Glory, different strokes for different folks. Having been in the health business for nearly 30 years I have seen people wither away and die on raw food diets -- while others did well -- especially for detoxification. I was vegetarian for 20 years. One size does not fit all. A lot of it depends on individual genetic heritage that goes back thousands of years. What worked for your ancestors will usually work for you. For instance, most people do well on vegetarian diets in India where it has been in the genes for thousands of years and their biochemistry is made for it. You can't parachute people from a very different genetic background into a radically different dietary system such as all raw food and expect the same results. You won't get the same results. It just does not work that way in the real world -- no matter how good it sounds in theory, no matter how good it is for karma, no matter how good it is for detoxification. I have had friends die trying to fit into a "new dietary paradigm". Universal law is greater than the strength of humans who are determined to change it. Some people pay a very steep price trying to make the square peg fit into the round hole. Been there, done that. Bobby should listen to everyone -- then make up his own mind what is best for him.