Fasting and constant detoxing has nothing to do with a sustainable raw vegan diet. It´s not the animal food that make you feel better it´s the calories you finally got!
@@Koort1008 Yes, you are right. But there is no nutrient in animals which you can´t get from plants. Guess where the animals get there nutrients from 🌱🤦🏼♀
Dear Eva and sherylea, I recently watched your video discussing your transition back to including meat & eggs in your diet after years of following a raw vegan lifestyle. I appreciate your openness in sharing your journey and understand that dietary choices are deeply personal and can evolve over time. Having been on a high raw or raw vegan path myself for 11 years, I’ve experienced many of the trials and errors that come with this lifestyle. I’ve studied natural hygienic principles extensively, which emphasize simplicity and balance in our diet, and I’d like to share some thoughts from this perspective.(note, I’ve also stufied hippocrates, Morse, several plant based doctors- in fact I wrote a book sharing my knowledge) It seems that one of the challenges you faced was the complexity and extremity of both your approaches. For instance, following a very restrictive version of the Hippocrates diet or focusing heavily on supplements, protein, and herbs can lead to imbalances. Our bodies thrive on simple, whole foods, primarily fruits and vegetables, which provide the necessary nutrients and energy without the need for excessive supplementation or extreme practices such as juice cleansing, etc. From my experience, a successful raw vegan lifestyle is not about extremes but about finding a sustainable and balanced approach that works for your body. This includes consuming enough calorie-dense fruits and ensuring a variety of raw foods to meet our nutritional needs. I understand that you may have felt that your previous diet was not meeting your needs, but I believe that there are ways to adjust a vegan or raw vegan diet to be more nourishing without resorting to extremes. It’s important to listen to our bodies and make adjustments, but also to be cautious about swinging from one extreme to another. Your video might inadvertently lead viewers to believe that a raw vegan diet is inherently unsustainable, which I feel is misleading. Many people thrive on this lifestyle when it is approached with balance and simplicity. I hope that others will see that it’s possible to maintain a healthy vegan or raw vegan diet by focusing on whole, natural foods and avoiding unnecessary complications which I believe after following both of you for years was the case. Thank you for sharing your story. I hope that my perspective can offer some additional insight - my only request is that you continue to be honest with the status of your health because there is what we refer to as the honeymoon period that can last anywhere from 1 month to a year+ where we think eating meat & eggs is the answer until the body expresses symptoms in protest. Wishing you all the best on your journey. 🌿”True remedy begins within; external issues persist because we overlook the internal root cause of our disharmony and disease ." ~Mariah 🌱Diseases are simply signs & symptoms that reveal that the body is not being provided with the correct conditions for health. - Mariah Mariah / Maria 🫐 Heal Thyself: Embracing our Natural Diet for Optimal Health
@@Mariahealthyself thank you for sharing. Sadly, this is the most common response, “ you did it wrong”. My honeymoon period with the raw vegan lifestyle was a good five-six years. I did it right.
@@evathrivesfollowing a Hippocrates lifestyle combined with juicing and supplements/herbs is precisely what we teach our members not to do, I mean no disrespect but that’s precisely why things did not work out from what I think I know about what you were doing. Herbs & supplements are toxic which most people don’t realize.
I was a vegan during menopause and had absolutely zero symptoms. I believe the problem for the first speaker as she said was that she did not eat enough to maintain her lifestyle. Personally, I believe we should be having at least 1 pound of greens and a pound of veggies a day … Plus an abundance of omega threes in the form of Chia andflax seeds… Along with that adequate water with electrolytes has to be consumed for hydration the more protein, the more hydration needed …
@@evathrives I think some of us have probably found it too hard to watch the video in full to be honest, (edit: that's my/our bad) and I think people are only commenting here because they do care. It's a major deal for you though, I do get that, and I'm backing off, just acknowledging we're all on different journeys. All the best.
I think people expect a vegan diet to make them invincible, and if they suddenly experience a symptom, let’s blame the diet and go off it. But what about all the millions of people eating a non vegan diet and experiencing the same symptoms? How do we blame a vegan diet then if they aren’t eating a vegan diet? And how do we know you wouldn’t have experienced those exact same symptoms at this time in life on a non vegan diet too? We are born with weaker organs and glands in this day and age, I don’t think we should blame everything on diet. What if you experience some symptoms down the line eating animal products? Will you blame the symptoms on your diet then? So many questions lol. I definitely think our fruit and veg is missing a lot of nutrients due to the soil etc and poor quality these days. And variety missing from things we don’t have access to. Vegan vs non vegan will probably always be a thing lol. Wishing you all the best Eva, I’ve really enjoyed your videos in the past and hope you continue to feel your best no matter what you choose to eat, it’s your choice, and we should stay kind no matter what someone eats! ❤️ Happy 2025 ✨
Thanks for your information. I do hope that you come back and give some updates every once in a while so we can see how your diet and health continues to evolve especially because you were high raw vegan for a substantial amount of time...
Vegan is not a diet. Other then your diets if you participated in anything animals (for me its even going to zoo) you were not a vegan in the first place. "Veganism is a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude-as far as is possible and practicable-all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals
@evathrives this was a general statement not at all one against you Eva. In fact, I'm sad you take my points I bring up as attacks on your choices. I'm merely expressing my view as much as you are yours. I'm happy your feeling better and wish you nothing but peace, love, and joy.
So sad to hear. Most don't understand how emotions affect our absorption of nutrients and start to blame diet for things that are emotionally rooted. Fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds are not to blame. I am also post menopausal and had these symptoms and i had to be humble to the emotional currents that were passing through as i adjusted. These hormonal adjustments will happen on any diet. My hair was falling out before I was eating a "Vegan" diet. These symptoms don't morally justify me killing another creature for food.
You must’ve missed the part where I said when I added eggs to my diet I got my period back after three years of what I thought was menopause. No human deserves this either. Hair falling, no period and a skinny-fat body in the last year of my raw vegan journey is a clear indication my health was deteriorating at a rapid pace. I choose me.
@ lol I know Brian personally. I’ve done his Health Educator program at Hippocrates. I was there for nine weeks. I’ve spent many hours with Brian and I’m fully aware of his opinions.
Hmm. . . I think you deny a lot of things here. First of all, I think that the cause of you both looking so good att 52 and 53 is that you have been raw vegans in your 40s. And I kind of knew that Eva would quit being vegan some day, from he day I watched the video she said that you don't need so many calories other vegans say you do, and that it is too much sugar in our fruit today. I think it is possible to get your period back and get plumper skin just because you get enough calories. I remember not long ago Sherylea interviewed Robert Morse on her channel, and talked about allready have been doing this exact thing before... going from raw vegan to animalbased because she thought she needed it for building muscles - and how much she regret that. And the dexa scans are set up that way - almost every women after 50 comes out as having to little bone mass. It is natural after childbearing age, but it is a cash cow for medical buisness. Of course vegans don't live longer and are not immune to deseases or aging. That is not why you do it. You do it because while you are here on earth - it is the right thing to do.
It’s about nourishment, not deprivation Look at Dr. Brooke Goldner- I love her attitude and how she is helping so many people reverse illness on a raw food diet., and for those who do want to eat animal products, they can also improve health with “hyper-nourishing “ 🙌🏻
@@anitaparker9831 people heal on a raw vegan diet because it’s the ultimate elimination diet. You’re removing everything but fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds so of course you’re going to get results. No one is disputing that. The question remains how long to be on this type of diet and when’s it time to move on. I mean, her diet isn’t exactly sustainable long term mostly because it’s pretty unappealing and most people are sick of it after a while. Also, we have no idea what Brooke Goldner is eating herself and whether she is vegan, mostly plant based or what exactly. I know for a fact many people online saying they’re vegan aren’t. I’m not saying that is her case though. Also, there’s always going to an example or a “but look at so and so”. That’s not exactly proof of anything.
Wow! That's big news. Picking our path through life is such a journey. I think it is so cool that you both genuinely listened to your bodies and that you both are brave enough to be upfront about it on this platform. Best of luck!
I'm glad it's working for them. I'm not at liberty to talk about others but perhaps you don't have all the facts? Or it could be it works for some and not others..
Have you read the book “ Catching Fire” by Richard Wrangham, an anthropologist from Harvard? His theory is that it wasn’t meat that gave humans a leg-up in evolution but the development and control of fire. Cooked food allowed for quicker and easier digestion and the energy it took to digest raw foods went to brain development and was the key to human evolution. If it was eating meat that increased brain size surely lions would be the ones composing music, writing poetry and building skyscrapers.
Hi there, I unsubscribed from you a long time ago, but was very sad to see that you are no longer vegan, if that's indeed the case. Very saddened, but wishing you well for the future.
Thank you so much for sharing your honest journey and reflections from what you learned. Very helpful. We all want to live and aspire to ideals, however sometimes those things just dont translate to practical life for everyone in every situation. The truth is important.
Great content! The push from those that are dogmatic does not make space for the individual journey. Its your life, eat as best you can. Those that are dogmatic in the vegan /raw vegan space turn people off. Your discussion illuminates my concern as I transition to high raw wfpb. Leaving space for flexibility to address any issues that arise. Beans are definitely on my plate too.
I LOVE your honesty. I LOVE your vulnerability. I LOVE your humility. Thank you and God bless you for freeing yourself by speaking the truth about what’s been happening with you. This is going to help others feel free to do the same and also make them question any dogma that may have clouded their judgement. And, yes, there is no one way that’s right for everyone. And what was/felt right yesterday, may not be/feel right tomorrow. We all have the right to change. It’s important to pay closest attention to how we feel and get regular testing to show what’s going on underneath the hood…and being grateful that we have a plethora of choices available to us to make changes needed to keep trying to optimize our bodies, minds and spirits. Blessings to you both 🙏💞🙏💞
@evathrives You chose to pretend you're vegan when you never were. It's influences like you who give veganism a bad rep. Veganism is about the animals and the animals alone. You having a ridiculously restrictive diet is your choice.
@@organicjoe6568 hey, if the US government is killing cows, destroying eggs and killing chickens, you certainly don’t wanna eat them. If the US government is telling you to take Covid shots and all the boosters, you certainly want to do it. If the US government and people like Bill Gates says that lab grown meat is healthy, you certainly wanna eat it. If wearing face mask will stop the spread of Covid, you better wear one.
@evathrives it's not about animals being more important than humans. It's about giving them basic rights such as the right to not be exploited. Of course, I choose humans over animals, but I still think animals have the basic rights to live a happy life alongside humans. Like I said, you cornered yourself into a rigid lifestyle and called yourself, falsely, a vegan.
Veganism is not a diet it is a philosophy. Please don’t say it is a diet. You say you don’t want to be criticised but for years you were a raw vegan influencer to get followers. In actuality you weren’t vegan. Good luck. I can’t support your channel.
@@patrickdalton2424 That's not how that works. That's like saying "I'm no longer Christian" after the only Christian thing they did was celebrate Christmas. Veganism is about the animals, not the diet that comes with it.
@patrickdalton2424 Yeah, that's a simple way to put it. Vegans try to avoid animal cruelty as much as possible so that includes not eating them amongst other things.
@patrickdalton2424 Veganism is beyond a diet it's a way of life. So he right she was never a real vegan.. To keep with the religious metaphor going It's like a Christian being a Christian only because they scared to go to hell it's not a pure intention within the entirety of what Veganism reworded(Savingme)since we are all connected including the animals is truly about..
Thank you, Eva, for being honest and sharing your health journey with us. Please come back to share your health journey with us. I think it's important to know our own body what's working and what's not working for us. It's important to be able to hold as many different perspectives as possible and "know thyself." Wishing you a healthy, strong, and peaceful journey.
Eva, i have missed you. So glad you decided to come back on and share this turn in your journey. Such a telling event to get your cycle back after 3 years! I lost mine during my cleansing phase, when i was 52. Now at 60, i doubti will get mine bsck! Lol.. I, too, lost so much of my hair and have found myself needing to change my diet as well, although i still try to eat mostly raw. I truly hope you will find a way to stay on you tube and continue to share your journey and wisdom with us all! Much love ❤️
As for stating that most raw foodists are younger, you might be forgetting about Mimi Kirk or Karyn Calabrese, Dr. Elizabeth (forgot her last name). Im certain there are more that are above 50 and they are still thriving. Im not here trying to defend being in a lifestyle i deem superior to other lifestyles. Bottom line it is a choice. Sadly the animals do not get a choice. I wish you ladies well. I would have prefered you not have made tjis video for the sake of the animals. My take away here is, you both just got tired of being different with your eating habits.
@@giselafiege7169 I’m not at liberty to discuss other people here but what I will say is this: don’t make assumptions based on what people are strategically sharing. I too made that mistake for far too long. We had to make this video because I couldn’t just drop off the face of the earth without sharing my ultimate outcome. Losing my period while on this diet is no joke. There are a lot of eating disorders hiding in this lifestyle too and a lot of impressionable young ladies watching. I care about them more. I have daughters myself. I’m sorry I was ever a part of sharing a diet that ultimately might have hurt people.
@@giselafiege7169 and no, we didn’t just get tired of eating differently. I didn’t want to change but my health was declining rapidly and I had to choose.
Thank you so much for your honesty. This helps me and others. Nutrition should not be dogmatic and above all, health should be more important than belogning to a certain diet.
Absolutely absolutely, and sometimes we need different types of nourishment and different forms, we don’t I don’t think we should need to label ourselves for any person or any reason
Thank you so much for sharing your experiences ladies Please Eva, please do not take down your old videos It will nice for people to see your journey through to this very point
@@patiencechigumadzi I’ve taken lots down because I don’t want to promote this diet culture. Eating disorders are heavily attracted to this diet and the “leaders” of the movement reinforce their DEs. It’s a heavy responsibility because you never know who’s watching. It might be a young, impressionable girl and my videos might lead her down the wrong path.
This video has inspired me. For a long time I have suspected and intuitively felt I should add high-quality local eggs to my diet. I first got this idea when I learned. Victoria Boutenko did this as well as her son. I’m thinking a 95% raw diet with a particularly diverse range of vitamins minerals in the whole food combined with some eggs here and there could be more healthy long term In theory all the benefits of a low inflammation, high raw, high fruit, high greens diet should remain but the benefits of having ‘meat’ in place - with the added bonus that No animal actually had to die as they are just non factory local eggs to cover the full nutritional profile I will give this a go for six months and see where I get to
My heart hurts so much watching this video. The reason it hurts is that I’ve held onto my vegan title for so many years. Eva, you’ve always been one of my biggest vegan icons. I honestly can’t believe you’re no longer vegan. I don’t eat raw; I follow a whole-food, plant-based diet. I’m 47, and for the past year and a half, I’ve constantly wondered if I’m doing the right thing for my body. I feel frail, pale, get kidney stones, am anemic, have low blood pressure, vertigo, and joint and back pain. It’s so difficult for me to let go of veganism, but I feel in my body that it’s something I might need to do. I’m always caught between a rock and a hard place. This is such a tough decision to make.
The reason I’m crying is because I know I need to let go of this lifestyle. I don’t have an appetite anymore, and no matter what I eat, I never feel satisfied. I eat out of habit, but I’m never actually hungry the way people are supposed to be. My sister says I look really pale to her, and I know she’s right. I just don’t know how to move past the images of animals in my mind.
We’re imperfect humans. Eating a Whole Foods vegan lifestyle is one of the best things you can do to your body. Of course it does consist of sleeping enough and exercising daily. I only wonder if you are eating clean vegan foods and you are getting these symptoms……..can you imaging how your body may react when you introduce animal based foods to your body once again? You’ll never know unless you try it. Everyone is free to choose. I would not want to go back to what I know is harmful to my body. Specially, nowadays all animal products/meats have chemicals, antibiotics, vaccines, hormones, diseases from the animal, some even have cancer and people eat that…..🌱time you can heal.
