ARE GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES PART OF THE OPTIMAL RAW FOOD DIET?
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- Опубліковано 27 тра 2024
- FREE EBOOKLET www.sweetnaturalliving.com Almost everyone on the low fat raw vegan diet seems to be very adamant about consuming greens - but is it really necessary?
Looking at the matter from a scientific point of view, a diet of fruits, occasionally some nuts, as well as plenty of coconut water - there's not a single nutrient missing. As long as you're eating enough calories from TROPICAL and SUBTROPICAL fruits there's really no issue. There's plenty of minerals in fruits even though people usually think of greens when talking about minerals.
The other way to look at the matter is from a more instinctive, intuitive point of view. In this sense, greens fail to appeal to my senses the way fruit does. I very rarely, if ever, crave greens, they are not appealing to my eyes, smell or taste. They often have a bitter taste to them, making them disgusting or boring at best. This is why people eat greens and vegetables with dressings!
If you can't, or don't prefer, to eat the food by itself in its raw natural state, you've got to question that food as an optimal food for humans. Why would we be designed to eat a food that does not appeal to us?
People tell me I'll change over time and slowly start enjoying greens, I doubt it but I am open to the idea. Nevertheless, I can't see why something that's necessary for our health would have to be an acquired taste! No one needs to learn how to eat sweet fruit! Even breast milk is sweet!
If you're not eating high quality fruit grown in ideal conditions, greens may or may not work as a "supplement" in order to keep you nourished to some degree, but ideally speaking, I see fruit (including seasonal nuts to a small degree and coconuts to a large degree) as the only viable source of food for humans!
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Nature provides all the nutrition we need. What do you think people did before grocery stores ? Don't you think your body knows what it needs?! We give way too much credit to the established norms and not enough to our natural instincts. I like how this youtubers emphasizes the body's natural desires and cravings and what we would eat if we were in nature. People discount and ignore what their bodies are telling them!
I grew up on a farm and loved eating greens and vegetables raw off the vine so to say. To this day, I am drawn to veggies, esp. living butter lettuce, kale, peas, avocados, cucumbers, cilantro, broccoli, etc. So I think everyone is different. I also eat fruit. I find an all fruit diet too sweet for my taste, but agree that raw food always makes me feel the best.
Of course a bunch of kale or whatever doesn't appeal to most people its not sweet. Sweet mangoes etc are way easier on the taste buds and receptors in the brain than a bunch of greens. There is an addictive aspect to sweet things in the brain. But damn I feel so alive having just one green smoothie a day. And I'm not thinking about nutrients etc when eating greens, I'm noticing how my eyes glow, and how how my body energy just soars. Don't eat things just because it's easier to eat. Eat because food is medicine.
well said
wow same, I have a green smoothie everyday with spinach and my skin just glows I feel so good man
+Duncan Bananatyne I love it by itself
what! food should always be something that appeals to you. its the law of nature.
Duncan Bananatyne I agree mate. I eat mostly whole fruits but I do eat things like lettuce and baby spinach for simple green salads. Loren Lockman’s videos have really influenced me to eat as raw as possible and delve into fruitarianism.
There are so many voices telling us all what to eat, but it always comes back to: "What is my body telling me?" What do I crave in it's raw natural state? and the answer for me is always fruit. I cannot find a flaw to that logic. Great video brother, keep up the good work.
Same! It’s always always always fruit my body wants. It’s so good I can’t get enough.
I hadn't been eating many greens lately and was a little worried. Then you posted this video lol
I found this perspective really interesting and thought provoking. I will have to start paying attention to if I'm drawn to a food because I naturally want to eat it or if there's a voice inside me saying I "should". I also really like the point about seeing a cow in it's natural state and not wanting to eat it at all! So much food these days is completely masked (especially packaged stuff from the store) it's like we have no idea what we're even eating, its so unrecognizable. P.S. I'm watching this video while eating broccoli and kale LOL.
+Brianna Eason :D
you have trained your palate to only want sugary fruits it seems. I can eat plain greens all day because I switch them up and eat alot of them. people get bored of them because they do not switch them up. we have to because the alkaloids in the plants. also people do not chew food the easy they are support to in order for proper absorption. my energy levels are way higher and my body regains energy quicker after long workouts. they contain chlorophyll, carbohydrates, are low in sugar and have easily absorbable proteins. I eat more greens then I do fruit and my body thrives amazingly better than any other diet I have encountered.
+justeen kaneshiro well said. my body craves greens now and then.
I love your videos man! so on point u push me to continue the raw vegan lifestyle💖🍉🍒🍇
+kat carroll Cool to hear that :)
PHILL SHIVELY lol😆 come on man I'm trying to focus on raw fruits, stop messing with us😉
your videos have improved so much I'm always thrilled to see a new one coming, thank you! this was very informative, again.
