I don't understand why all the UA-camrs make such a Big Deal out of this. I am Raw. But IF there would be a day where I decide to eat a vegan big mac or whatever so what? next day I'm back to raw and all good. why go back to vegan? consider it as a cheatmeal and done.
I would have to respectfully disagree with you bobby. I'm a recovering alcoholic and ex 2 pack a day smoker and I think every recovering addict in the world would have to agree that there's no benefit in relapsing on your addiction, for any reason. Certain foods are addicting and there's no denying that, I personally had a harder time quitting bread, meat, and sugar than i did quitting cigarettes or alcohol. So you couldn't convince me that having a cheat meal isn't relapsing. Edit: Sorry, I read Big mac at first, not vegan big mac.
So much love for you! I'm so glad you were able to get over the hump of the strict label of raw and incorporate whatever foods you felt like. You're definitely a vegan inspiration.
Well unless you are eating one of the like half of all vevitables that are poisonous raw. Fortunately most won't kill you, but a lot of them will make you sick. Like for example lima beans and kidney beans. This is of course a fact I rather enjoy introducing some of the more pompous vegans too whenever they actually try to argue that veganism is about healthy eating rather than an ideologically driven moralistic crusade against the farming of animals. Hell some even get uppity about keeping bees for honey... and the worst we do to them is just open their hive every once in a while to take some of the excess they aren't going to need.
Penelope416 Not after being boiled long enough to break down the specific proteins that cause it. But if you tried to eat them raw you would find yourself suffering from food poisoning which entails vomiting and diarrhea for about 2 to 3 hours. www.medic8.com/healthguide/food-poisoning/red-kidney-bean-toxins.html By the way... You might be eating beans that are precooked. Beans that come in a can or a jar typically are cooked to help preserve them.
Yes, its so understandable. One of the other raw youtubers, i think it was Naptural85 hadn't had a warm meal in 5 yrs and she really missed it. We love you just as you are today. Thank you for being brave enough to be yourself. Enjoy your popcorn & best wishes.
+Good Night all vegans are judgemental. In fact, all humans are judgemental. If something works for one person it may not work for another. Some individuals do better on raw, others do better with cooked. And, if you want go towards the majority population, some meat eaters are healthier compared to other meat eaters. We all have a journey that will be judged.
What does spoiled look like like for starters? Apart from that have you got the education to say shes wrong? Also just generally what is making you so unhappy as to be so negative?
I think the key is what foods help to maintain the best life quality possible. It's different for each Vegans are so passionate about life for all. I love cooked Vegan food! But I only feel my absolute best is when I'm Fullyraw.🍒
I think you seem like a very good natured and sweet young lady. It is very easy for a young person such as yourself speak about the energy, etc. that you experience, but, i, myself just turned 55 and also just became Vegan as of 4-8-16. While I wish I had started this journey 20 years or more ago, I have begun now. Everyone's body, metabolism, energy level and activity level varies and age DOES play a huge factor in this equation as well. I have had many days of great energy and, I feel too good to revert back to my old eating ways and, I care too much about animal life and our planet as well. Thanks for all the wealth of information that you have provided to those of us just embarking on our own unique journeys. :)))
So glad you did this video because I think so many people feel that once they go raw, all cooked foods are 'evil' or somehow unhealthy, which is so not true (as long as it's vegan). No one should feel they have to restrict themselves to one diet, as you said, listen to your body and do what feels right! I became very deficient on the raw diet and lost way too much weight, so returning to a mix of raw and cooked has balanced everything out for me. :)
It's amazing that you're listening to your body! If it wants raw, eat raw. If it wants cooked food, eat cooked food. As long as it's vegan, it doesn't matter! :)
Saddly. But the truth it's she said on a collaboration with other youtuber in Spanish she lost her period, and she think it's a good thing about raw vegan diet. Of course the people start to comment lost the period it's unhealthy and she went to the doctors and she was unhealthy and recommend to start to eat cook meal. I am really sorry about my English but I saw the video and she is laying to the people on her English Chanel.
I believe our mind, thoughts, believe are stronger and more powerful then what we eat. Dont get me wrong, its very good to eat healthy and best quality food. Much love to you on your Journey, no matter what is it, stay positive and keep your head up high, we each have a different role on this planet, and we are all trying to find it. Be who you want to be and what feels right to you, not others.
I've been a vegetarian for 30 years now after having read John Robbins' "Diet for a New America". That being said, it's only been in the last year that I have moved from simple vegetarianism to fully vegan. But like you, I feel much better on what is now for me an 80/20 raw to vegan cooked foods diet....Also, like you, it makes socializing so much easier! The important thing for me though, is to "lightly" cook foods so they are tasty, but not to overcook them like most people do. I still want at least the majority of the nutrients intact. I am Cooking, Juicing, Sprouting, Dehydrating, and Blending most of what I am trying to garden-grow for myself and my small family. Fun, Healthy, and totally Fulfilling. Couldn't agree with your decision more. Cheers!
Vegan nutritionist Kimberly Snyder was raw vegan for a few years and she says she began to feel unbalanced and spacy. She started to crave something warm and now she's following a more Ayurvedic diet which believes certain foods cooked are more nutritious than its raw form.
I am currently eating a Mostly raw vegan diet and I crave burgers sometimes doesn't mean my body is looking for a nutrient in burgers . Pop corn has no vital minerals and you know it Lol . On another note Quinoa is real good . One of my favorites
Saddly. But the truth it's she said on a collaboration with other youtuber in Spanish she lost her period, and she think it's a good thing about raw vegan diet. Of course the people start to comment lost the period it's unhealthy and she went to the doctors and she was unhealthy and recommend to start to eat cook meal. I am really sorry about my English but I saw the video and she is laying to the people on her English Chanel.
