A growing number of people are swearing on a raw food diet that uses fresh fruits and veggies as its staples. Cooking food above 115 degrees farenheit destroys many of its best enzymes and anti-oxidants. Supermodel and actress Carol Alt shares in her new book "The Raw 50" how to start a raw diet and keep with it, along with some recipe ideas.

We are surrounded by different books and magazines that claim to know how we ‘should' be eating. No matter if we're overweight or underweight, healthy or ill, there is a diet for us.But the problem lies in the fact that there doesn't seem to be one answer to our diet and health woes. However, the raw food craze seems to be stirring up the medic

Raw foodism is a lifestyle promoting the consumption of uncooked, unprocessed, and often organic foods as a large percentage of the diet. Depending on the type of lifestyle and results desired, raw food diets may include a selectıon of raw fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds (including sprouted whole grains), eggs, fish, meat, and unpasteurized dairy products (such as raw milk, cheese and yogurt).A raw foodist is a person who consumes primarily raw food, or all raw food, depending on how strict the diet is. Raw foodists typically believe that the greater the percentage of raw food in the diet, the greater the health benefits. Members of the raw food community claim that raw food encourages weight loss and prevents and/or heals many forms of sickness and many chronic diseases.