Why I Eat Cooked Food For More Variety; Is Raw Vegan Not Good Enough?

John from www.okraw.com/ who has been living on a raw vegan diet since 1995 shares his thoughts about getting enough variety and diversity on a raw vegan diet in relationship to gut health and gut microbiome.
In this episode, John makes a rant-style video where he responds to another KZbin video posted about him. He shares his truths regarding whether a raw vegan diet can give you enough variety to have a healthy microbiome.
John shares his journey with microbiome testing and his diversity, along with thoughts from experts in this field. He will also share why he started including 10-20% heat-processed foods and why microbiome testing is important to him.
You will discover how you can stay ALL RAW and have a really good microbiome test, but how John believes this is the exception instead of the norm.
You will about human breast milk and why it contains 8% non-digestible carbohydrates that can not be digested by babies or adults but instead are used for feeding the microbes in the microbiome of the infant. John will contrast this to how many non-digestible carbohydrates are in fruits as compared to other types of plant foods.
You will get a better understanding of why John has the beliefs that he does.
Jump to the following parts of this episode:
00:00 Episode Starts
00:17 Does Raw Vegan Give Us Enough Variety?
00:56 Episode Starts
01:12 Do I say Raw food Doesnt give us enough variety
02:02 RawFood Romance Microbiome Test
03:10 A Properly Planned Raw Vegan Diet Can Give You an Amazing Microbiome Score
04:09 My Microbiome is Not Where I would like it to be
04:50 Why did I start eating a raw vegan diet?
05:30 Do You care about the microbiome?
07:25 You Can Find Science to Prove Anything
08:50 My Blood Tests are Fine? Why Should I Change?
09:34 Your Testing will tell what your body needs not what your mind needs.
10:55 Visceral Fat and Long-Term Health
11:24 Microbiome Testing
12:06 Most Raw Vegan Diets are Not Appropriately Plaanned
13:00 Eating for YOU vs your microbiome
14:00 My diversity Increased when I started including more diversity in cooked foods
15:05 How much protein is in Mother's Milk?
15:24 What is the ideal food for humans?
15:35 Why does human breast milk contain non-digestible oligosaccharides that feed the microbiome?
17:17 What are you eating in your diet that is feeding your microbiome?
17:42 Fruit contains lower levels of prebiotics
18:40 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
19:14 How many kinds of plants should we eat in a week?
19:50 Eating only Raw makes it more difficult to increase diversity
20:35 Why My microbiome is important to me
21:30 Most Raw Vegans Eat for THIS
21:55 Why I Started Eating Heat Processed Foods
23:06 My thoughts on Sea Vegetables
23:50 I believe in Evolutionary Biology
24:45 Why I believe I had an overgrowth in my microbiome
26:10 Many indigenous populations subsist on tuber/starch roots
27:36 Consider Your Ecosystem inside you
29:12 Why I make my videos
After watching this episode, you will learn if the RAW VEGAN diet can give you enough variety to have a diverse & healthy microbiome. You will also learn John's solution to improve his microbiome.
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[@okraw]

