Living Testimonies to Raw Food
Thousands of people have recorded the effects of switching to a raw food diet. A raw food diet has been found to cure the body of many illnesses, minor and major. And, if we eat foods with all their nutrients intact, we are then given a high degree of protection from illness for the rest of our lives.
Let’s hear from those whose lives have been transformed by a high raw foods diet:
Angela Stokes
My weight had steadily increased since my thyroid gland went under-active aged 11. By 16, I was 16 stone (224lbs/101kg) and my weight increased with my age, a stone a year, until by age 21, at my university graduation in 2000, I was 21 stone (294lbs/133kg). That was the heaviest I reached and when my health began to suffer so much that I thought I had diabetes, I knew this couldn't continue. Two summers later I was introduced to the idea that revolutionised my life. A friend lent me 'The Raw Family' by the Boutenkos - a testimonial book about eating mainly or only raw foods for optimum health. I was utterly absorbed - I'd never been interested in diets, health fads or slimming aids and suddenly it seemed the right answer was in my hands. I began the very next day and the improvements in my health over the next weeks were astonishing. You could almost see the weight burn off me - I'll never forget seeing my collar bone again for the first time in years; my skin and hair quality improved dramatically, my energy soared and I was filled with vitality and a new hunger - for real life. Within just a month of going raw, I had my first boyfriend in over 5 years - I was thrilled and increasingly inspired and dedicated to my new lifestyle. I found that as I became less of myself physically, I became more of myself as a whole person. I began to open up in ways that I hadn't found possible before, allowing truth, honesty and trust to develop. I had been locked up in that body for so long and now the real me was appearing and generating much interest, especially from men. ;) It's been over five years since I started eating raw and I'm happier than I've ever been - I'm now UK dress size 10, can wear whatever clothes I like, eat delicious raw food daily and take great pleasure in treating myself well. Read more about Angela at http://www.rawreform.com |
Back in 2002, I was 23 years old, about 19 stone (266lbs/120kg), UK dress size 26-28 and lost in miserable cycles of a non-existent love-life, uncontrollable overeating and complete denial. My pride stopped me discussing my weight with even my closest friends and if anyone tried to broach the subject with me, I strongly resented them for 'interfering'.Markus Rothkrantz (Are you a man in your twenties? Look forward 25 years…what physique would you like to have? Would you rather look ‘normal’, or like Markus?) ‘I was born with a weak immune system. I got sick all the time and by my late 20s I was having heart problems. After years of trying everything I am now younger than I was back then in so many ways. I don’t get sick anymore. The answer is so simple, it’s almost funny. Forget doctors, pills and fad diets. Stop cooking your food!’ Markus has also watched his father rid himself of prostate cancer. ‘My father got aggressive prostate cancer in his mid 70s and totally got rid of it in two months by doing four enemas a day and consuming nothing but fresh organic veggie and fruit juices (no solid food) and some herbs. He got exercise, fresh air, sunlight, and flushed his body so clean, it could function again.’ Take a look at Markus’s sites: |
Tony Thorpe Tony had heard of people curing themselves of serious diseases by not eating cooked food, but had thought it was only the seriously ill who needed to eat raw. A friend told him about ‘Nature’s First Law’ (authors Wolfe, Arlin, Dini). ‘A light went on in my head’. Tony craved beer initially, then after a couple of months let it go. When he did have a beer, he felt ill afterwards. He also found himself getting ill, or feeling sleepy, after occasional cooked food. Before raw – no matter how much Tony trained – he always had flab around his midriff. After a few weeks of raw food this was gone. He had always had dry skin on his face and had used moisturiser. After raw, his skin was soft and supple. The bags under his eyes disappeared and so did dandruff. Tony had had chronic sinus problems since babyhood. After raw, he found he could breathe through his nose again! For five years he had been going greyer. Then the grey stopped, and Tony says that his hair started turning back to its original colour! Tony waved goodbye to BO, athlete's foot, and experienced greater energy and stamina, with a dramatic increase in strength. |
Dan Charming ‘I’m Italian. I’m 35. I live in London. I have been a rawist since I was 15 years old; my mum has been my biggest mentor and teacher. Since 15 years old I refused to take antibiotics, pain killers, aspirins and any form of chemical medicine. As a result my immune system is extremely strong. I never had any single cold, flu, sore throat, cold sore etc in 20 years. I know it may sound impossible but it is the truth!’ |
A T Hovannessian ‘By means of raw-eating not only have I saved my life, but I have also freed myself from all those illnesses that used to torment me continually and I have completely driven away from me the haunting spectre of early death. At the age of sixty-one, when cooked-eaters stop working and go into retirement, I have regained the health, strength, vigour and energy of a young man of twenty-five. For months on end I work sixteen hours a day, without experiencing the least feeling of weariness. |
And for more ‘Before and Afters’ check out this site:
http://www.welikeitraw.com/rawfood/raw-food-before-and-after-photos.html
There are some amazing stories here, including the benefits of raw food for those who would like to gain weight, build muscle etc.
And, finally, there are many testimonials (available on the internet and in published form) from people who are convinced that raw food was responsible for their recovering from major illness such as cancer and MS - diseases they had been told were ‘incurable’ and could at best only be ‘managed’.
Do you want to be ‘normal’,
or do you want life?
Go raw, for life!