Date: 16 Feb 2010 Comments: 0

When her thyroid became under active, Angela Stokes started packing on the pounds.

She got up to 300 lbs. Very unwell and very miserable.

According to her story, a  raw food diet changed all that.

One day while working in a greenhouse the light came on. This is what I have been waiting for, this is what I have been searching for. 160 pound weight loss later, she shares her story with others.

The heart of the diet is:

• Nuts
• Seeds
• Fruits
• Vegetables
• In an unheated, unprocessed condition.

Starting out on the Raw Food Diet, the Easier Way

I like her recommendation, start out slow. In the beginning, go with 50% raw or better. I think that is good advice. A 100% raw diet is really too extreme for most people and may not even be healthy in the long run, in my humble opinion. Personally I like to eat  a good percentage of raw foods. Somewhere around 70% raw is good for me. A little bit of meat helps to match my metabolic type and still keep a good pH alkaline balance.

I clearly feel more energy. I can eat as much food as I like, and not worry about putting on excess weight.