Jump to the following parts of this episode: 00:17 Does Raw Vegan Give Us Enough Variety? 00:56 Episode Starts 01:12 Do I say Raw food Doesnt give us enough variety 02:02 RawFood Romance Microbiome Test 03:10 A Properly Planned Raw Vegan Diet Can Give You an Amazing Microbiome Score 04:09 My Microbiome is Not Where I would like it to be 04:50 Why did I start eating a raw vegan diet? 05:30 Do You care about the microbiome? 07:25 You Can Find Science to Prove Anything 08:50 My Blood Tests are Fine? Why Should I Change? 09:34 Your Testing will tell what your body needs not what your mind needs. 10:55 Visceral Fat and Long-Term Health 11:24 Microbiome Testing 12:06 Most Raw Vegan Diets are Not Appropriately Plaanned 13:00 Eating for YOU vs your microbiome 14:00 My diversity Increased when I started including more diversity in cooked foods 15:05 How much protein is in Mother's Milk? 15:24 What is the ideal food for humans? 15:35 Why does human breast milk contain non-digestible oligosaccharides that feed the microbiome? 17:17 What are you eating in your diet that is feeding your microbiome? 17:42 Fruit contains lower levels of prebiotics 18:40 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 19:14 How many kinds of plants should we eat in a week? 19:50 Eating only Raw makes it more difficult to increase diversity 20:35 Why My microbiome is important to me 21:30 Most Raw Vegans Eat for THIS 21:55 Why I Started Eating Heat Processed Foods 23:06 My thoughts on Sea Vegetables 23:50 I believe in Evolutionary Biology 24:45 Why I believe I had an overgrowth in my microbiome 26:10 Many indigenous populations subsist on tuber/starch roots 27:36 Consider Your Ecosystem inside you 29:12 Why I make my videos Referenced Videos RawFood Romance Gut Health Results kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZW7XmCBgb59kLs Raw Vegan Microbiome Test kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnLOZYxolpKAhMk Don't become a protein-deficient Pure Fruitarian kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnKQe56ZfM6hh7s My episode on Raw Resistant Starch kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5Pccpebmd1lf9k Not all Cooked Foods are created Equal kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKmri3qnf896b7c 3 Prebiotic Root Vegetables You Can Eat Raw kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5Srqp1nmZ51jc0 Microbiome is Hidden Key to Health kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXbMmZyMma-ifJI Why I started eating cooked foods kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYmvnql9mrCFpZo Juicing is Bad but Cooking is Good? kzbin.info/www/bejne/mH25naZmZ7-JsNE How Much Cooked and Raw Food Should You Eat? kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4rYnoqoZ8ejqrs How to Unrestrict your raw vegan diet kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIe9iayIjcqcb8U Are All Cooked Food Toxic? kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZDHZKKdm812rdU Cooking Can Increase Nutrients in Food kzbin.info/www/bejne/rojPnYOtgZxgapY Raw Vegan Now Eating Heat Processed Foods kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYmvnql9mrCFpZo Follow and Subscribe to RawFood Romance KZbin www.youtube.com/@RawFoodRomance RawFood Romance Instagram instagram.com/rawfoodromance Buy a Microbiome Test on Amazon www.amazon.com/shop/johnkohler/list/2M27PUAEOM4XJ The above is an affiliate link that supports John's channel

[@bonniemullen4990]

Love you show Jon , I agree❤❤🎉🎉😊 💯 please keep the shows coming ❤

[@secondyaya]

This is exactly why I stopped following her or listening to her advice and like to follow folks like you, Lissa and also Jack(@Raw Tropical Living). Thank you for your honesty and integrity in how you share, including being so open about your test results. Keep it up, John!

[@bbblackwell]

It's odd when people talk about needing some extreme level of diversity, considering every other species on the planet has very little, if any, diversity in their diet.

[@GS-ni9wb]

Are you sure? From what I read there are quite a few species that do: bears, birds, dogs, raccoons, foxes, pigs, some fish and insects...even the bonobo (which is primarily fruitarian) supplements it’s diet with honey, eggs and meat.

[@bbblackwell]

@@GS-ni9wb For sure, it's not literally true that *every* other species lacks diversity in their diet; there are lots of animals that take what they can get and that results in some diversity. Generally speaking, though, the overwhelming majority of species have a strong focus in their diet, like grass for cows, bamboo for pandas, and krill for blue whales. From a survival standpoint, it's unreasonable to presume a wide variety of foods is necessary to maintain good health, as it's unusual for such variety to be available.