+DancingFruity Being Thanks! Yes I'm getting better at it day by day :)
I'm 5 days into a raw-vegan diet (been vegan 3yrs) after a month of repetitive fasts every month, that lead me push away from cooked food and can totally relate to this.
Fruit is where it's at.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and guiding me though this journey brother :)
Just the video I was looking for! Thanks dude
Thank you for this video! I have been raw vegan for a few years and recently I have been questioning why I am spending so much money on making sauces to try and make my salad taste better. I have been really struggling to eat salads and certainly cannot bare eating them without a delicious fruit dressing poured over the top. So I came to the conclusion that something must be going on as I only prefer to eat fruit and I’m forcing myself to eat vegetables just to be “healthy”. Then fruitarianism popped into my head. I am really grateful for your videos as it makes complete sense to me and I am going to start eating mono meals of tropical fruit/fruit when I do my food shop. I was also wondering do you eat nuts and seeds? Thank you 🌈
it's very relieving to hear another "raw fooder" say what I've been feeling lately. the only time I "enjoy" greens is blended in a smoothie with fruit. I know I'm not eating the absolute best quality fruit so I feel as if it is my supplementation for certain nutrients. but I have NEVER enjoyed salads without some type of dressing to enhance flavor. I'm glad your channel exists. cheers
+Chris Lopez :D
Such a helpful video !
i agree, there is no desire to eat salads and greens here. i do blend some spinach in my smoothie, and will probably do some green supplements. as i eat alot of dates and bananas. it makes so much sense to just eat fuit that appeals to me.
Love your vids bro!
+Marshall Wilkinson Thanks!
you make great arguments like always sir
Great video! I agree! You and Ted have made very good points on this topic.
love this vid! back to basics and common sense! We use the mind too much, perfect point about looking at food scientifically vs observing nature and what appeals to us! Keep it up!
+Andrew Emond :D
this is some very radical stuff, and i am glad i found you in time. i plan on just growing fruit trees on my land that i can eat 100 % of my food intake . thank you very much for your discipline and your passion.
+Steve rivera That's so cool! Would be nice if you shared videos of the process!
@Meghan KAttula: There's plenty of iron and vitamin K in fruits. 700 calories of papaya has like 43 mcg of Vitamin K and 4 mg of iron...
+Sweet Natural Living
You have a very interesting and intriguing perspective as usual. I am a part of a health science community. If you ever come to Southern California, I would love to further discuss this subject with you.
+Terry Ingram Sounds like fun!
PHILL SHIVELY But potatoes and yams are not appealing in their raw natural state though...
+Sweet Natural Living There is NO vitamin K2 in fruit.
Simone Weber It's likely that we can convert vitamin K to K2 in our bodies. Another interesting thing to note is that, just like vitamin b12, its produced by bacteria and therefore a healthy intestinal flora may contribute to our k2 intake.
love this video man, I agree, honestly the avocado is the favorite part of my salad as well as the extra flavors I add to it 😂
Great informative video - thank you .
Thanks for sharing this. Totally resonates.
It's amazing how you start realizing things step by step once you start a raw vegan lifestyle! Right now I'm exactly at this point and your video helped me a lot! Thank you :)
Thank you for this video. I've been curious about the raw vegan lifestyle for a few months now. As someone who eats a standard American diet, I found myself severely overweight and find myself drawn to a more earthly natural lifestyle. I love fruits and veggies, but have never really tried a lot of tropical fruits. I look forward to starting this lifestyle soon. Thank you again for your videos and I will be catching up on your previous uploads!
+Rusty Chiles Glad to hear you are on the path towards better health!
thank you this video helped me so much to really take the next step in my health by simply following my instincts when looking at whole fruit!!😎🍍
Brilliant video, really like the simple and wise explanation, makes total sense to me. Thank you!
That's why I like fruits so much, i never thought about it this way what you say makes perfect sense to me. I am sure you are not making too many friends with your videos some people will never consider other options no matter what since they get their information from the one true media "TV". Keep up the good work!
Amazing video!!! I was just thinking this subject
you, my brother, are the best!
love your videos
great points in this video, thanks
Good video! Well said.
wow now i know what was wrong when i had kale your the first person to mention this. i only have iceburg and cucumber now peas with my rice great info ♡
Such an amazing video to come across . Great content . This is literally one of the only videos if not the only video who's information just makes sense to me on an intellectual and intuitive level . Thank you for your thoughts and time . I really want to get back into the fruit only lifestyle. What are the best fruits to eat every day that are tropical that fit any budget And for optimal nutrition ?
I like bananas, mangoes, papayas and melons personally as my go to fruits.
