Prologue to the Journey

Raw Food.  Whole Living Foods.  Green Smoothies.  Not your typical SAD (Standard American Diet)!  What could possibly bring a person to this point?  A LOT of things!  Take me:  5'3", weight I will post the day we start, I have Type II Diabetes, I'm Hypothyroid, I ache a lot, and my energy level leaves much to be desired!  And for Kenny:  5'11 1/2", borderline diabetic, knee problems, carpal tunnel symptoms, feet hurt most of the time (he is a shipfitter working mostly 11 - 11 1/2 hour days and he works 6 days a week...in steel toe boots), and his energy levels leave much to be desired too!


So what does that have to do with going raw?  EVERYTHING!  I have been reading and researching off and on for the last 10 years about the raw food way of life.  More and more people are turning to this way of eating.  Why?  Because it works on so many levels.  People with cancer seem to reverse the disease.  People with arthritis no longer suffer from pain and move freely again.  Diabetes (type II in particular but it also helps with type I) ceases to exist.  Weight loss ensues, yet on the other hand, people who have never been able to put weight ON can actually gain weight in a very healthy fashion eating like this.  Sleep problems go away.  Concentration and focusing become so much better.  And energy?  Well, I look forward to it, not to mention getting rid of my irritable digestive system (that in and of itself makes it hard for me to even eat much of anything) and clearing up this eczema that has plagued me off and on for years.  


Seeing these "before and afters" gives me much incentive!