The reason you likely felt the cravings is because you weren't getting the nutrients you needed for balanced raw nutrition. It's good you followed the signals your body gave you. I myself have been 100% raw for over 15 years and I've gone through these things myself. The way most people do low fat raw is going to make them eventually have to quit. The typical way of doing LFRV restricts too many food choices and causes nutrient deficiencies. I've found that it's important to add in other food groups. And to not limit yourself to fruits as your main or only source of carbohydrates. I have my own Low Fat Raw system which completely defeats cooked food cravings for the long term not just a few years. And yes I still eat a lot of fruit but it's not my only source of raw carbs. There is a whole group of foods called Savory Raw Carbs that many raw foodists won't eat because of the way they were taught to eat raw. But these foods will leave your body feeling deeply satisfied and not only your body but your taste buds. You can go 100% raw vegan and thrive like you've never thrived before. But for most people it cannot be done long term how its currently taught in the low fat raw food movement. I'm muscular, thin and fit and I'm now half a century old. People compliment my body all of the time. Strangely enough, even young teenage girls are attracted to me and yet I'm 50. When you eat raw in a nutritionally balanced manner it makes you feel like a million bucks. I feel better than ever and I'm closing in on my 16th year of being 100% raw.
Yes tell us about the savory carbs? I’ve just started eating raw, planning to do so through summer. I’ve eaten raw sweet potatoes, zucchini, and an obscene amount of leaves for savory foods, then some fruits and overt fats.
You should do what makes you happy, but 100% raw is definitely healthier for many people, as long as they do it correctly and don't become deficient in nutrients. Also, nothing wrong with having tons of energy to spare and having amazing spiritual connection with everything! Just my opinion.
Rawvana I can totally relate to what you said about feeling connected to the earth. There was a time that I did a juice cleanse for about 3 weeks nothing but organic raw juice. And I experience something that I can't fully describe other than my senses were so in heightened. I saw the earth through high definition and all I wanted to do was to just go be in the forest. At the time I used to shave my head bald and I decide to grow my hair out during that fast. My natural hair color is brown and a grew back almost black. People thought that I died my hair that's how dark it was. For a whole month after the cleanse I didn't even need to wear deodorant because my system was so clean. It Was an amazing experience!
Wow, i also transitioned from raw to mostly raw and some cooked. It was also hard for me to maintain a healthy weight and i began having strange craving for chalky substances (Its called Pica). i incorporated legumes, some grains and chia seeds and that resolved the deficiency. The elevated states of spirituality, when eating raw, is so real. The only way one can understand is if they experience it for themselves. Music even sounded different to me when Fully Raw. Crazy! thank you so much Rawvana for your wonderful contributions to the vegan community. Truly a beautiful soul!!!!!
i think you look so much better lately, with a bit more weight on you - you look more glowing and just healthier over all! i think you made a good decision! i want to see some vegan recipes! ^^
It needs courage to talk about this changes when you made your name with raw lifestyle on the internet. You have my admiration. I think we just need to listen to ourselves and make the good choice for us. No one else can make it. Eating cooking food is very good too. Example: tomatoes, mushrooms... they have other benefits when they're cooked. I am a vegan 75% raw ;)
Ary Potato Thanks for the positive response toward the young lady. I'm vegan and I do both (cook and raw). I still like potatoes and bean...... doesn't matter it's vegan.
I'm very happy for you! It's great that you know how to keep a good balance. Like some of the people in your comments said, I'd also love to hear a little more about your spirituality if you'd like to talk about that. :)
Great video! I've been curious about this topic for a while, and still am. It seems to me all popular rawfoodists on youtube live in super hot places like Hawaii, LA, Australia or South East Asia, where I can understand how it must feel great eating raw all the time....there's so much variety all year and cold food is so refreshing! However, where I live summers are short reaching a maximum temperature of about 30 degrees once or twice, and then winters are long and cold and reach -20 degrees regularly (the sea literally freezes over). In this cold weather I find it hard to eat raw, I crave warm things to warm me up and things like rice and cooked beans. I try to have a smoothie each day after the gym....but I just don't enjoy salad for dinner in that temperature! It's also true that raw food is timely unless you eat only smoothies.....and working 12 hours a day 6 days a week makes that super hard too. Completely agree and understand with everything said in this video!! Cooked plant based food never hurt anyone :)
Unless u have the time to just stuff ur face with high calorie exotic fruit all day - it's risky - I know this because I tried doing 100% raw twice and I just couldn't seem to eat enough calories to have the energy I needed - I would get weak, dizzy, lightheaded and just want to go to bed - but that wasn't practical for me - I'm a full time nurse and like wking out as well - however I absolutely believe in the vegan diet - it gave me tons of energy - and as u said it IS easier to eat more raw in the warmer months - and raw good should be a lot if the diet - however I think a balance is good for most people - if they don't have access to the best ripe fruit all the time!
Sending love your way for this :D. Brave, true and raw (in the other sense). To not listen to your body, for the sake of a title, would be wrong. Videos like this inspire people and remind them that we are human. Thanks !
thats really cool you have such a STRONG connection and understanding with your body to the point where you can tell what your body is lacking such as some vitamins and minerals.
being raw really does this to you, I've noticed. I've only ever been raw for a month or so at a time but I feel really in tune with my food and cravings when I do this.
