This morning, I woke up surprisingly fast for having only slept 3 hours.  That’s right, I went to sleep at 3 am and woke up at 6 am.  Although I did not wake up before the alarm clock rang, I jumped out of bed fairly fast.  I took care of the hygiene and measurements, then headed to the kitchen.  I’m glad I changed to the simple raw food philosophy, which involves me eating raw food that doesn’t take too much time to prepare.  I certainly gained some time by eating simpler meals.

Although I like having more time, I don’t know if I will stick with the simple raw food philosophy in the future.  This philosophy drastically reduces my food choices.  That may be all right in the short term, but not if I plan to incorporate this diet into my way of life.  I am currently eating whole raw foods in order to gain some much needed time for a few speaking engagements I have over the next couple of days.  Today I spoke in front of a group of 14 people.  That’s not a lot of people, but it is a start.

Breakfast

As you can see from the picture, I want to keep things simple.  Just peel and eat.  And measure and document of course.

1. organic bananas (591g)
2. organic grapefruits (683g)

I was able to eat this whole meal in around 15 minutes.  The preparation time was around 3 minutes max.  That time was spent peeling the bananas and grapefruits.  This meal energized me and I was fine until lunch.

Lunch

Near lunch time I started to space out a little.  I was experiencing some spacing out effects much like I did on Day 3 of the diet.  There was no mental fog, but at times I had thoughts that I wanted to communicate and if I did not verbalize them right away then I lost them.  Normally when this happens, my thoughts came back after a couple of seconds, but this time they were gone for good.

1. mixed salad:  organic and romaine mixed salad (230g), organic spinach (60g), organic orange bell peppers (225g), organic tomatoes (170g), organic onion (40g)
2. salad dressing:  organic avocado (105g), banana (65g), 1 T spoon lemon, 1/4 cup water

After lunch I was in a normal state again.  I could definitely tell I was not as sharp as I had been up until this point.  This is to be expected because I had only slept 7 hours in two days.  After I ate lunch, I was in a more functional state.  I had no more mental blank outs until after dinner.

Dinner

For dinner, I had a simple meal.  I made a green smoothie and ate some of my favorites.

1. organic tomatoes (443g)
2. cucumbers (282g)
3. organic Fuji apples (190g)
4. organic grapefruit (394g)
5. green smoothie: organic bananas (366g), organic baby spinach (56g), 3 cups water

After eating dinner, I drove to give my speech.  The speech was not raw food diet related, but I did share some facts about the raw food diet with the audience.  My speech lasted around 30 minutes and I barely missed a beat during my initial presentation.

I have spoken in front of 100 people before so I am used to public speaking.  Even so, sometimes I become a bit nervous before I am introduced.  Today I felt completely at home in the environment, finishing my speech with only a couple of errors which came near the end.  I think this also happened because I was excited to give the speech, but excitement only lasts a short while before it is defeated by fatigue.  I certainly felt tired after the speech.

This is probably the earliest I will be going to bed in a while, but I feel like my body needs it.  I pushed myself too hard.  Three hours of sleep is not enough. Still, if I had to sleep three hours on the raw food diet or the SAD, I would pick raw foods hands down.  On SAD, I could not even drag myself out of bed.  If I also had to give a speech, I would probably spend half the time admiring the pretty colors on the wall while drooling on my shirt and the other half babbling incoherently about needing more sleep.

Vitals

Weight: I’ve lost .7 lbs.  This puts me at 178.4 lbs.

Body Temperature: My temperature today was 97. 6 °F.

pH levels: The pH level today was still 7.25 pH today.  Went back to a more acidic state, but I don’t know why.

Blood Pressure: Systolic today was at 126 and diastolic was at 68.  An increase in systolic, but not by much.

Endurance: I did not hit the gym today.

Strength: I did not do any weight lifting.

Cognitive Capacity: I feel my mind was not as sharp as it had been on previous days.  The 3 hours of sleep was not enough.  Even though I functioned fine on this amount of sleep and even completed a 30 minute speech.  I did not feel as sharp as usual.  I also experienced spacing out effects and some blank out periods.  For example, after I gave my speech some memebers of the audience had questions.  I would listen to a question, think about it, then I would blank out on what the question was about.  This happened only twice, but still, that’s not the mental processing power I’m looking for.

