Poncho,
Dont you know anyone who has been thriving on a cooked diet?
I think its easy to forget that not everyone is sick and going to die because of it.
I know quite some people who have lived untill their 90s and have been healthy and happy.. on a cooked diet.
They did not need any medication or whatever.
I feel like whats wrong with todays people is that they take alot of drugs and alcohol and processed foods with sugars and fats and dont even make a connection between that and their sickness.
I have NEVER in my life seen someone eat raw meat.. let alone raw high meat.. thats just not for me.
One of the biggest promotors of raw paleo is aajonus vonderplanitz and he does not look super healthy to me.
So.. taking all this into account I dont find it weird that people bash raw paleo.. I dont blame them either.
If you want to "convince" people.. then lead by example as some have already suggested.. become living proof. Make people jealous of your radiant health, that will convince them.
I wouldnt listen to a dietician who is fat and has the worst skin ever, thats not weird to understand.
I want to make clear that I have seen benefits from some parts of this diet (raw egg yolks are awesome, thanks GS, I will keep on thanking you) and raw fats aswell. It helped me immediately and in so many ways.
I understand your intentions and I dont think its bad, but remember that alot of raw vegans have the same intentions and seem to think to have found the truth.
People claiming to have the truth, I would be ware of them.. unless they have the looks and energy that I envy.. and keep this for over 10 years.
Dont get me wrong, I used to want to convince people aswell and thinking Ive found it.. I did it as a vegan, I did it on cooked paleo and I did it on raw paleo.. and right now Im thinking of a combi between cooked and raw paleo. Still.. now I question my own thoughts and theory and hope that others can enlighten me with their experience. I try to learn and keep my options open to try new things.