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This time of year the temptation to overindulge is at an all time high. The cookies and other holiday treats are everywhere and hard to resist!

If you make it through this holiday season packing on a few extra pounds, you’ll be just like the rest of us, setting New Year’s [...]

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Eggnog is a holiday favorite that traditionally is made by blending milk or cream with eggs, sugar, nutmeg and often some form of alcohol such as brandy, rum or whiskey. So, obviously traditional eggnog is not a raw vegan friendly option. But today I have a recipe for you that provides [...]

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Candida is a form of yeast that is present in everyone but only poses a challenge to our health when it begins to proliferate out of control. This can be triggered by a number of factors with some of the most common including the use of antibiotics, birth control pills, [...]

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Recently I released my first book about the raw food diet called The Raw Food Solution: How to Create Vibrant Health with a Raw Food Diet. At the moment the book is available in eBook format and the paperback is on schedule to be released in early January.

Today I [...]

Thai food has to be my favorite by far. There’s no other cuisine that offers so much dramatic contrast and packs a punch of flavor with an incredible balance between spicy, sweet, salty and pungent, with that extra-special umami element.

Most people are familiar with Thai dishes such as their noodles - the most famous being [...]

Raw granola can be a delicious breakfast treat for those of us eating a raw food diet. I don’t eat it all that often but I do I enjoy it on occassion, especially as a postworkout meal or on a lazy Sunday morning.

Unfortunately most of the commercially available raw granolas are sweetened with [...]

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Raw broccoli is not really something that is easy to be passionate about. Personally it took me a long time to warm up to the idea of eating raw broccoli. My digestive system is very sensitive and this is a food that requires a little special treatment to improve [...]

The mamey sapote has a mildly sweet and earthy taste with a fragrant aroma. I would describe them as being reminiscent of sweet potato with a moist and fairly fibrous flesh. In fact the color is almost exactly like a sweet potato and they are both a rich source of beta carotene. They are much higher in protein than most fruits and are contribute significant amounts of niacin and potassium.

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One of my favorite guilty pleasures is watching television programs like Top Chef, Master Chef and Iron Chef. You might wonder how can a raw foodist enjoy watching these kinds of shows but I find them to be inspirational in regards to the incredible flavor combinations and innovative ideas that these [...]

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Just in time for Thanksgiving, here is a recipe for a raw vegan version of a favorite holiday tradition; pumpkin pie. This is based on a recipe by Matthew Kenney from his book, Everyday Raw Desserts.

Surprisingly this pie doesn’t contain any pumpkin but the flavor and texture mimics that of traditional pumpkin [...]