Here is a raw chocolate recipe that a friend of mine gave me. Feel free to experiment an add more or less of the ingredients. You can get very creative with this. Add peanut butter, almond butter, etc for a peanut butter cup type of chocolate or try adding orange zest. I just love chocolate [...]

This information is from the June issue of Fitness Rx magazine.
Most people know that sunblocks within SPS factor of 15 or more protect the skin against caner-producing UV rays. Many foods are protective, too. Niva Shapira from Tel Aviv University in Israel suggested nutritional techniques to protect the skin against the sun’s rays. Antioxidants such [...]

“Eat Only Foods That Will Eventually Rot”. This is another rule from Michael Pollan’s book Food Rules. The more processed the food is, the longer the shelf life, and the less nutritious a food typically is. Real food is alive and will eventually die. (There are exceptions to this rule. Honey will last for centuries.)

Michael Pollan is the author of two of my favorite books about food and eating (In Defense of Food and Omnivore’s Dilemma). A few days ago, I picked up a book another Michael Pollan book that camee out in 2009 called Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual. This book is fantastic because it’s simple. At top [...]

I’m gearing up for the first day of my 30 day raw food challenge. The plan is to be a raw foodist for the next 30 days. I’m going to write about all of the mental and physical changes that I go through. I’m also going to keep a complete log of everything I eat [...]