my journey to raw

july 2007 i decided to bite the bullet and "go raw."  immeasurably inspired by my visit to NYC's pure food and wine, i figured it was worth a try. 

things i had already given up before going raw:

beef

dairy

refined sugars

packaged foods

things i was still eating that i needed to give up:

fish

eggs

cooked food

alcohol (wine at that point)

it wasn't easy and it wasn't simple.  

it was certainly worth it though.  

for all that i "gave up" i gained things that were so much more important:

1. no more colds or sore throats

2. no more hypothyroidism

3. no more anemia

4. no more apathy/sense of "lack of purpose" on earth

5. no more mood swings

6. effortless weight loss

7. increased strength and endurance

8. unexpectedly marked spirituality

9. a completely new positive outlook on life, awakening to its infinite possibility

in fact, it all happened so fast i got a little scared and went back to eating cooked food for dinner for about 5 months before i was ready to really embrace all that i was being offered.  

my goal is to inspire others to embrace this lifestyle.  it is not a fad diet.  it is common sense that exposing something to heat would destroy it.  our bodies, like all living bodies, were not designed to take in denatured, processed and reconstituted pseudo-food.  but don't take my word for it, see for yourself!