Thanks guys.

Is it safe? Ive read some reports about people dying from eating raw liver.

By the way... It's weird reading this journal. I can't tell you how much I relate to what your going through man.

I'm in the exact same boat. A year ago I was competing in boxing, and powerlifting, now I can barely make it out of bed. Official diagnoses is CFS. I also have the severe GI symptoms and "pregnant belly". Have lost a good amount of the muscle mass I built up over the years as well. I'm going to give this diet a shot and am currently waiting to see a doctor who specializes in mold and other environmental issues.

My last resort will be to take Valcyte. It's shown some promise in treating CFS.

Have you tried an all raw milk diet? Thinking of giving it a shot sometime. I know there are plenty of dairy critics but I've read some amazing testimonials.

I came from the same brainwashing, but my conversion was instantaneous. You have said that
I'll ask you this: "How much worse are you willing to let your health decline?" I'd say that bedridden and shambles is far enough!

Are you familiar with the origin of veganism in the Western world? It started as vegetarianism a  mere 150 years ago - hardly a track record considering the natural diet of humans for a bazillion years. Vegetarianism was an ideological import from colonial India, where abstention from killing animals and using animal products was practiced as a form of religious asceticism. From there it rose to veganism in the last century.

If you are a religious ascetic, then I can see your reluctance to embrace a meat-including diet. In his autobiography, Gandhi wrote of abstaining from animal products against his doctor's orders when he was very ill, which was a noble thing to do, considering his religious convictions. If you really feel that way, then you can welcome your illness as a test of your faith.

Otherwise, do a "180" and give your body what it needs to heal and abstain from anything that might be making you this sick at 22 years of age.

I wasnt a vegan when I got sick. I ate a high protein diet but it was full of processed food and junk. It was similar to a "If it fits your macros" bodybuilding diet. I went vegan in an attempt to heal and found that I could only function on such a low fat high carb diet for a few days. My anxiety skyrocketed, body temp dropped extremely low (and its already way too low without veganism) and my digestive issues really flared up. Could never do it longer than a week at a time.

It really seems like the vegans have science on their side though. I just read a few weeks ago from a new study put out that meat consumption was as dangerous as smoking cigarettes.... Along with that there are hundreds that I have read from various vegan books and what not and to be honest based on the paleo info I've seen thus far, the vegans have far more evidence on their side. I mean hell just compare the appearances of those on both sides... Sally Fallon, Loren Cordain, William Davis, Barry Sears, Atkins, etc... these people are all overweight, and quite franky look far from healthy. Looking on the other side of the spectrum guys like Mcdougall, Esselstyn, Barnard, Fuhrman, these guys are all lean and look fantastic for their ages.

Perhaps you guys can explain a few questions I have....

First- What studies show that consuming raw meat is any better than cooked meat?

Second- Why is it that the "blue zones" all eat a diet high in starches, grains, legumes, while relatively low in animal products (ikaria, okinawa, sardinia, loma linda, etc.)?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Zone

I have some more questions but lets start with those. I look forward to your answers! Thanks