Yes, I'm glad! Shirk the labels and do what you need to do Rawvana. I too prefer a diet that is high fruity and veggie raw but at least a few times a month incorporates cooked food beans and quinoa, steamed, baked and sautéed veggies. It feels RIGHT!
I noticed you were different right away. You sound more relatable now. I started off on a raw til 4 style diet and sometimes ate raw all day. My mood was elevated. I was happy, loved nature and probably came off a little crazy to some lol. I believe that this is because of the extremely low amounts of fats though, since I still ate cooked. After eating less raw I also stop fearing good fats like avocados and cashews and almonds ^_^ I think balance is achieved when we listen to our bodies. I live in California and I was so cold during summer nights lol. This was definitely not normal. so more cooked or more fat... I'm not sure what causes the change but, like you said, I too feel more grounded. plus I love potatos and rice and always craved them the most during raw vegan challenge weeks. I now enjoy craving kale salads instead lol ^_^ Much Love!!
Brave girl! I like your sincerity! I am also raw in the summer and after I combine with cooked food. We live and love. That's the only important thing!
thank you for sharing your journey and your honesty! so great that you are using your platform to uplift all forms of healthy, plant based eating - raw or not! cheers to you :)
I was glad to see you added in cooked foods. Humans need starches. I swear 100% raw vegans are a little nutty, I don't know if it's a lack of nutrients from starches and legumes or if it has to do with the idealism but yeah...haha you're better off eating starches too.
Yep. As long as we are choosing healthy foods for the majority of our meals, we should listen to our bodies. Yet, my belief is that green veggies (especially leafy greens) are key in any diet. Be healthy.
im so glad you made the transition.. i recently discovered your amazing videos and i am very impressed. i like like like like like :) whatever it is that makes you happiest and keeps you connected to those you love most is what you should always aim for. keep making these awesome inspirational videos too ;- *
I like your content way more now that you eat cooked food (and travel lots!) I actually don't follow any raw people anymore unless I know or met them in real life. Nothing against a raw diet, it's just not for me, and I'm no longer inspired by it.
Love your channel. I've been wanting to go into a vegan diet for health reasons. But I do want to know, how are you able to keep your vegan diet when you go out with friends, or parties? Also, do you have a suggested resource to help me stay balanced with vegan diet?
Enjoyed the video. That is good you are following what your body is craving (in a healthy way of course). I am starting to adopt that same method with mine as well. It is not easy for me, but I am learning. Also how many hours do you sleep?
SO many benefits to being raw: 1. Detoxify. 2. Cleans. 3. Clear mindedness. 4. Happier. 5. More love for life. 6. More passion. 7. So connected to Nature. 8. Want to be out in Nature, in the sun, eating fruit, enjoying, playing. 9. Exercising so much because you have a LOT of energy. 10. Elevated states of spirituality, not of this world. 11. No desire to eat cooked food. 12. Lose weight easily. 13. Takes time to plan ahead. 14. I love being raw. 15. Digests good. 16. My body accepts it. Cooked food: 1. Gained weight. 2. Can eat out at restaurants. 3. Eat with cooked food friends. 4. Cooking is more complicated. 5. More time to do other things. 6. Can eat whatever I want.
The 3 1/2 years you ate raw healed your body so going vegan and adding some cooked foods after 3 years is okay. But it's easy to slip backward. I feel preparing raw food dishes is a lot quicker than cooked meals. Every Friday I cut up my veggies, onions etc,. It makes meal prep during the week easier and I make a big salad. I will alternate Fridays and make a desert for the week and raw crackers. For breakfast, I'll have a smoothie and I only eat 2 meals a day now. Around noon and dinner between 4-5pm. Occasionally a light snack at night or just herbal tea. I have only eaten all raw occasionally but feel better eating some organic meats like chicken, fish, shrimp, crab etc. We have to listen to our bodies like you said. It's a process going raw or changing our diet in any way. Thanks for sharing.
I love, love, love your channel and content, but can you please address peoples questions on Instagram regarding the Adorn Monde suede leather necklaces you're promoting.
She won't. Just like all other vegan channels,if someone asks questions like this it will be completely ignored. Vegans are human in that they have flaws they don't want you to see or know. That means they aren't perfect, but they are very evasive and avoid anything that might compromise their vegan beliefs.
Yeah it's a shame, I know everyone makes mistakes, we are human after all, but it's very misleading to promote animal products in any way (no matter how small it may be). It just waters down the vegan message and then people might assume that it's okay to not be completely vegan :( I think when you have over 500,000 followers, many of which might be just finding veganism, it's important to keep the message clear and precise.
It doesn't look like she replies to comments at all. A lot of people don't because they don't want to waste their energy on the negativity of trolls. I totally understand that, but then valid questions like these are missed. Let's just be positive and assume that it came from somewhere special, was passed down, whatnot.
I totally get that tonnes of questions are missed and/or ignored, especially if the person had a very large following, like Rawvana. Sadly, I think it's safe to assume it was/is actually not a vegan friendly accessory as she is promoting the company and their products (suede leather) do not look like they're synthetic or vegan friendly.
Really like Rawvanas honesty, being a vegan is not about being some kind of unloving legalist or about living in the forest and giving some false impression to those who are not vegans that we belong to a cult because we are living this lifestyle. they will see a changed life in us...I think it is better to persuade others to change through the power of love and the of the spiritual life, yust like Rawvana does...Ant UK
I love the raw and cooked but the cooked food makes my stomach hurt and swell so I have to stay away from cooked as much as I like it. The point you made was to listen to your body..Amen sister...prayer doesn't hurt either. Stay healthy.
