[eleni]

I was raised on a high raw veg diet (my mother at 81 still eats this way) however I found that for me I require some higher density protein sources (on occasions I will eat fish) and my body thrives eating raw and cultured goat dairy which I get from time to time from biodynamic farm. Also I found that I require some cooked food (as Brian Clement also tells clients if they do not have stage 4 cancer) like yam and squash and so on with the cooler seasons.
Having said that I go all raw from time to time and it seems I peeter out at the 4 year mark of being 100% raw.
I've also raised my children on a 100% organic and biodynamic whole foods (nothing out of package diet) with varying degrees of raw % and all have thrived and continue to thrive. The illnesses that go round- they are immune to because immune system works better.
I think food choices as long as they are whole food grown naturally without chemicals etc; are so individual- one person may thrive on green smoothies while another person won't (I love them but they make me fat- green juices better for my system) some thrive and get well on animal foods (yes, I have seen it- my best friend was a raw natural hygienist for over 25 years- got melanoma and it wasn't healing when she switched to macrobiotics- she finally went on A. Vonderplanitz primal diet and healed 100%- now she is no longer primal but listens to her own body- not a guru like Brian C, or Gabriel or Aajounus , D. Wolfe and what have you.
Same here- I listen to my body carefully- I went the past 4 years as a raw vegan and was getting quite weak- adding in cooked soups and some wild salmon, raw dairy and eggs from real hens made all the difference.