The New Year weight loss thing…

It does get tiresome, how each January diet aids are touted in every store and on many websites.  What a down way to start the year – commit to a diet regimen that just doesn’t feel good, and isn’t sustainable.  How about a new approach?  It’s actually very simple, and not in any way faddish or dangerous…eat more raw food!  Raw means food that hasn’t been taken above 118 degrees.  That seems to be the magical temperature above which the enzymes in food, the energy it provides, become inactive.  When food is taken in in its whole, uncooked, unprocessed state, it gives us the anti-oxidants to combat disease and nutrients for energy.  Incorporating raw foods into ones diet can increase immune function, boost energy, and lead to weight loss – the kind that lasts.  The more raw foods we add, the less of the processed, empty foods we crave.  Here is a website to get your wheels turning:  http://www.rawfoodlife.com/Easy_Weight_Loss/easy_weight_loss.htm .  An easily attainable goal is to eat something raw with every meal… whether fruit, vegetable, nuts, it doesn’t matter, just don’t cook everything you eat!!!