youthfulness

[opiumpoppyfields]

I kinda wonder if sometimes people think I'm being arrogant when I talk about how young I look due to raw food. Cuz I mention it a lot.

I'm actually not doing it for that reason. The reason I do it is because people tend to be shallow, and if eating a certain way can make them look younger/healthier/thinner, etc, it is more likely they will try it out. This is more alluring to most vs. "This will make you feel more energetic and happier and healthier!"

I use it as a tactic to get people interested. Just FYI.

Comments

[lyssa027.livejournal.com]

I don't think you're arrogant, at all

[vegantravels.livejournal.com]

really good point
not arrogant at all
and you really do look awesome. do you do mono, or mixed raw&dehydration?

[adam-0oo.livejournal.com]

Plus, you do look really young.

[vaysha.livejournal.com]

do you think it can turn back the clock too?
I have an older woman friend (my foster daughters grandma actually)
she is about 67 or so and been raw for about a year and a half.
I think she looks younger than she use to.

[lapetitesiren.livejournal.com]

Obnoxious question re: protein and B12 (not an attack! legit curious!).

I have digestive problems and do very well on raw with a lot of juice and blended food, but around 2 weeks in I hit a wall and have bad energy/concentration issues as well as being really cold and not being able to sleep. My fatigue, concentration, and anxiety keeps getting worse so I finally nutted up and paid a bunch of money to see a naturopath with an excellent reputation to see about getting bioidentical hormones.

She looked at my basic bloodwork and while I do not seem to have a thyroid problem as suspected my blood urea nitrogen is very low. This is indicative of having such little protein that I cannot even manufacture neurotransmitters (affecting both my brain and my gut). I was vegan for years and am still mostly (occasionally eat fish)...I have Asperger's, and she told me that this means I likely have a gene that makes it very difficult for me to metabolize B12 but that there are supplements and dietary changes I can make. We're gonna do a DNA test to see if I have the gene and I should get results back in 2 weeks.

For now she wants me to eat way more protein and I am going to try it out to see what happens and then possibly when things get more balanced out have a shot at 100% raw again. I really do feel amazing much of the time when I am eating raw but for now I am going to go with her reccs and see what happens.

So my question: have you had bloodwork done since raw and have you seen the results for B12 and also for Blood Urea Nitrogen? Once again, not an attack at all. I really admire you and think you seem to be doing great with your diet so I was curious. Like I said, you're my anti-aging superhero. :) Nothing wrong with stating the truth, I don't think you're cocky at all. It's selfLESS to share what has benefitted you with others.