My Raw Year

Drifting Into Limbo

thubten — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:58:00 +0000

This is my first time visiting one of Portland’s fresh produce markets, Limbo:

How to Open a Young Coconut – Demonstration Video

thubten — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:25:39 +0000

On August 21st I participated in a raw vegan dinner with my friend, Lisa. I brought some coconuts and made this “how to” video:

Dave the Raw Food Trucker (on Raw Cacao)

thubten — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:09:42 +0000

On August 1st I met with Dave “The Raw Food Trucker” to record a series of interviews on the topic of raw vegan living. This segment specifically covered raw cacao.

Dave the Raw Food Trucker – Segment Six

thubten — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:07:57 +0000

On August 1st I met with Dave “The Raw Food Trucker” to record a series of interviews on the topic of raw vegan living. This is the sixth segment in that series.

Dave the Raw Food Trucker – Segment Five

thubten — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:07:06 +0000

On August 1st I met with Dave “The Raw Food Trucker” to record a series of interviews on the topic of raw vegan living. This is the fifth segment in that series.

Dave the Raw Food Trucker – Segment Four

thubten — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 01:16:59 +0000

On August 1st I met with Dave “The Raw Food Trucker” to record a series of interviews on the topic of raw vegan living. This is the fourth segment in that series.

Dave the Raw Food Trucker – Segment Three

thubten — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:24:47 +0000

On August 1st I met with Dave “The Raw Food Trucker” to record a series of interviews on the topic of raw vegan living. This is the third segment in that series.

Dave the Raw Food Trucker – Segment Two

thubten — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 01:01:05 +0000

On August 1st I met with Dave “The Raw Food Trucker” to record a series of interviews on the topic of raw vegan living. This is the second segment in that series.

Dave the Raw Food Trucker – Segment One

thubten — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:54:49 +0000

On August 1st I met with Dave “The Raw Food Trucker” to record a series of interviews on the topic of raw vegan living. This is the first segment in that series.

2010 – The Year of High Raw

thubten — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 23:43:25 +0000

This year I’ve been engaging in the concept of High Raw. Shifting away from 100% raw has allowed me to stick as closely as I can to the raw ideal, without making myself crazy.

I was first exposed to the concept of High Raw in a talk that Matt Monarch gave in Denver at the end of the summer of 2008, after the Raw Spirit festival. Matt said that if we refrain from eating refined sugar and grains, dairy and meat, 100% of the time, then we can put together a healthy diet that works for us, even if it’s not raw. The more of our food that can be raw, the better.

I next heard about High Raw from Kevin Gianni just a couple of weeks ago, when I downloaded hise-book, Go High Raw.

I very recently heard about High Raw from Victoria Boutenko in her newsletter.

This retreat from 100% Raw Vegan makes sense to me. I literally lost my mind during a juice feast. Granted, I was doing it on my own, without the guidance of a professional. I was doing my best using the resources that were available to me at the time, as I’m sure most people do.

We want to feel better. We’re not independently wealthy (which seems to be what is required to do everything that the raw gurus say we should). So we do what we can with what we have and we get non-optimal results. I’m glad to see that the gurus are backing down from 100%.

I’m feeling better, easing into raw, keeping it as high as I can, without going broke or crazy.

How about you? I would love your comments.