Colin T. Campbell, PhD: Dr. Campbell has studied the effects of nutritional status on long term health. He wrote The China Study: Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health, one of the most comprehensive studies of health and nutrition ever conducted. The book discusses the connection between diet and heart disease, obesity, diabetes, common cancers, autoimmune disease. Visit him online at www.thechinastudy.com.

Joel Furhman, MD: Because Dr. Fuhrman is an MD who takes a holistic approach to treating patients, he is a featured physician in Chapter 14 of this book. He has published many books that contain principles of a raw food diet including: Eat to Live: The Revolutionary Formula for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss, Disease-Proof Your Child: Feeding Kids Right, and Fasting and Eating for Health: A Medical Doctor's Program for Conquering Disease.

Gabriel Cousens, MD, MD (H): Dr. Cousens is a licensed M.D., licensed M.D.(H) (homeopathic physician), Diplomate of the American Board of Holistic Medicine, Diplomate in Ayurvedic Medicine, psychiatrist and family therapist, and creator of Whole Person Healing (WPH) 3-day personal holistic health evaluation. His book Conscious Eating is a classic 800-page nutritional tomb. Visit him online at www.gabrielcousens.com.

Natalia Rose: Natalia Rose is a dietician with a private practice in New York City. In her books, she presents a mainstream approach to transitioning to a raw diet. She also provides some good recipes for both raw foodists and main stream healthy eaters. Her books include Raw Food: Life Force Energy and The Raw Food Detox Diet: The Five-Step Plan for Vibrant Health and Maximum Weight Loss.

Joshua Rosenthal: Joshua Rosenthal is a nutritional counselor and founder of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. His book, Integrative Nutrition: Feed Your Hunger for Health & Happiness serves as the keystone for a comprehensive training and nutritional certification program held in conjunction with Columbia University. The philosophy of the institute is that each individual needs a dietary plan developed specifically for them.

Pure Food and Wine
Pure Food and Wine is a gourmet food restaurant in New York City that can make the transition from a typical American diet to an all raw diet easy for almost anyone. The restaurant is owned and managed by Sarma Melingailis and serves dinner every night of the week. One Lucky Duck is the restaurant's take-away and Internet site tucked right around the corner. There, you can enjoy an amazingly indulgent bowl of ice cream (made with coconut meat and agave), chocolate pudding, or a myriad of other desserts, and not feel guilty.

Awesomefoods
Awesomefoods is a wholesale and internet raw food service. I order freshly prepared raw food meals that are delivered directly to my door a few times a month from Awesomefoods. There is an extra fee for overnite delivery and the insulated container, but the quality and consistency of the food is worth the expense. Bruce & Marsha Weinstein, from the suburbs of Philadelphia, are the creators of Awesome Foods.

They make mostly food that is unsweetened, however, their sweet prepared foods are made with agave nectar as the sweetner. Agave nectar is very low on the glycemic index. This means that it does not cause a strong insulin reaction, unlike dates and honey, which are very high on the glycemic index.

High Vibe
High Vibe is a raw retail grocery store and an internet site owned and managed by Robert Dagger, a nutritionist in New York City. The store and site have an excellent selection of raw food ingredients and snacks. The store and site also stock a comprehensive supply of raw food books, organic beauty products and other resources. Bob is a nutritional coach and provides one-on-one counseling in the areas of fasting, cleansing, anti-aging, and increasing energy.

Arnold's Way
Arnold's Way is a raw and organic café owned and managed by Arnold Kauffman in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. In addition to his own menu of raw meals that you can find on his website, Arnold also sells raw food ingredients, cooking supplies, books, DVDs and rebounders. If you don't live in eastern Pennsylvania, you can see Arnold on YouTube. He has recorded over 30 videos on YouTube.com on raw food preparation and juicing. Arnold has also included many stories of individuals who have reversed very serious disorders through a raw food diet.

The Raw Food Diet Myth
by Ruthann Russo

The purpose of this book is to introduce you to the revolutionary philosophy of raw and living foods by pulling together all of the components, including, but not limited to, diet, into one place. The book provides you with information to make a conscious decision about whether you will, or perhaps already have, incorporated any of the raw and living food philosophy into your own philosophy of living.

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