Along with a diet rich in fresh, organically grown foods, consideration should be given to the clothes you wear as well. Not only for the fact that your skin is in constant contact with your clothing, but also for the way certain fabrics are made and their impact on our environment.
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Reason For Raw #7 – Weight Loss
"Cooked starches are also very fattening. Farmers have even learned that is is necessary to feed their animals cooked food to fatten them up for maximum profit. Hogs do not get fat on raw potatoes, but cooked potatoes make them gain weight.
In addition to reaching your body's ideal weight, many other beauty factors blossom on a raw diet. Cellulite, which is thought to result from eating heated fats, gradually disappears with the consumption of freshly squeezed grapefruit juice and raw fruits and vegetables. On a raw diet, improved elimination of cellular waste and increased lymphatic drainage help remove cellulite."
Excerpted from the Live Food Factor
"... arguably the most comprehensive book ever written on the raw diet and lifestyle"
(Get Fresh Magazine, UK).
Appreciation From Raw Food Diet Documentary Filmmakers
Have you heard of the about documentary film Simply Raw or its companion, Raw For Life?
Simply Raw shows the dramatic effect that eating raw and living foods can have on our health. It highlights how by making simple healthy choices when it comes to our food that we can allow our bodies to heal.
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Attack on the Raw Food Diet?
Several times this past week I have been attacked for making suggestions and encouraging the raw food diet. One in particular was from a 'fitness professional' that lashed out at my so called criticism and promptly removed my comments from her blog.
What was my crime?
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Traveling on the Raw Food Diet?
One of the things many talk about when transitioning to a raw food diet is 'how do I travel when eating raw?'.
Some look at it as a challenge, some as an obstacle, some as the natural thing to do.
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