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Blood Test Results at 4 years 100% Vegan, high Raw

17/12/2014

15 Comments

 
Having regular blood tests is a great way to monitor and ensure you are on track with covering all of your nutritional needs through your diet, although you don't need a test to know you're feeling fantastic!

What's interesting for all of those still confused by the dairy and meat industry hype - that we need to drink cows milk for calcium and eat meat for iron and protein, is that our yearly blood work proves that those nutrients can easily be obtained from plants! Stuart and I haven't eaten any animal products at all for 4 years, instead we have been on a high raw 100% whole food plant based diet without any supplementation. We thought to share our latest blood test results with you. 

The doctor told us that once again our levels are absolutely perfect for -

Full Blood
Salts
Calcium 
Phosphate
Magnesium
Iron 
Vitamin D 
Cholesterol 
Zinc 
Thyroid 
Liver function 
Kidney 
Urea 
Uric Acid
Glucose 
Folic Acid

B12 - Stuart's levels are perfect, however mine show slightly low, which the doctor informed me was common and that many of his patients that eat meat also have shown a deficiency. This is something we all need to regularly monitor particularly those over 50. As we age it can be more an issue of absorption than what we eat. Another test is now needed to clarify this result.

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It's interesting to note that our glucose/sugars are also perfect even though our diet consists of mainly fruit. Those that dismiss fruit as simply 'sugar' do not realize that refined sugar and natural sugars within whole foods are metabolized differently by the body. This is due to the fact that the whole fruit contains a proportionate amount of fibre to match the sugars, which is necessary for metabolizing the beneficial natural sugars perfectly. When we fail to realise that nature doesn't make mistakes and that we have a savoury tooth as well as a sweet tooth for a reason, we also overlook the incredible array of anticancer phytonutrients, vitamins, minerals, enzymes and fibre contained within fruit, which are essential for good health. Fruit is natures perfect 'spring cleaning' food for our system.
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We continue to love this natural lifestyle as our bodies have healed and we feel more alive and full of energy than we ever have! I was heavily medicated for depression, I had chronic fatigue, anaemia, high cholesterol and was overweight. Stuart was taking daily medication for Arthritis and reflux, gastric issues. All our health issues have disappeared and (under our doctor's supervision) we're both off all medications.

Our diet consists of predominantly fruit and leafy greens, with some other greens, vegetables, legumes, lentils, and a small amount of nuts and seeds. Stuart also eats some whole grains every now and then. For the first 2 years we were 100% raw. Now that we have healed, we go in and out of being 100% raw. Some periods we eat 'raw till 4' a few days a week. Eating a portion of cooked lentils, beans or potatoes for dinner combined with 60% salad on our plate. We have personally found this way of eating sustainable for us long term but always feel the most energy during the periods of 100% raw. We truly believe that the potent nutrition and enzymes that a (preferably organic) well balanced 100% Raw Vegan diet provides, as well as regular exercise and some form of meditation, creates the best internal environment to promote healing and reverse disease. Staying high Raw Vegan after the body has healed itself maintains an environment conducive to optimum health and longevity.

We have tips for getting started and recipes here on our website for anyone interested in stepping more into raw!

Love, health & happiness to you, 

Natalie & Stuart

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15 Comments
kim
17/12/2014 12:39:34 pm

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Maurine A
17/12/2014 01:43:38 pm

I was fascinated by your comments and have been giving some serious thought ti switching 100% raw. I could use some guidance to make sure I'm doing it correctly without missing those all important components.

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Toni
17/12/2014 06:20:16 pm

any tips you have would be great! I am on several meds & want off. I am tired- overweight & tired of feeling this way & I know better.

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Cyan
17/12/2014 07:33:11 pm

Been vegan for five years, my B12 is really low but other than that everything else is perfectly normal.
I have been trying for a few years to eat a raw food diet, but I couldn't in the long term. It's still something I'd like to try again, but for now I can't.

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Cindy
18/12/2014 12:07:19 am

Interesting I love that you posted your blood test results. I'm just curious I didn't see platelets, Hematocrit and hemoglobin results????

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Chrissy
18/12/2014 05:29:34 am

thanks so much for sharing your story. I was vego for many years and tried to eat a non-processed sugar free diet.... I felt ok... but my body really wasn't healthy and in the last 2 years started to have many physical health issues. I've been vegan and mostly raw (raw til 4) for just under 6 months... and in just this short time period have thrown away all medications (in consultation with my doctor) and feel awesome... have never been fitter or healthier in my life.

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Sharon
18/12/2014 05:54:46 am

has anyone been able to get off of thyroid meds by being 100% raw vegan ??
I would like to stop my synthroid

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Cara
18/12/2014 09:44:33 am

Would it be hard to convert myself and my daughter age 3 To a raw diet. I eat a lot of veg salad fruit, I'm not too fond of meat myself and would like to take it out of my diet.

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Nadene Orsatti
18/12/2014 03:54:08 pm

I would love to know your website!

Thank you :)

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Liliana Klebe
9/12/2015 01:31:32 am

Could use some tips on how to start

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carrie
9/12/2015 03:40:56 am

Please tell me exactly how to get started. I have wanted to do this for a long time but have no clue how to get started. Please help if you can. Thanks.

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Jennifer willcox
9/12/2015 10:20:46 am

would you help me with recipes a how to start thank you

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Susan Willson link
6/4/2016 09:31:02 am

My husband and I have been doing raw after a month long period of juicing detox. We just recently began adding some cooked foods, but have found out that we are now gaining a bit of weight back that we initially had lost. (Disappointing :-( as you can imagine) If you have any comment I would appreciate it. Also, I just heard about the online summit and would like to register for it, but haven't been able to find a location to register on. Can you help me with that.

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Jordan
19/9/2016 06:53:01 pm

Natalie, I've had my blood tests back recently. I'm 22 year old female, i've been plant based vegan for 3 years now- my cholesterol results were 5.7 mmol/L

HDL: 1.69 mmol/L
LDL: 3.34 mmol/L

Could you think of any explanations for where I'm going wrong?

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Denisa
9/12/2017 05:13:16 am

Hi!!
I'm doing an essay about vegans and protein. Could I use your blood test results ???

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    Natalie Dowel McIntosh is a Rawfood Instructor and Plant Based Nutrition Coach that is committed to sharing a greater awareness about diet and lifestyle choices that provide us with our greatest opportunity to not only experience optimum health and wellbeing in our own lives but for the wellbeing of all life on our planet.

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