If it's in the first few days, that would be detoxification. Your body will become temporarily weaker as poisons are flushed into your bloodsteam, lymph, and colon, and then flushed out of the body.
I personally think a green smoothie is more important than a raw diet. It's fruit combined with green leaves. The meal itself is extremely high in fiber and surprisingly calorie dense for most raw vegan foods that do not include nuts.
My step-grandmother of 85 started regaining her old dirty blonde hair color after a month of drinking one pint everyday. This was at the very back and bottom of her head where hair meets next. The whole family was shocked to say the least.
If you want to know more, you can read "Green for Life" by victoria Boutenko. That has a lot of information in a simple format and lacks the "pushiness" some raw books tend to have. She also believes that green smoothies in a regular diet are more important than going full raw.
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