If you haven't done so, I would kindly suggest taking a closer look at the micronutrients your body needs to be healthy. Unfortunately, we tend to think that a plant-based diet is perfect, and we do not need to pay attention to that, but the truth is that certain nutrients are harder to get from a vegan diet (and this goes way beyond the B12 discussion). So you need to know what they are and how to get them (either through food or supplementation). Denise Minger has a great section on her website called "for vegans", in which she shares what those nutrients are and how to get them. Anyways... good luck in your journey!
@@ballerinainjeans2 it’s tough. I completely understand. Try to shut the noise from well meaning folks, influencers and others and do you. You’re the reason I made this video. I could have just sauntered off into the sunset but I had to be honest and real. Get off the internet and take one day at a time. I started to add egg yolks to my smoothies. It’s a difficult decision, I too wanted to stay vegan forever. Please don’t believe for a moment “you’re doing it wrong “. We’re all different. We’re all doing our best and we can change course and change our minds. Blessings to you 🙏🏼
Time and time again I realise that you sales people (either as so called content creators, who are simply selling us something online, being coaching, products, whatever, or sales people in general) are professional liars. The truth may or may not eventually come out. My father, who is an MD (nephrologist) has been very high raw vegan for 50 years and now at almost 80 is still active and is healthier than me at 45 (I'm not vegan). The thing is that he does it the old fashioned way: he eats raw sprouted and soaked grains and legumes, has never had a smoothie and has olive oil and plenty of nuts. You simply fall for fashions without knowing about real nutrition. By the way in the caption you say veggies and fruits don't have B6, absolutely wrong. Check your facts again
the psychology around this is so interesting.. perhaps some people are seekers that find, while others blow in the wind and are easily swayed for decades rather than finding the real truth, and a method that works. Unfortunately the influencers are too often easily influenced, and we know the industries that hold all the power, money and the dedication and ability to confuse, whether subtly to affect sweet people.., or usually much less subtly to influence the masses.
I'll be 64 in a few months. I will have been vegan for 9 years. I'm not raw vegan, but a cooked food vegan. I love raw food as well. I had mainly a vegetarian diet prior since college days. But what convinced me to go vegan was what I saw the Standard American Diet do to my parents and grandparents who all ate the Standard American Diet full of animal products. Eating animal products has consequences you may not experience in your 50s, having been vegan or raw vegan for so long. But most people around that age who have eaten an animal-based diet do start having health problems related to eating animal products--heart disease, strokes, kidney failure, diabetes, etc. I was a caregiver to my elderly parents and grandmother for 17 years, so I know. Eventually, consuming animal products catches up with people, sooner or later, mainly as arteriosclerosis. Whatever menopausal symptoms happen, it is better to just deal with those symptoms than to return to eating animal products. Getting through menopause is nothing compared to strokes, heart attacks, being on dialysis for kidney failure, taking lifelong medications for diabetes, high blood pressure, etc., and possibly losing the ability to take care of oneself.
@@rozchristopherson648 why lump the SAD diet and a diet containing some animal products into one unhealthy category? I understand the SAD diet and what I’m eating is not it. I basically added animal products to my diet of salads, fruits, smoothies, etc. Who said I’m eating junk food, drinking alcohol, eating cakes, drinking soda, etc? Please make a distinction between these two so as to not mislead people into thinking having pastured eggs, wild salmon and raw kefir is akin to eating “the standard American diet”. Thank you for adding to the conversation.
@@evathrives Thank you for your reply. When I spoke of the SAD diet, I did not mean junk food and processed food. I referenced the SAD diet concerning my parents and grandparents. My father was born in 1920 and my mother in 1929, the year of the Great Depression. My maternal grandmother was born in 1905. My other 3 grandparents were born in the late 1800s, around 1890. My paternal grandfather and great-grandfather (born circa 1870) died instantly of massive heart attacks or strokes in their mid-50s. None of these people were raised with refined sugars, junk food, fast food, etc. Only my mother was born and raised in the city. The rest of my relatives grew up on farms, and my great-grandparents as well. So they did not eat processed foods in terms of modern processing methods. They were caning but that's about the extent of their processed foods. When I was a child in the 1960s and 1970s, we had no seed oils in the home. Only animal fats like tallow and lard. It was not until I went off to college that my grandmother saw a program about how good olive oil is for us and she brought a big gallon of olive oil. But everyone in the household was so used to cooking with animal fats and maybe Crisco, that the olive oil remained unopened for several years. Fast forward to 1992. My father was 72 and retired. He went out to go banking and pay bills. His car's starter wasn't working so he took the bus. He was also going to arrange to have his car towed and repaired. But he went missing for 4 days. The police got involved. when my father was found and taken to the hospital, he was diagnosed with a major stroke and stroke-induced dementia. He did not know where he was, the time of the year, the time of the day, his address and phone, etc. He was weakened on his right side and lost sight in his right eye as a result of the stroke. An MRI determined he had had 5 other mini-strokes that had gone undetected. When my father was 62, he had bypass surgery on a leg artery that was blocked, causing him to be unable to take more than just a few steps. He was working at that time, so he had to have the surgery in order to keep working. My mother had congestive heart failure and had to have open heart surgery. My grandmother suffered mini-strokes (TIAs) and began falling, ultimately needing nursing home care due to her inability to walk and stroke-induced dementia. As an only child, I became the caregiver for all of them. I know that from about age 40, each of them was diagnosed with arteriosclerosis resulting in high blood pressure. They all took high blood pressure medications from about that age. Later, when high cholesterol medications came on the market, they took those as well. They were advised by various doctors to consume less salt and eat a banana daily and told that arteriosclerosis was hereditary. No doctor ever told them that dietary animal fat and protein built up in their arteries over decades were the real culprits of their illness. My relatives ate cooked vegetables, salads, fruit, etc. My father and grandmother hardly ate any sweets. And no fast food. None of them were overweight. So I cannot blame the modern SAD diet for their illnesses. But I do blame the SAD diet full of animal products for their illnesses. Watching what happened to them is what prompted me to choose veganism. I want to do as much as possible to avoid having to deal with debilitating illnesses such as strokes in my old age. I have seen what it is like for people to end up on medications for decades and need full-time care as a result of these illnesses. PS I will mention that my best friend's husband co-wrote some chapters in Dr. Joel Fuhrman's book, "Fast Food Genocide." Friends who have followed Dr. Fuhrman's recommended plant-based diet have done well. But when they lapsed into the SAD diet, they found themselves dealing with pre-diabetes and high blood pressure and taking medication. Therefore, I understand that you are saying you feel a kind of instant relief from adding animal products back into your diet. But it would be better to build yourself up slowly with a plant-based diet that includes cooked foods and raw food rather than adding animal products. I've seen nothing but disaster happen to old people who have eaten animal products throughout their lifetime.
Thanks for sharing your journeys. We are all on our own journeys. I’ve been vegan 35+ years, 10 of which were raw. The only time I lost my hair was during a short time of undue stress. It all came back a few months later. Raw vegan cured my body of everything after I was so sick on meat. I could go out & run 10 miles any day of the week and quite fit & strong. But then life happened, and I gained a lot of weight & started having health challenges. No joint pain but other issues. I finally found the root cause of most of my problems - severe sleep apnea, severe mold toxicity, and Hashimoto’s. But I know meat eaters with all of the same issues, In my case, I blame 23 years on birth control pills and the pressures of being thrust into elder care . I believe you can both thrive and decline based on so many factors other than diet. I think the main thing we know for sure is eat real food and as little processed food as possible. Yeah, and don’t judge others for their decisions on their diet. Yes, I’m vegan for the animals, but who am I to place judgment on someone else’s ethics? We have to do what is right for us.
Dear Eva, I have watched your channel over the past years and enjoyed it. You are a beautiful woman inside and out, whether eating raw or not. Enjoy your new path, it's not what we eat that defines us. We all just need to do what works for us. 🙏🌍💛
I don't understand why you would quit youtube now that you are no longer vegan. I would like for you to continue to share your journey and your progression, what you are or are not doing/including in your lifestyle. That would be more beneficial to us all besides just making an announcement and leaving youtube. That makes no sense to me as a viewer and certainly doesn't help those of us who are on this journey as well.
I'm hearing this a lot. I sincerely didn't think anyone would be interested in what I had to share if I was no longer raw vegan. I will be happy to do an update video further down the line and share some results whether positive or not.
I will be 52 in less than a month. I started Raw Vegan right after my 50th birthday so I’ve been going on for almost 2 years. It’s been kind of bumpy. I have noticed, though when I increase nuts or even seeds that my hormonal issues were getting worse, which was hot flashes and vaginal dryness. Now that I have omitted them and have been going high in fruit and less salads, I am sleeping better and my hot flashes pretty much disappeared. I’m also natural hygienic which means I don’t take any supplements and nor do I do any garlic onions or spices which can interfere with the B12 Kreayshawn and absorption in the body. I’m hoping you knew about this information and did your experimenting before jumping into trying egg yolks. I like to experiment quite a bit to see what’s going to work for me. And yeah, my hair I’m keeping tabs on so far. It’s been OK in the beginning. I lost a lot, but that was when my body was still detoxing And all the assets were coming out. All in all there are more positives on this diet than negatives in my mind anyways my skin is better and I have so much energy and the exercise I do do I noticed my muscle tone is growing. I’m surprised that muscle tone was not increasing for you. But I know the other lady said that she wouldn’t do anything at the gym. Well, I’m gonna continue on my Raw Vegan journey and definitely wanted to know, though about those things if you were hygienic or not, and did you omit sodium? The implementation of protein powder is also not hygienic
@@bethanywellness1991 I love how it’s working for you so far but then again let’s see how this post ages. It’s only been two years, after all. I’m kind of used to the “you did it wrong” sentiment by now. It’s fine and yes, I tried all modalities.
The only place I found answers to my symptoms is medical medium - diving really deep into the information and tools- no, not going on heavy 3/6/9 cleanses but using foods as tools! Being open incorporating more cooked foods etc… and I got pregnant at 42 yo ! After 7 years of not having the period… I managed to stay plant based… just sharing I would love to see what you eat now … really - that could be very helpful. I am always open to new ways as you never know… I think that fish and clean meat is not really bad for you …
I commend you for your courage! It’s not easy to share your story when you know you’ll get a lot of push back. Out of curiosity, when you were high raw vegan, do you know how many grams of fat you had a day? I only ask because that may explain not getting your period if it was low. But if it wasn’t and you had a good amount of fat per day, then the quality of the nutrition would explain getting it back. Blessings to you! ❤
@@TheStrengthofEmpty I never was a low fat vegan. I’ve always done better with a decent amount of fat. My dressings were higher fat. I also enjoy, and have been, fresh nut mylks. I also did flax and other seeds. Thank you 😊
@ Gotcha. Thanks! Certainly compelling! I’ve been informing signals from body because I was told to keep going and push through those symptoms. Shane Sterling makes you feel like if you even eat cooked vegan food your body is dirty. It really messes with your head. But I feel like God is leading me to add back in my own pasture raised eggs. I raise chickens and they are raised well. I’ve just not been feeling well lately. My blood work showed that despite a high raw vegan diet, I am now prediabetic. Made me question a lot! And I’m 49 and seems over night I got a jiggly tummy and lost muscle mass (I have a scale that measures all that). Also shows my metabolism went down. Just so much fear surrounding it all. But I feel like God is leading me out of chasing healing and to lay my striving down and just live my life before it passes me by and I was just consumed with food and health and missed everything good. Thank you again for sharing your story! It made a difference to this girl! ❤️
Thank you for speaking the truth! I appreciate it! This is very important information for the young ones out there. I personally like hearing what 50 and 60 year old women are saying. It holds a lot of value. I personally like the idea of a balanced diet. I think combining raw vegan with carnivore sounds like a nice combination of a diet.
Big respect and holding space in LoveLight for you both. Thank you for your courage and love in sharing your life with us. You both definitely did not have to do this. So much Love to you both on your new journey, Life Path. 🙏🏻💖✨🌸
I always had really bad teeth and now at 52 I had another tooth extracted in June 2024, just about 6 months ago. I did Orthodox Christmas 40 days fast, it is vegan diet, very strict, some days fish allowed and some days no even vegetable oils. I did not complete the fast as I started having deep bone ache in my wisdom tooth extraction site. And I did have few years back a bone infection after another tooth extraction. I developed it because I was strictly raw vegan for 4 months and I was extremely malnourished, I simply did not heal. I was on very strong antibiotics for over 4 months and then had a bone ache for over a year. So, all those trendy supposedly healthy diets might not be healthy for everyone. I do feel great on raw vegan but it only last about a month and after that my teeth become so painful and sensitive that I simply cannot chew anything. Thank you for coming forward, better later than never, good for karma to come out clean and honest. I appreciate that. Victoria Butenko, a famous raw vegan pioneer came out clean a while ago, she is no longer raw vegan and had a lot of long term damage to her health and cannot be reversed.
Undereating creates malnourished conditions, especially long fasts. Many raw or high raw vegans eat not enough calories from healthy carbs and not enough calories means not enough nutrients.
The only place I found answers to my symptoms is medical medium - diving really deep into the information and tools- no, not going on heavy 3/6/9 cleanses but using foods as tools! Being open incorporating more cooked foods etc… and I got pregnant at 42 yo ! After 7 years of not having the period… I managed to stay plant based… just sharing
I feel we each need to make decisions for ourselves. I don't eat animals or animal products but have occasionally had an egg. My desire has been to be fully raw, but struggle to be consistent. I do look up to Markus and Cara who seem to be doing the raw vegan diet right. Processed foods really are the ultimate evil. I don't think I could ever eat an animal again, the thought makes me nauseous.
Hello @@evathrives perhaps you answered this question in the video, but why not just reintroduce some steamed or dehydrator recipes or cooked foods (but not burnt) and maintain veganism according to what is apt whether unique or universal? Eggs from a local farm is usually different from the egg industry, but the nourishment from eggs can be found from being vegan too. At least, not fund animal leather, fur, wool and so on and include that approach for food as much as one can at the moment? Veganic (vegan version of organic) is also good for the environment air water soil holistic habitat and cooperates not contaminates which is also vital for health provision and wellness/wellbeing
Thank you for being vulnerable sharing.I had to quit vegan diet 2 years ago due to declining health as well. It's a hard decision but I am feeling soooo much better!
At 52, going through menopause, and having been predominantly vegetarian/plant based for 30 years, I'm sitting here with a newly broken wrist. First broken bone in my life. So I'm researching bone health, supplementation and diet etc. This video came up. Very interesting. I related to a lot of it, particularly regarding menopause. I'm going with my instincts right now. I'll do whatever it takes to heal. Thank you ladies for sharing. Wishing you the best, and also the best of health to everyone watching. Peace. 💓
I don't understand why we can't do everything in moderation. Our food industry has become so toxic. I really enjoyed this conversation. People need to be mindful of where they get their food and how we eat. Much love and respect to both of you!