Last night I decided to push the limits of the raw food diet.  I went to bed at 2 am and woke up at 6 am, which means I only slept a total of 4 hours.  Waking up when the alarm clock rang, I felt somewhat tired.  I did not intend this to be a sleep experiment as well as a diet experiment, but it seems I need more time to accomplish all the goals in my life.  If I was waking up before the alarm clock on 5 hours of sleep, I thought I could cut my sleep down to 4 hours.  When I initially woke up I was dragging a bit.  I rinsed my face with water for a few minutes, but that hardly helped.  I weighed in and then headed to the kitchen.

Breakfast

I still did not feel awake as I prepared this meal.  I was feeling a bit slow mentally as well.

1. organic grapefruit (755g)
2. organic mango (311g)
3. organic avocado (194g)

I ate the grapefruit first.  Then I alternated between eating a piece of mango and eating a piece of avocado.  About 15 minutes after finishing this meal, I felt wide awake and ready to go.  It’s as if someone had given me some go juice.  I didn’t feel sleepy at all.  I became more mentally alert and started wondering if I had really been tired in the first place.

Lunch

After eating breakfast, I was on a steady energy stream.  I did not feel any of the tired symptoms I had felt in the morning.  It seems 4 hours of sleep was enough sleep to get me to lunch.  I did not notice any difference in my physical or mental state from the previous day.  I was steady and just as mentally sharp.

1. organic kiwi (391g)
2. organic pear (152g)
3. organic blueberries (135g)
4. organic bananas (287g)

I had some organic kiwi for lunch and their tangy taste really hit the spot.  I need to eat them more often.  I just don’t like to peel them that much.  But if you want to eat the good stuff, you have to work for it.  All things considered peeling them so I can enjoy them more often is a great trade-off.

Dinner

All this tasty goodness can be yours if you decided to pursue it.  It may not look super appealing now, but once you start feeling the good vibrations this raw food meal provides, you’ll start loving foods like this.

1. mixed salad: organic romaine lettuce (156g), organic carrot shavings (20g), organic tomatoes (237g), cucumbers (260g)
2. kiwi (114g)
3. green smoothie: organic bananas (305g), organic baby spinach (86g), organic collard greens (70g), organic pumpkin seeds (15g), 2 1/2 cups water

I’m really starting to enjoy the green smoothies for dinner.  As soon as I had the green smoothie, I felt relaxed and at peace.  I did not feel tired one bit.  I had expected lulls at some points throughout the day, but they never came.  This is surprising because I never could have slept a total of 4 hours and still have been functional on the SAD diet.  With that said, I will try to sleep only 3 hours tonight. I will report the results tomorrow.

Vitals

Weight: I’ve lost another .4 lbs.  This puts me at 179.1 lbs.

Body Temperature: My temperature today was 97. 8 °F.

pH levels: The pH level today was still 7.50 pH today.  The body seems to be cleaning itself up a bit.

Blood Pressure: Systolic today was at 127 and diastolic was at 67.

Endurance: I did not go to the gym today.

Strength: I did not lift weights.

Cognitive Capacity: I was still clear and alert even though I had only 4 hours of sleep.  This gave me some extra time to work on this site as well as work on some of my other side projects.  I will try to do this again for Day 14 and see what I can get away with.  I don’t want to take things too far, but at the same time I do want to push the boundaries of what’s possible.  I want to optimize the diet so that I can post about its boundaries and limitations.

Today I woke up five minutes before my alarm clock rang. This didn’t surprise me.  On Day 10 and Day 11, I was already half-awake when the alarm went off. This time I was wide awake and just looking at it. I decided it would be best to get a head start on the day, so I took care of the hygiene and weighed in.

It looks like I’m still losing weight.  I need to eat more, but I find it hard to gorge myself if my body doesn’t want any more food.  I feel really great and light when I wake up, but I’ve become quite skinny and that’s not something that’s been easy for me to accept.  Even though this has been a reoccurring theme, for some reason it did not bother me that much yesterday.  Surprizingly, this morning the weight loss problem seemed even more trivial.

Breakfast

For breakfast, I tried to make my experience as easy as possible.  I’ve been trying to just eat more whole foods, meaning I don’t want to have to slice and dice them.  I’m trying to gain some extra time because I’ve been busier over the last couple of days.  Since I can just wash, measure, document, then eat, that gives me more time later on in the day.  I ate some organic pears, strawberries, and organic bananas.

