Fruitarianism: Before and After

Warning!

There are some pretty personal things here. And it might get a little gross for others. You've been warned.

Intro

In January 2016 I began eating more fruit. A lot more fruit. Ripe, juicy fruit. It took me about 9 months of eating this way until my diet consisted of 100% fruits and vegetables—veggies were only in their juiced forms. I am now eating as the optimum species-specific diet for humans, and there are drastic changes. I’ll share those with you.

** Disclaimer: “fruit” is defined as an editable item, which mostly contains seeds, and does not kill the plant when you consume it. No cooking is necessary. My diet is now 100% fruits and starch-less vegetables.

The Difference

Here's the difference between eating a "normal" diet--which was a cooked, vegan diet for myself--and eating a fruit-based diet.

Nervous System / Main Senses

	"Regular" Diet	Fruitarianism
Eye sight:	No need for glasses, blurry vision at a distance.	Crystal clear vision.
Smell:	I never paid attention to my sense of smell, often to my detriment.	Nose is very sensitive and less insulted by foul smells. I'm smelling things I've never smelled before!
Taste:	Taste was taste--what can I say!	WOW! My taste buds are hyper sensitive and very aware. I can taste the most delicate things that I've never picked up before.
Hearing:	There's that ringing sound in the background. Oh well, tinnitus is part of life, right?	I can "hear" silence without the ringing.
Feel:	Feeling is feeling, nothing special.	I can't help but to notice that my hair and skin feel sooooo much softer.
Happiness:	I was one of those people with the "what is happiness?" philosophy. Happiness was on and off like a switch.	I'm consistently happier, more social, and always feel a great sense of gratitude and wellness.

Health Differences

	"Regular" Diet	Fruitarianism
Heartburn:	Present every once in a while.	Completely void.
Cavities:	I had 2 small cavities, and 2 starting to develop :(	Zero cavities. My teeth remineralized.
Behavior & Mentality:	Anxious, indeed, and every once in a while I had paranoid thoughts. Often impatient. I'm happy one day and feeling hopeless another.	Literally zero anxieties, and my worries are short lived--less than 1 minute! My partner and I get along much better, and I am considerably more patient. Mood is consistently positive.
Sleep:	I needed at least 8 hours a day to feel rested, and sometimes as much as 10-12 hours.	Usually I sleep 5-6 hours a night and I have more than enough energy. Sometimes I've had to be up all night for work, and with 8 hours of sleep I felt great again.
Snoring:	I snored every night. Usually not a heavy snorer, but I've had complaints.	I'm told that I do not snore any more.
Digestive:	Bloated. Gassy, horribly-smelling gas, and passing stool never felt complete.	Zero gas. No really, with 100% fruit and monomeals, I do not pass gas. I don't remember how long ago I last passed gas. Passing stool is always smooth, fast, and easy. Often I will wipe and there's nothing remaining...
Sun Burns:	15 minutes of afternoon sun and I became red.	Direct sun for as much as 3 hours leaves no burn on my body. It took me at least 8 hours of direct sun exposure to get burned. And the burn had intermittent irritations--no "pain".
Sleeping Habits:	Entirely a night owl and habitually in bed between 6am-10am. I loathed being in the sun.	I crave the sun! I often go to bed between 9:30pm and 11:30pm. I do get to bed as late as 3:30am at times and still wake at my usual time.
Blood Pressure:	some readings I had were about 130/90. I did not get my blood pressure before going on this journey.	Blood pressure relatively low: 100/60
Heart Rate:	My heart rate was always over 80 beats per minute (bpm), and during rest it may be as low as the mid 60s. Lower with meditation.	I just took my heart rate now: 60 bpm. During rest it's as low as 40-44 bpm.

Hygiene

	"Regular" Diet	Fruitarianism
Hair:	If I didn't clean my hair after 2 days, it became nasty and VERY noticeable!	I've cleaned my hair maybe 4 times this past year. Not even family notices.
Eyes/Ears/Nose:	Always awoke with crusty things in my eyes, produced many snots, and lots of ear wax.	I only wake with "crusty eyes" if I had eaten non-fruit, cooked food (rare). Snot production is low and virtually non-existent, and I have not noticed ear wax.
Body Odor:	I needed to wear deodorant every day. Showering every other day (at the least) was a must.	Now, I haven't used soap in over a year, and I rarely shower. I shower maybe once every other month and use only water. Basically: I have zero odor!
Teeth:	I brushed with toothpaste once to twice a day. Flossed every day during some seasons, and rarely during others. I stopped mouth wash. Bad breath if I did not brush!	For over a year now, I brush my teeth maybe once every other day...with only water--never any toothpaste. No bad breath. I don't need to floss, as there is no plaque build up and most fruit items do not get stuck in my teeth. All of this, and my teeth remineralized and are looking beautiful! :D

