Category — Diets

Raw food restaurants are being seen in more and more locales all across the United States and other countries as well, and as a result vegetarians are very happy to have more choices. This increase in restaurants that feature raw foods is just a part of the living food movement that is flourishing and which is bringing some new ideas in taste, color and texture to American restaurant goers.

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As an increasing number of people are interested in how to reverse aging, increase energy, lose weight and generally feel better. There has also been more focus on the many benefits of cleansing and detox programs that purge toxins from the body. Those who advocate eating raw food are also vocal about using a raw food detox as the best type of cleansing.

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With new diet schemes being introduced to the market constantly, there is a new approach to eating and losing weight that is quietly gaining a following. And, it seems that this approach has much less to do with lose weight diet fads and more to do with lasting principles. It is called intuitive eating. Eating spontaneously is all about getting in touch with the food and nutrition that your body truly needs.

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If you have even glanced at any kind of health or fitness magazine or website within the last couple years, then you have no doubt seen numerous references to various cleansing and detoxifying programs. There is good reason for cleansing diet programs and detox diets to be in the news and media so much. They are simply beneficial to the body and can improve energy, health and vitality.

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We are in an age when there is more emphasis than ever on diet and nutrition, and a better understanding of the connection between nutrition and health consequences. In the midst of much talk and debate about the effects of diet on health, the raw food diets have received a great deal of attention because these plans deliver high nutrition while reducing preservatives and additives, which are increasingly connected to health and weight problems.

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The hippies of yesteryear are part of the baby boomers generation, and today some are rapidly entering their golden years. These later years have always been filled with wrinkles, health problems and generally slowing down, but the boomers seem to be hell-bent on holding off the aging process as much as possible. This has made many health related topics very popular, including the lifestyle of living raw and raw food books, which are often found in the possession of boomers that are looking for anti-aging solutions.

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For a number of years, even decades, people who followed the raw vegan diet were small in numbers. They were even considered to be a fringe element and not at all part of the mainstream. But in the last several years, there has been a movement afoot that has made “living raw” more acceptable, or at least better known. Some signs of the increased popularity and acceptance of a raw food lifestyle can be seen in the increase in raw food books that are on the market, as well as an increasing number of raw food restaurants in more and more cities.

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People who follow a raw food diet are generally interested in improving their health and vitality by consuming the bulk of their nourishment in the form of unprocessed and uncooked foods. In addition, most people who advocate raw food diets also are champions of choosing organic foods whenever possible. Those who are committed to eating raw food as a lifestyle are often called raw foodists or are said to be practicing raw foodism.

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For many people, the first time they ever heard the term “fruitarian” was in a brief and comical scene in the popular movie, “Notting Hill.” And, while there was a bit of fun made about the woman who identified herself as a fruitarian, the fact of the matter is that there are people who are quite serious and dedicated about following what is known as a fruitarian diet.

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