[@rasrawjourney]

I highly appreciate you John. I’ve been trying to make Raw work for 7+ years and at times that I’ve done it, I’ve felt really great and at other times, not so much. Now instead of constan yo-yoing, I’m deciding to just be mostly Raw Vegan and not concern myself with being 100%. I might have periods of being 100% just to feel the contrast but I’m feeling pretty good right now. I’m feeling stable. This feels sustainable

[@MadisonPaige]

I think it’s vitally important to be willing to make reasonable adjustments with new data. Also, needs change with age, gender, and lifestyle and goals. I’m high raw after a few months raw because I needed to incorporate tofu back into my diet. I’m an intermittent faster 20:4 or 21:3 and I am an athlete. I needed lower volume higher nutrient sources of complete protein into my diet. I just can’t stuff that many raw (or even cooked) lentils into my meal window or I won’t get enough calories. I am unwilling to abandon my IF program because I think it’s better for longevity and autophagy but also because it just fits with my lifestyle and daily routine so perfectly. It m also a 56 yo woman who needs to be mindful of retaining (or building) muscle. (I eat plenty of calcium building foods for bone health). For me, raw is about maximizing nutrition and vitality. I eat tomatoes cooked because it’s more nutritive than raw. And I love tomato paste which is so great for lycopene but is not considered raw. Oh well! I’m more interested in optimization than labels. I will also add that “cooked food” is a spectrum. Like, you can eat tofu right out of the package cubed with some aminos and green onion. But tofu isn’t raw. But cooked food can also be some vegetable cooked until it’s completely unrecognizable as a vegetable and has virtually zero nutritive benefits. I don’t eat the latter. Most of my meals would seem to the average vegan to be raw. Because I don’t eat “cooked down” foods. Beans and tofu and tomatoes and tomato paste and sometimes very lightly steamed vegetables? Yeah, I’m good. Optimal health is the key.

[@saggie1000]

John- you are so intelligent, aware and have a rare mind that is rooted in true science, rationality and common sense. Why would she come for you like this? When you are secure about yourself and, in your beliefs, you don't attack other people. Why is she emotionally so triggered/ threatened by your choices? It is a dead giveaway that SHE is the fearful one. She claps back at people who come for her weight or classless use of language. Stay your course- you are the real deal... authentic and informed. You are a respected, positive presence not just in the online and social media spheres of raw, vegan or WFPB communities, but for any rational thinking, open minded person! She unwittingly presents herself as ignorant and classless in many ways. It's good that you stuck up for yourself and addressed it, but truly... and there is no other way to put this; she is so beneath you. You have millions of subscribers. She's just broadcasting her ignorance- and likely trying to scavenge a nut off your success. Oh, wait- she doesn't eat nuts either, lol. You're the REAL DEAL- and all of your educated, informed followers know it!! Leave the ignorance where it belongs- in her own, ample lap 😀 If she knew better- she'd be embarrassed.

[@pinetree909]

Just starting to watch this. I saw her recent snippet of the interview she did with you a year ago, I wanted more info and to see the whole interview in context and watched the whole thing. I'm glad you're responding to this female durianrider. Seems like she wanted to interview you just so she could use the interview as negative clickbait later to build her own channel. Why does it have to follow that if you're a fruitarian, you have to be...Nasty. It's negative and doesn't further the cause of a plant based lifestyle. Looking forward to your video on this.

[@cheryllewis1697]

I love your entire ecosystem friendly approach. I especially appreciate that you grow your own food and have kick-ass diversity.

[@cel4lyf]

I am not 100% raw but I feel horrible every time I eat cooked food. I prefer eating a salad with some alkaline grains than plain cooked food. I feel like I have eaten stones🤣

[@rosameijering5161]

Maybe because it is not blanced enough

[@cel4lyf]

@@rosameijering5161 what's not balanced? My food consist of lot's of vegetables. Half plate is vegetables; if it's cooked. Mushrooms, peppers, tomatoes squash,....

[@motojay81]

same here, cooked food definitely doesn't make me feel optimal.. and I do know that cooking food destroys nutrition and creates toxic compounds.. still working on figuring out my journey..

[@MsFitVegan]

Forget about how you feel after what you eat. Maybe you need to test your microbiome to see what’s wrong 😅 (sarcasm)

[@Michelle-fe3vw]

Me too-EXACTLY the same experience 🤔

[@christinaquiroz2926]

I also stopped getting my blood tested because of the monetary cost. I believe I eat a well balanced vegan diet.

