Before we get into the delicious details of the benefits and beauty that come with an organic raw food lifestyle, let’s all agree on one basic fact of human desire: we all want to be as healthy, vibrant, energized and joyful as possible.  Clearly, the choices we make on a daily basis regarding the food we eat play a pivotal role in how we feel, our outlook on life, and how much energy we have throughout our entire lives.

The classic phrase, “You are what you eat” is one of the very cornerstones of a healthy lifestyle and basis of an organic raw and living foods lifestyle.  And it is simply that – a style of living.  More than just a temporary diet or passing celebrity fad, the organic raw and living foods lifestyle is rooted in personal empowerment, respect for the environment, and creating optimal personal health, pure joy and total well-being.

Raw foods, which can also be living foods or superfoods, are natural, complete whole foods where the powerful enzymes, minerals, nutrients and lifeforce are not exposed to cooking temperatures higher than 118 degrees Fahrenheit.  By keeping whole foods below 118 degrees, we preserve the inherent wisdom, optimal nutrients, healing energy and amazing taste, thereby maximizing the nutritional density and ease of digestibility and assimilation.  A lifestyle incorporating mostly organic raw and living foods has been shown to gently detoxify the body, cleanse the organs and cells of toxins, provide clear radiant skin, strengthen nails, hair, and bones while promoting feelings of euphoria, joy, confidence, focus, grounding and boundless creativity.

Living foods, which may also be raw foods (although not required by definition), contain powerful probiotics and live cultures, which are beneficial microorganisms that maintain a balance of healthy flora in your digestive tract, a major key in lifelong well-being, digestive strength and radiant health.  Living and/or fermented superfoods like miso paste, coconut kefir, kombucha tea, nama shoyu, kim chee, sauerkraut, sprouted nut yogurt, rejuvelac and sprouted kamut, quinoa, seeds and nuts are tremendously rejuvenating and build strong immunity.  In fact, living and fermented foods have been a staple in many Eastern diets for centuries!

A healthy, balanced raw and living foods lifestyle is all about trying new, exciting foods. It’s not about being a perfectionist or giving up any of the current foods you love.  Quite the opposite – it’s a whole new adventure in abundance and exploration!  When you open your mind (and your mouth) to a plethora of amazing and delicious new superfoods, you experience new sensations, healing powers and boundless energy in your life! You can try mind-blowing, delicious superfoods like raw cacao (pure chocolate), goji berries, agave nectar, maca, wild blueberries, acai, jungle peanuts, monoatomic gold Ormus, shilajit, young Thai coconuts, mangosteen, camu camu, durian fruit, lucuma, mucuna, yacon syrup, mesquite powder, reishi mushroom, flax seed, MSM, astragalus root, golden Incan berries, spirulina, chlorella, AFA algae, hemp seeds and exotic, local fresh fruits and vegetables.  Incorporating additional raw organic vegan and living foods into your lifestyle is an epic, ever-expanding new chapter that unfolds in childlike wonder and limitless possibility for optimal health.

Also, the organic raw vegan lifestyle has already gained major acceptance and admiration from celebrities and artists like Alicia Silverstone, Demi Moore, Donna Karan, Howard Stern, Anthony Kiedis, Rick Rubin, Owen Wilson, Smokey Robinson, Adam Yauch, Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady, to name just a few.  Nationally-renowned medical doctors and physicians including Dr. Mehmet Oz, Dr. Gabriel Cousens, Dr. Dean Ornish and Dr. Neal Barnard have all touted the major health benefits from a balanced, whole-food organic vegan lifestyle.

Locally-grown organic fruits and vegetables also help to greatly reduce the carbon footprint of our lifestyles while keeping financial abundance in our local communities.  Your local Farmers Market is a fantastic place to find nutrient-rich, delicious raw foods with unparalleled flavor and taste.  Also, raw superfoods grown by indigenous cultures in Peru, Nepal, China, Ecuador, and Bali allow us tosupport fair-trade agriculture and pay these farmers a living wage for their labor.  Selecting a balance of local, sustainable foods with fair-trade superfoods is a great way to start your journey into an organic raw foods lifestyle.

Simply put, choosing organic raw vegan and living food is a fantastic, simple and very easy way to give yourself more love, respect and gratitude while healing your body.  And let’s face it, you’re going to look, feel and be amazing, sexy, vibrant, confident and totally unstoppable.  It’s like the most fun and delicious preventative medicine ever!  Who wouldn’t want that?

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