Raw foodists are people who consume a diet of raw foods. Most times these people undertake this style of eating to enjoy better health, and their diet consists mainly of natural foods that are not heated, boiled, pasteurized or processed. Raw food that is grown organically is also very important to this way of eating. For many, this is considered a lifestyle choice which is known as life in the rough or raw foodism. There are some changes that people decide to continue with a "go raw" diet depending on your lifestyle and overall results that are trying to achieve. Life raw food diet includes a wide variety of raw materials of food including vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, sprouted seeds and berries whole grain. There is a common misconception that everyone who follows a raw food eating plan is vegetarian or vegan. But a diet of raw foods in general

With the popularity of raw food for both dogs and cats, not surprisingly we have now a number of options to make it easier for us pet lovers to feed our cats and dogs a nutritious species appropriate diet. Or at least they should be species appropriate… many manufacturers will lump cats and dogs together when in fact cats have very specific requirements that may not be met when purchasing a commercial raw food. When deciding on purchased raw food for your cat, (as opposed to you making the food yourself – it is less difficult than you may think!) some essential details to look out for is the: 1. Calcium/Phosphorus ratio. Cats, as opposed to dogs, have quite a narrow range of the calcium to phosphorus ratio in their diet. The ideal range for cats is 1.2 – 1.4:1 Calcium is found in bone and phosphorous is found in

This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni’s Renegade Roundtable, which can be found at http://www.RenegadeRoundtable.com. In this excerpt, Joel Odhner shares raw food tips for busy families. Renegade Water Secrets with Joel Odhner, restaurant owner, chef, and raw food chef with clients from Delaware to New York. Kevin: So let’s get onto today’s guest, Joel Odhner, is a raw food prep chef who has quite an interesting story which I’ll let you, I’ll actually let Joel explain his story. I’m not going to go into it. I think it’s great that he’s got the story that he does have and he’s made a massive transition and he provides raw and vegan meals to a bunch of private clients along the east coast. And when I asked Joel what his range was, I was actually kind of shocked because he drives all from…? Joel: Delaware to New York. Kevin: Delaware

Vegetarianism is a term that is often used quite loosely among those who are your typical herbivores. But the vegetarian eating lifestyle has its most strict following by people who call themselves vegans. Most broad-based vegetarians keep quite a wide food selection open for the pallet compared to vegans. They will eat some animal products such as cheese, eggs and milk. Vegans on the other hand omit any animal product made from milk and cheese to even bee’s honey. In the past several years vegans have upped the bar with an more restricted diet that omits cooking altogether, which is the raw food diet. The raw food diet is essentially the same as what vegans eat except with one caveat. All food must be eaten without strong heat applied. The temp cannot go over 112 degrees Fahrenheit as to preserve the natural enzymes that are in the plant’s cell structure.

This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni’s Fountain of Youth Summit, which can be found at http://fountainofyouthworldsummit.com. In this excerpt, Dr. Gabriel Cousens shares what detoxification can do for you. The Fountain of Youth World Summit with Dr. Gabriel Cousens, the founder of Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center and author of “Conscious Eating” and “Spiritual Nutrition.” KEVIN: I am extremely excited about this. So, why don’t we start talking about detoxification? What’s your story? How did you get involved in this? GABRIEL: Well, initially I was exploring it from a spiritual point of view. In 1982, on my own did a 40-day fast. KEVIN: A-ha. GABRIEL: It’s not the…probably the best way to start – it was a great way for me to start but I don’t really recommend it for most people. KEVIN: [Laughs] GABRIEL: In 1988, I really began to do fasting retreats for people. KEVIN: A-ha.

Only in the small "health nut" circles has the idea of eating a raw diet been mainstream. Lately, however, it is gaining more wide-spread popularity. An increasing number of people are now promoting the variety of benefits from eating raw food. Advocates of a raw food diet believe it is the most logical diet for humans. After all, our hunting and gathering ancestors ate a large majority of their diet in raw form. Proponents believe raw food contains enzymes and nutritional content lost in the process of cooking the food. Types of Raw Food Diets There are varying degrees of a raw food diet. * Raw foodism refers to a diet without any food restrictions as long as it’s raw or warmed to less than 105 degrees. * Raw vegans consume only fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, sprouts and legumes, and no animal products (meat or dairy). * The Raw Paleolithic

This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni’s Raw Summit Teleseminar program which can be found at http://www.rawsummitarchives.com. In this excerpt, Shazzie, a raw foodist from the United Kingdom, shares with us information on raw parenting. Raw Summit Excerpt with Shazzie, a raw chocolate revolutionary, author and entrepreneur and mother. Kevin: Let’s move into raw parenting. You were raw foodist. What were some of your fears and some of your expectations in the beginning? Shazzie: Well I don’t have any fears. But I wasn’t ready for the fact that I couldn’t eat raw food. Because I had been raw for 4 year when I got pregnant and then suddenly I couldn’t eat it. I couldn’t eat anything apart from fruit. And I’d seen when I went over to Germany a lot of damaged teeth in the young children at this raw food conference. Kevin: Okay. Shazzie: And I thought, “I

If you’ve been hearing a lot more about raw food diets and raw food weight loss in particular you may be wondering if you can actually lose weight on a raw food diet. First of all what is a raw food diet. Unlike other diets out there and totally unlike weight loss diets a raw food diet is basically a diet that consists of raw foods. Living foods as some people call them. A raw food diet can be whatever you like as long as it incorporates a lot of raw foods or all raw foods. What do I mean by a lot of raw foods? Well technically that means usually 75% to 80% raw foods. 100 % raw foods is a good raw food diet to aim for but many find that they can’t give up certain comfort foods. Raw foods are fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds that are

Following a raw, or mostly raw, diet in the United States is easy in some ways and difficult in others. On the one hand, fresh produce is available year round because of a highly developed logistical system as well as numerous greenhouse growers. However, it is common knowledge that the U.S. has the highest concentration of overweight and obese people. Moreover, in the U.S. for many it is almost a sacrilege to refuse to eat meat or cheese. Meat is the staple food in America. So from an interpersonal relationship standpoint, staying raw in America is more difficult that doing so in other countries. I have lived in China for the previous year, and while I am not following a 100% raw food diet, I do follow a mostly raw entirely vegan diet and am constantly seeking to increase my consumption of raw foods and vegetables. The situation in China

One of the best things you can do to change your life is to change your diet. Few people really understand or know how much what you eat can influence every waking moment. If you’re distracted by aches, pains and other health problems you can’t really focus or enjoy your life. I didn’t understand that as much myself until I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999 and changed my diet to a raw food diet. At the time I was plagued with many ailments and conditions including arthritis, severe fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, undiagnosed celiac disease, GERD, chronic sinus infections, gum infections that wouldn’t clear up, aches and pains and a host of others too long to list. I also had a bout with strep throat, damaged esophagus from antibiotics and was hospitalized with pneumonia. After my diagnosis I turned down all conventional therapy. No chemo, no radiation and