[@rawformoflife]

Hi John! I agree on the idea of microbiome diversity specifically on a raw diet because with limited availability of certain nutrients, we kind of rely on the bacteria. To this discourse, I would like to add something based on my existing concerns as a raw foodist living near Canadian border with 0 sunshine for 9 months. Vitamin D deficiency is a killer of microbiome and gut health (leading to general nutrient malabsorption, anemia, etc.), and I have been consistently testing low on vitamin D (while on a supplement) and more so, I have elevated parathyroid hormone (with normal Ca and P), which puts me at risk of D3-deficient osteoporosis. This brought me to realization that I need to introduce eggs to my diet as long as I keep living up north, as vitamin D absorption, especially from swallowed sources, relies on fats and cholesterol, which I produce a lot of, but clearly not enough for a good uptake of vitamin D from pills. For reference, I am on a maximum dose of D3 that I would be OK to be on because it is already 5x of what is recommended as safe worldwide, so I take 5000 IU daily, after I was diagnosed with deficiency and elevated parathyroid hormone while on 1000 IU! I have never performed a microbiome test though (greed 😅), so I cannot run an experiment of winter vs. summer situation or perform "food group A vs. food group B" test. In general, I feel like living more in touch with natural elements other than food is a great factor contributing to the microbiome and gut health. Getting plenty of sunshine (which is easy owing to the protective properties of raw plants), swimming and diving in natural water basins and swallowing water with bacteria and micro-algae, swallowing natural dust while walking or running through the natural trails - these are some diet-unrelated things that are key to microbiome diversity, and sunshine (and even better - living by the ocean) is one of the key elements of success on a raw and especially fruitarian diet because one must have top absorption of minerals from fruit because they generally have a more limited mineral content than greens and seaweeds. P.S.: I talked to several people who come to me after trying popular fruitarian diets while living in moderate climates, and they all have symptoms of demineralization and deficiencies that are hard to attribute to fruit acids only, and coincidentally they all have low levels of D (just barely hitting the reference range, like myself on 1000 IU in winter). Anastasiia

[@christinaquiroz2926]

I personally would not do a microbiome test. I do not want to spend the money on it.

[@francesb-p2441]

I hate it when you tubers make videos attacking other you tubers. It's a cheap trick to get views and makes her look really bad. Won't be watching her videos thats for sure.

[@annemccarron2281]

I agree it's low class!

[@dianejackson9314]

I thought the same thing. Sad.

[@garrido_heron]

Underrated video. Well done. Im just exploring raw veganism but also looking into mucusless diet. The latter ads some cooked foods to the diet aswell. Ital Food by the rastafarians also uses cooked foods but vegetarian.

[@ameisherry]

Dear John, I don’t think you need to mind about her words at all. She born and raised in cold climate and all her family passed away. And for a person who doesn’t even grow her own food, I really don’t think she has any right to judge you at all. You are a great inspiration, and thank you for everything you do for all of us, I follow you from day one and thank you

[@xBloodXGusherx]

That Cold Person bias was personal.

[@ameisherry]

@@xBloodXGusherx the truth is not going to change

[@ameisherry]

@@xBloodXGusherx when you harvest your own coconut and crack it yourself , you can come change my mind

[@ameisherry]

@@xBloodXGusherx in the vegan community it’s not nice to attack another vegan with their types, she as a fruitarian attacks a raw vegan, that’s call a bully ! Attacking someone’s vegan types is the same like attacking people’s body size in vegan community! It’s like we are on the same boat and she’s saying oh the elderly is useless and take up the weights and trying to push them off the boat !!!! It’s just not nice !!!! I’m not the only one saying it anymore !!! I’m just speaking it up that’s all!

[@xBloodXGusherx]

@@ameisherry So your perception is that people from cold environments are meaner and nastier?

[@beegratefulfarm6933]

Just got my results back - 91%. I will make a video soon. 😊 Plant based diet with a diversity of whole natural foods.