1. organic pears (526g)
2. strawberries (318g)
3. organic bananas (332g)

After I ate breakfast today, a state of complete serenity enveloped me.  I just felt at peace, with no worries at all.  I’m not too much of a  worrier by nature, but today it just felt like all the background chatter in my brain had shut off.  There was no static, just a refreshing calm silence.  I felt peace, as if the stress of life was gone and I was just one with the universe.  I know that last statement may should a little bit out there, but I can’t describe it any other way.

Lunch

I ate this lunch before I attend a family gathering at my mother’s house.  I felt really great after eating the salad.  Just more good feelings coming into my body.

1. mixed salad: organic romaine, iceberg lettuce, cabbage, carrot shavings (340g), organic avocados (30g), cucumbers (145g)
2. organic bananas (205g)

As you probably already know, today was Easter.  I was invited to my mother’s house for the occasion.  I say invited, but the invitation was mandatory.  My mother is a devout Catholic and today was a special day for her.  A special day I did not want to ruin by bringing up “all that raw food nonsense.”

On occasions like this I have to be careful not to offend her or the rest of my family, but at the same time stand my ground.  I pretend it is a game of sorts.  My mother is much like a lioness that knows how to corral its prey with little effort or energy.  I had to avoid the corralling without making too much noise, otherwise the rest of the pride (the other family members) would join in on the hunt.

Upon entering her home, I stated that I had already eaten a couple of pounds of raw food and that I was not hungry.  She did not resist my statement, but still prepared me a dish with cooked lamb, potatoes, rice, etc.  She then placed the plate in front of me, while the whole family and friends were eating at the table.  I got there a little late (but not late enough) and most family members were finishing up.  I did not want to make a big deal out of it, but I knew someone would start asking questions if I did not begin the meal.  During my December trial, I had fallen into a similar trap and when I told my mom I was going full raw the whole family jumped on me, quoting nutritionists, doctors, Oprah, Nostradamus.  All right, so maybe not the last one.

In any case, I certainly was not going down like I did in December.  If I had to raise my voice to 194 dB, I would do it, but I prefer tact over head on confrontation.  Instead of becoming flustered, I just joined in a conversation with some relatives so I could buy more time.  Meanwhile, I needed a way to get rid of the meal without consuming its contents.  The only problem was that most people were finishing up.  The ones that usually eat seconds had already had their fill.  My mother was already putting away the leftovers.  She was distracted enough as to not notice me avoiding the food.  In any case, I still had a problem on my hands.  Luckily, my cousin came and saved the day.

I have a younger cousin that is usually not on time to family gatherings.  In this instance, this worked to my advantage because my mother had already put away the leftovers.  Thinking quickly, I got up and told my cousin to sit in my seat.  I also gave her my food stating that I had already had a big salad for lunch.  She looked at me knowingly and was nice enough to help me out.  I then walked outside to talk to some other relatives.  Nuclear fallout avoided!

Later I bumped into my mom and she asked me, “How was the food I prepared for you?”  I just looked at her and smiled, “What food?”  She gave me a smile back and said, “Don’t worry Mr., I’ll get you next time.”

Dinner

After lunch with the family, I went and hung out with a couple of friends.  Some of them are fascinated with my lifestyle change.  It’s funny because these are the same people I was scarfing down steaks with a few months ago and now I’m like a leopard that has changed its spots.  Most of them were asking me questions.  Questions that ranged from, “Why are you doing this?” to “Do you plan to do it for life?” to “What does it feel like?”

As I was being interrogated, I was thinking to myself, “How could I NOT be doing this?!?  Are you kidding me?  I feel AMAZING!  This is probably one of the best things going!”  I could not really explain it to them.  I gave them the Tv example, I shared on this blog on Day 7, but I could tell they were not fully grasping it.  It’s hard to describe heaven to people who are living on Earth.  I could spend all day describing it to someone, but until they feel it, they won’t truely believe it.

For dinner, I dined on some of my favorites; cucumbers, tomatoes, and avocados.  Not too many calories, but they taste good.  There were also supplemented by a green smoothie.

