In my local gym I frequently see these two lanky youngsters who constantly climb onto the scale. They weigh themselves, do a few sets, then immediately head straight to the scale to weigh themselves again. Some raw foodists just as badly want to gain some muscle. We all know that muscles are gained in a gym, laboring hard at the weights, not in a kitchen. But what you eat, and especially when you eat it, can be powerful determining factors in your success in gaining muscle—acutely so for raw foodists. Read the rest of this entry »

All right…you’ve never met a raw foodist who’s lived an unusually long life. Is that a good reason to doubt the raw food diet? The fact is we raw foodists are a rare species. Billions of people around the world have never even laid eyes on a 100 percent raw foodist. That doesn’t mean there aren’t any—just that they’re rare. And sometimes hard to spot. Read the rest of this entry »

September finds you floating happily amidst a sea of cleansing and nourishing raw food delights such as fresh, ripe blackberries, raspberries, beets, corn, tomatillos and tomatoes.

Russian Borsch Read the rest of this entry »

Raw beets are nutritional powerhouses, containing high levels of fiber, the right kinds of natural sugars, vitamins C and K, and an impressive amount of carotenoids and antioxidants which help protect against heart disease and colon cancer. Read the rest of this entry »

8/31/10

Thanks so much, Tonya! Keep up the great work. You have inspired me, and as a consequence, my patients here in Germany in many ways!!! –B

8/25/10

Tonya,
I have been on the very minimal eating you talk about for years… Read the rest of this entry »