by Joanna Steven
Today, I am interviewing Courtney Taylor Clay, a raw mother, adventurer, and lover of life. Her son, Cedar, is now 9 months old and was nurtured in a womb with a raw vegan diet rich in superfoods. He was naturally home birthed as well.
1) Courtney, can you tell us a little more about yourself? How did you discover raw foods, and how raw are you? Did raw foods have a positive impact on your health?
I discovered raw foods about 9 years ago, and became “100% raw” around that time. I was motivated to do it because I was feeling very burdened and fatigued by the foods I was eating at the time, and I intuitively felt that eating lighter, fresher foods would make a huge difference for me. It did. I became happier, more physically fit, my digestion improved significantly, I no longer experienced sunburn, and I felt much more connected to nature. I did experience some downsides with certain approaches to raw (such as becoming really skinny and temporarily losing my period from going too long eating very low-fat, no salt/spices/superfoods), but I always altered my course, depending on my feelings about what I required at any point.
I was pretty much all raw, and mostly vegan, for 9 years, including during my pregnancy. I started eating some animal foods (raw dairy, eggs) and occasionally cooked veggies or grains since a few months after I gave birth, because I felt a requirement to add in some other kinds of nourishment. Of these things, I feel the most benefit from the raw, local, grass-fed dairy, especially butter. I am very satisfied with my “mostly raw” diet right now. The only thing that could make it even better is when I’m growing my own food!
2) You recently became the raw mother of a beautiful baby boy, Cedar. Did you alter your diet in some way to prepare for the pregnancy, or while you were pregnant? Did you have food staples that you feel helped you have a healthy pregnancy?
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