[@wvd1001]

Yes bring back that 2016 style vegan KZbin drama

[@Eatapotato]

I’ll watch you and listen to you any day over any of those other ones! Keep up the good work! You’re fantastic and super smart and informative

[@imkrane]

I don't care what anybody says, I've been watching your videos for 12 years now, you are the healthiest human on the planet...

[@wandadaramola8591]

Thank you John, for sharing your wealth of knowledge with us. I truly appreciate your work. I did a fruit based diet for 3 years and it nearly killed me. The list of deficiencies was long. I am in full support of your Chanel.

[@hebcat48]

I eat some raw on my whole food plant based diet but I’m not fully raw. I listen to your channel because you think out of the box and give information that I don’t hear about elsewhere. If any channel I follow personally criticizes another KZbinr I unsubscribe from their channel. I appreciate all of the out of the box information you provide John.

[@tropicalJeremiah]

Heavily agree with all that’s said here! Although I’m not raw and I’m okay with not being raw I heavily agree with what’s said here

[@MsFitVegan]

The reason I KNOW blood tests and microbiome tests are a useless way to determine one’s health is because when I was severely over weight, had cystic acne, and was sick ALL THE TIME with major health issues (migraines, vertigo, IBS, constant sinus infections, chronic bronchitis until age 26) …. My blood tests were always PERFECT!!!!! No doctor could tell me what was wrong because my blood tests and all other tests they ran never showed anything wrong……. A better indicator is….. How do you FEEEL?, what do you look like? How is your fitness? What do your eyes, your tongue, your skin look like? How is your pulse, your energy level? How you FEEEEL and look tells you 100000000000 times more than any blood test or microbiome will ever tell you. 💖🤗🍉

[@RawMetalAlchemist]

Thank you for calling out John. I also sensed a spirit of fear, and trying to convince himself of his efforts while throwing other people under the bus. The fear is understandable with his medical history. I know he means well. The thing I noticed is he tells people he wants them to start eating more (fill in the blank) based on HIS experience. I look at it this way if we were designed to eat cooked food we would have a warming apparatus for an appendage. Like a flame thrower. lol Humans are the only species on Earth that cooks their food. Having said that I still respect John for the work he does. I've learned from him over the years. He and Markus were the only ones back in the day making content on KZbin that I can recall.. The raw scene is so different now than it was in the 00's. I think he may have provoked your response through in an attempt to stay relevant. It's a KZbin tactic to get views.

[@solfuela1393]

Evertime you did an Interview with someone you did not fully agree with you would make a comment about them in your comment section. Which is super unprofessionell of you and tells me a lot about your Ego. Also the way you talk comes across as being above others and being in the right. You belong to the restrictive ED mindset folks, no one needs that anymore these days. John looks fantastic, has the most knowledge and Lissa is the most empathic and lovely person in the raw Community.

[@theldsfruitarian]

I eat uncooked food (like every other animal in nature who doesn’t worry about their microbiome or blood type) because cooking is preposterous.

[@Eatapotato]

She’s just straight up attacking you for no reason and obviously hasn’t done her research her bad. But unfortunately there’s negative and ignorant people out there.

[@gledell85]

I hate that you have to defend your lifestyle. I don’t get why it matters to her. and what she gets out of it. I don’t know what she has done for her community and viewers but you have helped people immensely. Not only have you taught people to grow food in the desert, but have educated the masses on a world of topics. I’ve also seen videos that people you have impacted by helping them change their life in losing weight and eating more greens. She needs to stay in her lane.

[@Michelle-fe3vw]

Loved the video John. Have you ever done any videos on Doug Graham and the 80 10 10?

