you have already been sick
so you have 2 issues.. that of refortifying your system

and that of becoming more conscious careful with being raw in eating

as youhave been sick.. it seems like the first thing to do is to add more garlic, ashwangda and other anti-viral items

then slowly reduce soem items from meals


personally I dotn think eating RAW is goign to completely prevent getting sick and unless you becoem educated in getting enough protein and calcium in your diet you can do yourself a real disservie by just deciding to eat only raw uncooked fruits and vegetables

removing all processed foods is the first hurdle, i think.
It causes you to completely rethink the way you feed yourself, and you will naturally refine your standards as you discover how much better you look and feel.

dependence upon grain-based(usually processed) foods is perhaps the hardest thing to overcome--that and the sugar addiction so many of us have suffered from.

i went 100% all at once and that suited my personality best. It gave me the opportunity to feel how much more energy i have when totally raw, and also to completely kick my addiction to the types of foods that make people think they need a certain amount of cooked food in the diet. Once you stop eating those foods for a few months, you just forget about them. They don't serve you. Pasta, potatoes, rice, pancakes, mac & cheese, they give you nothing but trouble.

i have lost 45 lbs in just over a year and i have more energy and vitality than ever before. I hardly need to eat, even in the winter. I had a hard time when it suddenly got cold in the NW (December) so i allowed myself to back down to 50% raw for a couple of weeks until i felt better. I learned that it's important to keep checking in with yourself and not allow dogma to override the messages your body sends you. I trust my body to send me a clear, truthful message, so i follow it. I adjusted to the cold weather and by the first of January, i was bounding through the snow in a t-shirt and sweatpants, dancing all night, feeling superhuman in many ways. You go through phases--it's a journey, not so much a diet.

SOme people have a personality that does better with transitioning slowly. If you are that type of person, i'd recommend starting with the removal of any and all processed foods including flour products, anything with sugar, and grains with the exception of whole, sprouted grains. Doing a colon cleanse is a good start, or a three day juice fast (or both). Get on www.goneraw.com for more recipes than you will have time to use. Spiritual Nutrition by Gabriel Cousens helped me to understand the concept of Living Nutrition, which is above and beyond "raw".I got the book at the library but ended up having it for 3 months so i bought my own copy to be fair to other library patron. That book is truly a living foods bible.

i agree with Lynne in that the two hard parts are being cold and feeling separated from others. I have transcended both, but it took over a year of isolation, working through judgement and separation, and learning how to adjust my fat intake in the winter (if you are cold, eat more cashews and coconut, add cayenne and ginger to your diet daily, and keep moving)

good luck to you. this tribe is a great resource for people just getting started. Hopefully tribe will be more stable in the near future.

m7

how do you get protein?
eat rice uncooked?

there are only so many avocadoes, soy nuts

what about white cheese?
eggs boiled?