Raw Talks - by The Raw Temple

About Raw Talks - by The Raw Temple

On The Raw Temple channel, we explore the path to wholeness through pure nutrition, spiritual practices, and conscious community. Podcasts, interviews, and inspiring gatherings – all about returning to your true essence through food and awareness.

Publisher

The Raw Temple

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Feb 2026

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

32 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Sugar Is Not the Enemy | Freelee the Banana Girl | Ep 32

   Wanna hear more about our Raw Chef Trainings? Check: https://www.therawtemple.com/dM4IMO SUMMARY In this episode of Raw Talks, host Alex sits down with Freelee the Banana Girl, one of the original voices of the fruit-based raw vegan movement. Freelee shares how years of digestive illness and disordered eating led her to raw food in 2001, and how Doug Graham's 80/10/10 approach eventually turned her health around and led her to create the 30 Bananas a Day community. She makes her case for fruit sugar, explains why she supports adding white sugar to a fruit-based diet, and argues that carbohydrates, not protein, are what drive muscle growth. The two also discuss supplements, the charlatans she has seen come and go over 25 years, and how to tell genuine voices from commercially driven ones. This conversation covers fruitarianism, sugar and insulin, protein myths, supplements, honesty in the raw food movement, and how veganism has evolved. LINKS The Raw Temple: https://www.therawtemple.com The Raw Temple Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therawtemple/ Freelee Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freeleethebananagirl/ CHAPTERS 00:00:00 - Cold Open 00:00:35 - Welcome Freelee the Banana Girl 00:02:08 - Illness, Eating Disorders and Finding Raw Food 00:06:20 - Doug Graham, 80/10/10 and 30 Bananas a Day 00:07:51 - How Freelee Eats Today 00:09:05 - Biggest Mistakes People Make on a Raw Diet 00:11:20 - High-Fat Raw Diets and Charlatans in the Movement 00:13:23 - Supplements, Soil Depletion and Hybridisation 00:15:46 - Why Fruit Sugar Is Good for You 00:19:17 - The Case for White Sugar 00:24:27 - Coconut Sugar, Molasses and Salt 00:27:01 - 80/10/10 vs 90/5/5 00:28:03 - Protein, Carbs and Building Muscle 00:34:44 - Whey, Collagen, Casein and Breast Milk 00:39:41 - Eating Too Little and the Cleansing Obsession 00:45:04 - Calling Out FullyRaw Kristina 00:51:13 - B12, Vitamin D and Omega-3 00:54:34 - How to Spot a Charlatan 00:58:13 - Fruitarian vs Vegan and the Movement Today 01:02:00 - What's Next for Freelee

2. 

   1 Oct 2026

   World's Biggest Vegan Bodybuilder on How to Build Muscle Without Meat | John Thomas | Ep 31

   Wanna hear more about our Raw Chef Trainings? Check: https://www.therawtemple.com/dM4IMO SUMMARY In this episode of Raw Talks, host Alex sits down with John Thomas, vegan bodybuilder, coach and founder of Vegan Squad, to talk about how to build muscle on a plant-based diet. John shares how he went vegetarian at ten and vegan at 13, and how he moved from being a quiet "lone wolf vegan" to an outspoken activist using his physique to challenge the myth that you need meat to build muscle. He breaks down the fundamentals of training, recovery, protein, calories and supplements, and speaks openly about the trade-offs between competitive bodybuilding and long-term health. He also explains the difference between bodybuilding divisions and why he drew the line at 275 pounds. This conversation covers vegan muscle building, training to failure, creatine and key supplements, longevity, and building a global vegan community. LINKS The Raw Temple: https://www.therawtemple.com The Raw Temple IG: https://www.instagram.com/therawtemple/ John Thomas IG: https://www.instagram.com/thebodybuildingvegan/ Free Vegan Resources: https://vegansquadcoaching.com/resources Vegan Squad Retreat: https://vegansquadcoaching.com/retreat CHAPTERS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:31 - Welcome John Thomas 00:01:46 - Early moments that shaped a young vegan 00:04:04 - Going vegetarian at 10 and vegan at 13 00:05:43 - From wrestling to bodybuilding 00:08:33 - From lone wolf vegan to outspoken activist 00:11:40 - Vegan Squad athletes and the vegan competitive edge 00:14:05 - Top tips for building muscle as a vegan 00:16:35 - Protein, calories and easy-to-digest foods 00:19:58 - Bodybuilding vs health and longevity 00:25:42 - PEDs, risk and becoming the biggest vegan bodybuilder 00:28:42 - Essential supplements: B12, vitamin D, magnesium, creatine 00:33:23 - Training frequency, intensity and training to failure 00:38:51 - Building muscle vs building strength 00:42:08 - Men's open bodybuilding vs men's physique 00:45:25 - What's next: Vegan Squad retreats 00:47:57 - Final advice: don't do it alone

3. 

   18 Sept 2026

   Raw Vegan, Muscle, Masculinity & Fatherhood — The Host Answers Everything | Alex E Lamber | Ep 30

   Wanna hear more about our Raw Chef Trainings? Check: https://www.therawtemple.com/dM4IMO SUMMARY In this episode of Raw Talks, our host sits down with Alex E Lamber — the man usually asking the questions — who takes the guest seat to talk about the eight-year path that took him from a corporate life in Sydney to a mainly raw vegan lifestyle in Bali. Alex shares the reading, documentaries and spiritual awakening that shifted his perspective, and why proving you can build muscle without meat matters so much to the people watching. He speaks candidly about staying open-minded rather than dogmatic, about the forces that profit from people being unwell, and about what veganism has to do with healthy masculinity. He also opens up about stepping into fatherhood, planning a natural home birth with his partner, and why he supports her choices even when they differ from his own. This conversation covers raw veganism and athletic performance, the protein myth, Gen Z and the carnivore movement, predator versus protector masculinity, natural birth, and how to get involved with the Raw Temple community in Bali and online. LINKS Website: https://www.therawtemple.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therawtemple/ Alex E Lamber: https://www.instagram.com/alexelamber/ CHAPTERS 00:00:00 - Building the body for nature and the animals 00:01:22 - The turning point into veganism 00:02:23 - Sapiens, factory farming and the fresh-eye perspective 00:04:13 - Proving muscle can be built without meat 00:06:22 - The protein myth and the next generation 00:08:08 - Gen Z, carnivore influence and freedom of choice 00:09:23 - The forces that profit from sickness 00:11:21 - Logic versus embodied experience 00:12:47 - Why dogma harms the movement 00:13:28 - Five years, five sick days 00:15:49 - Fatherhood and raising a child plant-based 00:17:30 - His partner's path and the eggs question 00:19:30 - Planning a natural home birth 00:23:39 - Veganism and healthy masculinity 00:25:01 - Predator or protector 00:27:58 - Strength put to the test 00:31:06 - Events, trainings and community 00:34:56 - Who's coming next on Raw Talks

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