[@mattkennedy13]

I respect where you're coming from John, however, the Microbiome testing - it confuses me why people have drawn the conclusion that variety of micro organisms equals good gut health? I've read Fiber Fueled, I understand the theory, but it just doesn't add up to me. Shouldn't we consider what foods we're adapted to eating, versus simply trying to increase variety to the point where we are putting foods in our body that must be chopped, cooked or mixed with other ingredients to be palatable? Would increased variety in micro organisms simply denote a higher volume of plant foods, which, compared to a standard population would result in better health outcomes? Are we, intuitively even supposed to consider this science when living in our natural environment? Yes, we like variety, but among the tropical fruits - we would never be inclined to just shove in a massive variety for no reason. Yes, wild primates can eat 100+ plants in a year but they are scavenging for what they can in an environment that has been degraded over many years. They'll resort to eating bugs when hungry enough, or even raw meat. I just don't put any stock in these microbiome tests, honestly, and I would love a response from anyone as to why this variety theory makes sense!

[@Rxrunneravg]

There is a huge difference in intelligence & maturity just by the way John presents himself as opposed to the other person. Humans & science are ever evolving. As an infectious disease specialist & having an extensive science research background as well as a doctorate degree, I definitely agree with John that scientific approaches should be critically evaluated & tailored to the specific person. To each their own.

[@pamtewes5276]

"eating out of fear" is just the most ridiculous and stupid comment I have heard . You are definitely the most educated of all the utubers. I really appreciate how you update your findings and adjust your diet to what you learned. You are not so locked in. Please keep up the great work!!

[@bonniemullen4990]

Jon's the best ❤🎉

[@christinaquiroz2926]

I stopped taking antibiotics years ago because I believe antibiotics are not beneficial to my body

[@youngsumac2363]

Do you have any videos on vegetable essentials for garden growers John? Like a top 10 veggie list or something

[@Titunka]

You are well respected and thank you for your knowledge, even if you would eat out of fear, it is understandable, because you almost lost your life...but you do not bring drama, you do not attack anyone and you are a nice and very intelligent guy and we all know that....

[@rvboondocker2559]

I’m vegan based on biomarkers. That’s my unbiased assessment tool. The only thing John fears is that he’s not gonna find a girlfriend someday! I hope he does though! I’m 100% vegan, but I don’t eat just raw. I do cook some of my foods and have no problem with that. I make my own burgers from stuff that I grew in the garden and cook those as well. It’s a personal choice but it’s way better than eating a class one carcinogen… Like a steak! That’s not my opinion, it’s even what the American dietetic association says and it’s listed as a class one carcinogen right next to plutonium. Not a joke.

[@carakerr4081]

Thank you John bless you. I am 3 months into my mostly raw journey and I love it. I appreciate your approach so much 🙏🙏🙏

[@elenaanderson8346]

Too bad she decided to make an “enemy”…possibly just used your name for more clicks… she would have done better interviewing you on her channel!!!

[@pinetree909]

Great response. Much more of an intellectual approach.

[@hannahtheherb]

On the ball as ever sir! Thank you. 🤗

[@antonisanastasakis5963]

From where you get your b12?

[@sevenangelsfarm7465]

I just eat some dirt, with my raw vegan diet, my microbiology seems to be kicking just fine.

[@ShannonE1821]

I am a conspiracy realist so I do not trust published science. That said, I still will consider it as adding to the variety of points of view and I appreciate very much all your research and your thoughts with your own subjective , experience in addition to what you find in the scientific community. Thank you very much John

[@crandaddyslim]

WHO TF IS THAT WOMAN....?

[@claremeyer3007]

You say that if you care nothing about your health eat and enjoy your fruit but Msfitvegan eats mostly fruit and looks flawless .She looks better and healthier than she did 10 years ago. The proof is there and for many others. I am a little confused why you think we should be eating a more vegetable diet as we are not herbivores we do not have multiple stomachs to digest that fibre. We do not have teeth like a rabbit this is why most raw vegans juices their veggies . Also, mother’s breast milk is only healthy for the baby if the mother is eating properly . As humans we thrive on enzyme rich food, cooked food kills enzymes so this video is confusing.

