A mother-of-two has revealed she is raising her children as fruitarians, meaning they survive almost exclusively on fruit and vegetables.
Pam Johal, 46, from Shirley in Southampton, is a raw vegan and only eats raw fruit and vegetables, believing humans were designed to “eat only fruit”.
Pam has followed this very specific diet for the past four years; She previously ate red meat four times a week until a health problem prompted her to change what she consumed.
Pam suffered from rheumatoid arthritis since early 2020, but in August of that same year she claims to have reversed the condition by eating fruit.
He eliminated many of his favorite foods, such as cheesy pasta and bacon sandwiches, and opted to live off raw fruits like mangoes and avocado.
Pam Johal, 46, from Shirley in Southampton is a raw vegan and only eats raw fruit and vegetables, believing humans were designed to “eat only fruit”.
Seven-year-old Georgie (right) and six-year-old Henry (left) have fully embraced the diet and Pam reckons “a fruit smoothie a day keeps the doctor away”.
She now follows a strict vegan diet and makes sure her two young children do the same, stating that it “makes them behave better” as “food is so closely related to behavior.”
Georgie, seven, and Henry, six, have fully embraced the diet and Pam reckons “a fruit smoothie a day keeps the doctor away.”
The couple never touches milk, eggs or processed meats, but are occasionally allowed some vegan chocolate, ice cream and gelatin.
Pam, who is unemployed, said: “I’ve lived on 90% fruit for four and a half years – I’ve never felt better.” I feel like I’m five years old. Even when I was twenty, I didn’t feel that good.
‘My children notice how I eat, I take them to vegan fairs and teach them the truth about food. They love the food I prepare and never get sick.
‘My children are always happy and thriving, they are always singing and dancing, they are much happier now that they eat more vegan raw foods.
‘I make sure everything is as litter-free as I can. Becoming a fruitarian has changed me in many ways. I feel out of this world.’
In February 2020, Pam was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis after experiencing symptoms for months.
His symptoms included feeling depressed, muscle stiffness, fatigue and swelling.
Pam said she suffered when “trying to walk, get dressed, and do basic tasks.”
The condition is hereditary and Pam explained that her mother has also been “suffering” from the condition for years.
After visiting her GP eight months ago, Pam was told she may need to use a wheelchair permanently due to her deformed joints.
Pam was introduced to the raw vegan diet when she was 23 years old and suffering from ulcerative colitis.
The mother of two says she feels better now at 46 than when she was 20
Four years after becoming a fruitarian, Pam believes she has reversed the effects of arthritis.
Pam believes that “a fruit smoothie a day keeps the doctor away”
The only known cure for ulcerative colitis is surgery; however, patients can go into remission. Pam says her gastroenterologist said her results were “shocking” and she “couldn’t believe it.”
She said: ‘I used to start the day by taking a hot bath to relieve stiffness. Then I had to take naproxen in the morning.
“Tasks like getting out of the bathroom, completing household chores, picking up my kids, and even opening bottles became painful.”
He was introduced to the raw vegan diet when he was 23 years old and suffered from ulcerative colitis.
He went on a three-day retreat where he fasted for three days.
He claims that fasting, in addition to increasing fruit consumption, “reversed” his condition.
There isn’t enough evidence to support this, but the NCBI says that a raw vegan diet may decrease some symptoms.
After starting the diet, she was “surprised” by her dramatic improvement.
“In just a few months I changed my life and reversed my arthritis,” he added. “It takes a while for the stomach to get used to a different feeling, but I’ve never felt better.”
Now, four years after becoming a fruitarian, she feels that she has not only reversed the effects of arthritis, but she feels that she has added years to her life.
She claims she can even stay up until the wee hours of the morning, listening to music and dancing, without pain.
“I have a lot of energy, I have no aches or pains,” he said. ‘I’m 47 years old and I don’t have gray hair. My family thinks I’m crazy, but the truth is, dieting can make you feel amazing.
‘I also don’t spend the day thinking about proteins, it’s all a myth. I don’t count calories either.
Pam also takes herbs to make up for any minerals or vitamins she is missing in her diet.
One of the supplements she takes contains cordyceps, which is a type of mushroom that Pam says can be used to cleanse organs.
This mother of two children tries to raise her children in the most vegetal way possible.
She gives her two children smoothies that she says “give them all their daily vitamin needs in one drink.”
She puts out “as much as she can,” which may consist of bananas, dates, pine nuts, and mangoes.
“I can’t influence them completely,” she said. “Before, we didn’t need the family doctor like other children.”
Pam says her children’s plant-based diet has prevented them from contracting common childhood illnesses like the flu, and she prefers to treat ailments and illnesses at home if they occur.
“If I had sepsis, I would treat it myself at home,” she explained.
Her children were vaccinated for the first time when they were young, but she “won’t vaccinate them again,” as she claims that “fruit is medicine.”
When Pam was asked about her daughter’s future, she said, “I’m not getting her the HPV vaccine.”