74years old and 20 years , i tried high fruits, high fat, high whatever and in the end i eat version of it, High fruits was too sweet for me, high fat too difficult to digest.. I added and substracted, what i never did was to go in the extreme cleansing modes. I did cleanse (colon from Arise and Shine ) when i started this and did 1 juice fast .. i am constant and make sure i eat all the nutrients i need. I am not oppose at adding eggs or wild river fish if i would need it.I am healthy, look good, my only is my skin but is smoked a lot and abused the sun !!, i wish you both fun and success on this never ending journey and i never identified with any label.Never did and hopefully never will !💖💝💞
What a beautiful gift of experiences you both are giving us. I want to thank you for your dedication and success in all your past experiences have brought to you. Our bodies are always changing as we age and adapting is key to our success. I'm 65 now and I just started BHRT (bioidentical hormone therapy) and I love it. I wish you both all the best and to keep sharing your amazing journey.. 😘🎉🎊🏋️💪👌👍🙏
Thank you, both, for doing this video. I am a female who was vegetarian for at least 30 years, vegan the last ten of those. I started seeing the effects in the last few years. They were probably there before, but I was in denial. Like you, i have now added in pastured eggs and raw dairy. Also have added bone broth. I have dealt with a lot of guilt as well and haven't tried actual meat yet. But your video has given me some encouragement to do that. Much gratitude and best wishes to you.
It is not only food. You technically would have to chose no life if you really want to chose animals over yourself. Everything you eat, you do laundry, you drive car, everything you do harms wild life. Your shipped from overseas avocados and coconuts do more harm to the environment than locally raised meat. It is the way it is. Just overall follow common sense, consume less etc. This is the best we are humans can do without literally harming ourselves. There is a balance. Unfortunately, we need animal products to stay healthy.
Both stories sound alike Mineral deficiency. Lack of bone density and hair loss. Trace mineral supplements daily, seamoss/bladderwrack folvic acid/shilajit are just a few supplements that will help with those issues the ability to remain on a raw lifestyle. For anyone else wondering or “afraid”
The healthiest people around the world do eat a small amount of meat, but it's not the focus on the diet. I choose not to eat animal products but do think you can be healthy eating small amounts. I think raw vegan you can't get the calories without doing a bunch of nuts and seeds, which I don't think is healthy. There definitely are many healthy vegan and a few raw like Kristina, Dan Macdonald a few others as well. I'm definitely for doing what you think is right. Eva, is this your end on YT or just the channel? Good luck on your journey!
@@evathrivesI’ve seen the channel several times. Just like any diet people can look crappy you don’t know what they are actually eating and their hygiene as well.
I think everyone’s body is different and different people need different things. We are human and have free will so I don’t think you should be bothered by what anyone else says. It’s your choice to do what you feel is right for you!!
Did you just loose period at that time or did you stop ovulating? Bleeding and ovulation are two different things. Many times I did not bleed but had ovulation confirmed by my medical doctor being raw vegan.
Wow, I think that balance is what the body and mind needs And if you need eggs or meat then you have actually manifested it to be so . Food is just food and well, if you are sharing your vegan journey on social media it creates expectations and guilt . You get what you subconsciously believe or assuming to be true to you Fear of getting sick and you getting sick happens even if you are vegan or a meat eater. Resistance courses that thing to grow Thanks ladies for sharing Each persons journey is unique to them . The ideal body structure is based on your ego expectations It is okay to change a belief or practice
I never understood why people would go on a crazy 40 day juice fast. We need to nourish our bodies daily with the vitamins/minerals we need to function. Whether it's from animal or vegan, eating as close to nature and avoiding processed foods and seed oils we can all be healthy.
I do a juice fast once a year as a way to reset my body. I usually fast for 3 or 4 weeks, depending on what my body is telling me it needs. It’s such a powerful tool for healing and giving the body a break to repair and rejuvenate. The key is drinking plenty of nutrient-rich juices, especially green ones, to fully nourish your body during the fast. And when it’s time to finish, I transition back to solid foods slowly and carefully. It’s a great way to reset and feel renewed!
@@evathrives the vast majority of the marketing is from the meat and dairy industry lobbies, including how they frame 'processed' food and 'natural' food. They are quite clever and extraordinarily manipulative; they can afford to be. Some influencers are paid well by those industries, and don't even hide it.
I am sorry you experienced these symptoms. And yes, we should not shame anyone for their struggles. But most people that quit veganism are severely undereating or hyperfocused on fasting. Eating under 2000 calories. And don’t eat enough fruits, because they are afraid of weight gain, which does happen when we eat not enough calories from fruits/carbs, as the metabolism slows down and it takes time for it to heal. Dr Douglas Graham is still thriving in his 70s and active and he coaches Athletes. Fruit‘n‘Sport Channel is a Tennis Coach in his 70s and raw vegan. He eats tons of fruit smoothies and thrives. We are frugivores but we also need a lot more calories then most eat in the raw vegan community. And all this fasting and juicing can create big issues. (Juice in addition is not an issue.) When we undereat, especially on carbs, you get severely malnourished. We loose hair, we loose our period and get hormonal issues and memory issues. I experienced these symptoms myself. The brain needs lots of fruit. Our cells run on sugar. Our body can produce its own Proteins via Proteinbiosynthesis, but people still focus on getting enough protein. 😔 Those who thrive longterm eat a lot more or raw till 4 high carb and some other long term vegans eat a lot of fats and are lucky that that doesn’t make them sick. I personally have to add dates and big banana smoothies, no juice fats, no fasting anymore and that keeps me vegan. (Also my inner commitment to it) Animal foods are higher in calories, a lot higher than a salad. And that will most likely make most thrive again. I still wish you well on your journey! I
@@Glory_in_Christ_forever I’m well versed in what you share and have to disagree. I’ve tried the diet you mention with terrible consequences. Doug is thriving? 🤔 I wish you well too.
@ well, in the end, you have to find what works for you. 👍 I had the impression Mr Douglas was doing well, he still does the retreats with lots of sport here in Europe and didn’t he coach a few ultra marathon runners, at least in 2023? But as I am not part of his inner circle, I will likely not know what his health truly looks like. 🤔
I too followed a raw vegan diet and loved it, but had an intuitive feeling something was missing. I stumbled upon a fantastic book “Beyond Broccoli “. Written by a former raw vegan, Susan Schenck. I highly recommend it! I wish she would do interviews. Maybe maybe one of you could interview her. 🙏🏻
We should support each-other on this sacred journey we are all on. No judgment, just infinite ♾ love and respect!. I am a high raw living foods vegan, but That is just a label. Keep sharing your stories other’s needs to hear and need to be inspired by you both divine beings. Much love blessings to you all. ONE LOVE 💚🙏🏿
I feel what Sherylea said about having tried a lot before returning raw vegan. Knowing the other half I wouldn't denouce veganism. Dr. Brooke Goldner's children for one are healthy, brilliant and compassionate. And there are healthy looking vegans even raw that come to mind. I would have totally thought it normal for a woman's period to be gone by her 50s. Hearing about health from that perspective has been fascinating.
One thing I know for a fact is this: what you see or perceive from people online isn’t always accurate. We really don’t know who’s eating what when the cameras stop rolling. A lot of these people are chegans, for one. Please keep in mind where there’s money involved, the truth isn’t always apparent.
Thanks for sharing your journey. I thought I’d share mine just to give some perspective as I am thriving on a fruit based diet at age 48. I will be 48 next month and have been on a raw vegan lifestyle for 17 years now, and have been vegan since I was 22. I had no period for 10 years when I was restricting and eating a no fruit diet like Brian clement advocates. I was brainwashed to say the least by the no fruit propaganda. 8 years ago I switched to eating enough and nourishing myself with lots of raw fruits and vegetables, I rarely eat any overt fats and get all that I need from fruits and vegetables. And with this switch, I started having a regular cycle again, and it has been consistent for the past 8 years. My health and well being is the best it has ever been. Wishing you well on your journey
I am 57 years old. For six years, I ate fruit 3 times a day, 1 large bowl of salad, vegetable juices, and nuts. I had my period. But candida flared up badly and I had to stop eating fruit. Too little warning is given that people with candida should not eat fruit, maybe only blueberries, acai, non-sweet fruits, lemons.
Well, I hope this works for you as I had gone back-and-forth a little bit too but later I went right back to vegan. I am not going to tell you to go vegan, but please do not call vegans a cult. And I feel really good about myself. I’ve never felt so much better being a vegan and eating meat. You must’ve forgot about Lou Corona, and many other men and women that are living long and feel great. So maybe it’s not working for you but it works for a lot of people.
Karma, we are getting Sick from Eating Animals not from Eating from God's Beautiful Garden for we are a Temple and not, God's Sweet Animals Graveyard 🙏
@@dianaalexdaniel what a sad comment. So it’s karma I had no period for years and I thought it was menopause and then when I eat eggs I get my period back? Lol Blessings to you 🙏🏼
@@evathrives Have you heard of Fully Raw Kristina she looks Amazing and doesn't, Eat, Animal Fluids. Taught To Profit by Ryan Hicks has a Wonderful, Video talking about what is our Human Species Food, I do wish you the Best, Animal Products clog up our Arteries and they also Block up our Colon causing us in the Long Run Lifestyle Diseases and God's Food his Beautiful Garden puts our Diseases at Ease 🙏 God said we were created by him to be a Temple only, for we were not created by him to be Both. The food that he gave to Adam and Eve is ours, too, because we are also God's Children, too! God spoke but, we his Children didn't, listen, we are going into the Hospital from Eating God's Beautiful Animals not from Eating from God's Beautiful Garden 🙏 enjoy your Day 🤗
Hi Eva! I have been doing a deep dive into oxalates... I think one of the things that goes wrong on the RV diet is that the veg that are high in Omega 3 are also very high in oxalates (spinach!!), and oxalates seriously jam you up. I'm following a more traditional diet now, including meat and saturated fats, kraut and yogurt and raw cheese. The pain in my body is starting to finally dissipate. As much as I prefer the vegetarian lifestyle overall, it isn't worth the impact on my health. The last few times I tried the RV diet the pain worsened. One friend of mine nearly lost her eyesight as a result of the vegan diet. After ten years she was so B12 deficient she had to get shots. It's no joke. The Omega 3's are no joke either. By the way, you look great!
Yes I do understand that eating animal protein is a good thing - but you should expect the criticism seeing as you’ve made TH-cam videos on raw veganism and promoted it and put yourself out there - so it’s naturally going to upset people
Agreed. I’m not upset. I feel amazing. I didn’t have to make this video, I wanted to because it was the right thing to do. My livelihood isn’t tied to this channel, what I’ve shared I’m doing because I want to.
Hi Eva! Nice to see you again. I've always said l followed your channel because you are authentic and upfront. So as per your current decision to move on from the vegan diet, you have to do what's best for you. I've always said l believe in bio individuality. What works for one person may not very well work for another. That's how l operate. I have made adjustments to my diet from time to time depending on how l feel. That included breaking away from the vegan diet for a short period of time. I wish you all the best 2025 and in your current journey. I have your email address and will keep in touch. Take care
All this identification with one diet or another is a distraction keeping you from listening to your body. It’s what your individual body runs best on that matters. Right wrong good bad morals and values has nothing to do with it. I struggled with this for a long time. You have to make peace with what your body runs best on. If you don’t you will suffer. Why all the judgement? It makes no more sense than being angry with your car because it runs best on gasoline. You want to look within yourself and heal where all this judgment is coming from.
I wish you continued sharing your journey with us here on TH-cam, it doesn’t have to be perfect or 100% this or that .. I always enjoyed your videos but it’s hard to listen to this one.. you sound very angry 😢 all the best xx
I disagree, I don’t think you sound angry at all. I think it’s refreshing to hear the truth. Most influencers are just “selling” lies and come across as very fake! Thank you for sharing your truth. I wish you the best on your health journey ❤
Thank you so much for this inspiring video. I am at the exact place where you both are at. Vegan made me lose my life. looks. happiness, etc. Now I am incorporating meats, eggs and butter but still going slo.
It's really great to hear your experience, I am 49 and like you, felt amazing in the first years of raw, mainly fruits, but after my permenopause and menopause started, nothing worked anymore. No sleep, literally 3 to maximum 5 hours of sleep, and not feeling ok at all... When I was eating some potatoes, I saw that i can sleep, but felt guilty on even doing that...I thought that maybe because of lack of greens, but it's great to hear that greens didn't solve your problems, so no need to waste my time there. It's true, almost all raw "gurus" are men, different hormones.... Very few woman on this diet that are healthy and look amazing. One thing though, I personally don't digest milt, never was, even as vegetarian before, so, that was a regret of mine, the dairy. Eggs.... Not totally sure about them... Anyway, too bad you won't make more videos, at least to share updates on your new journey
is it healthy to get your period back after menopause?? i heard of this happening to women with flax seeds and they stopped because they didn't see the period returning as a good sign. Eva has your hair loss stopped? how do you know it's the animal foods and not the beans and grains you added? Don't know if you were zero-low fat. Could it have been worth adding in flax, chia or hemp seeds along with other fats in greater quantities?
@@twentyoneketchup it was never menopause. There’s no coming back from menopause. It was amenorrhea, a condition mostly caused by nutrient deficiency. I tried it all.
@@evathrives I had non stop bleeding from my uterus back in 2019 and pain for a month. Was sent for a biopsy. At age of 46. I knew where it was all going. So I went 100% raw, bare bone basic, no creative raw vegan dishes, just few ingredients, carrots, cabbage, apples, no oils, no salt. I was healed. I probably cured cancer, never went for biopsy. But after a month of this diet I was so constipated as I had no fats and my gallbladder was probably not working. So I had cooked buckwheat with cooked shredded carrots added and some olive oil. O miracle. I thought I had a tumor in my colon. Nope, just raw vegan did it to me. So, it is a balance. But I think there is a place for raw vegan diet as a medicinal diet to help to cure some conditions.
I believe it is very healthy to get your period back. I was most certainly in peri menopause as I had all the unwanted symptoms that go along with that. All of these symptoms have now reversed themselves and I am on a regular 30 day cycle at 52 years old
I came into Veganism from a spiritual basis. I was getting into yoga and in meditation I felt guided to “do no harm” and to look at what I was choosing to eat. I was a heavy meat and chicken eater - I ate lots of eggs and processed meats too. So I made gradual changes towards a Vegan diet. Am I the healthiest that I can be? No. I can stand to eat better. It’s a journey. But I often think about being in a position where I’m told to go back to eating flesh foods and flesh food byproducts again and I think I would really deeply grieve if I had to go back to eating meat given the reason why I have chosen to eat Vegan to begin with. If I came to Veganism for health reasons first, I think it may be easier emotionally to transition back to a flesh food and/or flesh food byproduct food, maybe it will be easier. I don’t know. 😢
@@sherylsankey1793 did you watch "Christspiracy"? There was a guest on there that said in his religion they believe in reincarnation and their relatives may come back as an animal and so he chooses not to hurt animals because it could be a relative reincarnated. I like his explanation.
I've been on both sides of the isle. I get it. I do. Blessing to you on your journey. I found this book interesting: The Vegetarian Myth By Lierre Keith
It makes me really sad that you’re no longer vegan. I’ve watched you for years and always enjoyed your content. I couldn’t care less about raw - though I do think high raw is healthy. As a 17 year vegan and prior to that veggie, the idea of eating animals is beyond disgusting. I’m sad and extremely disappointed. I suppose you ate a vegan diet for Health, not ethical reasons, so B were plant based. I wish people would call themselves plant based rather than vegan if they aren’t in it for ethical reasons. I hope you find your peace.
@@cherylynrobinson9003 I’m sad you’re sad but your feelings are not my responsibility. Please don’t patronize me with your assumptions I wasn’t vegan. I was vegan with my whole heart, mind and soul. For me, the animals and the environment. I’m allowed to change course in life and that in no way negates my prior experiences and convictions.
@@evathrives I wasn’t patronising you and I was offering my opinion on an open platform, which you allowed comment on and yes, my feelings are my responsibility and not your concern. ‘Changing course’, from believing animals shouldn’t be murdered to thinking it’s ok if it makes you feel healthier, to eat their flesh, is a massive ethical shift. As I said, I wish you peace with your decision.