[@solfuela1393]

Her lifestyle is pretty relaxed, she's on the beach chilling etc.. that will contribute a lot to the way she looks. It's not just the fruits. And cameras often have filters + ring light 😉

[@todd92371]

It's so easy to fall into a "Dualistic mind" and a "Dualistic mindset". I'm right... you are wrong.... There is a middle way that is logical , practical and follows the SCIENCE and new research. It can become a dogmatic notion of thought where we restrain ourselves to ONE way of thinking. It stifles an open mind that can embrace new idealogies and new ways to approach life. I see it constantly in everything. I appreciate that you have the courage to evolve your will into new ways of thinking.

[@profortunebaron]

I believe blood type does affect the microbiome and food and body function compatibility.

[@ianweir6334]

I don't see any other animals looking for variety in their food source. When everything stops being a form of entertainment sanity might return.

[@MamaLee5]

John have you ever done genetic testing? I did this and had many genetic mutations so my gut doesn’t grow probiotics. My doc said my gut is like a golf course with brown patches because the sprinklers don’t work there so I need to “reseed” the lawn daily. Ie probiotics daily and sometimes I do multiple times a day. Just another piece of a complex puzzle.

[@sivistyneemmatnoobit]

I love that you made this video. Ms. Fitvegan talking shit. Raw vegan dogma.. Knows nothing about your health. :D

[@sivistyneemmatnoobit]

She has a video about how she no longer eats nuts because they're not human food. :Dddd

[@olympiakosfcpiraeus]

we love you John!

[@peg60606]

I'm 73 and in 1971 someone gave me a book on healthy eating so after 53 years some random thoughts. 1. Does the person criticising / critiquing John use supplements? It seems most raw foodists now use all sorts of vitamins, supplements and green powders, things that are processed and heated in labs and factories but claim to still be 100% raw. You can't find powders or supplements in nature. 2. First it was imperative to have blood tests, now it's microbiome tests. What's next, and what are the determinants for the microbiome score? 20 year olds, 30 year olds , 70 year olds? men, women,? That's important to know and does it relate to raw foodists scores. 3. In the past when raw foodists, fruitarians, natural food eaters / advocates etc.. died early and before their time they never questioned why or what could be done to prevent this from happening in the future. All we got was: otherwise they wouldn't have lived this long, they were overworked, they didn't do it correctly, food isn't the only component rather than addressing the problem. In the last 20 or so years there's been a shift away from that and people are eating more greens, supplements, etc and looking to improve on the past. 4. A lot of the early proponents were men with good genetics but poor diets ( and even now with Ted Car - was a triathlete, Durian Rider ( long distance runner / bike rider, etc ). They were active fit healthy men. Most normal people don't run marathons, are triathletes, or Phys Ed teachers like Doug Graham was before he started his diet.. Most people can't eat a dozen bananas or a dozen oranges for lunch and then go for a 2 hour bike ride followed by a 1 hour workout.

[@gundegasrawjoy]

Who knows what the healthy macrobiome really is in this human world of generations consuming not for humans foods. To what it is measured against? As far as I am concerned, homeostasis in the body , which is found according to the information the body finds itself in, is really what microbiome develops against. I suspect that there are not enough people in given time for humanity to really know what is truly healthy macrobiome or even blood tests of raw vegans and fruitarians. All the statistics are based on not for human species food consumers for generations and state their bodies are in . And how about wildlife and animals,they don't have tests to check their biome and many of them are mono eaters. 🤔 Interesting topic. (Pardon for language mistakes. English is not my first language)

[@solfuela1393]

Hey John, you're amazing for the raw and plant based community! You including cooked foods is challenging those who have fears about cooked foods and who have eating disorder mindsets. Msfitvegan has a big Ego imo 😂 There are reasons why Dr. Brooke Goldner's protocol works so well and one of them is huge amounts of greens and cruciferous veg, which most fruit folks don't want to accept either.

