Hi everyone I'm Helen

[Helz]

Just thought I'd say a hello to everyone and introduce myself :) I live in Australia, I am new to raw food talk and have just started fully on raw food a few days ago. I have been a vegetarian for 5 years and built myself up to this stage. I ate just fruit in the morning for a few years, so it helped me build up to fully raw. I have a friend online who has been on raw for a month and has gone through 5 days of fever and illness. I suggested that this might be the detox of raw, is this common for raw foodists? Have any of you experienced this?
Looking forward to hearing more from you
Regards
Helen

[Frugal Raw]

Welcome!! I wish you the best of rawesome health!!

[spicyfull]

I wish you everything you need to Stay RAW..........Welcome to MY World.

[klomasius]

Welcome Helen!

I too am from Australia. I'm in Melbourne, where are you?

Many people experience detox, it's the body's way of beginning to get rid of all the crud we've been putting into our bodies for years. It can take a lot of forms however it seems common for the symptoms to be fever like, so your friend's ailment may well be detox.

[freshlight]

Welcome :) Lucky you: you have the best mangoes in the whole world!

[mattshor]

Hi, Helz! Welcome to the board. Looking forward to hearing more from you and sharing your journey. All the best!

As for the fever: very normal. Fevers cause you to sweat more, and when you sweat you get nasty stuff out of your body even faster. Make sure you are getting plenty of water, and electrolytes. Coconut water is an excellent source of both!

[rayofsunshine]

Good luck on your raw journey! You seem to have really prepared yourself!

[Colorawdo girl]

Welcome Helen...pull up a chair and I will blend you a green smoothie. Please stay a while.
Oh boy cleansing can come in so many forms. But its all good. Enjoy the walk to great health.

[Moretta]

Welcome and good luck on your rawness journey.