I do both also,some times is row and cooked and others only row but totally vegetarian,no animal protein at all, and yes it's a nice way to be with your family, listening to our body's need it's best, blessings ;)
You do know the craving for cook food is when your mind is disconnecting your emotions from those foods. At this point you either go back to it to reinforce the connection or resist the urge and it disconnect all together....I'm an expert on fasting. And do absolute dryfasting and waterfasting since 2009...And this is what happens when you fast, this process takes a lot longer on a raw diet. It takes years on a raw diet...You were actually reaching the next level, but give into the urges...If staying at this level is your wish that's fine, but just know that you were reaching another level of detox...yes, this meant your mind body and spirit would have elevated even higher...I do not understand how people don't know this...it's just natural progression
Very nice. that exactly how i want to do raw foods eat more cooked but healthy wholefoods in the winter. i found the same thing when i was vegan and started to go raw in the winter. it was difficult due to lack of fresh food to eat. thanks for sharing your experiences.
I love this! Me encanta este video! me gustan mucho tus videos, hoy empiezo a hacer el nuevo que publicaste de la semana de $5 day meal prep, te apoyo totalmente y tienes razon, yo amo la quinoa, el arroz y las sopas de verduras. Yo llevo mas de un año cambiando mis habitos alimenticios y tomando mejor control de lo que como, haciendo ejercicio, y lo que le hace bien a mi cuerpo para poder estar bien en mente, cuerpo y espiritu. Que tengas un super dia y vida! Sigue haciendo lo que haces y lo que te haga feliz eso es lo mas importante porque es tu vida, y cada quien elige lo mejor para uno mismo y creeme tu lo estas haciendo bien! :D Amor y felicidad
No judgement:)I am shocked that you're not 100% raw vegan though. I'll be honest, kind of disappointed, but completely understand. I've been following you amongst other raw vegans and their life style is so inspirational and compelling. They stand out more so to me than vegans. They glow, and seem so excited about life. I understand raw vegan isn't for everyone and enjoy your new journey :)
Hello, just found your Channel. Finding good info :) 2 questions : which proteins do you tend to eat most and where is your white dinnerware set from:)?
i did 4 months of raw vegan and then started adding a cooked meal a day. now i'm back to both raw and cooked. i did experience some euphoria when i began raw, but my body likes cooked food too, esp being a vata dosha (ayurvedically-speaking). Vegan is the Ultimate Goal
rawfoodist can be so brutal.. geez, unbelievable. Good for you Rawvanna, say it like it is.. and I bet you'll still live and breathe too, although some might think you will become very diseased from your rice and beans, OMG!!!
I don't understand why all the UA-camrs make such a Big Deal out of this.
I am Raw. But IF there would be a day where I decide to eat a vegan big mac or whatever so what? next day I'm back to raw and all good. why go back to vegan? consider it as a cheatmeal and done.
Bobbys Raw Vegan Perspective I wish I can do it like that, but I'm just too strict and not only that, I don't crave junk food as much. Namaste brate
Same! I'm raw but every Sunday I have a vegan cooked meal and I go back raw the moment after :)
That's right enjoy it because life is too short. Although you are vegan, it's not like you are going to live 200 years.
I would have to respectfully disagree with you bobby. I'm a recovering alcoholic and ex 2 pack a day smoker and I think every recovering addict in the world would have to agree that there's no benefit in relapsing on your addiction, for any reason.
Certain foods are addicting and there's no denying that, I personally had a harder time quitting bread, meat, and sugar than i did quitting cigarettes or alcohol. So you couldn't convince me that having a cheat meal isn't relapsing.
Edit: Sorry, I read Big mac at first, not vegan big mac.
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I find it's OK, I'm not raw vegan either, we're still vegans that's all that matters!
You are a very wise young woman (you could even be a LADY :-)
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IsaBurgos was trying to repsond to Reverend Eslam. but stupid youtube doesnt put tag for some reason.
lol...so lame, sooo lame.
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So much love for you! I'm so glad you were able to get over the hump of the strict label of raw and incorporate whatever foods you felt like. You're definitely a vegan inspiration.
I tired raw vegan and felt like I was trapped in a strict cage, so now i'm just vegan. More freedom.
Being vegan is the point. cooked food or raw doesn't matter a lot.. good luck
Well unless you are eating one of the like half of all vevitables that are poisonous raw. Fortunately most won't kill you, but a lot of them will make you sick. Like for example lima beans and kidney beans.
This is of course a fact I rather enjoy introducing some of the more pompous vegans too whenever they actually try to argue that veganism is about healthy eating rather than an ideologically driven moralistic crusade against the farming of animals. Hell some even get uppity about keeping bees for honey... and the worst we do to them is just open their hive every once in a while to take some of the excess they aren't going to need.
+Chris R kidney beans do not make me sick
Penelope416 Not after being boiled long enough to break down the specific proteins that cause it. But if you tried to eat them raw you would find yourself suffering from food poisoning which entails vomiting and diarrhea for about 2 to 3 hours.
www.medic8.com/healthguide/food-poisoning/red-kidney-bean-toxins.html
By the way... You might be eating beans that are precooked. Beans that come in a can or a jar typically are cooked to help preserve them.
I don't like her I think she's fake. She blocked me on Instagram
She try's to hard to be something she's not
Yes, its so understandable. One of the other raw youtubers, i think it was Naptural85 hadn't had a warm meal in 5 yrs and she really missed it. We love you just as you are today. Thank you for being brave enough to be yourself. Enjoy your popcorn & best wishes.
