Hi McCoy ……. I guess I do sound radical to many people, but in my mind I'm not radical at all. I just want to live as harmless a life as possible. There are many vegans in the world today, and in my area even many raw vegans, which is something I wouldn't attempt. They seem radical to me, but for them it's quite a natural way of life. So I guess "radical" is kind of a subjective term.
Absolutely so! Diet is such a subjective matter, in its objectivity of chemicals and gunas.
My technical opinion is that the proof lies in the pudding. If a raw vegan can survive on a raw diet and survive well, for prolonged periods, even by taking supplements, then it works and that's great for him or her. But they should be honest, they should specify that occasionally they make exceptions, it that's the case.
I wonder where is your area with such a concentration of raw vegans, San Francisco?