I love this video!!! thank you
Man, this makes so much sense. Thanks
+Westonator5000LP :D
Thank You Brother for another very interesting and inspiring video. I used to live in Miami, Florida, but now I've been living in Chile for over 1 year. Only almost 4 years ago I went vegetarian. And for over a year now I've been more & more of a Raw Vegan. I eat and totally enjoy vegetable salads now days ( some from my own garden ). I do use Olive Oil & sometimes Sea Salt on them. I eat a great variety of vegetables ( of which I enjoy most of them without the Olive Oil ), but of which I am eating primarily for health ( of which of course I hear about from the experience & knowledge of other human beings but also from my instinctual attraction to them ). Instinctually I feel I am in the right path because I feel better than in my past. I also come across edible plants in my near environment that I feel attracted to because there are not many fruit trees ( and less tropical fruit trees ) around me here in Chile. I eat two meals a day & aside from those meals I drink water or herbal teas ( sometimes with a bit of home-made nut milks ) and sometimes with honey . I care primarily about longevity & health ( which is also peace & happiness ). What do you think about my state of diet & process so far? And what do you think about the Human Being evolving itself to needing less food ? What do you think about Breatherianism ? Much Love Brother. Thanks again
+Ete Bliss Thanks for sharing your story brother! It's a complex, yet simple journey with regards to what you are speaking about and I am sure we would enjoy talking in person about it in depth if we ever have the chance, but for now, in simple terms:
1. I think your diet sounds MUCH better than the standard diet people are eating and as you say, you feel much better than before, that makes sense as you have increased the amount of whole, fresh, living foods in your diet.
2. I personally think you would feel even better on a fruit diet, without any refined products like oil, on a lower fat intake and higher intake of sugars from fruit. I see us as frugivores not herbivores.
3. I don't think we are evolving to eating less food, and I don't see the value in eating less either. "Less" is simply an arbitrary word. I believe "eating less" is no better than "breathing less". It's a natural physiological function.
4. Breatharianism being the end point of eating less, I don't personally see the value, or validity of it. Our spiritual nature is just that, and I don't believe our physical nature "affects" our spiritual nature. I see it the other way around. Our physical body is a manifestation of our spiritual body, and whatever we do in the physical realm is just a "game" we play. If we wanna play the "eat less game" as a kind of spiritual practice, then sure, just like playing the "meditation" game or the "hold my hand up in the air for 20 years" game or "sing songs" game or the "go to church" game, so many games, and that's awesome. So let's play our games, our permission slips for higher evolution, but I don't see the breatharianism as absolutely something that has anything to do with "improved" physical health, if anything it's very unhealthy.
Those are some of my thoughts on the subject, but I mean no disrespect and I find everyones story and experiences valid and valuable in the grand scheme of things. Life is mysterious and fascinating for sure. It sounds like you are on a very rewarding and interesting journey, keep it up :)
Blessed Love brother!
:D Thank YOU. And thank you for your reply. I think it would be awesome meeting in person with you some day :) Thank you for your advice.
Indeed we are all playing games within this one huge Game we call Life & Existence. As I said before I want my body to live long & happy, so that I can play with it more, & help others to play & be happy as well.
Maybe because of my present natural surroundings & conditions I am not eating just fruits ( although one of my meals consists of just fruits ). Or maybe because I have not yet chosen to eat just fruits and experiencing that, although I sure feel inspired & attracted to doing so as I see you & others talking & having the same great ( or similar ) experiences with it.
When I envision this world as I wish it to be ( A Conscious Paradise ), with every Human living in peace & in love with one another & with the rest of the planet, I see us eating what ever is around in nature. I see us using our unique human abilities & potentials to assist our lives & the lives of all. I see us eating less simply because our whole planetary ecology would be in a healthier & purer state. Our food would be more nutritious. Our air. Our water. Our whole environment would be less in the contaminated state that it is now. Our thoughts & our actions would also be more pure & creative. And this over-all state of purity I feel would support needing & wanting less but at the same time living & doing more.
As I'm sure you know, this isn't the state of our world now days. But sure I am that happiness & peace are things you look forward to as well. For this reason I am happy & grateful of your videos & your sharings, as this is creating consciousness & awareness in others, not just from what you share, but also from the portal that you open for others to share too. Thank you for reading my words & sharing with me yours. With great honor & joy I end this message looking forward to more of your sharings & mines!
Ete Bliss A great vision! True words! Blessed Love!
+Sweet Natural Living While travelling I've met many healthy people mostly vegetarian and some vegans like me that are food conscious since 5 years+ (I'm just a HCLF vegan since nearly one year). Nearly all of them saw eating less or just the amount you need as a very important health factor and for longevity. The idea is that if you eat healthy for a long time your body becomes more efficient in absorbing the food. So a totally different idea than the normal HCLF carb abundance (more is less). I saw for example a 8 year raw food vegan girl of the age of 31 that looked like 21 (really). When I saw her eat maybe 200 kcal of fruit and alot of greens and veggies I told her that from what I know that should be undereating but she seems to do fine. She just answered: I don't believe in calories. I believe in minerals, vitamins but mostly energy and information in the food that we eat.
