Do you take any medication while on a raw food diet?
Before I knew much about raw food, I used to think that taking an occasional Tylenol was cool. Or popping 500 mg of aspirin was a good idea if I couldn’t get to sleep. Then, after some time on a high-raw diet, I realized the startling truth:You don’t need to take drugs to feel great!
Your body naturally wants perfect health and every chance it gets, it moves in that direction. When you eat garbage food, your body works hard to either grab every last bit of nutrients out of it, or get the toxins out of the body. But when you add healthy, life-giving foods into you, your body responds by assimilating as many nutrients as it can.
But there’s a caveat here. After watching ‘Raw for 30 Days’, a great movie about diabetics on a 100% raw food diet, I realized that people can ween themselves off of their medications pretty easily. So much so that it’s a *shock* to the medical world. The movie really pushes the idea that Western Medicine treats only symptoms and not the root problem. That’s why including a lot of raw food in your diet helps. It solves the high-fat problem too many Americans face.
I recently had a problem with an itch. It’s been with me for over 8 months, and it’s annoying. I tried every natural remedy I could find to alleviate the problem… for 8 months! The itch was so bad that I was breaking skin weekly. Finally, I decided to see what a pharmacist would say. I biked down to the local shop and asked. Turned out, I had a hemorrhoid and my best bet was an over-the-counter 1% hydrocortisone cream.
This was the FIRST time in a looooooong time (over a year) that I’ve used any form of medication. And let me tell you — it solved my problem! Almost immediately, I felt better. The itch subsided and I am honestly relieved!
I bring this up because so many raw foodies shun the medical world. They think that all doctors are in it for money, and harm people with their prescriptions. I can understand this way of thinking, but there are good times and places for medicine. For instance, no amount of raw food can save you from a torn bicep. You need surgery. And pain killers. Sure, a raw foodie may recover a lot faster than someone on the Standard American Diet, but you still need the care.
I hope everyone can be reminded that although most medicines in the world are poorly prescribed, only on the market to create profit and hurt people, there are still some very good uses for Western Medicine. I know for a fact that I am much happier after taking some OTC meds!
Stay raw, and use your brain!
– Casey
P.S. — What’s your biggest concern about your medications and a raw food diet? Write it below in the comments! Posted in Benefits, Lifestyle, Transition.