I first heard about Raw Food diets via one of those food spots on CNN. I thought it was the strangest thing. The tv spot showed a raw food version of apple pie and it just did not look appetizing. I have since looked at raw food websites and books out of curiousity and it still seems strange to me. Even though, cooking on a stove or in an oven is not "allowed", there is no problem with using a dehydrator. Recipes I have seen for breads and crackers use a dehydrator.
Raw food advocates can be very vocal and it can quickly become a hot topic. I have personally seen a raw food diet help a family friend with testicular cancer get better, so I'm certainly not going to dismiss it as a fad. This family friend decided that he didn't want chemo or radiation anymore because it made him feel worse than the cancer itself. He turned to a raw food diet against the advice of his oncologist, family and friends. We thought he was just giving up and letting himself die. Four years later, he's in remission and leading a normal life. He's back on "regular" food now, but he credits the raw food diet. This could have been a complete fluke and/or his previous treatments could have been effective, so I'm not advising anyone with cancer to change to a raw food diet.  |