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I've been eating exclusively raw vegan since September. I've never felt better and can't imagine why I would switch back to food that is mostly destroyed by cooking. On live food I need to eat less and feel purified and very satiated as well as healthy, positive and energized with less sleep than previously. Eating and "cooking" has become a delightful indulgence in creativity.
It did take a while to transition. Once I finally made it over to all raw for several weeks I realized how unsure I had been. The diet seemed so extreme, but now it seems obvious that it is more natural, healthier, easier and sustainable. Cooking food now seems as unnatural to me as smoking cigarettes.