Blatant Raw Foodist Propaganda

by Joe Alexander

There are dozens and hundreds of diets and books on diet and diet experts and ideas on diet in circulation today. Most people live on an omnivorous diet, that is, anything that is possible to chew up and swallow and live long enough to tell about, they will eat. Raw foodists maintain that only uncooked foods are fit to be eaten, that cooked food is the cause of virtually all disease and is always harmful to some extent. A cooked-food eater will, if he or she adopts a raw food diet, come to feel lighter, more energetic, and just happier about being alive.

Genres: Health

164 pages, Paperback

First published May 3, 1990

Reviews

[Noah · Rating 2 out of 5]

You have to admire anyone who uses the term "New Age" unselfconsciously.

I picked up this book at a used bookstore in 2006 because I wanted to nudge myself toward raw foods. Despite the kookiness, I guess, in a way, this book was successful because his enthusiasm is adding to my motivation to go raw. Heck, I had raw lasagna for lunch. (Yummy.)

I did appreciate chapter 3, "Some notable raw foodists and their teachings," for some historical perspective that can be lacking in the more recent books (this one dates from 1990). In particular I will attempt to check out the book Raw Eating by Arshavir Ter Hovannessian and the work of Arnold Ehert, whom Alexander describes as enthusiastic. And how could I pass up Viktoras Kulvinskas's book Survival into the 21st Century, which Alexander says "has become an all-time New Age classic."

[Natacha · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a surprise, sometimes I would forget I was reading a book published in 1990 (or even before), the author was so up-to-date with so many themes. Probably one of the best books on raw food diet (and so many more related subjects) I have read, written in an intelligent and funny manner. A very enjoyable read.

[Heidi · Rating 2 out of 5]

the title says it all. interesting perspective on raw foodism, unlike any other's i've encountered.

[Rita · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's what the title says it is...

[Benjamin · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am 100% behind raw foodism, but this was not the greatest book. If you want info on Raw Foodism, you are much better off watching Dan McDonald's Life Regenerator videos on youtube.