Very interesting.
Than I met some people who put a lot of attention into sun gazing/bathing, breathing and and drinking high quality water (from sources and good filters). The idea behind that is also that we basically only need energy (which can come from food, meditation, water, social contacts, walking barefoot in nature etc. etc.)
When I started traveling I really understood the diversity of life and how important it is to always be open minded and flow/adapt like everything in nature. This is why I'm happy that I stayed open even after the amazing proofs I indoctrinated myself with via youtube and books one year ago that made me so healthy and euphoric.
There is more of course like many people talking about the amazing benefits from drinking kefir or raw milk from free range respectfully treated animals this is why I told myself that I would try 1 glass of raw goat or cow milk (even if I never liked that all my life) or an egg after all those months just to check how my body will react IF I find a farm that treats the animals with respect so work with them in a symbiosis and not with slaves (which I sadly haven't seen yet).
I could go on about releasing dogmas that are often too tight into our heads but this post is already too long. I hope this was somehow interesting :D
Keep on the nice videos but don't pay too much attention to the rules of 80/10/10 for example because it seems to be more complex than that most of the time (maybe the most important part here is really like you often say eating tropical tree ripened fruit).
JobbaMoscha Thanks for sharing that! However, the point is not to eat MORE than you need, or LESS, but just enough. I trust the body in knowing how to regulate eating, just like it regulates breathing an everything else. Go for a run and you'll start breathing heavier, effortlessly regulated. That same run will also make you hungrier, for fuel. That fuel can be measured in calories. It's simply a unit of measurement.
"Not believing in calories" is kind of like saying "I don't believe in kilometers"...you know what I mean?
The essence though, is probably to trust the body more than predetermined ideas. Don't just eat 3000 calories because some theory says you need it, eat according to hunger. But there are so many people that hold on too tightly to ideas regarding eating. Either ideas about eating MORE or LESS. Having ANY such idea in mind when eating can interfere with that natural process of eating.
I don't believe in eating LESS. Neither do I believe in eating MORE. Let's just EAT - the way nature intended!
Blessed Love!
Living in tropical parts of Australia and eating mostly just fruit has changed my life in such a short amount of time. Mood and a range of health issues that arrived with a regular townie diet. Just amazing and the results just keep coming.
+Endzhi Montressor Awesome!
where abouts in aus?
do you varied the fruits you eat a lot?
You are an unusually wise and intellect man!
I'm trying to go back to my previous frugivorous diet, which SHOULD be easy considering I reside in the tropics.
+Reverend Eslam Thank you for saying that! The tropics is where it's at! Where do you reside?
Sweet Natural Living I live in the Philippines sir. We have arguably the finest range of sweet fruits on earth here but unfortunately most persons avoid them due to the relatively high cost and the fact that Filipinos are MASSIVE meat-eaters. Practically every dish here has some animal product in it (just as almost every Indian dish has dairy).
Reverend Eslam Haven't been there yet but I hear great things about the fruit there!
Sweet Natural Living I sometimes post photos of my daily meals on my Facebook page so you are welcome to add me as a friend.
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hi :) !! I'd like to say.. I love vegetables but I do notice that I feel a lot more healthier when I eat strawberries and watermelon. I am not that experienced in eating fruits but I love your way of putting things when it comes to the way you feel when you eat... it's nice to see someone that truly knows them selves. I notice things like that because of having hypoglycemia so this is really good information. Thanks! :)
That's a really nice background you got there behind you. Wish I live there with my family. Looks really peaceful :)
I love the taste of raw spinach, also second to that cucumber and peppers. I definitely think alongside fruit, many types of veggies are there for us.
Very informative - I learned something! Thanks for your time!
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+Eligio NatureboyTv Wow, thanks!!
Great video, very instructive as always:) And what do you think about "sweet" roots like carrots, beets or sweet potatoes? Personally, carrots are appealing to me as much as any fruits, not so easy to digest though..
+Ana Mota I'll have a carrot now and then...but two carrots? three? five? or THIRTY carrots, which would be a normal meal calorie wise...it's not an ideal human food...
I've been watching a bunch of your videos since subscribing in the last month or so, and what you say makes so much sense. I've been vegan for 2.5 years and been up and down with junk food vegan/high carb/raw till 4ish for the last year or so, and I know that I feel the best eating lots of ripe quality fruit. But, it's tough living in canada, so, I go the way of high fruit, and cooked starches when I have too, but I find I keep thinking about the summer coming up and all the ripe fruit on trees around here that goes unpicked....I think I'm going to just try to forage as much as possible.
