Raw Lau

The animals people regularly eat are social, intelligent, emotional creatures. Many times it is easy to disassociate the living being from the hamburger, but animals are actually smart cookies. Chickens are smarter than dogs, cats, and even some primates. When chickens lay eggs in natural settings, mother hens teach her chicks several calls while sitting on […]

Pigs live in equally horrible conditions on factory farms and are confined to tiny stalls stacked on top of each other. These extremely crowded conditions cause them to exhibit signs of anxiety such as compulsively chewing on the bars of their crates. Pigs have flesh cut out of their ears, pieces of their teeth removed […]

When you think of a cow, you picture a large black and white mammal grazing on a lush green pasture. Unfortunately, factory farms aren’t so luxurious. Cows spend their lives on extremely crowded feed lots. They are forced to endure painful procedures without any anesthetic such as branding, dehorning (with a paste that burns out the […]

When I’m not eating a completely raw diet, I choose to eat vegan. Meat is not healthy (as you’ll learn in the next few days), and chicken is ranked (by Men’s Health magazine) as the #1 food you should never eat due to its high rate of bacterial contamination. More than 99 percent of chickens […]

Most of the animal products consumed by humans come from factory farms which allow for the mass production of meat. Enormous amounts of pigs, cows, chickens, and turkeys are raised in small, confined spaces to produce meat, eggs, and milk. Animals are packed on top of each other and live in their own filth of pee, poop, and […]

We are a nation of overfed but undernourished people. We typically rely on a diet based on meat and very little fresh fruits and vegetables. This diet is deficient in many nutrients that are only found in plant sources. We need these nutrients (including fatty acids, linoleic, and linolemic acids), and cannot synthesize them ourselves. […]

Don’t reward yourself with food. You are not a dog! Do you think about what you eat? Do you eat to feel full? For a reward? For a treat? Because you are bored? Upset? There are many reasons why you might eat, but one should come before all the rest – to fuel your body. […]

Jeez, I can smell you from here. Since going raw, my sense of smell is near super power quality. I’ve become more aware of the scents around me, which unfortunately are not always pleasant. I am surprised by this change, as it’s not one I heard much about, but I like this new difference. My […]

I love avocado. It’s one of my favorites because of its versatility. I use it in all types of recipes, even desserts. Avocados get a bad rep because of their high fat content. But do you really think mother nature would create an unhealthy fruit? Avocados contain monounsaturated fat, which are the healthy kind that […]

Since I’ve started this blog, several people have asked me about the raw food cost of this lifestyle because I am buying so much fresh produce. Timothy Ferriss refers to this in his book, The 4-Hour Body, as the “six-pack tax, the nominal fee you pay to be lean.” However, I don’t completely agree that […]