Publisher's Synopsis
"The Biggest Raw Food Controversies Finally Exposed and Debunked.... Discover How to Increase Energy, Strengthen Digestion and Avoid Dangerous Deficiencies" Frederic Patenaude decided to become a raw-foodist in 1996, but after just two years on the diet, his health was falling apart. He thought he was on the best diet in the world, but a mysterious ailment struck him and left him crippled in bed for a month. Since that dreadful experience, Frederic kept searching for the ideal diet. After 14 years, he's ready to reveal it all and expose some of the most well-kept secrets of the raw-food movement that other raw-food leaders don't want you to know. Raw Food Controversies demolishes common raw-food myths and establishes useful guidelines for healthy eating. In this book, the author describes his tumultuous years of trial and error with the raw food diet, and the multiple health problems caused by eating raw the wrong way, while providing useful lessons he's learned along the way. Bringing common sense, science and sanity to the raw food movement, Raw Food Controversies answers important questions that have been avoided for too long. It will be of interest to anyone wishing to improve their health, particularly vegans and raw foodists. In it, you will discover: -What are the top three foods you should NEVER eat raw (and why) -The 6 toxic supplements you should never take (and which ones are useful) -The 100% raw diet vs. the mostly raw diet -What raw-foodists should know about DHA and other essential fatty acids: can you get them on a raw vegan diet? -Superfoods exposed! What you need to know raw cacao, honey, green juice, green powder, coconut oil, agave nectar, acai, spirulina, maca, goji berries, seaweed, and more! * And more!
