Can A Raw Food Diet Help You Lose Weight? – Show #13

food - fruit n vegNo matter where you look – television, magazines, or even billboards – there are ads for weight loss companies and diet plans. With obesity being an epidemic, people are trying to lose weight in record numbers.

I’m pleased to continue my talk this week with Kevin Gianni of Renegade Health as we further discuss the benefits of eating a raw food diet and how it can help you to lose weight.

Kevin explains how a raw food diet improves your awareness about what you eat so you make much healthier choices. He also tells us about his friend who has lost 200 pounds (yes! his starting weight was 400 pounds!) in two years by changing his eating habits and following a raw food diet.

Kevin also answers listeners’ email questions, such as “What do you eat for breakfast on a raw food diet?”, “Can you still have the benefits of a raw food diet if you don’t follow it 100% ?” and “Is there any special equipment I need to follow a raw food diet?”

You don’t want to miss this show!

Diana Walker, Cravings Coach

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Vegetarian, Vegan, Raw Foodist: What Do These Labels Mean? – Show #12

Pomme jaune du jardinIn our quest for good health and longer living, we so often hear the terms vegetarian, vegan and even Raw Food Enthusiasts and Raw Foodists. But do you know what those labels mean and how they differ from one another?

I’m very pleased to be joined again by Kevin Gianni of  Renegade Health and he discusses these differences in Part 2 of our interview together. Very simply, each of these lifestyles puts you more in touch with nature, or gives you a heightened awareness of the world around you.

No matter which of these philosophies you subscribe to, all three will improve your overall health, increase your energy, and make you more aware of the toxins in our everyday world.

Diana Walker, Cravings Coach

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What Is A Raw Food Diet? – Show #11

Veg Box SundayHow have you managed my little challenges of limiting your intake of coffee and soda? Have you been able to achieve these small baby steps in order to improve your overall health?

My guest this week is Kevin Gianni of Renegade Health  and he is a firm believer in taking those baby steps so the changes you make will last you a lifetime. In Part 1 of my interview, Kevin explains how he became an advocate of the raw food diet, the experts who have influenced and taught him about health, and how he has been able to change his eating and health over an 8 year period.

Kevin Gianni went from a “Beer Slugging Loser” (his words!) to a Fitness Expert, teaching Holistic, Healthy Living.  Kevin explains what raw food is, how your body adjusts to dietary changes, and how you can still be successful eating raw foods even if you don’t follow all the rules 100%. Trying to live up to any label – in this case, eating 100% raw foods – will lead you to feeling guilty and shameful if you vary the plan.

The key to making any dietary changes is to adjust these changes so they fit into your life. This is not a short term plan – this is a lifestyle change.

Diana Walker, Cravings Coach
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