Raw Lau

I’ve been on a soup kick lately. I thought it may have been because I was missing hot food, but this soup is served cool, and it is absolutely amazing. I must just like the whirl of the blender. I love Thai food. I love the flavors used to season their dishes, especially coconut, lemongrass, […]

Raw foods don’t have to be cold! Although they shouldn’t be hot either, there are several ways to warm up with raw food. Take food out of the fridge to warm them up to room temperature. This might not sound like a big difference, but it helps a lot. Season your food with warming spices. […]

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 […]

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 […]