[@welshrawgirl]

Who is she? LOL No Seriously.....I am sharing this with my Fb raw group as so valuable. I need to watch it all the way through but it was interesting what you said about RFR and what is atypical. I found that eating that amount of dehydrated food (wraps), with all that psyllium husk is not good for me and after 7 years of high raw vegan and 34 years as a vegan, that food just doesn't dig it for me. I tried mainly fruit but this did not suit me and so I stick to the sprouts I have eaten for 36 years, more greens, a little nuts and seeds, and some fruit. I choose a little cooked like sweet potato. some greens, millet and quinoa but after being fully raw, I was just darn unhappy.Being very high raw vegan is the way for me and I do not believe anymore that all cooked is bad for us.Too much pressure and emphasis is put on saying we are fully raw yet few truly are. Many use so much non raw (like maple syrup, cashews and nutritional yeast) to drown their food. This says to me that they are struggling..eat simply and appreciate a food with little drowning in a masking sauce! Eat your food instinctively whether cooked or raw because health is so much more than what we eat. One of the first things I did when I went raw was to stopped calorie counting and breaking down foods into isolated nutrients. I often have salads with up to 17 types of home grown greens in. This was just instilled into be over 30 years ago as a new vegan and so was eating sea veg,

[@MsFitVegan]

The word “sci enti fic” literally translates to “know that it is fiction” in Latin 😅 however that being said…. I appreciate and respect that you made this video. I believe everyone has the right to their opinion and freedom of speech on their channel. I don’t need roots or cooked food to be extremely healthy OR a test to tell me if I am but if you or anyone would like to see my microbiome test results you can send me one and I’ll do it! 😅 But I personally wouldn’t spend a dime on that nonsense. And since you asked John… I ONLY took a blood test for content purposes after 13 years raw. I wanted to shut up the idiots saying you can’t get enough protein on a raw vegan diet. I won’t get another blood test for a long time though. In my opinion, doing excessive blood tests have led to your deficiencies NOT eating a raw diet! Obviously I am no doctor and that’s just my personal opinion. I definitely could be wrong but taking blood out of our body as much as you did causes health issues.

[@muziliu4587]

I agree with you on the blood test part. 70% of our immune system is in the blood. Every time you do a blood withdrawal you destroy some of your immune system.

[@emilyuk3570]

Trust the science 😂.

[@danellefrost5030]

I find it very unflattering when someone attacks another's views and beliefs as she has done in this video clip. It appears to me that she just might be a little bit jealous of you and not secure enough in her own dietary beliefs, making her feel it necessary to criticize you and your channel. Or, perhaps she has simply run out of content and feels the need to stir up controversy to get more views. Either way, I simply do not have time in my life to waste listening to such childish ramblings. I got nothing from listening to what she just said but have learned oodles from your channel. Keep up the amazing work John. I look forward to each new video that you post on the topics of gardening and wellness.

[@evelynlane7852]

your awesome!!! i’m open minded

[@emilybarry9410]

I watch YOUR videos❤…not hers🤦‍♀️Enough said 🙌

[@MsFitVegan]

😂

[@mrmaxcarter2306]

Why does she care if someone eats cooked plants vs raw? She seems angry about it.

[@jtsjtsm7920]

Uh oh.... what is going on? Why is this happening? If both of you are healthy and happy and promote eating a good variety of raw fruit, veg, oils, nuts, etc and neither of you have health issues maybe just respectfully agree to disagree?

[@rezamoradi4073]

Been high carb vegan since 2008 and found out about urine therapy in 2016 which saved me from getting weak and losing too much weight. The golden high octane plasma elixir full of stem cells is no joke. :)

[@beccogiallo]

Living out of fear? 😅

[@angiemarie5686]

Team #Eatfruitbecute 🍊🍇🍓🍉

[@emhold29]

Team #Eatfruitbecute 🥥🍉🥭🍒🍇🍊🍑🍍

[@beegratefulfarm6933]

🎤💣

[@adriannacallwood2895]

Haters just seeking clout from a master. Take a deep, Kung Fu Panda 🐼 meditative breath and say … “fuck em!” Lol

[@adriannacallwood2895]

I luv the editing job tho 😉 🧘

[@ninadandrea2969]

Team eat fruit to be cute