Has anyone tried the Virgin Diet?

OkieinMinny

If I do it, does it reinstate my virginity?

Lift_This_

Virgins are in short supply these days...I hear.

i know two virgins...they are my neighbors...i think i have corrupted one...she doesn't come to visit anymore with baked goods...lol

tigersword

I haven't ever heard of it...but raw food is supposed to help with all of that: I try to eat 50-75% raw daily. I will tell you I feel much better the more raw fruits and vegetables I eat and I feel worse when I eat a lot of cooked foods, gluten and dairy.

I can tell you right now I feel like crying at even commercials....and I've had way too much gluten, dairy and cooked/processed foods in the last few days because of Thanksgiving. I know once I have more raw in my body, I will feel much better.

There are studies, that show higher or even a complete raw vegan life style is more healthy for you, as it does create a more alkaline ph balance in your body where disease and cancers do not thrive (they thrive in acidic ph).

Here are some sites you can look at:

http://drleonardcoldwell.com/ -- this was how I got started

http://anydoubtleaveitout.com/

http://www.thebestofrawfood.com/

http://hippocratesinst.com/

http://www.wellwithu.com/

http://www.amazon.com/Food-Formula-Health-Paul-Nison/dp/1570672164 -- I bought his book as well as another one

And took a 16 week course from the Raw Gourmet (link below)

http://www.RawFoodfortheRealWorld.com

Do any of these sources mention the fact that Raw Vegans have the same life expectancy and disease risk of people eating a cooked omnivorous diet? None of them are unbiased sites, they are all pushing a product and agenda. You may want to do some real research. Cooking food is what allowed us humans to evolve our intelligence, and our digestive systems really aren't equipped to handle raw foods very well anymore, since we started cooking foods (a few hundred thousand years ago) our digestive system has shrunk, which allowed our brain sizes to increase. We now use far more energy on our brain, and much less energy in our digestive tract, so cooking is a rather necessary part of eating. As for the pH of your body, it is very tightly controlled by several different systems, and what you eat has absolutely no effect on your body's pH level. If your body slips just slightly out of it's normal pH of 7.35-7.4 you die, pretty much instantly without emergency medical help.

etoiles_argentees

no dairy or eggs? I'm out. And for the rest of you people, gluten intolerance is in a very small portion of people, meaning, you probably don't have it. and yeah, I have the research if needed.

and like tiger said "As for the pH of your body, it is very tightly controlled by several different systems, and what you eat has absolutely no effect on your body's pH level."

You people place so much importance on your intake of certain foods or supplements, why not trust your body to do it's job instead? It wants to survive. #1 in importance.

nickyfm

Are virgins Low G.I?

Cranktastic

ONE! ONE fad diet! AH HA AH AH HAAAAAAAA!

Phaedra2014

no dairy or eggs? I'm out. And for the rest of you people, gluten intolerance is in a very small portion of people, meaning, you probably don't have it. and yeah, I have the research if needed.

There are IgE and IgG reactions to food. I know it's a complex issue and really, the only way to know if a food makes you feel weird is to eliminate it for a while. In the case of gluten, it takes more than a while because of the way it destroys villi.

I got off it for 6 months and felt loads better, yet, the RAST test hadn't revealed anything awry in relation to gluten.

etoiles_argentees

There are IgE and IgG reactions to food. I know it's a complex issue and really, the only way to know if a food makes you feel weird is to eliminate it for a while.

and eliminating something results in less of the enzymes needed to process it. so?

stubbseyt

i get enough stuck in my teeth as it is, without having to try to pick pubes out ugh sorry

S1NN3R

Virgins are in short supply these days...I hear.

True story!

sleepytexan

no. it's too late for that.

supbanana

I don't know about the virgin diet, but have you looked into low carb diets (especially the ketogenic diet http://www.reddit.com/help/faqs/keto)? I had all of the same health issues you mentioned and the keto diet cleared them ALL up. Worth a shot.

Careful friend, folks around here don't take to kindly to telling them to eat fat and not carbs... Shhhhh....

Ha, I know... sometimes I like to brave the forums, especially when I feel this certain diet can really help a person. I'll gladly take the rage of a thousand incensed SAD dieters if it helps one person. I've got my flame-proof Internet armor on and the hatches are battened down. :P

redheaddee

I am skeptical of anything I google, and the first link (not the ad links) if to Amazon for you to buy a book. Going with nope on this one.

GeekyGirlLyn

Depends on the virgin. Id have to do a lick and bite test first but cannibalism isn't really approved of in modern society. Sigh.

Alex_is_Hawks

Virgins are in short supply these days...I hear.

True story!

but they are so tender....so juicy....

I gotta stop while I'm ahead of the strike team.....:grumble:

billsica

Yes, and I got crabs. couldn't use melted butter to douse them in. Was an epic fail.
Next time stick with a diet that's been around the block a few times.

T1mH

"In this groundbreaking program, nutrition and fitness expert JJ Virgin reveals the real secret behind weight gain—food intolerance. A negative reaction to certain foods like dairy or gluten can sabotage your health by triggering inflammation and causing a host of nasty symptoms like bloating, breakouts, headaches, achy joints and—worst of all—stubborn weight gain."

