Detox symptoms? Other newbie questions.

Hello,

I am newbie but really glad to be here! I was wondering if any of you had suffered any detox symptoms when first starting- or did you gradually convert to 811 without many problems? If you did have any detox symptoms what were they? I am vegetarian, but consume a lot more than the 10% of fats that I should be.

I apologize if this info was in Dr. Graham 80/10/10 as I am still waiting for my book to arrive!

I am asking so I can mentally prepare for any challenges I may run into. Also, does anyone in here have Diabetes and have improved since beginning? My mom is having issues with high blood glucose levels not to mention clogged arteries, and I am looking to convince her to join me!! It will be more difficult for her since she is on SCD (standard chinese diet) :) Which basically means vegetables are cooked and rarely eaten raw.

Thanks for all of your help!

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Permalink Reply by Saulute on February 26, 2012 at 12:56am

Hi,I'm doing second week LFRV and I feel super cool and super cold too :).Europe is not the best place fot LFRV:)

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Permalink Reply by Jon Fergus on February 26, 2012 at 1:15am

From my experience and from observing others, I think it's pretty much inevitable to experience some level of detox symptoms, but the intensity of them will depend on how unhealthy one is before the change to HCRV. Straight from SAD to 811 usually carries with it a few months of sometimes quite intense detox. From vegetarian to 811 will be less so, but it depends on if one was a junk-food vegetarian or a health-food one. From vegan to HCRV there's usually minimal, if any, detoxing, from what I've seen and experienced.

It's tricky to predict what you'll go through, which is why it's nice to have support from the folks on 30BaD during your first few months on HCRV, so you can have questions answered as they come up.

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Permalink Reply by Sean big Sexy Rich Ⓥ on February 26, 2012 at 1:23am

people experiance a whole variety of different symptoms. its important to remember that they will go away if your eating and sleeping correctly....i dont recall any negatives but ive been raw for years, most common is craving or body temp issues.. after a brief period you should start to feel great effects of this lifestyle ..Sean

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Permalink Reply by Esra on February 26, 2012 at 1:34am

Hi Jennie! Welcome to 30BaD :)!

I definitely experienced a lot of detox symptoms- from skin breakouts (which still happen, but WAY better than before- I'm guessing eventually that will stop too), rashes, pains and aches, stomach issues (which isn't detox per se, it's just the stomach getting used to a new way of doing things ;), and many more!

I'm about 10 months HCRV. I did transition slowly, but that was unintentional for the most part. First I went vegetarian, then vegan two weeks later- for a few months, low fat vegan for a few months, Then I started to eat some of my meals raw, and actually THEN i found out about 30BaD and Doug Graham, and after learning a bit more I switched over 100%, never looking back :).

Here's Mike Arnstein talking about detoxification, it's a great video. He says to wait 2-3 months and then reevaluate, I honestly think you should wait like 6 months ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5DTdz4vMBY

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Permalink Reply by Sean big Sexy Rich Ⓥ on February 26, 2012 at 1:41am

"you should wait like 6 months" YES thats perfect advise.... give it good run to really feel the diff

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Permalink Reply by Esra on February 26, 2012 at 6:37am

Definitely. I'm at 10 months and I STILL feel like I'm just starting out (well, I really am!).

I like what Kristina says here, it can take a couple of years for your body to clean itself out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6sMsn4ayl4&list=FL2-JEi0DHZQnW3...

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Permalink Reply by Jennie L on February 26, 2012 at 4:17pm

Thanks everyone for your responses!! I'm really glad to be here and I am hoping that my mom sees the "light" as well. I Have definitely been a junk food eating vegan, so I am bound to have some detox symptoms. I am just happy to have found such a supportive place to remind us the reasons we are doing this!!!

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Permalink Reply by Janus on May 8, 2012 at 11:20pm

Hi everyone!

I am two months in raw mostly low fat and lots of bananas.. I can only describe my detox so far as horrible and severe.. I am 28, have never been severely over weight, never over abused alcohol etc. I have been vegan for a year before I went raw and my symptoms so far has been- FLU ( booked of from work two weeks ), almost constant anxiety, heart palpitations, pins and needles ( Thanks be to Jesus it only lasted about 3 weeks ), foggy head / disconnected and confused feelings for long stretches.. night sweat, extremely burning feet that woke me up during nights, LOTS of mucus from my lungs and nasal pasages… the symptoms are still ongoing but are getting a little bit better..
I have been at stages where I cried out of frustration, and am constantly praying that I will be ok because I am not use to being this “sick”
I trust in God and will check in from time to time on this post and would love to ask anyone reading here to post bad detox symptoms, length in months or weeks etc.

All the best and may God protect you all.

Janus