Namado II: Raw Journey Through Ups and Downs

Namadō II (生道二)

Raw Journey Through Ups and Downs

A continuation of the journey begun in Namadō (生道) — My Raw Vegan Journey

What happens when the body you trusted to heal itself starts to fail?

For over twenty years, Kiko has lived as a high-raw vegan guided by intuition, ethics, and the promise of radiant health. Like many who adopt this path, she experienced profound benefits: clarity, energy, a sense of invincibility that made illness feel impossible. Until it wasn’t.

As her health declined, Kiko did what she had been taught to do: she pushed harder. She fasted longer, she detoxed deeper. She blamed herself when her body didn’t respond the way it was “supposed to”.

Caught between natural health ideology and a skepticism of conventional medicine, she crossed into dangerous territory.

NAMADŌ II is not a rejection of conscious living, nor a warning against raw veganism. It is an honest exploration of what happens when discipline turns into disconnection, when detox becomes a safety net, and when the belief that “doing everything right” should make us immune to suffering begins to collapse.

With humility and compassion, Kiko traces her journey through illnesses, extreme protocols, medical crises, and ultimately, integration: learning to hold both natural wisdom and medical support without ideology or shame. She discovers that healing is not a destination to be reached but a ‘Dō’, a way to be walked with presence and humility.

This book is for anyone who has ever:

• Believed health must be earned through perfection

• Pushed themselves past their limits in the name of healing

• Felt guilt or failure for needing help

• Or struggled to listen to their body beneath noise, rules, and expectations

NAMADŌ II is a story about choosing life over certainty, steadiness over extremes, and compassion over control.

Health, Kiko learns, is not something to reset, it is something we live. Every day, imperfectly, and with care.