Weight gain is because of food intolerance? People believe this stuff? I'm sorry OP I don't mean to put you down but if there was any scientific basis to this don't you think they would be pointing to it?

HypersonicFitNess

I haven't ever heard of it...but raw food is supposed to help with all of that: I try to eat 50-75% raw daily. I will tell you I feel much better the more raw fruits and vegetables I eat and I feel worse when I eat a lot of cooked foods, gluten and dairy.

I can tell you right now I feel like crying at even commercials....and I've had way too much gluten, dairy and cooked/processed foods in the last few days because of Thanksgiving. I know once I have more raw in my body, I will feel much better.

There are studies, that show higher or even a complete raw vegan life style is more healthy for you, as it does create a more alkaline ph balance in your body where disease and cancers do not thrive (they thrive in acidic ph).

Here are some sites you can look at:

http://drleonardcoldwell.com/ -- this was how I got started

http://anydoubtleaveitout.com/

http://www.thebestofrawfood.com/

http://hippocratesinst.com/

http://www.wellwithu.com/

http://www.amazon.com/Food-Formula-Health-Paul-Nison/dp/1570672164 -- I bought his book as well as another one

And took a 16 week course from the Raw Gourmet (link below)

http://www.RawFoodfortheRealWorld.com

Do any of these sources mention the fact that Raw Vegans have the same life expectancy and disease risk of people eating a cooked omnivorous diet? None of them are unbiased sites, they are all pushing a product and agenda. You may want to do some real research. Cooking food is what allowed us humans to evolve our intelligence, and our digestive systems really aren't equipped to handle raw foods very well anymore, since we started cooking foods (a few hundred thousand years ago) our digestive system has shrunk, which allowed our brain sizes to increase. We now use far more energy on our brain, and much less energy in our digestive tract, so cooking is a rather necessary part of eating. As for the pH of your body, it is very tightly controlled by several different systems, and what you eat has absolutely no effect on your body's pH level. If your body slips just slightly out of it's normal pH of 7.35-7.4 you die, pretty much instantly without emergency medical help.

Apparently you didn't read all of what I said; b/c I mentioned that I eat 50-75% raw not 100%. You don't have to purchase a book to eat raw; you eat raw without it. However, I chose to purchase a few books and take a class to better understand. I disagree that people eating cooked/processed foods are as healthy as those incorporating raw, live foods into their diet. But you are allowed to disagree. The fact that most animals are fed other animals and hormones makes me want to be vegan, however I eat meat. I just don't eat a lot of meat and I try to be particular about where I purchase my meat and what it is. By the way; I'm sure my brain size isn't smaller than yours just because I eat more raw vegetables than you do and eat less cooked food. I also disagree with your body ph philosophy but again, I'm allowed my opinion and your allowed yours.

Edited: I also want to mention; I started this because modern medicine has done nothing for my migraines of which I was suffering 4-5 per week. Another health issue I was having is PMDD - I will tell you that I suffer fewer migraines (now down to 1-2 per month, less PMS (except this week b/c of carb/sugar/gluten/dairy overload from Thanksgiving), fewer fever blister outbreaks (I used to get 1-2 per month; I now rarely get on...maybe once a year?), I never miss work for illness (except for the occasional migraine which isn't stopped by an abortive drug). Others have been cured of IBS, decreased their symptoms of LUPUS and cured of incurable cancers, including liver cancer. You can believe or disbelieve; I choose to believe the facts. I am healthier for eating more raw. I feel better when I get more raw foods.

norcal_yogi

...its way too late for me!

HypersonicFitNess

I haven't ever heard of it...but raw food is supposed to help with all of that: I try to eat 50-75% raw daily. I will tell you I feel much better the more raw fruits and vegetables I eat and I feel worse when I eat a lot of cooked foods, gluten and dairy.

I can tell you right now I feel like crying at even commercials....and I've had way too much gluten, dairy and cooked/processed foods in the last few days because of Thanksgiving. I know once I have more raw in my body, I will feel much better.

There are studies, that show higher or even a complete raw vegan life style is more healthy for you, as it does create a more alkaline ph balance in your body where disease and cancers do not thrive (they thrive in acidic ph).

Here are some sites you can look at:

http://drleonardcoldwell.com/ -- this was how I got started

http://anydoubtleaveitout.com/

http://www.thebestofrawfood.com/

http://hippocratesinst.com/

http://www.wellwithu.com/

http://www.amazon.com/Food-Formula-Health-Paul-Nison/dp/1570672164 -- I bought his book as well as another one

And took a 16 week course from the Raw Gourmet (link below)

http://www.RawFoodfortheRealWorld.com

Eat some carbs, it's no good to be crying at commercials.

I do eat carbs; that was the issue; carb overload b/c of Thanksgiving. Gluten and dairy are contributors to PMS...I usually try to keep them to a minimum and especially near TTOM, I avoid...I didn't avoid. Now I'm suffering. I'll be okay.