The Raw Secrets will help you live sustainably on the raw vegan diet and overcome the problems you may have encountered in doing so. Based on logical principles, the raw vegan diet still often falls short of expectation. Instead of improvements in their health, many people see deterioration. Others experience less rejuvenation than they anticipated, or find themselves unable to maintain balance in the long-term. This results solely from a lack of understanding of the guiding principles of natural diet, from the widespread misinformation about it, and the gross errors that follow. The 31, succinct chapters give unique insights on many topics affecting those considering a high-raw or all-raw diet. Each holds dozens of tips to help you eat a pure, simple, nourishing diet. If you are tired of the same, boring, repetitive information found in nearly every other book on the raw vegan diet, then you're in for a surprise! If you seek groundbreaking research and a fresh perspective on raw eating, you will find them in The Raw Secrets. Here are some topics covered: * The deadly errors of the raw food diet and how to avoid them * The most overlooked and important causes for lack of energy * Why certain foods are poisons and drugs and how to find out which ones to are * An absolutely effective and low-cost way to give up bad habits * All about a healthy diet that doesn't require you to buy special supplements * Sure signs that the diet you're on is not working for you (even if it's raw) * The easiest and best way to transition to a raw food diet
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Frederic Patenaude is the publisher of several newsletters on the raw-food diet and health. He is the author of 3 books and over a dozen courses on nutrition, health and self-improvement.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Frederic Patenaude's first How To book on Raw Foods is very easy to read, broken down into simple topics and chapters. It combines a wealth of knowledge from his previous personal experience working with David Wolfe, Gabriel Cousins, and natural hygienists such as Albert Mosseri and the works he's read by T.C. Fry and Shelton. It brings everything together into one place where it's easy to understand and digest.
It is very interesting to me that he wrote this book after suffering some poor health while on a David Wolfe-style of raw food diet back in the 90s. He seems to have been one of the first to question this idea of eating all raw all the time, and say wait a minute, is this truly healthy? In every case? And looks for answers on how to eat properly with raw food for health, and not just jumping off the deep end into highly complicated recipes and crazy superfoods like a lot of hack raw foodists recommend.
I don't know about you but the thought of sprouting, dehydrating and mixing raw concoctions all day is not my cup of tea or my type of raw food diet. I like to eat fruits and vegetables and smoothies and salads and keep it easy, simple and fun. So I really appreciate that Frederic wades through all the nonsense and confusion on raw food diets and gives good advice on how to do a proper whole food raw food diet.
It can't get any simpler than that. I appreciate that through his struggles he has come through the other side with a lot of good information to share and suggestions on how to not make his mistakes and fail like so many others.
I know lots of people who just waste away on a raw food diet, and look terrible and I bet you they haven't read this book and their complicated dehydrating/superfood diet is not really working it's magic on them. Maybe they should!
Back to basics people. Read this book, you'll be glad you did.
It is very interesting to me that he wrote this book after suffering some poor health while on a David Wolfe-style of raw food diet back in the 90s. He seems to have been one of the first to question this idea of eating all raw all the time, and say wait a minute, is this truly healthy? In every case? And looks for answers on how to eat properly with raw food for health, and not just jumping off the deep end into highly complicated recipes and crazy superfoods like a lot of hack raw foodists recommend.
I don't know about you but the thought of sprouting, dehydrating and mixing raw concoctions all day is not my cup of tea or my type of raw food diet. I like to eat fruits and vegetables and smoothies and salads and keep it easy, simple and fun. So I really appreciate that Frederic wades through all the nonsense and confusion on raw food diets and gives good advice on how to do a proper whole food raw food diet.
It can't get any simpler than that. I appreciate that through his struggles he has come through the other side with a lot of good information to share and suggestions on how to not make his mistakes and fail like so many others.
I know lots of people who just waste away on a raw food diet, and look terrible and I bet you they haven't read this book and their complicated dehydrating/superfood diet is not really working it's magic on them. Maybe they should!
Back to basics people. Read this book, you'll be glad you did.
25 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I really did want to be able to enjoy this book. But, to be honest, it felt more like reading a tabloid than it did consulting a respectable resource for eating raw. And, the frequent self-promotions for the author's website offerings did not help matters.
Sure, Frederic's basic premise for the optimal raw food diet is a sound one: the more fresh fruits and vegetables, the better. But, his rigid attitude towards restricting fats and his insistence that anything that is not a fruit or vegetable is toxic are hard to swallow.
