|
Hi and welcome! I think it's awesome that you are supporting your mom in this change, I'm sure she appreciates it, and you might find that you love raw!
I have been raw for about a month and a half, and I am by no means an expert, but I can tell you what has worked for me. I am about 70% raw right now. I've also transitioned to a vegan diet. I can tell you that it worked better for me to transition slowly so as to not "shock" my body. And I ate a very clean diet proviously, so it wasn't like I was eating fast food and then going raw. Some people go raw cold turkey and it works great for them, other people have better luck if they transition. You didn't mention what kinds of foods you are eating, or what a typical day's diet would be. That would probably help us give you a more thorough answer. Also, when you make any change in your body's fuel sources and processing, it takes a bit of time for it to adjust. So you have to allow it to "heal" from the food you have been eating. Does that make sense?
I also try to include things like hemp protien, hemp seeds, and bee pollen for good sources of protien. If you are not vegan you could also do raw eggs. I do think that different people need different amounts of protien, and if you need more, that could be why your body feels like it's lacking something.
I hope this helps, and I am sure others will have some great wisdom, they always do!
Melissa
|