you've inspired me to turn to a raw food lifestyle,! however, i am 16 and i was wondering if you thought it would not be ideal to start this young. i am prepared to start immediately and change to the raw food diet overnight but i don't know if there is any cautions to starting this young. please let me know if you have any tips or advice for me, love your channel by the way! :)
Hi Alicia, I'm so glad I've inspired you 😊 if you eat a raw vegan diet rich in whole, organic (if possible) fruits, vegetables, and healthy fats like avocado and soaked nuts and seeds and practice food combining (I've got a video on that) then there will be no issues with starting it at your age. I wish I had began eating this way at such a young age! Hope that helps! xo
Hello - I live in Australia....good on you for sharing your journey & ideas. Dr Doug Graham's books helped a lot, incl his book on starches; ie rice etc.
Tropical soils are actually not rich at all because the rain leeches the minerals out... the only reason the native plants there do so well is because the fallen plant material readily replaces the nutrients the plants take up... just wanted to mention that :-) I do not eat a whole lot of salad or leafy greens and I haven’t eaten much over the past 5 years of being vegan (I was raw for the first 5 months but went to cooked) and I don’t have (nor have I ever had since becoming vegan) any nutrient deficiency-I’ve had my blood drawn to check
I just want to mention though that I have always eaten organic and mostly Whole Foods.. sometimes I have fruit/vegetable juice or vegan/organic cupcakes, muffins, bagels, bread, etc but I think if your diet is leaning on the vast majority being whole fruit and vegetable grown sustainably and organically, it doesn’t seem, based on my experience, that you would be deficient in minerals. I do eat leafy greens sometimes but it’s honestly probably only once a month as a meal (cooked) and any raw leaves I get are in sandwiches, on pizza, etc. with all that being said, I do plan on switching to a raw plant based diet, incorporating native foods of my region and there are some herbs and herbaceous plants here that I would love to make into salads
Oml you are so precious thank you for this info. Kind of bizarre that i say you're precious even though I'm younger (18). But im an old soul. Any ways lots of love! 💓🌱🌏
Hi Olivia! I'm new to your channel and I've been wanting to go raw for awhile now. The only problem is not having warm meals for colder months because it gets really cold here. Do you have any tips/suggestions?
You can drink herbal teas and make raw soups (but blend them a little longer to create a warmer temperature). Watch my pumpkin soup recipe video for an example. Make juices with turmeric and ginger to create warmth in the body. I hope that helps. When there's a will, there's a way :)
Before I start raw vegan diet for a lifetime, I wanna enjoy all the stuffs I haven't eaten. I gave myself span of 3yrs and after that I will go raw vegan. I will be 50% raw during these 3yrs
Hey Olivia.do you know much about the spleen.can the spleen be healed naturally?Do you think liver gallbladder flushes could help heal the spleen and pancreas?
Shyam Jina I do believe the spleen can be healed naturally 🙏🏻 if you're talking about the traditional oil based liver and gallbladder flush, I'm not sure what I think about it... I've never tried it before. Sorry I can't be of more help.
Thanks for your reply Olivia.Do you have any knowledge or tips to heal the spleen?I understand if you don't as not many know about the spleen.Chinese moxibustion could help i guess.blessed.
That's why eating a diet based on fresh whole, high water content fruit is super important 😌 they are the best for digestion. Raw veggies like dense leafy greens, broccoli, cabbage etc will definitely cause bloating in most people. If you truly want to live a raw food lifestyle you can make it work 😊 focus on ripe fresh fruit, practice food combining, and juice or blend the ingredients that make you feel bloated (or simply eliminate them).
ofcourse you do. it's because you gut/intestines don't have the correct bacteria/parasites/enzymes to digest them. especially if you are coming from a S.A.D diet (standard american diet) or a S.A.V.D diet (standard american vegan diet). You have to start introducing them slowly and letting the correct bacteria grow in your intestines and you will stop getting bloated so long as you continually, and consistently keep eating the raw foods. That is the only way you will stop getting bloated from eating raw vegg. Same thing with beans and legumes. Start with lightly cooking them, a quick 2-5 min sautee, a 2-5 min steam, then cook only half of them, so on and so forth. You will never grow the correct bacteria your gut needs if you don't start eating the right foods.
I’m watching all your videos... Olivia I’m so interested... but I’d live to keep a few steamed food like veggies and sweet potatoes... and potatoes and legumes occasionally ... do you think you could help? My major problem is digestion and availability of quality fruit 😔😔😔😢🇦🇺 if I was in Australia.
Of course you can keep in so,e steamed veggies and starches 😃 they are very healthy! 🍠🥔🥦🥕 Just eat the best quality fruit you can get, then balance it out with plain cooked veggies and leafy greens ☺️ you can only do the best with what is available to you 😊 make sure you practice good food combining, and follow the Medical Medium’s guidelines for healing the gut 🙏🏻
@@donatina1987 I do 😃 follow this link and pop your name into the sign up box in the article ☺️ you’ll receive it straight away: oliviabudgen.com/how-to-do-food-combining/
Muriel Hammond I actually drink herbal teas daily for their wonderful medicinal value. I think they can be a great addition to a raw food diet without reducing the raw diet benefits 😊
I have done the raw diet before and had extremely low sodium where my brain swelled. It was not fun. How can I do this life style without getting dangerously low sodium?
