My husband and I have been talking about a vegan Raw/ Living food diet for optimal health and weight loss (90%, as I’d like to keep rolled oats and quinoa in our diets). If we do this, it will be long term since the equipment isn’t cheap! So my question has to do with the fact I am breastfeeding. I know I shouldn’t detox when breastfeeding because toxins will get into my milk supply and transfer to baby. However, as I haven’t eaten meat in almost a year and scarcely for 8 months prior, do I have as much to worry. Why I ask this is because everything I read has been saying that to stop eating meat is the biggest trigger of the detox. Also just changing up my eating habits, I personally don’t believe would detox me as fast as say taking detox herbs and the such. If I’m wrong please tell me! Those who know what they are talking about, please inform me wisely as this is the only thing keeping me from taking this step. Thank you!
Currently do not eat eggs or intake anything dairy. Or almost vegan as I still eat raw honey and don’t feel qualified to call myself vegan.
Your concern is a legitimate one. Pregnancy should not be taken for granted nor lightly, and when it comes to shifting in dietary habits while pregnant, preventive measures should be taken.
Just by following a strict vegetarian (vegan) diet your body will not be necesarily forced to enter into a race to rushly get rid of toxins. It takes a lot more to get that kind of reaction. Detoxification is a complex process that occurs at different scales inside the body. After been for a while on raw foods, your body will be able to utilize both sulphur and selenium optimally to "cleanse out" or "flush away" cellular toxins particularly. But cellular debris, deactivated viruses, partially dead bacterias, semi-solid residues, etc., will not be forced out without special assistance or help. So, don’t expect anything rough to go on in your body.
There is a very valid concern about rawfoodists and their vit. B12 intake and/or availability. If you are going raw right now, please, get a sub-lingual vit. B12 and use it as recommended in the label, though you may easily need double that amount.
When you stop eating meat, nitrogen and urea processing in the liver will go smoother. Therefore, a lot more nutrients stored in the liver are going to be preserved untouched for future use. So, you’ll be getting more "nutritional equity" in your favor.
Your perception about herbs and detoxification rate is absolutely right. And I would not counsel you to use any herb until you are well into your third trimestre.
Increase your intake of nuts, eat more beans (but soak them well before cooking), take a multivitamin/multimineral formula regularly, eat a lot of greens, but beware of celery (it is abortive specially for the first three months of pregnancy), and learn how to combine your foods pretty well–which is the key not to fail as a rawfoodist.
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