After deep diving into human Nutrition, spurred on by my deteriorating digestive system, my eyes opened to the actual reality of eating vegan, versus optimal human nutrition, which does not fit the narrative of Veganism. The cognitive dissonance can be gasket blowing. ❤
I wish both of you the best. Thank you for sharing your journey. Raw veganism and plant base veganism is for everyone. Unfortunately, one side doesn't fit all. 😊❤😊
I respect this very much. Your journey and individual experience’s must be honored Please look into Paul Chek and the Chek institute Blessings to you beautiful souls 💜
@elenaanderson8346 this whole thing is so very disappointing isn't it, it's another triumph for misinformation, and the link above (to a Chaffee video) adds insult to injury for me. I'm out, though my feelings are conflicted as unlike most of the 'ex-vegan never vegans' I like Eva.
@@evathrives So are you not aware indian curries are full of fat? And their deep fried street food? And drinking tea with milk? And eating sheetload of paneer in fatty curries? And all those butter naans and deep fried desserts like gulab jamun? Yes, indian food is probably the fattest on the planet. No wonder there is diabetes epidemic. To deny that seems disingenious. I don't have problem with your dietary change but the way you started attacking your previous diet and all the vegans is not cool. So who is wearing a wig anyway?
@ there are so many videos about the diabetes epidemic in India but that’s not here nor there. Everyone has the right to change their minds. I didn’t want to but here I am. Blessings to you.
@evathrives i spoke too soon having listened for longer i understand now. I have made alot of the same observations and come to alot of the same conclusions over the last few years. Their is alot of misinformation out there and we end up believing alot of what we hear and read about veganism because we are living it and we want to be good people. You are not saying raw vegan is bad in fact you cleary say that it is good and can be used to heal but you have discovered that alot of other animal based foods are also good for us. I get it is hard to kill and eat animals but even vegans to have food animals are killed on the process. I learned recently that none of the blue zones are vegan even though the vegan comunity give credit to there longivity as been down to their plant based diets even tho they use animal fats in cooking and eat meat and eggs and dairy they eat only a little as they eat alot of fresh fuits vegtable and beans but the vegan comunity fails to mention that
I am not sure what to believe dear Eva thank you for sharing your experiences as menopausal women. I am in menopause for 12 years and high raw vegan but occasionally have eaten some eggs and I still suffer with most health issues even after doing many juice fasts in the past and 21 day assisted water fast and I still have my issues I am not saying I agree or disagree I am still feeling very confused what is best for me on every level, mental emotional physical levels. I appreciate you sharing because i know it took a lot of courage to ben open and honest either way you are going to likely trigger someone. I just wish I knew what is actually healthiest and for us all to thrive including menopausal women not just men or young children. I would really appreciate to hear how your journey goes many blessings on your journey. Luckily one thing is I moved out of the extremism with raw and veganism but definitely still high raw vegan as I find cooked food makes me feel very tired and lack energy from eating it, so I am still unsure what is best way for me to heal and thrive?! Thank you again and all the best 😊💙❤💚💕🙏
@@smilingblissgoddess I get it. It is indeed quite confusing because so called experts are in complete disagreement with each other. Ultimately, you’re your best doctor.
@@evathrives thank you all the best Eva I hope to hear from you along your journey because it may be important information and guidance for other menopausal women in the future 😊💜
Hola Eva qué bueno saber de ti Gracias por ser sinsera y decir la verdad Yo estoy en menopausia tengo 52 Me podrías ayudar Y decir lo que comes en un día Vitaminas ect Gracias Bendiciones
There are so many variations to a “vegan” diet. A whole food plant based diet, (dr michael greger, dr joel fuhrman etc) recommends adequate amounts of fats, protein, and carbs and includes cooked foods such as vegetables, whole grains, sprouted breads, lentils and beans. Wish you could also consider that, instead of the extreme diets such as raw veganism, or very low fat vegan, extended juice fasts etc. that are being pushed by youtubers and influencers who have no formal education, and I agree are “marketing” scams! I.e. “40 day juice fast to get rid of mucoid plaque” doesn’t make sense to me either. Why 40 days and not 39? lol anything dogmatic is a red flag.
@@Maham_k3 agreed. I have been vegetarian, vegan, whole food plant based, high raw and raw. Ultimately, it’s not about what type of vegan to be but whether plants have all the nutrients we need.
It actually does all depend on the type of vegan to be. A balanced whole food plant based diet provides you with all of the essential nutrients you need, while a raw vegan diet does not.
You mentioned, “Creatine, carnitine, taurine, heme-iron, CLA, B-12, D, CoQ10” in another comment. Creatine, Carnitine, and Taurine are non-essential nutrients because the human body produces them naturally. Deficiency in these nutrients is extremely rare, even on a vegan diet. Just because something unique is present in animal products, it doesn’t mean we need it. Heme iron isn’t necessary for health. iron sufficiency can be achieved entirely from plant-based foods like lentils, tofu, and leafy greens. CoQ10.. also found in plant foods. Deficiency is rare, as the body produces this nutrient naturally. The nutrients to pay attention to are B12, vitamin D, and omega-3s- and most people are deficient in these nutrients regardless of their diet. B12 comes from soil… not animals. Animals are supplemented with B12, which is why it’s present in animal products to begin with. Vitamin D comes from sun exposure… Most people are deficient regardless of diet. You will have to supplement- plant based or not.
You mentioned, “Creatine, carnitine, taurine, heme-iron, CLA, B-12, D, CoQ10” Creatine, Carnitine, and Taurine are classified as “non-essential nutrients” because the human body produces them naturally. Deficiency in these nutrients is extremely rare. Heme iron isn’t a necessary form of iron. Iron sufficiency can be achieved entirely from plant-based foods like lentils, tofu, and leafy greens. CoQ10 is also found in plant foods and is classified as non-essential. Deficiency is rare, as the body produces this nutrient naturally. The nutrients to pay attention to are B12, vitamin D, and omega-3s- and most people are deficient in these nutrients regardless of their diet. B12 comes from soil… not animals. Animals are supplemented with B12, which is why it’s present in animal products to begin with. Vitamin D comes from sun exposure… Most people are deficient regardless of diet. You will have to supplement- plant based or not. Just because a nutrient is unique to animal products, it doesn’t mean that we need it.
Have either one of you ladies dealt with a ferritin deficiency? I am struggling with that and it has caused alot of hair loss! I c9mmend you ladies for coming out and not living different beh8nd closed doors for money... Instead you took a break and focused on listening to your body... You are relating to so many!
I did suffer with low ferritin for a long time. I used supplements that unfortunately were very binding and would have to come off. All of my symptoms have now reversed including my ferritin in normal range
It's very sad that so many vegans are turning back to eating animals. Isn't part of being vegan that we don't want to harm animals? There's very few perfect vegans. When you said it may sound like ego because your hair was falling out I had to agree. I am not trying to be mean but it is like saying my hair falling out is worse than harming an animal. If eating eggs is the answer then go for it. Please eat eggs not from a factory where they kill the male chicks. I've heard other people complaining that they stopped having their periods. Are you trying to concieve a child? I would be celebrating not having a period. I guess it makes sense that eating a chickens period to get your own period back. If all sentient animals are equal then what makes our health more important than their death? Will we experience peace on earth if we continue to exploit animals? I am so sad that it has to be one or the other. Is it possible that we can continue to do research. You say you've tried everything but eggs were the only way is just not possible. I am not a perfect vegan but I would never say that my health is more important than an animal that has feelings and wants to live just as much as we do. The comment about some vegans not looking good. Can we see what you all look look like without make up? If you are so healthy show us your skin without make up. I know that I am sounding so judgemental but please stop making the problem be solved by exploiting animals. Please say I am having a hard time sticking to veganism and leave it at that. You are in a spotlight having a TH-cam channel that was celebrating raw veganism and now all that was wrong? I don't think so. I am glad that most of the comments are positive but I couldn't stay silent. Actually there are studies with long term vegans. There is a city in Southern California where the vegans live long healthy lives. The blue zones prove that plant based diets can work. Good luck convincing yourselves and others that it doesn't work to be vegan. So sad. If you watch "Christspiracy", they prove there is no humane slaughter. And the argument that all the animals in the field die is not the same. The animals that are mass killed are born to die whereas the animals that die clearing a field were not born to die.
@@evathrives I appreciate that. I am not young and I'm not perfectly healthy. I am not a perfect vegan. However, I do sell vegan and gluten free food at farmers markets. No one expects you to be perfect. You were a raw vegan influencer with many followers. What's most disappointing is that you are making excuses for not being vegan instead of just saying that you are no longer following a vegan diet. Veganism and raw veganism works for many people and is a very healthy diet. But more than that the animals are not harmed. You said you were an activist so you know how they are tortured. There is no humane slaughter no matter how much you try to convince yourself and others that it's true. I recommend watching "Christspiracy". They documented the places believed to be humane. Many claim to be caring well for the animals and that they are happy animals. They are not happy when they are getting their throat cut. You wouldn't eat a dog or cat. We are all equal and all sentient beings want to live. I hope you can get back to a plant based diet after you realize animals are not here for us to eat. They are here for us to care for. Humans can be cruel. Cruelty is normalized and accepted. There is no excuse. Please don't fall for it and get back on a high calorie plant based diet.
@@evathrivesyour guest said "zero fat" @ 25:35 "......I don't know that I want to base everything that I'm doing based on this person who's telling me to eat like ZERO fat.....". Her words exactly.
Great interview, Eva and Sherylea! Eva, I’ve followed your journey for years, and in some of your videos, I noticed your hair thinning and your glow fading. It made me wonder if your diet was still working for you. I’ve always eaten healthily-I love veggies! I tried a raw food diet for 11 months, but when winter came, the veggies tasted bland, and I felt cold. I decided to listen to my body and add soups and warm foods. At first, I felt like I was cheating, but over time, I accepted it. Now, I juice fast and follow a very healthy diet: about 85% vegetables, 10% fruit, and 10% or less animal products. I prioritize balance and listening to my body’s needs. Sometimes I eat only veggies, but there are seasons when my body craves meat. One time, I couldn’t stop salivating at the thought of mushrooms-I was clearly deficient in something. I ate mushrooms and avocados nonstop for a few days, and then the craving passed. It’s all about balance and tuning into what your body is telling you. Thank you for being honest and open. I really respect that. I dislike when people pretend to live a strict vegan or raw vegan lifestyle, setting unrealistic expectations for others, only to find out they’re not being truthful about their diet. Everyone’s body is different, and I believe raw or vegan diets are excellent for detoxing, healing, and giving the body a break. I agree with Sherylea about the experience of not eating because the food in front of you just isn’t appealing. I see those phases as signals from the body that it needs cleansing, more nutrients, or a break from chewing. Juice fasting always resets me, and after that, my cravings return naturally. You’re looking so radiant now, Eva! It’s wonderful to see you glowing again and doing so much better.
Congrats, I remember messaging you when you put a video up about trying to build more muscle to try some raw milk. I also add raw egg yolks to nut milks and mashed avocado, lemon and coriander.
Fasting and constant detoxing has nothing to do with a sustainable raw vegan diet. It´s not the animal food that make you feel better it´s the calories you finally got!
News alert. It’s not all about calories. It’s about nutrition.
@@Koort1008 Yes, you are right. But there is no nutrient in animals which you can´t get from plants. Guess where the animals get there nutrients from 🌱🤦🏼♀
@@lenalalune_ Good luck with that. You better be supplementing with handfuls of vitamins and protein powders.
@@Koort1008 😅
I think you missed part of the conversation..
Dear Eva and sherylea,
I recently watched your video discussing your transition back to including meat & eggs in your diet after years of following a raw vegan lifestyle. I appreciate your openness in sharing your journey and understand that dietary choices are deeply personal and can evolve over time.
Having been on a high raw or raw vegan path myself for 11 years, I’ve experienced many of the trials and errors that come with this lifestyle. I’ve studied natural hygienic principles extensively, which emphasize simplicity and balance in our diet, and I’d like to share some thoughts from this perspective.(note, I’ve also stufied hippocrates, Morse, several plant based doctors- in fact I wrote a book sharing my knowledge)
It seems that one of the challenges you faced was the complexity and extremity of both your approaches. For instance, following a very restrictive version of the Hippocrates diet or focusing heavily on supplements, protein, and herbs can lead to imbalances. Our bodies thrive on simple, whole foods, primarily fruits and vegetables, which provide the necessary nutrients and energy without the need for excessive supplementation or extreme practices such as juice cleansing, etc.
From my experience, a successful raw vegan lifestyle is not about extremes but about finding a sustainable and balanced approach that works for your body. This includes consuming enough calorie-dense fruits and ensuring a variety of raw foods to meet our nutritional needs.
I understand that you may have felt that your previous diet was not meeting your needs, but I believe that there are ways to adjust a vegan or raw vegan diet to be more nourishing without resorting to extremes. It’s important to listen to our bodies and make adjustments, but also to be cautious about swinging from one extreme to another.
Your video might inadvertently lead viewers to believe that a raw vegan diet is inherently unsustainable, which I feel is misleading. Many people thrive on this lifestyle when it is approached with balance and simplicity. I hope that others will see that it’s possible to maintain a healthy vegan or raw vegan diet by focusing on whole, natural foods and avoiding unnecessary complications which I believe after following both of you for years was the case.
Thank you for sharing your story. I hope that my perspective can offer some additional insight - my only request is that you continue to be honest with the status of your health because there is what we refer to as the honeymoon period that can last anywhere from 1 month to a year+ where we think eating meat & eggs is the answer until the body expresses symptoms in protest.
Wishing you all the best on your journey.
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@@Mariahealthyself thank you for sharing. Sadly, this is the most common response, “ you did it wrong”. My honeymoon period with the raw vegan lifestyle was a good five-six years. I did it right.
@@evathrivesfollowing a Hippocrates lifestyle combined with juicing and supplements/herbs is precisely what we teach our members not to do, I mean no disrespect but that’s precisely why things did not work out from what I think I know about what you were doing. Herbs & supplements are toxic which most people don’t realize.
@@evathrives she meant keep us updated on your current diet. Many people do well with animal diets for a while and then their health deteriorates.
@mariahealthyself…what is the title of the book you wrote?
❤️❤️❤️ I agree with this comment
I was a vegan during menopause and had absolutely zero symptoms. I believe the problem for the first speaker as she said was that she did not eat enough to maintain her lifestyle.
Personally, I believe we should be having at least 1 pound of greens and a pound of veggies a day … Plus an abundance of omega threes in the form of Chia andflax seeds…
Along with that adequate water with electrolytes has to be consumed for hydration the more protein, the more hydration needed …
And enough sweet fruit. Mangos, berries, melons, cherimoyas, all have omega 3.
Have you got into sprouts and microgreens? Lots of amino acids building blocks odd protein. Best thing ever!
agree, sprouts and microgreens are life!!!!!
I guess you missed part of the conversation. The "you did it wrong" is pure gaslighting.
@@evathrives I think some of us have probably found it too hard to watch the video in full to be honest, (edit: that's my/our bad) and I think people are only commenting here because they do care. It's a major deal for you though, I do get that, and I'm backing off, just acknowledging we're all on different journeys. All the best.
I think people expect a vegan diet to make them invincible, and if they suddenly experience a symptom, let’s blame the diet and go off it. But what about all the millions of people eating a non vegan diet and experiencing the same symptoms? How do we blame a vegan diet then if they aren’t eating a vegan diet? And how do we know you wouldn’t have experienced those exact same symptoms at this time in life on a non vegan diet too? We are born with weaker organs and glands in this day and age, I don’t think we should blame everything on diet. What if you experience some symptoms down the line eating animal products? Will you blame the symptoms on your diet then?
