Please Choose the Answer that you think fits best.

A] They are PAID INTERNET SHILLS [consciouslifenews.com]

B] They have Tom Billings Syndrome [www.rawfoodsupport.com]

C] They are Psychopaths [www.youtube.com]

D] ALL OF THE ABOVE.

Very good question.

If your grades did not qualify you to get into Harvard you can always comfort yourself by believing that Harvard was not a good school anyway.

They know raw is good but do not have the courage and discipline to be raw.

Or maybe these people are happy eating a level of raw food which might not be 100% and wish to still learn and discuss these foods ? You can still be a massive believer in the power of raw and living plant foods without attaching yourself to diet fad labels or 100% ideologies.

Where does the elitism and superiority end with veganism ?, half or more of the few members that are left here eat cooked foods, are not vegan and/or vegetarians etc.

Are we to expel all those members from the forum because there not 100% raw vegans ?

You admit to consuming raw milk yourself RP so you're not vegan either.

No wonder you don't have vitamin B12 problems.



Edited 6 time(s). Last edit at 03/21/2014 03:42PM by powerlifter.

powerlifter Wrote:
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> You admit to consuming raw milk yourself RP so
> you're not vegan either.
>
> No wonder you don't have vitamin B12 problems.


If he's drinking milk it's time he got off his high horse.

Yes 100 percent raw is not for me but I admire those who do it.

B12 is from soil and I cannot eat that, not being in the wild.

So I take b12-forte as supplement and occasionally drink a glass of raw goat milk.

But the title of the thread was not on bashing the 100 percent raw.

powerlifter I do value your opinions on this forum. You always bring a scientific perspective that is very valuable.

My only problem with your comments from what I read is that you seem to believe that being mostly on a raw food is bad or being 100 percent raw cannot be healthy.

To me it is wrong, people who want and can do it should be encouraged.

RawPracticalist Wrote:
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> powerlifter I do value your opinions on this
> forum. You always bring a scientific perspective
> that is very valuable.
>
> My only problem with your comments from what I
> read is that you seem to believe that being mostly
> on a raw food is bad or being 100 percent raw
> cannot be healthy.
>
> To me it is wrong, people who want and can do it
> should be encouraged.

I value your opinions also RP as i do most others here whether there different to mine, i just don't always understand them.

If thats the case that you believe in 100% raw, then can i ask whats stopping you from eating 100% and vegan ? Why are you drinking the milk and the b12 supplements if you believe 100% raw veganism is possible basically ?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/21/2014 04:41PM by powerlifter.

From what I've read in the past few days it seems the two people, jr and bw, who are forever calling me, a raw vegan, a shill at this raw vegan website are not even raw vegans themselves!?

I have said it many times in this forum.
Food has a social and cultural dimension.
When I visit family and friend, I cannot force them to bend to my rules.
If I am healthy my body should tolerate a cooked meal here and there.
I was raised in that environment so to me it is ok to partake under some conditions.
It is not X or Y, it is X and Y.

Here is a post that has a very critical view of raw
[www.rawfoodsupport.com]



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"How do you know a 100% raw vegan diet is healthy if you have never successfully accomplished such feat RP ?"

It is like saying how do you know if a new car is better than a used car if you have not driven one.

Cooking does not improve food nutrients. It may make more available but it is does not mean that these nutrients are well absorbed by the body.

Some people because of digestive issues may eat cooked food but it does not mean that it is better or richer, just that it is more convenient.

who knows

SueZ Wrote:
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> From what I've read in the past few days it seems
> the two people, jr and bw, who are forever calling
> me, a raw vegan, a shill at this raw vegan website
> are not even raw vegans themselves!?


So am I the only one that noticed this?

All b12 comes from bacteria. Animal products that contain b12 got it from bacteria, plants that have b12 get it from bacteria, b12 in the soil came from bacteria, and the bacteria in your gut is also creating b12, though not in a way that is useful to you directly.

SueZ Wrote:
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> SueZ Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > From what I've read in the past few days it
> seems
> > the two people, jr and bw, who are forever
> calling
> > me, a raw vegan, a shill at this raw vegan
> website
> > are not even raw vegans themselves!?
>
>
> So am I the only one that noticed this?


I guess so.