooked meat & eggs are good. Lots of fruit, veggies & grains are good for you. Fast food isn't even if it has meat & veggies. I just think that a raw diet is a fad not a way of life.Originally Posted by cmedeiros17
Cococat-thanks for the link and feedback! I do not really eat much meat currently and could live without having any I think. I eat mainly chicken and fish now. From what I understand from my research so far you can get enough protein from the diet but have to eat enough certain foods such as leafy greens and nuts. If I am able to fully transition over I do not plan on eating meats except on rare occasion.
Butzie- sorry to hear about your girlfriend!!! I am glad to hear that she is OK now though. I take it she gave up the raw diet? Or at least added meats to it?
There is nothing wrong with organic real butter IMO. That is real food. I would much rather someone eat butter than fake plastic margarine or the like.Originally Posted by capt_jordi
(What can I say, we are southern and we like our bacon and our butter!)
Interesting thing I've found. Since having my gallbladder out I can't tolerant more than slight amounts of margarine and similar fats. Natural fats, in modest amounts, are fine.Originally Posted by cococat
I would much rather someone eat butter than fake plastic margarine or the like.
IMO everyone should take a multi vitamin anyway...Originally Posted by strange_wings
But I agree with the "if you have to take supplements, how can the diet be that great?" idea. IMO it's better to get what you need from the food you eat and only supplement if your body has issues with absorption/converting.
Living in the south, I do eat plenty of red meat. I like the beef I eat to be locally raised whenever possible and lean, though.
Research some more. Its found in meats, eggs, and milk. The bacteria that you refer that converts/produces B12 is found the colon, we do no absorb it at this point. When it's found on veggies it's because they have been contaminated with feces - in areas where human feces is used for fertilizer. Do you really think consuming human wastes is the solution to getting B12?Originally Posted by ut0pia
As far as B12, from what I've researched it's not naturally found in meat, it's in bacteria that are found on the ground and contaminate fruits and vegetables that the animals eat unwashed, and so meat tends to have the most B12.