So many questions lol.
I definitely think our fruit and veg is missing a lot of nutrients due to the soil etc and poor quality these days. And variety missing from things we don’t have access to. Vegan vs non vegan will probably always be a thing lol.
Wishing you all the best Eva, I’ve really enjoyed your videos in the past and hope you continue to feel your best no matter what you choose to eat, it’s your choice, and we should stay kind no matter what someone eats! ❤️ Happy 2025 ✨
Thank you :)
Thanks for your information. I do hope that you come back and give some updates every once in a while so we can see how your diet and health continues to evolve especially because you were high raw vegan for a substantial amount of time...
I might do just that! Who knows what the future holds. For now it’s a “bye-bye” 🙏🏼
Vegan is not a diet. Other then your diets if you participated in anything animals (for me its even going to zoo) you were not a vegan in the first place.
"Veganism is a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude-as far as is possible and practicable-all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals
💯 correct Ahimsa non violence that is the main reason to stop eating animals been started being vegetarian in 1973 vegan since 1981.
I used to preach it too.
Even the 💉is not acceptable, however many made this an exception. Im one of the few that didn't.
@@giselafiege7169 what? The shot? Are we bringing that into this conversation? 🤔
No, I didn’t get it either..
@evathrives this was a general statement not at all one against you Eva. In fact, I'm sad you take my points I bring up as attacks on your choices. I'm merely expressing my view as much as you are yours. I'm happy your feeling better and wish you nothing but peace, love, and joy.
So impressed by you Eva! Thank you for sharing valuable information! ❤
So sad to hear. Most don't understand how emotions affect our absorption of nutrients and start to blame diet for things that are emotionally rooted. Fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds are not to blame. I am also post menopausal and had these symptoms and i had to be humble to the emotional currents that were passing through as i adjusted. These hormonal adjustments will happen on any diet. My hair was falling out before I was eating a "Vegan" diet. These symptoms don't morally justify me killing another creature for food.
You must’ve missed the part where I said when I added eggs to my diet I got my period back after three years of what I thought was menopause. No human deserves this either. Hair falling, no period and a skinny-fat body in the last year of my raw vegan journey is a clear indication my health was deteriorating at a rapid pace. I choose me.
@@evathrives Good choice! It is just a common sense after all.
This is true and many carnivores have a problem with hair loss and many on the SAD, a lot of hair loss…
You should talk to Brian Clement and try hear his opinions.
@ lol
I know Brian personally. I’ve done his Health Educator program at Hippocrates. I was there for nine weeks. I’ve spent many hours with Brian and I’m fully aware of his opinions.
Hmm. . . I think you deny a lot of things here.
First of all, I think that the cause of you both looking so good att 52 and 53 is that you have been raw vegans in your 40s. And I kind of knew that Eva would quit being vegan some day, from he day I watched the video she said that you don't need so many calories other vegans say you do, and that it is too much sugar in our fruit today.
I think it is possible to get your period back and get plumper skin just because you get enough calories.
I remember not long ago Sherylea interviewed Robert Morse on her channel, and talked about allready have been doing this exact thing before... going from raw vegan to animalbased because she thought she needed it for building muscles - and how much she regret that.
And the dexa scans are set up that way - almost every women after 50 comes out as having to little bone mass. It is natural after childbearing age, but it is a cash cow for medical buisness.
Of course vegans don't live longer and are not immune to deseases or aging. That is not why you do it. You do it because while you are here on earth - it is the right thing to do.
@@An-ze6re thanks for sharing. You’re entitled to your opinion.
It’s about nourishment, not deprivation
Look at Dr. Brooke Goldner- I love her attitude and how she is helping so many people reverse illness on a raw food diet., and for those who do want to eat animal products, they can also improve health with “hyper-nourishing “ 🙌🏻
@@anitaparker9831 people heal on a raw vegan diet because it’s the ultimate elimination diet. You’re removing everything but fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds so of course you’re going to get results. No one is disputing that. The question remains how long to be on this type of diet and when’s it time to move on. I mean, her diet isn’t exactly sustainable long term mostly because it’s pretty unappealing and most people are sick of it after a while. Also, we have no idea what Brooke Goldner is eating herself and whether she is vegan, mostly plant based or what exactly. I know for a fact many people online saying they’re vegan aren’t. I’m not saying that is her case though. Also, there’s always going to an example or a “but look at so and so”. That’s not exactly proof of anything.
Wow! That's big news. Picking our path through life is such a journey. I think it is so cool that you both genuinely listened to your bodies and that you both are brave enough to be upfront about it on this platform. Best of luck!
@@Glenn.Cooper thank you 🙏🏼
What about these beautiful women... Annette Larkins, Anne Osborne, Rosalind Graham...just to name a few.
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I'm glad it's working for them. I'm not at liberty to talk about others but perhaps you don't have all the facts? Or it could be it works for some and not others..
@@evathrives These vegans are silly most people will not get lucky on a malnourishing vegan diet.
Have you read the book “ Catching Fire” by Richard Wrangham, an anthropologist from Harvard? His theory is that it wasn’t meat that gave humans a leg-up in evolution but the development and control of fire. Cooked food allowed for quicker and easier digestion and the energy it took to digest raw foods went to brain development and was the key to human evolution. If it was eating meat that increased brain size surely lions would be the ones composing music, writing poetry and building skyscrapers.
Hi there, I unsubscribed from you a long time ago, but was very sad to see that you are no longer vegan, if that's indeed the case. Very saddened, but wishing you well for the future.
That’s kind and decent. Thank you 🙏🏼
Thank you so much for sharing your honest journey and reflections from what you learned. Very helpful. We all want to live and aspire to ideals, however sometimes those things just dont translate to practical life for everyone in every situation. The truth is important.
@@amalhayati4 The truth is the only reason we made this video. Thank you 🙏🏼
Thank you for having me on Eva, I’m grateful that we were able to come together and share space on our experience 🙏💗💗
Thank YOU!
Great content! The push from those that are dogmatic does not make space for the individual journey. Its your life, eat as best you can. Those that are dogmatic in the vegan /raw vegan space turn people off. Your discussion illuminates my concern as I transition to high raw wfpb. Leaving space for flexibility to address any issues that arise. Beans are definitely on my plate too.
Absolutely!
I LOVE your honesty. I LOVE your vulnerability. I LOVE your humility. Thank you and God bless you for freeing yourself by speaking the truth about what’s been happening with you. This is going to help others feel free to do the same and also make them question any dogma that may have clouded their judgement. And, yes, there is no one way that’s right for everyone. And what was/felt right yesterday, may not be/feel right tomorrow. We all have the right to change. It’s important to pay closest attention to how we feel and get regular testing to show what’s going on underneath the hood…and being grateful that we have a plethora of choices available to us to make changes needed to keep trying to optimize our bodies, minds and spirits. Blessings to you both 🙏💞🙏💞
@@jenniferg501 that’s very kind of you. Thank you so much 🙏🏼😊
The definition of veganism is a stand against animal exploitation. That is it!
Another loss for the animals.
@@organicjoe6568 I choose me.
@evathrives You chose to pretend you're vegan when you never were. It's influences like you who give veganism a bad rep. Veganism is about the animals and the animals alone. You having a ridiculously restrictive diet is your choice.
@@organicjoe6568 hey, if the US government is killing cows, destroying eggs and killing chickens, you certainly don’t wanna eat them. If the US government is telling you to take Covid shots and all the boosters, you certainly want to do it. If the US government and people like Bill Gates says that lab grown meat is healthy, you certainly wanna eat it. If wearing face mask will stop the spread of Covid, you better wear one.
@@organicjoe6568 call me what you want.
The animals over humans?
@evathrives it's not about animals being more important than humans. It's about giving them basic rights such as the right to not be exploited. Of course, I choose humans over animals, but I still think animals have the basic rights to live a happy life alongside humans. Like I said, you cornered yourself into a rigid lifestyle and called yourself, falsely, a vegan.
Veganism is not a diet it is a philosophy. Please don’t say it is a diet. You say you don’t want to be criticised but for years you were a raw vegan influencer to get followers. In actuality you weren’t vegan. Good luck. I can’t support your channel.
Thats not very nice. She was a vegan. She is no longer vegan im sorry you don't like that
@@patrickdalton2424 That's not how that works. That's like saying "I'm no longer Christian" after the only Christian thing they did was celebrate Christmas. Veganism is about the animals, not the diet that comes with it.
@organicjoe6568 so being vegan is not about not eating animals ? It is about not killing animals ? Is that what you mean
@patrickdalton2424 Yeah, that's a simple way to put it. Vegans try to avoid animal cruelty as much as possible so that includes not eating them amongst other things.
@patrickdalton2424 Veganism is beyond a diet it's a way of life. So he right she was never a real vegan.. To keep with the religious metaphor going It's like a Christian being a Christian only because they scared to go to hell it's not a pure intention within the entirety of what Veganism reworded(Savingme)since we are all connected including the animals is truly about..
Thank you, Eva, for being honest and sharing your health journey with us. Please come back to share your health journey with us. I think it's important to know our own body what's working and what's not working for us. It's important to be able to hold as many different perspectives as possible and "know thyself." Wishing you a healthy, strong, and peaceful journey.
I don't care what anyone eats. I only care about what I eat. Brain retraining helps with a lot of health issues.✨️ Wishing you the best Eva.
Appreciate the kindness 😊
Eva, i have missed you. So glad you decided to come back on and share this turn in your journey. Such a telling event to get your cycle back after 3 years! I lost mine during my cleansing phase, when i was 52. Now at 60, i doubti will get mine bsck! Lol..
I, too, lost so much of my hair and have found myself needing to change my diet as well, although i still try to eat mostly raw.
I truly hope you will find a way to stay on you tube and continue to share your journey and wisdom with us all! Much love ❤️
@@Kitkatrn09 you’re so sweet. Thank you 🙏🏼
I,m happy to see you again after so long time, thank you for sharing, i wish you the best in what ever you do💝
Thank you so much!
As for stating that most raw foodists are younger, you might be forgetting about Mimi Kirk or Karyn Calabrese, Dr. Elizabeth (forgot her last name). Im certain there are more that are above 50 and they are still thriving. Im not here trying to defend being in a lifestyle i deem superior to other lifestyles. Bottom line it is a choice. Sadly the animals do not get a choice. I wish you ladies well. I would have prefered you not have made tjis video for the sake of the animals.
My take away here is, you both just got tired of being different with your eating habits.
And Cara Brotman.
@@giselafiege7169 I’m not at liberty to discuss other people here but what I will say is this: don’t make assumptions based on what people are strategically sharing. I too made that mistake for far too long.
We had to make this video because I couldn’t just drop off the face of the earth without sharing my ultimate outcome. Losing my period while on this diet is no joke. There are a lot of eating disorders hiding in this lifestyle too and a lot of impressionable young ladies watching. I care about them more. I have daughters myself. I’m sorry I was ever a part of sharing a diet that ultimately might have hurt people.
@@user-jm5jt9ud4p lol
@@giselafiege7169 and no, we didn’t just get tired of eating differently. I didn’t want to change but my health was declining rapidly and I had to choose.
Thank you so much for your honesty. This helps me and others. Nutrition should not be dogmatic and above all, health should be more important than belogning to a certain diet.
Thank you 🙏🏼
Absolutely absolutely, and sometimes we need different types of nourishment and different forms, we don’t I don’t think we should need to label ourselves for any person or any reason
Thank you so much for sharing your experiences ladies
Please Eva, please do not take down your old videos
It will nice for people to see your journey through to this very point
@@patiencechigumadzi I’ve taken lots down because I don’t want to promote this diet culture. Eating disorders are heavily attracted to this diet and the “leaders” of the movement reinforce their DEs. It’s a heavy responsibility because you never know who’s watching. It might be a young, impressionable girl and my videos might lead her down the wrong path.
This video has inspired me. For a long time I have suspected and intuitively felt I should add high-quality local eggs to my diet. I first got this idea when I learned. Victoria Boutenko did this as well as her son.
I’m thinking a 95% raw diet with a particularly diverse range of vitamins minerals in the whole food combined with some eggs here and there could be more healthy long term
In theory all the benefits of a low inflammation, high raw, high fruit, high greens diet should remain but the benefits of having ‘meat’ in place - with the added bonus that No animal actually had to die as they are just non factory local eggs to cover the full nutritional profile
I will give this a go for six months and see where I get to
My heart hurts so much watching this video. The reason it hurts is that I’ve held onto my vegan title for so many years. Eva, you’ve always been one of my biggest vegan icons. I honestly can’t believe you’re no longer vegan. I don’t eat raw; I follow a whole-food, plant-based diet. I’m 47, and for the past year and a half, I’ve constantly wondered if I’m doing the right thing for my body. I feel frail, pale, get kidney stones, am anemic, have low blood pressure, vertigo, and joint and back pain. It’s so difficult for me to let go of veganism, but I feel in my body that it’s something I might need to do. I’m always caught between a rock and a hard place. This is such a tough decision to make.
The reason I’m crying is because I know I need to let go of this lifestyle. I don’t have an appetite anymore, and no matter what I eat, I never feel satisfied. I eat out of habit, but I’m never actually hungry the way people are supposed to be. My sister says I look really pale to her, and I know she’s right. I just don’t know how to move past the images of animals in my mind.
We’re imperfect humans. Eating a Whole Foods vegan lifestyle is one of the best things you can do to your body. Of course it does consist of sleeping enough and exercising daily. I only wonder if you are eating clean vegan foods and you are getting these symptoms……..can you imaging how your body may react when you introduce animal based foods to your body once again? You’ll never know unless you try it. Everyone is free to choose. I would not want to go back to what I know is harmful to my body. Specially, nowadays all animal products/meats have chemicals, antibiotics, vaccines, hormones, diseases from the animal, some even have cancer and people eat that…..🌱time you can heal.
If you haven't done so, I would kindly suggest taking a closer look at the micronutrients your body needs to be healthy. Unfortunately, we tend to think that a plant-based diet is perfect, and we do not need to pay attention to that, but the truth is that certain nutrients are harder to get from a vegan diet (and this goes way beyond the B12 discussion). So you need to know what they are and how to get them (either through food or supplementation). Denise Minger has a great section on her website called "for vegans", in which she shares what those nutrients are and how to get them. Anyways... good luck in your journey!
@@ballerinainjeans2 it’s tough. I completely understand. Try to shut the noise from well meaning folks, influencers and others and do you. You’re the reason I made this video. I could have just sauntered off into the sunset but I had to be honest and real. Get off the internet and take one day at a time. I started to add egg yolks to my smoothies. It’s a difficult decision, I too wanted to stay vegan forever. Please don’t believe for a moment “you’re doing it wrong “. We’re all different. We’re all doing our best and we can change course and change our minds. Blessings to you 🙏🏼
Have either of you considered a blanced vegan diet as recomended by health organizations and physicians? Raw vegan does not seem sustainable longterm
@@haileyh8340 yes. For five years prior to raw vegan I was vegan, then whole food vegan.
Time and time again I realise that you sales people (either as so called content creators, who are simply selling us something online, being coaching, products, whatever, or sales people in general) are professional liars. The truth may or may not eventually come out. My father, who is an MD (nephrologist) has been very high raw vegan for 50 years and now at almost 80 is still active and is healthier than me at 45 (I'm not vegan). The thing is that he does it the old fashioned way: he eats raw sprouted and soaked grains and legumes, has never had a smoothie and has olive oil and plenty of nuts. You simply fall for fashions without knowing about real nutrition. By the way in the caption you say veggies and fruits don't have B6, absolutely wrong. Check your facts again
Exactly this.
the psychology around this is so interesting.. perhaps some people are seekers that find, while others blow in the wind and are easily swayed for decades rather than finding the real truth, and a method that works. Unfortunately the influencers are too often easily influenced, and we know the industries that hold all the power, money and the dedication and ability to confuse, whether subtly to affect sweet people.., or usually much less subtly to influence the masses.
