I try to do about 50-60% raw. I too get real intestinal distress from too much raw veggie eating. I think even if you cut back on raw you can still be very healthy. I do not eat meat or fish but I do eat eggs for protein which of course are cooked. I think eating raw is much easier in the warm weather. In the winter I need something to warm my bones sometimes so I go ahead and eat veggie soup made with vegetable broth not chicken stock. Hang in there. Your body is trying to tell you something so listen to it .

You should check out this book that just came out - called Raw And Beyond I think, 3 top raw food gurus (including Boutenko) wrote it together to talk about a more balanced approach to raw eating. I also get really cold and find that I am not satisfied without something warm at night. Maybe it will be different in the summer, but for now I'm just trying to eat as raw as possible.

I am about 2 months into raw, and have found 80 10 10 to be the best. My body had been gravitating this way. Eat a lot of fruit, throw in a green drink. That should warm you up. It sounds like thyroid issues. I had them, I don't anylonger nor do I need to takes medication for it anymore. Hope this helps as one newbie to another. You will want to eat 2500 calories per day!

I am a low fat raw vegan (80/10/10) and I have never experienced being increasingly cold. Although, I have heard about it before in the high fat raw food world quite a bit.

"The 80/10/10 diet" is a book written by Dr. Douglas N. Graham, and it changed my life. You can purchase it on Amazon for sure.

Like others have said you need to up the fruits, Raw food is low calorie food by nature. To get the intake your body needs you have to eat a lot. Vegetables and sprouts alone just won't cut it. However, too many nuts and seeds is going to make your fat intake very high, which you don't want.

80/10/10 means 80% carbs 10% fat 10% protein (by % meaning percentage of calories).

Deffinitly add 80/10/10 to your reading list.

Are you able to make your food diary open? It's so much easier to help each other out and answer questions specially regarding digestive tummy issues if we can see what you have been eating.

I've actually found eating raw to keep me warmer in the winter. Personally I eat 80/10/10 with lots of calories from fruits. My digestive system isn't using all the energy to work on hard to digest foods and can use it to keep my blood moving keeping me feeling toasty. In the meantime maybe add an extra layer and stay away from things you have to refrigerate more.

Sprouted grains are really not a good thing to eat. Once in a while I have alfalfa sprouts and found those to be much more gentle. Grains contain insoluble fiber which is rough on the digestive system.

It took me a while to be able to work up to eating enough calories. For a lot of people that is normal. Bananas and dates are good ways to get in more calories along with mangos. Those are my 3 favorites. Nuts and seeds are not such a good way of getting in calories. They won't make you feel optimum in the long run.

If you can show you food diary that would help tons.

Please don't give up! It's such an amazing health journey. There is lots to be learned but it's sooo worth it.

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Glad you found out what was causing you problems. I agree with getting regular blood work it's really important until you have things down pat and even then at least once a year blood work is important.

I also have soy and wheat allergies. Raw has made it so much easier to avoid contamination. I'm not sure of any raw foods that have them added to it unless they are packaged raw. What ones have you found? I want to be able to avoid those.

Many good wishes on your journey!