Also been seriously researching about making a greenhouse to grow some of my own tropical trees.....I know that it wouldn't be practical, unless I went really large scale. I'd love to have our family maybe move to a tropical country once my kids are a little bit older (still have our 2nd on the way this september) Maybe a vacation or two to costa rica or another tropical place is in our future in the next couple years. Kinda wish I would have discovered this lifestyle much earlier in life, but I'm still thankful that I found it at 33 years of age.
Anyways, thanks for sharing these great videos of yours, I've learned a fair bit, thank you.
awesome video, per usual!! do you film on a GoPro?
Thanks! Yes, Hero4 Silver!
Wow soo interesting! Thanks! What is youre say on sprouts? Like home sprouted mung beans? I make those on a regeluar basis.
+Atara Rose Greenfield One of my latest videos was on sprouted grains, you'll find it on my channel.
Your analysis reminds me of how vitally important the talent of clear and well-contemplated communication is. You stated your position so eloquently that I think you mollify most of the antagonistic knee jerk reactions of the dogma-laden human mind (which is a natural reaction). Needless to say, this was a very enlightening video. Thank you.
thank you brother ~ you're the raddest
Love eating vegetables on their own since I was a kid 😊
I've watched a few of your videos so far and I have to say that it was by far the most useful info ever! I've had the same thoughts about this stuff and forced myself to eat a ton of greens and it allways backfired cause ofcourse, not enough calories. Thank you for sharing!
But I do have a question. What are the best fruits for dinner? Does it matter at all?
I would say it doesn't matter really, as long as you're enjoying it and eat enough calories for the day. Personally I find that bananas work very poorly for me at dinner, they are just not stimulating enough and for dinner I like to have something a little bit more exciting. Mangoes are the best for me. I'll often finish off with an avocado after the mangoes too. Nectarines work allright. I've never had watermelon for dinner, that's more of a breakfast fruit for me, while bananas are more of a lunch fruit. I guess everyone has their own preferences :)
I think I'll try something like that as well. Thank you again and keep up with the great videos!:)
Hey sweet natural (I haven't watched enough of your videos to know your name yet) I really enjoy your channel. your perspective is refreshing and I have thought the same points you have made on this topic for a while now. I think it makes a lot of sense as well and nature is perfect by design. it is only when we stray from the natural order of things that problems arise. what's your take on phytonutrients in regards to fruit? I eat greens mostly for the phytochemicals and I haven't really done any research on phytonutrients in fruits. do you think they are necessary for maintaining health and eliminating toxins even though vitamins do the same thing? also, I'm attempting to gain weight on my plant based diet and I've never had a strictly fruit based diet. any insights on that?
I think your perspective is as usual very interesting and smart, it does make 100% sens to me. I love your videos, simple and intelligent. I have one question about your original assumption: where did you get the idea that we are tropical human being ?
I've personally cut my greens consumption down quite a lot in the past few months and have felt a lot better. I have felt more drawn to tropical fruits and fruit fats in this time which I have honoured and really felt better energy and healing. living in Scotland I do feel every week or two I want to eat a big tender mixed leafy green salad which I do actually enjoy without dressing. you are right about the chard, there have been times I've ate chard kale and beets in the past and my tongue and throat have started to burn and slightly swell leaving me unable to eat for a while. I stay well away from them now and enjoy better digestion too
+Fruitarian Faerie Sounds good! So the leafy salad, is it ONLY greens in there?
Sometimes I will have it plain because there is a really delicious organic locally grown mixed salad bag at the health store which is great on it's own, other times I add tomatoes, avocado and mango, which yes, of I had enough, I would eat alone in abundance!
Fruitarian Faerie Ok I see..
Haha omg! I know right! I drank Swiss chard juice once and it burnt my throat sooo bad omg it hurt for days totally sucked never at it since. . Lol
***** Yeah swiss chard is the worst!!! Oxalic acid, that's what burnt...
I've been thinking about just that for a while and I have to say I agree with using greens as a supplement. Makes sense. I like my sweet garden kale in cold Canada every once in a while. It almost grows in the snow.
I really like your approch. Do you eat oranges in winter time? I´m trying this lifestyle, but sadly have to pee at night, and it makes my cortisol level rise (stress hormone). What to do about that?
love the vid man! Just stumbled on the raw vegan lifestye after having digestive issues. I defenitely gravitate towards eating more fruits, they feel very filling. The leafy greens they are not that attractive indeed to eat raw. One thing that tastes really good in it's raw state tho are sprouts, especially lentils sprout that i tried. So that might be worth checking out aswell.
you love your mangos! haha you talk about them alot. now i want to try the kind of mangos youre eating!
i think that's a nice point of view. good luck!
this is very very true and completely overlooked all the time
I really love your videos and I've been seriously considering switching to a raw fruitarian diet, but I am just kind of weary because it really seems like it would be a whole lot more expensive! Is it?
