Want some reasons to go raw? I have gathered the list below from a variety of websites; take a look and see why many people make the decision to chuck burgers for broccoli!
- Enjoying as much food as you desire, while easily maintaining your most vibrant and healthful lean body weight
- Looking and feeling as if you had reversed the clock on aging
- Creating lifelong habits that provide the easiest and best way to build your health, immunity, love of self and others
- Halting and even reversing conditions such as Cancer, Heart disease, diabetes, depression, arthritis, asthma, skin conditions, candida, fibromyalgia, anxiety, eating disorders, emotional problems, greying and thinning hair, sleeping disorders, have all been documented by following a low-fat raw plant-based lifestyle
- Learning to deal healthfully with emotional issues without numbing yourself with food, and/or alcohol and drugs
- Saying good-bye to old allergies, sinus, and lung problems, which in-turn increases oxygen uptake
- Smooth blemish free skin that has that glowing look
- Improve eyesight, even to the extent of making glasses unnecessary
- Greatly reduced pre menstrual symptoms with little to no flow, more natural rhythm, while maintaining regular healthy ovulation
- Farewell to colds and flu symptoms and ailments, increasing productivity and clarity of thought
- Regaining your bodies natural ability to fight off infection without the use of dangerous overly prescribed antibiotics
- Increasing your fitness and energy levels beyond your highest expectations, think energizer bunny
- Quicker athletic recovery while constantly increasing endurance, flexibility, agility, strength and reaction time
- Enjoying sports and fitness activities at a much higher level with more frequency at a much older age
- Increased ability to tolerate hot temperatures such as environmental, and/or from exercise
- Becoming a happier more joyous positive person
- Letting go of laziness and regaining the youthful desire to move jump and play (or if you prefer exercise)
- Increased mental, emotional, and spiritual awareness
- Shedding of old patterns of depression, moodiness and listlessness
- Saving time on preparation of elaborate meal-plans, not to mention doing dishes
- Huge savings on lack of doctor bills, unnecessary supplements, beauty or hygienic products
- Increased quality of sleep, often resulting in feeling more rested on less sleep
- Waking up bounding out of bed filled with energy and positivity for the day
- Top-notch circulation, yep that’s great for sexual function boys and girls (whoo hoo hoo… LIBIDO!)
- Best lifestyle for the well-being of the planet
- Provides the greatest amount of the highest quality food with the least planting space, energy, and environmental damage
- Less waste as little to no packaging is needed, organic waste is biodegradable, and composting is great for your garden and environment
- Little to no need for soap, toothpaste, or deodorant (think about it; clean inside, no offensive smells outside!)
- Quick and easy bathroom breaks with little to no offensive smell
- Increased ability to take sun and retain tan without harmful and costly sunscreens or creams
Questions, comments, things to add? Feel free to post them below!


Good stuff! Thanks for posting!
I didn’t need deodorant until about 2 weeks after my juice fast! :) Great list. Definitely why I do what I do!
Juicing now is part of our lifestyle with my husband now on board i can’t keep enough in the fridge. We are excited!!! Also, it’s geting expensive to keep our fridge stock. Do you have any suggestions???
I have the same problem. I want to go pick my own veggies but they are not in season around here yet.
I loved the list!!Thank you Carla!!! Very enlightening. Kim posted a question, asking where can she get inexpensive fruits & veggies for RAW juicing. I live in Atlanta, Georgia and have located a place where I can get organic fruits & veggies “extremely” cheap. I buy a very large box of kale for $12, 25lb bag of organic carrots for $12 and a big, big box of cucumbers for $18. I shop at The Dekalb Farmers Market. I live across town from this market but it is well worth the drive. I recently heard that another farmers market in town is even cheaper because the farmers are actually there at the farmers market and you can “bargain & negotiate produce prices directly with them”!!! I am planning a trip there this weekend. It is the Forest Park Farmers Market in the Atlanta area. I hope there is a large Farmers Market in your area Kim. I also googled local farms in the area and am in the process of calling them to see if I can get my fruits & veggies from them directly and even cheaper than from the farmers market. Most of these farms are condisered CSA farms, Community Supported Agriculture Farms. I have learned so much since I started my juice journey. I love joooooooosing!!!! And I love reading posts and new information from all the other joyful jooooosers!!!!!
Great post! I’m excited to begin my raw journey…not sure how it’s going to end…but staying hopeful in the best!! Thank you for advocating that we get our body temples in order!