Anyone here know much about this lifestyle? I won't call it a diet, because it seems to be more than that to me. I know someone who does it (she's been doing it for over 2 years) and she has dropped considerable weight and gotten a lot more energy since she started. I understand that I cannot do it because it involves (1) no alcohol and (2) no tea (I'm not sure which I would miss more), but the premise behind it all is somewhat intriguing to me*. This website -
http://www.living-foods.com/ - has a lot of information about it. Note to Flinty, stick with the bananas:
Quote:
[From an article on the living foods site, in response to a question regarding how raw foodists get their protein]
People always ask us how we are able to have great strength without eating any animal products, taking any pills or drugs, or eating any cooked foods whatsoever. The truth is, no natural animal ever tampers with its food. The strongest, most powerful creatures are the herbivores. A gorilla can benchpress 4000 lbs. A gorilla never eats anything except raw plant foods. A chimpanzee looks skinny but it can rip a car door off of its hinges. It's just logic. 99% of human DNA is identical to the chimpanzee. The tribes of chimps that hunt and eat meat are much weaker and don't live nearly as long as all other chimps.
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I'm assuming everyone here thinks the raw foods philosophy is nuts (Nuts!) but I'm curious if there are any differing views.
*I may or may not be turning into some sort of California healthy living freak. Probably not though. I lack the whole willpower thing.
