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  The “Raw Foods” Lifestyle? What’s That?

  Posted on March 20, 2012

  by Jane Smith, Raw Foods Instructor “The ‘Raw Foods’ Lifestyle? What’s that?” That was my question several years ago when I was making my way through life as a vegetarian. At the time, I was a lacto-ova vegetarian, which means that I ate eggs and dairy, but no meat. Lacto-ova vegetarianism was a good life. I was 20-30 pounds overweight, give or take. My blood pressure, while higher than normal, was well-controlled by three medications I took daily. I rode my bike (even when my knees bothered me), swam regularly, had regular sessions of yoga and worked out with weights at home. I guess you could say that life was OK. My Introduction to the Raw Foods Diet I was introduced to the concept of raw foods as a diet [...]

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