The reality is that the author is neither a nutritionist, a scientist, nor a licensed clinician, yet he takes the liberties of dispensing advice as if he were. Of course, every author has the right to express their opinions, but when these opinions appear to be facts which have potential to threaten the health of others, then a warning needs to be given.
For example, when discussing the best course of treatment for chronically ill individuals, Frederic casually concludes that "There is no danger in stopping all physical exercise and getting as much rest as possible for a few months." (p. 92). Regarding the recommended frequency of "the 24-hour fast," he advises that "this kind of short fast should be done whenever you do not feel entirely like yourself." (p. 173) Eeek!
His book also contains some sketchy conclusions. Based on the fact that breast milk contains 6% protein, he quickly concludes that "Nature determined that humans do not need more than 6% of total calories from protein, even during their most intense growth phase." (p. 38) Huh? It is interesting that he selectively ignores the high fat content of this same breast milk and adamantly insists on an extremely low-fat raw food diet.
Sometimes his advice is just plain goofy. For example, on the matter of the consumption of dried fruits, he notes: "I don't recommend their consumption, except in exceptional circumstances, when fresh fruit is not available. Exceptional circumstances would be for example, a trip to Antarctica, a long hike in the forest, or crossing the Sahara desert. Then you could bring some dried fruit along and eat it." (p. 144)
The intent of this review is not to bash the author or his beliefs. But, it is to warn readers to take what he says with a grain of sea salt (which, by the way, he insists is toxic). There is plenty of valuable information in the book; but I would strongly advise consulting with other sources, as well as with your own body, before accepting these "raw secrets" as the truth.
Sure, Frederic's basic premise for the optimal raw food diet is a sound one: the more fresh fruits and vegetables, the better. But, his rigid attitude towards restricting fats and his insistence that anything that is not a fruit or vegetable is toxic are hard to swallow.
The reality is that the author is neither a nutritionist, a scientist, nor a licensed clinician, yet he takes the liberties of dispensing advice as if he were. Of course, every author has the right to express their opinions, but when these opinions appear to be facts which have potential to threaten the health of others, then a warning needs to be given.
For example, when discussing the best course of treatment for chronically ill individuals, Frederic casually concludes that "There is no danger in stopping all physical exercise and getting as much rest as possible for a few months." (p. 92). Regarding the recommended frequency of "the 24-hour fast," he advises that "this kind of short fast should be done whenever you do not feel entirely like yourself." (p. 173) Eeek!
His book also contains some sketchy conclusions. Based on the fact that breast milk contains 6% protein, he quickly concludes that "Nature determined that humans do not need more than 6% of total calories from protein, even during their most intense growth phase." (p. 38) Huh? It is interesting that he selectively ignores the high fat content of this same breast milk and adamantly insists on an extremely low-fat raw food diet.
Sometimes his advice is just plain goofy. For example, on the matter of the consumption of dried fruits, he notes: "I don't recommend their consumption, except in exceptional circumstances, when fresh fruit is not available. Exceptional circumstances would be for example, a trip to Antarctica, a long hike in the forest, or crossing the Sahara desert. Then you could bring some dried fruit along and eat it." (p. 144)
The intent of this review is not to bash the author or his beliefs. But, it is to warn readers to take what he says with a grain of sea salt (which, by the way, he insists is toxic). There is plenty of valuable information in the book; but I would strongly advise consulting with other sources, as well as with your own body, before accepting these "raw secrets" as the truth.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I found this book packed with information--all backed up with scientific research and personal author experience. If you're new to raw foods or just curious about raw foods or a seasoned raw fooder this book will be helpful to anyone. I found it a good addition to my collection of raw food books.The Raw Secrets: the Raw Food Diet in the Real World, 2nd Edition
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The book you need!
This book is very easy to read. Frederic Patenaude shares his personal experience and has a complete knowledge of nutrition and the raw food way of life. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Jos
knowledge for health
I found this book very helpful and a good reminder to keep doing what I'm doing. I'm vegetarian and trying to include more & more raw. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Madonna Schoonder
Belief systems
Nutrition theories, put into practice,can easily arouse emotional associations as well as anxiety. Similarly, theories or beliefs about the efficacy of any one particular eating... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Nicola L.
Diabetics Beware
The book was entertaining to read but very dangerous for a diabetic to follow. Frederic advocates a high fruit diet even quoting in the end of the book up to 19 bananas a day to... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Misha5ten
Excellent for people committed to going Raw
Very good source of information on food in general, but especially for those committed to going raw.
Published 21 months ago by blessedvioleta
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