1. organic avocados (241g)
2. organic tomato (185g)
3. cucumber (165g)
4. green smoothie: organic bananas (246g), pineapple (261g), organic collard greens (40g), organic baby spinach (35g), 3 cups water, 1/2 cup ice

After having this meal, I didn’t really feel hungry.  I contemplated for a couple of hours whether I should eat more food, but I felt so at peace I decided not to.  This tranquil feeling came over me.  Shortly after that, I accepted the weight loss situation. I decided that I will not eat unless I feel the need to.  There is no need to fight it.  If I become skinnier so be it.  I will not resist it from now on.

Vitals

Weight: I’ve lost another .3 lbs.  I’m down to 179.5 lbs.  It bothered me all this week and a little this morning, but after dinner I stopped caring.  My mind just dropped its resistance to the idea of losing weight.  I don’t know if I rationalized it away, but this is just more of “the sky is blue” phenomenon I experienced after being cut off in traffic yesterday.  After dinner, I was not affected emotionally when I thought about losing more weight.

Body Temperature: My temperature today was 97.9 °F.

pH levels: The pH level today was still 7.25 pH.  We’ll see what happens.

Blood Pressure: Systolic today was at 125, which is currently the new low.  I was excited when I saw that.  I soon hope to be moving out of the pre-hypertension range.  Then again I am using a public machine so I don’t know how accurate it is.  At the same time, the machine is next to the pharmacy so I doubt it’s deffective.  We will see what happens after 30 Days.  Diastolic was at 67.

Endurance: I did not go to the gym today.

Strength: I did not lift weights, but I plan to increase my weight by 10 lbs next time I go in.  I will see how this affects me.  The 5 lb increase I undertook a while back feels too light now.

Cognitive Capacity: On top of the mental clarity I’ve experienced thus far, I now am seeing an added benefit.  There is a peaceful state that my mind stays in throughout the day.  Instead of negative emotions and mental chatter, I feel a smooth silence in my head.  When my mental power is needed, my mind is really focused and commits all the resources to doing the work at hand, but after the work is done my mind retreats to a meditative state.  On the SAD diet there is usually background noise or traffic when I’m not focused on a task.  Now, there is nothing, just silence.  My thoughts are clear and there is no mind polution (negative thoughts, worries, stress).  On top of that my mind seems more accepting of things.  There is less resistance.  An example of this is my acceptance of the weight loss.  It’s amazing that I have no emotional reaction to it anymore.

Wow, I’ve been on the Raw Food Diet for 11 days and I feel like a champ!  I feel like I’ve been living in the dark all this time and now someone has suddenly flipped on the light switch.  The mental clarity is just amazing.  My brain power has increased, my energy is positive and stable.  Another plus is that I hardly have any negative emotions come on throughout the day.  This morning I was cut off in traffic.

Although I don’t normally get mad, the other driver would probably still have irked me on my standard diet.  It has happened before and I was irked.  This morning, I felt fine and the incident didn’t even register as much as a blip on my emotional radar.  I just looked at the car as though I was looking at the sky.  Just observing it with no negative judgment at all.

I’ve noticed that things that would normally irritate me have stopped bothering me.  I’m not as emotional about things.  I don’t mean that I  had mood swings or that I broke down and cried every 10 minutes before I went raw.  I just mean that in the past, during a typical day I would have some negative emotion come about.  This  usually only lasted a couple of seconds.  The emotion would either come from an event or another person’s energy.

Two excellent examples: someone cutting in front of me in line or someone stealing my parking spot.  They are small incidents that normally cause small blips of negativity in my system.  For some people, the emotions vanish as quickly as they appear.  For others, the emotions infest them and fester with negativity,  possessing them for days or even weeks.  I’m in the former category.  So far though, I have not been having even the blips.  I am in a serene state of tranquility most of the time.  Like a Buddhist monk or a Zen master.

If your emotions are sometimes erratic, it might be due to the toxic processed dead food you’ve been eating. So instead of eating dead food, why don’t you just go to the grocery store and buy some nice fruit and vegetables. And then get on the raw food party bus to Happytown.  Next stops: feeling great, followed by unlimited energy, mental clarity, and intense joy.

Breakfast

Today, I splurged and bought some organic raspberries.  If you know your organic produce, you also know that these are not cheap in proportion to the caloric value they provide.  But hey, I’m worth it.  I also ate organic bananas and pears, but I have those on the regular, mostly because of their attractive price.  Speaking of which, if this website has added value to your life in any way, feel free to make a donation here so that I can add more raspberry pictures in the future. 

