Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Birthday:

November 13

Our community would be delighted to know you better. Please tell us more about yourself and what brought you to the Frugivore Diet. Detailed responses will only be accepted (feel free to reapply with more detail if at first not approved as a member).

I am a high carb raw till 4 vegan college student majoring in Environmental Policy at Colorado College in Colorado Springs. I am also a Yoga Alliance 200 Hour Certified Yoga Instructor. I have been experimenting with different plant based lifestyles and diets since I was 14 year old. I was a junk food vegetarian from age 14 to 19, than after being exposing to the health and nutrition world of Colin Campbell, Caldwell Esselstyn and the whole crew I became vegan and have maintained a whole food plant based diet for 2 years. In the Spring of 2014 I began experimenting with a high carb raw vegan (80/ 10/ 10) diet. I continue to sporadically consume cooked rice, steamed veggies, potatoes, and legumes in the evenings, but believe in the mainly raw, fruit based diet. I graduated from T. Colin Campbell's eCornell course in Plant Based Nutrition, and founded CC Plant Strong, the only vegan/ vegetarian/ plant based club at Colorado College. I have brought speakers to campus such as Ocean Robbins, Rich Roll, as well as Gene Baur and Susan Levin who will be speaking in the near future. I grew up in an affluent community in Los Angeles where "good food" meant rich, animal based, high fat and protein foods. Growing up on an animal based diet, I never questioned my common colds, stomach aches, head aches, body soreness, congestion, inflammation, and depression about the abuse of animals. After a lucky chain of experiences including riding my bicycles coast to coast across America and volunteering on an Orangutan Orphanage in Borneo Indonesia in a remote jungle village, I began to open my eyes to the effects of diet and overall health and happiness. Since adopting a whole food plant based diet (no animal products or processed oil) I have not been sick in any form in over 2 years, my athletic performance is escalating, I have improved my focus and academics, calmness of the mind and meditation, yoga practice, and understanding of Ahimsa (non violence) and cleanliness of my body. As an environmental policy major, I also study the environmental impact of a plant based diet. Considering 51% of all Green House Gas Emissions created by the united states is from the livestock industry, adopting a plant based lifestyle is the single more beneficial practice one can do from reducing global warming and climate change. I hope to be the leading plant based advocate of my young generation. Plant Strong!

What is your gender? PLEASE NOTE: To enhance the community experience, profile pics of yourself are *REQUIRED* to gain membership. Membership will be declined otherwise.

man

Please tell us about your dietary inclinations:

I'm raw till 4

Are you Connected?

no single

My favourite books/movies/authors/pastimes are...

Books: The China Study, The Food Revolution, Animal Liberation, Meat is for Pussies, Finding Ultra, Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, Salt Sugar Fat, Foodopoly, Thrive, Vegan Bodybuilding and Fitness, The Starch Solution. Authors: T. Colin Campbell, Caldwell Esselstyn, Rip Esselstyn, John Robbins, Ocean Robbins, Rich Roll, Brendan Brazier, Peter Singer, John McDougall, Wenonah Haute, Robert Cheeke Movies: Dirty Wars, Forks Over Knives, Samsara, Fast Food Nation, Earthlings, A Place at the Table, Food Inc., Food Matters, Fat Sick and Nearly Dead, Vegucated, Raw Vegan Muscle.

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The Frugivore started this site to bring together frugivores across the Globe! Let us know what high fruit assistance do you need?

I have been an endurance athlete and cyclist in my past, but recently have gotten into body building. I would love as much assistance into tips on muscle gain on a fruit based diet.

The Frugivore Diet is a fruit-based vegan internet community which promotes a high carb fruit based vegan lifestyle free of any animal products. Our forum does not tolerate encouragement of anything contrary to this. Nor do we allow endorsement of non-vegan items or practises which involve the imprisonment, exploitation, abuse or murder of sentient beings. We also require our members to post with proper netiquette. Therefore, please indicate your intention:

I will comply because I like totally agree with all this