Is Sprouting Necessary On The Raw Food Diet?
When Davy and I began experimenting with a raw food diet, we looked at what everyone else was doing and quickly discovered sprouting. According to experts, sprouting foods increases their vitamin and mineral content and improves digestibility. We sprouted lentils, mung beans, alfalfa and chick peas. While sprouting was pretty easy and straightforward, we don’t [...]
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Raw Vegan Coconut-Cherry Ice Cream Recipe
I love making raw ice cream. It’s one of my favorite desserts because it’s so quick and easy to make, not to mention delicious! I always keep bananas in the freezer so I’ll have it when I’m in the mood. If you are trying to lose weight and you’re looking for a healthy dessert option, [...]
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How To Kick The Soda Pop Habit And Finally Lose Weight
Soda (or “pop”, as it’s called in my neck of the woods) is addicting. Most people don’t realize just how much of it they drink. An 8-ounce can of regular soda contains 95-115 calories. That’s empty calories that aren’t contributing to anything except your waistline. These calories add up quickly too. If you drink two [...]
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What Superfoods We Do Not Use And Why
This is part two of a two-part series on superfoods. In part one, I discussed which superfoods Davy and I eat on a regular basis and why. In this article, I’d like to talk about some of the common superfoods that are over-hyped, and with misleading health benefits. These are the ones we do not [...]
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What Superfoods We Use And Why We Use Them
Superfoods are considered to the healthiest foods you can eat because they contain a much higher nutrient-to-calorie ratio than other foods. In the raw food and natural health world, superfoods are major focal points within the diet. Superfoods have their place in the diet. Some are useful and both Davy and I use them frequently. [...]
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You Can Lose Weight And Still Have Dessert!
If you want to be successful in your weight loss journey, you have to make lifestyle changes. You’ll have to dramatically limit certain foods from your diet, like dessert. However, trying to stick to a strict diet regimen might backfire as well. If you try to remove all temptations from your life in order to [...]
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You might have heard me talk about low fat diets before. Perhaps you’ve seen my high-carb, fruit-packed 500-calorie green smoothies that I used to lose 40 pounds and effortlessly maintain my ideal weight. My approach to both weight loss and long term diet is to keep my fat intake low and to not restrict my [...]
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How To Make Rejuvelac
After attending a recent raw food pot luck and festival, I heard someone praise the health benefits of rejuvelac and I knew it was time for me to finally give it a try. I also wanted to learn more about this beverage popularized by the late Dr. Ann Wigmore (doctor of Divinity), a popular raw [...]
How To Order Your Own Blood Tests Inexpensively
The only way to know if your diet is working for you or not is to get a blood test. You can assume that you are healthy, or that you are getting all of your nutrients, or that the diet you are on works for you, but assumptions and reality are two very different things. [...]
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