Posts from — July 2010

In my recent article on eating organic, I mentioned a product called Diatomaceous Earth, or DE.  It’s a natural AND safe product used to prevent and destroy pet infestations by home owners and farmers alike.  It kills all types of insects, including ticks, ants, and fleas. Today, I want to talk a little more about [...]

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One of the arguments for adopting a raw food diet is that raw foods contain enzymes that can aid in human digestion. The idea is that if we consume “living” foods with their enzymes intact, our bodies can actually utilize these enzymes in the digestion of the food. This reasoning has just never sat right [...]

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If you eat and enjoy lots of greens—and if you don’t, you really should—then you are going to love this little recipe. This is a salad that I eat a lot of during the winter months when citrus fruits are at their best, but you can find all of the ingredients year round. Sunshine Salad [...]

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Check out this short video by performer/raw foodist Tonya Kay on transitioning to a raw food diet: This was the first time I had heard of this approach and I think it’s excellent. Basically, Tonya advocates making a list of all of your favorite cooked foods. Only purchase your favorite foods and replace all your [...]

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Last week, I reviewed an essay on evolution and the human diet and concluded with 4 main ways to improve the modern human diet: Eliminate Salt Intake Eliminate Grains and Replace with Fruits and Vegetables, with an emphasis on sweet fruit Exercise Everyday Limit Fat Intake You can find the rest of the article here. [...]

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