5 years?! Whitney was not raw vegan for this long. She did it for a few months.
why are the trolls hating? she's sharing her journey with us and I rather the open honesty
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+Good Night all vegans are judgemental. In fact, all humans are judgemental. If something works for one person it may not work for another. Some individuals do better on raw, others do better with cooked. And, if you want go towards the majority population, some meat eaters are healthier compared to other meat eaters. We all have a journey that will be judged.
What does spoiled look like like for starters? Apart from that have you got the education to say shes wrong? Also just generally what is making you so unhappy as to be so negative?
+Diggy d that's exactly was my thought, too
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The seasons really influence my ratio of raw to cooked too...raw till winter lol :)
Feasting on Fruit this is my plan 😊
Whatever makes YOU happy! Veganism doesn't have to be white and black. It's so so personalize to what makes your body feel best (:
It's ok, you are still fully cute vegan.
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Whoa there stud...she is really cute, but most naturally attractive? no way...
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Good for you...Rawvana is a doll.
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I think the key is what foods help to maintain the best life quality possible. It's different for each Vegans are so passionate about life for all.
I love cooked Vegan food! But I only feel my absolute best is when I'm Fullyraw.🍒
I love the idea of living raw but one cooked vegan meal at the end of the day. something simple and healthy but filling and warm.
I think you seem like a very good natured and sweet young lady. It is very easy for a young person such as yourself speak about the energy, etc. that you experience, but, i, myself just turned 55 and also just became Vegan as of 4-8-16. While I wish I had started this journey 20 years or more ago, I have begun now. Everyone's body, metabolism, energy level and activity level varies and age DOES play a huge factor in this equation as well. I have had many days of great energy and, I feel too good to revert back to my old eating ways and, I care too much about animal life and our planet as well. Thanks for all the wealth of information that you have provided to those of us just embarking on our own unique journeys. :)))
So glad you did this video because I think so many people feel that once they go raw, all cooked foods are 'evil' or somehow unhealthy, which is so not true (as long as it's vegan). No one should feel they have to restrict themselves to one diet, as you said, listen to your body and do what feels right! I became very deficient on the raw diet and lost way too much weight, so returning to a mix of raw and cooked has balanced everything out for me. :)
So glad to see your ego isn't getting in the way of what your body needs! 🙌💚
Balance of raw and cooked is good 👍🏼 I'm going to start incorporating more raw but I'll never be fully raw
thank you so much for your honesty !!! love your videos keep spreading the positive message
PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO WITH MOMMY TANG!!!! 😭 ID BE THE FIRST TO WATCH OMG
Yes agree!!!!!!!
I'm so proud of you and inspired by you. Listening to your body is so important... and you're still glowing!
It's amazing that you're listening to your body! If it wants raw, eat raw. If it wants cooked food, eat cooked food. As long as it's vegan, it doesn't matter! :)
Saddly. But the truth it's she said on a collaboration with other youtuber in Spanish she lost her period, and she think it's a good thing about raw vegan diet. Of course the people start to comment lost the period it's unhealthy and she went to the doctors and she was unhealthy and recommend to start to eat cook meal. I am really sorry about my English but I saw the video and she is laying to the people on her English Chanel.
I believe our mind, thoughts, believe are stronger and more powerful then what we eat. Dont get me wrong, its very good to eat healthy and best quality food. Much love to you on your Journey, no matter what is it, stay positive and keep your head up high, we each have a different role on this planet, and we are all trying to find it. Be who you want to be and what feels right to you, not others.
I've been a vegetarian for 30 years now after having read John Robbins' "Diet for a New America". That being said, it's only been in the last year that I have moved from simple vegetarianism to fully vegan. But like you, I feel much better on what is now for me an 80/20 raw to vegan cooked foods diet....Also, like you, it makes socializing so much easier! The important thing for me though, is to "lightly" cook foods so they are tasty, but not to overcook them like most people do. I still want at least the majority of the nutrients intact. I am Cooking, Juicing, Sprouting, Dehydrating, and Blending most of what I am trying to garden-grow for myself and my small family. Fun, Healthy, and totally Fulfilling. Couldn't agree with your decision more. Cheers!
I love you no matter what diet you choose to follow. Everything changes.
All vegans...
Please remember to love human animals too...
We all have a place on this earth.
it is me or she looks kind of tired than normal.
We are going to love still your videos no matter what.
Vegan nutritionist Kimberly Snyder was raw vegan for a few years and she says she began to feel unbalanced and spacy. She started to crave something warm and now she's following a more Ayurvedic diet which believes certain foods cooked are more nutritious than its raw form.
I am currently eating a Mostly raw vegan diet and I crave burgers sometimes doesn't mean my body is looking for a nutrient in burgers . Pop corn has no vital minerals and you know it Lol . On another note Quinoa is real good . One of my favorites
I like this video a lot I love how you make your choices based off of what you want and not what others think you should be!! 👍
So much love
Saddly. But the truth it's she said on a collaboration with other youtuber in Spanish she lost her period, and she think it's a good thing about raw vegan diet. Of course the people start to comment lost the period it's unhealthy and she went to the doctors and she was unhealthy and recommend to start to eat cook meal. I am really sorry about my English but I saw the video and she is laying to the people on her English Chanel.
I am trying to eat more raw! We are all on our own journeys :) Thanks for sharing!
The reason you likely felt the cravings is because you weren't getting the nutrients you needed for balanced raw nutrition. It's good you followed the signals your body gave you.
I myself have been 100% raw for over 15 years and I've gone through these things myself. The way most people do low fat raw is going to make them eventually have to quit. The typical way of doing LFRV restricts too many food choices and causes nutrient deficiencies.
