I was cooked vegan for about a year, before that I was a vegetarian.
Then did the high fat raw vegan, lot's of seeds, nuts and stuff, it did help my condition, but didn't cure it (fats+fructose is generally a no no for me, although sugar was more stable), then went on raw vegan 80-10-10 thing for about two months, helped my condition a lot but felt crappy, sugar spikes were insane. The elimination was good though, 3 sausages a day. I also did mono-meals. Then was raw, but included meat - game, goat's milk, organic eggs, all raw. Felt immensely better, was hard to stick to with raw meat and just the whole diet in general, so I fell of the wagon and went back to cooked but did a lot of IF (intermittent fasting) and kept the calories low.
So I did my fair bit of experimentation and research as well.
A lot of the guys on the raw paleo forum came from low fat raw vegan and their health just skyrocketed.
The only reason I'm looking into whey is it's immunoenhancing properties, google it. I know hemp is a good source of protein, it's not a protein deficiency I'm worried about.
Not even B12, although research shows 10+ years of veganism does have a negative effect. I'll try to find a link, it's not some meat industry supported research either.
I'm worried about Vitamin D deficiency, I think I'm already pretty deficient. But other deficiencies too, essential fatty acids etc.
After being vegetarian and vegan for 2+ years, I did introduce meat back to my diet. But cooked meat is crap, it's altered and denatured by heat.
So I'm looking to find my perfect diet now. Vegetable juicing is a must, as I see it. I'll aim for 70-80 percent raw, because the benefits are irrefutable. Very little fruit though, mostly berries and stuff.
I will try the whey and see what it does for my condition. The reason I'm not worried about whey is that when I introduced raw organic goat's milk back into my diet after more than a year of veganism, I had a tremendous improvement in health and no ill effects whatsoever. BUT for many people milk is just as bas as gluten. Commercial milk is a no no for just about everybody.
I'm glad to hear your diet is working out for you and thanks for bringing up some of these issues, a lot of people can benefit from them. I'm not trying to piss on your parade or anything, but I think every person should seek out what makes them feel best and there is a lot of contradictory advice regarding diet since it's a very complex and misunderstood area.
Why are you hung up about milk so much, provided it's raw, grass-fed, no hormones or antibiotics?
Am I being difficult?
Thanks for your response!