The Raw Food Solution

Earlier this year I made a decision to undertake a six-week detox program, based on the realization that I need to do something dramatic in order to make some real and sustainable progress with my health.

About ten years ago I developed chronic fatigue syndrome and in the last couple of years have been experiencing heart [...]

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Remember those quiet moments awake at night when you wondered how you’d get yourself through it?

The food obsessions and cellulite…
The domestic disputes and low sex-drive…
The kids, the boss, the mother-in-law…
The pain, the tears, the tough years.

Life is always going to kick up a few surprises.

It happens to all of us, and [...]

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Transitioning to raw food isn’t easy for most people. If you’ve been used to eating mostly cooked food all of your life, this transition may be especially difficult. For people who have always eaten a diet high in raw fruits and vegetables it may be a bit easier, but [...]

Starting on International Women’s Day (March 8, 2010) you are being invited to let some of the world’s leaders in health, wellness and personal empowerment for women infuse your life with more support, inspiration and positive energy than you’ve had in a long time.

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Spirulina is the latest and most touted superfood. It has been featured on numerous TV shows from the travel channel to Good Morning America. Spirulina is a form of blue-green algae and happens to be the most nutritious food pound for pound known to man.

Spirulina is actually an ancient [...]

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Eating healthy foods for the liver can improve and support liver function on a daily basis. Having a healthy liver results in greater energy and general well-being. A poorly functioning liver can result in tiredness, headaches, bad breath, allergies and intolerances, problem skin and weight gain.

Foods that are healthy for [...]

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Have you ever given any thought to seaweed?

For the majority of people seaweed conjures up an image of a smelly, green or brown, unpalatable tough weed washed up on a shoreline somewhere. Alternatively, it could be that dried stuff you get in sushi bars or Japanese and Chinese restaurants. Very [...]

There are several types of detox diets. There are those in which you can only eat fruits and vegetables, those in which you can only eat “clean” foods, those in which you can only drink fruit and vegetable juice, and the most extreme type where you can only drink water. You can also do specialized [...]

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It is almost the end of January and for many people the idea of new years resolutions might be fading. I’m not really big on making life changes on a schedule, such as at the start of a new year, since every day can be viewed as an opportunity to [...]

The low fat raw vegan diet is gaining a lot of popularity in recent years as people are becoming more conscious about what constitutes a true health promoting diet. A diet based on fruit and vegetables can be a wonderful way to start eating a raw food diet as well as to promote cleansing, detoxification [...]