I've found that it's important to add in other food groups. And to not limit yourself to fruits as your main or only source of carbohydrates. I have my own Low Fat Raw system which completely defeats cooked food cravings for the long term not just a few years. And yes I still eat a lot of fruit but it's not my only source of raw carbs.
There is a whole group of foods called Savory Raw Carbs that many raw foodists won't eat because of the way they were taught to eat raw. But these foods will leave your body feeling deeply satisfied and not only your body but your taste buds.
You can go 100% raw vegan and thrive like you've never thrived before. But for most people it cannot be done long term how its currently taught in the low fat raw food movement.
I'm muscular, thin and fit and I'm now half a century old. People compliment my body all of the time. Strangely enough, even young teenage girls are attracted to me and yet I'm 50.
When you eat raw in a nutritionally balanced manner it makes you feel like a million bucks. I feel better than ever and I'm closing in on my 16th year of being 100% raw.
What are your savory raw carbs?
Yes tell us about the savory carbs? I’ve just started eating raw, planning to do so through summer. I’ve eaten raw sweet potatoes, zucchini, and an obscene amount of leaves for savory foods, then some fruits and overt fats.
You should do what makes you happy, but 100% raw is definitely healthier for many people, as long as they do it correctly and don't become deficient in nutrients. Also, nothing wrong with having tons of energy to spare and having amazing spiritual connection with everything! Just my opinion.
Rawvana I can totally relate to what you said about feeling connected to the earth. There was a time that I did a juice cleanse for about 3 weeks nothing but organic raw juice. And I experience something that I can't fully describe other than my senses were so in heightened. I saw the earth through high definition and all I wanted to do was to just go be in the forest. At the time I used to shave my head bald and I decide to grow my hair out during that fast. My natural hair color is brown and a grew back almost black. People thought that I died my hair that's how dark it was. For a whole month after the cleanse I didn't even need to wear deodorant because my system was so clean. It Was an amazing experience!
Wow, i also transitioned from raw to mostly raw and some cooked. It was also hard for me to maintain a healthy weight and i began having strange craving for chalky substances (Its called Pica). i incorporated legumes, some grains and chia seeds and that resolved the deficiency. The elevated states of spirituality, when eating raw, is so real. The only way one can understand is if they experience it for themselves. Music even sounded different to me when Fully Raw. Crazy! thank you so much Rawvana for your wonderful contributions to the vegan community. Truly a beautiful soul!!!!!
I'm so pleased that you are happy. Take care of yourself and stay healthy xx
i think you look so much better lately, with a bit more weight on you - you look more glowing and just healthier over all! i think you made a good decision! i want to see some vegan recipes! ^^
It needs courage to talk about this changes when you made your name with raw lifestyle on the internet. You have my admiration. I think we just need to listen to ourselves and make the good choice for us. No one else can make it. Eating cooking food is very good too. Example: tomatoes, mushrooms... they have other benefits when they're cooked. I am a vegan 75% raw ;)
Ary Potato Thanks for the positive response toward the young lady. I'm vegan and I do both (cook and raw). I still like potatoes and bean...... doesn't matter it's vegan.
I'm very happy for you! It's great that you know how to keep a good balance. Like some of the people in your comments said, I'd also love to hear a little more about your spirituality if you'd like to talk about that. :)
Great video! I've been curious about this topic for a while, and still am. It seems to me all popular rawfoodists on youtube live in super hot places like Hawaii, LA, Australia or South East Asia, where I can understand how it must feel great eating raw all the time....there's so much variety all year and cold food is so refreshing! However, where I live summers are short reaching a maximum temperature of about 30 degrees once or twice, and then winters are long and cold and reach -20 degrees regularly (the sea literally freezes over). In this cold weather I find it hard to eat raw, I crave warm things to warm me up and things like rice and cooked beans. I try to have a smoothie each day after the gym....but I just don't enjoy salad for dinner in that temperature! It's also true that raw food is timely unless you eat only smoothies.....and working 12 hours a day 6 days a week makes that super hard too.
Completely agree and understand with everything said in this video!! Cooked plant based food never hurt anyone :)
you are right. I living on South Florida and raw food is not big deal here, but in a cold winter should be very hard only eat salads.
Unless u have the time to just stuff ur face with high calorie exotic fruit all day - it's risky - I know this because I tried doing 100% raw twice and I just couldn't seem to eat enough calories to have the energy I needed - I would get weak, dizzy, lightheaded and just want to go to bed - but that wasn't practical for me - I'm a full time nurse and like wking out as well - however I absolutely believe in the vegan diet - it gave me tons of energy - and as u said it IS easier to eat more raw in the warmer months - and raw good should be a lot if the diet - however I think a balance is good for most people - if they don't have access to the best ripe fruit all the time!
Sending love your way for this :D. Brave, true and raw (in the other sense). To not listen to your body, for the sake of a title, would be wrong. Videos like this inspire people and remind them that we are human. Thanks !
thats really cool you have such a STRONG connection and understanding with your body to the point where you can tell what your body is lacking such as some vitamins and minerals.
being raw really does this to you, I've noticed. I've only ever been raw for a month or so at a time but I feel really in tune with my food and cravings when I do this.
Yes, I'm glad! Shirk the labels and do what you need to do Rawvana. I too prefer a diet that is high fruity and veggie raw but at least a few times a month incorporates cooked food beans and quinoa, steamed, baked and sautéed veggies. It feels RIGHT!
I just love you and love your honesty! I think it's cool you follow your heart and do what is right for you! Thanks for sharing!