It would depend on where you live. If you have access to free fruit (like fruit trees all over) or you can shop at co-ops or farmers markets year-round it would be doable. If you live in a rural and/or colder climate it would be terribly expensive. I can't do a fruitarian diet where I live bc the fruit is really expensive and it's only decent at the supermarket 3-4 months out of the year.
Thank you for this information. This is the first of your videos that got my attention about the way you rationalize eating fruits over other foods so thank you. Are there any specific foods that you would recommend to help with improving symptoms of anxiety. Any information would be appreciated even it it isn't food related. Thank you :)
+SongnFeeling A proper diet, which in simple terms is one based around whole, fresh, quality, raw, ripe fruits eaten in sufficient quantity, is part of what makes us healthy. There are many other factors as well of course, like sunshine, sleep, rest, activity etc. When healthy, we are less likely to experience unhealthy psychological issues, but that doesn't mean they can't occur.
"Anxiety" is a very broad definition, and there are so many nuances, but what I would recommend would probably be to investigate (with your mind) what exactly lies at the root of the problem. Why do you hold the belief that causes you anxiety, and when you find it, ask why it's there and see if you could possibly eradicate it by logic! That's one way I guess...You'll find your way if you want it. It's OK. We all have some degree of anxiety and fear, it's part of our life journey! Be there with the fear and observe it! Then realize that if you are observing it - it's not fundamental to YOU! Anything observed is external. Let it go :)
Thank you for the advice. It makes sense. Social anxiety is the main issue for me. Your advice is great and I will keep it in mind. I will also continue watching more of your videos to see what I can learn about your frutarian diet and life style Thank you :) :)
Spiritual outlook. Just listen to your body. I like it. I just commented on another video of yours about this very topic. :)
Hey man, I love the videos you guys make. I was raw for a month recently and I felt like a super human! Then it got very cold here in NYC and I've been eating cooked dinners so I'm back to a plain old human haha. Moving to Thailand for 3 months in January though so I'm pretty stoked to be raw again. We are staying in Chiang Mai, have you stayed there? If so, any recommendations on where to get fruit or cool places to check out?
Oh, and I think that greens are a good supplement like you say, but if you can get the right fruit there is no need. Kale is horrible in its raw form with no dressing for the record lol>
+Nick Thorpe Yeah it feels amazing to be healthy! Haven't been in Chiang Mai so can't give any recommendations, but I know the main market is very good! Have fun there!
It's funny I crave greens ,veggies, herbs and fruit . Think I have taste buds for them big time . I grew up loving wild edibles and enjoy some bitter tastes for there true flavor .Love them all with out any dressings . Love my greens sprouted , Yums ! I love a plant based diet . I seem to go in spurts of what I crave :) love your talks . So happy you share your wisdom with this awesome community always growing and learning .
I completely agree with you, I do eat greens and I eat them plain or wrapped around a banana a lot of the time, and I love tropical fruit but I'm in northern Canada and my pineapples are $6 EACH!!! I still buy them but I can't be straight fruitarian tho I agree it's optimal and you have given me so much to hum over!!
Yep. I totally agree with you. I've thought this way about greens for a while now. I think "would this look appealing to me in the wild?" I come up with a big nope pretty much every time.
Good points Mikkel. I did have greens for dinner tonight but...I added chopped tomatoes, jalapeno peppers (oh oh), lime juice and half of an avocado. Would not have been able to sit there and munch the greens on their own and I ate several mangoes before this grand salad. I think eating greens for humans is definitely learned behavior and not automatic, just as you may have observed with children not wanting to eat greens. This goes for zucchini squash also, as I'm not drawn to eating it raw unless it has some dressing on it. I did enjoy my salad, but I've had to wean myself from pouring some sort of dressing over it. Thank you again, you're such a thinker and I look forward to your vids to keep me motivated (and rational!). Peace
+dharmababy59 That's my experience as well...and when I did wean myself off the dressings and started eating them straight up, I quickly realized how unappetizing they are!
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+Lew dogg It's all good my brother! Bless!
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Refreshing perspective on greens...
Hey man like the channel, just want to know how do fruitarians get there protein? If you are eating mangos and papayas and and bananas and avocados all day, where do you get your protein from? Do you feel that protein is a necessary macronutrient?
+MikeLive1285 Protein is an absolute essential part of a healthy diet, and there is no whole food on the planet that does not contain protein. All fruits contain protein. Most fruits are predominately carbohydrate based, but there is both essential fats and all essential amino acids, present in pretty much every single fruit there is. Tropical fruits are especially good for humans in that regard.
