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So, I've been asked to write an article about raw food for a local entertainment magazine. I was so excited about this and had so many ideas running, and then, they let me know, it was only 300 words. 300 words!!! How does one capture the idea of raw living in only 300 words? The editors want me to cover the following:

List anything you think are the most interesting aspects about the trend toward going raw.

Talk about why some people have started the diet and why others should start.

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So...

Life's been pretty tough lately. I've finished my student teaching (which was non-paying for six months) and now due to Washoe County's budget cuts, they're not hiring any new teachers at all this year. I have gone around schools and most administrators think they'll be two years out before hiring any new teachers. I've been working toward this for so long and have sort of hit a wall. So, I've been job searching all over the place from bartending to copy editing to restaurant serving. Non… Continue

Day 3

Mmmmm today was a good day. Breakfast was a green smoothie consisting of apple, maca, coconut water, kale, and kiwi. I had some avocados with sea salt along with a TON of blueberries for lunch!

When I got home this evening, I made some flaxseed cracker mix. Here is a picture of it before it went into the dehydrator:

Then I decided to make a delicious spicy avocado soup. It

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Three amazing communities-- The Yogic Lounge, BohoCrush, and Võd are hosting a raw food challenge for the month of March in Reno!

I've taken my time with transitioning--three months to be exact--because I wanted to slowly introduce my body to raw food. I am a food FANATIC and knew this was going to be especially tough if I just jumped right into a solely raw diet right away. Three months later, here I am, about 85% raw, and I'm making the plunge!

My goal for the month of March is to make the s… Continue

Fever! The aches!! Cough! Stuffy nose! Thus is my current state of health :-(


This couldn't all occur at a worse time either!


I went into Võd today (the raw deli in Reno) and asked for some advice. I met Ben who works there, and he told me to eat much much less and try to predominantly live off of water with cayenne, ginger, and lemon. He said that the body will then flush out the toxins much easier and more intensely (meaning you may feel worse initially but the "bug" will go away much fast… Continue