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FREE Chapter From My New Raw Food Book

Below I’m posting an entire, unedited free chapter from my new upcoming book, tentatively called the “Raw Food Controversies” (Title in progress!)

This book tells my story of how I got into raw foods, vegetarianism, and health back in 1996, how I got extremely sick eating the wrong kind of raw diet, all the lies that are being told in the raw food movement, and the lessons I have learned along the way.

The Mystery of the French Paradox

If there’s a country and culture that is universally admired and hated at the same time it’s France.

I’m here in Paris right now as part of our Raw Trip Around the World, trying to avoid the temptation of freshly baked croissants and instead wondering why everybody loves France and it’s cuisine (except raw-foodists).

Eating Raw, Vegan and Vegetarian in Budapest, Hungary

(taken by me while sitting on top of a moving double decker bus!)

By Veronica Grace

After our short stay in the Czech Republic for Freshness Week we headed off to Budapest, Hungary.

Basil in Green Smoothies…? not Bad!

I just came back from a raw food event in the Czech Republic, a week long retreat of raw foods, meditation, yoga and other alternative approaches.

The 15 most effective things you can do to dramatically boost your health and immune system TODAY

Iceland Update

I’ve always wanted to visit Iceland, ever since I read about it in GEO (a magazine similar to National Geographic in France), where I learned all about their hot springs, geothermal energy, and saw pictures of the amazing landscapes.

How to Live 100 Years — The Blue Zones Revealed

How to Live 100 Years: the Blue Zones Revealed!

I just read an interesting book called “The Blue Zones” which researched areas of the world that have an unusual concentration of centenarians (people reaching the age of 100).

Raw Food Diet Mistakes

UPDATE! My new book Raw Food Controversies is now available! Get your copy here

A few months ago, I had the visit of Kevin Gianni and his wife Annmarie to Costa Rica, and Kevin and I had the chance to discuss some raw food controversies.

Is Distilled Water Bad for You?

Distilled Water and Health

“I heard that drinking distilled water can leech minerals from your body. Is this true?”

A lot of people believe distilled water to be dangerous based on information read on the Internet or other Natural Health Book.

Rethinking Food Combining Rules on the Raw Foods Diet

The other day I was eating a delicious salad made with the following ingredients:

– Crisp romaine lettuce– Sweet and ripe raw corn– Garden-ripen tomatoes– Diced mango– Small amount of avocado– Fresh herbs picked from the garden– Lemon juice

I can’t express how delicious this salad was.

The Top 10 Myths About Eating Fruit, Part 2

If you missed the first part of this article, click here to read it

Myth # 6 — Today’s fruits are too hybridized and contain too much sugar.