Posts from — November 2011

The following excerpt is from the latest issue of my Rawkin’ Raw Newsletter: “Where do you get your B12?” Itʼs one of the many nutritional questions we vegans get asked on a regular basis, but itʼs the only one most of us canʼt seem to answer. And the ones who can answer rarely ever agree [...]

Raw reader Michal wants to know… Hi Swayze, I know that I’m going to face a very difficult time explaining to my family that I won’t have turkey or meat this chirstmas. I haven’t told my family that I have been on a pescatarian diet for two weeks now. My mum and sister are extremely [...]

I once thought so too…until I came to understand two very important concepts: First, if I think I can’t stay raw, then I won’t. If I put myself in such a negative mindset from the get-go, there’s no way I’ll be able to do the things I need to do to succeed. I’ll just be [...]

In response to my latest article on getting enough calcium on a raw food diet, raw reader Sherina asks: A holistic counselor once told me to limit the amount of Swiss chard I ate because it contained a lot of oxalate which actually inhibits the absorption of calcium into the bones. She also said that [...]

Raw reader Tegan asks: One concern i have is people ask me about calcium that i wont be getting enough through just eating raw food, i know like everyone we still need a balanced diet to make sure we get enough vitamins and minerals but can you give me some info on calcium? Great question, [...]