The Primal Diet by Aajonus Vonderplanitz

01/04/2026

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01/02/2026

Testimonial- March 23, 2005

Raw food commitment: 90-100 % lifestyle began 12/20/2002.

So many ailments present at beginning. Gone!. Recalled with difficulty. Generally rundown and depression. Kidney dialysis was waiting for me per MD’s stereotypical prognosis (July 20/2002).

BEFORE: AFTER
Pain no pain
Wt. 259 lbs 230
High blood pressure We can hardly find a pulse,
Resting.

Meds 8/03/02- 9/15/02 None
Lipitor tabs plus two additional
Statins “cholesterol fighters”( killer bees)
Two buckets, Vitamin. Supplements None

4/1999, Pettit stroke RT brain
Minimum medical attention
Damage progressed over time
Deterioration with stress Reversing effects
2001 and 2002 speech clear w/ minimum slur
slurred stuttered speech return of arm and
hand strength
strength loss in hands and arms (can lift full 5 gal
water bottle w/
either hand)

BEFORE AFTER

Effects of Meds
1.loss of balance walking will soon begin running
2. Strangled breathing; couldn’t run body in repair
returning to playing
ball
Three blocks; formerly fairly athletic limited competition

Athletic injury 4/1998
Suffered hamstring left thigh
Muscle damage un-repaired self repairing, can tie shoe crossing left
& left alone For 6 yrs. leg over right thigh,
walk with no pain

Stomach bacteria gone restoration of
good bacteria
Leaky gut, poor digestion and enzymes,
excellent digestion
From prescription drugs, I eat less and get
more nutrition
Poor habits, alcohol, to***co Gone!
Cooked foods Gone!
Arthritis pain back, legs Gone!
Shoulders, back Gone!
Frequent Fungal infections Gone!
Graying hair falling out reversed! Compliments
From my barber,
Shes amazed
She’s 40 and a
flirt lately

Skin condition, face, body:
darkened & rough lacked
Circulation and care. Lots of
Toxic infections under skin surface Gone! Natural red/brown color returns
Kind Compliments
on smoothness of
Facial and body
skin very wrinkle
free.
Actual facial
detoxing

History of infections in body Gone
Cavities, buttocks, arm pits
Left hand Fingernails blackened & misshapened
by persistent fungus disappearing
after 25 years
& 14
misdiagnosis?

Emotional condition

Frequent highs and deep lows lasting up to
two years. Gone!
Feel more
balanced.


Sleeping Problems: required manage on 5-6 hours major rest
Lots of sleep to be effective two 5-10 min.
cat naps.
Had Problems concentrating
Sitting down and focusing Now I sit up to
10 hr min breaks
Can’t describe it Gone!
Rarely ill except for detoxing allow it do its job of renewal.
Episodes, periodic. Requires no
Medical intervention or attention

Thank Aajonus for coming in being in my life.

C. H.

01/01/2026

Do heroes still live?

01/01/2026

In November of 1999 I started the Primal Diet. Prior to this time my life was like hell. I was losing hope and did not know what way to turn. In 1996 I feel ill. Doctors were not sure what was happening. I was 28 years old at the time and had no prior references to illness. My symptoms were so many and so varied. The first major thing was that I lost all my energy. I was just tired all the time - during the day as well as during the night. I felt in a constant state of being awake and asleep at the same time. My eyes felt fatigued and heavy all the time. It was awful. I had developed a constant pain in my groin area which I thought was a hatha yoga injury which never went away.

At the same time these things were happening, my digestion gave out. Indigestion occurred with each meal. Continual gas and bloating of the abdomen accompanied this. The flatulence had the most hideous smell to it. My abdomen was always tender and sore. Boils or sores on the inside of my nose were common. I had just accepted this as a way of life. My nose would run all the time. Since I was young I had always had post-nasal drip and from time to time I would also get bloody noses. Acne had always been an issue since I was younger and it did not let up at all. Everywhere I went I would bring tissues with me. I did not know this was also related to my digestion. I did not feel hungry but I knew I had to eat. In time, to avoid the chain reaction of bloating, pain and gas I started to eat less. I was down to one meal a day for a few months. I just felt so sick when I ate. Friends thought I was anorexic. My weight had dropped to 128 lbs. I am 6’0” tall. Needless to say I looked like skin and bones.

