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I'm No Longer Raw Vegan After 30 Years - Here's Why

John from http://www.OKRAW.com shares his most honest and transparent update yet: why he is no longer 100% raw vegan—and why that might be the healthiest move for long-term success. In this episode, John reflects on nearly three decades of living a raw vegan lifestyle, exploring the rise and fall of 2010s raw veganism, the pitfalls of food dogma, and the power of adopting a more flexible, sustainable plant-based diet. Drawing from personal experience, microbiome science, and current nutrition research, John discusses how rigid labels can hinder growth—and how gradual, inclusive approaches can create lasting health transformations. He opens up about his shift to an 80–90% raw vegan diet, shares the critical importance of vitamin B12 supplementation, and dives deep into overlooked truths about gut health, fiber diversity, and why heat-processed foods (when done right) may actually support your health more than hurt it. Topics include: The dangers of 100% dogma in raw vegan communities How to define success on a plant-based path Why “ego veganism” alienates newcomers The shocking results of his microbiome test B12 deficiency and irreversible nerve damage The best way to use vacuum blenders, juicing, and Instant Pots What “raw” really means in 2025—and how most influencers are bending the rules How growing your own food and avoiding industrially processed vegan junk is the ultimate upgrade Whether you're plant-curious, already raw, or somewhere in between, this episode will challenge your perspective and empower you with tools to build a more resilient, inclusive, and evidence-based plant-based lifestyle. ✔️ Watch until the end for John’s thoughts on labels, community healing, and how we can move forward together with compassion and clarity. Jump to the following parts of this episode: 00:00 Episode Starts 01:00 Why I Am No Longer 100% Raw Vegan 02:25 Where This Journey Began 04:40 What I Stand For Now 05:40 What Is a Raw Foodist, Really? 09:12 The Smartest Way to Heat Process Foods 12:35 The Truth About Succeeding (or Failing) on a Raw Vegan Diet 14:32 Redefining "Vegan" for Long-Term Success 25:55 What Does It Mean to Be an Ego Vegan? 27:14 A More Sustainable Approach to Vegan Living 30:29 The Wisdom of Progress Over Perfection 32:25 Bullying vs Encouragement: What Actually Works? 33:10 The Rise and Fall of 2010s Raw Veganism 34:10 What Your Microbiome Says About Your Health 36:40 Vitamin B12 Can Make or Break Your Health 43:10 How to Reframe When Your Identity Changes 46:09 Raw Veganism Should Not Be About Shame 46:40 My Public Apology & Why It Matters 47:30 Relaxing Rigid Labels So You Can Succeed 49:15 How I Really Live Today 50:20 Why Growing Your Own Food Is the Real Upgrade 52:30 Are Raw Vegans Eating Non-Raw Foods? 54:01 What Toasted Nori Really Says About Raw Claims 55:28 Labels, Identity & Moving Forward Together For more videos like this subscribe to OKRAW: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_... Follow John on Instagram at:   / growingyourgreens   Watch 800+ OKRAW videos FREE at https://www.youtube.com/user/okraw/vi... Buy My Raw Vegan Recipe Ebook http://www.payhip.com/gyg Support John and Join his Patreon   / growingyourgreens   Referenced Videos Ms. Fit Vegan - Not Raw or Vegan Interview    • John Kohler Explains Why He Is No Longer R...   I Identify as a Raw Vegan - My thoughts on Labels    • I Identify as a Raw Vegan & Labels We Carr...   Why I started Eating cooked Foods    • 26 Year Raw Vegan Now Eats Cooked Food for...  = How to Avoid Toxins in cooked foods    • How to Avoid Toxins in Cooked Food   My Microbiome Test    • What the Raw Vegan Diet Did to My Microbio...   What happened to Dr Tim Trader because he didnt take B12    • Can You Thrive 35 Years on Low-Fat Raw Veg...   $5 Blood Tests    • Best Cheap Online Blood Lab Tests No Docto...   B12 in Unfortified Nutritional Yeast    • Secret Vegan Health Products No One Is Tal...   How Raw Vegan Diet Can Kill You    • THIS is REALLY How the Raw Vegan Diet Can ...   NEW Vitamin A5    • 66% Are Missing the Vitamin Behind Brain F...   How to Avoid Toxins in cooked foods    • How to Avoid Toxins in Cooked Food   How eating FAT can 10x your nutrient absorption    • One Tiny Change That Unlocks 10x More Nutr...   Don't be a protein-deficient fruitarian    • Don't let a Only Fruit Fruitarian Diet Lea...   Importance of Resistance Starch on a Raw Vegan Diet    • Don't Forget to Eat THIS STARCH on a Raw V...   Do Cooked Foods lose all nutrition?    • Raw Food vs Cooked: Does Cooking Actually ...   Are ALL cooked foods bad? Learn the truth    • Breaking the Raw Vegan Myth: Are ALL Cooke...   How to Never Go No Longer Raw Vegan    • 5 Tips to Ensure You Never Join the No Lon...   Your NOT VEGAN (Jeff Nelson)    • You're Not Vegan! - Full Documentary   Rise and Fall of 2010s Raw Veganism    • the rise and fall of 2010s raw veganism   MsFitVegan Admits to Taking B12    • The Top 10 Mistakes I Made As A Raw Vegan ...