IN ORDER FOR THIS CLEANSE TO BE EFFECTIVE, we recommend an ALL-RAW-FOODS diet for the entire duration. This is because raw foods don’t lose nutrients through cooking or heating, meaning they’re able to provide you with more nourishment. Also, most raw foods are alkaline in nature, which aids in helping to keep your body’s pH levels balanced. NO FOOD that is cooked above 115° F (baked, broiled, toasted, grilled, sautéed, fried, poached, boiled, steamed, microwaved, heated, reheated, etc.) is considered a raw food, so NONE of these are included in this raw- foods diet regimen. A raw-food diet consists SOLELY of raw vegetables (and juice), fruits (and juice), legume sprouts, and sea plants; raw nuts, nut pastes, and seeds; raw herbs and plant oils. A raw-food diet is by its very nature VEGAN, so this means NO ANIMAL PRODUCTS. Nothing but the raw vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds listed above.