What items are needed to begin a raw food lifestyle change?

My sister is just starting to get interested in a raw food lifestyle. She's just starting out like, in the last week. Christmas is coming and I'm stumped on a gift for her so I thought there might be something that she may need related to this new direction she is choosing to go. Is [...]

What can you eat on a raw food diet?

Someone else mentioned raw food in relation to another question earlier and I just wondered what people on a diet like that eat? Obviously raw food, but what sorts of meals do they have? Is it filling? I think I'd struggle on a diet when I didn't cook anything. I'm not personally going to start [...]

How do you start a raw food diet?

My husband and I are both obese and need to lose 80-100 pounds each. A friend recommended a raw food diet, where you eat as much as you want without having to cook. Does anyone know where I can get info on how to begin, any supplements/vitamins that would be necessary (or how to get [...]

What to add to a raw food meal to make it even more nutritious?

I am living in a country at the moment that does not have prefrozen/prepared raw dog food (which is what I am used to giving my dog), so now I feed my dog raw chicken, raw beef, tripe and cow bones that I get from the local butcher. Is there anything I should be adding [...]

Raw food diet: Do food enzymes get broken down in the stomach?

I’ve read that raw food diets are soo benifical for inflammtroy disorders and such because of their food enzymes that they restore the body with… But I read an article saying how that the stomach acid destorys the enzymes in your stomach and so none gets absorbed, and they had a reasrch study done saying [...]

On a raw food diet can you eat as much as you want?

According to David Wolfe, a raw food specialist, you cannot over eat on a raw food diet. His claim is that because of the form as well as types of food you will eat, naturally you will regulate yourself. In my experience I find this to be true. In fact I feel satiated more than [...]

What are some good vegetarian dishes that meat-eaters would love?

Hi! I'm getting married in November and the place that we have chosen to have our ceremony and reception specifies that they have to provide the food. They have a strictly Vegetarian selection and will serve no meat. However, they are willing to fix any vegetarian selections that I would like. I would be fine [...]

How good are vegetarian diets for your health?

Is being vegetarian better for your health and good for keeping weight under control? I'm thinking about going vegetarian for the obvious reason, but I'd like to know how good it is for your health. Being vegetarian is very good for your health! I couldn't lose weight for a while, and after I become vegetarian, [...]

What cookbooks are good beginners guides for Vegetarians inexperienced in preparing vegetarian meals?

My cooking skills are very limited, most of which are for non-vegetarian meals. What cookbooks are good beginners guides for vegetarians inexperienced in making vegetarian meals? This is an older book, but has some good, simple recipes: Quick Vegetarian Pleasures: More than 175 Fast, Delicious, and Healthy Meatless Recipes by Jeanne Lemlin This is another [...]

Angela Stokes on CNN News: Raw Food Weight Loss

See Angela Stokes of http://www.RawReform.com in a two minute Raw Food Weight Loss Special with Dr. Sanjay Gupta on CNN’s “Fit Nation”. Angela released 160 pounds with a Raw Food Lifestyle. Premiered on CNN News September 23rd, 2008. Duration : 0:2:2 addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vegan123.com%2Fraw-food%2Fangela-stokes-on-cnn-news-raw-food-weight-loss’; addthis_title = ‘Angela+Stokes+on+CNN+News%3A+Raw+Food+Weight+Loss’; addthis_pub = ”; Technorati Tags: Angela, CNN, de, [...]