Raw veganism is popular because of the raw meat yuck factor?
I was having a conversation this afternoon with a fellow health hobbyist and we got to talking about fellow raw foodists in the Philippines. I pointed out that most raw foodists are raw fruit / vegan. For some reason there is just a yuck factor to eating raw animal food. I said, in my opinion, the only reason many raw foodists promote only veganism is because they have NEVER tried raw animal foods.
There is no guru to teach them raw animal food eating. But if you think about it, most Filipinos eat raw fish and know about sashimi. Most filipinos think eating raw vegetables is a big feat. Well I say you bet it is a big feat, it is a leap of faith to eat raw vegetation because humans are not cows, not goats. We don’t have multiple stomachs to consume vegetation. Most of the vegetables raw vegans allegedly consume are in fact FRUITS. Say cucumbers, bitter melon, sayote, they are all fruits.
Back to the raw meat eating guru. I did raw vegan, and it was not satisfying. Raw veganism did not make me happy. I tried raw fruitarianism but it left me cold and too thin. I explored the Wai Diet and it was an easy step to add raw egg yolks and raw fish. But I later on felt I needed variety and this let me to the Raw Paleolithic Diet.
Personally, I learned about raw meat eating from an American healer named Aajonus Vonderplanitz, then I learned more from a UK Guru named Geoff, then I searched websites that had the Raw Paleolithic Diet concepts. Today it is easier. Just visit http://www.rawpaleo.com and http://www.rawpaleoforum.com so you can socialize with fellow raw foodists. Raw foodists who do it all, raw fruits, raw vegetables, raw animal foods.
I told my friend that in the game of life, as a raw foodist, you cannot and should not exclude raw animal foods. It is like a boxing match, champion Manny Pacquiao needs both fists, right and left. On your right are mostly fruits and some vegetables, and on your left are raw animal foods. Manny Pacquiao isn’t going to fight a match with one hand behind his back. Raw veganism is a handicap. Raw veganism turns out to be a religion, or more like a superstition.
Raw veganism, fruitarianism has a time and place for use, and it should be temporary. Raw meat is not yuck. You just need to try it, or eat a meal with people who do. If you live in a place where nobody eats raw animal foods, you had better expose yourself to people who do. Go to a japanese restaurant and see many people enjoying raw fish, go to a french or italian restaurant and see them eat raw beef. Come over to my place and see me and my children eat raw goat livers and many other things raw.
My testimonial is a raw paleolithic diet works for me. I do not get sick and do not expect any illnesses going my way. I am not hungry, I am satisfied, I look good, I have ZERO CRAVINGS. I have found my truly healthy lifestyle.
I invite raw fruitarians and raw vegans to wake up from the superstition of excluding raw animal foods from their diet. Try raw paleolithic dieting for a few months and see how you feel.
The key to being satisfied and being happy is a high raw fat diet.