Share your tips for being successful on a raw food diet 🌱🌱
My top tip is to balance everything with greens! Fruit + greens and overt fats + greens!
Great tip - thank you! :)
Thanks for your vids. I am 2 days into the raw food lifestyle and already feel better.
You're welcome! And that's amazing - keep me updated :)
I am on Day 2 of my Raw food diet. So far so good. I am not weak and I’m not being a Bitch!!!
Awesome video, Olivia.
Thank you 🥰
Really fantastic breakdown on macronutrients and minerals. Really has helped me to understand more deeply. Great video
Thank you so much!
you've inspired me to turn to a raw food lifestyle,! however, i am 16 and i was wondering if you thought it would not be ideal to start this young. i am prepared to start immediately and change to the raw food diet overnight but i don't know if there is any cautions to starting this young. please let me know if you have any tips or advice for me, love your channel by the way! :)
Hi Alicia, I'm so glad I've inspired you 😊 if you eat a raw vegan diet rich in whole, organic (if possible) fruits, vegetables, and healthy fats like avocado and soaked nuts and seeds and practice food combining (I've got a video on that) then there will be no issues with starting it at your age. I wish I had began eating this way at such a young age! Hope that helps! xo
I always learn so much from you 👏🏽
Aw thank you Lauren - that makes me so happy to hear xx
Hello - I live in Australia....good on you for sharing your journey & ideas. Dr Doug Graham's books helped a lot, incl his book on starches; ie rice etc.
Hello Amanda 😀 I'm happy Dr. Doug Graham's books has helped you too xx
Tropical soils are actually not rich at all because the rain leeches the minerals out... the only reason the native plants there do so well is because the fallen plant material readily replaces the nutrients the plants take up... just wanted to mention that :-) I do not eat a whole lot of salad or leafy greens and I haven’t eaten much over the past 5 years of being vegan (I was raw for the first 5 months but went to cooked) and I don’t have (nor have I ever had since becoming vegan) any nutrient deficiency-I’ve had my blood drawn to check
I just want to mention though that I have always eaten organic and mostly Whole Foods.. sometimes I have fruit/vegetable juice or vegan/organic cupcakes, muffins, bagels, bread, etc but I think if your diet is leaning on the vast majority being whole fruit and vegetable grown sustainably and organically, it doesn’t seem, based on my experience, that you would be deficient in minerals. I do eat leafy greens sometimes but it’s honestly probably only once a month as a meal (cooked) and any raw leaves I get are in sandwiches, on pizza, etc. with all that being said, I do plan on switching to a raw plant based diet, incorporating native foods of my region and there are some herbs and herbaceous plants here that I would love to make into salads
Sarah Bear thank you for sharing all this 🌱🌿🙏🏻
Thank you heres a tip juice fast, water fast or fast :)
you go girl i love your videos alot first never give up you can do anything you want to do
Thanks so much Hunter!! I really appreciate that.
Your welcome :) let me know when you want to talk i am all ears and would talk to you anytime you want
thank you so much for your video! It was much appreciated! :)
You're very welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
Love this video and thanks!
Have you tried intermittent fasting? If so what is your take on it?
I've practiced intermittent fasting for a few years now and love it 😀
Olivia Budgen thank you for responding! That’s awesome...maybe a video about it soon?? lol Love your videos always!
R for RAE TV I've been getting many requests for a video on IF 🙊 so I better do one! Thanks so much 🙏🏻😍
Oml you are so precious thank you for this info. Kind of bizarre that i say you're precious even though I'm younger (18). But im an old soul. Any ways lots of love! 💓🌱🌏
Michael G hello old soul 🦋 I'm glad you enjoyed this information x
Hi Olivia! I'm new to your channel and I've been wanting to go raw for awhile now. The only problem is not having warm meals for colder months because it gets really cold here. Do you have any tips/suggestions?
You can drink herbal teas and make raw soups (but blend them a little longer to create a warmer temperature). Watch my pumpkin soup recipe video for an example. Make juices with turmeric and ginger to create warmth in the body. I hope that helps. When there's a will, there's a way :)
Hi Olivia, mentioning soaking nuts and seeds - do you just soak them in water? For how long?
Hi Petra, I wrote an article on this with all the instructions :) you can find it here: oliviabudgen.com/why-you-need-to-soak-your-nuts-seeds-grains/
Olivia, thank you very much 🙏😊🌟.
♡♡♡ awesome
Thank you Nathan
Great video! Does it matter what kind of fruit you eat before the salad meal in the evening?
Nope. Although I wouldn’t recommend melons at that time of the day.
@@OliviaBudgen I think acidic would be best though wouldn't it? Or even put acidic in the salad. Lol.
@@tonyzamberlin any fruit is amazing 😍 don’t overthink it 🙃🥰
@@OliviaBudgen 😜🥰
Thanks for sharing! What kind of water do you drink?
