The Raw Food diet, which first gained exposure in the 90s, is hot again.
As thin women get thinner, many other women struggle to reach and maintain a healthy weight. Angela Stokes is half the size she was before she tried the Raw Food Diet.
Eating Raw Food was her way of weighing a healthy weight. Angela Stokes was steadily gaining weight because of a thyroid problem which led to her weight ballooning to 300 lbs.
Angela Stokes was sick; she ate junk food constantly and had shut down emotionally. Angela Stokes, believer of eating raw foods only, said weight was also taking a toll on her health as she frequently battled infections and illness.
Stokes had a friend who gave her a book about eating only raw foods, and her journey toward being healthy began.
"I recommend people start out being at least 50 percent raw and go from there," advises Stokes. "Maybe it ends up at some point you are completely raw, maybe not. As long as the majority of the stuff or at least 50 percent is fresh raw food ... then you're tipping the balance in your favor."
Angela Stokes also advises people to start eating things they like such as peaches, plums or spinach and then slowly incorporate more fresh raw foods. She admits the lifestyle can be socially challe
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