You will never count calories, fat grams, or carb grams, or measure food again

Conventional dieting is nothing short of sheer torture. I've been there countless times. You can't eat anything that tastes really good (not in satisfying quantities, anyway) and you're starving all the time, which means, of course, you're also grumpy all the time! The Raw Food Detox Diet is different; you are going to eat so well that you will quickly realize that you will be able to do this (with pleasure) your entire life.

You will see results even without deliberate exercise

While there is no doubt that our bodies need lots of motion, flexing, and fluidity for optimum performance, those of you who think you have to be a slave to an exercise regimen are in for the best news of your life: you can reach your perfect shape without any formal exercise when you apply these steps. Your skin tone will also improve because your cells are going to become healthier and tighter. Most of my Manhattan clients do a little more than the normal to-and-fro walking that the city demands.

You will eat liberal amounts of rich, satisfying foods

After years of eating according to this program (which followed years of mainstream dieting and the common physical ailments that go with it), I still constantly remark on how fortunate I am to have discovered this way of living and eating. My clients and I eat delicious foods in hearty, unmeasured quantities—delights that are contraband and taboo in "Dietland." Great-tasting, fulfilling eating experiences are our birthright and so is a gorgeous, healthy body. The mistake is that we think these two desirables are mutually exclusive. I'm going to show you why they need not be. But before I do, I want to give you a little sneak peek at the variety of choices you're going to enjoy when you embrace the Raw Food Detox Diet:

Avocados

Sweet potatoes

Whole grain pasta

Nuts

Dried fruits

Pure maple syrup

Fresh fruit and fresh, fruit juices

Wine

Eggs

Whole grains

Raw honey

Whole grain bread products

Raw ice cream

Raw and whole grain cookies

Raw goat cheese

Chocolate

Fish (optional)

Organic meats (optional)

Organic butter and cream

With so many online resources and exceptional new health food chain stores, you can get the items from this book's menu and recipe sections wherever you are in the world! You will also note that there is minimal preparation needed for the raw food dishes included in the recipe section. There is absolutely no need for dehydrator trays or sprouting for these decadent dishes!

You will open the flood gates for improvements in every area of your life

I want you to think of the Raw Food Detox Diet in much larger terms than just what you eat. This program affects how you live. When you embrace the principles in this book, your life is going to improve in both large and small ways. You are going to be clearer mentally and more centered emotionally. Cleaning your body is likely going to trigger a desire to clear and cleanse your living space to reflect the inner cleansing that is taking place. You are more than likely going to feel inspired to create more clarity in your communications with others and live from a more honest space. With this inner cleansing will come a greater sense of confidence in yourself and honor for your fellow man. On a more physical level, you are going to experience greater levels of wellness and be less dependent on medications and fears relating to illness. This program is a great lifestyle enhancer in so many obvious and subtle ways—it would be impossible to name them all. Once you experience life at this level, it's unlikely that you'll want to go back to your previous habits.

You will achieve fast results that will last—even improve—over a lifetime

Detoxifying the body through raw foods is a way of living. The goal is not to detox and then "retox," but rather to learn how to love eating for constant improvement, reaching higher and higher levels of health and leanness. One of the legion problems with traditional diets is that no one wants to maintain them long term. While the Raw Food Detox Diet starts to work as early as your first meal, it's created to offer the best living experience available, so that you'll want to make this your permanent lifestyle.

Copyright © 2005 by Natalia Rose