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Hi everyone. Today’s post is written by Phe Gitsham, a Chinese medicine practitioner who lives in Australia. Phe has some really unique insights to share about what she has learned regarding the raw food diet, in terms of the traditional Chinese medicine perspective.

Generally practitioners of Chinese medicine tend not to [...]

By John Parks

A raw food diet is simple. It consists of eating food in their natural state. The food is neither cooked nor adulterated in any way. By eating the bulk of your food in its natural state, you will enjoy a huge improvement in your health and vitality.

The Raw Food [...]

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The raw food diet has many major benefits because we only eat foods that have healthy qualities and exclude foods and cooking techniques that can harm our body over time.

There are three main subjects that are the focus of the raw food diet.

* Vitamins and Minerals: present in high amounts [...]

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By Summer Minor

When beginning a raw food detox diet you are going to feel a handful of negative side effects. For some, these side effects are enough to make them want to give up. But with patience, the side effects will ease and you will begin to feel healthier than [...]

At one point in time, it was said that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. With no disregard to the apple, the world has now discovered various other super foods that are great for the body and can help it stay health and fit in more ways than one. One of [...]

Raw food diets are used by many to lose weight fast as well as to cleanse the kidneys, liver, colon and skin. Because raw food diets contain low or no saturated fats and are high in potassium, they also provide powerful antioxidant benefits. When changing to a raw food diet there are some things that can be done to help make the transition easier and more effective

With many western diets revolving around high fat junk foods, fruit health benefits are not something that should be ignored. Consuming plenty of fruit in your diet is an excellent way of staying healthy and reducing your chances of developing a life threatening illness.

Fruit health benefits are enormous. Most fruits are packed full [...]

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When you are trying to lose weight there are so many options out there in terms of diets and weight loss nutrition plans and one that is gaining more popularity is switching to a vegetarian based diet. There may also be quite a few benefits to switching to a completely raw [...]

While there are many different methods we can use to detoxify our bodies, superfood juice cleansing is associated with a variety of benefits, and will result in much better outcomes than generally occurs with other detox programs. In particular water fasting has a number of drawbacks that can potentially limit the effectiveness of a cleanse.

The raw food diet is one of the best-kept secrets in the path to creating optimal health, emotional balance and spiritual transformation. Although on the surface it may appear to be a simple act, changing your diet can have a profound effect on all of the other aspects of your life. [...]