IF fruit is our species specific diet, why should we worry so much about water pikking and flossing when eating fruit? I read Dr WestonA Price's book from 1930-1940 about how he discovered that people eating whole foods but didn't know anything about toothbrushes and toothpaste had great teeth. Animals dont floss their teeth. What has made humans different that we need to pic and floss after eating fruit?

I'm happy to say my GI challenge seems to be loving psyllium husk powder. Now I'd like to learn more about sleep. I have never slept through the night and being on raw food I wake and go back to sleep several times through the night. It's anywhere from 2 times a night to every 2 hours. Sometimes I go right back to sleep but at times I'm just not sleepy and I sit and read until I think I can sleep again. Sometimes it's an hour and sometimes it can be half the night. Can others share what their sleep is like since going raw? Let me know age. I am 70 years young. I used to sleep like a rock but going raw has changed everything! Not in a bad way. I still have loads of energy during the day too.

This is my first Winter following 811rv (started in June 2025). This is also my first winter dealing with a strange issue. Starting around November I started experiencing finger swelling and pain at night. I travelled to CA for 12 days and the condition totally resolved. However, after being back for about a week it started again. It lasted till I traveled south again. I stayed in CA one week, then went to HI, then Guam, and then two weeks in Ecuador. Once I came back, the fingers started swelling and later on fissuring within a week of being back. My father is insisting that I increase my fat intake , suggesting cor liver oil, claiming that it has always been part of the diet of northern climate dwellers. I want to stay true to 811rv but I find it strange that this wasnt an issue in previous years. If anyone has any suggestions I’m opened to hearing them. The swelling mostly affects my fifth fingers of both hands, and now it’s starting to affect my middle one.

Are there any planned fully raw retreats coming up with Dr. Doug? I know the one in June is coming up but that looks like it’s both cooked and raw vegan, not all raw. I’m interested in the 801010.

Would you eat honeydew melon and papaya at the same meal? (I guess the answer is "no", but I want to be sure). Thanks.