Corrected. Thank you. :)
I'll be 64 in a few months. I will have been vegan for 9 years. I'm not raw vegan, but a cooked food vegan. I love raw food as well. I had mainly a vegetarian diet prior since college days. But what convinced me to go vegan was what I saw the Standard American Diet do to my parents and grandparents who all ate the Standard American Diet full of animal products. Eating animal products has consequences you may not experience in your 50s, having been vegan or raw vegan for so long. But most people around that age who have eaten an animal-based diet do start having health problems related to eating animal products--heart disease, strokes, kidney failure, diabetes, etc. I was a caregiver to my elderly parents and grandmother for 17 years, so I know. Eventually, consuming animal products catches up with people, sooner or later, mainly as arteriosclerosis. Whatever menopausal symptoms happen, it is better to just deal with those symptoms than to return to eating animal products. Getting through menopause is nothing compared to strokes, heart attacks, being on dialysis for kidney failure, taking lifelong medications for diabetes, high blood pressure, etc., and possibly losing the ability to take care of oneself.
@@rozchristopherson648 why lump the SAD diet and a diet containing some animal products into one unhealthy category? I understand the SAD diet and what I’m eating is not it. I basically added animal products to my diet of salads, fruits, smoothies, etc. Who said I’m eating junk food, drinking alcohol, eating cakes, drinking soda, etc?
Please make a distinction between these two so as to not mislead people into thinking having pastured eggs, wild salmon and raw kefir is akin to eating “the standard American diet”.
Thank you for adding to the conversation.
@@evathrives Thank you for your reply. When I spoke of the SAD diet, I did not mean junk food and processed food. I referenced the SAD diet concerning my parents and grandparents. My father was born in 1920 and my mother in 1929, the year of the Great Depression. My maternal grandmother was born in 1905. My other 3 grandparents were born in the late 1800s, around 1890. My paternal grandfather and great-grandfather (born circa 1870) died instantly of massive heart attacks or strokes in their mid-50s. None of these people were raised with refined sugars, junk food, fast food, etc. Only my mother was born and raised in the city. The rest of my relatives grew up on farms, and my great-grandparents as well. So they did not eat processed foods in terms of modern processing methods. They were caning but that's about the extent of their processed foods. When I was a child in the 1960s and 1970s, we had no seed oils in the home. Only animal fats like tallow and lard. It was not until I went off to college that my grandmother saw a program about how good olive oil is for us and she brought a big gallon of olive oil. But everyone in the household was so used to cooking with animal fats and maybe Crisco, that the olive oil remained unopened for several years. Fast forward to 1992. My father was 72 and retired. He went out to go banking and pay bills. His car's starter wasn't working so he took the bus. He was also going to arrange to have his car towed and repaired. But he went missing for 4 days. The police got involved. when my father was found and taken to the hospital, he was diagnosed with a major stroke and stroke-induced dementia. He did not know where he was, the time of the year, the time of the day, his address and phone, etc. He was weakened on his right side and lost sight in his right eye as a result of the stroke. An MRI determined he had had 5 other mini-strokes that had gone undetected. When my father was 62, he had bypass surgery on a leg artery that was blocked, causing him to be unable to take more than just a few steps. He was working at that time, so he had to have the surgery in order to keep working. My mother had congestive heart failure and had to have open heart surgery. My grandmother suffered mini-strokes (TIAs) and began falling, ultimately needing nursing home care due to her inability to walk and stroke-induced dementia. As an only child, I became the caregiver for all of them. I know that from about age 40, each of them was diagnosed with arteriosclerosis resulting in high blood pressure. They all took high blood pressure medications from about that age. Later, when high cholesterol medications came on the market, they took those as well. They were advised by various doctors to consume less salt and eat a banana daily and told that arteriosclerosis was hereditary. No doctor ever told them that dietary animal fat and protein built up in their arteries over decades were the real culprits of their illness. My relatives ate cooked vegetables, salads, fruit, etc. My father and grandmother hardly ate any sweets. And no fast food. None of them were overweight. So I cannot blame the modern SAD diet for their illnesses. But I do blame the SAD diet full of animal products for their illnesses. Watching what happened to them is what prompted me to choose veganism. I want to do as much as possible to avoid having to deal with debilitating illnesses such as strokes in my old age. I have seen what it is like for people to end up on medications for decades and need full-time care as a result of these illnesses. PS I will mention that my best friend's husband co-wrote some chapters in Dr. Joel Fuhrman's book, "Fast Food Genocide." Friends who have followed Dr. Fuhrman's recommended plant-based diet have done well. But when they lapsed into the SAD diet, they found themselves dealing with pre-diabetes and high blood pressure and taking medication. Therefore, I understand that you are saying you feel a kind of instant relief from adding animal products back into your diet. But it would be better to build yourself up slowly with a plant-based diet that includes cooked foods and raw food rather than adding animal products. I've seen nothing but disaster happen to old people who have eaten animal products throughout their lifetime.
Thanks for sharing your journeys. We are all on our own journeys. I’ve been vegan 35+ years, 10 of which were raw. The only time I lost my hair was during a short time of undue stress. It all came back a few months later.
Raw vegan cured my body of everything after I was so sick on meat. I could go out & run 10 miles any day of the week and quite fit & strong.
But then life happened, and I gained a lot of weight & started having health challenges. No joint pain but other issues. I finally found the root cause of most of my problems - severe sleep apnea, severe mold toxicity, and Hashimoto’s. But I know meat eaters with all of the same issues, In my case, I blame 23 years on birth control pills and the pressures of being thrust into elder care .
I believe you can both thrive and decline based on so many factors other than diet. I think the main thing we know for sure is eat real food and as little processed food as possible. Yeah, and don’t judge others for their decisions on their diet. Yes, I’m vegan for the animals, but who am I to place judgment on someone else’s ethics? We have to do what is right for us.
@@flygirl2b thank you for sharing 🙏🏼
Dear Eva,
I have watched your channel over the past years and enjoyed it. You are a beautiful woman inside and out, whether eating raw or not. Enjoy your new path, it's not what we eat that defines us. We all just need to do what works for us. 🙏🌍💛
Wow, thank you 🙏🏼
I don't understand why you would quit youtube now that you are no longer vegan. I would like for you to continue to share your journey and your progression, what you are or are not doing/including in your lifestyle. That would be more beneficial to us all besides just making an announcement and leaving youtube. That makes no sense to me as a viewer and certainly doesn't help those of us who are on this journey as well.
I'm hearing this a lot. I sincerely didn't think anyone would be interested in what I had to share if I was no longer raw vegan. I will be happy to do an update video further down the line and share some results whether positive or not.
26:08 No, Herbert Shelton didn't die 77; he died 89.
But he was bedridden the last 12 years of his life immobile, had to be fed, washed and turned over.
@@peg60606 that's right.
I will be 52 in less than a month. I started Raw Vegan right after my 50th birthday so I’ve been going on for almost 2 years. It’s been kind of bumpy. I have noticed, though when I increase nuts or even seeds that my hormonal issues were getting worse, which was hot flashes and vaginal dryness. Now that I have omitted them and have been going high in fruit and less salads, I am sleeping better and my hot flashes pretty much disappeared. I’m also natural hygienic which means I don’t take any supplements and nor do I do any garlic onions or spices which can interfere with the B12 Kreayshawn and absorption in the body. I’m hoping you knew about this information and did your experimenting before jumping into trying egg yolks. I like to experiment quite a bit to see what’s going to work for me. And yeah, my hair I’m keeping tabs on so far. It’s been OK in the beginning. I lost a lot, but that was when my body was still detoxing And all the assets were coming out. All in all there are more positives on this diet than negatives in my mind anyways my skin is better and I have so much energy and the exercise I do do I noticed my muscle tone is growing. I’m surprised that muscle tone was not increasing for you. But I know the other lady said that she wouldn’t do anything at the gym. Well, I’m gonna continue on my Raw Vegan journey and definitely wanted to know, though about those things if you were hygienic or not, and did you omit sodium? The implementation of protein powder is also not hygienic
@@bethanywellness1991 I love how it’s working for you so far but then again let’s see how this post ages. It’s only been two years, after all. I’m kind of used to the “you did it wrong” sentiment by now. It’s fine and yes, I tried all modalities.
The only place I found answers to my symptoms is medical medium - diving really deep into the information and tools- no, not going on heavy 3/6/9 cleanses but using foods as tools! Being open incorporating more cooked foods etc… and I got pregnant at 42 yo ! After 7 years of not having the period… I managed to stay plant based… just sharing
I would love to see what you eat now … really - that could be very helpful.
I am always open to new ways as you never know…
I think that fish and clean meat is not really bad for you …
@@KaroAdC there’s an Instagram account called Medical Medium Survivors. I too was a devotee.
I commend you for your courage! It’s not easy to share your story when you know you’ll get a lot of push back. Out of curiosity, when you were high raw vegan, do you know how many grams of fat you had a day? I only ask because that may explain not getting your period if it was low. But if it wasn’t and you had a good amount of fat per day, then the quality of the nutrition would explain getting it back. Blessings to you! ❤
@@TheStrengthofEmpty I never was a low fat vegan. I’ve always done better with a decent amount of fat. My dressings were higher fat. I also enjoy, and have been, fresh nut mylks. I also did flax and other seeds.
Thank you 😊
@ Gotcha. Thanks! Certainly compelling! I’ve been informing signals from body because I was told to keep going and push through those symptoms. Shane Sterling makes you feel like if you even eat cooked vegan food your body is dirty. It really messes with your head. But I feel like God is leading me to add back in my own pasture raised eggs. I raise chickens and they are raised well. I’ve just not been feeling well lately. My blood work showed that despite a high raw vegan diet, I am now prediabetic. Made me question a lot!
And I’m 49 and seems over night I got a jiggly tummy and lost muscle mass (I have a scale that measures all that). Also shows my metabolism went down. Just so much fear surrounding it all.
But I feel like God is leading me out of chasing healing and to lay my striving down and just live my life before it passes me by and I was just consumed with food and health and missed everything good. Thank you again for sharing your story! It made a difference to this girl! ❤️
@ so glad to hear my story made a difference. People on line are certainly compelling. Try to tune it out and do you.
Thank you for speaking the truth! I appreciate it! This is very important information for the young ones out there. I personally like hearing what 50 and 60 year old women are saying. It holds a lot of value. I personally like the idea of a balanced diet. I think combining raw vegan with carnivore sounds like a nice combination of a diet.
Paul Saladino is doing that. :)
Big respect and holding space in LoveLight for you both. Thank you for your courage and love in sharing your life with us. You both definitely did not have to do this. So much Love to you both on your new journey, Life Path. 🙏🏻💖✨🌸
@@rainbowsun777 that’s so kind. Thank you 🙏🏼
I always had really bad teeth and now at 52 I had another tooth extracted in June 2024, just about 6 months ago. I did Orthodox Christmas 40 days fast, it is vegan diet, very strict, some days fish allowed and some days no even vegetable oils. I did not complete the fast as I started having deep bone ache in my wisdom tooth extraction site. And I did have few years back a bone infection after another tooth extraction. I developed it because I was strictly raw vegan for 4 months and I was extremely malnourished, I simply did not heal. I was on very strong antibiotics for over 4 months and then had a bone ache for over a year. So, all those trendy supposedly healthy diets might not be healthy for everyone. I do feel great on raw vegan but it only last about a month and after that my teeth become so painful and sensitive that I simply cannot chew anything. Thank you for coming forward, better later than never, good for karma to come out clean and honest. I appreciate that. Victoria Butenko, a famous raw vegan pioneer came out clean a while ago, she is no longer raw vegan and had a lot of long term damage to her health and cannot be reversed.
Undereating creates malnourished conditions, especially long fasts. Many raw or high raw vegans eat not enough calories from healthy carbs and not enough calories means not enough nutrients.
Do what's best for you. :)
The only place I found answers to my symptoms is medical medium - diving really deep into the information and tools- no, not going on heavy 3/6/9 cleanses but using foods as tools! Being open incorporating more cooked foods etc… and I got pregnant at 42 yo ! After 7 years of not having the period… I managed to stay plant based… just sharing
Thanks for sharing. I too was into MM at some point. Check out Medical Medium Survivors on IG. Eye opener.
I feel we each need to make decisions for ourselves. I don't eat animals or animal products but have occasionally had an egg. My desire has been to be fully raw, but struggle to be consistent. I do look up to Markus and Cara who seem to be doing the raw vegan diet right. Processed foods really are the ultimate evil. I don't think I could ever eat an animal again, the thought makes me nauseous.
I too use to look up to them.
Never say never...You never know...
@ maybe but all I see when people are eating meat is dead animals, doesn't register as food in my mind.
@@natureloversadventures7335 yet saying "never say never" and also then "you never know" is contradictory/a contradiction
Hello @@evathrives perhaps you answered this question in the video, but why not just reintroduce some steamed or dehydrator recipes or cooked foods (but not burnt) and maintain veganism according to what is apt whether unique or universal?
Eggs from a local farm is usually different from the egg industry, but the nourishment from eggs can be found from being vegan too.
At least, not fund animal leather, fur, wool and so on and include that approach for food as much as one can at the moment?
Veganic (vegan version of organic) is also good for the environment air water soil holistic habitat and cooperates not contaminates which is also vital for health provision and wellness/wellbeing
Thank you for being vulnerable sharing.I had to quit vegan diet 2 years ago due to declining health as well. It's a hard decision but I am feeling soooo much better!
@@shanelleaugustine3549 thanks for sharing 🙏🏼
Thank you for your transparency! Looking forward to seeing where God takes you on this journey. ❤🙏
@@rawangel238 🙏🏼
At 52, going through menopause, and having been predominantly vegetarian/plant based for 30 years, I'm sitting here with a newly broken wrist. First broken bone in my life. So I'm researching bone health, supplementation and diet etc. This video came up. Very interesting. I related to a lot of it, particularly regarding menopause. I'm going with my instincts right now. I'll do whatever it takes to heal.
Thank you ladies for sharing. Wishing you the best, and also the best of health to everyone watching. Peace. 💓
@@NicoleDeVille-jt9xf wishing you too much health and happiness.
Thank you for your honesty, and your ability to listen to your bodies and discern what's right for you beyond the dogma.
Appreciate you 🙏🏼
I don't understand why we can't do everything in moderation. Our food industry has become so toxic. I really enjoyed this conversation. People need to be mindful of where they get their food and how we eat. Much love and respect to both of you!
Thank you very much.
I'm 43 and on 84th day of solid food vacation. Feel like I healed some things but not all. Good luck on new journey.
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What you experienced is directly related to menopause.
Really? So getting my period back after three years is also part of menopause?
74years old and 20 years , i tried high fruits, high fat, high whatever and in the end i eat version of it, High fruits was too sweet for me, high fat too difficult to digest.. I added and substracted, what i never did was to go in the extreme cleansing modes. I did cleanse (colon from Arise and Shine ) when i started this and did 1 juice fast .. i am constant and make sure i eat all the nutrients i need. I am not oppose at adding eggs or wild river fish if i would need it.I am healthy, look good, my only is my skin but is smoked a lot and abused the sun !!, i wish you both fun and success on this never ending journey and i never identified with any label.Never did and hopefully never will !💖💝💞
Smart. Thank you for sharing.