I progressively got worse with each bit of food I would eat. Mucus seemed to fill my mouth. Several times during a meal I would have to stop just to spit up the mucus. I started to experience severe constipation. My low back, tale bone and kidneys started to hurt all the time. This made sleeping more difficult. It was difficult to sit in any position for long since I had lost so much weight. I had no more padding. I could not get comfortable due to the pain. For that matter I started to have pain where ever I was touched. As time went on it became increasingly difficult to stay warm. My hands and feet felt like ice cubes even with hats and gloves on. This created much discomfort. My skin had become increasingly dry. The palms of my hands and lips always seemed to always be cracked. My ribs and shins itched often. The itching times were infrequent. I could never trace it to any one thing I ate. It felt like there were bugs under my skin. I would scratch it so much they would start to bleed slightly. Canker sores in my mouth happened frequently. After a while I even started to have pain in my heart and chest region. My teeth changed colors and turned yellow like a smoker. I had never smoked in my life. As my illness progressed the yellow color turned to grey as thought the bone was now missing something. My skin had also turned a yellowish-grey color. One might think I had been in a concentration camp. It looked like the life force had been sucked out of me.

Psychologically I became a hermit. I increasingly did not want to see or be around people. I was severely depressed and extremely anxious. If the phone rang I jumped as thought there has been an accident. I had very little will to live and often I would pray that God take me or show me the way. This experience gave new meaning to the word suffering. I had lost my purpose. I saw little reason to live. It seemed there was no light at the end of the tunnel. For years I was afraid to go out on any long excursion or out for an evening due to the extreme fatigue that would just cause my eyes to close wherever I was. This was just the worst feeling. I felt like I had lost all control.

What were the doctors saying in the midst of this… Well, I started by seeing a chiropractor who was a nutritionist. Previous to this I had been following a vegetarian diet for 6 years. He suggested I continue this but eat more live foods like fruits and vegetables. He also suggested a ton of supplements and regular colonics. With this program I only declined and got worse. I had put hope and faith into him that this would be the answer. Finally I had to let go of this notion and keep looking. I tried many alternatives and many therapies. I tried different diets, rebounding, qi-going exercises, cold water therapy, enemas, drinking my own urine, caster oil packs, acupuncture, herbs, hands on healers, massage therapists, and finally the medical profession. I was so disappointed that none of these therapies which had been said to help others with may of the conditions I exhibited had no effect on me. It was not until I embarked upon the Primal Diet that I started to see any changes.

My first visit into conventional medicine took me to a tropical disease specialist (I had lived in India for several years). He tested for parasites and found some. Ahhh. This must be the culprit I thought. So I took the medication – not knowing any better. Nothing changed. Then I visited more doctors. One doctor was supposed to be top specialist dealing with candida which they said I had. Again they suggested more medications. No help. No change. I remember one doctor I went to who said we can not find anything wrong with you. “Your white blood count and red blood count are low”. That was all he could tell me. I could not believe he said that. Here I was looking like death warmed over and they could not find anything wrong? It was then that I gave up on the traditional model of medicine. They seemed to have no answers and could not provide any solutions.

It was in November of 1999 that I was given the book “We Want To Live”. I read through the bulk of it in one day. This was one of the first things I found that really made sense to me since I had already read so many other diet plans before. So I went out to the store and got some meat and cheese and milk and ate. Within the first hour I noticed that my hands felt slightly warmer. This was the first time in 3-4 years that I had any noticeable sensation of warmth in my hands. It did not last long but I knew intuitively this was a step in the right direction. Three weeks later I had an appointment with Aajonus. The lasting memory he still recalls of our first meeting was me swinging my arms in front of me for momentum to get up the steps. I was so tired all the time. Swinging my arms to walk just made moving forward easier. I did not even realize I was doing this.