On an all fruit diet, protein usually comes out at about 5-7 % of total calories. People on a standard diet eat about 15% protein. There's clear scientific evidence that most people are getting way too much protein and that 5-10% should be plenty enough. Breast milk is about 4-6% of calories, and babies need more protein than anyone else - as a percentage of total calories!
Another fact is that by eating raw, you are consuming raw protein which is not denatured by heat and therefore digestible. Hence, chances are that someone eating cooked proteins will need more than someone eating raw!
Hope that helps!
awesome topic! 2 weeks on my fully raw journey so far! I've been raw till 4 for a year! I'm leaning towards 801010 and was wondering about nuts; what are your take on them? do I need to soak or just chop up some raw almonds in my fruit salad is ok? Raisins and dried fruits? Also, avocados? What's ur take? usually eat one with my salad (that I'm not super drawn to like you mention! as I'm thinking about it I'm not necessarily super drawn to eating avo on it own either! hmmmm
+TheJossan84 I recommend experimenting to learn. My personal experience as well as the science points to keeping the fat below 15 % of calories at most for optimal results.
I rarely eat nuts as they are difficult to digest usually. If I can get them fairly fresh, I'd eat a little bit. A small handful a week maybe?
I don't bother with soaking them. We wouldn't do that in the wild. But who knows, it might be better that way.
I don't enjoy dried fruits, but I eat them now and then in a pinch!
I love avocados, probably the easiest of all the fatty foods to digest. I probably eat a small one per day on average, landing on about 10-12 % from fat for the day. I eat them by themselves together with a meal of mangoes for example.
Excellent video! I ate nothing but apples for a few months and greens were something I needed, and enjoyed the taste of, after that period. However I still have some intolerances to them and would much prefer to have a greater variety of fruits in my diet than greens. We do get imported fruit here but my body reacts badly to it. If I lived in the tropics with access to organic tropical foods year round, I think greens and apples would barely exist in my diet. Ultimately, I agree with your sentiment - we need to listen to our bodies and do what's best for us in our climate, and if we can go for tropical fruits then that is ideal, but if not, we can supplement with other foods as needed.
WELL DONE! thanks
The reality is...in nature you don't always find fruits. Sometimes weeks or even a month no ripe fruits at all. So eating greens is just comon sense 😎
Do yuo count tomatoes and cucmbers as greens or fruit? I mean they are technically fruits, but most people dont see them as such. What do you think?
I would just follow trial and error. Kale has helped me alot. It has helped bring more circulation back to my feet,and it has given me alot of energy.i have hashimotos though, so I have to be careful as to had much of one food I eat. All the best to everyone
I watched a lot of your videos (still watching!) big fan of your work. I am currently in Thailand and was wondering; why do you think the locals adopted (or evolved?) to eat meat and rice and other green vegetables (and roots and fungus/mushrooms) etc as well as meat and animal products like eggs and milk and cheese if the fruit is so good here? I love eating watermellon, papaya, mango and banana but sometimes i still like some sticky rice and maybe a vegy pad thai :)
+Adv Who says they adapted to it? They are still human aren't they? Their digestive system is still human, their hands, mouth, teeth and eyes are still human? They are still frugivores even though they eat other "foods"! :D
+Sweet Natural Living Thanks for the reply! I agree, but the question is why would they start eating things like animals and vegetables? Thanks again
Adv Humans have been eating sub optimal foods for thousands of years, the question is why did we start? This is what archaeology and anthropology is all about. No one knows for sure of course, but chances are than as we moved away from our natural habitat and/or was pressured by changes in the environment, we had to start eating other foods than fruit in order to survive.
+Sweet Natural Living Thank you! very informative and interesting. keep up the good work
what that you say is always interesting :) what do you think about things like tomatoes or pepperoni?
+Giulia Braca They are both fruits (I presume you mean capsicum when you say pepperoni) and I do enjoy them sometimes!
Sounds like you have a bit of a sweet tooth lol. When I look at veggies and mushrooms my mouth waters. I just don't feel the same for most fruits. That being said I agree about following your instincts in every aspect of life.
Thank you! You are very, very inspiring! I was wondering what your perspective is on eating 3 meals a day, I personally desire to eat in an unplanned way, in a way where I am listening to my body, so I might eat several times a day with no specific set times of eating. Perhaps I am just not eating enough fruits all in one sitting/meal, but I was wondering if you listen to your body and that's when you decide to eat, and it just so happens to be 3 meals a day with a snack(like I have seen in another one of your videos)? Thanks!
+Kristin xox When I get hungry, I eat until I'm satisfied...that usually holds me for 3-5 hours, then I eat again. It usually turns out to about 3 meals a day with the occasional snack yes. That being said, I do enjoy at least dinner to be a planned meal for cultural reasons.
