Recently I noticed a lively conversation over at Kevin Gianni’s Renegade Health Blog about thoughts on a complete 100% raw food diet.
Kevin mentioned since he wasn’t 100% raw, he couldn’t comment on some aspects of the diet and invited others to share their thoughts.
Being 100% raw for over 3.5 years, I thought I could share some insight. Basically, here’s what I wrote.
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Here’s a brilliant example of what happens when you’ve been eating healthy, choosing a vegan raw lifestyle and then decide to eat ‘normal’, like most of America does.
Being a regular customer at Whole Foods for some time, I’ve had a chance to notice what they sell and who normally shops there.
After a recent visit I’ve come to the conclusion that contrary to popular belief, Whole Foods IS NOT a health food store in my opinion.
Why?
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And although in our consumer driven, commercial world where foods of all types are available most everywhere and at most times of the year, there is a great benefit in eating seasonally as well as locally.
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