1. organic bananas (327g)
2. organic pears (532g)
3. organic raspberries (199g)

I’m trying to eat more simple meals.  Something I don’t have to cut too much.  I will see how I feel in the coming days, but so far this is working out pretty well for me.

Lunch

Lunch today made me feel kind of full.  I don’t usually feel bloated on the raw food diet, but I felt I ate a little too much today.  This is around 4 lbs that I ate in one meal.  I can’t believe it either.

1. organic bananas (487g)
2. organic Washington apples (427g)
3. organic tomatoes (644g)
4. organic celery (188g)

Pre-Dinner Smoothie

I’m trying to do two green smoothies a day now.  I drank this one before dinner.

1. green smoothie:  organic bananas (349g), organic baby spinach (82g), 2 1/2 cups water

Dinner

For dinner I was craving a salad so that is what I made, I’m trying to trying to eat more greens.  I read it’s vital to the raw food diet over the long term because that is where most of the nutrients come from.

1. organic pear (167g)
2. green smoothie: organic collard greens (70g), organic baby spinach (46g), strawberries (100g), organic pear (155g), organic dulse (16g), 2 & 1/2 cups water
3. mixed salad: organic romaine (130g), organic radicchio (15g), orange bell pepper (83g), organic onions (110g), organic avocados (130g)
4. salad dressing: organic avocado (50g), organic carrot (54g), organic garlic (20g), 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1/4 cup water

Post-Dinner Snack

1. organic blueberries (240g)

Vitals

Weight: I’ve gone down through the 180 lbs mark.  I’m down to 179.8 lbs.  At least it’s only .3 lbs which hopefully means that the weight loss is slowing down.

Body Temperature: My temperature today was 97.7 °F.

pH levels: The pH level today was still 7.25 pH.  I wonder if it will get more alkaline before the trial is over.

Blood Pressure: Systolic today was at 128.  This seems to be improving somewhat.  I really hope to drop this down by the end of the experiment.  Diastolic was at 67.

Endurance: I finished my mile with energy to spare.  I felt good, like I could run more, but I just went and worked out.

Strength: I’m noticing improved strength from this diet over my normal diet.  I went up 5 lbs so far and in a couple of days I plan to increase the weight, since the 5 lbs weight increase feels lighter to me now.

Cognitive Capacity: I was more mentally alert today than I have been in a while.  Everything was clear and moving through my mind with speed.

I feel even better today and my energy just seems to keep on improving. I feel like I have so much energy, I could even outlast the Energizer Bunny in a race. I can’t believe I didn’t try the raw food diet out sooner. I feel like I just got an upgrade. If things stay this way I really don’t see myself going back to my standard diet.

I’ve also noticed that as I progress my skin seems to be becoming drier and drier. The back of my hands have this whitish dry appearance and the skin seems to keep flaking off. I think I will need to eat more fats going forward, so I will try to incorporate more raw plant fats such as pumpkin, flax, and sunflower seeds as well as avocados, into my diet.

On top of that more weight loss…boooo! It’s not a lot, but I still don’t like losing weight. I feel strong, but I look skinnier than what I prefer.

Breakfast

I’ve decided to eat food that also require less prep time. I have a full time job, an active social life, workouts 3 times a week, and on top of that I’m trying to keep this journal while eating right. The measuring of the food is way easier if I don’t have to cut it up, so from now on it’s just wash, peel, and eat. I read that some people made the transition to full raw by first using recipes. They used raw foods to make foods that closely resemble what they normally ate. This is a great idea, helping to ease the transition to raw foods. Eventually the people  dropped the recipes and ate simpler and simpler as time went on. I do not have that luxury right now, so for me, it’s more of a necessity than a choice.

I found it particularly amusing that pioneers of raw foods, ate raw foods in their simple form. They ate whole fruits, some vegetables, and nuts. There were no fancy recipes, no gadgets, and no resources on how to eat a raw food diet. The would just grab some fruits from their local markets, take them home, wash them, and eat. On to breakfast!

1. organic bananas (315g)
2. organic Fuji apple (168g)
3. organic kiwi (221g)

After breakfast I got a bit of a runny nose that lasted about two hours. I though I might be getting sick at first, but the symptoms disappeared as quickly as they appeared. I don’t really know what happened, but I’m glad I’m not sick. Speaking of which, I don’t normally get sick. I think it happens once every two years. When it does happen it gets bad and I’m out of commission for a couple of days. Normally though I don’t get colds or the flu or anything. I find that a contrast to the reasons why other people go on this diet.

