Archive for the ‘Raw Food Discussions’ Category

Raw Food Diet and Bone Health

Friday, August 24th, 2007

There is a common believe that raw food vegetarians are inclined to having osteoporosis due to a lower bone mass. It is true that those who practice a raw food diet have thinner bones with lower mineral density. However it is the only biological marker that usually indicates a case of increased chance for bone fractures. (more…)

Raw Food for Pets

Friday, August 17th, 2007

Smiling DogThe wave of raw food notion has spread much further than just a diet concept for us, humans. It should not come as surprise that animals can benefit from eating living foods just as much as we do. This idea was transformed into something that is now may be known to many pet owners as Biologically Adequate (Appropriate) Raw Food or BARF, for short. In spite of the odd sounding abbreviation, which hardly can constitute anything healthy, the concept of raw food for pets has the same goals as the raw food diet for humans. (more…)

Why We Fail to Stay on the Raw Food Diet!

Thursday, August 16th, 2007

thinking_alone.jpgThe intent of this article is not to convince you to stay on the raw food diet but to help you overcome possible frustrations that you may encounter in the beginning of your transformations. 

Besides lacking mental eagerness to maintain feeding our bodies in a healthy manner there might be other reasons most of us will get off the diet quite soon after we start.  It takes more than just the will to eat raw food.  (more…)