Once I started on the diet it took me a year to break the chronic fatigue. Many other symptoms I listed above naturally fell away during this first year. I rarely got bloating or gas. A month into the diet I had symptoms of arthritis in the joints of my fingers. This lasted for about 3 weeks before it subsided – never to return again. My natural s*x drive returned after about 6 months on the diet. For the following two years after that my body went through tremendous healing. I slept often and many times throughout the day. My lymphatic system went through intense detoxifying. I had boils and sores come out along my neck, chest and upper back which lasted for 3 years which is often evident when lymphatic cancer leaves the body. Aajonus said he had the same thing happen when he was detoxifying from lymphatic cancer. His lasted 6 years so in comparison to that three years didn’t seem that bad. My body odor became really bad. Friends told me that it sometimes smelled like chicken fat or spaghetti O’s, or some other processed food I had consumed in my younger years. Lemon under the armpits was essential to mange this issue. My bowels were always erratic. I had diarrhea more days of each month than not as my body tried to eliminate a life time of accumulated waste. It took almost four years to feel comfortable going out without the fear that I would feel exhausted.

At various times different forms of detoxification would take place. Once I had a spontaneous burn appear on the dorsal side of my right hand. I was not cooking or using anything hot so what could have caused it. Aajonus explained that this sometimes occurred when certain drugs were eliminating through the body. This detox lasted for 3 weeks and then healed. I also for the first time in years got the flu. I now get them 2-3 times a year. At other times my nose would just start running and I would have to constantly blow my nose. This could last from a few hours to a few days. Another detox came out in my hands feeling like there were pins and needles in them. This went on for weeks and then passed.

Now it has been 5 ½ years on the diet. The only things that has not corrected at this point are my sleep and bowel habits. Because of the disturbed sleep it still causes me to feel a little tired during the day. I function better when I have regular naps. I still eat 100% raw. Cooked food is just not an option since I know my body still has much healing to do.

James Hopson

01/01/2026

Rosana recounts discovering Aajonus when she was very thin and her experience with conventional doctors.

08/22/2025

PRIMAL DIET EVENT -

Trusted by 87,119 food eaters.
PRIMAL DIET EVENT
at Max Kane’s farm in Viroqua, Wisconsin
October 4, 2025 | RSVP by Sept 25

Dear Community ~

I'm hosting a Primal Diet Event at my farm on October 4, 2025 and this is your invitation to attend. The event is free to attend and also includes a free lunch and dinner as well. Here's the link with all the details and hope to see you there - https://maxkane.com/aajonus-celebration

FarmMatch CEO/Founder,
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06/02/2025

Have a wonderful day, Jim! 🤩https://www.scribd.com/document/816312231/Aajonus-Vonderplanitz-JIM-ELLINGSON-Aajonus-Vonderplanitz-we-want-to-live-Primal-Diet-Workshop-Q-A-Of-June-22-2013-2022-Aajonus-Vonderplan

02/19/2025

A tribute to from BJ who performs a song!

11/20/2024

11/19/2024

Milk does a body good.
Raw milk does a body better.

Here’s a list of U.S. states ordered based on the popularity and acceptance of raw milk, considering laws, availability, and cultural interest. States where raw milk is legal and widely consumed are ranked higher:

# # # Top States Enjoying Raw Milk (Descending Order)
1. **California** - Legal for retail sales, strong raw milk culture.
2. **Pennsylvania** - Legal for retail sales; strong tradition of dairy farming.
3. **Wisconsin** - Dairy State with a strong pro-raw milk community despite restrictions.
4. **New York** - Available through farm sales; significant interest in raw dairy.
5. **Vermont** - Farm sales allowed; strong local and artisanal dairy culture.
6. **Maine** - Farm sales and some retail allowed; emphasis on local food.
7. **Texas** - Farm sales allowed; growing interest in raw dairy.
8. **Washington** - Legal for retail sales; large health-conscious population.
9. **Oregon** - Farm sales allowed; culturally aligned with natural foods.
10. **Colorado** - Cow-share programs legal; high demand for local foods.
11. **Minnesota** - Farm sales allowed; interest despite restrictions.
12. **Michigan** - Cow-share programs legal; raw milk enthusiasts active.
13. **Idaho** - Legal for retail sales; strong agricultural presence.
14. **Utah** - Legal for retail sales; significant local interest.
15. **Connecticut** - Legal for retail sales; small but dedicated consumer base.
16. **Massachusetts** - Farm sales allowed; growing raw milk movement.
17. **Illinois** - Farm sales allowed; strong demand in rural and suburban areas.
18. **North Carolina** - Cow-share programs legal; demand in rural communities.
19. **Virginia** - Cow-share programs legal; raw milk popular in farming regions.
20. **Missouri** - Farm sales allowed; thriving local dairy community.
21. **Iowa** - Farm sales allowed; interest in traditional farming methods.
22. **Ohio** - Cow-share programs legal; supportive raw milk groups.
23. **Tennessee** - Cow-share programs legal; growing consumer interest.
24. **Indiana** - Cow-share programs legal; raw milk interest growing slowly.
25. **Montana** - Legal for farm sales; raw milk gaining popularity.
26. **Arizona** - Legal for retail sales; urban interest in raw dairy increasing.
27. **Kentucky** - Cow-share programs legal; moderate raw milk culture.
28. **Nevada** - Legal for retail sales; niche consumer base.
29. **Alabama** - Cow-share programs legal; small raw milk community.
30. **Georgia** - Cow-share programs legal; increasing local demand.
31. **Florida** - Limited to pet consumption but widely consumed by enthusiasts.
32. **South Carolina** - Legal for retail sales; demand in rural areas.
33. **Arkansas** - Farm sales allowed; moderate raw milk interest.
34. **Oklahoma** - Farm sales allowed; niche market for raw milk.
35. **New Hampshire** - Farm sales allowed; small but passionate following.
36. **Rhode Island** - Farm sales allowed; minimal demand.
37. **West Virginia** - Cow-share programs legal; moderate interest.
38. **Alaska** - Cow-share programs legal; limited due to geographic challenges.
39. **New Mexico** - Farm sales allowed; small market for raw milk.
40. **Hawaii** - Limited raw milk availability; small but growing interest.
41. **Kansas** - Farm sales allowed; raw milk is niche but steady.
42. **North Dakota** - Cow-share programs legal; limited interest.
43. **South Dakota** - Farm sales allowed; niche consumer interest.
44. **Nebraska** - Farm sales allowed; moderate raw milk consumption.
45. **Wyoming** - Farm sales allowed; small demand due to rural areas.
46. **Louisiana** - Limited raw milk availability; niche interest.
47. **Mississippi** - Limited raw milk availability; small consumer base.
48. **Delaware** - Highly restricted; low availability and interest.
49. **Maryland** - Highly restricted; raw milk enthusiasts rely on cow-shares.
50. **Nevada** - Legal for retail sales but with minimal demand due to competition.

# # # Notes:
- **Legal Status Influence**: States with outright retail legality or strong farm sales culture rank higher due to ease of access.
- **Cultural Acceptance**: States with traditions in dairy farming and local food movements tend to have a stronger raw milk culture.
- **Regulations**: States where raw milk is only available through cow-shares or pet consumption rank lower due to access barriers.

Let me know if you'd like further details about any state!

11/15/2024

RFK Jr will make Raw Milk legal to sell and buy in every state and as easily accessible as energy drinks (those are getting banned fyi) and put Raw Milk dispensers at every school K-12.

Anthony Cabassa

06/28/2024

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