From what I’ve seen and read, many people switch to the raw food diet in order to cure themselves of diseases that conventional medicines were not able to treat. Some have used the diet to cure themselves of bursitis, diabetes, and cancer. There are countless examples on the internet, just do a goggle search.

I feel that this is kind of reactive way of doing things, but it’s better than not doing anything at all. I feel you should always try to prevent bad health, instead of reacting to fix it only once things are really bad. To me that’s like trying to patch up a hole in a ship that’s already sinking. If you’d taken the time to maintain the hull in the first place, there would be no hole.

Still the benefits of the raw food diet as a cure for some very nasty diseases, like cancer should not be dismissed lightly. There are theories on why it is viable. For example, the Food Enzyme Concept.

Lunch

My co-workers have asked me to eat at a few restaurants with them and I’ve had to turn them down on more than one occasion. I like the social interaction of eating with my co-workers, but the places they frequent have little to no food for a raw foods experimenter like me. Other times I have declined because I feel it is a big temptation to be around people who are eating meat. I have the discipline to  resist cravings when the cooked food is not present, but I have to really hold myself back when I see others eating a standard diet. I don’t want to put myself in that situation unless I have to. I have a strong will, but I’m still human. Just whiffing on the cooked food could flip my switch, transforming me from Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde. If you really like to tempt yourself you can try it, but I would strongly advise against it.

So far I feel like I won’t break, but it’s only the 10th day. I really wish I had a person I could eat lunch with as opposed to eating by myself. Going to Orlando and eating salad with a group of people has spoiled me. I now need a raw food posse or at least a raw food companion.

I have joined a few raw food groups in my area by using meetup.com. I have even met a few people from one group yesterday, when I went to see David Wolfe’s speech in Orlando (yes I will have it for you here soon). I have been posting on message boards and a few members have given me advice and other pointers. This process would certainly be easier if I got a mentor or at least someone who’s been at this a while. It’s like going to the gym for the first time. You either get a trainer or you meet people whose primary goals are working out and staying fit.  In any case, it’s time for lunch!

For lunch I switched things up a little today. I had a salad. I just had a craving for a nice salad with variety, so I made one. That’s how I roll.

1. mixed salad:  blended salad made up of romaine lettuce, radicchio lettuce, and carrot blend (246g), tomatoes (245g), orange bell pepper (76g), organic onions (65g)
2. salad dressing:  organic spinach (15g), organic carrots (30g), organic banana (34g), 1/2 cup water

As you can tell from the picture, I put too much water in the salad dressing, so you might only want to add 1/4 of a cup for thicker dressing.

Pre-Dinner

1. green smoothie:  organic bananas (310g), organic baby spinach(83g), organic collard greens (68g), 3 cups water

Dinner

For dinner I had a glorious meal, I really like eating fresh food now. I feel so much better afterward. I feel like I can do anything after I eat a raw food meal.  I feel positive emotions, at peace, and I have all this clean energy that rushes over my body. It feels like every cell in my body is experiencing a symphony of joy. I’m not quite at the euphoria feeling, like I was on Day 11 in my December trial, but I expect those feelings to come soon. It’s inevitable.

1. organic bananas (487g)
2. organic Washington State apples (769g)
3. organic blueberries (129g)

Weight: Lost another .5 lbs from Day 9. Down to 180.1 lbs. I’m trying to eat more, but my body does not want more food than I am giving it.

Body Temperature: My temperature today was 97.5 °F. Seems like my body temperature is dropping somewhat, but I can never tell. The readings on the body temperature have been kind of inconsistent.

pH levels: The pH level today was an average of  of 7.25. This seems to be pretty stable.

Blood Pressure: The systolic was at 130 and diastolic at 68. Just when I thought it would go lower.

Endurance: I did not go to the gym today, but I had a lot of energy throughout the day. I felt pretty good.

Strength: I did not go to the gym, but I still felt strong.

Cognitive Capacity: Mentally, I’ve improved dramatically, I feel that I am sharper than I have been in a while. Ever since the mental fog lifted on Day 6, I haven’t had a problem with cognitive capacity. I now have a faster processor and I can’t really see myself going back to a diet that holds me back mentally. If mental clarity is a priority for you, I would definetly give the raw food diet a shot.