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Is a Raw Food Diet Riddled with Deficiencies?

Raw reader Anne recently sent me this: Here is something I read and this is the type of thing that makes me scared of the raw food world: http://www.webmd.com/diet/guide/raw-food-diet?page=2 Don’t be scared, Anne! The claims in the link you provided—It’s a WebMd article titled “Is the Raw Food Diet Healthy?”—are easily debunked. Here, I’ll show [...]

December 8, 2011   10 Comments

Vitamin B12 Myths: Ditch the Dogma

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 [...]

November 27, 2011   4 Comments

What Really Happens After a Big Fruit Meal (Video)

I just have to preface this by saying that I really love getting emails from my raw readers. Even though I don’t always have the time to respond, I do read through every email that I get and I really, really appreciate any and all questions and feedback. That said, there are some emails I [...]

November 7, 2011   144 Comments

Does Fruit Cause Blood Sugar Yo-Yoing?

Raw reader Leslie believes it does: It seems to me, having lots of fruit at Breakfast will send a person’s blood sugar up, then the body will send it back down causing a feeling of hunger. Blood sugar will yo-yo. Seems to me, protein with any meal is a good idea. If you agree that fruit [...]

October 16, 2011   6 Comments

Sometimes You’ve Just Got to Roll With the Punches

It’s eleven in the morning at the time of this writing and I should be on a plane headed toward New York to attend the Woodstock Fruit Festival. Instead, I’m in bed writing this email to you. Why? Because the universe hates me. Okay, not really. It’s because I hurt my back Sunday night. I [...]

August 18, 2011   15 Comments