Health 101 - Article - Transitioning to a Raw Diet

Tips For Transitioning to a Healthier Diet

The transition diet initiates the detoxification process and helps to eliminate waste that accumulates from following the Standard Western Diet. It also allows the body to gradually shift from a diet of meat, processed foods, sugar, white flour products, etc. to a raw and living foods diet that consists of fruit, green leafy vegetables, nuts, and seeds.

I. The first phase of the diet consists of eliminating over-the-counter drugs, meat, tobacco, alcohol, white flour, salt, junk food, and coffee. Decreasing unhealthy food and substituting healthy foods is an effective way to initiate the transition diet.

II. The second phase of the transition diet is the withdrawal of dairy products and the substitution of seed milk and nut cheeses if you need to (but go easy on these as that can also be unhealthy if consumed in too high a quantity).

III. The third phase of the transition diet is the withdrawal of cooked foods, including: grains, cooked fruits and vegetables, crackers, legumes/beans, bread, pastries, etc. Substituting fresh raw fruit and vegetables, and nuts and seeds is the goal and the final step toward the progression of a raw and living foods diet.

IV. Some helpful additions to the transition diet include:

1. Include fruit and salads of leafy greens everyday, nuts only occasionally.
2. Implement a one-time colon cleansing administered by a good colon hydrotherapist (make sure the therapist insists on implanting probiotics after the sessions are completed). Avoid things like coffee and wheatgrass enemas.
3. Reduce your intake of cooked foods gradually but steadily.
4. Consume raw and living foods before and after the ingestion of any cooked foods (but do try and avoid animal products whether raw or cooked).
5. Delay drinking water for an hour after a meal, but stay well hydrated.
6. Chew your food slowly and thoroughly, and take your time.
7. Learn more about food mis-combining, and only consume foods that are easy on the digestive system.

"The news isn't that fruits and vegetables are good for you. It's that they are so good for you they could save your life." -- David Bjerklie, TIME Magazine, October 20, 2003

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