Many people are concerned about the cost of maintaining a raw food diet. Even if you’re not into raw foods, the following discussion pertains to health and healthy lifestyles in general, and I believe you will benefit from reading further.
I’d like to take a step back and ask a couple of questions. First, is it a cost? Second, is it expensive?
Healthy Eating: Is It a Cost?
Your health is an investment, not a cost. In fact, it is arguably the single most important investment you can make in your life — more so than your home, your education, your career, or even your retirement account!
(With the possible exception of investing in your children, although your eating healthily sets a positive example of the life-long skill of loving and taking care of oneself, plus your being healthy and energetic is an indirect investment in them when you are more available and present for them.)
Take a moment to consider the importance of this investment Read more »
In The China Study, father-and-son authors T. Colin Campbell and Thomas M. Campbell II overwhelm you with evidence upon evidence of the relationship between diet and health. A large portion of the book centers around a massive study the authors conducted in China that involved thousands of subjects and set out to find how diet and lifestyle influence cancer. The authors also discuss studies performed by many other researchers on the topics of various other serious diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes.
The information is presented in an accessible and understandable way. There is some technical jargon at times, but it doesn’t get in the way.
This review can be summed up in a single sentence Read more »
What Does Filling Your Car Have To Do with the Raw Food Diet?
As you’re well aware by now, gas prices have shot through the roof. Fast to go up, slow to go down.
Just the other day I received one of those forwarded e-mails from a well-meaning friend.
You’ve probably seen the one. It gives you a bunch of tips about filling up… What exact time to fill up, so you don’t get debris from the underground tank. How to maximize the volume of gas you get due to the temperature. How to fill up and avoid loss of gas in the form of fumes.
People are so concerned about what they put in their cars. And getting the most value out of what they put in.
Heck, there’s even an e-book for sale now about how to fill up at the pump!
Then I stop to think. I wonder how many people Read more »
Raw Food Diet, Raw Food Success | Chuck June 7, 2009 | 
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