The Raw Food Solution

As part of the six week deep tissue detox I have been increasing my intake of green juices. I created a delicious juice yesterday that I would like to share with you.

I don’t have a juicer so I make my juices in the vitamix by blending the greens and then straining the juice in a [...]

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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 [...]

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Sprouts not only taste good, but they are also a great source of vitamins, fiber, protein, anti-oxidants, and enzymes. A sprout is produced when a seed starts growing into a vegetable. Sprouts can grow from the seeds of vegetables, from grains such as buckwheat, and from beans. While mung beans are [...]

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A wise man once said, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst, for they are sticking to their diets.”

What a fit description of the seemingly endless battles that we fight to lose weight and to stay healthy and vital for as long as humanly possible!

Up and down, up and down, [...]

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To illustrate just how important the quality of the food you ingest on a daily basis is, just imagine your body as a perfect engine (Which it is!) food is the fuel you feed it to enable it to achieve peak performance. The cleaner and purer the fuel, [...]

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If you want to get back on the raw food wagon with style and unabashed indulgence, this divinely decadent nutmilk will give you effectively a luxurious pudding in a glass.

Go on, I dare you ; )

Ingredients:

* 1 measuring cup of pecan nuts (125g/4oz)
* 3 measuring cups of pure water (app. [...]

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So many of you have been wondering, how do I properly transition to a mostly raw diet? I know there is much confusion around this subject and believe me there are several ways to transition.

There are 3 things you need to properly transition to a mostly raw diet:

You need a plan
You [...]