Bodily Functioning / Physiology

	"Regular" Diet	Fruitarianism
Mosquito Bites:	They swell up pretty badly.	I do not know if I am being bitten by mosquitos unless I witness it. There is zero swelling and zero itching.
Penis:	Well, it's true what they say about the size not being the same as in high school or age 21.	I had to figure this out because I looked (and was told) larger. This was never a worry of mine, but I had to make sure it wasn't just "all in my head". I was surprised to find out that my size is 40% larger. Yup. Must be all of that unobstructed blood flow. I was very shy about this at first.
Flexibility:	I thought I was flexible for my age, yet I could feel myself getting stiffer and stiffer.	I am insanely flexible now in comparison. And I don't do yoga...yet!
Overall Activity Level:	I was not active at all. I sat many hours at a desk, and I did not care to be active.	I have a lot of joy when I am being active, playing, swimming, running, etc. I have more extra energy than I know what to do with :)
Weight:	Between 160-170 lbs, as high as 194 lbs (before going vegan). I am almost 5'8" btw.	I am now 126 lbs after gaining at least 10 lbs of muscle over the last 6 months. (I got down to 112 lbs)
Strength:	I could barely do a few push-ups, and likely zero pushups with proper form. I couldn't do a single pull-up. Even with weekly training I could do maybe 8 push-ups.	I can finally do a pull-up. I can also do 8 diamond push-ups with proper form, followed by another 8 close-grip, another 8 wide-grip, etc. My core strength has improved dramatically. (Btw, I do exercise now, and my routine is 5-10 minutes every 2-3 days.)
Muscle Soreness:	Doing 8 push-ups would've made me insanely sore for the rest of the week.	Even with heavy exercise beyond any exercise I have ever done since my entire LIFE, I have yet to feel sore! I don't really care to get to that point, either :)

Other

• If I eat out, I am spending 25% as much.
• My groceries are about 25% as much. That's some huge savings...
• I produce significantly less waste. Most of my waste is compost.
• Less time cleaning dishes, less time preparing and cooking foods... I have more time to spend with family, business, and self.

Summary

I feel like a child again! Like a 10 year old boy; however, I have the mental focus, discipline, and responsibility that adults are "supposed to have". And I'm serious: I am like a child again.

I became a "real" human-being, again!

By eating 100% fruit, I feel "limitless". My mental clarity is super sharp, my attitude is consistently positive with minor bumps, and I am more productive than ever. I run a rapidly growing company, and this is my "secret weapon"! Even thought I have slip ups here and there, I do not plan to go back to a cooked diet. My longest time eating consistently raw was a little over 5 months.

Inspirational Materials and Media

The things that inspired me the most along this journey were:

• Book: "Mucusless Diet Healing System" and "Rational Fasting" by Professor Arnold Ehret.
• Book: "The Essene Gospel of Peace Book 1" by Jesus Christ / Edmond Bordeaux Szekely.
• Pangu Shengong: a deep, spiritual meditation that made me first discover (a few years ago) my inner voice that guided me and told me that my diet is ONLY "sunlight". Then it became to have the addition of "water", and eventually fruit. In the particular meditation journey I had, I was told strictly to stay away from eating animal products and to abstain from killing the roots of plants--I needed to respect plants. Pangu Shengong Website
• Norwegian Fruitarians "Sweet Natural Living" channel. These guys started it all for me, as I was hooked on the irony that they lived in Norway (where fruit does not grow) and ate fruitarian: https://www.youtube.com/user/sweetnaturalliving/videos
• I then found Michael Arnstein's videos and that's where I started eating mostly fruit: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheFruitarian/videos
• Ted Carr's videos on fruitarianism became some of my favorite inspirations: https://www.youtube.com/user/FruitLiving/videos -- so glad he's on Steem now!! @tedcarr

Continued...

• I post my food journey and words on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rgenito/
• I'm not much of a video blogger; however, there are thoughts I wanted to share on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/robertgenito/videos
• I've been searching for a home to write a personal blog, and I did not want to create a website. Steemit is my home for my blog :) So happy to be here!

Here I talk about what it's like after 1 month of eating mostly fruit -- the differences are MANY!