What a beautiful gift of experiences you both are giving us. I want to thank you for your dedication and success in all your past experiences have brought to you. Our bodies are always changing as we age and adapting is key to our success. I'm 65 now and I just started BHRT (bioidentical hormone therapy) and I love it. I wish you both all the best and to keep sharing your amazing journey.. 😘🎉🎊🏋️💪👌👍🙏
@@joanneplante7883 that’s very kind of you. Thank you 🙏🏼
i'm happy you are listening to your bodies! ❤ I had insomnia for years and when I introduced greek yogurt to my diet I started sleeping!
Yay!
Sherylea’s son here!! Amazing podcast! There are so many people in these comments with a cult mentality it’s insane..
Thank you, both, for doing this video. I am a female who was vegetarian for at least 30 years, vegan the last ten of those. I started seeing the effects in the last few years. They were probably there before, but I was in denial. Like you, i have now added in pastured eggs and raw dairy. Also have added bone broth. I have dealt with a lot of guilt as well and haven't tried actual meat yet. But your video has given me some encouragement to do that. Much gratitude and best wishes to you.
Thanks for sharing! It’s not easy but I do feel I had to choose and love me more than the guilt over animals.
It is not only food. You technically would have to chose no life if you really want to chose animals over yourself. Everything you eat, you do laundry, you drive car, everything you do harms wild life. Your shipped from overseas avocados and coconuts do more harm to the environment than locally raised meat. It is the way it is. Just overall follow common sense, consume less etc. This is the best we are humans can do without literally harming ourselves. There is a balance. Unfortunately, we need animal products to stay healthy.
Both stories sound alike Mineral deficiency. Lack of bone density and hair loss. Trace mineral supplements daily, seamoss/bladderwrack folvic acid/shilajit are just a few supplements that will help with those issues the ability to remain on a raw lifestyle. For anyone else wondering or “afraid”
The healthiest people around the world do eat a small amount of meat, but it's not the focus on the diet. I choose not to eat animal products but do think you can be healthy eating small amounts. I think raw vegan you can't get the calories without doing a bunch of nuts and seeds, which I don't think is healthy. There definitely are many healthy vegan and a few raw like Kristina, Dan Macdonald a few others as well. I'm definitely for doing what you think is right. Eva, is this your end on YT or just the channel? Good luck on your journey!
Thank you for sharing. I now disagree on what I consider healthy looking. Check out Vegan Deterioration’s channel. It’s an eye opener.
@@evathrivesI’ve seen the channel several times. Just like any diet people can look crappy you don’t know what they are actually eating and their hygiene as well.
I think everyone’s body is different and different people need different things. We are human and have free will so I don’t think you should be bothered by what anyone else says. It’s your choice to do what you feel is right for you!!
Thank you :)
Did you just loose period at that time or did you stop ovulating? Bleeding and ovulation are two different things. Many times I did not bleed but had ovulation confirmed by my medical doctor being raw vegan.
Both. I thought it was full menopause. It wasn't.
@@evathrivesdo you think your period came back when you started back on animal Foods is because animal products are full of hormones?
@ backyard eggs brought my period back after years thinking I was in menopause. I don’t think saying anything else is necessary.
Wow, I think that balance is what the body and mind needs
And if you need eggs or meat then you have actually manifested it to be so .
Food is just food and well, if you are sharing your vegan journey on social media it creates expectations and guilt .
You get what you subconsciously believe or assuming to be true to you
Fear of getting sick and you getting sick happens even if you are vegan or a meat eater.
Resistance courses that thing to grow
Thanks ladies for sharing
Each persons journey is unique to them .
The ideal body structure is based on your ego expectations
It is okay to change a belief or practice
Love this. Thank you.
I never understood why people would go on a crazy 40 day juice fast. We need to nourish our bodies daily with the vitamins/minerals we need to function. Whether it's from animal or vegan, eating as close to nature and avoiding processed foods and seed oils we can all be healthy.
There’s powerful marketing and people are very good at selling stuff. I fell for it too.
@@evathrives Those people who are selling knowingly earning bad karma for their souls.
There are vitamins and minerals in a juice fast.. Plenty to nourish our body.
I do a juice fast once a year as a way to reset my body. I usually fast for 3 or 4 weeks, depending on what my body is telling me it needs. It’s such a powerful tool for healing and giving the body a break to repair and rejuvenate. The key is drinking plenty of nutrient-rich juices, especially green ones, to fully nourish your body during the fast. And when it’s time to finish, I transition back to solid foods slowly and carefully. It’s a great way to reset and feel renewed!
@@evathrives the vast majority of the marketing is from the meat and dairy industry lobbies, including how they frame 'processed' food and 'natural' food. They are quite clever and extraordinarily manipulative; they can afford to be. Some influencers are paid well by those industries, and don't even hide it.
I am sorry you experienced these symptoms. And yes, we should not shame anyone for their struggles.
But most people that quit veganism are severely undereating or hyperfocused on fasting. Eating under 2000 calories. And don’t eat enough fruits, because they are afraid of weight gain, which does happen when we eat not enough calories from fruits/carbs, as the metabolism slows down and it takes time for it to heal.
Dr Douglas Graham is still thriving in his 70s and active and he coaches Athletes.
Fruit‘n‘Sport Channel is a Tennis Coach in his 70s and raw vegan. He eats tons of fruit smoothies and thrives. We are frugivores but we also need a lot more calories then most eat in the raw vegan community. And all this fasting and juicing can create big issues. (Juice in addition is not an issue.)
When we undereat, especially on carbs, you get severely malnourished. We loose hair, we loose our period and get hormonal issues and memory issues. I experienced these symptoms myself.
The brain needs lots of fruit. Our cells run on sugar. Our body can produce its own Proteins via Proteinbiosynthesis, but people still focus on getting enough protein. 😔
Those who thrive longterm eat a lot more or raw till 4 high carb and some other long term vegans eat a lot of fats and are lucky that that doesn’t make them sick.
I personally have to add dates and big banana smoothies, no juice fats, no fasting anymore and that keeps me vegan. (Also my inner commitment to it)
Animal foods are higher in calories, a lot higher than a salad. And that will most likely make most thrive again.
I still wish you well on your journey! I
@@Glory_in_Christ_forever I’m well versed in what you share and have to disagree. I’ve tried the diet you mention with terrible consequences. Doug is thriving? 🤔
I wish you well too.
@ well, in the end, you have to find what works for you. 👍
I had the impression Mr Douglas was doing well, he still does the retreats with lots of sport here in Europe and didn’t he coach a few ultra marathon runners, at least in 2023? But as I am not part of his inner circle, I will likely not know what his health truly looks like. 🤔
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@@nicosiv still eat a decent amount of raw food. Thank you 😊
I too followed a raw vegan diet and loved it, but had an intuitive feeling something was missing. I stumbled upon a fantastic book “Beyond Broccoli “. Written by a former raw vegan, Susan Schenck. I highly recommend it! I wish she would do interviews. Maybe maybe one of you could interview her. 🙏🏻
I'm going to check it out! Thanks!!
@ also Mary Ruddick’s work is brilliant as is Dr Natasha Campbell McBride’s. Enjoy! 😊
We should support each-other on this sacred journey we are all on. No judgment, just infinite ♾ love and respect!. I am a high raw living foods vegan, but That is just a label. Keep sharing your stories other’s needs to hear and need to be inspired by you both divine beings. Much love blessings to you all. ONE LOVE 💚🙏🏿
Love this. Thank you 🙏🏼
I feel what Sherylea said about having tried a lot before returning raw vegan. Knowing the other half I wouldn't denouce veganism. Dr. Brooke Goldner's children for one are healthy, brilliant and compassionate. And there are healthy looking vegans even raw that come to mind. I would have totally thought it normal for a woman's period to be gone by her 50s. Hearing about health from that perspective has been fascinating.
One thing I know for a fact is this: what you see or perceive from people online isn’t always accurate. We really don’t know who’s eating what when the cameras stop rolling. A lot of these people are chegans, for one. Please keep in mind where there’s money involved, the truth isn’t always apparent.
Thanks for sharing your journey. I thought I’d share mine just to give some perspective as I am thriving on a fruit based diet at age 48.
I will be 48 next month and have been on a raw vegan lifestyle for 17 years now, and have been vegan since I was 22. I had no period for 10 years when I was restricting and eating a no fruit diet like Brian clement advocates. I was brainwashed to say the least by the no fruit propaganda. 8 years ago I switched to eating enough and nourishing myself with lots of raw fruits and vegetables, I rarely eat any overt fats and get all that I need from fruits and vegetables. And with this switch, I started having a regular cycle again, and it has been consistent for the past 8 years. My health and well being is the best it has ever been. Wishing you well on your journey
I am 57 years old. For six years, I ate fruit 3 times a day, 1 large bowl of salad, vegetable juices, and nuts. I had my period. But candida flared up badly and I had to stop eating fruit. Too little warning is given that people with candida should not eat fruit, maybe only blueberries, acai, non-sweet fruits, lemons.
@@100romer fruit it’s not the cause candida overgrowth
@@LalitaZatz I’m glad you’re doing amazing 🙏🏼
@ ❤️
Well, I hope this works for you as I had gone back-and-forth a little bit too but later I went right back to vegan. I am not going to tell you to go vegan, but please do not call vegans a cult. And I feel really good about myself. I’ve never felt so much better being a vegan and eating meat. You must’ve forgot about Lou Corona, and many other men and women that are living long and feel great. So maybe it’s not working for you but it works for a lot of people.
@@theresaring1514 agreed. Blessings to you. There is a cultish mentality, however, in the raw vegan community.
Karma, we are getting Sick from Eating Animals not from Eating from God's Beautiful Garden for we are a Temple and not, God's Sweet Animals Graveyard 🙏
@@dianaalexdaniel what a sad comment. So it’s karma I had no period for years and I thought it was menopause and then when I eat eggs I get my period back? Lol
Blessings to you 🙏🏼
@@evathrives Have you heard of Fully Raw Kristina she looks Amazing and doesn't, Eat, Animal Fluids. Taught To Profit by Ryan Hicks has a Wonderful, Video talking about what is our Human Species Food, I do wish you the Best, Animal Products clog up our Arteries and they also Block up our Colon causing us in the Long Run Lifestyle Diseases and God's Food his Beautiful Garden puts our Diseases at Ease 🙏 God said we were created by him to be a Temple only, for we were not created by him to be Both. The food that he gave to Adam and Eve is ours, too, because we are also God's Children, too! God spoke but, we his Children didn't, listen, we are going into the Hospital from Eating God's Beautiful Animals not from Eating from God's Beautiful Garden 🙏 enjoy your Day 🤗
Does anybody follow the precepts of eating for your blood type?
Eva, how is your hair now? Thank you.❤
@@jaimieschrock7726 it’s growing back. It’s getting stronger. 😊
@ this is great to hear. Thank you for your honesty in this video! Wishing you the absolute best in the days ahead!
@ thank you 🙏🏼
Hi Eva! I have been doing a deep dive into oxalates... I think one of the things that goes wrong on the RV diet is that the veg that are high in Omega 3 are also very high in oxalates (spinach!!), and oxalates seriously jam you up. I'm following a more traditional diet now, including meat and saturated fats, kraut and yogurt and raw cheese. The pain in my body is starting to finally dissipate. As much as I prefer the vegetarian lifestyle overall, it isn't worth the impact on my health. The last few times I tried the RV diet the pain worsened.
One friend of mine nearly lost her eyesight as a result of the vegan diet. After ten years she was so B12 deficient she had to get shots. It's no joke. The Omega 3's are no joke either.
By the way, you look great!
Thank you for sharing. Great testimonial!! 👏🏻
Yes I do understand that eating animal protein is a good thing - but you should expect the criticism seeing as you’ve made TH-cam videos on raw veganism and promoted it and put yourself out there - so it’s naturally going to upset people
True she should've put out videos about the dangers of raw veganism and not just promote it
Agreed. I’m not upset. I feel amazing. I didn’t have to make this video, I wanted to because it was the right thing to do. My livelihood isn’t tied to this channel, what I’ve shared I’m doing because I want to.
@@patrickdalton2424I didn’t know then what I know now. Live and learn.
@@evathrives that is true. Im glad you are be honest i hope you continue putting out the truth as you see it
Hi Eva! Nice to see you again. I've always said l followed your channel because you are authentic and upfront.
So as per your current decision to move on from the vegan diet, you have to do what's best for you. I've always said l believe in bio individuality. What works for one person may not very well work for another. That's how l operate. I have made adjustments to my diet from time to time depending on how l feel. That included breaking away from the vegan diet for a short period of time.
I wish you all the best 2025 and in your current journey. I have your email address and will keep in touch.
Take care
Thank you, Louis 🙏🏼
All this identification with one diet or another is a distraction keeping you from listening to your body. It’s what your individual body runs best on that matters. Right wrong good bad morals and values has nothing to do with it. I struggled with this for a long time. You have to make peace with what your body runs best on. If you don’t you will suffer. Why all the judgement? It makes no more sense than being angry with your car because it runs best on gasoline. You want to look within yourself and heal where all this judgment is coming from.
Thank you 🙏🏻
I wish you continued sharing your journey with us here on TH-cam, it doesn’t have to be perfect or 100% this or that .. I always enjoyed your videos but it’s hard to listen to this one.. you sound very angry 😢 all the best xx
@@NickyStinson sorry about that. In a way I was a little upset, probably nervous too. I recorded this video a good three months ago, maybe longer.
I disagree, I don’t think you sound angry at all. I think it’s refreshing to hear the truth. Most influencers are just “selling” lies and come across as very fake! Thank you for sharing your truth. I wish you the best on your health journey ❤
@@DaisyOM27 I appreciate that. Thank you 🙏🏼
Always should be a matter of the heart ❤️ too much emphasis on the diet instead of the victims. It is healthier to stop bleeding at 45 instead of 55.
@@morrocanmint6116 so amenorrhea is good? 🤔Right..
Thank you so much for this inspiring video. I am at the exact place where you both are at. Vegan made me lose my life. looks. happiness, etc. Now I am incorporating meats, eggs and butter but still going slo.
@@karenkriadistownsend4120 so happy for you 🙏🏼
It's really great to hear your experience, I am 49 and like you, felt amazing in the first years of raw, mainly fruits, but after my permenopause and menopause started, nothing worked anymore. No sleep, literally 3 to maximum 5 hours of sleep, and not feeling ok at all... When I was eating some potatoes, I saw that i can sleep, but felt guilty on even doing that...I thought that maybe because of lack of greens, but it's great to hear that greens didn't solve your problems, so no need to waste my time there. It's true, almost all raw "gurus" are men, different hormones.... Very few woman on this diet that are healthy and look amazing. One thing though, I personally don't digest milt, never was, even as vegetarian before, so, that was a regret of mine, the dairy. Eggs.... Not totally sure about them... Anyway, too bad you won't make more videos, at least to share updates on your new journey
Good luck on your journey. I might do an update in the future, who knows!
is it healthy to get your period back after menopause?? i heard of this happening to women with flax seeds and they stopped because they didn't see the period returning as a good sign. Eva has your hair loss stopped? how do you know it's the animal foods and not the beans and grains you added? Don't know if you were zero-low fat. Could it have been worth adding in flax, chia or hemp seeds along with other fats in greater quantities?
Or, maybe was never menopause at all. Just nutrient deficiency…
@@twentyoneketchup it was never menopause. There’s no coming back from menopause. It was amenorrhea, a condition mostly caused by nutrient deficiency. I tried it all.
