the raw food solution

Spirulina is one of the most nutritious foods available and is a very valuable addition to a raw food diet. But it can be a little tricky to incorporate into recipes due to its strong distinctive flavor.

I first started using spirulina in the early nineties when it started to gain popularity as a nutritional supplement. [...]

For the last few weekends, while the large proportion of the population has been indulging in holiday treats,  I’ve been fasting on watermelons! On reflection I realized that this has kind of become my own holiday tradition by default.

My husband and I don’t celebrate calender events, being very much non-traditionalists when it comes to this. [...]

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Aloe Vera is a common household plant and one that has many health benefits. The most common use of aloe vera gel is soothing burnt skin from excessive sun exposure or reactions to chemicals. During the summer people often use aloe gel for burns or dry irritated [...]

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By Karina Paulson

Juicing fresh fruit and vegetables will be a dramatic change in your lifestyle if you are accustomed to the standard American diet and way of eating. If you regularly eat foods high in saturated animal fat and sodium and/or processed food that comes out of a box, juicing [...]

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Alfalfa is often classified with ‘grasses’ but it’s actually not a grass at all. Alfalfa is a member of the legume family i.e. peas and beans. Alfalfa is known as the Father of all Foods it has a root system which can grow to a depth of 100 feet, deep down [...]

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So much of the way we relate to food and our chance of success in changing our diets is related to our psychology and how we respond to the challenges that are presented to us.

Even though intellectually we may think that we can eat a ‘perfect’ diet, in reality the concept of [...]