Raw foodism is a diet of exclusively raw plant foods, but this approach alone does not guarantee health. Plant foods are extremely diverse: they can be light and easily digestible or, on the contrary, heavy for the body, overloading digestion and metabolism.
Therefore, it is impossible to judge the benefits or harms of raw foodism in general - it is important to consider the specific eating habits of each person.
The main mistakes that make raw foodists sick
🔹 Excess of coarse fiber
A diet based on greens, root vegetables and cabbage can overload the gastrointestinal tract with hard-to-digest fiber, causing:
✔ Lack of energy - the body spends more energy on digestion than it receives
✔ Bloating, heaviness, discomfort in the intestines
✔ Impaired absorption of nutrients
🔹 Excessive consumption of nuts and seeds
Nuts, seeds and oils are high-calorie fatty foods that are difficult to overeat in the natural environment, but easy to consume in excess in processed form. This leads to:
✔ Overload of the liver and pancreas
✔ Thickening of the blood and problems with the heart and blood vessels
✔ A feeling of lethargy and a lack of light energy
🔹 Excess dried fruits
Dried fruits are concentrated carbohydrates without a natural water balance. Their excess can provoke:
✔ Sharp jumps in blood sugar, fatigue, dizziness
✔ Overload of the pancreas, development of insulin resistance
✔ Problems with teeth due to high acidity and stickiness
🔹 Excess sprouts and legumes
Sprouts and legumes are rich in phytates and enzyme inhibitors that interfere with the absorption of minerals. Excessive consumption can cause:
✔ Bloating, cramps and digestive problems
✔ Iron, calcium and zinc deficiency
✔ Decreased enzymatic activity of the body
🔹 Abundance of complex raw food dishes
Raw food desserts and complex dishes (cakes, pastes, raw food bread) often contain a mixture of nuts, oils, dried fruits and spices. This leads to:
✔ Overload of the gastrointestinal tract - fats and carbohydrates require different digestive processes
✔ Slow digestion and a feeling of heaviness
✔ Decreased energy due to complex food processing
Let's also consider Fruit Diet, as one of the areas of raw food diet, in which only fruits remain in the diet. It is considered the most natural and easy for humans, but even here it is important to approach the choice of products wisely.
❌ An irrational approach to fruitarianism can also lead to problems. For example:
✔ If you rely on avocados, this will lead to excess fat and stress on the liver
✔ If you eat only bananas or dates, you can face an imbalance of sugars and a lack of water-containing fruits
✔ If you avoid variety or undereat, you can miss out on important micronutrients, even in an ideal fruit diet
✅ Healthy fruitarianism implies juicy sweet varied fruits at its core. Fruitarianism can really become the easiest, most natural and comfortable way of eating if you approach it consciously.
How to make a raw food diet healthy?
✅ Balance your diet – don’t overload your body with fiber or fat
✅ Simplify your diet – don’t turn food into complex chemistry
✅ Listen to your body – not just your nutrition philosophy
✅ Get sun, movement and joy, because food is only part of your health
Raw food is just a tool, but like any tool, you need to know how to use it.
💡By focusing only on nutrition, whatever it may be, and forgetting about sunlight, movement, breathing, we deprive the body of natural factors of health and self-healing.
Regardless of the diet, even the lightest, a sedentary lifestyle leads to stagnation of lymph and decreased blood circulation.
And excessive concentration on food can cause stress, anxiety and obsessive states, disrupting the harmony of body and mind.
Authors: Misha Khusid and Urban Fruitarian
Therefore, it is impossible to judge the benefits or harms of raw foodism in general - it is important to consider the specific eating habits of each person.
The main mistakes that make raw foodists sick
🔹 Excess of coarse fiber
A diet based on greens, root vegetables and cabbage can overload the gastrointestinal tract with hard-to-digest fiber, causing:
✔ Lack of energy - the body spends more energy on digestion than it receives
✔ Bloating, heaviness, discomfort in the intestines
✔ Impaired absorption of nutrients
🔹 Excessive consumption of nuts and seeds
Nuts, seeds and oils are high-calorie fatty foods that are difficult to overeat in the natural environment, but easy to consume in excess in processed form. This leads to:
✔ Overload of the liver and pancreas
✔ Thickening of the blood and problems with the heart and blood vessels
✔ A feeling of lethargy and a lack of light energy
🔹 Excess dried fruits
Dried fruits are concentrated carbohydrates without a natural water balance. Their excess can provoke:
✔ Sharp jumps in blood sugar, fatigue, dizziness
✔ Overload of the pancreas, development of insulin resistance
✔ Problems with teeth due to high acidity and stickiness
🔹 Excess sprouts and legumes
Sprouts and legumes are rich in phytates and enzyme inhibitors that interfere with the absorption of minerals. Excessive consumption can cause:
✔ Bloating, cramps and digestive problems
✔ Iron, calcium and zinc deficiency
✔ Decreased enzymatic activity of the body
🔹 Abundance of complex raw food dishes
Raw food desserts and complex dishes (cakes, pastes, raw food bread) often contain a mixture of nuts, oils, dried fruits and spices. This leads to:
✔ Overload of the gastrointestinal tract - fats and carbohydrates require different digestive processes
✔ Slow digestion and a feeling of heaviness
✔ Decreased energy due to complex food processing
Let's also consider Fruit Diet, as one of the areas of raw food diet, in which only fruits remain in the diet. It is considered the most natural and easy for humans, but even here it is important to approach the choice of products wisely.
❌ An irrational approach to fruitarianism can also lead to problems. For example:
✔ If you rely on avocados, this will lead to excess fat and stress on the liver
✔ If you eat only bananas or dates, you can face an imbalance of sugars and a lack of water-containing fruits
✔ If you avoid variety or undereat, you can miss out on important micronutrients, even in an ideal fruit diet
✅ Healthy fruitarianism implies juicy sweet varied fruits at its core. Fruitarianism can really become the easiest, most natural and comfortable way of eating if you approach it consciously.
How to make a raw food diet healthy?
✅ Balance your diet – don’t overload your body with fiber or fat
✅ Simplify your diet – don’t turn food into complex chemistry
✅ Listen to your body – not just your nutrition philosophy
✅ Get sun, movement and joy, because food is only part of your health
Raw food is just a tool, but like any tool, you need to know how to use it.
💡By focusing only on nutrition, whatever it may be, and forgetting about sunlight, movement, breathing, we deprive the body of natural factors of health and self-healing.
Regardless of the diet, even the lightest, a sedentary lifestyle leads to stagnation of lymph and decreased blood circulation.
And excessive concentration on food can cause stress, anxiety and obsessive states, disrupting the harmony of body and mind.
Authors: Misha Khusid and Urban Fruitarian