Why Go Raw

10 Reasons to Consider Going Raw

10. Traditional doctors recommend eating at least 5 fruits and vegetables a day. You get that for breakfast!

9. Getting on the scale is no longer a dreaded fear because you’re slimming down naturally and it feels like you’re not even trying.

8. You will get more attention in public walking around with a green smoothie in your hand than anything else you can think of.

7. Your energy levels received from organic fruits and vegetables are through the roof (no caffeine required).

6. You no longer have the desire to take  a nap after lunch time so you are way more productive.

5. You can pronounce  ALL the ingredients in everything you ate today.

4. People are drawn to your “glow” and are naturally attracted to you.

3. You are less likely to get sick because your cells have ample nutrients to heal and fight infections

2. Nothing died in order for you to eat today.

1. You experience mental clarity and a rush of positive energy, which in turn you can release into the world, paying it forward.

ADDED BONUS: You’ll never burn your tongue on raw foods!

10 Responses to “Why Go Raw”

1. stella says:

   September 4, 2009 at 10:54 am

   What about the recent harvard study on anti-oxidants: they might even stimulate tumorcells!!!

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   admin Reply:
   September 5th, 2009 at 4:41 am

   Hi Stella,
   If you read a lot of these various studies, you’ll notice a lot of them use words like “might” or “there may be.” We do not believe that anti-oxidants cause any type of stimulation to cancer cells; in fact its quite the opposite. Eating more fruits, veggies, nuts and seeds in their raw form is probably one of the best things you can do for your body. These foods are natural, straight from the earth, and can do wonders for your health. We recommend giving it a try and then listening to your body, then judging for yourself.

   We can say with all certainty that your body will get more nutrients from the aforementioned whole natural foods than from anything sprayed with pesticides, processed, frozen, and prepackaged.

   Good luck to you in your journey to health and wellness. Peace & veggies!

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2. Dale says:

   November 12, 2009 at 8:15 pm

   Great article. I am going to pass this along for you. Thanks

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3. Whitney says:

   December 13, 2009 at 10:09 pm

   Great article. I am going to give it a try. I seem to always be sick. Maybe this will help.

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5. Shea says:

   November 4, 2010 at 3:40 pm

   I love the bonus… ‘you’ll never burn your mouth on raw foods’. Now only if my sometimes uncoordinated lips would cooperate so I wouldn’t bite them from time to time…

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6. Vanessa says:

   November 21, 2010 at 2:45 pm

   I just want the scientific reasons for going raw. What was that doctor on the 1930s who was the first to discover that the immune system reacts to cooked food like it is a foreign invasion? Now that peaked my interest. Heard about it on Food Matters which I was also suspicious about thinking alll. The MLM-ers were having a field day selling their super foods with this movie.

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7. rachael says:

   December 6, 2010 at 10:24 am

   hi, I’m currently a vegan, and was wondering what the difference is(appart from not burning your tongue, of course)and health benefits of just eating raw food?

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   admin Reply:
   January 19th, 2011 at 7:15 pm

   Hi Racheal! The raw food movement is built upon the foundation that you can absorb more vitamins and nutrients from fruits and veggies in their raw form. There is a book by David Wolfe called Eating for Beauty that illustrates this perfectly! There is also another book, (don’t laugh) The Idiot’s Guide to Raw Food. The title is fun but the book has a lot of introductory information on why raw food is so amazing. We would recommend starting there.

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8. Brogan says:

   March 4, 2011 at 11:42 pm

   Interesting article with some valid suggestions. However, “reason number 2″ is wrong as unless you are prepared to only eat raw dirt, all the plants you consume were once living. Therefore, something did die in order for you to eat today, except that it didn’t have a face so it’s still easier to sleep at night.

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