You're welcome! I drink spring water.
Hi Olivia, love the video, just wondering what you think about RO water vs Grander Water, thanks so much. xx
Totally resonating with what you are saying !! Great advice! ∞ Love and blessings
I'm so glad you resonate with my message ❤️ thank you so much xxx
Love your videos but I can't afford to move out of my parents place never mind move somewhere the foods better and organic.
Only do the best you can do 🥰😘
Before I start raw vegan diet for a lifetime, I wanna enjoy all the stuffs I haven't eaten. I gave myself span of 3yrs and after that I will go raw vegan. I will be 50% raw during these 3yrs
What you reccomend with beets? I'm waiting for you food combinations chart .
It’s a starchy vegetable 🙂 so any non-starchy vegetable or leafy green goes well with it. What’s your email?
Hey Olivia.do you know much about the spleen.can the spleen be healed naturally?Do you think liver gallbladder flushes could help heal the spleen and pancreas?
Shyam Jina I do believe the spleen can be healed naturally 🙏🏻 if you're talking about the traditional oil based liver and gallbladder flush, I'm not sure what I think about it... I've never tried it before. Sorry I can't be of more help.
Thanks for your reply Olivia.Do you have any knowledge or tips to heal the spleen?I understand if you don't as not many know about the spleen.Chinese moxibustion could help i guess.blessed.
I wish I can eat a raw vegan diet but I get bloated whenever I eat raw veggies :/
That's why eating a diet based on fresh whole, high water content fruit is super important 😌 they are the best for digestion. Raw veggies like dense leafy greens, broccoli, cabbage etc will definitely cause bloating in most people. If you truly want to live a raw food lifestyle you can make it work 😊 focus on ripe fresh fruit, practice food combining, and juice or blend the ingredients that make you feel bloated (or simply eliminate them).
I feel the same way. I get super bloated, its terrible. Greens are my favorite but seems I get super bloated.
Grow Indoors 365 juice or blend them until your digestion heals 🙂
adding more tumeric in ur diet help A LOT for bloating
ofcourse you do. it's because you gut/intestines don't have the correct bacteria/parasites/enzymes to digest them. especially if you are coming from a S.A.D diet (standard american diet) or a S.A.V.D diet (standard american vegan diet). You have to start introducing them slowly and letting the correct bacteria grow in your intestines and you will stop getting bloated so long as you continually, and consistently keep eating the raw foods. That is the only way you will stop getting bloated from eating raw vegg. Same thing with beans and legumes. Start with lightly cooking them, a quick 2-5 min sautee, a 2-5 min steam, then cook only half of them, so on and so forth. You will never grow the correct bacteria your gut needs if you don't start eating the right foods.
I’m watching all your videos... Olivia I’m so interested... but I’d live to keep a few steamed food like veggies and sweet potatoes... and potatoes and legumes occasionally ... do you think you could help? My major problem is digestion and availability of quality fruit 😔😔😔😢🇦🇺 if I was in Australia.
Of course you can keep in so,e steamed veggies and starches 😃 they are very healthy! 🍠🥔🥦🥕 Just eat the best quality fruit you can get, then balance it out with plain cooked veggies and leafy greens ☺️ you can only do the best with what is available to you 😊 make sure you practice good food combining, and follow the Medical Medium’s guidelines for healing the gut 🙏🏻
Olivia Budgen I struggle a lot but I try ... thanks sweetie!!!
Olivia Budgen ps. Do you have a reliable food combining chart that I can follow? I see tons with different things...
@@donatina1987 I do 😃 follow this link and pop your name into the sign up box in the article ☺️ you’ll receive it straight away: oliviabudgen.com/how-to-do-food-combining/
@@OliviaBudgen awww so many thanks!
Is drinking hot tea raw vegan? This may be stupid question.
Muriel Hammond it’s not a stupid question 🙃 and no it’s not raw I guess ☺️
Thank you for answering my question, that kind of sucks but I’d rather do it correctly than not. Thank you so much for your help.
Muriel Hammond I actually drink herbal teas daily for their wonderful medicinal value. I think they can be a great addition to a raw food diet without reducing the raw diet benefits 😊
Olivia Budgen wow you are like raw vegan personal customer service. Thank you so much, I’ll keep all of this mind.
Coffee is processed. I am so addicted to it, too
I love u!!!!
I love you too!!!
What’s your age? You look so young
Finally someone who pronounces the H in herbs, 🐱 it is not erbs!
I have done the raw diet before and had extremely low sodium where my brain swelled. It was not fun. How can I do this life style without getting dangerously low sodium?
Oh wow that sounds serious... did you eat enough veggies and leafy greens?
Olivia Budgen yes I had no idea what I was doing and I still don’t. I went raw today and I’m already shaking a lot.
Your brain swelled? That sounds scary. Can you add salt to your diet to fix it? I add a little bit of salt to my raw salad dressings.
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Are you vegan?
I am.
So how are you today? You looked really bad in Sv3rige's documentary.
Why you're like Robots!!!?