I noticed you were different right away. You sound more relatable now.
I started off on a raw til 4 style diet and sometimes ate raw all day. My mood was elevated. I was happy, loved nature and probably came off a little crazy to some lol. I believe that this is because of the extremely low amounts of fats though, since I still ate cooked.
After eating less raw I also stop fearing good fats like avocados and cashews and almonds ^_^ I think balance is achieved when we listen to our bodies. I live in California and I was so cold during summer nights lol. This was definitely not normal. so more cooked or more fat... I'm not sure what causes the change but, like you said, I too feel more grounded. plus I love potatos and rice and always craved them the most during raw vegan challenge weeks. I now enjoy craving kale salads instead lol ^_^
Much Love!!
Brave girl! I like your sincerity! I am also raw in the summer and after I combine with cooked food. We live and love. That's the only important thing!
Good video, Rawvana. I,too was 100% raw once for a year and now enjoy and do well on raw and cooked vegan foods.. Thanks.
Thanks for the very good explanation and description. Nice to know a person can change diets so healthfully. Glad you're doing so well.
you can still be called rawvana... just gotta think of other ways of going.... raw.
let me know if you find a way.
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U must me 10
sadrian whyte i'm 10/10
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Are you going to change your username?
NotRawvana
She did a video on that
Charlotte99 can you link the video?
+Apricot Blossom the video is called "no more rawvana?"
xSilverCreekx damn thats better than my joke
wow, so inspirational that you were fully raw for so many years, i've been too scared to try! cooked food is the bomb though
thank you for sharing your journey and your honesty! so great that you are using your platform to uplift all forms of healthy, plant based eating - raw or not! cheers to you :)
Good choice listening to your body
Yay :) I'm so happy that you are having cooked food now looking forward to some new recipes :D
thank you for posting this. it's more important to listen to your body than to adhere to any label.
Thanks, that was important information about listening to your body. Also breaking the label. I like that!
I always love to hear someone listening to their body in responsible ways. ❤
I was glad to see you added in cooked foods. Humans need starches. I swear 100% raw vegans are a little nutty, I don't know if it's a lack of nutrients from starches and legumes or if it has to do with the idealism but yeah...haha you're better off eating starches too.
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You look beautiful! Thanks for your honesty! You are a great exemple. We must listen to our body... not our emotions our body! :)
Yep. As long as we are choosing healthy foods for the majority of our meals, we should listen to our bodies. Yet, my belief is that green veggies (especially leafy greens) are key in any diet. Be healthy.
im so glad you made the transition.. i recently discovered your amazing videos and i am very impressed. i like like like like like :) whatever it is that makes you happiest and keeps you connected to those you love most is what you should always aim for. keep making these awesome inspirational videos too ;- *
I like your content way more now that you eat cooked food (and travel lots!) I actually don't follow any raw people anymore unless I know or met them in real life. Nothing against a raw diet, it's just not for me, and I'm no longer inspired by it.
This video is such a nice clarifier and a relief thank you
I am agree with you, find the balance and get connected with people surrounding you and listen to the message that the body send it to you.
Congratulations to you on your journey! I think you said the most important thing "You listened to your body" :)
Love your channel. I've been wanting to go into a vegan diet for health reasons. But I do want to know, how are you able to keep your vegan diet when you go out with friends, or parties? Also, do you have a suggested resource to help me stay balanced with vegan diet?
Welcome back !!❤️👏🏻
i'm really want to see your transformation from today. i mean how you change like your eye color ect btw i love you 😘 :)
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Her eyes have always been that color
+Barbara Wanderley i'm so jealous of her eyes 😍
+Shivam Ramsamoedj Change color? LSD Bruh
Will you start making videos of your cooked foods now? 😄❤️ That's great that your listening to your body.
appreciate you honesty😃
Enjoyed the video. That is good you are following what your body is craving (in a healthy way of course). I am starting to adopt that same method with mine as well. It is not easy for me, but I am learning. Also how many hours do you sleep?
i am glad you listened to your body and your heart. you did the right thing for you!! fabulous!
SO many benefits to being raw:
1. Detoxify.
2. Cleans.
3. Clear mindedness.
4. Happier.
5. More love for life.
6. More passion.
7. So connected to Nature.
8. Want to be out in Nature, in the sun, eating fruit, enjoying, playing.
9. Exercising so much because you have a LOT of energy.
10. Elevated states of spirituality, not of this world.
11. No desire to eat cooked food.
12. Lose weight easily.
13. Takes time to plan ahead.
14. I love being raw.
15. Digests good.
16. My body accepts it.
Cooked food:
1. Gained weight.
2. Can eat out at restaurants.
3. Eat with cooked food friends.
4. Cooking is more complicated.
5. More time to do other things.
6. Can eat whatever I want.
yay!! Cooked foods returns! Yum!
The 3 1/2 years you ate raw healed your body so going vegan and adding some cooked foods after 3 years is okay. But it's easy to slip backward. I feel preparing raw food dishes is a lot quicker than cooked meals. Every Friday I cut up my veggies, onions etc,. It makes meal prep during the week easier and I make a big salad. I will alternate Fridays and make a desert for the week and raw crackers. For breakfast, I'll have a smoothie and I only eat 2 meals a day now. Around noon and dinner between 4-5pm. Occasionally a light snack at night or just herbal tea. I have only eaten all raw occasionally but feel better eating some organic meats like chicken, fish, shrimp, crab etc. We have to listen to our bodies like you said. It's a process going raw or changing our diet in any way. Thanks for sharing.