@@evathrives I had non stop bleeding from my uterus back in 2019 and pain for a month. Was sent for a biopsy. At age of 46. I knew where it was all going. So I went 100% raw, bare bone basic, no creative raw vegan dishes, just few ingredients, carrots, cabbage, apples, no oils, no salt. I was healed. I probably cured cancer, never went for biopsy. But after a month of this diet I was so constipated as I had no fats and my gallbladder was probably not working. So I had cooked buckwheat with cooked shredded carrots added and some olive oil. O miracle. I thought I had a tumor in my colon. Nope, just raw vegan did it to me. So, it is a balance. But I think there is a place for raw vegan diet as a medicinal diet to help to cure some conditions.
I believe it is very healthy to get your period back. I was most certainly in peri menopause as I had all the unwanted symptoms that go along with that. All of these symptoms have now reversed themselves and I am on a regular 30 day cycle at 52 years old
Wasn't there info out a few years ago about prunes for reversing osteoporosis? Maybe soak before eating. Don't get their sticky sugars in your teeth.
I came into Veganism from a spiritual basis. I was getting into yoga and in meditation I felt guided to “do no harm” and to look at what I was choosing to eat. I was a heavy meat and chicken eater - I ate lots of eggs and processed meats too. So I made gradual changes towards a Vegan diet. Am I the healthiest that I can be? No. I can stand to eat better. It’s a journey. But I often think about being in a position where I’m told to go back to eating flesh foods and flesh food byproducts again and I think I would really deeply grieve if I had to go back to eating meat given the reason why I have chosen to eat Vegan to begin with. If I came to Veganism for health reasons first, I think it may be easier emotionally to transition back to a flesh food and/or flesh food byproduct food, maybe it will be easier. I don’t know. 😢
@@sherylsankey1793 did you watch "Christspiracy"? There was a guest on there that said in his religion they believe in reincarnation and their relatives may come back as an animal and so he chooses not to hurt animals because it could be a relative reincarnated. I like his explanation.
I've been on both sides of the isle. I get it. I do. Blessing to you on your journey.
I found this book interesting:
The Vegetarian Myth By Lierre Keith
@@evathrivesI can't go without just saying that that book has been widely debunked. Blessings.
It makes me really sad that you’re no longer vegan. I’ve watched you for years and always enjoyed your content. I couldn’t care less about raw - though I do think high raw is healthy. As a 17 year vegan and prior to that veggie, the idea of eating animals is beyond disgusting. I’m sad and extremely disappointed. I suppose you ate a vegan diet for Health, not ethical reasons, so B were plant based. I wish people would call themselves plant based rather than vegan if they aren’t in it for ethical reasons. I hope you find your peace.
@@cherylynrobinson9003 I’m sad you’re sad but your feelings are not my responsibility. Please don’t patronize me with your assumptions I wasn’t vegan. I was vegan with my whole heart, mind and soul. For me, the animals and the environment. I’m allowed to change course in life and that in no way negates my prior experiences and convictions.
@@evathrives I wasn’t patronising you and I was offering my opinion on an open platform, which you allowed comment on and yes, my feelings are my responsibility and not your concern. ‘Changing course’, from believing animals shouldn’t be murdered to thinking it’s ok if it makes you feel healthier, to eat their flesh, is a massive ethical shift. As I said, I wish you peace with your decision.
@ I’m at complete peace, thank you. I wish the same for you.
After deep diving into human Nutrition, spurred on by my deteriorating digestive system, my eyes opened to the actual reality of eating vegan, versus optimal human nutrition, which does not fit the narrative of Veganism. The cognitive dissonance can be gasket blowing. ❤
thank you for sharing.
I wish both of you the best. Thank you for sharing your journey. Raw veganism and plant base veganism is for everyone. Unfortunately, one side doesn't fit all. 😊❤😊
I respect this very much. Your journey and individual experience’s must be honored
Please look into Paul Chek and the Chek institute
Blessings to you beautiful souls 💜
She doesn’t know that diabetes is from fat, not from carbs… when talking about people in India… can’t listen to this seriously now, sorry.
th-cam.com/video/U5ZRzqZQcBc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=KcEnuFGFYUXUKtC3
So people in India eat too much fat? LOL
@elenaanderson8346 this whole thing is so very disappointing isn't it, it's another triumph for misinformation, and the link above (to a Chaffee video) adds insult to injury for me. I'm out, though my feelings are conflicted as unlike most of the 'ex-vegan never vegans' I like Eva.
@@evathrives So are you not aware indian curries are full of fat? And their deep fried street food? And drinking tea with milk? And eating sheetload of paneer in fatty curries? And all those butter naans and deep fried desserts like gulab jamun? Yes, indian food is probably the fattest on the planet. No wonder there is diabetes epidemic. To deny that seems disingenious. I don't have problem with your dietary change but the way you started attacking your previous diet and all the vegans is not cool. So who is wearing a wig anyway?
@ there are so many videos about the diabetes epidemic in India but that’s not here nor there. Everyone has the right to change their minds. I didn’t want to but here I am. Blessings to you.
Were you lying to us Eva and for how long?
@@patrickdalton2424 please watch the video and read the description box below. No, I wasn’t lying.
@evathrives i spoke too soon having listened for longer i understand now. I have made alot of the same observations and come to alot of the same conclusions over the last few years. Their is alot of misinformation out there and we end up believing alot of what we hear and read about veganism because we are living it and we want to be good people. You are not saying raw vegan is bad in fact you cleary say that it is good and can be used to heal but you have discovered that alot of other animal based foods are also good for us. I get it is hard to kill and eat animals but even vegans to have food animals are killed on the process. I learned recently that none of the blue zones are vegan even though the vegan comunity give credit to there longivity as been down to their plant based diets even tho they use animal fats in cooking and eat meat and eggs and dairy they eat only a little as they eat alot of fresh fuits vegtable and beans but the vegan comunity fails to mention that
I am not sure what to believe dear Eva thank you for sharing your experiences as menopausal women. I am in menopause for 12 years and high raw vegan but occasionally have eaten some eggs and I still suffer with most health issues even after doing many juice fasts in the past and 21 day assisted water fast and I still have my issues I am not saying I agree or disagree I am still feeling very confused what is best for me on every level, mental emotional physical levels. I appreciate you sharing because i know it took a lot of courage to ben open and honest either way you are going to likely trigger someone. I just wish I knew what is actually healthiest and for us all to thrive including menopausal women not just men or young children. I would really appreciate to hear how your journey goes many blessings on your journey. Luckily one thing is I moved out of the extremism with raw and veganism but definitely still high raw vegan as I find cooked food makes me feel very tired and lack energy from eating it, so I am still unsure what is best way for me to heal and thrive?! Thank you again and all the best 😊💙❤💚💕🙏
@@smilingblissgoddess I get it. It is indeed quite confusing because so called experts are in complete disagreement with each other. Ultimately, you’re your best doctor.
@@evathrives thank you all the best Eva I hope to hear from you along your journey because it may be important information and guidance for other menopausal women in the future 😊💜
If you feel better on raw, maybe at least take supplements to be sure you're getting what you need. Also maybe add in eggs.
Hola Eva qué bueno saber de ti
Gracias por ser sinsera y decir la verdad
Yo estoy en menopausia tengo 52
Me podrías ayudar
Y decir lo que comes en un día
Vitaminas ect
Gracias
Bendiciones
There are so many variations to a “vegan” diet. A whole food plant based diet, (dr michael greger, dr joel fuhrman etc) recommends adequate amounts of fats, protein, and carbs and includes cooked foods such as vegetables, whole grains, sprouted breads, lentils and beans.
Wish you could also consider that, instead of the extreme diets such as raw veganism, or very low fat vegan, extended juice fasts etc. that are being pushed by youtubers and influencers who have no formal education, and I agree are “marketing” scams! I.e. “40 day juice fast to get rid of mucoid plaque” doesn’t make sense to me either. Why 40 days and not 39? lol anything dogmatic is a red flag.
@@Maham_k3 agreed. I have been vegetarian, vegan, whole food plant based, high raw and raw. Ultimately, it’s not about what type of vegan to be but whether plants have all the nutrients we need.
It actually does all depend on the type of vegan to be. A balanced whole food plant based diet provides you with all of the essential nutrients you need, while a raw vegan diet does not.
You mentioned, “Creatine, carnitine, taurine, heme-iron, CLA, B-12, D, CoQ10” in another comment.
Creatine, Carnitine, and Taurine are non-essential nutrients because the human body produces them naturally. Deficiency in these nutrients is extremely rare, even on a vegan diet. Just because something unique is present in animal products, it doesn’t mean we need it.
Heme iron isn’t necessary for health. iron sufficiency can be achieved entirely from plant-based foods like lentils, tofu, and leafy greens.
CoQ10.. also found in plant foods. Deficiency is rare, as the body produces this nutrient naturally.
The nutrients to pay attention to are B12, vitamin D, and omega-3s- and most people are deficient in these nutrients regardless of their diet.
B12 comes from soil… not animals. Animals are supplemented with B12, which is why it’s present in animal products to begin with.
Vitamin D comes from sun exposure… Most people are deficient regardless of diet. You will have to supplement- plant based or not.
You mentioned, “Creatine, carnitine, taurine, heme-iron, CLA, B-12, D, CoQ10”
Creatine, Carnitine, and Taurine are classified as “non-essential nutrients” because the human body produces them naturally. Deficiency in these nutrients is extremely rare.
Heme iron isn’t a necessary form of iron. Iron sufficiency can be achieved entirely from plant-based foods like lentils, tofu, and leafy greens.
CoQ10 is also found in plant foods and is classified as non-essential. Deficiency is rare, as the body produces this nutrient naturally.
The nutrients to pay attention to are B12, vitamin D, and omega-3s- and most people are deficient in these nutrients regardless of their diet.
B12 comes from soil… not animals. Animals are supplemented with B12, which is why it’s present in animal products to begin with.
Vitamin D comes from sun exposure… Most people are deficient regardless of diet. You will have to supplement- plant based or not.
Just because a nutrient is unique to animal products, it doesn’t mean that we need it.
Have either one of you ladies dealt with a ferritin deficiency? I am struggling with that and it has caused alot of hair loss! I c9mmend you ladies for coming out and not living different beh8nd closed doors for money... Instead you took a break and focused on listening to your body... You are relating to so many!
@@clopezlives thank you 🙏🏼
@@clopezlives I didn’t show a deficiency in ferritin but now my hair is growing back!
I did suffer with low ferritin for a long time. I used supplements that unfortunately were very binding and would have to come off. All of my symptoms have now reversed including my ferritin in normal range
It's very sad that so many vegans are turning back to eating animals. Isn't part of being vegan that we don't want to harm animals? There's very few perfect vegans. When you said it may sound like ego because your hair was falling out I had to agree. I am not trying to be mean but it is like saying my hair falling out is worse than harming an animal. If eating eggs is the answer then go for it. Please eat eggs not from a factory where they kill the male chicks. I've heard other people complaining that they stopped having their periods. Are you trying to concieve a child? I would be celebrating not having a period. I guess it makes sense that eating a chickens period to get your own period back. If all sentient animals are equal then what makes our health more important than their death? Will we experience peace on earth if we continue to exploit animals? I am so sad that it has to be one or the other. Is it possible that we can continue to do research. You say you've tried everything but eggs were the only way is just not possible. I am not a perfect vegan but I would never say that my health is more important than an animal that has feelings and wants to live just as much as we do. The comment about some vegans not looking good. Can we see what you all look look like without make up? If you are so healthy show us your skin without make up. I know that I am sounding so judgemental but please stop making the problem be solved by exploiting animals. Please say I am having a hard time sticking to veganism and leave it at that. You are in a spotlight having a TH-cam channel that was celebrating raw veganism and now all that was wrong? I don't think so. I am glad that most of the comments are positive but I couldn't stay silent. Actually there are studies with long term vegans. There is a city in Southern California where the vegans live long healthy lives. The blue zones prove that plant based diets can work. Good luck convincing yourselves and others that it doesn't work to be vegan. So sad. If you watch "Christspiracy", they prove there is no humane slaughter. And the argument that all the animals in the field die is not the same. The animals that are mass killed are born to die whereas the animals that die clearing a field were not born to die.
Excellent.. perfectly said!!❤
I hope you're young and healthy and always stay that way so you don't have to change.
@@evathrives I appreciate that. I am not young and I'm not perfectly healthy. I am not a perfect vegan. However, I do sell vegan and gluten free food at farmers markets. No one expects you to be perfect. You were a raw vegan influencer with many followers. What's most disappointing is that you are making excuses for not being vegan instead of just saying that you are no longer following a vegan diet. Veganism and raw veganism works for many people and is a very healthy diet. But more than that the animals are not harmed. You said you were an activist so you know how they are tortured. There is no humane slaughter no matter how much you try to convince yourself and others that it's true. I recommend watching "Christspiracy". They documented the places believed to be humane. Many claim to be caring well for the animals and that they are happy animals. They are not happy when they are getting their throat cut. You wouldn't eat a dog or cat. We are all equal and all sentient beings want to live. I hope you can get back to a plant based diet after you realize animals are not here for us to eat. They are here for us to care for. Humans can be cruel. Cruelty is normalized and accepted. There is no excuse. Please don't fall for it and get back on a high calorie plant based diet.
@ I’ve said your exact words before. I get it. I hope you never find yourself having to choose.
Which raw vegans say you can't eat any fat?
Those following the 80/10/10 prefer a low fat approach to raw veganism
@@evathrives ten per cent fat isn't NO fat
@@barbarawinsor5306 when did I say no fat? Please stop. I’m not about to internet argue.
@evathrives I'll find the timestamp because you did say that.
@@evathrivesyour guest said "zero fat" @ 25:35 "......I don't know that I want to base everything that I'm doing based on this person who's telling me to eat like ZERO fat.....". Her words exactly.
Alot of good information. Thank you
@@Sasha.Co1 thank you 🙏🏼
Great interview, Eva and Sherylea! Eva, I’ve followed your journey for years, and in some of your videos, I noticed your hair thinning and your glow fading. It made me wonder if your diet was still working for you.
I’ve always eaten healthily-I love veggies! I tried a raw food diet for 11 months, but when winter came, the veggies tasted bland, and I felt cold. I decided to listen to my body and add soups and warm foods. At first, I felt like I was cheating, but over time, I accepted it. Now, I juice fast and follow a very healthy diet: about 85% vegetables, 10% fruit, and 10% or less animal products. I prioritize balance and listening to my body’s needs. Sometimes I eat only veggies, but there are seasons when my body craves meat.
One time, I couldn’t stop salivating at the thought of mushrooms-I was clearly deficient in something. I ate mushrooms and avocados nonstop for a few days, and then the craving passed. It’s all about balance and tuning into what your body is telling you.
Thank you for being honest and open. I really respect that. I dislike when people pretend to live a strict vegan or raw vegan lifestyle, setting unrealistic expectations for others, only to find out they’re not being truthful about their diet. Everyone’s body is different, and I believe raw or vegan diets are excellent for detoxing, healing, and giving the body a break.
I agree with Sherylea about the experience of not eating because the food in front of you just isn’t appealing. I see those phases as signals from the body that it needs cleansing, more nutrients, or a break from chewing. Juice fasting always resets me, and after that, my cravings return naturally.
You’re looking so radiant now, Eva! It’s wonderful to see you glowing again and doing so much better.
Thank you for sharing! Amesome to read. Thanks so much!
Congrats, I remember messaging you when you put a video up about trying to build more muscle to try some raw milk. I also add raw egg yolks to nut milks and mashed avocado, lemon and coriander.
Thanks so much! I'm doing it now!
Love you, Eva ❤