If you're listening to your body, you must find that when you eat, you eat until satisfied no? If you stop before you're full, then there's surely a "mental" reason why?
What about nuts, they taste good in there natural form
But you probably wouldn't eat a lot of them because they are in hard shells
beside manggo papaya banana, what else good fruit?? is it okay frutarian, i heard about Jobs..
I totally experienced what your saying. It's meal time and I start towards the fruit and then I'm like, man, I still got that lettuce or that spinach I'm the fridge that I need to eat soon.
I totally agree with you about greens, they should not be a meal , I don't like to eat salads, I did in the past, but I was forcing my self, and I was adding a lot of stuff to feel full, but not full of energy! Now I eat some greens with the last fruit meal of the day, but not everyday, only when I feel like.
You're so good!
I do agree, but for me on my journey now i feel great having rice n veg, plus thanks to you I'm eating way more tropical fruits...mangos are amazing...Only thing living in the UK, in the winters you really feel like hot food, so rice and veg will be a staple...unless i move.
Just watched this- the "greens" question has been bugging me for almost 2 years now.Thanks for this vid.
Simple and clear.
i totally agree with what you're saying.. I love eating fruit so much that sometimes i feel like i need to stop myself before i stuff myself until i wanna throw up lol. If you give me a salad or vegetables it's a chore for me to finish my plate. I really dislike lettuce and find it really unappetizing...
From what ive read (and to a certain extent, experienced) with green leafy vegetables, is that they are beneficial for human consumption when used as a mechanical intestinal cleanser. I totally agree with you that fruits are the most perfect food source for humans in terms of raw nutrients and ability to sustain, however, I also believe that before you can make the full transition to frutarianism, using raw leafy vegetables to help better absorb the nutrients from the actual fruits is definitely a plus. I dont know if this is everyones case, but when i eat salads i can look at my poop and see that i dont digest greens fully, but rather they stay somewhat in tact, leading me to believe that they do in fact work as a 'broom' of sorts to help clear out the intestines and colon.
This is great news. I've been working at transitioning myself and my children to a mostly raw vegan diet , but I've been really stressing about how much veggies they are getting & afraid to overdo the fruit. We have found garlic hummus to be a good veggie dip but it's really difficult finding enough creative ways to push raw whole veggies on kids under ten! If I can get enough calories and nutrition info them with fruits and nuts, that would really take a load off my shoulders. My primary concern has bee adequate calorie intake for the children..,
let them eat until they are satisfied and their calorie need has been taken care of
From what I've been experiencing, depending on the medium/minerals used to grow the greens in, they will most certainly taste appealing when in their raw, original form. There's many vegetables that look very appealing to the eye, however, probably not as lovely as fruit, but, balance yeah? As far as folate, fiber, calcium, iron, and various trace minerals goes... vegetables are superior. Balance. Balance. Balance.
Nice video, spark the minds.
+smrfox99 With due respect, but you talk about balance, but yet you seem to be under the impression that MORE of a nutrient is BETTER, whereas we actually just need ENOUGH. Even though vegetables have more minerals per calorie than fruits do, doesn't mean we actually NEED more. That being said, fruit ALONE hits all the official recommendations for folate, calcium, iron and ALL the other minerals actually...
I know exactly what you talk about. I am on LFRV for 4th month and everything goes quite well, except the salad thing. Sometimes I feel like chewing grass.. just like a cow. When I eat it with mangoes or grind it with tomatoes, its much better but still it is not something I enjoy very much. What I am wondering about, however, how much are the leafy greens helping our gut flora to thrive. When I started this diet, my digestion went wild. Lot of smelly gas and bloated belly. It was getting better and by the time my gut was cleaning up. Anyway, I sort of felt all this to be better when I ate a head of lettuce a day and even-though my gut and digestion is okay for a while now, I still feel that it works better if I eat lettuce. I wonder whether it is just a feeling, or whether it is just better for detox or what it is.
Hey man, brilliant, I think this is the simplest and the smartest reflexion I heard about nutrition. Only one question, maybe it's gonna sound dumb to you but don't you think that so many years of adaptation could have had an effect on our fundamental needs and because of that we would still have to eat stuff like.. animal products in a ideal diet today ?
What is wrong with dates? Do you mean they are not good as well when they are fresh, or just when they are dried? Thanks
Agree. makes sense. thanks.
I've been drinking 5 gallons of Romaine juice made on a Norwalk juicer per week for the last three months. It's the best thing I've ever done diet wise. I was a pure 80 /10/10 raw vegan for years. I've followed Ann Wigmore diet. Primal diet. Natural hygiene. The key is to listen to your own body and be flexible (including skipping meals).