I love, love, love your channel and content, but can you please address peoples questions on Instagram regarding the Adorn Monde suede leather necklaces you're promoting.
She won't. Just like all other vegan channels,if someone asks questions like this it will be completely ignored. Vegans are human in that they have flaws they don't want you to see or know. That means they aren't perfect, but they are very evasive and avoid anything that might compromise their vegan beliefs.
Yeah it's a shame, I know everyone makes mistakes, we are human after all, but it's very misleading to promote animal products in any way (no matter how small it may be).
It just waters down the vegan message and then people might assume that it's okay to not be completely vegan :(
I think when you have over 500,000 followers, many of which might be just finding veganism, it's important to keep the message clear and precise.
It doesn't look like she replies to comments at all. A lot of people don't because they don't want to waste their energy on the negativity of trolls. I totally understand that, but then valid questions like these are missed. Let's just be positive and assume that it came from somewhere special, was passed down, whatnot.
I totally get that tonnes of questions are missed and/or ignored, especially if the person had a very large following, like Rawvana. Sadly, I think it's safe to assume it was/is actually not a vegan friendly accessory as she is promoting the company and their products (suede leather) do not look like they're synthetic or vegan friendly.
Right, but it could also be a hand-me-down?
I found you from your alcohol video you inspire me to get clean and eat much better
I'm glad you are listening to your body :) raw is a little difficult for me but I do want to try it at least in the weekends
You are so beautiful ❤️❤️❤️
+Melissa Awww, thanks for the compliment, CMFEO!!!!!!!!
Really like Rawvanas honesty, being a vegan is not about being some kind of unloving legalist or about living in the forest and giving some false impression to those who are not vegans that we belong to a cult because we are living this lifestyle. they will see a changed life in us...I think it is better to persuade others to change through the power of love and the of the spiritual life, yust like Rawvana does...Ant UK
Happy Saturday! Blessings to you! ✨✨✨
I love the raw and cooked but the cooked food makes my stomach hurt and swell so I have to stay away from cooked as much as I like it. The point you made was to listen to your body..Amen sister...prayer doesn't hurt either. Stay healthy.
Loved your video! We wish you a great day/evening!
Good for you! I think our bodies need warm foods.Eating raw all the time almost becomes revolting.
I do both also,some times is row and cooked and others only row but totally vegetarian,no animal protein at all, and yes it's a nice way to be with your family, listening to our body's need it's best, blessings ;)
Thank you for your honesty. ❤️️
You do know the craving for cook food is when your mind is disconnecting your emotions from those foods. At this point you either go back to it to reinforce the connection or resist the urge and it disconnect all together....I'm an expert on fasting. And do absolute dryfasting and waterfasting since 2009...And this is what happens when you fast, this process takes a lot longer on a raw diet. It takes years on a raw diet...You were actually reaching the next level, but give into the urges...If staying at this level is your wish that's fine, but just know that you were reaching another level of detox...yes, this meant your mind body and spirit would have elevated even higher...I do not understand how people don't know this...it's just natural progression
Very nice. that exactly how i want to do raw foods eat more cooked but healthy wholefoods in the winter. i found the same thing when i was vegan and started to go raw in the winter. it was difficult due to lack of fresh food to eat. thanks for sharing your experiences.
Cool!! Quick question: did you say you tend to build more muscle faster and bigger with a raw diet or cooked diet?
I know, she was talking about both at that time and I was wondering which one as well.
vegan food and cooked diet is when u tend to build muscle faster, I can confirm from her Spanish youtube channel
Clara Benavente
ooh thanks!
Cookedvana!!!!
Good for you! You go girl!
I love this!
Me encanta este video! me gustan mucho tus videos, hoy empiezo a hacer el nuevo que publicaste de la semana de $5 day meal prep, te apoyo totalmente y tienes razon, yo amo la quinoa, el arroz y las sopas de verduras. Yo llevo mas de un año cambiando mis habitos alimenticios y tomando mejor control de lo que como, haciendo ejercicio, y lo que le hace bien a mi cuerpo para poder estar bien en mente, cuerpo y espiritu. Que tengas un super dia y vida! Sigue haciendo lo que haces y lo que te haga feliz eso es lo mas importante porque es tu vida, y cada quien elige lo mejor para uno mismo y creeme tu lo estas haciendo bien! :D Amor y felicidad
No judgement:)I am shocked that you're not 100% raw vegan though. I'll be honest, kind of disappointed, but completely understand. I've been following you amongst other raw vegans and their life style is so inspirational and compelling. They stand out more so to me than vegans. They glow, and seem so excited about life. I understand raw vegan isn't for everyone and enjoy your new journey :)
Anna Fox what orther raw vegans are you following thankyou and how long have you been a raw vegan thankyou 🍇🍒🍎🍍🍋🍊🍉
Hello, just found your Channel. Finding good info :) 2 questions : which proteins do you tend to eat most and where is your white dinnerware set from:)?
Jesus loves you!
Thank you for sharing this
i did 4 months of raw vegan and then started adding a cooked meal a day. now i'm back to both raw and cooked. i did experience some euphoria when i began raw, but my body likes cooked food too, esp being a vata dosha (ayurvedically-speaking). Vegan is the Ultimate Goal
I am liking the transition. I will still follow you. please make videos about your cooked foods so I can follow you. thank you!
Lots of love for the refreshing girl rawana
rawfoodist can be so brutal.. geez, unbelievable. Good for you Rawvanna, say it like it is.. and I bet you'll still live and breathe too, although some might think you will become very diseased from your rice and beans, OMG!!!
i think its great to have a balance. I am like 80% raw...i am happy for you.